Douglas A. Nelson

8.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
152 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Douglas A. Nelson is a scholar working on Developmental Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas A. Nelson has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Developmental Biology, 48 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 36 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Douglas A. Nelson's work include Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (58 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (43 papers) and Plant and animal studies (24 papers). Douglas A. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (58 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (43 papers) and Plant and animal studies (24 papers). Douglas A. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Douglas A. Nelson's co-authors include Peter Marler, Donald E. Kroodsma, Edward H. Miller, Angelika Poesel, Charles A. Schiffer, Bercedis L. Peterson, Lewis R. Silverman, Jimmie C. Holland, Carlos M. DeCastro and James F. Holland 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

Douglas A. Nelson

146 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

Randomized Controlled Trial of Azacitidine in Patients With the Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A Study of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B

2002 1.3k citations Douglas A. Nelson, Charles A. Schiffer et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
Ecology and Evolution of Acoustic Communication in Birds.

1997 846 citations Douglas A. Nelson et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Douglas A. Nelson United States	38	2.8k	2.7k	1.7k	1.5k	996	152	6.5k
Val Nolan United States	57	687 0.2×	5.0k 1.8×	4.2k 2.5×	860 0.6×	761 0.8×	170	9.7k
Tom P. Gordon Australia	51	532 0.2×	1.2k 0.4×	202 0.1×	257 0.2×	1.1k 1.1×	229	9.4k
Susan Perry United States	41	1.2k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	431 0.3×	204 0.1×	106 0.1×	95	4.4k
Lynn B. Jorde United States	68	141 0.0×	318 0.1×	496 0.3×	728 0.5×	5.9k 6.0×	222	15.2k
Swee Lay Thein United Kingdom	55	69 0.0×	627 0.2×	985 0.6×	5.9k 4.0×	5.8k 5.8×	293	15.5k
Anders Berglund Sweden	42	535 0.2×	2.9k 1.1×	1.0k 0.6×	18 0.0×	458 0.5×	129	6.0k
Mark D. Shriver United States	63	106 0.0×	333 0.1×	415 0.2×	129 0.1×	3.1k 3.1×	198	13.3k
William Ollier United Kingdom	54	56 0.0×	243 0.1×	176 0.1×	614 0.4×	1.7k 1.7×	313	11.1k
Takafumi Ishida Japan	44	86 0.0×	453 0.2×	113 0.1×	149 0.1×	2.5k 2.5×	317	7.7k
Stefano Calza Italy	38	76 0.0×	700 0.3×	571 0.3×	61 0.0×	1.2k 1.2×	207	5.1k

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Nelson, Douglas A., et al.. (2025). The Impact of COVID-19 Infection on Semen Analysis Values in Active Duty Service Members. Military Medicine. 190(11-12). e2607–e2612.

Kazman, Josh B., Douglas A. Nelson, Anwar Ahmed, et al.. (2024). Risk for exertional heat illness among US army enlistees: climate indexes, intrinsic factors and their interactions. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 59(4). 231–240. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Siqi, Douglas A. Nelson, Andrew Duong, et al.. (2024). Incidence and Predictors of Postpartum Depression Diagnoses among Active-Duty U.S. Army Soldiers. Journal of Women s Health. 33(12). 1625–1634. 2 indexed citations

Nelson, Douglas A., Robert M. Kaplan, Michael H. Weisman, & Lianne M. Kurina. (2022). Service discharges among US Army personnel with selected musculoskeletal and skin conditions: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 12(10). e063371–e063371.

Ludford, Kaysia, Kanwal Raghav, Mariela A. Blum Murphy, et al.. (2021). Safety and efficacy of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab in mismatch repair deficient localized/locally advanced solid tumors.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 39(15_suppl). 2520–2520. 8 indexed citations

Nelson, Douglas A., Robert M. Kaplan, Lianne M. Kurina, & Michael H. Weisman. (2021). Incidence of Ankylosing Spondylitis Among Male and Female United States Army Personnel. Arthritis Care & Research. 75(2). 332–339. 14 indexed citations

Nelson, Douglas A., et al.. (2021). An investigation of sickle cell trait, body mass index, and fitness in relation to venous thromboembolism among African American adults. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 19(9). 2216–2224. 3 indexed citations

Hu, Jiaqi, Douglas A. Nelson, Patricia A. Deuster, et al.. (2019). Sickle cell trait and renal disease among African American U.S. Army soldiers. British Journal of Haematology. 185(3). 532–540. 10 indexed citations

Bjarnadóttir, Margrét V., David R. Anderson, Kislaya Prasad, Ritu Agarwal, & Douglas A. Nelson. (2019). The Value of Shorter Initial Opioid Prescriptions: A Simulation Evaluation. PharmacoEconomics. 38(1). 109–119.

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Bedno, Sheryl A., Douglas A. Nelson, Lianne M. Kurina, & Y. Sammy Choi. (2018). Gender differences in the associations of body mass index, physical fitness and tobacco use with lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries among new US Army soldiers. Injury Prevention. 25(4). 295–300. 25 indexed citations

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Nelson, Douglas A., et al.. (2016). Prediction of all-cause occupational disability among US Army soldiers. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 73(7). 442–451. 9 indexed citations

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Nelson, Douglas A., et al.. (2016). Sickle Cell Trait, Rhabdomyolysis, and Mortality among U.S. Army Soldiers. New England Journal of Medicine. 375(5). 435–442. 91 indexed citations

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Nelson, Douglas A. & Angelika Poesel. (2011). Responses to Variation in Song Length by Male White‐Crowned Sparrows. Ethology. 118(1). 24–32. 18 indexed citations

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Gaunt, Sandra L. L., et al.. (2005). New Directions for Bioacoustics Collections. The Auk. 122(3). 984–984. 9 indexed citations

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Gaunt, Sandra L. L., et al.. (2005). New Directions for Bioacoustics Collections. The Auk. 122(3). 984–987. 7 indexed citations

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Nelson, Douglas A., et al.. (1998). Anterior forebrain pathway is needed for stable song expression in adult male white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys). Behavioural Brain Research. 96(1-2). 135–150. 26 indexed citations

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Davey, FR, Virginia L. Brunetto, Douglas A. Nelson, et al.. (1995). Morphologic characteristics of erythroleukemia (Acute Myeloid Leukemia; FAB‐M6): A CALGB study. American Journal of Hematology. 49(1). 29–38. 31 indexed citations

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Alarcón, Pedro A. de, Jack Goldberg, Douglas A. Nelson, & J.A. Stockman. (1983). Lithium therapy in childhood neutropenia. The Journal of Pediatrics. 102(1). 149–152. 7 indexed citations

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Nelson, Douglas A.. (1982). The Communication Behavior Of The Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus Columba.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 3 indexed citations

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Chapman, Brendan, et al.. (1978). Use of Dredged Material Islands by Colonial Seabirds and Wading Birds in Texas.. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 13 indexed citations

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