Michael O’Connell

3.1k citations

76 papers · 2.3k indexed · h-index 28

Impact in

Paleontology top 2%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 2%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Papers in ⓘ

Paleontology 20
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies 20
Space and Planetary Science 3

Co-authors: Tony D. Auld (2 shared papers)Karen Molloy (16 shared papers)Daniel Lunney (4 shared papers)Ingo Feeser (3 shared papers)Reed F. Noss (2 shared papers)Chun Chang Huang (3 shared papers)Dennis D. Murphy (1 shared paper)Timothy Beatley (1 shared paper)
Journals: Vegetation History and Archaeobotany (6 papers)Boreas (4 papers)Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology (4 papers)Quaternary Science Reviews (3 papers)New Phytologist (3 papers)
Partner nations: Ireland United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Michael O’Connell

71 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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1	Predicting patterns of post‐fire germination in 35 eastern Australian Fabaceae Australian Journal of Ecology ·Tony D. Auld, Michael O’Connell	1991	307
2	The Science of Conservation Planning: Habitat Conservation under the Endangered Species Act Journal of Wildlife Management ·Timothy Beatley, Reed F. Noss, Michael O’Connell, Dennis D. Murphy	2000	154
3	Cost‐effective ecological restoration Restoration Ecology ·Sarah Kimball, Megan E. Lulow, Quinn M. Sorenson, Kathleen R. Balazs, Yi‐Chin Fang, Steven J. Davis, Michael O’Connell, Travis E. Huxman	2015	146
4	Optimal restoration: accounting for space, time and uncertainty Journal of Applied Ecology ·Kerrie A. Wilson, Megan E. Lulow, Jutta C. Burger, Yi‐Chin Fang, Caitlin Andersen, David M. Olson, Michael O’Connell, Marissa F. McBride	2011	110
5	The Devensian/Weichselian Late‐glacial in northwest Europe (Ireland, Britain, north Belgium, The Netherlands, northwest Germany) Journal of Quaternary Science ·M. J. C. Walker, S.J.P. Bohncke, G. Russell Coope, Michael O’Connell, Hartmut Usinger, Cyriel Verbruggen	1994	100
6	Roost Selection by Goulds Long-Eared Bat, Nyctophilus-Gouldi Tomes (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), in Logged Forest on the South Coast of New South-Wales Wildlife Research ·Daniel Lunney, John F. Barker, David Priddel, Michael O’Connell	1988	94
7	Demography of woody plants in relation to fire: Banksia ericifolia L.f. and Petrophile pulchella (Schrad) R.Br. Australian Journal of Ecology ·Ross A. Bradstock, Michael O’Connell	1988	74
8	Farming and woodland dynamics in Ireland during the Neolithic Michael O’Connell, Karen Molloy	2001	68
9	Tephrostratigraphy of An Loch Mór, Inis Oírr, western Ireland: implications for Holocene tephrochronology in the northeastern Atlantic region The Holocene ·Frank M. Chambers, John R.G. Daniell, John B. Hunt, Karen Molloy, Michael O’Connell	2004	62
10	Effects of logging, fire and drought on three species of lizards in Mumbulla State Forest on the south coast of New South Wales Australian Journal of Ecology ·Daniel Lunney, Peggy Eby, Michael O’Connell	1991	53
11	Early Holocene vegetation and climate dynamics with particular reference to the 8.2 ka event: pollen and macrofossil evidence from a small lake in western Ireland Vegetation History and Archaeobotany ·Beatrice Ghilardi, Michael O’Connell	2012	53
12	Late Holocene land-use and vegetation dynamics in an upland karst region based on pollen and coprophilous fungal spore analyses: an example from the Burren, western Ireland Vegetation History and Archaeobotany ·Ingo Feeser, Michael O’Connell	2010	48
13	Holocene vegetation and land-use dynamics in the karstic environment of Inis Oırr, Aran Islands, western Ireland: pollen analytical evidence evaluated in light of the archaeological record Quaternary International ·Karen Molloy, Michael O’Connell	2003	48
14	Alison Shell. Catholicism, Controversy and the English Literary Imagination, 1558–1660. New York: Cambridge University Press. 1999. Pp. xii, 309. $59.95. ISBN 0-521-58090-0. Albion A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies ·Michael O’Connell	2000	44
15	Multidisciplinary investigations, including stable-isotope studies, of thick Late-glacial sediments from Tory Hill, Co. Limerick, western Ireland Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology ·Michael O’Connell, Chun Chang Huang, U. Eicher	1999	42
16	Fresh insights into long‐term changes in flora, vegetation, land use and soil erosion in the karstic environment of the Burren, western Ireland Journal of Ecology ·Ingo Feeser, Michael O’Connell	2009	41
17	Recent land-use and soil-erosion history within a small catchment in Connemara, western Ireland: evidence from lake sediments and documentary sources CATENA ·Chun Chang Huang, Michael O’Connell	2000	41
18	Palaeoecological investigations towards the reconstruction of woodland and land-use history at Lough Sheeauns, Connemara, western Ireland Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology ·Karen Molloy, Michael O’Connell	1991	38
19	Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens by strand displacement amplification of DNA Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·J.A. Down, Michael O’Connell, Meenakshi Dey, A.H. Walters, Daniel R. Howard, Michael C. Little, William E. Keating, Peter Zwadyk, Perry Haaland, Daniel A. McLaurin, G E Cole	1996	37
20	Self-Organizing Maps for Integrated Environmental Assessment of the Mid-Atlantic Region Environmental Management ·Liem Tran, Carl Knight, Robert V. O’Neill, Elizabeth Smith, Michael O’Connell	2003	34

About Michael O’Connell

Michael O’Connell is a scholar working on Paleontology, Space and Planetary Science, Atmospheric Science, Anthropology and Earth-Surface Processes, having authored 76 papers that have together received 2.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (38 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (20 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (12 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (10 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (7 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers), Geological formations and processes (7 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (458 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (596 citations), Atmospheric Science (826 citations), Ecological Modeling (156 citations) and Anthropology (332 citations). Michael O’Connell has collaborated with scholars based in Ireland, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Tony D. Auld, Karen Molloy, Daniel Lunney, Ingo Feeser, Reed F. Noss, Chun Chang Huang, Dennis D. Murphy, Timothy Beatley, Ross A. Bradstock and Megan E. Lulow. Their work appears in journals such as Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, Boreas, Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Quaternary Science Reviews and New Phytologist.

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