Robert H. MacArthur
Impact in
- Ecological Modeling top 0.01%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.01%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
Papers in
- Ecology 19
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies 15
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 6
- Avian ecology and behavior 4
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- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 11
- Co-authors
- Edward O. Wilson (4 shared papers)M. J. Kirkby (1 shared paper)Richard Levins (4 shared papers)Eric R. Pianka (1 shared paper)John W. MacArthur (3 shared papers)Michael L. Rosenzweig (1 shared paper)D. H. Janzen (1 shared paper)John Henry van der Meer (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The American Naturalist (15 papers)Ecology (13 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (4 papers)Journal of Animal Ecology (2 papers)The Quarterly Review of Biology (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesCanadaGermany
In The Last Decade
Robert H. MacArthur
54 papers receiving 37.1k citations
Robert H. MacArthur's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 199
- Ecological Modeling 7.2k
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 18.9k
- Ecology 20.5k
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 14.0k
- Global and Planetary Change 8.2k
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 55 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Theory of Island Biogeography Hit paper breakdown → | 1968 | 8687 |
| 2 | The Theory of Island Biogeography Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 6983 |
| 3 | The Limiting Similarity, Convergence, and Divergence of Coexisting Species Hit paper breakdown → | 1967 | 3465 |
| 4 | On Optimal Use of a Patchy Environment Hit paper breakdown → | 1966 | 3379 |
| 5 | On Bird Species Diversity Hit paper breakdown → | 1961 | 2794 |
| 6 | Geographical ecology; patterns in the distribution of species Hit paper breakdown → | 1972 | 1602 |
| 7 | AN EQUILIBRIUM THEORY OF INSULAR ZOOGEOGRAPHY Hit paper breakdown → | 1963 | 1581 |
| 8 | Graphical Representation and Stability Conditions of Predator-Prey Interactions Hit paper breakdown → | 1963 | 1465 |
| 9 | Fluctuations of Animal Populations and a Measure of Community Stability Hit paper breakdown → | 1955 | 1460 |
| 10 | Geographical Ecology: Patterns in the Distribution of Species. Hit paper breakdown → | 1973 | 1327 |
| 11 | Population Ecology of Some Warblers of Northeastern Coniferous Forests Hit paper breakdown → | 1958 | 1154 |
| 12 | PATTERNS OF SPECIES DIVERSITY Hit paper breakdown → | 1965 | 1093 |
| 13 | ON THE RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF BIRD SPECIES Hit paper breakdown → | 1957 | 824 |
| 14 | Species packing and competitive equilibrium for many species Hit paper breakdown → | 1970 | 771 |
| 15 | COMPETITION, HABITAT SELECTION, AND CHARACTER DISPLACEMENT IN A PATCHY ENVIRONMENT Hit paper breakdown → | 1964 | 689 |
| 16 | An Equilibrium Theory of Insular Zoogeography Hit paper breakdown → | 1963 | 683 |
| 17 | Density Compensation in Island Faunas Hit paper breakdown → | 1972 | 513 |
| 18 | On the Relative Abundance of Species Hit paper breakdown → | 1960 | 435 |
| 19 | Environmental Factors Affecting Bird Species Diversity Hit paper breakdown → | 1964 | 384 |
| 20 | A Theoretical Ecological Model of Size Distributions Among Species of Animals Hit paper breakdown → | 1959 | 384 |
About Robert H. MacArthur
Robert H. MacArthur is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling and Genetics, having authored 55 papers that have together received 42.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (15 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (11 papers), Plant and animal studies (10 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (7 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (4 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (4 papers) and Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (7.2k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (18.9k citations), Ecology (20.5k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (14.0k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (8.2k citations). Robert H. MacArthur has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Edward O. Wilson, M. J. Kirkby, Richard Levins, Eric R. Pianka, John W. MacArthur, Michael L. Rosenzweig, D. H. Janzen, John Henry van der Meer, Henry S. Horn and G. Evelyn Hutchinson. Their work appears in journals such as The American Naturalist, Ecology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Animal Ecology and The Quarterly Review of Biology.
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