Elsa Mendoza

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Elsa Mendoza is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Elsa Mendoza has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 2 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Elsa Mendoza's work include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (7 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (2 papers) and Mining and Resource Management (2 papers). Elsa Mendoza is often cited by papers focused on Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (7 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (2 papers) and Mining and Resource Management (2 papers). Elsa Mendoza collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Peru. Elsa Mendoza's co-authors include Peter Schlesinger, Vanessa Brooks, Daniel C. Nepstad, Paul A. Lefebvre, Eirivelthon Lima, Carlos A. Nobre, Ane Alencar, Christopher J. Potter, Paulo Moutinho and Mark A. Cochrane and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and World Development.

In The Last Decade

Elsa Mendoza

9 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Large-scale impoverishment of Amazonian forests by logging and fire

1999 973 citations Daniel C. Nepstad, Ane Alencar et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Elsa Mendoza

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Charlotte Wheeler United Kingdom

Joberto Veloso de Freitas Brazil

Daniel Redo Puerto Rico

Philip G. Curtis United States

Elena Cantarello United Kingdom

Susan Minnemeyer United States

Martha Bonilla‐Moheno Mexico

Lars Laestadius United States

Sarah Jane Wilson United States

Adriana Gonçalves Moreira Brazil

Charlotte Wheeler United Kingdom

Elsa Mendoza

805 ×0.9

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308 ×0.9

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428 ×1.3

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126 ×1.1

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60 ×0.7

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Citations per year, relative to Elsa Mendoza Elsa Mendoza (= 1×) peers Charlotte Wheeler

Countries citing papers authored by Elsa Mendoza

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elsa Mendoza

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elsa Mendoza

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Elsa Mendoza. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Elsa Mendoza based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Elsa Mendoza. Elsa Mendoza is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Perz, Stephen G., et al.. (2022). Seeing the broader picture: Stakeholder contributions to understanding infrastructure impacts of the Interoceanic Highway in the southwestern Amazon. World Development. 159. 106061–106061. 3 indexed citations

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Perz, Stephen G., et al.. (2021). Participatory Action Research for Conservation and Development: Experiences from the Amazon. Sustainability. 14(1). 233–233. 17 indexed citations

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Perz, Stephen G., et al.. (2021). The contributions of transboundary networks to environmental governance: The legacy of the MAP initiative. Geoforum. 128. 78–91. 4 indexed citations

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Mendoza, Elsa, et al.. (2013). Revisiting the knowledge exchange train: scaling up dialogue and partnering for participatory regional planning. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 57(3). 384–402. 7 indexed citations

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Nunes, Felipe, Britaldo Soares‐Filho, Renzo Giudice, et al.. (2012). Economic benefits of forest conservation: assessing the potential rents from Brazil nut concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru, to channel REDD+ investments. Environmental Conservation. 39(2). 132–143. 31 indexed citations

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Perz, Stephen G., et al.. (2010). Crossing boundaries for environmental science and management: combining interdisciplinary, interorganizational and international collaboration. Environmental Conservation. 37(4). 419–431. 33 indexed citations

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Perz, Stephen G., Foster Brown, Marcellus M. Caldas, et al.. (2008). Road building, land use and climate change: prospects for environmental governance in the Amazon. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 363(1498). 1889–1895. 86 indexed citations

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Mendoza, Elsa, Stephen G. Perz, César Aguilar, & et al.. (2007). The ‘Knowledge Exchange Train’: a model for capacity building for participatory governance in the south-western Amazon. Development in Practice. 17(6). 791–799. 15 indexed citations

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Nepstad, Daniel C., Ane Alencar, Carlos A. Nobre, et al.. (1999). Large-scale impoverishment of Amazonian forests by logging and fire. Nature. 398(6727). 505–508. 973 indexed citations breakdown →

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