Stephen Cousins

545 total citations
21 papers, 387 citations indexed

About

Stephen Cousins is a scholar working on Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Cousins has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 387 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Stephen Cousins's work include Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (5 papers), Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean (5 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (4 papers). Stephen Cousins is often cited by papers focused on Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (5 papers), Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean (5 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (4 papers). Stephen Cousins collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and United States. Stephen Cousins's co-authors include E.T.F. Witkowski, Vivienne L. Williams, M.F. Pfab, Mark J. Kennard, Brendan C. Ebner, Gordon W. Harkins, Philippe Ortet, Denis Filloux, Pauline Bernardo and Philippe Roumagnac and has published in prestigious journals such as The ISME Journal, The Botanical Review and Journal of Arid Environments.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Cousins

19 papers receiving 378 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Cousins South Africa 11 238 126 123 59 56 21 387
Pilar Fernández‐Conradi France 10 156 0.7× 117 0.9× 67 0.5× 91 1.5× 43 0.8× 13 329
Olivier Fabreguettes France 11 307 1.3× 87 0.7× 40 0.3× 90 1.5× 95 1.7× 13 418
Henri Vanhanen Finland 10 127 0.5× 129 1.0× 45 0.4× 177 3.0× 15 0.3× 22 455
O. Aguín Spain 14 629 2.6× 59 0.5× 48 0.4× 144 2.4× 62 1.1× 38 741
Houston Wilson United States 13 195 0.8× 190 1.5× 25 0.2× 99 1.7× 26 0.5× 37 431
Emilio Cano Spain 12 401 1.7× 114 0.9× 56 0.5× 25 0.4× 26 0.5× 20 505
Sybren Vos Italy 11 233 1.0× 59 0.5× 26 0.2× 175 3.0× 21 0.4× 67 457
Levente Laczkó Hungary 11 106 0.4× 102 0.8× 63 0.5× 109 1.8× 8 0.1× 42 328
Coralie Bertheau France 14 164 0.7× 178 1.4× 55 0.4× 296 5.0× 32 0.6× 25 610
Richard T. Olsen United States 14 308 1.3× 178 1.4× 35 0.3× 120 2.0× 24 0.4× 39 545

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Cousins

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Cousins

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Cousins

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen Cousins. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen Cousins based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Stephen Cousins. Stephen Cousins is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cousins, Stephen, E.T.F. Witkowski, & Karen J. Esler. (2017). Influence of fire on critically endangered Swartland Shale Renosterveld in the Cape Floristic Region. Applied Vegetation Science. 21(1). 144–155. 3 indexed citations
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Bernardo, Pauline, Tristan Charles‐Dominique, Mohamed Barakat, et al.. (2017). Geometagenomics illuminates the impact of agriculture on the distribution and prevalence of plant viruses at the ecosystem scale. The ISME Journal. 12(1). 173–184. 102 indexed citations
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Cousins, Stephen, Karen J. Esler, & E.T.F. Witkowski. (2017). The influence of fire on germination and plant species diversity in Swartland Shale Renosterveld in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany. 109. 331–331. 1 indexed citations
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Cousins, Stephen & E.T.F. Witkowski. (2017). African Cycad Ecology, Ethnobotany and Conservation: A Synthesis. The Botanical Review. 83(2). 152–194. 32 indexed citations
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Cousins, Stephen, Mark J. Kennard, & Brendan C. Ebner. (2017). Depth-related composition and structuring of tropical riverine fish assemblages revealed by baited video. Marine and Freshwater Research. 68(10). 1965–1975. 9 indexed citations
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Cousins, Stephen, E.T.F. Witkowski, & M.F. Pfab. (2015). Beating the blaze: Fire survival in the fan aloe (Kumara plicatilis), a succulent monocotyledonous tree endemic to the Cape fynbos, South Africa. Austral Ecology. 41(5). 466–479. 10 indexed citations
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Cousins, Stephen & E.T.F. Witkowski. (2015). Indigenous Plants: Key Role Players in Community Horticulture Initiatives. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 21(1). 8 indexed citations
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Cousins, Stephen. (2014). Klipriviersberg - Johannesburg's green jewel of the south. 100(2). 68–71. 4 indexed citations
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Ebner, Brendan C., David L. Morgan, Christopher J. Fulton, et al.. (2014). Emergence of field-based underwater video for understanding the ecology of freshwater fishes and crustaceans in Australia. Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 22 indexed citations
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Cousins, Stephen, E.T.F. Witkowski, & D.J. Mycock. (2014). Seed storage and germination in Kumara plicatilis, a tree aloe endemic to mountain fynbos in the Boland, south-western Cape, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany. 94. 190–194. 5 indexed citations
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Williams, Vivienne L., Stephen Cousins, & E.T.F. Witkowski. (2014). From fragments to figures: Estimating the number of Encephalartos stems in a muthi market. South African Journal of Botany. 93. 242–246. 4 indexed citations
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Cousins, Stephen, et al.. (2013). Reproductive ecology of Aloe plicatilis, a fynbos tree aloe endemic to the Cape Winelands, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany. 87. 52–65. 16 indexed citations
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Cousins, Stephen, E.T.F. Witkowski, & M.F. Pfab. (2013). Elucidating patterns in the population size structure and density of Aloe plicatilis, a tree aloe endemic to the Cape fynbos, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany. 90. 20–36. 25 indexed citations
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Cousins, Stephen & E.T.F. Witkowski. (2012). African aloe ecology: A review. Journal of Arid Environments. 85. 1–17. 59 indexed citations
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Cousins, Stephen, Vivienne L. Williams, & E.T.F. Witkowski. (2012). Sifting through cycads: A guide to identifying the stem fragments of six South African medicinal Encephalartos species. South African Journal of Botany. 84. 115–123. 12 indexed citations
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Cousins, Stephen, Vivienne L. Williams, & E.T.F. Witkowski. (2011). Uncovering the cycad taxa (Encephalartos species) traded for traditional medicine in Johannesburg and Durban, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany. 78. 129–138. 26 indexed citations
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Cousins, Stephen, Vivienne L. Williams, & E.T.F. Witkowski. (2011). Quantifying the Trade in Cycads (Encephalartos Species) in the Traditional Medicine Markets of Johannesburg and Durban, South Africa1. Economic Botany. 65(4). 356–370. 17 indexed citations
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Cousins, Stephen. (2010). Fanfare in the fynbos. 96(4). 164–165. 1 indexed citations
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Kenward, Harry, et al.. (2003). Assessment of biological remains from excavations at Waterstones bookshop, 28-29 High Ousegate, York (site code: 2002.475). 1 indexed citations
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Cousins, Stephen. (2003). Boundary Dating and Analysis in the Prudhoe Area of Southern Northumberland. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 43–56. 1 indexed citations

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