Michael Nelson

10.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
109 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Michael Nelson is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Nelson has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 23 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 21 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Michael Nelson's work include Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (19 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (19 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (14 papers). Michael Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (19 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (19 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (14 papers). Michael Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Sweden. Michael Nelson's co-authors include John A. Vucetich, Arian D. Wallach, William J. Ripple, Euan G. Ritchie, Aaron J. Wirsing, Oswald J. Schmitz, Mike Letnic, Douglas W. Smith, Robert L. Beschta and Joël Berger and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Nelson

103 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Status and Ecological Effects of the World’s Largest Carnivores

2014 2.6k citations William J. Ripple, James A. Estes et al. Science profile →
Conservation social science: Understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation

2016 797 citations Michael Nelson et al. profile →
Mainstreaming the social sciences in conservation

2016 339 citations Michael Nelson et al. Conservation Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Nelson United States	35	3.7k	1.3k	1.2k	1.2k	994	109	7.0k
Thomas M. Newsome Australia	35	3.8k 1.0×	987 0.7×	693 0.6×	928 0.8×	890 0.9×	109	6.2k
Nigel Leader‐Williams United Kingdom	44	4.6k 1.3×	2.2k 1.6×	1.3k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	107	7.2k
Peter A. Lindsey South Africa	36	3.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	715 0.6×	663 0.7×	76	4.7k
Piran C. L. White United Kingdom	50	4.5k 1.2×	1.6k 1.2×	619 0.5×	961 0.8×	797 0.8×	230	9.3k
Stephen M. Redpath United Kingdom	50	7.1k 1.9×	1.8k 1.4×	1.0k 0.9×	2.1k 1.8×	1.4k 1.4×	195	9.3k
Adrian Treves United States	43	5.5k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	676 0.6×	848 0.9×	118	7.1k
Neil Carter United States	32	3.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	627 0.5×	519 0.4×	719 0.7×	106	5.1k
Amy Dickman United Kingdom	35	4.2k 1.1×	840 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	576 0.5×	896 0.9×	107	5.1k
Justin S. Brashares United States	43	6.5k 1.8×	2.0k 1.5×	924 0.8×	1.9k 1.6×	1.7k 1.7×	102	8.8k
Rob Slotow South Africa	56	6.9k 1.9×	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.6×	1.3k 1.3×	326	10.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Nelson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Nelson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Nelson

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nelson, Michael, et al.. (2024). Wildland Fire Response in the United States: The Limitations of Consequentialist Ethics When Making Decisions Under Risk and Uncertainty. Case Studies in the Environment. 8(1). 2 indexed citations

Moore, Kathleen Dean & Michael Nelson. (2023). The perilous and important art of definition: the case of the old‐growth forest. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 21(6). 264–265. 3 indexed citations

Arismendi, Iván, et al.. (2023). An examination of race/ethnicity, gender, and employer affiliations on university natural resource program advisory boards. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 13(4). 668–673.

Batavia, Chelsea, Michael Nelson, Jeremy T. Bruskotter, et al.. (2021). Emotion as a source of moral understanding in conservation. Conservation Biology. 35(5). 1380–1387. 35 indexed citations

Wallach, Arian D., Erick Lundgren, Chelsea Batavia, et al.. (2019). When all life counts in conservation. Conservation Biology. 34(4). 997–1007. 39 indexed citations

Nelson, Michael, et al.. (2019). Cautioning against overemphasis of normative constructs in conservation decision making. Conservation Biology. 33(5). 1002–1013. 21 indexed citations

Ripple, William J., James A. Estes, Robert L. Beschta, et al.. (2014). Status and Ecological Effects of the World’s Largest Carnivores. Science. 343(6167). 1241484–1241484. 2623 indexed citations breakdown →

Goralnik, Lissy, Tracy Dobson, & Michael Nelson. (2014). Place-Based Care Ethics: A Field Philosophy Pedagogy.. Canadian journal of environmental education. 19. 180–196. 12 indexed citations

Nelson, Michael, et al.. (2014). Autophagy-lysosome pathway associated neuropathology and axonal degeneration in the brains of alpha-galactosidase A-deficient mice. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 2(1). 20–20. 59 indexed citations

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Bruskotter, Jeremy T., et al.. (2013). Removing Protections for Wolves and the Future of the U.S. Endangered Species Act (1973). Conservation Letters. 7(4). 401–407. 42 indexed citations

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Deák, Eszter, Michael Nelson, Lalitha Gade, et al.. (2011). Aspergillus terreusaccessory conidia are multinucleated, hyperpolarizing structures that display differential dectin staining and can induce heightened inflammatory responses in a pulmonary model of aspergillosis. Virulence. 2(3). 200–207. 19 indexed citations

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Gore, Meredith L., et al.. (2011). Exploring the ethical basis for conservation policy: the case of inbred wolves on Isle Royale, USA. Conservation Letters. 4(5). 394–401. 14 indexed citations

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Nelson, Michael, et al.. (2010). Debating the presidency : conflicting perspectives on the American executive. CQ Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Nelson, Michael. (2010). Teaching Holism in Environmental Ethics. Environmental Ethics. 32(1). 33–49. 4 indexed citations

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Nelson, Michael & J. Baird Callicott. (2008). The wilderness debate rages on : continuing the great new wilderness debate. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 56 indexed citations

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Vucetich, John A., Michael Nelson, & Michael K. Phillips. (2006). The Normative Dimension and Legal Meaning of Endangered and Recovery in the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Conservation Biology. 20(5). 1383–1390. 53 indexed citations

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Callicott, J. Baird & Michael Nelson. (1998). The Great New Wilderness Debate. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 249 indexed citations

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Nelson, Michael. (1996). Holists and Fascists and Paper Tigers...Oh My. 1(2). 9 indexed citations

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Plummer, Laura S. & Michael Nelson. (1993). "Girls Can Take Care of Themselves": Gender and Storytelling in Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.". 30(2). 175–184. 2 indexed citations

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Nelson, Michael. (1993). A Defense of Environmental Ethics. Environmental Ethics. 15(3). 245–257. 3 indexed citations

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