D.E. Nelson

6.6k citations

79 papers · 5.4k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 34

Impact in

Paleontology top 0.2%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Geography, Planning and Development top 0.05%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

Papers in ⓘ

Paleontology 39
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies 33
Anthropology 20
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology 20

Co-authors: John S. Vogel (38 shared papers)John Southon (40 shared papers)Thomas A. Brown (6 shared papers)Henry P. Schwarcz (4 shared papers)Brian Chisholm (3 shared papers)R. G. Korteling (5 shared papers)W. R. Stott (1 shared paper)T.L. Ku (9 shared papers)
Journals: Radiocarbon (11 papers)Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms (10 papers)Journal of Archaeological Science (6 papers)Nature (4 papers)Science (4 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States Denmark

In The Last Decade

D.E. Nelson

78 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Improved Collagen Extraction by Modified Longin Method 1988 · 882 citations

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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.

1988 Radiocarbon
1984 Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
1982 Science

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1	Improved Collagen Extraction by Modified Longin Method Radiocarbon ·Thomas A. Brown, D.E. Nelson, John S. Vogel, John Southon Hit paper breakdown →	1988	882
2	Performance of catalytically condensed carbon for use in accelerator mass spectrometry Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ·John S. Vogel, John Southon, D.E. Nelson, Thomas A. Brown Hit paper breakdown →	1984	590
3	Stable-Carbon Isotope Ratios as a Measure of Marine Versus Terrestrial Protein in Ancient Diets Science ·Brian Chisholm, D.E. Nelson, Henry P. Schwarcz Hit paper breakdown →	1982	577
4	¹⁴C Background Levels in An Accelerator Mass Spectrometry System Radiocarbon ·John S. Vogel, D.E. Nelson, John Southon	1987	255
5	Catalyst and binder effects in the use of filamentous graphite for AMS Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ·John S. Vogel, John Southon, D.E. Nelson	1987	252
6	Carbon-14: Direct Detection at Natural Concentrations Science ·D.E. Nelson, R. G. Korteling, W. R. Stott	1977	209
7	Radiocarbon Dating of Pollen by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Quaternary Research ·Thomas A. Brown, D.E. Nelson, Rolf W. Mathewes, John S. Vogel, John Southon	1989	196
8	LLNL/UC AMS facility and research program Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ·J.C. Davis, I.D. Proctor, John Southon, Marc W. Caffee, D.W. Heikkinen, M.L. Roberts, Thomas L. Moore, K.W. Turteltaub, D.E. Nelson, D. H. Loyd, John S. Vogel	1990	152
9	A record of past ocean‐Atmosphere radiocarbon differences from the northeast Pacific Paleoceanography ·John Southon, D.E. Nelson, John S. Vogel	1990	111
10	Carbon isotope measurement techniques for bone collagen: Notes for the archaeologist Journal of Archaeological Science ·Brian Chisholm, D.E. Nelson, Keith A. Hobson, Henry P. Schwarcz, Martin Knyf	1983	104
11	The response of benthic foraminifera to productivity cycles in the eastern equatorial Pacific: Faunal and geochemical constraints on glacial bottom water oxygen levels Paleoceanography ·Thomas F. Pedersen, M. J. Pickering, John S. Vogel, John N. Southon, D.E. Nelson	1988	97
12	Marine and Terrestrial Protein in Prehistoric Diets on the British Columbia Coast Current Anthropology ·Brian Chisholm, D.E. Nelson, Henry P. Schwarcz	1983	94
13	Younger Dryas Climatic Reversal in Northeastern USA? AMS Ages for an Old Problem Quaternary Research ·D. M. Peteet, John S. Vogel, D.E. Nelson, John Southon, Rudy J. Nickmann, Linda E. Heusser	1990	91
14	Accelerator radiocarbon dating of human blood proteins in pigments from Late Pleistocene art sites in Australia Antiquity ·Thomas Loy, R. Jones, D.E. Nelson, Betty Meehan, John S. Vogel, John Southon, Richard A. Cosgrove	1990	88
15	Stable isotopes and the metabolism of the European cave bear Oecologia ·D.E. Nelson, Anders Angerbjörn, Kerstin Lidén, İbrahim Caner TÜRK	1998	80
16	CARBON ISOTOPE RATIOS IN PALAEODIET: LACK OF AGE OR SEX EFFECT Archaeometry ·Nancy C. Lovell, D.E. Nelson, Henry P. Schwarcz	1986	76
17	Constancy of oceanic deposition of 10Be as recorded in manganese crusts Nature ·T.L. Ku, Masashi Kusakabe, D.E. Nelson, J. R. Southern, R. G. Korteling, John S. Vogel, I. Nowikow	1982	68
18	Late-glacial pollen, macrofossils and fish remains in northeastern U.S.A. — The Younger Dryas oscillation Quaternary Science Reviews ·D. M. Peteet, Robert A. Daniels, Linda E. Heusser, John S. Vogel, John Southon, D.E. Nelson	1993	68
19	Beryllium isotope distribution in the western North Atlantic: a comparison to the Pacific Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers ·T.L. Ku, Masashi Kusakabe, C. I. Measures, John Southon, Girolamo Cusimano, John S. Vogel, D.E. Nelson, Shyu Nakaya	1990	60
20	A New Method for Carbon Isotopic Analysis of Protein Science ·D.E. Nelson	1991	59

About D.E. Nelson

D.E. Nelson is a scholar working on Paleontology, Anthropology, Geography, Planning and Development, Atmospheric Science and Radiation, having authored 79 papers that have together received 5.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (34 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (33 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (28 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (20 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (13 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (11 papers), Indigenous Studies and Ecology (7 papers) and Radioactive contamination and transfer (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (2.6k citations), Geography, Planning and Development (906 citations), Anthropology (1.2k citations), Atmospheric Science (1.9k citations) and Ecology (2.3k citations). D.E. Nelson has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include John S. Vogel, John Southon, Thomas A. Brown, Henry P. Schwarcz, Brian Chisholm, R. G. Korteling, W. R. Stott, T.L. Ku, Masashi Kusakabe and Rolf W. Mathewes. Their work appears in journals such as Radiocarbon, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, Journal of Archaeological Science, Nature and Science.

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