Phil Cowan

1.2k total citations
41 papers, 792 citations indexed

About

Phil Cowan is a scholar working on Ecology, Insect Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Phil Cowan has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 792 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Insect Science and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Phil Cowan's work include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (19 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (19 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (7 papers). Phil Cowan is often cited by papers focused on Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (19 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (19 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (7 papers). Phil Cowan collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and United States. Phil Cowan's co-authors include Dave Kelly, William G. Lee, Peter Turchin, Eric M. Schauber, Chris Simon, Peter R. Wilson, I. J. Payton, Robert B. Allen, R. E. Brockie and Janine A. Duckworth and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Phil Cowan

41 papers receiving 757 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Phil Cowan New Zealand 15 538 219 171 123 119 41 792
Nicholas M. Fountain‐Jones Australia 18 258 0.5× 152 0.7× 174 1.0× 148 1.2× 136 1.1× 53 830
Tsukushi Kamiya Canada 13 446 0.8× 110 0.5× 228 1.3× 242 2.0× 66 0.6× 27 906
Stéphane Garnier France 20 503 0.9× 114 0.5× 292 1.7× 367 3.0× 78 0.7× 47 1.1k
Jiřı́ Kamler Czechia 14 616 1.1× 169 0.8× 104 0.6× 163 1.3× 56 0.5× 50 1.0k
Karine Berthier France 16 449 0.8× 104 0.5× 206 1.2× 359 2.9× 100 0.8× 33 856
Dorian Moro Australia 18 696 1.3× 166 0.8× 145 0.8× 254 2.1× 43 0.4× 52 998
Marta Heroldová Czechia 20 764 1.4× 440 2.0× 172 1.0× 101 0.8× 109 0.9× 85 1.1k
David J. Páez United States 15 217 0.4× 346 1.6× 116 0.7× 247 2.0× 76 0.6× 26 744
Diane P. Barton Australia 18 863 1.6× 134 0.6× 144 0.8× 116 0.9× 48 0.4× 100 1.1k
Guha Dharmarajan United States 17 530 1.0× 180 0.8× 184 1.1× 628 5.1× 119 1.0× 54 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Phil Cowan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Phil Cowan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Phil Cowan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Phil Cowan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Phil Cowan 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 Phil Cowan. Phil Cowan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Warburton, Bruce, Charles Eason, Penny Fisher, et al.. (2021). Alternatives for mammal pest control in New Zealand in the context of concerns about 1080 toxicant (sodium fluoroacetate). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 49(2). 79–121. 7 indexed citations
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Campbell, Catriona D., Phil Cowan, Bernd Gruber, et al.. (2021). Has the introduction of two subspecies generated dispersal barriers among invasive possums in New Zealand?. Biological Invasions. 23(12). 3831–3845. 3 indexed citations
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Cowan, Phil & Michelle Crowell. (2017). Visual and taste cues for minimising native bird interactions with toxic 1080 baits – a review of current practices. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 41(2). 10 indexed citations
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Hong, Sungwon, et al.. (2016). Seasonal feeding habits of coypu ( Myocastor coypus ) in South Korea. Hystrix. 27(2). 123–128. 2 indexed citations
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Cowan, Phil, Lynn Booth, & Michelle Crowell. (2016). Repellents with potential to protect kea and other native birds from aerial poisoning for possum and rat control. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 40(1). 29–41. 12 indexed citations
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Russell, James C., Holly P. Jones, Doug P. Armstrong, et al.. (2015). Importance of lethal control of invasive predators for island conservation. Conservation Biology. 30(3). 670–672. 48 indexed citations
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Urashima, Tadasu, Kenji Fukuda, Tadashi Nakamura, et al.. (2014). Chemical characterization of milk oligosaccharides of the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Glycoconjugate Journal. 31(5). 387–399. 15 indexed citations
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Etherington, Thomas R., George L. W. Perry, Phil Cowan, & Mick N. Clout. (2014). Quantifying the Direct Transfer Costs of Common Brushtail Possum Dispersal using Least-Cost Modelling: A Combined Cost-Surface and Accumulated-Cost Dispersal Kernel Approach. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e88293–e88293. 22 indexed citations
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Cowan, Phil & Guy J. Forrester. (2012). Behavioural responses of brushtail possums to live trapping and implications for trap-catch correction. Wildlife Research. 39(4). 343–349. 6 indexed citations
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Cross, Martin L., et al.. (2011). Vaccinia virus as a vaccine delivery system for marsupial wildlife. Vaccine. 29(28). 4537–4543. 12 indexed citations
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Cui, Xianlan, Janine A. Duckworth, F. C. Molinia, et al.. (2010). Humoral immune responses in brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) induced by bacterial ghosts expressing possum zona pellucida 3 protein. Vaccine. 28(26). 4268–4274. 10 indexed citations
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Holland, Olivia J., Phil Cowan, Dianne Gleeson, Janine A. Duckworth, & Larry Chamley. (2009). MHC haplotypes and response to immunocontraceptive vaccines in the brushtail possum. Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 82(1). 57–65. 4 indexed citations
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Cui, Xianlan, Janine A. Duckworth, F. C. Molinia, & Phil Cowan. (2009). Identification and evaluation of an infertility-associated ZP3 epitope from the marsupial brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Vaccine. 28(6). 1499–1505. 13 indexed citations
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Holland, Olivia J., Phil Cowan, Dianne Gleeson, & Larry Chamley. (2008). Identification of novel major histocompatibility complex class I sequences in a marsupial, the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Immunogenetics. 60(10). 609–619. 4 indexed citations
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Holland, Olivia J., Phil Cowan, Dianne Gleeson, & Larry Chamley. (2008). Novel alleles in classical major histocompatibility complex class II loci of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Immunogenetics. 60(8). 449–460. 12 indexed citations
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Holland, Olivia J., Phil Cowan, Dianne Gleeson, & Larry Chamley. (2008). High variability in the MHC class II DA beta chain of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Immunogenetics. 60(12). 775–781. 11 indexed citations
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Duckworth, Janine A., Kathryn M. Wilson, Xianlan Cui, F. C. Molinia, & Phil Cowan. (2007). Immunogenicity and contraceptive potential of three infertility-relevant zona pellucida 2 epitopes in the marsupial brushtail possum ( Trichosurus vulpecula ). Reproduction. 133(1). 177–186. 27 indexed citations
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Cowan, Phil, et al.. (2004). Plant-based immunocontraceptive control of wildlife—“potentials, limitations, and possums”. Vaccine. 23(15). 1847–1850. 19 indexed citations
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Sutherland, O. R. W., et al.. (1996). Biological control of possums Trichosurus vulpecula and rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus in New Zealand. Wildlife Biology. 2(3). 165–170. 9 indexed citations

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