Brian Walker

89.4k total citations · 27 hit papers
138 papers, 45.9k citations indexed

About

Brian Walker is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Walker has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 45.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 37 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 34 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Brian Walker's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (34 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (18 papers) and Ecosystem dynamics and resilience (17 papers). Brian Walker is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (34 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (18 papers) and Ecosystem dynamics and resilience (17 papers). Brian Walker collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Sweden. Brian Walker's co-authors include Stephen R. Carpenter, Ann P. Kinzig, C. S. Holling, Carl Folke, David E. Salt, Thomas Elmqvist, Marten Scheffer, Lance Gunderson, Steve Carpenter and Nick Abel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Brian Walker

133 papers receiving 42.1k citations

Hit Papers

Global Biodiversity Scenarios for the Year 2100 1981 2026 1996 2011 2000 2004 2010 2004 2001 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Walker Australia 61 18.7k 11.9k 10.1k 7.5k 6.6k 138 45.9k
C. S. Holling United States 55 19.3k 1.0× 11.6k 1.0× 8.3k 0.8× 9.6k 1.3× 6.2k 0.9× 107 51.7k
Gretchen C. Daily United States 91 26.9k 1.4× 14.8k 1.2× 11.4k 1.1× 2.8k 0.4× 7.2k 1.1× 232 52.4k
Marten Scheffer Netherlands 106 25.9k 1.4× 18.7k 1.6× 11.4k 1.1× 4.9k 0.7× 3.5k 0.5× 308 58.2k
Shahid Naeem United States 46 17.2k 0.9× 15.9k 1.3× 11.3k 1.1× 1.7k 0.2× 5.7k 0.9× 124 41.3k
Stephen R. Carpenter United States 119 38.2k 2.0× 31.4k 2.6× 20.5k 2.0× 9.1k 1.2× 8.2k 1.2× 398 96.7k
Paul R. Ehrlich United States 100 10.6k 0.6× 12.4k 1.0× 11.3k 1.1× 3.6k 0.5× 4.9k 0.7× 485 43.8k
Carl Folke Sweden 117 44.7k 2.4× 25.9k 2.2× 8.7k 0.9× 16.1k 2.2× 16.0k 2.4× 300 93.8k
Ann P. Kinzig United States 45 9.8k 0.5× 7.7k 0.6× 7.3k 0.7× 2.7k 0.4× 2.4k 0.4× 97 25.6k
Georgina M. Mace United Kingdom 85 13.2k 0.7× 16.7k 1.4× 12.4k 1.2× 2.1k 0.3× 3.9k 0.6× 186 42.3k
Andrew Balmford United Kingdom 87 13.5k 0.7× 12.2k 1.0× 7.5k 0.7× 1.7k 0.2× 4.1k 0.6× 253 30.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Walker

Since Specialization
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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Walker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Walker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Walker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Walker based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Brian Walker. Brian Walker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Scheffer, Marten, Scott Barrett, Stephen R. Carpenter, et al.. (2015). Creating a safe operating space for iconic ecosystems. Science. 347(6228). 1317–1319. 189 indexed citations
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Whiteman, Gail, Brian Walker, & Paolo Perego. (2013). Planetary boundaries : foundations for corporate sustainability. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 2 indexed citations
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Walker, Brian & Mark Westoby. (2011). States and transitions: The trajectory of an idea, 1970-2010. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution. 57(1-2). 17–22. 2 indexed citations
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Folke, Carl, Stephen R. Carpenter, Brian Walker, et al.. (2010). Resilience Thinking: Integrating Resilience, Adaptability and Transformability. Ecology and Society. 15(4). 2778 indexed citations breakdown →
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Walker, Brian. (2009). Lessons That Wrongful Death Tort Law Can Learn from the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. 28(3). 595.
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Chapin, F. Stuart, Michael Hoel, S. R. Carpenter, et al.. (2006). Building Resilience and Adaptation to Manage Arctic Change. AMBIO. 35(4). 198–202. 71 indexed citations
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Walker, Brian & Leonie Pearson. (2006). A resilience perspective of the SEEA. Ecological Economics. 61(4). 708–715. 23 indexed citations
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Arrow, Kenneth J., Partha Dasgupta, Lawrence H. Goulder, et al.. (2004). Are We Consuming Too Much?. The Journal of Economic Perspectives. 18(3). 147–172. 513 indexed citations breakdown →
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Walker, Brian, C. S. Holling, Stephen R. Carpenter, & Ann P. Kinzig. (2004). Resilience, Adaptability and Transformability in Social-ecological Systems. Ecology and Society. 9(2). 4643 indexed citations breakdown →
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Arrow, Kenneth J., Partha Dasgupta, Lawrence H. Goulder, et al.. (2004). Are We Consuming Too Much. SSRN Electronic Journal. 35 indexed citations
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Heal, Geoffrey, Brian Walker, Simon A. Levin, et al.. (2003). Genetic Diversity and Interdependent Crop Choices in Agriculture. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Folke, Carl, et al.. (2002). Resilience and Sustainable Development: Building Adaptive Capacity in a World of Transformations. AMBIO. 31(5). 437–437. 367 indexed citations
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Folke, Carl, Steve Carpenter, Thomas Elmqvist, et al.. (2002). Resilience and Sustainable Development: Building Adaptive Capacity in a World of Transformations. AMBIO. 31(5). 437–440. 1920 indexed citations breakdown →
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Walker, Brian, Stephen R. Carpenter, John M. Anderies, et al.. (2002). Resilience Management in Social-ecological Systems: a Working Hypothesis for a Participatory Approach. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 1060 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sala, Osvaldo E., F. Stuart Chapin, Iii., et al.. (2000). Global Biodiversity Scenarios for the Year 2100. Science. 287(5459). 1770–1774. 6894 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schulze, Ernst‐Detlef, R. J. Williams, Graham D. Farquhar, et al.. (1999). Response: Interpretation of increasing foliar d15N in woody species along a rainfall gradient in northern Australia. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 26. 296–298. 25 indexed citations
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Schulze, Ernst‐Detlef, Jeffrey M. Miller, Waltraud X. Schulze, et al.. (1999). Interpretation of increased foliar D15N in woody species along a rainfall gradient in northern Australia. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 18 indexed citations
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Koch, George W., et al.. (1995). The IGBP terrestrial transects: science plan. 59 indexed citations
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Walker, Brian, et al.. (1992). Global change and terrestrial ecosystems. The operational plan.. 6(4). 15–15. 109 indexed citations
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Teague, W.R. & Brian Walker. (1988). Growth patterns and annual growth cycle of Acacia karroo Hayne in relation to water stress I. Leaf and shoot growth. Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 5(2). 85–95. 10 indexed citations

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