Justin Leonard

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Justin Leonard is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, Justin Leonard has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 8 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in Justin Leonard's work include Fire effects on ecosystems (12 papers), Disaster Management and Resilience (8 papers) and Fire dynamics and safety research (8 papers). Justin Leonard is often cited by papers focused on Fire effects on ecosystems (12 papers), Disaster Management and Resilience (8 papers) and Fire dynamics and safety research (8 papers). Justin Leonard collaborates with scholars based in Australia and United States. Justin Leonard's co-authors include Max A. Moritz, John Handmer, A. Malcolm Gill, Ross A. Bradstock, Alexandra D. Syphard, Sarah McCaffrey, Dennis C. Odion, Tania Schoennagel, Enric Batllori and Paul F. Hessburg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Environmental Research Letters and Environmental Science & Policy.

In The Last Decade

Justin Leonard

20 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Learning to coexist with wildfire 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 250 500 750
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. Learning to coexist with wildfire
    2014 795 citations Max A. Moritz, Enric Batllori et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Justin Leonard
Patricia M. Alexandre United States
Nathan Mietkiewicz United States
H. Anu Kramer United States
Krista M. Gebert United States
Miranda H. Mockrin United States
Michelle A. Day United States
Jack D. Cohen United States
Cristina Vega‐García Spain
Fermín Alcasena Spain
Cody Evers United States
Patricia M. Alexandre United States
Justin Leonard
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Countries citing papers authored by Justin Leonard

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Fields of papers citing papers by Justin Leonard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Justin Leonard

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Justin Leonard. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Justin Leonard 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 Justin Leonard. Justin Leonard 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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Leonard, Justin, et al.. (2020). Bushfire Resilient Building Guidance for Queensland Homes. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 4 indexed citations
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March, Alan, et al.. (2019). Urban planning: historical changes integrating bushfire risk-management in Victoria. Australian Journal of Emergency Management. 34(3). 60. 3 indexed citations
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Whittaker, J. E., Raphaële Blanchi, Katharine Haynes, Justin Leonard, & Kimberley Opie. (2017). Experiences of sheltering during the Black Saturday bushfires: Implications for policy and research. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 23. 119–127. 42 indexed citations
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Blanchi, Raphaële, J. E. Whittaker, Katharine Haynes, Justin Leonard, & Kimberley Opie. (2017). Surviving bushfire: the role of shelters and sheltering practices during the Black Saturday bushfires. Environmental Science & Policy. 81. 86–94. 29 indexed citations
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Newnham, Glenn, et al.. (2016). Wye River / Separation Creek post bushfire building survey findings. CSIRO. 5 indexed citations
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Leonard, Justin, et al.. (2016). 2016 Australian Bushfire Building Conference. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Newnham, Glenn, Raphaële Blanchi, Kimberley Opie, Justin Leonard, & Anders Siggins. (2015). Incorporating vegetation attenuation in radiant heat flux modelling. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 24(5). 640–649. 2 indexed citations
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Moritz, Max A., Enric Batllori, Ross A. Bradstock, et al.. (2014). Learning to coexist with wildfire. Nature. 515(7525). 58–66. 795 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leonard, Justin, Kimberley Opie, Glenn Newnham, & Raphaële Blanchi. (2014). A new methodology for State-wide mapping of bushfire prone areas in Queensland. CSIRO. 4 indexed citations
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Reisen, Fabienne, et al.. (2014). Particle and volatile organic emissions from the combustion of a range of building and furnishing materials using a cone calorimeter. Fire Safety Journal. 69. 76–88. 24 indexed citations
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Blanchi, Raphaële, et al.. (2013). Environmental circumstances surrounding bushfire fatalities in Australia 1901–2011. Environmental Science & Policy. 37. 192–203. 146 indexed citations
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Kilinc, Musa, et al.. (2012). Life and house loss database description and analysis: final report. CSIRO. 6 indexed citations
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Blanchi, Raphaële, et al.. (2011). Assessing vulnerability at the urban interface. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 3 indexed citations
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Leonard, Justin, et al.. (2011). Spray system design for ember attack - research findings and discussion paper. 2 indexed citations
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Leonard, Justin, et al.. (2011). Moisture content in timber decking exposed to bushfire weather conditions. Fire and Materials. 36(1). 49–61. 9 indexed citations
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Blanchi, Raphaële, Chris Lucas, Justin Leonard, & Klara Finkele. (2010). Meteorological conditions and wildfire-related houseloss in Australia. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 19(7). 914–926. 109 indexed citations
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Stephens, Scott L., Mark A. Adams, John Handmer, et al.. (2009). Urban–wildland fires: how California and other regions of the US can learn from Australia. Environmental Research Letters. 4(1). 14010–14010. 60 indexed citations
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Burger, Joanna & Justin Leonard. (2000). Conflict resolution in coastal waters: the case of personal watercraft. Marine Policy. 24(1). 61–67. 19 indexed citations
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Leonard, Justin, et al.. (1999). A history of research into building performance in Australian bushfires. 17 indexed citations

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