Timothy J. S. Whitfeld

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 713 citations indexed

About

Timothy J. S. Whitfeld is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Timothy J. S. Whitfeld has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 713 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 12 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 6 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Timothy J. S. Whitfeld's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers), Plant and animal studies (9 papers) and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (5 papers). Timothy J. S. Whitfeld is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers), Plant and animal studies (9 papers) and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (5 papers). Timothy J. S. Whitfeld collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Czechia. Timothy J. S. Whitfeld's co-authors include George D. Weiblen, Charles G. Willis, Aaron M. Ellison, Patrick W. Sweeney, Charles C. Davis, Richard B. Primack, David S. Barrington, Tristram G. Seidler, David R. Foster and Daniel Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, New Phytologist and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Timothy J. S. Whitfeld

18 papers receiving 699 citations

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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.

Widespread sampling biases in herbaria revealed from large‐scale digitization

2017 277 citations Barnabas H. Daru, Daniel Park et al. New Phytologist profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Timothy J. S. Whitfeld United States	10	398	390	234	199	177	18	713
Andrew Siefert United States	14	579 1.5×	386 1.0×	223 1.0×	204 1.0×	218 1.2×	19	806
Robin G. Marushia United States	7	420 1.1×	248 0.6×	124 0.5×	260 1.3×	138 0.8×	8	619
Maud Bernard‐Verdier Germany	13	607 1.5×	488 1.3×	210 0.9×	229 1.2×	242 1.4×	21	879
Gabriela Zuquim Finland	16	502 1.3×	410 1.1×	249 1.1×	176 0.9×	81 0.5×	39	831
Günther Klonner Austria	8	485 1.2×	299 0.8×	390 1.7×	193 1.0×	174 1.0×	9	798
Vanderlei J. Debastiani Brazil	18	533 1.3×	401 1.0×	204 0.9×	232 1.2×	139 0.8×	32	786
Ji‐Zhong Wan China	18	471 1.2×	334 0.9×	477 2.0×	281 1.4×	169 1.0×	87	935
Mirkka M. Jones Finland	13	569 1.4×	501 1.3×	216 0.9×	217 1.1×	98 0.6×	31	856
Anna E‐Vojtkó Hungary	13	346 0.9×	308 0.8×	117 0.5×	157 0.8×	209 1.2×	22	596
Mathias Vust Switzerland	8	339 0.9×	252 0.6×	402 1.7×	283 1.4×	168 0.9×	14	704

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18 of 18 papers shown

Frouz, Jan, et al.. (2023). Soil fauna bioturbation along a successional gradient following swidden agriculture in the lowland tropical rainforests of New Guinea. CATENA. 229. 107203–107203. 1 indexed citations

Kukla, Jaroslav, Petr Hědenec, Petr Baldrián, et al.. (2022). The invasive tree Piper aduncum alters soil microbiota and nutrient content in fallow land following small scale slash-and-burn farming in tropical lowland forest in Papua New Guinea. Applied Soil Ecology. 176. 104487–104487. 3 indexed citations

Lodge, Alexandra G., Timothy J. S. Whitfeld, Alexander M. Roth, & Peter B. Reich. (2018). Invasive plants in Minnesota are “joining the locals”: A trait‐based analysis. Journal of Vegetation Science. 29(4). 746–755. 9 indexed citations

Kukla, Jaroslav, Timothy J. S. Whitfeld, Tomáš Cajthaml, et al.. (2018). The effect of traditional slash‐and‐burn agriculture on soil organic matter, nutrient content, and microbiota in tropical ecosystems of Papua New Guinea. Land Degradation and Development. 30(2). 166–177. 33 indexed citations

Vincent, John B., et al.. (2018). Tropical forest dynamics in unstable terrain: a case study from New Guinea. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 34(3). 157–175. 13 indexed citations

Daru, Barnabas H., Daniel Park, Richard B. Primack, et al.. (2017). Widespread sampling biases in herbaria revealed from large‐scale digitization. New Phytologist. 217(2). 939–955. 277 indexed citations breakdown →

Whitfeld, Timothy J. S., et al.. (2017). Biomass of Invasive Earthworms and Plant Diversity in a Southern New England Forest. Rhodora. 119(980). 277–303. 3 indexed citations

Murray, David, et al.. (2017). Retrospective analysis of heavy metal contamination in Rhode Island based on old and new herbarium specimens. Applications in Plant Sciences. 5(1). 24 indexed citations

Mueller, Kevin E., Alexandra G. Lodge, Alexander M. Roth, et al.. (2017). A tale of two studies: Detection and attribution of the impacts of invasive plants in observational surveys. Journal of Applied Ecology. 55(4). 1780–1789. 7 indexed citations

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Whitfeld, Timothy J. S., et al.. (2015). New occurrences of the elusiveMalaxis paludosa(Orchidaceae) in Minnesota. Rhodora. 117(969). 98–105. 1 indexed citations

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Roth, Alexander M., Timothy J. S. Whitfeld, Alexandra G. Lodge, et al.. (2014). Invasive earthworms interact with abiotic conditions to influence the invasion of common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica). Oecologia. 178(1). 219–230. 32 indexed citations

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Whitfeld, Timothy J. S., et al.. (2014). Species Richness, Forest Structure, and Functional Diversity During Succession in the New Guinea Lowlands. Biotropica. 46(5). 538–548. 68 indexed citations

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Whitfeld, Timothy J. S., Kathleen McCauley, & Erika J. Edwards. (2014). Calling attention to the new Brown University Herbarium. Rhodora. 116(966). 232–233. 2 indexed citations

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Whitfeld, Timothy J. S., Alexander M. Roth, Alexandra G. Lodge, et al.. (2014). Resident plant diversity and introduced earthworms have contrasting effects on the success of invasive plants. Biological Invasions. 16(10). 2181–2193. 16 indexed citations

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Whitfeld, Timothy J. S., Alexandra G. Lodge, Alexander M. Roth, & Peter B. Reich. (2013). Community phylogenetic diversity and abiotic site characteristics influence abundance of the invasive plant Rhamnus cathartica L.. Journal of Plant Ecology. 7(2). 202–209. 38 indexed citations

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Whitfeld, Timothy J. S., Vojtêch Novotný, Scott E. Miller, et al.. (2012). Predicting tropical insect herbivore abundance from host plant traits and phylogeny. Ecology. 93(sp8). 88 indexed citations

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Whitfeld, Timothy J. S., W. John Kress, David L. Erickson, & George D. Weiblen. (2011). Change in community phylogenetic structure during tropical forest succession: evidence from New Guinea. Ecography. 35(9). 821–830. 95 indexed citations

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Whitfeld, Timothy J. S. & George D. Weiblen. (2010). Five NewFicusSpecies (Moraceae) from Melanesia. Harvard Papers in Botany. 15(1). 1–10. 3 indexed citations

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