David A. Norton

10.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
150 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

David A. Norton is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. Norton has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 49 papers in Ecology and 48 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in David A. Norton's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (65 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (22 papers) and Plant and animal studies (19 papers). David A. Norton is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (65 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (22 papers) and Plant and animal studies (19 papers). David A. Norton collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and United States. David A. Norton's co-authors include Richard J. Hobbs, Dave Kelly, Peter J. de Lange, Margaret A. Carpenter, Colin J. Yates, Janice M. Lord, Eric W. Sanderson, Peter Bridgewater, David M. Richardson and John J. Ewel and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

David A. Norton

147 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Novel ecosystems: theoretical and management aspects of the new ecological world order

2006 1.4k citations David A. Norton et al. profile →
Towards a Conceptual Framework for Restoration Ecology

1996 937 citations David A. Norton et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David A. Norton New Zealand	37	3.5k	2.8k	2.3k	2.0k	1.7k	150	7.3k
Karen J. Esler South Africa	41	3.3k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	2.4k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	244	6.8k
Nicholas Brokaw United States	33	4.0k 1.2×	2.0k 0.7×	2.9k 1.3×	1.4k 0.7×	880 0.5×	49	6.6k
Valério D. Pillar Brazil	47	4.0k 1.2×	1.9k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	2.6k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	193	7.3k
Tohru Nakashizuka Japan	46	5.6k 1.6×	2.7k 0.9×	3.1k 1.4×	2.6k 1.3×	1.8k 1.1×	201	8.7k
Amy J. Symstad United States	22	4.2k 1.2×	3.2k 1.2×	2.6k 1.1×	2.2k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	50	7.8k
Anne Larigauderie United States	22	2.7k 0.8×	2.6k 0.9×	3.6k 1.6×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	30	8.0k
Janine Bloomfield United States	8	3.6k 1.0×	3.5k 1.3×	2.5k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	9	8.0k
Suzanne J. Milton South Africa	49	5.1k 1.5×	3.2k 1.1×	2.2k 1.0×	2.6k 1.3×	2.1k 1.3×	211	8.4k
Mark J. McDonnell Australia	39	2.4k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	3.9k 1.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	61	7.1k
Donald M. Waller United States	49	5.2k 1.5×	4.8k 1.7×	2.5k 1.1×	3.2k 1.6×	2.3k 1.3×	155	10.4k

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Norton, David A.. (2018). A substantial northward extension of the range of Dracophyllum fiordense W.R.B. Oliv. (Ericaceae), Westland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 56(4). 430–437. 1 indexed citations

Norton, David A., et al.. (2009). Effect of grazing exclusion on the woody weed Rosa rubiginosa in high country short tussock grasslands. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 52(2). 123–128. 6 indexed citations

Lange, Peter J. de, David A. Norton, Shannel P. Courtney, et al.. (2009). Threatened and uncommon plants of New Zealand (2008 revision). New Zealand Journal of Botany. 47(1). 61–96. 97 indexed citations

Norton, David A. & Nick Reid. (2009). Sheep grazing reduces Hieracium pilosella flowering. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 52(2). 129–131. 1 indexed citations

Harding, Jon S., David A. Norton, & Angus R. McIntosh. (2007). Persistence of a significant population of rare Canterbury mudfish ( Neochanna burrowsius ) in a hydrologically isolated catchment. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 41(3). 309–316. 11 indexed citations

Norton, David A., et al.. (2005). Crown‐stem dimension relationships in two New Zealand native forests. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 43(3). 673–678. 5 indexed citations

Norton, David A. & Peter J. de Lange. (2003). A new species of Coprosma (Rubiaceae) from the South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 41(2). 223–231. 3 indexed citations

Norton, David A., E. J. Godley, Peter B. Heenan, & Jenny J. Ladley. (2002). Germination of Sophora seeds after prolonged storage. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 40(3). 389–396. 9 indexed citations

Turnbull, Matthew H., et al.. (2002). The effect of plant light environment on mycorrhizal colonisation in field‐grown seedlings of podocarp‐angiosperm forest tree species. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 40(1). 65–72. 19 indexed citations

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Dungan, Roger J., David A. Norton, & Richard P. Duncan. (2001). Seed rain in successional vegetation, Port Hills Ecological District, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 39(1). 115–124. 10 indexed citations

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Lange, Peter J. de, et al.. (2000). Taxonomy, ecology, and conservation of Atriplex billardierei and A. hollowayi sp. nov. (Chenopodiaceae) in Australasia. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 38(4). 551–567. 8 indexed citations

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Lange, Peter J. de, Peter B. Heenan, David R. Given, et al.. (1999). Threatened and uncommon plants of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 37(4). 603–628. 66 indexed citations

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Norton, David A. & Jenny J. Ladley. (1998). Establishment and early growth of Alepis flavida in relation to Nothofagus solandri branch size. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 36(2). 213–217. 26 indexed citations

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Norton, David A.. (1994). Relationships between pteridophytes and topography in a lowland South Westland podocarp forest. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 32(4). 401–408. 6 indexed citations

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Powell, G. R. & David A. Norton. (1994). Contrasts in crown development of the mistletoes Alepis flavida (Hook. f.) Tiegh. and Peraxilla tetrapetala (L. f.) Tiegh. (Loranthaceae) parasitic on Nothofagus solandri (Hook. f.) Oerst., Craigieburn Ecological District, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 32(4). 497–508. 12 indexed citations

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Adams, J.A.S. & David A. Norton. (1991). Soil and vegetation characteristics of some tree windthrow features in a South Westland rimu forest. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 21(1). 33–42. 10 indexed citations

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Norton, David A.. (1989). Floristics and structure of mire‐forest ecotones, west coast South Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 19(1). 31–42. 25 indexed citations

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Norton, David A., et al.. (1988). The ecology of Dacrydium cupressinum : A review. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 26(1). 37–62. 60 indexed citations

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Norton, David A., Jonathan Palmer, & J. Ogden. (1987). Dendroecological studies in New Zealand 1. An evaluation of tree age estimates based on increment cores. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 25(3). 373–383. 121 indexed citations

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Norton, David A., Matt S. McGlone, & T. M. L. Wigley. (1986). Quantitative analyses of modern pollen‐climate relationships in New Zealand indigenous forests. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 24(2). 331–342. 32 indexed citations

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