David M. Nelson

17.7k citations

173 papers · 12.7k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 55

Impact in

Oceanography top 0.05%
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Geochemistry and Petrology top 0.2%
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Papers in

Oceanography 81
- Marine and coastal ecosystems 79
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research 46
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes 16
Geochemistry and Petrology 20
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis 13

Co-authors: Walker O Smith Mark A. Brzezinski Paul Tréguer Bernard Quéguiner Aude Leynaert David J. DeMaster Feng Sheng Hu Louis Gordon
Journals: Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography (17 papers)Limnology and Oceanography (8 papers)Journal of Phycology (7 papers)Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers (5 papers)Global Biogeochemical Cycles (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States France Australia

In The Last Decade

David M. Nelson

169 papers receiving 11.9k citations

Hit Papers

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The determinants of corporate sustainability performance 2009 · 520 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2009 Accounting and Finance
2000 Global and Planetary Change
1995 Global Biogeochemical Cycles
1995 Science

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All Works

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1	Impacts of onshore wind energy production on biodiversity Todd E. Katzner, David M. Nelson, Ana Teresa Marques, Christian C. Voigt, Sergio A. Lambertucci, Hildred Machuca, Enrico Bernard, Robert H. Diehl, Megan Murgatroyd	2025	1
2	Understanding fatality patterns and sex ratios of Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) at wind energy facilities in western California and Texas PeerJ ·Sarah T. LiCari, Amanda M. Hale, Sara P. Weaver, Sarah R. Fritts, Todd E. Katzner, David M. Nelson, Dean A. Williams	2023	2
3	Downpour dynamics: outsized impacts of storm events on unprocessed atmospheric nitrate export in an urban watershed Biogeosciences ·Defiana Sulaeman, David M. Nelson, Keith N. Eshleman	2023	1
4	Combining stable isotopes, trace elements, and distribution models to assess the geographic origins of migratory bats Ecosphere ·Jamin G. Wieringa, Juliet Nagel, Elicio Colin, David M. Nelson, Bryan C. Carstens, H. Lisle Gibbs	2023	2
5	Vulnerability of avian populations to renewable energy production Royal Society Open Science ·Tara J. Conkling, Hannah B. Vander Zanden, Taber D. Allison, Jay E. Diffendorfer, Thomas V. Dietsch, Adam E. Duerr, V G Tharunmadhavan, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Scott R. Loss, David M. Nelson, Kapilan Varatharajah, Julie L. Yee, Todd E. Katzner	2022	25
6	Genotypic variation and plasticity in climate-adaptive traits after range expansion and fragmentation of red spruce ( Picea rubens Sarg.) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Jiawei Yan, 福室康行, Susanne Lachmuth, Ruilong Niu, Kurt H. Johnsen, John R. Butnor, David M. Nelson, Matthew C. Fitzpatrick, Stephen R. Keller	2022	11
7	Effects of alder- and salmon-derived nutrients on aquatic bacterial community structure and microbial community metabolism in subarctic lakes Oecologia ·Tuley Francis Huntington, Angela D. Kent, David M. Nelson, Patrick Walsh, Jennifer M. Fraterrigo, Feng Sheng Hu	2022	1
8	Terrestrial Nitrogen Inputs Affect the Export of Unprocessed Atmospheric Nitrate to Surface Waters: Insights from Triple Oxygen Isotopes of Nitrate Ecosystems ·Defiana Sulaeman, David M. Nelson, Robert D. Sabo, Keith N. Eshleman	2021	10
9	Frequent burning causes large losses of carbon from deep soil layers in a temperate savanna Journal of Ecology ·Adam F. A. Pellegrini, Kendra K. McLauchlan, Sarah E. Hobbie, Michelle C. Mack, Eichhorn, David M. Nelson, Steven S. Perakis, Peter B. Reich, Regina Aparecida	2020	23
10	Century-scale wood nitrogen isotope trajectories from an oak savanna with variable fire frequencies Biogeosciences ·Diana Milena Ríos Ocampo, Daniel Griffin, Sarah E. Hobbie, Ian M. Howard, David M. Nelson, Peter B. Reich, Kendra K. McLauchlan	2020	4
11	Assessing population‐level consequences of anthropogenic stressors for terrestrial wildlife Ecosphere ·Todd E. Katzner, Melissa A. Braham, Tara J. Conkling, Jay E. Diffendorfer, Adam E. Duerr, Scott R. Loss, David M. Nelson, Hannah B. Vander Zanden, Julie L. Yee	2020	18
12	Light variability and mixotrophy: Responses of testate amoeba communities and shell δ13C values to a peatland shading experiment European Journal of Protistology ·MRobbins, Stephen C. Peters, David M. Nelson, Robert K. Booth	2018	7
13	Centennial-scale reductions in nitrogen availability in temperate forests of the United States Scientific Reports ·Kendra K. McLauchlan, Laci Gerhart, John J. Battles, Joseph M. Craine, Andrew J. Elmore, Philip E. Higuera, Michelle C. Mack, Namrata Rathi, David M. Nelson, Neil Pederson, Steven S. Perakis	2017	60
14	Trophic position and dietary breadth of bats revealed by nitrogen isotopic composition of amino acids Scientific Reports ·Caitlin J. Campbell, David M. Nelson, Nanako O. Ogawa, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Naohiko Ohkouchi	2017	15
15	Response of Archaeal Communities in the Rhizosphere of Maize and Soybean to Elevated Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations PLoS ONE ·David M. Nelson, Isaac Cann, Roderick I. Mackie	2010	24
16	Phylogenetic Evidence for Lateral Gene Transfer in the Intestine of Marine Iguanas PLoS ONE ·David M. Nelson, Isaac Cann, Eric Altermann, Roderick I. Mackie	2010	11
17	Pyrosequencing reveals the influence of elevated atmospheric CO2 on the composition of archaeal communities in the rhizosphere of C3 and C4 crops AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·David M. Nelson, Isaac Cann, Roderick I. Mackie	2008	1
18	Bacterial Diversity and Distribution in the Holocene Sediments of a Northern Temperate Lake Microbial Ecology ·David M. Nelson, Samuel Ohene-Adjei, Feng Sheng Hu, Isaac Cann, Roderick I. Mackie	2007	37
19	National overview and evolution of NOAA's Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) Program / David M. Nelson and Mark E. Monaco. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·David M. Nelson, (unknown), (unknown)	2000	8
20	Production and dissolution of biogenic silica in the ocean: revised global estimates, comparison with regional data and relationship to biogenic sedimentation Oceanographic literature review ·David M. Nelson, Paul Tréguer, Mark A. Brzezinski, Aude Leynaert, Bernard Quéguiner	1996	1

About David M. Nelson

David M. Nelson is a scholar working on Oceanography, Geochemistry and Petrology, Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Paleontology, having authored 173 papers that have together received 12.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (79 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (46 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (40 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (27 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (16 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (16 papers), Diatoms and Algae Research (13 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (7.5k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (1.4k citations), Atmospheric Science (3.8k citations), Paleontology (1.3k citations) and Ecology (4.1k citations). David M. Nelson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Walker O Smith, Mark A. Brzezinski, Paul Tréguer, Bernard Quéguiner, Aude Leynaert, David J. DeMaster, Feng Sheng Hu, Louis Gordon, A.J. Van Bennekom and John J. Goering. Their work appears in journals such as Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography, Limnology and Oceanography, Journal of Phycology, Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers and Global Biogeochemical Cycles.

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