Craig E. Nelson

9.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
99 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Craig E. Nelson is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Craig E. Nelson has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Ecology, 34 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 27 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Craig E. Nelson's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (25 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (21 papers) and Turtle Biology and Conservation (20 papers). Craig E. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (25 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (21 papers) and Turtle Biology and Conservation (20 papers). Craig E. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Bermuda. Craig E. Nelson's co-authors include Michael A. Ewert, Cliff Tabin, Ann C. Burke, Bruce Morgan, Craig A. Carlson, Brian Alters, Matthew Klukowski, Andreas F. Haas, Rachel M. Bowden and Dale R. Jackson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Craig E. Nelson

99 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Hox genes and the evolution of vertebrate axial morphology

1995 672 citations Craig E. Nelson et al. profile →
Frogs of Boracéia

1990 502 citations W. Ronald Heyer, A. Stanley Rand et al. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Craig E. Nelson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Craig E. Nelson

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Hawaiian coral holobionts reveal algal and prokaryotic host specificity, intraspecific variability in bleaching resistance, and common interspecific microbial consortia modulating thermal stress responses 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Laura Núñez‐Pons, Ross Cunning, Craig E. Nelson, Anthony S. Amend, Emilia Sogin, Ruth D. Gates, Raphael Ritson‐Williams	7
2	Herbivorous Fish Microbiome Adaptations to Sulfated Dietary Polysaccharides 2023 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Sheila Podell, (unknown), Linda Wegley Kelly, (unknown), Álvaro M. Plominsky, Robert S. Nelson, Lieve M. L. Laurens, Simona Augytė, (unknown), Craig E. Nelson, Eric E. Allen	9
3	Nutrient-rich submarine groundwater discharge increases algal carbon uptake in a tropical reef ecosystem 2023 ·Frontiers in Marine Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Florence I. M. Thomas, Craig E. Nelson	2
4	Small-scale oxygen distribution patterns in a coral reef 2023 ·Frontiers in Marine Science ·Adam S. Candy, (unknown), Fleur C. van Duyl, Benjamin Mueller, (unknown), W. Jon. P. Barnes, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christian Wild, Linda Wegley Kelly, Craig E. Nelson, Stuart A. Sandin, Mark J. A. Vermeij, Forest Rohwer, Cristian Picioreanu, Paolo Stocchi, Andreas F. Haas	4
5	Stable Isotope Probing Identifies Bacterioplankton Lineages Capable of Utilizing Dissolved Organic Matter Across a Range of Bioavailability 2020 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·Shuting Liu, Nicholas Baetge, (unknown), (unknown), Rachel Parsons, Elisa R. Halewood, (unknown), Stephen J. Giovannoni, Luis M. Bolaños, Craig E. Nelson, Kevin L. Vergin, Craig A. Carlson	23
6	The effects of food stoichiometry and temperature on copepods are mediated by ontogeny 2018 ·Oecologia ·Lauren Mathews, C. L. Faithfull, Petra H. Lenz, Craig E. Nelson	16
7	Consistency and sensitivity of stream periphyton community structural and functional responses to nutrient enrichment 2012 ·Ecological Applications ·Craig E. Nelson, Danuta M. Bennett, Bradley J. Cardinale	30
8	Depleted dissolved organic carbon and distinct bacterial communities in the water column of a rapid-flushing coral reef ecosystem 2011 ·The ISME Journal ·Craig E. Nelson, Alice L. Alldredge, Elizabeth A. McCliment, Linda Amaral‐Zettler, Craig A. Carlson	107
9	Effects of Coral Reef Benthic Primary Producers on Dissolved Organic Carbon and Microbial Activity 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Andreas F. Haas, Craig E. Nelson, Linda Wegley Kelly, Craig A. Carlson, Forest Rohwer, James J. Leichter, Alex S. J. Wyatt, Jennifer E. Smith	200
10	Does productivity drive diversity or vice versa? A test of the multivariate productivity–diversity hypothesis in streams 2009 ·Ecology ·Bradley J. Cardinale, Danuta M. Bennett, Craig E. Nelson, Kevin Gross	114
11	Incubation Environment Affects Immune System Development in a Turtle with Environmental Sex Determination 2008 ·Journal of Herpetology ·Steven Freedberg, Matthew R. Greives, Michael A. Ewert, Gregory E. Demas, (unknown), Craig E. Nelson	34
12	Developmental environment has long-lasting effects on behavioural performance in two turtles with environmental sex determination 2004 ·Evolutionary ecology research ·Steven Freedberg, (unknown), Michael A. Ewert, Craig E. Nelson	43
13	The regulatory content of intergenic DNA shapes genome architecture 2004 ·Genome biology ·Craig E. Nelson, Bradley M. Hersh, Sean B. Carroll	102
14	Hormone levels in yolk decline throughout development in the red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) 2002 ·General and Comparative Endocrinology ·Rachel M. Bowden, Michael A. Ewert, Craig E. Nelson	30
15	Environmental effects on fitness and consequences for sex allocation in a reptile with environmental sex determination 2001 ·Evolutionary ecology research ·Steven Freedberg, Michael A. Ewert, Craig E. Nelson	24
16	Concentrations of Steroid Hormones in Layers and Biopsies of Chelonian Egg Yolks 2001 ·General and Comparative Endocrinology ·Rachel M. Bowden, Michael A. Ewert, Joseph L. Lipar, Craig E. Nelson	59
17	Effects of Testosterone on Locomotor Performance and Growth in Field‐Active Northern Fence Lizards,Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus 1998 ·Physiological Zoology ·Matthew Klukowski, (unknown), Craig E. Nelson	57
18	Frogs of Boracéia breakdown → 1990 ·LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) ·W. Ronald Heyer, A. Stanley Rand, Carlos Alberto Gonçalves Cruz, Oswaldo Luiz Peixoto, Craig E. Nelson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	502
19	Evolutionary implications from karyotypic analysis of frogs of the families microhylidae and rhinophrynidae 1976 ·Herpetologica ·James P. Bogart, Craig E. Nelson	12
20	Amphioxus in Old Tampa Bay, Florida 1969 ·Craig E. Nelson	7

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