Gus Shaver

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Gus Shaver is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Gus Shaver has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Atmospheric Science, 14 papers in Ecology and 8 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Gus Shaver's work include Climate change and permafrost (28 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (14 papers) and Indigenous Studies and Ecology (8 papers). Gus Shaver is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (28 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (14 papers) and Indigenous Studies and Ecology (8 papers). Gus Shaver collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Gus Shaver's co-authors include W. D. Billings, Berrien Moore, John E. Hobbie, B. J. Peterson, Jerry M. Melillo, George M. Woodwell, R. A. Houghton, Lars Olof Björn, Yuri Chernov and Walter C. Oechel and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Global Change Biology and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Gus Shaver

37 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Changes in the Carbon Content of Terrestrial Biota and So... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 200 400 600
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.

  1. Changes in the Carbon Content of Terrestrial Biota and Soils between 1860 and 1980: A Net Release of CO"2 to the Atmosphere
    1983 668 citations R. A. Houghton, John E. Hobbie et al. Ecological Monographs profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gus Shaver Sweden 18 868 708 679 272 252 37 1.9k
Patrick J. Webber United States 15 1.2k 1.4× 573 0.8× 407 0.6× 224 0.8× 102 0.4× 20 1.8k
J. T. Fahnestock United States 28 2.0k 2.3× 1.2k 1.7× 752 1.1× 271 1.0× 383 1.5× 36 2.9k
Christopher L. Fastie United States 14 1.2k 1.4× 843 1.2× 997 1.5× 331 1.2× 189 0.8× 16 2.4k
Martin Sommerkorn United Kingdom 24 1.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.6× 641 0.9× 427 1.6× 589 2.3× 44 2.4k
Esther Lévesque Canada 25 1.3k 1.5× 871 1.2× 493 0.7× 213 0.8× 102 0.4× 65 2.3k
Magnus Lund Denmark 29 1.6k 1.8× 1.3k 1.9× 1.1k 1.6× 227 0.8× 117 0.5× 65 2.7k
Charles H. Racine United States 23 3.7k 4.3× 1.3k 1.8× 979 1.4× 220 0.8× 122 0.5× 54 4.6k
Stef Bokhorst Netherlands 28 1.2k 1.4× 1.5k 2.1× 552 0.8× 429 1.6× 467 1.9× 60 2.9k
Robert B. McKane United States 22 611 0.7× 924 1.3× 743 1.1× 593 2.2× 623 2.5× 39 2.3k
Teresa N. Hollingsworth United States 24 1.2k 1.4× 940 1.3× 1.5k 2.2× 387 1.4× 143 0.6× 47 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Gus Shaver

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gus Shaver

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Gus Shaver. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Gus Shaver. The network helps show where Gus Shaver may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gus Shaver

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gus Shaver. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gus Shaver 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 Gus Shaver. Gus Shaver is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Callaghan, Terry V., Lars Olof Björn, Yuri Chernov, et al.. (2004). Rationale, Concepts and Approach to the Assessment. AMBIO. 33(7). 393–397. 18 indexed citations
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Callaghan, Terry V., Lars Olof Björn, Yuri Chernov, et al.. (2004). Biodiversity, Distributions and Adaptations of Arctic Species in the Context of Environmental Change. AMBIO. 33(7). 404–417. 202 indexed citations
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Callaghan, Terry V., Lars Olof Björn, Yuri Chernov, et al.. (2004). Uncertainties and Recommendations. AMBIO. 33(7). 474–479. 28 indexed citations
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Callaghan, Terry V., Lars Olof Björn, Yuri Chernov, et al.. (2004). Effects on the Structure of Arctic Ecosystems in the Short- and Long-term Perspectives. AMBIO. 33(7). 436–447. 97 indexed citations
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Callaghan, Terry V., Lars Olof Björn, Yuri Chernov, et al.. (2004). Effects on the Function of Arctic Ecosystems in the Short- and Long-term Perspectives. AMBIO. 33(7). 448–458. 51 indexed citations
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Callaghan, Terry V., Lars Olof Björn, Yuri Chernov, et al.. (2004). Key Findings and Extended Summaries. AMBIO. 33(7). 386–392. 15 indexed citations
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Callaghan, Terry V., Lars Olof Björn, Yuri Chernov, et al.. (2004). Past Changes in Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems, Climate and UV Radiation. AMBIO. 33(7). 398–403. 24 indexed citations
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Callaghan, Terry V., Lars Olof Björn, Yuri Chernov, et al.. (2004). Synthesis of Effects in Four Arctic Subregions. AMBIO. 33(7). 469–473. 23 indexed citations
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Callaghan, Terry V., Lars Olof Björn, Yuri Chernov, et al.. (2004). Responses to Projected Changes in Climate and UV-B at the Species Level. AMBIO. 33(7). 418–435. 89 indexed citations
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Callaghan, Terry V., Lars Olof Björn, Yuri Chernov, et al.. (2004). Past Changes in Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems, Climate and UV Radiation. AMBIO. 33(7). 398–398. 2 indexed citations
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Callaghan, Terry V., Lars Olof Björn, Yuri Chernov, et al.. (2004). Key Findings and Extended Summaries. AMBIO. 33(7). 386–386. 5 indexed citations
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Callaghan, Terry V., Lars Olof Björn, Yuri Chernov, et al.. (2004). Effects of Changes in Climate on Landscape and Regional Processes, and Feedbacks to the Climate System. AMBIO. 33(7). 459–468. 64 indexed citations
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Callaghan, Terry V., Lars Olof Björn, Yuri Chernov, et al.. (2004). Rationale, Concepts and Approach to the Assessment. AMBIO. 33(7). 393–393. 13 indexed citations
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McKane, Robert B., Edward B. Rastetter, Gus Shaver, et al.. (1994). Effects of historical changes in climate on carbon storage in Alaskan arctic tundra. 1 indexed citations
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Mark, A. F., Ned Fetcher, Gus Shaver, & F. Stuart Chapin. (1985). Estimated Ages of Mature Tussocks of Eriophorum Vaginatum along A Latitudinal Gradient in Central Alaska, U.S.A.. Arctic and Alpine Research. 17(1). 1–5. 3 indexed citations
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Houghton, R. A., John E. Hobbie, Jerry M. Melillo, et al.. (1983). Changes in the Carbon Content of Terrestrial Biota and Soils between 1860 and 1980: A Net Release of CO"2 to the Atmosphere. Ecological Monographs. 53(3). 235–262. 668 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shaver, Gus, et al.. (1979). The Vertical Distribution of Live Vascular Phytomass in Cottongrass Tussock Tundra. Arctic and Alpine Research. 11(3). 335–342. 7 indexed citations
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Billings, W. D., et al.. (1977). Root Growth, Respiration, and Carbon Dioxide Evolution in an Arctic Tundra Soil. Arctic and Alpine Research. 9(2). 129–137. 13 indexed citations
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Shaver, Gus & W. D. Billings. (1977). Effects of daylength and temperature on root elongation in tundra graminoids. Oecologia. 28(1). 57–65. 33 indexed citations
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Billings, W. D., et al.. (1977). Root Growth, Respiration, and Carbon Dioxide Evolution in an Arctic Tundra Soil. Arctic and Alpine Research. 9(2). 129–129. 77 indexed citations

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