Robert P. McIntosh

6.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Robert P. McIntosh is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert P. McIntosh has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 13 papers in Plant Science and 10 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert P. McIntosh's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (6 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (6 papers). Robert P. McIntosh is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (6 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (6 papers). Robert P. McIntosh collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert P. McIntosh's co-authors include J. T. Curtis, G. M. de Oliveira Castro, Stanley A. Cain, Brian Moss, Thomas Söderqvist, C. J. Dawes, Wherly P. Hoffman, Kimon T. Bird, Michael J. Durako and D. B. O. Savile and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Robert P. McIntosh

50 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

An Upland Forest Continuum in the Prairie‐Forest Border R... 1951 2026 1976 2001 1951 1967 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. An Upland Forest Continuum in the Prairie‐Forest Border Region of Wisconsin
    1951 1.3k citations J. T. Curtis, Robert P. McIntosh Ecology profile →
  2. An Index of Diversity and the Relation of Certain Concepts to Diversity
    1967 351 citations Robert P. McIntosh Ecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert P. McIntosh United States 21 1.7k 1.1k 1.0k 818 776 52 3.5k
Paul G. Risser United States 25 1.3k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 652 0.6× 470 0.6× 963 1.2× 72 2.9k
F. di Castri France 20 1.6k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 962 0.9× 968 1.2× 879 1.1× 64 3.3k
G. R. Sagar United Kingdom 25 1.0k 0.6× 769 0.7× 1.4k 1.3× 936 1.1× 353 0.5× 74 3.1k
Frank B. Golley United States 29 1.1k 0.7× 1.6k 1.4× 386 0.4× 729 0.9× 679 0.9× 94 3.3k
Rachel Whittaker Spain 11 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 628 0.6× 717 0.9× 764 1.0× 31 3.2k
J. P. Barkham United Kingdom 23 1.4k 0.8× 857 0.8× 913 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 385 0.5× 40 2.6k
Otto T. Solbrig United States 35 2.3k 1.4× 977 0.9× 2.3k 2.2× 2.4k 3.0× 963 1.2× 108 5.0k
L. R. Holdridge United States 8 943 0.6× 783 0.7× 481 0.5× 995 1.2× 745 1.0× 16 2.7k
James A. Drake United States 16 1.9k 1.1× 1.6k 1.4× 735 0.7× 1.3k 1.6× 562 0.7× 37 3.4k
D. A. Ratcliffe United States 25 804 0.5× 1.9k 1.7× 911 0.9× 788 1.0× 343 0.4× 46 3.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McIntosh, Robert P.. (2009). The American Midland Naturalist: The Life History of a Journal. The American Midland Naturalist. 161(1). 13–44. 2 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Robert P.. (1998). The Myth of Community as Organism. Perspectives in biology and medicine. 41(3). 426–438. 14 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Robert P.. (1995). H. A. GLEASON'S ‘INDIVIDUALISTIC CONCEPT’ AND THEORY OF ANIMAL COMMUNITIES: A CONTINUING CONTROVERSY. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 70(2). 317–357. 71 indexed citations
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Nee, Michael, James S. Fralish, Robert P. McIntosh, & Orie L. Loucks. (1995). John T. Curtis, Fifty Years of Wisconsin Plant Ecology.. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 122(4). 323–323. 11 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Robert P. & Thomas Söderqvist. (1987). The Ecologists, From Merry Naturalists to Saviours of the Nation.. Journal of Ecology. 75(2). 584–584. 20 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Robert P.. (1987). PLURALISM IN ECOLOGY. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 18(1). 321–341. 69 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Robert P.. (1985). The Background Of Ecology Concept And Theory. Andalas University Repository (Andalas University). 317 indexed citations
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Dawes, C. J., et al.. (1979). Chemical fluctuations due to seasonal and cropping effects on an algal-seagrass community. Aquatic Botany. 6. 79–86. 29 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Robert P.. (1972). Forests of the Catskill Mountains, New York. Ecological Monographs. 42(2). 143–161. 62 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Robert P.. (1970). Community, Competition, and Adaptation. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 45(3). 259–280. 28 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Robert P.. (1969). Ecological Succession. Science. 166(3903). 403–404. 3 indexed citations
12.
Cottam, Grant & Robert P. McIntosh. (1966). Vegetational Continuum. Science. 152(3721). 546–547. 2 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Robert P., et al.. (1963). Collection and Care of Botanical Specimens. The American Midland Naturalist. 69(2). 512–512. 2 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Robert P.. (1962). Recent Advances in Botany. The American Midland Naturalist. 67(2). 508–508. 208 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Robert P., et al.. (1961). The Plant Community.. The American Midland Naturalist. 66(2). 506–506. 1 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Robert P.. (1961). Competitive Exclusion Principle. Science. 133(3450). 391–391. 8 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Robert P., Stanley A. Cain, & G. M. de Oliveira Castro. (1960). Manual of Vegetation Analysis.. The American Midland Naturalist. 64(1). 254–254. 50 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Robert P.. (1958). Plant Communities. Science. 128(3316). 115–120. 21 indexed citations
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Curtis, John T. & Robert P. McIntosh. (1951). Additional Note on the Interrelations of Phytosociological Characters. Ecology. 32(2). 345–345. 4 indexed citations
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Curtis, J. T. & Robert P. McIntosh. (1951). An Upland Forest Continuum in the Prairie‐Forest Border Region of Wisconsin. Ecology. 32(3). 476–496. 1312 indexed citations breakdown →

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