Melissa A. Kenney

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Melissa A. Kenney is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa A. Kenney has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Melissa A. Kenney's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (6 papers), Economic and Environmental Valuation (5 papers) and Climate Change Communication and Perception (5 papers). Melissa A. Kenney is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (6 papers), Economic and Environmental Valuation (5 papers) and Climate Change Communication and Perception (5 papers). Melissa A. Kenney collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Melissa A. Kenney's co-authors include George B. Arhonditsis, Ariana E. Sutton‐Grier, Kenneth H. Reckhow, Anthony C. Janetos, Craig A. Stow, Sandra J. McBride, Julio L. Betancourt, Michael C. Dietze, Kathleen C. Weathers and Rodrigo Vargas and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Melissa A. Kenney

42 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Iterative near-term ecological forecasting: Needs, opportunities, and challenges

2018 393 citations Michael C. Dietze, Julio L. Betancourt et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Decision Analysis to Advance Environmental Sustainability 2023 ·Decision Analysis ·Kelly Robinson, Erin Baker, (unknown), Victoria Hemming, Melissa A. Kenney, Michael C. Runge	3
2	Estimating the benefits of stream water quality improvements in urbanizing watersheds: An ecological production function approach 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Roger H. von Haefen, George Van Houtven, (unknown), Daniel R. Obenour, Jonathan Miller, Melissa A. Kenney, Michael D. Gerst, (unknown)	15
3	The usability gap in water resources open data and actionable science initiatives 2023 ·JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association ·Melissa A. Kenney, Michael D. Gerst, Emily K. Read	1
4	TheNEONEcological Forecasting Challenge 2023 ·Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment ·R. Quinn Thomas, Carl Boettiger, Cayelan C. Carey, Michael C. Dietze, Leah R. Johnson, Melissa A. Kenney, J. S. McLachlan, Jody A. Peters, Eric R. Sokol, Jake F. Weltzin, (unknown), Whitney M. Woelmer, (unknown)	11
5	Observations of greenhouse gases as climate indicators 2021 ·Climatic Change ·Lori Bruhwiler, Sourish Basu, J. H. Butler, Abhishek Chatterjee, E. J. Dlugokencky, Melissa A. Kenney, Allison McComiskey, S. A. Montzka, (unknown)	51
6	Seasonality of biological and physical systems as indicators of climatic variation and change 2020 ·Climatic Change ·Jake F. Weltzin, Julio L. Betancourt, Benjamin I. Cook, Theresa M. Crimmins, Carolyn A. F. Enquist, Michael D. Gerst, John Gross, Geoffrey M. Henebry, (unknown), Melissa A. Kenney, John S. Kimball, Bradley C. Reed, Steven W. Running	13
7	National indicators of climate changes, impacts, and vulnerability 2020 ·Climatic Change ·Melissa A. Kenney, Anthony C. Janetos	8
8	A decision‐analytic approach to screening in chemical alternatives assessment 2020 ·Business Strategy and the Environment ·Michael D. Gerst, Melissa A. Kenney, (unknown), Robert Giraud	2
9	Universities Can Lead the Way Supporting Engaged Geoscientists 2018 ·Eos ·Anne J. Jefferson, Melissa A. Kenney, Tessa M. Hill, Noelle E. Selin	3
10	Exploring visual representations to support data re‐use for interdisciplinary science 2018 ·Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology ·Andrea Wiggins, Alyson L. Young, Melissa A. Kenney	9
11	Methods for translating narrative scenarios into quantitative assessments of land use change 2016 ·Environmental Modelling & Software ·(unknown), Georgia Mavrommati, Jonathan R. Thompson, Matthew J. Duveneck, Spencer R. Meyer, Arika Ligmann-Zielińska, Caroline Gottschalk Druschke, Kristen C. Hychka, Melissa A. Kenney, Kasper Kok, Mark E. Borsuk	126
12	Climate-related Indicators and Data Provenance: Evaluating Coupled Boundary Objects for Science, Innovation, and Decision-Making 2015 ·2015 AGU Fall Meeting ·Andrea Wiggins, (unknown), (unknown), Michael D. Gerst, Melissa A. Kenney, (unknown), Andrew Rice, (unknown)	1
13	Partition Dependence and Carryover Biases in Subjective Probability Assessment Surveys for Continuous Variables: Model-Based Estimation and Correction 2015 ·Decision Analysis ·(unknown), Robert T. Clemen, Benjamin F. Hobbs, Melissa A. Kenney	9
14	Combining expert elicitation and stated preference methods to value ecosystem services from improved lake water quality 2014 ·Ecological Economics ·George Van Houtven, Carol Mansfield, Daniel J. Phaneuf, Roger H. von Haefen, (unknown), Melissa A. Kenney, Kenneth H. Reckhow	61
15	Cost analysis of water and sediment diversions to optimize land building in the Mississippi River delta 2013 ·Water Resources Research ·Melissa A. Kenney, Benjamin F. Hobbs, David Mohrig, Hongtai Huang, Jeffrey A. Nittrouer, W. Kim, Gary Parker	24
16	Our current understanding of lake ecosystem response to climate change: What have we really learned from the north temperate deep lakes? 2010 ·Journal of Great Lakes Research ·Yuko Shimoda, M.E. Äzim, Gurbir Perhar, Maryam Ramin, Melissa A. Kenney, (unknown), (unknown), George B. Arhonditsis	147
17	Benthic macroinvertebrates as indicators of water quality: The intersection of science and policy 2009 ·Susan E. Gresens, Robert F. Smith, Ariana E. Sutton‐Grier, Melissa A. Kenney	81
18	Examining the relationship between ecosystem structure and function using structural equation modelling: A case study examining denitrification potential in restored wetland soils 2009 ·Ecological Modelling ·Ariana E. Sutton‐Grier, Melissa A. Kenney, Curtis J. Richardson	50
19	Exploring ecological patterns with structural equation modeling and Bayesian analysis 2005 ·Ecological Modelling ·George B. Arhonditsis, Craig A. Stow, (unknown), Melissa A. Kenney, (unknown), Sandra J. McBride, Kenneth H. Reckhow	152
20	Economic impacts of sea level rise. 1983 ·American Society of Civil Engineers eBooks ·Michael Gibbs, Melissa A. Kenney, (unknown)	3

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