Melissa Savage

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
53 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Melissa Savage is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Savage has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 14 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 13 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Melissa Savage's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (11 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (10 papers). Melissa Savage is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (11 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (10 papers). Melissa Savage collaborates with scholars based in United States, Qatar and Canada. Melissa Savage's co-authors include Joy Nystrom Mast, Johannes J. Feddema, Craig D. Allen, Donald A. Falk, Penelope Morgan, Peter Stacey, Thomas W. Swetnam, Kierán Suckling, Samuel L. Odom and Brianne Tomaszewski and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Ecological Applications and Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Savage

45 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF SOUTHWESTERN PONDEROSA PINE ECO... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2020 2021 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. ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF SOUTHWESTERN PONDEROSA PINE ECOSYSTEMS: A BROAD PERSPECTIVE
    2002 745 citations Melissa Savage et al. profile →
  2. Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism.
    2020 328 citations Jessica R. Steinbrenner, Kara Hume et al. profile →
  3. Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism: Third Generation Review
    2021 282 citations Kara Hume, Jessica R. Steinbrenner et al. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders profile →

Peers

Melissa Savage
Douglas W. Larson Canada
Paul Knapp United States
Jennifer L. Barnes United States
Michael J. Breen United States
Christine Weber United States
Ross B. Cunningham Australia
Míkel Zabala Spain
Céline Teplitsky France
Michael P. Carey United States
Kathleen O’Brien United States
Douglas W. Larson Canada
Melissa Savage
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Countries citing papers authored by Melissa Savage

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa Savage

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Savage

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melissa Savage. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melissa Savage 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 Melissa Savage. Melissa Savage 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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Savage, Melissa, et al.. (2024). Healthy Nutrition for Adults With Intellectual Disability: Piloting a Mobile Health Application and Self-Management Intervention. Intellectual and developmental disabilities. 62(2). 126–136.
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Savage, Melissa, et al.. (2023). Capabilities, Opportunities, and Motivation: Exploring Fitness Program Experiences of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(10). 5771–5771. 3 indexed citations
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Savage, Melissa, et al.. (2023). Technology-Based Physical Health Interventions for Adults with Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities. 36(5). 757–792. 1 indexed citations
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Duplaix, Nicole & Melissa Savage. (2021). The Global Otter Conservation Strategy. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 23 indexed citations
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Febbraro, Mirko Di, et al.. (2021). Global change on the roof of the world: Vulnerability of Himalayan otter species to land use and climate alterations. Diversity and Distributions. 28(8). 1635–1649. 31 indexed citations
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Hume, Kara, Jessica R. Steinbrenner, Samuel L. Odom, et al.. (2021). Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism: Third Generation Review. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 51(11). 4013–4032. 282 indexed citations breakdown →
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Savage, Melissa, et al.. (2021). First Systematic Survey for Otter (Lutra lutra) in Ladakh, Indian Trans Himalayas. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 3 indexed citations
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Gupta, Nishikant, Mark Everard, Melissa Savage, et al.. (2020). Assessing the distribution pattern of otters in four rivers of the Indian Himalayan biodiversity hotspot. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 30(3). 601–610. 5 indexed citations
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Sam, Ann M., et al.. (2019). Disseminating Information on Evidence-Based Practices for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: AFIRM. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 50(6). 1931–1940. 57 indexed citations
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Sam, Ann M., et al.. (2019). Disseminating Information on Evidence-Based Practices for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: AFIRM..
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Savage, Melissa & Emily C. Bouck. (2017). Predictors of Risky Behavior and Offending for Adolescents With Mild Intellectual Disability. Intellectual and developmental disabilities. 55(3). 154–166. 2 indexed citations
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Summers, Jane, et al.. (2017). Self-Injury in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability: Exploring the Role of Reactivity to Pain and Sensory Input. Brain Sciences. 7(11). 140–140. 55 indexed citations
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Savage, Melissa, et al.. (2016). Illegal otter trade : an analysis of seizures in selected Asian countries (1980-2015). 10 indexed citations
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Bouck, Emily C., et al.. (2014). High-Tech or Low-Tech? Comparing Self-Monitoring Systems to Increase Task Independence for Students With Autism. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 29(3). 156–167. 55 indexed citations
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Shao, Qing, Liu Hong, Sarah Harasym, et al.. (2011). The effect of connexin43 on the level of vascular endothelial growth factor in human retinal pigment epithelial cells. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 250(4). 515–522. 17 indexed citations
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Savage, Melissa, et al.. (2006). Monitoring ecological effects. 1 indexed citations
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Egerton, Muriel & Melissa Savage. (1999). Young adults in turbulent times: changes in social mobility between the 1970s and 1980s. Work Employment and Society. 1 indexed citations

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