Alan R. Nelson
Impact in
- Geophysics top 0.5%
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Earth-Surface Processes top 0.5%
- Geological formations and processes
Papers in
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- Geological formations and processes 30
- Geophysics 56
- earthquake and tectonic studies 56
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis 25
- Co-authors
- Harvey M. KelseyRobert C. WitterEliminating RacialBrian D. SmedleyAdrienne Y. StithBenjamin P. HortonAnne JenningsKaoru Kashima
- Journals
- Quaternary Science Reviews (10 papers)Geological Society of America Bulletin (8 papers)Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (5 papers)Geology (5 papers)Geosphere (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesSingaporeJapan
In The Last Decade
Alan R. Nelson
111 papers receiving 3.9k citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 154
- Geophysics 2.3k
- Earth-Surface Processes 1.1k
- Atmospheric Science 2.3k
- Environmental Chemistry 334
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 269
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Co-authors
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All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2021 | 18 | |
| 5 | 2020 | 8 | |
| 6 | 2018 | 20 | |
| 7 | 2017 | 3 | |
| 8 | 2016 | 4 | |
| 9 | A Sea Level Database for the central Pacific coast of North America. | 2015 | 1 |
| 10 | Megathrust Slip Varied During Past Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes at Siletz Bay, Central Oregon | 2015 | 0 |
| 11 | HOLOCENE TSUNAMI RECURRENCE ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN-ALASKAN MEGATHRUST, CHIRIKOF ISLAND, ALASKA | 2012 | 1 |
| 12 | 2008 | 4 | |
| 13 | 2004 | 4 | |
| 14 | 2003 | 86 | |
| 15 | Artifacts From a Submerged Prehistoric Site On the Coos Bay Estuary, Southern Oregon Coast | 2002 | 1 |
| 16 | 1995 | 230 | |
| 17 | 1995 | 3 | |
| 18 | Stratigraphic and paleoecologic criteria that distinguish coseismically submerged from gradually submerged tidal wetland deposits, Oregon and Washington | 1993 | 0 |
| 19 | Diatom zonation in southern Oregon tidal marshes relative to vascular plants, foraminifera, and sea level | 1993 | 87 |
| 20 | 1990 | 0 |
About Alan R. Nelson
Alan R. Nelson is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 117 papers that have together received 4.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (70 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (56 papers), Geological formations and processes (30 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (25 papers), Landslides and related hazards (7 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (7 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (6 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (2.3k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (1.1k citations), Atmospheric Science (2.3k citations), Environmental Chemistry (334 citations) and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (269 citations). Alan R. Nelson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Harvey M. Kelsey, Robert C. Witter, Eliminating Racial, Brian D. Smedley, Adrienne Y. Stith, Benjamin P. Horton, Anne Jennings, Kaoru Kashima, Simon E. Engelhart and Lee‐Ann Bradley. Their work appears in journals such as Quaternary Science Reviews, Geological Society of America Bulletin, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Geology and Geosphere.
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