Frederick E. Nelson

13.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
139 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Frederick E. Nelson is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Frederick E. Nelson has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Atmospheric Science, 16 papers in Ecology and 14 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Frederick E. Nelson's work include Climate change and permafrost (111 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (90 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (44 papers). Frederick E. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (111 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (90 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (44 papers). Frederick E. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Netherlands. Frederick E. Nelson's co-authors include Kenneth M. Hinkel, N. I. Shiklomanov, O. A. Anisimov, James G. Bockheim, Samuel I. Outcalt, Jerry Brown, V. E. Romanovsky, Anna E. Klene, D. A. Streletskiy and Y. Shur and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Frederick E. Nelson

137 papers receiving 8.8k 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.

Vulnerability of Permafrost Carbon to Climate Change: Implications for the Global Carbon Cycle

2008 1.2k citations James G. Bockheim, Frederick E. Nelson et al. profile →
Permafrost degradation and its environmental effects on the Tibetan Plateau: A review of recent research

2010 516 citations Frederick E. Nelson, N. I. Shiklomanov et al. profile →
Degrading permafrost puts Arctic infrastructure at risk by mid-century

2018 394 citations V. E. Romanovsky, Frederick E. Nelson et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frederick E. Nelson United States	47	8.1k	1.4k	1.1k	935	777	139	9.2k
L. D. Hinzman United States	49	6.8k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.3×	512 0.5×	744 1.0×	131	8.2k
Kenneth M. Hinkel United States	41	5.0k 0.6×	760 0.6×	596 0.5×	585 0.6×	736 0.9×	123	5.8k
M. Torre Jorgenson United States	42	7.1k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	335 0.4×	912 1.2×	109	8.0k
Huijun Jin China	52	6.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	635 0.7×	615 0.8×	224	8.3k
Ming‐ko Woo Canada	45	4.9k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	432 0.5×	451 0.6×	184	6.7k
James G. Bockheim United States	52	6.3k 0.8×	3.5k 2.5×	1.2k 1.1×	722 0.8×	858 1.1×	192	9.4k
N. I. Shiklomanov United States	33	4.8k 0.6×	862 0.6×	696 0.6×	381 0.4×	455 0.6×	68	5.4k
Qingbai Wu China	52	7.6k 0.9×	812 0.6×	907 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	894 1.2×	283	9.7k
Susan M. Natali United States	35	4.8k 0.6×	2.0k 1.5×	1.7k 1.6×	296 0.3×	844 1.1×	100	6.6k
Terry D. Prowse Canada	53	6.2k 0.8×	2.6k 1.9×	2.3k 2.1×	565 0.6×	1.3k 1.6×	191	9.9k

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Nyland, Kelsey E., N. I. Shiklomanov, D. A. Streletskiy, et al.. (2021). Long-term Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) program observations in Northern Alaskan tundra. Polar Geography. 44(3). 167–185. 21 indexed citations

Klene, Anna E., et al.. (2019). Rock glaciers of the Beartooth and northern Absaroka ranges, Montana, USA. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 30(4). 249–259. 5 indexed citations

Klene, Anna E. & Frederick E. Nelson. (2019). Urban Geocryology: Mapping Urban–Rural Contrasts in Active-Layer Thickness, Barrow Peninsula, Northern Alaska. Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 109(5). 1394–1414. 4 indexed citations

Shiklomanov, N. I., Frederick E. Nelson, D. A. Streletskiy, & Boris K. Biskaborn. (2016). Long-term active-layer dynamics: results of 22 years of field observations in Northern Hemisphere permafrost regions.. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 3 indexed citations

Borrini-Feyerabend, Grazia, et al.. (2015). Collective Land Tenure and Community Conservation: Exploring the linkages between collective tenure rights and the existence and effectiveness of territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities (ICCAs). Companion document to Policy Brief No. 2 of the ICCA. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 2 indexed citations

Streletskiy, D. A., N. I. Shiklomanov, & Frederick E. Nelson. (2012). Spatial variability of permafrost active-layer thickness under contemporary and projected climate in Northern Alaska. Polar Geography. 35(2). 95–116. 31 indexed citations

Klene, Anna E., Frederick E. Nelson, & Kenneth M. Hinkel. (2012). Urban–rural contrasts in summer soil-surface temperature and active-layer thickness, Barrow, Alaska, USA. Polar Geography. 36(3). 183–201. 13 indexed citations

Eisner, Wendy R., Kenneth M. Hinkel, J. G. Bockheim, et al.. (2004). Paleoecological Studies From Peatlands on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 1 indexed citations

Walker, D. A., Gensuo Jia, Howard E. Epstein, et al.. (2002). Vegetation-Soil-Active Layer Relationships Along a Low-Arctic Bioclimate Gradient, Alaska. AGUFM. 2002. 3 indexed citations

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Hinkel, Kenneth M., James A. Doolittle, James G. Bockheim, et al.. (2001). Detection of subsurface permafrost features with ground‐penetrating radar, Barrow, Alaska. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 12(2). 179–190. 136 indexed citations

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Klene, Anna E., Frederick E. Nelson, N. I. Shiklomanov, & Kenneth M. Hinkel. (2001). The N-factor in Natural Landscapes: Variability of Air and Soil-Surface Temperatures, Kuparuk River Basin, Alaska, U.S.A.. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 33(2). 140–148. 133 indexed citations

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Klene, Anna E., Frederick E. Nelson, & N. I. Shiklomanov. (2001). THE N-FACTOR AS A TOOL IN GEOCRYOLOGICAL MAPPING: SEASONAL THAW IN THE KUPARUK RIVER BASIN, ALASKA. Physical Geography. 22(6). 449–466. 30 indexed citations

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Bockheim, James G., Kenneth M. Hinkel, & Frederick E. Nelson. (2001). Soils of the Barrow region, Alaska. Polar Geography. 25(3). 163–181. 22 indexed citations

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Brown, Jerry, Kenneth M. Hinkel, & Frederick E. Nelson. (2000). The circumpolar active layer monitoring (calm) program: Research designs and initial results. Polar Geography. 24(3). 166–258. 401 indexed citations

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Nelson, Frederick E., N. I. Shiklomanov, & Gerald Mueller. (1999). Variability of Active-layer Thickness at Multiple Spatial Scales, North-central Alaska, U.S.A.. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 31(2). 179–186. 48 indexed citations

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Müller, Sven, et al.. (1998). Accuracy Assessment of a Land-Cover Map of the Kuparu k River Basin, Alaska: Considerations for Remote Regions. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 64(6). 619–628. 75 indexed citations

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Hinkel, Kenneth M., et al.. (1996). Formation of injection frost mounds over winter 1995–1996 at barrow, Alaska. Polar Geography. 20(4). 235–248. 5 indexed citations

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Nelson, Frederick E.. (1989). PERMAFROST ZONATION IN EASTERN CANADA: A REVIEW OF PUBLISHED MAPS. Physical Geography. 10(3). 233–248. 12 indexed citations

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Nelson, Frederick E.. (1989). Cryoplanation Terraces: Periglacial Cirque Analogs. Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography. 71(1-2). 31–41. 22 indexed citations

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Nelson, Frederick E.. (1986). METHODOLOGY: A DEVICE FOR MONITORING SOIL MOVEMENT IN PEATLANDS. Physical Geography. 7(3). 275–281. 3 indexed citations

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