| Trophic downgrading of planet Earth JA Estes, J Terborgh, JS Brashares, ME Power, J Berger, WJ Bond, ... science 333 (6040), 301-306, 2011 | 4257 | 2011 |
| Status and ecological effects of the world’s largest carnivores WJ Ripple, JA Estes, RL Beschta, CC Wilmers, EG Ritchie, ... Science 343 (6167), 1241484, 2014 | 3457 | 2014 |
| World scientists’ warning to humanity: a second notice WJ Ripple, C Wolf, TM Newsome, M Galetti, M Alamgir, E Crist, ... BioScience 67 (12), 1026-1028, 2017 | 1676 | 2017 |
| Scientists’ warning to humanity: microorganisms and climate change R Cavicchioli, WJ Ripple, KN Timmis, F Azam, LR Bakken, M Baylis, ... Nature Reviews Microbiology 17 (9), 569-586, 2019 | 1548 | 2019 |
| World scientists’ warning of a climate emergency WJ Ripple, C Wolf, TM Newsome, P Barnard, WR Moomaw BioScience 70 (1), 8-100, 2020 | 1544 | 2020 |
| The rise of the mesopredator LR Prugh, CJ Stoner, CW Epps, WT Bean, WJ Ripple, AS Laliberte, ... Bioscience 59 (9), 779-791, 2009 | 1107 | 2009 |
| Collapse of the world’s largest herbivores WJ Ripple, TM Newsome, C Wolf, R Dirzo, KT Everatt, M Galetti, ... Science advances 1 (4), e1400103, 2015 | 1046 | 2015 |
| Wolves and the ecology of fear: can predation risk structure ecosystems? WJ Ripple, RL Beschta BioScience 54 (8), 755-766, 2004 | 985 | 2004 |
| The landscape of fear: ecological implications of being afraid JW Laundré, L Hernández, WJ Ripple The open ecology journal 3 (1), 2010 | 921 | 2010 |
| Trophic cascades in Yellowstone: the first 15 years after wolf reintroduction WJ Ripple, RL Beschta Biological Conservation 145 (1), 205-213, 2012 | 902 | 2012 |
| Range contractions of North American carnivores and ungulates AS Laliberte, WJ Ripple BioScience 54 (2), 123-138, 2004 | 695 | 2004 |
| Large predators and trophic cascades in terrestrial ecosystems of the western United States RL Beschta, WJ Ripple Biological conservation 142 (11), 2401-2414, 2009 | 587 | 2009 |
| Bushmeat hunting and extinction risk to the world's mammals WJ Ripple, K Abernethy, MG Betts, G Chapron, R Dirzo, M Galetti, T Levi, ... Royal Society open science 3 (10), 160498, 2016 | 585 | 2016 |
| Trophic cascades among wolves, elk and aspen on Yellowstone National Park’s northern range WJ Ripple, EJ Larsen, RA Renkin, DW Smith Biological conservation 102 (3), 227-234, 2001 | 583 | 2001 |
| Biodiversity conservation: The key is reducing meat consumption B Machovina, KJ Feeley, WJ Ripple Science of the Total Environment 536, 419-431, 2015 | 582 | 2015 |
| Scientists’ warning to humanity on the freshwater biodiversity crisis JS Albert, G Destouni, SM Duke-Sylvester, AE Magurran, T Oberdorff, ... Ambio 50 (1), 85-94, 2021 | 577 | 2021 |
| Global forest loss disproportionately erodes biodiversity in intact landscapes MG Betts, C Wolf, WJ Ripple, B Phalan, KA Millers, A Duarte, ... Nature 547 (7664), 441-444, 2017 | 518 | 2017 |
| Underestimating the challenges of avoiding a ghastly future CJA Bradshaw, PR Ehrlich, A Beattie, G Ceballos, E Crist, J Diamond, ... Frontiers in Conservation Science 1, 615419, 2021 | 510 | 2021 |
| Wolf reintroduction, predation risk, and cottonwood recovery in Yellowstone National Park WJ Ripple, RL Beschta Forest Ecology and Management 184 (1-3), 299-313, 2003 | 509 | 2003 |
| Ruminants, climate change and climate policy WJ Ripple, P Smith, H Haberl, SA Montzka, C McAlpine, DH Boucher Nature climate change 4 (1), 2-5, 2014 | 471 | 2014 |
