Colin Robertson

1.9k total citations
69 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Colin Robertson is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin Robertson has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 15 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Colin Robertson's work include Data-Driven Disease Surveillance (12 papers), Geographic Information Systems Studies (11 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (10 papers). Colin Robertson is often cited by papers focused on Data-Driven Disease Surveillance (12 papers), Geographic Information Systems Studies (11 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (10 papers). Colin Robertson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Colin Robertson's co-authors include Trisalyn Nelson, Michael A. Wulder, Craig Stephen, Barry Boots, Rob Feick, Steven A. Roberts, Joanne C. White, Ying C. MacNab, Andrew Lawson and Lalith Chandrapala and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Colin Robertson

65 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Colin Robertson Canada 22 335 304 189 166 118 69 1.3k
Barry Rowlingson United Kingdom 20 418 1.2× 423 1.4× 413 2.2× 311 1.9× 171 1.4× 43 2.5k
Michela Cameletti Italy 18 410 1.2× 257 0.8× 234 1.2× 202 1.2× 115 1.0× 51 2.2k
Yi Hu China 18 314 0.9× 190 0.6× 100 0.5× 146 0.9× 72 0.6× 62 1.3k
Sara Martino Norway 13 567 1.7× 545 1.8× 347 1.8× 314 1.9× 155 1.3× 28 3.9k
Andrea Riebler Norway 17 283 0.8× 263 0.9× 349 1.8× 205 1.2× 94 0.8× 30 2.6k
Stéphane Joost Switzerland 30 288 0.9× 611 2.0× 73 0.4× 161 1.0× 58 0.5× 126 3.3k
David Kahle United States 6 261 0.8× 428 1.4× 85 0.4× 76 0.5× 65 0.6× 22 1.6k
Paulo Justiniano Ribeiro Brazil 18 271 0.8× 268 0.9× 78 0.4× 228 1.4× 84 0.7× 68 1.9k
Joseph P. Messina United States 28 883 2.6× 437 1.4× 189 1.0× 198 1.2× 89 0.8× 99 2.9k
Sigrunn H. Sørbye Norway 11 291 0.9× 280 0.9× 217 1.1× 152 0.9× 70 0.6× 33 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Colin Robertson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin Robertson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin Robertson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Colin Robertson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Colin Robertson 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 Colin Robertson. Colin Robertson 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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Feick, Rob, et al.. (2023). Distributed spatial data sharing: a new model for data ownership and access control. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1–26. 2 indexed citations
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McLeman, Robert, Saeed Golian, Conor Murphy, & Colin Robertson. (2023). Future prospects for backyard skating rinks look bleak in a warming climate. Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes. 68(2). 247–255.
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Malik, Karim, Colin Robertson, Steven A. Roberts, Tarmo K. Remmel, & Jed Long. (2022). Computer vision models for comparing spatial patterns: understanding spatial scale. International Journal of Geographical Information Systems. 37(1). 1–35. 11 indexed citations
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McLeman, Robert, et al.. (2022). A machine learning analysis of drought and rural population change on the North American Great Plains since the 1970s. Population and Environment. 43(4). 500–529. 2 indexed citations
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Robertson, Colin, et al.. (2021). InundatEd-v1.0: a height above nearest drainage (HAND)-based flood risk modeling system using a discrete global grid system. Geoscientific model development. 14(6). 3295–3315. 23 indexed citations
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Robertson, Colin, et al.. (2021). Spatial assessment of albatrosses, commercial fisheries, and bycatch incidents on Canada’s Pacific coast. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 672. 205–222. 8 indexed citations
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Robertson, Colin, et al.. (2020). Fluctuating water levels influence access to critical habitats for threatened Cowichan Lake lamprey. FACETS. 5(1). 488–502. 1 indexed citations
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Long, Jed, Colin Robertson, & Trisalyn Nelson. (2018). stampr: Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Moving Polygons in R. Journal of Statistical Software. 84(Code Snippet 1). 10 indexed citations
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Long, Jed & Colin Robertson. (2017). Comparing spatial patterns. Geography Compass. 12(2). 23 indexed citations
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Vrbova, Linda, David M. Patrick, Craig Stephen, et al.. (2016). Utility of algorithms for the analysis of integratedSalmonellasurveillance data. Epidemiology and Infection. 144(10). 2165–2175. 4 indexed citations
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Sýkora, Martin, Colin Robertson, Ketan Shankardass, et al.. (2015). Stresscapes: validating linkages between place and stress expression on social media. Loughborough University Institutional Repository (Loughborough University). 80–84. 8 indexed citations
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Robertson, Colin, et al.. (2015). Winters too warm to skate? Citizen‐science reported variability in availability of outdoor skating in Canada. Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes. 59(4). 383–390. 14 indexed citations
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Robertson, Colin, et al.. (2013). Comparative Spatial Dynamics of Japanese Encephalitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in Nepal. PLoS ONE. 8(7). e66168–e66168. 19 indexed citations
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Fritz, Charles E., Nadine Schuurman, Colin Robertson, & Scott A. Lear. (2013). A scoping review of spatial cluster analysis techniques for point-event data. Geospatial health. 7(2). 183–183. 53 indexed citations
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Long, Jed, Colin Robertson, Farouk S. Nathoo, & Trisalyn Nelson. (2012). A Bayesian space–time model for discrete spread processes on a lattice. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology. 3(2). 151–162. 6 indexed citations
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Robertson, Colin, et al.. (2010). Mobile Phone–based Infectious Disease Surveillance System, Sri Lanka. Emerging infectious diseases. 16(10). 1524–1531. 86 indexed citations
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Nelson, Trisalyn, et al.. (2009). Spatial-temporal analysis of marine wildlife. Journal of Coastal Research. 1537–1541. 5 indexed citations
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Robertson, Colin, Trisalyn Nelson, & Barry Boots. (2007). Mountain Pine Beetle Dispersal: The Spatial–Temporal Interaction of Infestations. Forest Science. 53(3). 395–405. 40 indexed citations

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