Percy Núñez

4.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
9 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Percy Núñez is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Percy Núñez has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 3 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Percy Núñez's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers), Plant and animal studies (5 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (2 papers). Percy Núñez is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers), Plant and animal studies (5 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (2 papers). Percy Núñez collaborates with scholars based in United States, Peru and Brazil. Percy Núñez's co-authors include John Terborgh, Nigel C. A. Pitman, Madhu Rao, Ghazala Shahabuddin, Thomas D. Lambert, Gabriela Orihuela, Rafael Ascanio, Lawrence Lopez, Jérôme Chave and Robin B. Foster and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Percy Núñez

8 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Ecological Meltdown in Predator-Free Forest Fragments

2001 1.1k citations John Terborgh, Lawrence Lopez et al. Science profile →
Beta-Diversity in Tropical Forest Trees

2002 1.1k citations Richard Condit, Nigel C. A. Pitman et al. Science profile →
Changes in the Carbon Balance of Tropical Forests: Evidence from Long-Term Plots

1998 622 citations Oliver L. Phillips, Yadvinder Malhi et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Percy Núñez United States	7	2.1k	1.5k	1.2k	1.0k	605	9	3.5k
Joseph M. Wunderle Puerto Rico	32	1.5k 0.7×	2.2k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	765 0.7×	855 1.4×	103	3.5k
Kalle Ruokolainen Finland	36	2.8k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.7×	940 0.9×	1.3k 2.1×	82	4.5k
Stein R. Moe Norway	32	1.6k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	878 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	293 0.5×	121	3.7k
Carla P. Catterall Australia	40	2.3k 1.1×	2.5k 1.6×	1.3k 1.1×	1.4k 1.4×	707 1.2×	140	4.5k
Miles R. Silman United States	20	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	912 0.7×	965 0.9×	788 1.3×	24	3.2k
Julio R. Gutiérrez Chile	38	2.2k 1.1×	2.5k 1.6×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	736 1.2×	112	4.4k
Anthony G. Rebelo South Africa	31	2.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	974 1.0×	1.3k 2.1×	69	4.1k
Antonio Rolando Italy	33	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	558 0.5×	978 1.6×	148	3.1k
Gunnar Keppel Australia	28	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	818 0.8×	1.3k 2.2×	98	3.3k
Luis M. Carrascal Spain	34	1.2k 0.6×	2.3k 1.5×	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 2.0×	136	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Percy Núñez

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Fields of papers citing papers by Percy Núñez

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Percy Núñez

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Percy Núñez. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Percy Núñez based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Percy Núñez. Percy Núñez is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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VÁZQUEZ-GARCÍA, J. ANTONIO, David Neill, Álvaro J. Pérez, et al.. (2014). Magnoliaceae en el Neotrópico: Riqueza, Endemismo y Estado de Conservación. 3 indexed citations

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Terborgh, John, et al.. (2006). Vegetation dynamics of predator‐free land‐bridge islands. Journal of Ecology. 94(2). 253–263. 119 indexed citations

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Campbell, Patrick, et al.. (2002). Modified Whittaker Plots as an Assessment and Monitoring Tool for Vegetation in a Lowland Tropical Rainforest. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 76(1). 19–41. 18 indexed citations

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Condit, Richard, Nigel C. A. Pitman, Egbert Giles Leigh, et al.. (2002). Beta-Diversity in Tropical Forest Trees. Science. 295(5555). 666–669. 1090 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pitman, Nigel C. A., John Terborgh, Miles R. Silman, et al.. (2001). DOMINANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF TREE SPECIES IN UPPER AMAZONIAN TERRA FIRME FORESTS. Ecology. 82(8). 2101–2117. 464 indexed citations

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Terborgh, John, Lawrence Lopez, Percy Núñez, et al.. (2001). Ecological Meltdown in Predator-Free Forest Fragments. Science. 294(5548). 1923–1926. 1142 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rao, Madhu, John Terborgh, & Percy Núñez. (2001). Increased Herbivory in Forest Isolates: Implications for Plant Community Structure and Composition. Conservation Biology. 15(3). 624–633. 57 indexed citations

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Rodrı́guez, Antonio, et al.. (2000). Balón de Contrapulsasión INTRA-AORTICO (B.C.I.A.), una alternativa en el manejo del paciente cardiológico críticamente enfermo. 2(2). 25–33.

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Phillips, Oliver L., Yadvinder Malhi, Níro Higuchi, et al.. (1998). Changes in the Carbon Balance of Tropical Forests: Evidence from Long-Term Plots. Science. 282(5388). 439–442. 622 indexed citations breakdown →

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