James A. Estes

39.1k citations
145 papers · 24.6k · 10 hit papers · h-index 59

Impact in

  • Ecology top 0.01%
    • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
    • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
    • Marine animal studies overview
    • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Oceanography top 0.05%
    • Marine and coastal plant biology
    • Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Papers in

    • Marine animal studies overview 54
    • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 20
    • Isotope Analysis in Ecology 17
    • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 15
    • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 13
    • Marine and fisheries research 43
    • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies 11

James A. Estes

143 papers receiving 22.6k citations

James A. Estes's Hit Papers

Marine defaunation: Animal loss in the global ocean 2015 · 908 citations
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James A. Estes
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  • Ecology 18.0k
  • Oceanography 6.6k
  • Global and Planetary Change 8.8k
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 4.8k
  • Ecological Modeling 1.6k
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All Works

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1
Historical Overfishing and the Recent Collapse of Coastal Ecosystems
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20014937
2
Status and Ecological Effects of the World’s Largest Carnivores
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20142699
3
Kelp forest ecosystems: biodiversity, stability, resilience and future
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20021484
4
Challenges in the Quest for Keystones
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19961424
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Marine defaunation: Animal loss in the global ocean
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2015908
6
Killer Whale Predation on Sea Otters Linking Oceanic and Nearshore Ecosystems
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1998887
7
Sea Otters: Their Role in Structuring Nearshore Communities
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1974880
8
Sea Otters and Kelp Forests in Alaska: Generality and Variation in a Community Ecological Paradigm
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1995580
9
Magnification of Secondary Production by Kelp Detritus in Coastal Marine Ecosystems
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1989560
10 2005394
11 2003380
12 2003362
13 2003352
14 2008344
15
Whales as marine ecosystem engineers
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2014323
16 2003322
17 1978270
18 2009255
19 2006248
20 2005243

About James A. Estes

James A. Estes is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 145 papers that have together received 24.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine animal studies overview (54 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (49 papers), Marine and fisheries research (43 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (20 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (17 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (15 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (13 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (18.0k citations), Oceanography (6.6k citations), Global and Planetary Change (8.8k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (4.8k citations) and Ecological Modeling (1.6k citations). James A. Estes has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Frequent co-authors include M. Tim Tinker, Robert S. Steneck, David O. Duggins, Jon M. Erlandson, Bruce J. Bourque, Mia J. Tegner, Robert R. Warner, Daniel F. Doak, Terrie M. Williams and Joël Berger. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Ecological Applications, Ecology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

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