Donald R. Nelson

11.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
122 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Donald R. Nelson is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald R. Nelson has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 21 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Donald R. Nelson's work include Ichthyology and Marine Biology (20 papers), Climate change impacts on agriculture (15 papers) and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (9 papers). Donald R. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Ichthyology and Marine Biology (20 papers), Climate change impacts on agriculture (15 papers) and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (9 papers). Donald R. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. Donald R. Nelson's co-authors include W. Neil Adger, Katrina Brown, Irene Lorenzoni, Suraje Dessai, Mike Hulme, Marisa Goulden, Lars Otto Næss, Johanna Wolf, Maria Carmen Lemos and Anita Wreford and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Donald R. Nelson

117 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

Are there social limits to adaptation to climate change?

2008 1.7k citations W. Neil Adger, Donald R. Nelson et al. Climatic Change profile →
Adaptation to Environmental Change: Contributions of a Resilience Framework

2007 1.4k citations Donald R. Nelson, W. Neil Adger et al. profile →
Resilience and Vulnerability: Complementary or Conflicting Concepts?

2010 693 citations Donald R. Nelson et al. profile →
Differentiating capacities as a means to sustainable climate change adaptation

2014 281 citations Hallie Eakin, Maria Carmen Lemos et al. Global Environmental Change profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donald R. Nelson United States	34	2.8k	2.6k	1.8k	1.0k	1.0k	122	8.0k
Osvaldo Canziani	5	4.7k 1.7×	1.7k 0.7×	2.3k 1.3×	788 0.8×	1.9k 1.9×	5	11.7k
Clair Hanson United Kingdom	7	3.1k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	1.7k 0.9×	490 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	8	7.6k
Jean Palutikof United Kingdom	35	6.5k 2.3×	2.1k 0.8×	2.7k 1.5×	873 0.8×	1.9k 1.9×	84	13.9k
Steve Carpenter United States	8	3.6k 1.3×	1.5k 0.6×	680 0.4×	881 0.8×	1.6k 1.6×	10	7.2k
Nadine Marshall Australia	46	3.1k 1.1×	2.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	498 0.5×	2.8k 2.8×	123	8.2k
Thomas J. Wilbanks United States	25	4.6k 1.7×	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	376 0.4×	839 0.8×	68	8.4k
John M. Anderies United States	44	4.7k 1.7×	2.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	610 0.6×	1.5k 1.5×	140	10.2k
Vicente Barros Argentina	23	6.2k 2.2×	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	413 0.4×	926 0.9×	46	10.0k
Michael D. Mastrandrea United States	24	3.3k 1.2×	1.2k 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	326 0.3×	841 0.8×	46	7.4k
John McNeill United States	37	1.4k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	2.3k 1.3×	746 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	266	9.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mansur, Andressa V., et al.. (2024). Exploring social contracts of disaster risk through twitter narratives during a major storm. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 100197–100197.

Martins, Eduardo Sávio Passos Rodrigues, et al.. (2024). At the extremes: Assessing interrelations among the impacts of and responses to extreme hydroclimatic events in Ceará, Northeast Brazil. Journal of Hydrology. 632. 130850–130850. 4 indexed citations

Rees, Charles B. van, Roderick W. Lammers, James E. Byers, et al.. (2023). Reimagining infrastructure for a biodiverse future. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(46). e2214334120–e2214334120. 14 indexed citations

Rees, Charles B. van, Brian P. Bledsoe, Susana Ferreira, et al.. (2023). Nature-based solutions for leveed river corridors. Anthropocene. 44. 100417–100417. 12 indexed citations

Nelson, Donald R., Brian P. Bledsoe, Susana Ferreira, & Nathan P. Nibbelink. (2020). Challenges to realizing the potential of nature-based solutions. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 45. 49–55. 96 indexed citations

Coughlan, Michael R. & Donald R. Nelson. (2018). Influences of Native American land use on the Colonial Euro-American settlement of the South Carolina Piedmont. PLoS ONE. 13(3). e0195036–e0195036. 18 indexed citations

Lemos, Maria Carmen, Yun-Jia Lo, Donald R. Nelson, Hallie Eakin, & Ana Maria Bedran-Martins. (2016). Linking development to climate adaptation: Leveraging generic and specific capacities to reduce vulnerability to drought in NE Brazil. Global Environmental Change. 39. 170–179. 113 indexed citations

Nelson, Donald R., Marcelo Theophilo Folhes, & Timothy J. Finan. (2009). Mapping the road to development: a methodology for scaling up participation in policy processes. Development in Practice. 19(3). 386–395. 9 indexed citations

Nelson, Donald R., W. Neil Adger, & Katrina Brown. (2007). Adaptation to Environmental Change: Contributions of a Resilience Framework. SSRN Electronic Journal. 38 indexed citations

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Nelson, Donald R., et al.. (2007). May they Live Happily Ever After. Wood and Fiber Science. 15(1). 1–1. 3 indexed citations

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Nelson, Donald R., et al.. (2004). Statistical Mechanics of Membranes and Surfaces. WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks. 427 indexed citations

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Lemos, Maria Carmen, Timothy J. Finan, Roger W. Fox, Donald R. Nelson, & Joanna Marie Tucker. (2002). The Use of Seasonal Climate Forecasting in Policymaking: Lessons from Northeast Brazil. Climatic Change. 55(4). 479–507. 164 indexed citations

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Soffientino, Bruno, et al.. (1999). Infectious necrotizing enteritis and mortality caused by Vibrio carchariae in summer flounder Paralichthys dentatus during intensive culture. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 38(3). 201–210. 53 indexed citations

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Labarrere, Carlos A., D.E. Pitts, Donald R. Nelson, & W. Pagé Faulk. (1995). Coronary artery disease in cardiac allografts: association with depleted arteriolar tissue plasminogen activator.. PubMed. 27(3). 1941–3. 5 indexed citations

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Nelson, Donald R., Francesco Salamini, & Dorothea Bartels. (1994). Abscisic acid promotes novel DNA-binding activity to a desiccation-related promoter of Craterostigma plantagineum. The Plant Journal. 5(4). 451–458. 41 indexed citations

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Nelson, Donald R., et al.. (1990). The promotional effect of bone wax on experimental Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 99(6). 977–980. 81 indexed citations

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Standora, Edward A. & Donald R. Nelson. (1977). A Telemetric Study of the Behavior of Free-Swimming Pacific Angel Sharks, Squatina californica. Occidental College Scholar (Occidental College). 18 indexed citations

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Nelson, Donald R. & Richard H. Johnson. (1976). Some Recent Observations on Acoustic Attraction of Pacific Reef Sharks.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations

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Nelson, Donald R., et al.. (1975). Circadian Activity Rhythm in the Horn Shark, Heterodontus francisci: Effect of Light Intensity. Occidental College Scholar (Occidental College). 2 indexed citations

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Nelson, Donald R., et al.. (1969). Responses in Bahamiam Sharks and Groupers, to Low-Frequency, Pulsed Sounds. Occidental College Scholar (Occidental College). 68(3). 131–137. 9 indexed citations

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