WJ Nichols

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 539 citations indexed

About

WJ Nichols is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Virology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, WJ Nichols has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 539 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 2 papers in Virology and 2 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in WJ Nichols's work include Turtle Biology and Conservation (6 papers), Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses (2 papers) and Rabies epidemiology and control (2 papers). WJ Nichols is often cited by papers focused on Turtle Biology and Conservation (6 papers), Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses (2 papers) and Rabies epidemiology and control (2 papers). WJ Nichols collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Bolivia. WJ Nichols's co-authors include Volker Koch, Andrew DiMatteo, Connie Y. Kot, Shaleyla Kelez, Michelle Sims, Jeffrey E. Moore, Daniel C. Dunn, Carl Safina, Candan U. Soykan and Ramūnas Žydelis and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Marine Biology and Endangered Species Research.

In The Last Decade

WJ Nichols

7 papers receiving 509 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.

Global patterns of marine mammal, seabird, and sea turtle bycatch reveal taxa-specific and cumulative megafauna hotspots

2014 352 citations Rebecca L. Lewison, Larry B. Crowder et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
WJ Nichols United States	7	370	349	266	26	25	7	539
Sara L. McDonald United States	5	318 0.9×	344 1.0×	222 0.8×	31 1.2×	23 0.9×	7	489
Ricardo F. Tapilatu Indonesia	11	400 1.1×	383 1.1×	209 0.8×	27 1.0×	21 0.8×	38	586
Mariela Pajuelo United States	9	385 1.0×	383 1.1×	207 0.8×	20 0.8×	19 0.8×	17	512
Andrew DiMatteo United States	7	530 1.4×	457 1.3×	359 1.3×	43 1.7×	25 1.0×	9	729
Jesse Senko United States	12	218 0.6×	300 0.9×	149 0.6×	14 0.5×	15 0.6×	22	407
Cláudio Bellini Brazil	15	244 0.7×	408 1.2×	247 0.9×	26 1.0×	54 2.2×	26	474
Creusa Hitipeuw Indonesia	8	358 1.0×	409 1.2×	253 1.0×	11 0.4×	39 1.6×	9	538
Amanda N. D. Freeman United States	12	278 0.8×	173 0.5×	135 0.5×	63 2.4×	9 0.4×	28	398
Armando J. B. Santos Brazil	14	194 0.5×	405 1.2×	241 0.9×	39 1.5×	63 2.5×	27	451
Gustave G. Lopez Brazil	15	294 0.8×	590 1.7×	338 1.3×	43 1.7×	81 3.2×	20	658

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of WJ Nichols

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Lewison, Rebecca L., Larry B. Crowder, Bryan P. Wallace, et al.. (2014). Global patterns of marine mammal, seabird, and sea turtle bycatch reveal taxa-specific and cumulative megafauna hotspots. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(14). 5271–5276. 352 indexed citations breakdown →

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López‐Castro, Melania C., et al.. (2009). Long-term monitoring of black turtles Chelonia mydas at coastal foraging areas off the Baja California Peninsula. Endangered Species Research. 11. 35–45. 44 indexed citations

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Peckham, S. Hoyt, et al.. (2008). High mortality of loggerhead turtles due to bycatch, human consumption and strandings at Baja California Sur, Mexico, 2003 to 2007. Endangered Species Research. 5. 171–183. 81 indexed citations

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Carmona, Roberto, et al.. (2003). Nesting characteristics of the olive ridley turtle ( Lepidochelys olivacea ) in Cabo Pulmo, southern Baja California. Marine Biology. -1(1). 1–1. 40 indexed citations

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Martínez, Salvador García & WJ Nichols. (2001). Sea Turtles of Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Sur, Mexico: Demand and Supply of an Endangered Species. 8 indexed citations

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Nichols, WJ, et al.. (2000). Community-based research and its application to sea turtle conservation in Bahía Magdalena, BCS, Mexico. 6 indexed citations

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Nichols, WJ, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, & Antonio Resendiz. (1998). Plastic rototags may be linked to sea turtle bycatch. 79. 20–21. 8 indexed citations

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