Bruce Nicoll

4.0k total citations
43 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Bruce Nicoll is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce Nicoll has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 20 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Bruce Nicoll's work include Tree Root and Stability Studies (32 papers), Forest ecology and management (11 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (10 papers). Bruce Nicoll is often cited by papers focused on Tree Root and Stability Studies (32 papers), Forest ecology and management (11 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (10 papers). Bruce Nicoll collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and United States. Bruce Nicoll's co-authors include Duncan Ray, Barry Gardiner, Alexis Achim, Andrew Peace, M. P. Coutts, Alexia Stokes, Charlene C. Nielsen, Rens van Beek, Sophie Hale and Erik Cammeraat and has published in prestigious journals such as New Phytologist, Plant and Soil and Forest Ecology and Management.

In The Last Decade

Bruce Nicoll

43 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bruce Nicoll United Kingdom 24 1.5k 997 801 625 316 43 2.2k
Frédéric Danjon France 25 1.3k 0.9× 672 0.7× 618 0.8× 918 1.5× 190 0.6× 35 2.1k
M. P. Coutts United Kingdom 27 993 0.7× 801 0.8× 514 0.6× 999 1.6× 119 0.4× 45 1.9k
Thierry Fourcaud France 32 2.9k 2.0× 1.0k 1.0× 870 1.1× 1.4k 2.3× 431 1.4× 67 3.8k
Massimiliano Schwarz Switzerland 27 1.9k 1.3× 400 0.4× 550 0.7× 576 0.9× 213 0.7× 57 2.5k
Zhun Mao France 28 721 0.5× 427 0.4× 573 0.7× 598 1.0× 86 0.3× 55 2.1k
Céline Meredieu France 24 405 0.3× 913 0.9× 796 1.0× 332 0.5× 87 0.3× 52 1.7k
Gian Battista Bischetti Italy 25 1.2k 0.8× 272 0.3× 340 0.4× 552 0.9× 178 0.6× 72 2.0k
Douglas A. Maguire United States 37 895 0.6× 2.6k 2.6× 1.9k 2.4× 506 0.8× 72 0.2× 118 3.4k
Guy Geudens Belgium 11 358 0.2× 345 0.3× 298 0.4× 256 0.4× 85 0.3× 22 988
Hannu Väisänen Finland 23 522 0.3× 990 1.0× 996 1.2× 217 0.3× 141 0.4× 39 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bruce Nicoll

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bruce Nicoll

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All Works

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Gardiner, Barry, Bruce Nicoll, Steffen Rust, et al.. (2024). Geographic variation in resistance of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) to wind loading across different wind environments in Europe. Forest Ecology and Management. 571. 122237–122237. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xingyu, Jonathan Knappett, Anthony Kwan Leung, et al.. (2022). Centrifuge modelling of root–soil interaction of laterally loaded trees under different loading conditions. Géotechnique. 73(9). 766–780. 17 indexed citations
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Meijer, Gerrit, A. Glyn Bengough, Jonathan Knappett, Kenneth Loades, & Bruce Nicoll. (2017). In situ root identification through blade penetrometer testing – part 2: field testing. Géotechnique. 68(4). 320–331. 11 indexed citations
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Meijer, Gerrit, et al.. (2017). In situ root identification through blade penetrometer testing – part 1: interpretative models and laboratory testing. Géotechnique. 68(4). 303–319. 7 indexed citations
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Albrecht, Axel, Éric Badel, Vivien Bonnesoeur, et al.. (2016). Comment on “Critical wind speed at which trees break”. Physical review. E. 94(6). 67001–67001. 12 indexed citations
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Meijer, Gerrit, A. Glyn Bengough, Jonathan Knappett, Kenneth Loades, & Bruce Nicoll. (2015). New in situ techniques for measuring the properties of root-reinforced soil – laboratory evaluation. Géotechnique. 66(1). 27–40. 34 indexed citations
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Ray, Duncan, Stephen Bathgate, Darren Moseley, et al.. (2014). Comparing the provision of ecosystem services in plantation forests under alternative climate change adaptation management options in Wales. Regional Environmental Change. 15(8). 1501–1513. 45 indexed citations
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Barbier, Nicolas, Jan Čermák, Jan Koller, et al.. (2010). Estimates and relationships between aboveground and belowground resource exchange surface areas in a Sitka spruce managed forest. Tree Physiology. 30(6). 705–714. 12 indexed citations
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Gardiner, Barry, Kristina Blennow, Fredrik Ingemarson, et al.. (2010). Destructive storms in European Forests: Past and Forthcoming Impacts. Final report to European Commission - DG Environment,. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 45 indexed citations
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Hale, Sophie, Barry Gardiner, Axel Wellpott, Bruce Nicoll, & Alexis Achim. (2010). Wind loading of trees: influence of tree size and competition. European Journal of Forest Research. 131(1). 203–217. 113 indexed citations
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Nicoll, Bruce, Alexis Achim, Alan Crossley, Barry Gardiner, & Shaun Mochan. (2009). The effects of spacing on root anchorage and tree stability.. 63(1). 32–36. 3 indexed citations
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Norris, Joanne E., Alexia Stokes, Slobodan B. Mickovski, et al.. (2008). Slope Stability and Erosion Control: Ecotechnological Solutions. ResearchOnline (Glasgow Caledonian University). 218 indexed citations
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Nicoll, Bruce, Barry Gardiner, & Andrew Peace. (2008). Improvements in anchorage provided by the acclimation of forest trees to wind stress. Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research. 81(3). 389–398. 68 indexed citations
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Suárez, Juan Carlos Pinilla, J. Rosette, Bruce Nicoll, & Barry Gardiner. (2008). A practical application of airborne LiDAR for forestry management in Scotland. 581–585. 5 indexed citations
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Tobin, Brian, Jan Čermák, Donato Chiatante, et al.. (2007). Towards developmental modelling of tree root systems. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 141(3). 481–501. 75 indexed citations
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Nicoll, Bruce, et al.. (2006). Anchorage of coniferous trees in relation to species, soil type, and rooting depth. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 36(7). 1871–1883. 205 indexed citations
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Nicoll, Bruce, Alexis Achim, Shaun Mochan, & Barry Gardiner. (2005). Does steep terrain influence tree stability? A field investigation. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35(10). 2360–2367. 72 indexed citations
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Schmidt, K. Sebastian, T WALKER, J. R. Johnson, & Bruce Nicoll. (2000). Comparison of Nickel-Titanium and Stainless-Steel Spreader Penetration and Accessory Cone Fit in Curved Canals. Journal of Endodontics. 26(1). 42–44. 16 indexed citations
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Nicoll, Bruce & Duncan Ray. (1996). Adaptive growth of tree root systems in response to wind action and site conditions. Tree Physiology. 16(11-12). 891–898. 277 indexed citations
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Coutts, M. P. & Bruce Nicoll. (1993). Orientation of the lateral roots of trees. New Phytologist. 124(2). 277–281. 10 indexed citations

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