Topics Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (32 papers) Rangeland and Wildlife Management (18 papers) Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (16 papers) Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers EVOLUTION AND MEASUREMENT OF SPECIES DIVERSITY 1952 2026 1976 2001 1972 1960 1956 1965 1967 1000 2.0k 3.0k Peers R. H. Whittaker
Comparison fields: 5 of 195 Nature and Landscape Conservation 12.5k Ecology 10.1k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6.5k Plant Science 6.2k Global and Planetary Change 5.9k Ecological Modeling 3.3k Atmospheric Science 1.9k Oceanography 1.8k Insect Science 1.7k Molecular Biology 1.3k Genetics 1.3k Environmental Chemistry 1.1k Soil Science 1.0k Environmental Engineering 826 Paleontology 817 Forestry 790 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 586 Water Science and Technology 473 Food Science 387 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 318 Sociology and Political Science 283 Pollution 268 Anthropology 264 Cell Biology 259 Economics and Econometrics 253 Agronomy and Crop Science 252 Earth-Surface Processes 234 Aquatic Science 208 Mechanical Engineering 208 Artificial Intelligence 204 Social Psychology 201 Biomaterials 183 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 170 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 167 Biomedical Engineering 118 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 116 Geochemistry and Petrology 107 Mechanics of Materials 105 Geography, Planning and Development 105 Parasitology 98 Statistics and Probability 92 Civil and Structural Engineering 84 Infectious Diseases 80 Pharmacology 77 Endocrinology 73 General Health Professions 70 Education 68 Small Animals 67 Organic Chemistry 64 Astronomy and Astrophysics 63 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 63 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 62 Ocean Engineering 60 Epidemiology 59 Biotechnology 58 Geometry and Topology 55 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 51 Geology 47 Analytical Chemistry 46 Physiology 45 Developmental Biology 44 Animal Science and Zoology 43 Demography 41 Nutrition and Dietetics 39 History and Philosophy of Science 39 Immunology 38 Cancer Research 36 Political Science and International Relations 29 Geophysics 29 Building and Construction 29 Sensory Systems 29 Transportation 27 Pharmacology 24 Management Science and Operations Research 24 Microbiology 24 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 23 Media Technology 23 Complementary and alternative medicine 23 Horticulture 23 Developmental and Educational Psychology 22 Spectroscopy 21 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 21 Periodontics 21 History 21 Philosophy 20 Signal Processing 19 Computer Networks and Communications 19 Archeology 18 Surgery 18 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 18 Computational Theory and Mathematics 16 Process Chemistry and Technology 16 Biological Psychiatry 15 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 14 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 14 Information Systems 14 Oncology 14 Aerospace Engineering 14 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 14 Materials Chemistry 13 Strategy and Management 13 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 12 Cultural Studies 11 Gastroenterology 11 Biochemistry 11 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 11 Cognitive Neuroscience 10 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 9 Biochemistry 9 Safety Research 9 Inorganic Chemistry 9 Automotive Engineering 8 Urban Studies 8 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 8 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 8 Immunology and Allergy 8 Physiology 8 Marketing 8 Electrochemistry 8 Dermatology 8 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 7 Accounting 7 Speech and Hearing 7 Modeling and Simulation 7 Literature and Literary Theory 7 Language and Linguistics 6 Clinical Biochemistry 6 Communication 6 Psychiatry and Mental health 6 Information Systems and Management 6 Urology 6 Complementary and Manual Therapy 5 Virology 5 Genetics 5 Space and Planetary Science 5 Aging 5 Biophysics 5 Pharmacy 5 Rehabilitation 5 General Social Sciences 5 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 Mathematical Physics 4 Management of Technology and Innovation 4 Rheumatology 4 Control and Systems Engineering 4 Catalysis 4 Emergency Medical Services 4 Management Information Systems 4 Hematology 4 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 Computational Mechanics 4 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 3 Clinical Psychology 3 Archeology 3 Reproductive Medicine 3 Conservation 3 Nephrology 3 Molecular Medicine 3 Linguistics and Language 3 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 3 Law 2 Computer Science Applications 2 Human-Computer Interaction 2 Business and International Management 2 General Energy 2 Emergency Medicine 2 Music 2 Otorhinolaryngology 2 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 Pharmaceutical Science 2 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 2 General Decision Sciences 2 Occupational Therapy 2 Health 1 Filtration and Separation 1 Gender Studies 1 Toxicology 1 Finance 1 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 Health Information Management 1 Numerical Analysis 1 Internal Medicine 1 Orthodontics 1 General Psychology 1 Hardware and Architecture 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 Public Administration 1 Neurology 1 Condensed Matter Physics 1 Ophthalmology 1 Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 Applied Mathematics 1
Nature and Landscape Conservation 12.5k Ecology 10.1k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6.5k Plant Science 6.2k Global and Planetary Change 5.9k J. Philip Grime United Kingdom
John L. Harper United Kingdom
Joseph H. Connell United States
James B. Grace United States
David U. Hooper United States
M. O. Hill United Kingdom
Michael A. Huston United States
Jonathan Silvertown United Kingdom
Anne E. Magurran United Kingdom
Carla M. D’Antonio United States
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All Works Load more (20 of 101) # Work Indexed citations 1 1 2 A general dynamic theory of oceanic island biogeography
2008 · Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) · R. H. Whittaker 58 3 144 4 81 5 1979 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · (unknown) , R. H. Whittaker 24 6 Evolution of species diversity in land communities [Birds and vascular plants].
5 7 70 8 Evolution of Species Diversity in Land Communities
breakdown → 536 9 EVOLUTION AND MEASUREMENT OF SPECIES DIVERSITY
breakdown → 3909 10 19 11 372 12 35 13 Vegetation of the Santa Catalina Mountains
141 14 22 15 1 16 Vegetation of the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon and California
breakdown → 2932 17 36 18 4 19 11 20 1
Load more (20 of 101) About R. H. Whittaker R. H. Whittaker is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation , Ecological Modeling and Ecology , having authored 101 papers that have together received 25.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (32 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (18 papers) and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (12.5k citations), Ecological Modeling (3.3k citations) and Ecology (10.1k citations). R. H. Whittaker has collaborated with scholars based in United States , Israel and Australia . Frequent co-authors include William A. Niering , George M. Woodwell , Helmut Lieth , Hugh G. Gauch , Paul Feeny , Simon A. Levin , Gene E. Likens , Franz–Josef Bormann , Thomas G. Siccama and Leon Kelso . Their work appears in journals such as Science , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Ecology .
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