| Historical overfishing and the recent collapse of coastal ecosystems JBC Jackson, MX Kirby, WH Berger, KA Bjorndal, LW Botsford, ... science 293 (5530), 629-637, 2001 | 8712 | 2001 |
| Trophic downgrading of planet Earth JA Estes, J Terborgh, JS Brashares, ME Power, J Berger, WJ Bond, ... science 333 (6040), 301-306, 2011 | 4615 | 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 | 3877 | 2014 |
| Challenges in the quest for keystones: identifying keystone species is difficult—but essential to understanding how loss of species will affect ecosystems ME Power, D Tilman, JA Estes, BA Menge, WJ Bond, LS Mills, G Daily, ... BioScience 46 (8), 609-620, 1996 | 2562 | 1996 |
| Kelp forest ecosystems: biodiversity, stability, resilience and future RS Steneck, MH Graham, BJ Bourque, D Corbett, JM Erlandson, JA Estes, ... Environmental conservation 29 (4), 436-459, 2002 | 2368 | 2002 |
| Killer whale predation on sea otters linking oceanic and nearshore ecosystems JA Estes, MT Tinker, TM Williams, DF Doak science 282 (5388), 473-476, 1998 | 1693 | 1998 |
| Sea otters: their role in structuring nearshore communities JA Estes, JF Palmisano Science 185 (4156), 1058-1060, 1974 | 1665 | 1974 |
| Marine defaunation: animal loss in the global ocean DJ McCauley, ML Pinsky, SR Palumbi, JA Estes, FH Joyce, RR Warner Science 347 (6219), 1255641, 2015 | 1480 | 2015 |
| Sea otters and kelp forests in Alaska: generality and variation in a community ecological paradigm JA Estes, DO Duggins Ecological monographs 65 (1), 75-100, 1995 | 1150 | 1995 |
| Trophic cascades: predators, prey, and the changing dynamics of nature J Terborgh, JA Estes Island press, 2013 | 939 | 2013 |
| Magnification of secondary production by kelp detritus in coastal marine ecosystems DO Duggins, CA Simenstad, JA Estes Science 245 (4914), 170-173, 1989 | 912 | 1989 |
| Global patterns of kelp forest change over the past half-century KA Krumhansl, DK Okamoto, A Rassweiler, M Novak, JJ Bolton, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113 (48), 13785-13790, 2016 | 829 | 2016 |
| Sequential megafaunal collapse in the North Pacific Ocean: an ongoing legacy of industrial whaling? AM Springer, JA Estes, GB Van Vliet, TM Williams, DF Doak, EM Danner, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100 (21), 12223-12228, 2003 | 703 | 2003 |
| Introduced predators transform subarctic islands from grassland to tundra DA Croll, JL Maron, JA Estes, EM Danner, GV Byrd Science 307 (5717), 1959-1961, 2005 | 634 | 2005 |
| Individual variation in prey selection by sea otters: patterns, causes and implications JA Estes, ML Riedman, MM Staedler, MT Tinker, BE Lyon Journal of Animal Ecology, 144-155, 2003 | 621 | 2003 |
| Comparing marine and terrestrial ecosystems: implications for the design of coastal marine reserves MH Carr, JE Neigel, JA Estes, S Andelman, RR Warner, JL Largier Ecological Applications 13 (sp1), 90-107, 2003 | 603 | 2003 |
| Ecological effectiveness: conservation goals for interactive species ME Soulé, JA Estes, J Berger, CM Del Rio Conservation biology 17 (5), 1238-1250, 2003 | 584 | 2003 |
| Whales as marine ecosystem engineers J Roman, JA Estes, L Morissette, C Smith, D Costa, J McCarthy, JB Nation, ... Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 12 (7), 377-385, 2014 | 557 | 2014 |
| Aleuts, sea otters, and alternate stable-state communities CA Simenstad, JA Estes, KW Kenyon Science 200 (4340), 403-411, 1978 | 534 | 1978 |
| Food limitation leads to behavioral diversification and dietary specialization in sea otters MT Tinker, G Bentall, JA Estes Proceedings of the national Academy of Sciences 105 (2), 560-565, 2008 | 514 | 2008 |