D.E. Nelson

6.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
79 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

D.E. Nelson is a scholar working on Paleontology, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, D.E. Nelson has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Paleontology, 34 papers in Atmospheric Science and 30 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in D.E. Nelson's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (34 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (33 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (28 papers). D.E. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (34 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (33 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (28 papers). D.E. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Denmark. D.E. Nelson's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

D.E. Nelson

78 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Improved Collagen Extraction by Modified Longin Method

1988 882 citations Thomas A. Brown, D.E. Nelson et al. Radiocarbon profile →
Performance of catalytically condensed carbon for use in accelerator mass spectrometry

1984 590 citations John S. Vogel, John Southon et al. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms profile →
Stable-Carbon Isotope Ratios as a Measure of Marine Versus Terrestrial Protein in Ancient Diets

1982 577 citations Brian Chisholm, D.E. Nelson et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D.E. Nelson Canada	34	2.6k	2.3k	1.9k	1.2k	906	79	5.4k
Marie‐Josée Nadeau Germany	34	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	2.4k 1.3×	997 0.8×	460 0.5×	99	4.8k
Jan Heinemeier Denmark	53	2.7k 1.0×	2.0k 0.9×	4.2k 2.2×	1.1k 0.9×	435 0.5×	202	9.0k
Stephen M. Eggins Australia	66	2.6k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	3.1k 1.6×	1.1k 0.9×	146 0.2×	176	14.7k
D. J. Donahue United States	31	976 0.4×	1.0k 0.4×	1.8k 1.0×	543 0.4×	266 0.3×	162	3.8k
Nigel A. Spooner Australia	34	1.3k 0.5×	794 0.3×	2.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	364 0.4×	131	4.8k
Guaciara M. Santos United States	37	1.0k 0.4×	1.4k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	463 0.4×	295 0.3×	122	4.2k
Alan Hogg New Zealand	36	2.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	4.1k 2.2×	1.8k 1.4×	1.4k 1.5×	102	6.4k
A. J. T. Jull United States	63	3.3k 1.3×	3.7k 1.6×	7.6k 4.0×	2.2k 1.8×	685 0.8×	387	13.3k
Jon Woodhead Australia	68	2.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.5×	3.9k 2.1×	1.2k 1.0×	161 0.2×	249	21.4k
Fiona Brock United Kingdom	37	2.7k 1.0×	910 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	1.8k 1.5×	358 0.4×	122	4.6k

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Nelson, D.E., et al.. (2012). Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopic Measurements of the Wild Animals Hunted by the Norse and the Neo-Eskimo People of Greenland. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen). 301. 40–50. 13 indexed citations

Nelson, D.E., et al.. (2007). Correlation between modern plant δ15N values and activity areas of Medieval Norse farms. Journal of Archaeological Science. 35(2). 492–504. 17 indexed citations

Ward, Brent, et al.. (2003). Port Eliza cave: North American West Coast interstadial environment and implications for human migrations. Quaternary Science Reviews. 22(14). 1383–1388. 43 indexed citations

Nelson, D.E. & Robert McGhee. (2002). Aberrant Radiocarbon Dates on an Inuit Arrowhead. ARCTIC. 55(4). 12 indexed citations

Keeling, Christopher I. & D.E. Nelson. (2001). Changes in the intramolecular stable carbon isotope ratios with age of the European cave bear (Ursus spelaeus). Oecologia. 127(4). 495–500. 15 indexed citations

Nelson, D.E., et al.. (1998). Stable isotopes and the metabolism of the European cave bear. Oecologia. 116(1-2). 177–181. 80 indexed citations

Driver, Jonathan C., et al.. (1996). Stratigraphy, Radiocarbon Dating, and Culture History of Charlie Lake Cave, British Columbia. ARCTIC. 49(3). 30 indexed citations

Lidén, Kerstin, et al.. (1995). The Effects of Lipids in Stable Carbon Isotope Analysis and the Effects of NaOH Treatment on the Composition of Extracted Bone Collagen. Journal of Archaeological Science. 22(2). 321–326. 53 indexed citations

Nelson, D.E.. (1991). A New Method for Carbon Isotopic Analysis of Protein. Science. 251(4993). 552–554. 59 indexed citations

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Vogel, John S., John Southon, & D.E. Nelson. (1990). Memory Effects in an AMS System: Catastrophe and Recovery. Radiocarbon. 32(1). 81–83. 11 indexed citations

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Brown, Thomas A., D.E. Nelson, John S. Vogel, & John Southon. (1988). Improved Collagen Extraction by Modified Longin Method. Radiocarbon. 30(2). 171–177. 882 indexed citations breakdown →

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Southon, John, T.L. Ku, D.E. Nelson, et al.. (1987). 10Be in a deep-sea core: implications regarding10Be production changes over the past 420 ka. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 85(4). 356–364. 46 indexed citations

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Brown, Thomas A., D.E. Nelson, John Southon, & John S. Vogel. (1987). 10Be production rate variations as recorded in a mid-latitude lake sediment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 29(1-2). 232–237. 4 indexed citations

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Vogel, John S., John Southon, & D.E. Nelson. (1987). 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. 29(1-2). 50–56. 252 indexed citations

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Southon, John, John S. Vogel, & D.E. Nelson. (1985). The Proposed TRIUMF Accelerator Mass Spectrometer. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 32(5). 3344–3346. 1 indexed citations

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Vogel, John S., John Southon, D.E. Nelson, & Thomas A. Brown. (1984). 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. 5(2). 289–293. 590 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gascoyne, M. & D.E. Nelson. (1983). Growth Mechanisms of Recent Speleothems from Castleguard Cave, Columbia Icefields, Alberta, Canada, Inferred from A Comparison of Uranium-Series and Carbon-14 Age Data. Arctic and Alpine Research. 15(4). 537–542. 1 indexed citations

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Hobson, Keith A. & D.E. Nelson. (1983). Simon Fraser University Radiocarbon Dates II. Radiocarbon. 25(3). 899–907. 3 indexed citations

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Chisholm, Brian, D.E. Nelson, & Henry P. Schwarcz. (1982). Stable-Carbon Isotope Ratios as a Measure of Marine Versus Terrestrial Protein in Ancient Diets. Science. 216(4550). 1131–1132. 577 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nelson, D.E., R. G. Korteling, & W. R. Stott. (1977). Carbon-14: Direct Detection at Natural Concentrations. Science. 198(4316). 507–508. 209 indexed citations

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