Robert M. Pringle

14.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
129 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Robert M. Pringle is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert M. Pringle has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Ecology, 43 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 33 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Robert M. Pringle's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (43 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (41 papers) and Plant and animal studies (29 papers). Robert M. Pringle is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (43 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (41 papers) and Plant and animal studies (29 papers). Robert M. Pringle collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and United Kingdom. Robert M. Pringle's co-authors include Todd M. Palmer, Paul R. Ehrlich, Gerardo Ceballos, Andrés García, Anthony D. Barnosky, Tyler R. Kartzinel, Jacob R. Goheen, Joshua H. Daskin, Truman P. Young and Tyler C. Coverdale and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert M. Pringle

128 papers receiving 8.7k citations

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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.

Accelerated modern human–induced species losses: Entering the sixth mass extinction

2015 2.5k citations Robert M. Pringle, Todd M. Palmer et al. profile →
DNA metabarcoding illuminates dietary niche partitioning by African large herbivores

2015 427 citations Tyler R. Kartzinel, Patricia Chen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Impacts of large herbivores on terrestrial ecosystems

2023 104 citations Robert M. Pringle, Tyler C. Coverdale et al. Current Biology profile →
Dynamic landscapes of fear: understanding spatiotemporal risk

2022 99 citations Meredith S. Palmer, Robert M. Pringle et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert M. Pringle United States	47	4.5k	2.8k	2.2k	2.1k	1.7k	129	9.1k
John D. Pilgrim United Kingdom	20	3.6k 0.8×	3.0k 1.1×	2.8k 1.3×	2.2k 1.1×	2.3k 1.4×	30	8.9k
Michael Hoffmann United States	40	4.5k 1.0×	2.9k 1.1×	2.8k 1.3×	1.8k 0.9×	3.0k 1.8×	126	9.2k
Eric Wikramanayake United States	24	4.0k 0.9×	2.7k 1.0×	3.0k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	2.2k 1.3×	46	8.6k
Richard J. Ladle Brazil	47	3.6k 0.8×	2.7k 1.0×	2.4k 1.1×	2.2k 1.1×	2.9k 1.8×	201	9.9k
Craig Hilton‐Taylor United Kingdom	32	3.9k 0.9×	3.3k 1.2×	2.4k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	3.0k 1.8×	51	7.9k
Ben Collen United Kingdom	42	5.8k 1.3×	4.2k 1.5×	2.8k 1.3×	2.1k 1.0×	3.8k 2.3×	99	10.2k
Hervé Fritz France	53	6.1k 1.4×	2.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	2.0k 1.0×	973 0.6×	300	9.0k
Christopher N. Johnson Australia	56	8.4k 1.9×	3.5k 1.3×	2.2k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	2.3k 1.4×	250	12.2k
L. Scott Mills United States	44	6.4k 1.4×	2.7k 1.0×	2.0k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	117	9.4k
Emma C. Underwood United States	22	3.5k 0.8×	3.1k 1.1×	4.0k 1.8×	2.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.4×	41	9.3k

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Kimuyu, Duncan M., Wilfred O. Odadi, Grace Charles, et al.. (2025). Disturbances in drylands: Interactions among herbivory, drought, and termite activity in savanna plant communities. Journal of Ecology. 113(6). 1491–1503. 1 indexed citations

Cordero, Otto X., Tadashi Fukami, Simon A. Levin, et al.. (2024). The development of ecological systems along paths of least resistance. Current Biology. 34(20). 4813–4823.e14. 2 indexed citations

Crego, Ramiro D., Jesse M. Alston, Duncan M. Kimuyu, et al.. (2022). Wild herbivores enhance resistance to invasion by exotic cacti in an African savanna. Journal of Ecology. 111(1). 33–44. 5 indexed citations

Titcomb, Georgia, Johan Pansu, Matthew C. Hutchinson, et al.. (2022). Large-herbivore nemabiomes: patterns of parasite diversity and sharing. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 289(1974). 20212702–20212702. 10 indexed citations

Palmer, Meredith S., et al.. (2021). BoomBox: An Automated Behavioural Response (ABR) camera trap module for wildlife playback experiments. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 13(3). 611–618. 11 indexed citations

Vardaro, Jessica A. Castillo, Juan A. Bonachela, Christopher C. M. Baker, et al.. (2021). Resource availability and heterogeneity shape the self‐organisation of regular spatial patterning. Ecology Letters. 24(9). 1880–1891. 10 indexed citations

Hutchinson, Matthew C., Andrew P. Dobson, & Robert M. Pringle. (2021). Dietary abundance distributions: Dominance and diversity in vertebrate diets. Ecology Letters. 25(4). 992–1008. 18 indexed citations

Tombak, Kaia J., Christina Hansen, John Kinsella, et al.. (2021). The gastrointestinal nematodes of plains and Grevy's zebras: Phylogenetic relationships and host specificity. International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife. 16. 228–235. 13 indexed citations

Long, Ryan A., Johan Pansu, Joshua H. Daskin, et al.. (2019). Cascading impacts of large-carnivore extirpation in an African ecosystem. Science. 364(6436). 173–177. 115 indexed citations

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Kartzinel, Tyler R., Patricia Chen, Tyler C. Coverdale, et al.. (2015). DNA metabarcoding illuminates dietary niche partitioning by African large herbivores. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(26). 8019–8024. 427 indexed citations breakdown →

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Palmer, Todd M., Daniel F. Doak, Maureen L. Stanton, et al.. (2010). Synergy of multiple partners, including freeloaders, increases host fitness in a multispecies mutualism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(40). 17234–17239. 191 indexed citations

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Palmer, Todd M., Maureen L. Stanton, Truman P. Young, et al.. (2008). Breakdown of an Ant-Plant Mutualism Follows the Loss of Large Herbivores from an African Savanna. Science. 319(5860). 192–195. 213 indexed citations

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Pringle, Robert M., Truman P. Young, Daniel I. Rubenstein, & Douglas J. McCauley. (2006). Herbivore-initiated interaction cascades and their modulation by productivity in an African savanna. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(1). 193–197. 183 indexed citations

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Given, N. K., et al.. (1986). Boysenberries: Preliminary studies on effect of ripening on composition. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 14(3). 319–325. 4 indexed citations

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Given, N. K. & Robert M. Pringle. (1985). Preliminary studies on mechanical harvesting of boysenberries. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 13(2). 169–174. 7 indexed citations

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Edmeades, D. C., et al.. (1985). Effects of lime on pasture production on soils in the North Island of New Zealand 5. Description of a lime recommendation scheme. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 13(1). 47–58. 20 indexed citations

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Pringle, Robert M., et al.. (1984). Effects of lime on pasture production on soils in the North Island of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 27(3). 363–369. 21 indexed citations

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Edmeades, D. C., et al.. (1984). Effects of lime on pasture production on soils in the North Island of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 27(3). 371–382. 43 indexed citations

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Edmeades, D. C., et al.. (1984). Effects of lime on pasture production on soils in the North Island of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 27(3). 349–356. 10 indexed citations

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Pringle, Robert M., et al.. (1984). Effects of lime on pasture production on soils in the North Island of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 27(3). 357–361. 15 indexed citations

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