Eric W. Neilson

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

About

Eric W. Neilson is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecological Modeling and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric W. Neilson has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Ecology, 8 papers in Ecological Modeling and 5 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Eric W. Neilson's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (13 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (8 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (4 papers). Eric W. Neilson is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (13 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (8 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (4 papers). Eric W. Neilson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Eric W. Neilson's co-authors include Stan Boutin, A. Cole Burton, Erin M. Bayne, Jason T. Fisher, Darío Moreira‐Arce, Robin Steenweg, Andrew Ladle, Tal Avgar, Clayton T. Lamb and Vincent Nijman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Eric W. Neilson

15 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

REVIEW: Wildlife camera trapping: a review and recommendations for linking surveys to ecological processes

2015 822 citations A. Cole Burton, Eric W. Neilson et al. Journal of Applied Ecology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eric W. Neilson Canada	11	1.0k	463	173	170	151	17	1.2k
Lindsey N. Rich United States	15	881 0.9×	416 0.9×	119 0.7×	120 0.7×	123 0.8×	24	1.0k
Riddhika Kalle South Africa	21	845 0.8×	224 0.5×	190 1.1×	155 0.9×	140 0.9×	52	967
Samia E. Carrillo‐Percastegui United States	6	1.0k 1.0×	423 0.9×	253 1.5×	173 1.0×	101 0.7×	7	1.1k
Robin Steenweg Canada	14	1.6k 1.5×	738 1.6×	217 1.3×	280 1.6×	196 1.3×	30	1.8k
Remington J. Moll United States	19	862 0.8×	247 0.5×	94 0.5×	168 1.0×	201 1.3×	48	1.1k
Johannes Signer Germany	16	1.0k 1.0×	217 0.5×	153 0.9×	255 1.5×	182 1.2×	41	1.2k
Shant Raj Jnawali Nepal	20	871 0.8×	300 0.6×	142 0.8×	188 1.1×	104 0.7×	33	1.0k
Christopher T. Rota United States	17	1.1k 1.0×	445 1.0×	81 0.5×	378 2.2×	125 0.8×	55	1.2k
Jesse Whittington Canada	22	1.9k 1.9×	612 1.3×	160 0.9×	328 1.9×	225 1.5×	41	2.2k
Jeremy J. Cusack United Kingdom	18	754 0.7×	197 0.4×	124 0.7×	217 1.3×	127 0.8×	34	979

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17 of 17 papers shown

Yemshanov, Denys, et al.. (2025). Evaluating fuelbreak strategies for compartmentalizing a fire-prone forest landscape in Alberta, Canada. PLoS ONE. 20(5). e0321722–e0321722.

Aubin, Isabelle, Erik J. S. Emilson, Amanda Schoonmaker, et al.. (2024). Restoring forest ecosystem services through trait-based ecology. Environmental Reviews. 32(4). 498–524. 3 indexed citations

Yemshanov, Denys, et al.. (2023). Restoration of linear disturbances from oil-and-gas exploration in boreal landscapes: How can network models help?. Journal of Environmental Management. 348. 119036–119036.

Neilson, Eric W., et al.. (2022). Habitat quality does not predict animal population abundance on frequently disturbed landscapes. Ecological Modelling. 469. 109943–109943. 1 indexed citations

Neilson, Eric W., Justin Beckers, Cheryl A. Johnson, et al.. (2022). The direct and habitat-mediated influence of climate on the biogeography of boreal caribou in Canada. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100052–100052. 11 indexed citations

Neilson, Eric W., Clayton T. Lamb, Michael J. L. Peers, et al.. (2020). There’s a storm a‐coming: Ecological resilience and resistance to extreme weather events. Ecology and Evolution. 10(21). 12147–12156. 29 indexed citations

Neilson, Eric W., et al.. (2020). Random Encounter and Staying Time Model Testing with Human Volunteers. Journal of Wildlife Management. 84(6). 1179–1184. 10 indexed citations

Gilbert, Sophie L., Jessica A. Haines, Anni Hämäläinen, et al.. (2019). Conservation triage at the trailing edge of climate envelopes. Conservation Biology. 34(1). 289–292. 26 indexed citations

Muhly, Tyler B., Cheryl A. Johnson, Mark Hebblewhite, et al.. (2019). Functional response of wolves to human development across boreal North America. Ecology and Evolution. 9(18). 10801–10815. 50 indexed citations

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Peers, Michael J. L., Yasmine N. Majchrzak, Eric W. Neilson, et al.. (2018). Quantifying fear effects on prey demography in nature. Ecology. 99(8). 1716–1723. 47 indexed citations

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Neilson, Eric W., et al.. (2018). Animal movement affects interpretation of occupancy models from camera‐trap surveys of unmarked animals. Ecosphere. 9(1). 91 indexed citations

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Neilson, Eric W. & Stan Boutin. (2017). Human disturbance alters the predation rate of moose in the Athabasca oil sands. Ecosphere. 8(8). 15 indexed citations

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Neilson, Eric W.. (2017). Wolf-Moose Spatial Dynamics in Alberta’s Athabasca Oil Sands Region. University of Alberta Library. 2 indexed citations

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Meijaard, Erik, et al.. (2016). First Ecological Study of the Bawean Warty Pig (Sus blouchi), One of the Rarest Pigs on Earth. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0151732–e0151732. 13 indexed citations

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Muhly, Tyler B., Robert Serrouya, Eric W. Neilson, Haitao Li, & Stan Boutin. (2015). Influence of In-Situ Oil Sands Development on Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) Movement. PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0136933–e0136933. 18 indexed citations

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Burton, A. Cole, Eric W. Neilson, Darío Moreira‐Arce, et al.. (2015). REVIEW: Wildlife camera trapping: a review and recommendations for linking surveys to ecological processes. Journal of Applied Ecology. 52(3). 675–685. 822 indexed citations breakdown →

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Neilson, Eric W., Vincent Nijman, & K. A. I. Nekaris. (2013). Conservation Assessments of Arboreal Mammals in Difficult Terrain: Occupancy Modeling of Pileated Gibbons (Hylobates pileatus). International Journal of Primatology. 34(4). 823–835. 25 indexed citations

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