Robyn J. Burnham

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Robyn J. Burnham is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robyn J. Burnham has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 20 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 16 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Robyn J. Burnham's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (26 papers), Plant and animal studies (23 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (18 papers). Robyn J. Burnham is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (26 papers), Plant and animal studies (23 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (18 papers). Robyn J. Burnham collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Ghana. Robyn J. Burnham's co-authors include Robert J. Morley, Alan Graham, Kirk R. Johnson, Scott L. Wing, Geoffrey G. Parker, Robert A. Spicer, Stefan A. Schnitzer, David Kenfack, Robin B. Foster and Diego R. Pérez‐Salicrup and has published in prestigious journals such as Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Global Change Biology and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Robyn J. Burnham

43 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Origin and Evolution of Tropical Rain Forests

2000 786 citations Robyn J. Burnham, Robert J. Morley Palaios profile →

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Bonnie F. Jacobs United States

Yaowu Xing China

Andrea S. Meseguer France

Raymond J. Carpenter Australia

Aljos Farjon United Kingdom

Alan Graham United States

Steven P. Churchill United States

Carolina Villagrán Chile

Mike Pole Australia

Bruce H. Tiffney United States

Bonnie F. Jacobs United States

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Countries citing papers authored by Robyn J. Burnham

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robyn J. Burnham

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robyn J. Burnham

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All Works

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Nogueira, Anselmo, et al.. (2022). Liana functional assembly along the hydrological gradient in Central Amazonia. Oecologia. 200(1-2). 183–197. 6 indexed citations

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Iverson, Aaron L., Robyn J. Burnham, & John Vandermeer. (2021). Agricultural natural enemies benefit predominantly from broader scales of environmental heterogeneity: A quantitative review. The Great Lakes Entomologist. 54(1). 1 indexed citations

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Iverson, Aaron L., David J. Gonthier, Katherine K. Ennis, et al.. (2019). A multifunctional approach for achieving simultaneous biodiversity conservation and farmer livelihood in coffee agroecosystems. Biological Conservation. 238. 108179–108179. 28 indexed citations

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Burnham, Robyn J., et al.. (2017). Liana species composition differs, in spite of trait similarities, in two adjacent forest types in Central Brazil. Revista de Biología Tropical. 65(3). 1215–1215. 2 indexed citations

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Sfair, Júlia Caram, André Luis Casarin Rochelle, Andréia Alves Rezende, et al.. (2016). Liana avoidance strategies in trees: Combined attributes increase efficiency. Tropical Ecology. 57(3). 559–566. 11 indexed citations

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Addo‐Fordjour, Patrick, et al.. (2016). Intercontinental comparison of liana community assemblages in tropical forests of Ghana and Malaysia. Journal of Plant Ecology. rtw082–rtw082. 10 indexed citations

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Gomes, Eduardo Pereira Cabral, et al.. (2013). Diversity and abundance of climbers from the Atlantic Forest, southeastern Brazil. Biodiversity and Conservation. 22(11). 2505–2517. 9 indexed citations

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Burnham, Robyn J., et al.. (2011). 'The Castle': get communities working. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 1 indexed citations

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Burnham, Robyn J., et al.. (2004). Miocene winged fruits of Loxopterygium (Anacardiaceae) from the Ecuadorian Andes. American Journal of Botany. 91(11). 1767–1773. 43 indexed citations

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Burnham, Robyn J.. (2002). Dominance, diversity and distribution of lianas in Yasuní, Ecuador: who is on top?. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 18(6). 845–864. 68 indexed citations

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Burnham, Robyn J. & Robert J. Morley. (2000). Origin and Evolution of Tropical Rain Forests. Palaios. 15(6). 580–580. 786 indexed citations breakdown →

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Burnham, Robyn J. & Alan Graham. (1999). The History of Neotropical Vegetation: New Developments and Status. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 86(2). 546–546. 274 indexed citations

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Burnham, Robyn J., et al.. (1999). Identification of Asymmetrically Winged Samaras from the Western Hemisphere. Brittonia. 51(1). 1–1. 28 indexed citations

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Burnham, Robyn J.. (1995). A new species of winged fruit from the Miocene of Ecuador: Tipuana ecuatoriana (Leguminosae). American Journal of Botany. 82(12). 1599–1607. 31 indexed citations

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Burnham, Robyn J.. (1995). A New Species of Winged Fruit from the Miocene of Ecuador: Tipuana ecuatoriana (Leguminosae). American Journal of Botany. 82(12). 1599–1599. 8 indexed citations

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Burnham, Robyn J.. (1993). Plant deposition in modern volcanic environments. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 84(3-4). 275–281. 25 indexed citations

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Burnham, Robyn J.. (1993). Reconstructing Richness in the Plant Fossil Record. Palaios. 8(4). 376–376. 56 indexed citations

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Burnham, Robyn J., Scott L. Wing, & Geoffrey G. Parker. (1992). The reflection of deciduous forest communities in leaf litter: implications for autochthonous litter assemblages from the fossil record. Paleobiology. 18(1). 30–49. 148 indexed citations

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Burnham, Robyn J.. (1989). Relationships between standing vegetation and leaf litter in a paratropical forest: Implications for paleobotany. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 58(1). 5–32. 135 indexed citations

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Spicer, Robert A., Robyn J. Burnham, Paul B. C. Grant, & Harry Glicken. (1985). Pityrogramma calomelanos, the Primary, Post-Eruption Colonizer of Volcan Chichonal, Chiapas, Mexico. American Fern Journal. 75(1). 1–1. 25 indexed citations

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