D. Welch

1.9k total citations
71 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

D. Welch is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Welch has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Ecology, 39 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 26 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in D. Welch's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (34 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (20 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (18 papers). D. Welch is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (34 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (20 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (18 papers). D. Welch collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Belgium. D. Welch's co-authors include D. Andrew Scott, M. Rawes, B. W. Staines, J. S. Rodwell, Jillian Clarke, Iain J. Gordon, Ruth J. Mitchell, René van der Wal, David A. Elston and Steven C. Palmer and has published in prestigious journals such as New Phytologist, Ecology Letters and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

D. Welch

68 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Welch United Kingdom 23 1.0k 876 476 289 266 71 1.6k
Timothy E. Fulbright United States 22 955 0.9× 817 0.9× 397 0.8× 353 1.2× 314 1.2× 113 1.5k
M. I. Dyer United States 21 1.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 650 1.4× 420 1.5× 476 1.8× 47 2.1k
Marta B. Collantes Argentina 16 543 0.5× 600 0.7× 297 0.6× 176 0.6× 385 1.4× 50 1.2k
J. R. B. Tallowin United Kingdom 18 1.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 590 1.2× 345 1.2× 716 2.7× 55 2.4k
Stephen C. Bunting United States 18 810 0.8× 910 1.0× 416 0.9× 749 2.6× 275 1.0× 54 1.6k
KC Hodgkinson Australia 24 721 0.7× 916 1.0× 446 0.9× 627 2.2× 310 1.2× 49 1.8k
W. R. J. Dean South Africa 23 859 0.8× 998 1.1× 238 0.5× 449 1.6× 616 2.3× 93 1.9k
R. T. Coupland Canada 19 609 0.6× 563 0.6× 618 1.3× 317 1.1× 334 1.3× 34 1.5k
Steven W. Seagle United States 17 823 0.8× 635 0.7× 137 0.3× 359 1.2× 165 0.6× 28 1.3k
Mario Gutman Israel 20 741 0.7× 875 1.0× 437 0.9× 215 0.7× 359 1.3× 40 1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Welch

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Welch, D.. (2021). A new species of Rubus L. (Rosaceae) from NE Scotland. 3(2). 2 indexed citations
2.
Welch, D. & D. Andrew Scott. (2016). Observations on bark-stripping by red deer in a Picea sitchensis forest in Western Scotland over a 35-year period. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 32(6). 473–480. 10 indexed citations
3.
Welch, D.. (2013). The floristics of contrasting grazed-down Scottish moorland sites initially dominated by heather (Calluna vulgaris). New Journal of Botany. 3(3). 169–177. 1 indexed citations
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Watson, Adam, et al.. (2010). Deschampsia flexuosa snowbed grassland on granitic mountains in the Cairngorms. Plant Ecology & Diversity. 3(1). 95–99. 1 indexed citations
5.
Scott, D. Andrew, D. Welch, René van der Wal, & David A. Elston. (2007). Response of the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum to changes in sheep grazing and snow-lie due to a snow-fence. Applied Vegetation Science. 10(2). 229–229. 11 indexed citations
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Welch, D., D. Andrew Scott, Ruth J. Mitchell, & David A. Elston. (2006). Slow recovery of heather (Calluna vulgarisL. (Hull)) in Scottish moorland after easing of heavy grazing pressure from red deer (Cervus elaphusL.). Botanical Journal of Scotland. 58(1). 1–17. 6 indexed citations
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Palmer, Steven C., Anne-Marie Truscott, Ruth J. Mitchell, & D. Welch. (2005). Regeneration in Atlantic oakwoods: has deer management had a beneficial effect?. Botanical Journal of Scotland. 57(1-2). 167–178. 2 indexed citations
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Truscott, Anne-Marie, Ruth J. Mitchell, Steven C. Palmer, & D. Welch. (2004). The expansion of native oakwoods into conifer cleared areas through planting. Forest Ecology and Management. 193(3). 335–343. 20 indexed citations
9.
Welch, D.. (2003). An example of the seasonal impact of sheep on colonisation by deciduous trees. Botanical Journal of Scotland. 55(2). 259–267. 1 indexed citations
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Welch, D. & D. Andrew Scott. (1998). Bark-stripping damage by red deer in a Sitka spruce forest in western Scotland IV. Survival and performance of wounded trees. Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research. 71(3). 225–235. 20 indexed citations
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Clarke, Jillian, D. Welch, & Iain J. Gordon. (1995). The Influence of Vegetation Pattern on the Grazing of Heather Moorland by Red Deer and Sheep. II. The Impact on Heather. Journal of Applied Ecology. 32(1). 177–177. 57 indexed citations
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Welch, D., et al.. (1992). Leader Browsing by Red and Roe Deer on Young Sitka Spruce Trees in Western Scotland. II. Effects on Growth and Tree Form. Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research. 65(3). 309–330. 49 indexed citations
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Welch, D., B. W. Staines, David Catt, & D. Andrew Scott. (1990). Habitat usage by red (Cervus elaphus) and roe (Capreolus capreolus) deer in a Scottish Sitka spruce plantation. Journal of Zoology. 221(3). 453–476. 52 indexed citations
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Bowers, Michael A., D. Welch, & Timothy G. Carr. (1990). Home range size adjustments by the eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus, in response to natural and manipulated water availability. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 68(9). 2016–2020. 23 indexed citations
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Welch, D.. (1974). The floristic composition of British upland vegetation in relation to grazing. Land. 1(1). 59–68. 4 indexed citations
16.
Welch, D., et al.. (1973). A Callunetum subjected to intensive grazing by mountain hares. Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh. 42(1). 89–99. 19 indexed citations
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Rawes, M., et al.. (1972). Trials to recreate floristically-rich vegetation by plant introduction in the Northern Pennines, England. Biological Conservation. 4(2). 135–140. 9 indexed citations
18.
Welch, D.. (1970). Saxifraga hirculus L. in north-east Scotland. Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh. 41(1). 27–30. 4 indexed citations
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Welch, D.. (1967). STUDIES IN THE GERMINATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF JUNCUS SQUARROSUS. New Phytologist. 66(1). 89–98. 3 indexed citations
20.
Welch, D. & M. Rawes. (1966). The intensity of sheep grazing on high-level blanket bog in upper Teesdale.. Irish journal of agricultural research. 5. 185–196. 14 indexed citations

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