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.
Countries citing papers authored by William M. Adams
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This map shows the geographic impact of William M. Adams's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by William M. Adams with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites William M. Adams more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by William M. Adams
This network shows the impact of papers produced by William M. Adams. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by William M. Adams. The network helps show where William M. Adams may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of William M. Adams
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William M. Adams.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William M. Adams 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 William M. Adams. William M. Adams is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Adams, William M. & Kent H. Redford. (2021). Editing the wild. Conservation Biology. 35(5). 1701–1703.1 indexed citations
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Pascual, Unai, William M. Adams, Sandra Dı́az, et al.. (2021). Biodiversity and the challenge of pluralism. Nature Sustainability. 4(7). 567–572.223 indexed citations breakdown →
Hedrich, Hans J. & William M. Adams. (1990). Genetic monitoring of inbred strains of rats : a manual on colony management, basic monitoring techniques, and genetic variants of the laboratory rat.14 indexed citations
Adams, William M. & Nicholas Polunin. (1987). Ecosystem Theory and Application. Geographical Journal. 153(3). 401–401.77 indexed citations
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Adams, William M.. (1984). Sites of Special Scientific Interest and habitat protection: implications of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.. Area. 16(4). 273–280.3 indexed citations
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