S. J. McNaughton

20.7k citations

128 papers · 15.6k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 64

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.05%
Ecology top 0.05%
Plant Science top 0.5%
Global and Planetary Change top 0.5%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.1%

Co-authors: Douglas A. Frank Martı́n Oesterheld Roger W. Ruess David J. Augustine Feetham F. Banyikwa Michael B. Coughenour Steven W. Seagle Linda L. Wallace
Topics: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (61 papers)Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (20 papers)Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (20 papers)
Cited by: Nature and Landscape Conservation Ecology Forestry
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States Tanzania Argentina

In The Last Decade

S. J. McNaughton

127 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Ecology of a Grazing Ecosystem: The Serengeti

1985 1.0k citations S. J. McNaughton profile →
Grazing as an Optimization Process: Grass-Ungulate Relationships in the Serengeti

1979 974 citations S. J. McNaughton The American Naturalist profile →
Compensatory Plant Growth as a Response to Herbivory

1983 934 citations S. J. McNaughton profile →
Grazing Lawns: Animals in Herds, Plant Form, and Coevolution

1984 769 citations S. J. McNaughton The American Naturalist profile →
Ecosystem-level patterns of primary productivity and herbivory in terrestrial habitats

1989 570 citations S. J. McNaughton, Martı́n Oesterheld et al. Nature profile →
Diversity and Stability of Ecological Communities: A Comment on the Role of Empiricism in Ecology

1977 478 citations S. J. McNaughton The American Naturalist profile →

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Fields of papers citing papers by S. J. McNaughton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. J. McNaughton

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Forage Nutritive Quality in the Serengeti Ecosystem: The Roles of Fire and Herbivory 2007 ·The American Naturalist ·T. Michael Anderson,Mark E. Ritchie,Emilian P. Mayemba,Stephanie Eby,James B. Grace,S. J. McNaughton	96
2	Biomass and mineral element responses of a Serengeti short-grass species to nitrogen supply and defoliation: compensation requires a critical [N] 1998 ·Oecologia ·E. William Hamilton,(unknown),(unknown),James S. Coleman,S. J. McNaughton	74
3	Effects of Resource Distribution on Animal-Plant Interactions 1994 ·Journal of Wildlife Management ·S. J. McNaughton,Mark D. Hunter,Takayuki Ohgushi,Peter W. Price	172
4	Effect of stress and time for recovery on the amount of compensatory growth after grazing 1991 ·Oecologia ·Martı́n Oesterheld,S. J. McNaughton	216
5	Interactive effect of flooding and grazing on the growth of Serengeti grasses 1991 ·Oecologia ·Martı́n Oesterheld,S. J. McNaughton	48
6	Ecosystem-level patterns of primary productivity and herbivory in terrestrial habitatsbreakdown → 1989 ·Nature ·S. J. McNaughton,Martı́n Oesterheld,Douglas A. Frank,Kristen J. Williams	570
7	Carbon partitioning patterns of mycorrhizal versus non‐mycorrhizal plants: real‐time dynamic measurements using ¹¹CO₂ 1989 ·New Phytologist ·(unknown),David C. Coleman,Diana W. Freckman,M. I. Dyer,S. J. McNaughton,(unknown),John D. Goeschl	55
8	Intraspecific variation in the response of Themeda triandra to defoliation: the effect of time of recovery and growth rates on compensatory growth 1988 ·Oecologia ·Martı́n Oesterheld,S. J. McNaughton	102
9	Ammonia volatilization and the effects of large grazing mammals on nutrient loss from East African grasslands 1988 ·Oecologia ·Roger W. Ruess,S. J. McNaughton	72
10	ECOLOGY OF AFRICAN GRAZING AND BROWSING MAMMALS 1986 ·Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics ·S. J. McNaughton,N. J. Georgiadis	254
11	Responses of an African tall-grass (Hyparrhenia filipendula stapf.) to defoliation and limitations of water and nitrogen 1985 ·Oecologia ·Michael B. Coughenour,S. J. McNaughton,Linda L. Wallace	52
12	Responses of an African graminoid (Themeda triandra Forsk.) to frequent defoliation, nitrogen, and water: a limit of adaptation to herbivory 1985 ·Oecologia ·Michael B. Coughenour,S. J. McNaughton,Linda L. Wallace	84
13	Interactive regulation of grass yield and chemical properties by defoliation, a salivary chemical, and inorganic nutrition 1985 ·Oecologia ·S. J. McNaughton	29
14	Urea as a promotive coupler of plant-herbivore interactions 1984 ·Oecologia ·Roger W. Ruess,S. J. McNaughton	50
15	Numerical and temporal relationships in a three-level food chain 1979 ·Oecologia ·Bruce Peary Solomon,S. J. McNaughton	11
16	Enzymic Thermal Adaptations: The Evolution of Homeostasis in Plants 1972 ·The American Naturalist ·S. J. McNaughton	24
17	Photosynthesis and Photorespiration in Typha latifolia 1970 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·S. J. McNaughton,(unknown)	35
18	Dominance and the Niche in Ecological Systems 1970 ·Science ·S. J. McNaughton,(unknown)	16
19	Photosynthetic System II: Racial Differentiation in Typha latifolia 1967 ·Science ·S. J. McNaughton	15
20	Thermal Inactivation Properties of Enzymes from Typha latifolia L. Ecotypes 1966 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·S. J. McNaughton	23

About S. J. McNaughton

S. J. McNaughton is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Forestry and Soil Science, having authored 128 papers that have together received 15.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (61 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (20 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (8.0k citations), Ecology (8.0k citations) and Forestry (1.2k citations). S. J. McNaughton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Tanzania and Argentina. Frequent co-authors include Douglas A. Frank, Martı́n Oesterheld, Roger W. Ruess, David J. Augustine, Feetham F. Banyikwa, Michael B. Coughenour, Steven W. Seagle, Linda L. Wallace, Larry L. Wolf and Kristen J. Williams. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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