V. P. Papanastasis

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

V. P. Papanastasis is a scholar working on Forestry, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, V. P. Papanastasis has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Forestry, 31 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 26 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in V. P. Papanastasis's work include Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems (30 papers), Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (21 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (21 papers). V. P. Papanastasis is often cited by papers focused on Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems (30 papers), Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (21 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (21 papers). V. P. Papanastasis collaborates with scholars based in Greece, Spain and Italy. V. P. Papanastasis's co-authors include Concepción L. Alados, A. El-Aich, Peter C. de Ruiter, Max Rietkerk, Sonia Kéfi, Yolanda Pueyo, M. D. Yiakoulaki, T. G. Papachristou, I. Ispikoudis and O. Dini-Papanastasi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Landscape and Urban Planning and Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment.

In The Last Decade

V. P. Papanastasis

82 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Spatial vegetation patterns and imminent desertification in Mediterranean arid ecosystems

2007 799 citations Sonia Kéfi, Max Rietkerk et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
V. P. Papanastasis Greece	22	1.3k	1000	741	723	559	87	2.9k
Pablo L. Peri Argentina	30	1.6k 1.2×	1.5k 1.5×	551 0.7×	965 1.3×	615 1.1×	232	3.5k
Avi Perevolotsky Israel	37	944 0.7×	1.7k 1.7×	651 0.9×	1.5k 2.1×	1.0k 1.8×	125	4.9k
W. Harris New Zealand	24	664 0.5×	521 0.5×	282 0.4×	643 0.9×	567 1.0×	95	2.4k
H.N. le Houérou France	23	535 0.4×	519 0.5×	667 0.9×	570 0.8×	583 1.0×	77	2.3k
N. G. Seligman Israel	27	591 0.4×	664 0.7×	337 0.5×	649 0.9×	936 1.7×	78	2.7k
H.A. Snyman South Africa	29	680 0.5×	812 0.8×	556 0.8×	967 1.3×	351 0.6×	76	2.4k
Vı́ctor J. Jaramillo Mexico	29	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	274 0.4×	664 0.9×	416 0.7×	54	2.6k
Joel R. Brown United States	36	1.7k 1.3×	2.0k 2.0×	535 0.7×	2.5k 3.4×	762 1.4×	115	5.1k
Walter D. Willms Canada	34	870 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	516 0.7×	2.1k 3.0×	573 1.0×	152	4.3k
John Connolly Ireland	28	881 0.7×	1.8k 1.8×	459 0.6×	877 1.2×	1.3k 2.3×	85	4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by V. P. Papanastasis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of V. P. Papanastasis

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Papanastasis, V. P., et al.. (2010). Environmental conservation in classical Greece. 14. 123–135. 8 indexed citations

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Papanastasis, V. P.. (2009). Restoration of Degraded Grazing Lands through Grazing Management: Can It Work?. Restoration Ecology. 17(4). 441–445. 88 indexed citations

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Stellmes, Marion, et al.. (2008). Land degradation and economic conditions of agricultural households in a marginal region of northern Greece. Global and Planetary Change. 64(3-4). 198–209. 32 indexed citations

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Karakosta, Charikleia, V. P. Papanastasis, A. de Vliegher, & L. Carlier. (2007). Changes in biomass in relation to shrub cover in semi-arid Mediterranean rangelands.. 122–125. 3 indexed citations

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Kéfi, Sonia, Max Rietkerk, Yolanda Pueyo, et al.. (2007). Investigating patchiness of spatially organized ecosystems using field and simulated data. Protocol Exchange. 4 indexed citations

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Papanastasis, V. P., M. D. Yiakoulaki, M. Decandia, et al.. (2006). Potential of fodder trees and shrubs as animal feeds in the Mediterranean areas of Europe.. 428–438. 4 indexed citations

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Kazakis, George, Dany Ghosn, Ioannis Ν. Vogiatzakis, & V. P. Papanastasis. (2006). Vascular plant diversity and climate change in the alpine zone of the Lefka Ori, Crete. Biodiversity and Conservation. 16(6). 1603–1615. 86 indexed citations

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Papanastasis, V. P., et al.. (2005). Effects of seed age and seeding depth on growth of Stipa lagascae R. & Sch. seedlings. Journal of Arid Environments. 65(4). 682–687. 21 indexed citations

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Zarovali, Maria, V. P. Papanastasis, B. Jeangros, et al.. (2004). Herbage production in relation to land use changes in Mediterranean rangelands.. 201–203. 1 indexed citations

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Papanastasis, V. P., et al.. (2004). Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) grazing and summer cutting as methods of restoring wet meadows at Lake Mikri Prespa, Greece.. 225–227. 1 indexed citations

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Papanastasis, V. P., et al.. (2004). Role of various plant groups in the sustained use of mountainous Mediterranean rangelands. 62. 353–356. 3 indexed citations

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Papachristou, T. G., et al.. (2004). Productivity of five deciduous woody fodder species under three cutting heights in a Mediterranean environment.. 62. 365–368. 2 indexed citations

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Papanastasis, V. P., et al.. (2002). Dynamics of herbage production in a grazed mountain grassland in Greece.. 348–349. 2 indexed citations

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Papanastasis, V. P., J. Frame, & A. S. Nastis. (1999). Grasslands and woody plants in Europe. 15 indexed citations

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Papanastasis, V. P., et al.. (1995). Human activities and their impact on land degradation ‐ psilorites mountain in crete: A historical perspective. Land Degradation and Development. 6(2). 79–93. 15 indexed citations

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Papanastasis, V. P., et al.. (1993). Improvement of phryganic rangelands in Epirus, Western Greece. 1 indexed citations

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Papanastasis, V. P., et al.. (1986). Organic and inorganic fertilization compared in a natural Mediterranean grassland. Grass and Forage Science. 41(4). 353–357. 1 indexed citations

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Papanastasis, V. P., et al.. (1986). Clipping intensity improves growth rate of kermes oak twigs. Forest Ecology and Management. 15(3). 229–237. 14 indexed citations

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Papanastasis, V. P.. (1981). The Rangelands of Greece. UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona). 3(6). 241–242. 6 indexed citations

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Papanastasis, V. P.. (1976). Factors Involved in the Decline of Annual Ryegrass Seeded on Burned Brushlands in California. Journal of Range Management. 29(3). 244–244. 4 indexed citations

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