Roy Turkington

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
155 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Roy Turkington is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Roy Turkington has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 74 papers in Plant Science and 73 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Roy Turkington's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (108 papers), Plant and animal studies (54 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (25 papers). Roy Turkington is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (108 papers), Plant and animal studies (54 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (25 papers). Roy Turkington collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. Roy Turkington's co-authors include Andrew S. MacDougall, John L. Harper, Lonnie W. Aarssen, Jennie R. McLaren, A. R. E. Sinclair, Lauchlan H. Fraser, Rudy Boonstra, Charles J. Krebs, Stan Boutin and James N. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Roy Turkington

155 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

  1. ARE INVASIVE SPECIES THE DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS OF CHANGE IN DEGRADED ECOSYSTEMS?
    2005 873 citations Andrew S. MacDougall, Roy Turkington Ecology profile →
  2. Impact of Food and Predation on the Snowshoe Hare Cycle
    1995 558 citations Roy Turkington et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Roy Turkington 3.9k 2.6k 2.6k 2.3k 1.2k 155 6.7k
Robin J. Pakeman 4.1k 1.1× 2.9k 1.1× 1.9k 0.8× 2.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 215 7.0k
David Ward 3.5k 0.9× 2.5k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 1.8k 1.5× 218 6.8k
Lindsay A. Turnbull 2.9k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 2.2k 0.9× 2.3k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 62 5.7k
Rob W. Brooker 4.1k 1.1× 2.0k 0.8× 2.8k 1.1× 2.4k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 92 6.9k
Brian J. Wilsey 4.1k 1.1× 2.8k 1.1× 2.1k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 1.7k 1.5× 107 6.9k
William D. Stock 3.3k 0.9× 2.3k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 2.3k 1.0× 2.0k 1.7× 124 6.9k
Denis Vile 3.8k 1.0× 1.8k 0.7× 2.3k 0.9× 3.5k 1.5× 1.8k 1.5× 78 8.1k
Per Milberg 2.8k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 3.6k 1.5× 827 0.7× 164 6.2k
Jennifer A. Schweitzer 3.6k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 3.0k 1.2× 2.8k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 105 7.5k
Elena Kazakou 3.2k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 49 5.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roy Turkington

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roy Turkington

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xia, Ke, et al.. (2018). Factors limiting the recruitment of Quercus schottkyana, a dominant evergreen oak in SW China. Plant Diversity. 40(6). 277–283. 1 indexed citations
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Harrower, William L., et al.. (2017). Temperate grassland songbird species accumulate incrementally along a gradient of primary productivity. PLoS ONE. 12(10). e0186809–e0186809. 6 indexed citations
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Turkington, Roy & William L. Harrower. (2016). An experimental approach to addressing ecological questions related to the conservation of plant biodiversity in China. Plant Diversity. 38(1). 2–9. 8 indexed citations
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Xia, Ke, et al.. (2016). Pre-dispersal strategies by Quercus schottkyana to mitigate the effects of weevil infestation of acorns. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 37520–37520. 7 indexed citations
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Xing, Yaowu, Roy Turkington, Frédéric M.B. Jacques, et al.. (2015). A new positive relationship between pCO2 and stomatal frequency in Quercus guyavifolia (Fagaceae): a potential proxy for palaeo-CO2 levels. Annals of Botany. 115(5). 777–788. 26 indexed citations
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Turkington, Roy, et al.. (2014). Species-Specific Responses to Community Density in an Unproductive Perennial Plant Community. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e102430–e102430. 1 indexed citations
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Grainger, Tess Nahanni & Roy Turkington. (2013). Mechanisms for Success after Long-term Nutrient Enrichment in a Boreal Forest Understory. PLoS ONE. 8(4). e61229–e61229. 4 indexed citations
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Csergő, Anna Mária, László Demeter, & Roy Turkington. (2013). Declining Diversity in Abandoned Grasslands of the Carpathian Mountains: Do Dominant Species Matter?. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e73533–e73533. 29 indexed citations
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MacDougall, Andrew S., Kevin S. McCann, Gabriel Gellner, & Roy Turkington. (2013). Diversity loss with persistent human disturbance increases vulnerability to ecosystem collapse. Nature. 494(7435). 86–89. 264 indexed citations
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Carlyle, Cameron N., Lauchlan H. Fraser, & Roy Turkington. (2013). Response of grassland biomass production to simulated climate change and clipping along an elevation gradient. Oecologia. 174(3). 1065–1073. 64 indexed citations
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McLaren, Jennie R. & Roy Turkington. (2011). Plant Identity Influences Decomposition through More Than One Mechanism. PLoS ONE. 6(8). e23702–e23702. 27 indexed citations
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Gilbert, Benjamin, Roy Turkington, & Diane S. Srivastava. (2009). Dominant Species and Diversity: Linking Relative Abundance to Controls of Species Establishment. The American Naturalist. 174(6). 850–862. 48 indexed citations
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Karst, Justine, Laurie B. Marczak, Melanie D. Jones, & Roy Turkington. (2008). THE MUTUALISM–PARASITISM CONTINUUM IN ECTOMYCORRHIZAS: A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT USING META-ANALYSIS. Ecology. 89(4). 1032–1042. 97 indexed citations
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MacDougall, Andrew S. & Roy Turkington. (2006). DISPERSAL, COMPETITION, AND SHIFTING PATTERNS OF DIVERSITY IN A DEGRADED OAK SAVANNA. Ecology. 87(7). 1831–1843. 34 indexed citations
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Turkington, Roy, et al.. (2002). Do Nutrient Availability and Competition Limit Plant Growth of Herbaceous Species in the Boreal Forest Understory?. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 34(3). 251–251. 8 indexed citations
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Turkington, Roy, et al.. (2002). Do Nutrient Availability and Competition Limit Plant Growth of Herbaceous Species in the Boreal Forest Understory?. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 34(3). 251–261. 9 indexed citations
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Welham, Clive, Roy Turkington, & C. Sayre. (2002). Morphological plasticity of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) in response to spatial and temporal resource heterogeneity. Oecologia. 130(2). 231–238. 22 indexed citations
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Turkington, Roy, Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, & C. Gliddon. (1991). Within-population variation in localized and integrated responses of Trifolium repens to biotically patchy environments. Oecologia. 86(2). 183–192. 69 indexed citations
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Jong, Piet de, Lonnie W. Aarssen, & Roy Turkington. (1980). The analysis of contact sampling data. Oecologia. 45(3). 322–324. 14 indexed citations

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