David M. Olson

30.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
322 papers, 19.1k citations indexed

About

David M. Olson is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, David M. Olson has authored 322 papers receiving a total of 19.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Epidemiology, 60 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 50 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in David M. Olson's work include Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis (79 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (47 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (38 papers). David M. Olson is often cited by papers focused on Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis (79 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (47 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (38 papers). David M. Olson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. David M. Olson's co-authors include Eric Dinerstein, Taylor H. Ricketts, John C. Morrison, John F. Lamoreux, Eric Wikramanayake, Colby Loucks, Prashant Hedao, Thomas F. Allnutt, Neil Burgess and George V. N. Powell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David M. Olson

314 papers receiving 18.1k citations

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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.

Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth

2001 6.2k citations David M. Olson et al. profile →
The Global 200: A Representation Approach to Conserving the Earth’s Most Biologically Valuable Ecoregions

1998 1.2k citations David M. Olson et al. profile →
The Global 200: Priority Ecoregions for Global Conservation

2002 1.1k citations David M. Olson et al. profile →
A Global Deal For Nature: Guiding principles, milestones, and targets

2019 466 citations David M. Olson 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 M. Olson Canada	57	4.9k	4.1k	3.8k	3.0k	2.7k	322	19.1k
James F. Reynolds United States	88	6.5k 1.3×	8.4k 2.0×	6.6k 1.7×	809 0.3×	3.0k 1.1×	987	44.9k
Jian Ni China	72	2.0k 0.4×	2.8k 0.7×	2.3k 0.6×	493 0.2×	800 0.3×	342	24.7k
Henrik Møller United Kingdom	87	2.7k 0.5×	907 0.2×	760 0.2×	340 0.1×	1.2k 0.4×	621	27.6k
Manning Feinleib United States	56	3.6k 0.7×	1.9k 0.5×	2.3k 0.6×	246 0.1×	1.8k 0.7×	144	24.0k
William H. Baltosser United States	10	10.5k 2.1×	5.9k 1.4×	6.9k 1.8×	849 0.3×	5.4k 2.0×	20	29.3k
Anne Chao Taiwan	53	11.0k 2.2×	3.5k 0.8×	8.2k 2.1×	3.7k 1.2×	6.6k 2.4×	138	27.0k
Jerrold H. Zar United States	16	18.0k 3.7×	9.6k 2.3×	11.6k 3.0×	1.4k 0.5×	9.2k 3.4×	37	51.4k
Thomas A. Spies United States	98	5.5k 1.1×	9.3k 2.2×	7.7k 2.0×	907 0.3×	1.4k 0.5×	281	32.8k
F. James Rohlf United States	58	14.6k 3.0×	7.7k 1.9×	9.6k 2.5×	1.6k 0.5×	10.3k 3.8×	154	51.7k
Alan Cooper Australia	73	5.8k 1.2×	623 0.2×	1.1k 0.3×	908 0.3×	1.6k 0.6×	475	21.9k

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Chin, Peck Yin, Lachlan M. Moldenhauer, William D. Lubell, et al.. (2025). Inhibition of interleukin-1 signaling protects against Group B streptococcus-induced preterm birth and fetal loss in mice. Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 169. 104520–104520. 2 indexed citations

Takahashi, Yuki, Tsukasa Takahashi, Haruo Usuda, et al.. (2023). Pharmacological blockade of the interleukin-1 receptor suppressed Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammation in preterm fetal sheep. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 5(11). 101124–101124. 7 indexed citations

Kekeunou, Sévilor, et al.. (2023). Pangolin hunting and trafficking in the forest–savannah transition area of Cameroon. Oryx. 57(6). 704–713. 7 indexed citations

Kulesz, Paulina A., Guillaume Elgbeili, Brian Biekman, et al.. (2023). Maternal mental health mediates the effect of prenatal stress on infant temperament: The Harvey Mom Study. Development and Psychopathology. 36(2). 893–907. 3 indexed citations

Tompkins, Kathleen, et al.. (2022). New Life Through Disaster: A Thematic Analysis of Women's Experiences of Pregnancy and the 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 725256–725256. 2 indexed citations

Amin, Rajan, et al.. (2020). The Status of Forest elephant in the world heritage DJA Faunal Reserve, Cameroon. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 61. 78–89. 1 indexed citations

Leimert, Kelycia B, et al.. (2019). Cooperative effects of sequential PGF2α and IL-1β on IL-6 and COX-2 expression in human myometrial cells. Biology of Reproduction. 100(5). 1370–1385. 29 indexed citations

Yin, Nanlin, Hanbing Wang, Bing Tan, et al.. (2017). IL-27 induces a pro-inflammatory response in human fetal membranes mediating preterm birth. International Immunopharmacology. 50. 361–369. 14 indexed citations

Gomez‐Lopez, Nardhy, Marcia Arenas‐Hernandez, Satomi Tanaka, et al.. (2014). Chemotactic Activity of Gestational Tissues Through Late Pregnancy, Term Labor, and RU486‐Induced Preterm Labor in Guinea Pigs. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 73(4). 341–352. 16 indexed citations

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Zucchi, Fabíola Cristina Ribeiro, Youli Yao, Yaroslav Ilnytskyy, et al.. (2013). Maternal Stress Induces Epigenetic Signatures of Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases in the Offspring. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e56967–e56967. 143 indexed citations

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Olson, David M., et al.. (2013). Satellite-tracking the seasonal locations of Trumpeter Swans Cygnus buccinator from Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, USA. Wildfowl (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust). 59(59). 3–16.

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Olson, David M. & Gabriella Ilonszki. (2012). Post-communist parliaments : change and stability in the second decade. Routledge eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Estrada‐Gutiérrez, Guadalupe, Nardhy Gomez‐Lopez, Verónica Zaga‐Clavellina, et al.. (2010). Interaction between Pathogenic Bacteria and Intrauterine Leukocytes Triggers Alternative Molecular Signaling Cascades Leading to Labor in Women. Infection and Immunity. 78(11). 4792–4799. 31 indexed citations

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Christiaens, Inge, Dean B. Zaragoza, Larry J. Guilbert, et al.. (2008). Inflammatory processes in preterm and term parturition. Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 79(1). 50–57. 394 indexed citations

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Stapenhurst, Rick, et al.. (2008). Legislative Oversight and Budgeting : A World Perspective. World Bank Publications. 46 indexed citations

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Olson, David M. & Philip Norton. (2008). Post-communist and post-Soviet parliaments : the initial decade. Routledge eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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Olson, David M., et al.. (2003). Effects of hyperoxia on VEGF, its receptors, and HIF-2α in the newborn rat lung. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 285(1). L161–L168. 111 indexed citations

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Olson, David M.. (2002). A comparison of online and lecture methods for delivering the CS 1 course. Journal of computing sciences in colleges. 18(2). 57–63. 16 indexed citations

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Olson, David M., et al.. (2002). Teaching software engineering to make students ready for the real world. Journal of computing sciences in colleges. 18(2). 43–50. 14 indexed citations

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Jewell, Malcolm E. & David M. Olson. (1978). American state political parties and elections. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 71 indexed citations

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