Richard P. Cincotta

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 986 citations indexed

About

Richard P. Cincotta is a scholar working on Ecology, Agronomy and Crop Science and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard P. Cincotta has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 986 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Ecology, 5 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 5 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Richard P. Cincotta's work include Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (5 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (4 papers) and Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties (3 papers). Richard P. Cincotta is often cited by papers focused on Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (5 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (4 papers) and Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties (3 papers). Richard P. Cincotta collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Indonesia. Richard P. Cincotta's co-authors include Robert Engelman, Daniel W. Uresk, Richard M. Hansen, L. J. Gorenflo, P.J. Van Soest, Cynthia M. Beall, James Robertson, Melvyn C. Goldstein, Barbara B. Crane and Maynard G. Hale and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Ecological Economics.

In The Last Decade

Richard P. Cincotta

18 papers receiving 878 citations

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Human population in the biodiversity hotspots

2000 766 citations Richard P. Cincotta, Robert Engelman et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard P. Cincotta United States	9	422	394	309	175	144	20	986
David K. Mann	5	406 1.0×	202 0.5×	253 0.8×	91 0.5×	121 0.8×	5	989
Alison R. Holt United Kingdom	14	391 0.9×	344 0.9×	282 0.9×	166 0.9×	166 1.2×	20	902
Timothy H. Tear United States	13	567 1.3×	363 0.9×	401 1.3×	273 1.6×	133 0.9×	20	1.1k
Erik Framstad Norway	19	711 1.7×	480 1.2×	467 1.5×	226 1.3×	173 1.2×	49	1.3k
Tom Harwood Australia	15	411 1.0×	466 1.2×	257 0.8×	281 1.6×	138 1.0×	31	1.2k
Andrew Clements United Kingdom	2	286 0.7×	368 0.9×	216 0.7×	139 0.8×	109 0.8×	2	818
Michael Rands United Kingdom	14	852 2.0×	460 1.2×	485 1.6×	190 1.1×	295 2.0×	20	1.6k
Jodi Hilty United States	13	703 1.7×	490 1.2×	309 1.0×	220 1.3×	131 0.9×	26	1.2k
Nicola Munro Australia	13	417 1.0×	400 1.0×	392 1.3×	132 0.8×	87 0.6×	18	885
Colin Barr United Kingdom	17	528 1.3×	478 1.2×	473 1.5×	127 0.7×	175 1.2×	58	1.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cincotta, Richard P.. (2023). Population Age Structure and the Vulnerability of States to Coups d’État. 14(3). 331–355. 3 indexed citations

Cincotta, Richard P. & L. J. Gorenflo. (2011). Human population : its influences on biological diversity. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 22 indexed citations

Cincotta, Richard P. & Eric Kaufmann. (2009). The changing face of Israel. BIROn (Birkbeck, University of London). 1 indexed citations

Cincotta, Richard P., et al.. (2006). A Metric Characterizing Population Age Structure and Its Relation to Armed Conflict. 1–15. 1 indexed citations

Cincotta, Richard P. & Barbara B. Crane. (2001). The Mexico City Policy and U.S. Family Planning Assistance. Science. 294(5542). 525–526. 10 indexed citations

Cincotta, Richard P. & Robert Engelman. (2000). Nature's Place: Human Population and the Future of Biological Diversity. 64 indexed citations

Cincotta, Richard P., et al.. (2000). Family Planning Programs and National Prosperity. Science. 288(5472). 1747–1748. 1 indexed citations

Cincotta, Richard P., et al.. (2000). Human population in the biodiversity hotspots. Nature. 404(6781). 990–992. 766 indexed citations breakdown →

Cincotta, Richard P. & Robert Engelman. (1997). The Influence of Population Growth. Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging. 100(7-8). 427–435. 1 indexed citations

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Cincotta, Richard P.. (1996). Full house: Reassessing the earth's population carrying capacity. Ecological Economics. 18(3). 256–258. 6 indexed citations

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Cincotta, Richard P., et al.. (1992). Transhuman alpine pastoralism in northeastern Qinghai Province: an evaluation of livestock population response during China's agrarian economic reform. 20 indexed citations

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Cincotta, Richard P., P.J. Van Soest, James Robertson, Cynthia M. Beall, & Melvyn C. Goldstein. (1991). Foraging Ecology of Livestock on the Tibetan Changtang: A Comparison of Three Adjacent Grazing Areas. Arctic and Alpine Research. 23(2). 149–161. 1 indexed citations

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Cincotta, Richard P., P.J. Van Soest, James Robertson, Cynthia M. Beall, & Melvyn C. Goldstein. (1991). Foraging Ecology of Livestock on the Tibetan Changtang: A Comparison of Three Adjacent Grazing Areas. Arctic and Alpine Research. 23(2). 149–149. 34 indexed citations

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Cincotta, Richard P., et al.. (1990). A risk analysis methodology for assessing natural resources degradation. Land Degradation and Development. 2(3). 191–199. 4 indexed citations

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Cincotta, Richard P., Maynard G. Hale, D. M. Orcutt, & Laura K. Thompson. (1990). The Physiology of Plants under Stress. Journal of Range Management. 43(1). 86–86. 12 indexed citations

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Cincotta, Richard P., Daniel W. Uresk, & Richard M. Hansen. (1989). Plant compositional change in a colony of black-tailed prairie dogs in South Dakota. 171. 171–177. 8 indexed citations

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Cincotta, Richard P.. (1989). A Pocket Computer Program for Collecting Forage Selection Frequency Data in the Field. Journal of Range Management. 42(5). 434–434. 2 indexed citations

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Cincotta, Richard P., Daniel W. Uresk, & Richard M. Hansen. (1987). Demography of black-tailed prairie dog populations reoccupying sites treated with rodenticide. ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University). 47(2). 339–343. 20 indexed citations

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Cincotta, Richard P., Daniel W. Uresk, & Richard M. Hansen. (1987). A Statistical Model of Expansion in a Colony of Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs. Insecta mundi. 154. 30–33. 8 indexed citations

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Cincotta, Richard P., R. J. Hansen, & Daniel W. Uresk. (1983). Prairie Dog Dispersal and Habitat Preference in Badlands National Park. The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports. 7. 5–9. 2 indexed citations

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