Michael Palace

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
86 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Michael Palace is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Palace has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Ecology, 34 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 25 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Michael Palace's work include Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (22 papers), Forest ecology and management (22 papers) and Remote Sensing in Agriculture (16 papers). Michael Palace is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (22 papers), Forest ecology and management (22 papers) and Remote Sensing in Agriculture (16 papers). Michael Palace collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and United Kingdom. Michael Palace's co-authors include Michael Keller, Gregory P. Asner, G. C. Hurtt, Steve Frolking, Jeffrey Q. Chambers, Joel Hartter, Franklin B. Sullivan, Douglas C. Morton, José Natalino Macedo Silva and Crystal N. H. McMichael and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Michael Palace

85 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Amazon forests maintain consistent canopy structure and greenness during the dry season

2014 339 citations Douglas C. Morton, Jyoteshwar Nagol et al. Nature profile →
Anthropogenic influence on Amazonian forests in pre‐history: An ecological perspective

2015 86 citations Mark B. Bush, Crystal N. H. McMichael et al. Journal of Biogeography profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Palace United States	34	2.0k	1.7k	1.4k	1.3k	509	86	3.9k
Miles R. Silman United States	34	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	967 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	852 1.7×	69	5.0k
Ted R. Feldpausch United Kingdom	29	2.2k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	700 0.5×	1.6k 1.3×	504 1.0×	77	3.9k
Fernando Del Bon Espírito-Santo Brazil	22	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	923 0.6×	903 0.7×	164 0.3×	40	2.6k
John F. Weishampel United States	33	935 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	316 0.6×	72	3.4k
Sylvie Gourlet‐Fleury France	31	1.8k 0.9×	956 0.6×	526 0.4×	1.8k 1.4×	233 0.5×	107	3.5k
Marcos Longo United States	30	2.5k 1.3×	1.1k 0.6×	585 0.4×	987 0.8×	753 1.5×	75	3.3k
Hugh D. Safford United States	48	5.0k 2.5×	3.3k 2.0×	337 0.2×	3.1k 2.4×	785 1.5×	138	7.1k
Norman L. Christensen United States	40	3.0k 1.5×	2.7k 1.6×	1.3k 0.9×	2.4k 1.9×	759 1.5×	72	6.5k
Risto Kalliola Finland	27	863 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	152 0.1×	1.2k 0.9×	270 0.5×	76	3.0k
David Galbraith United Kingdom	35	4.2k 2.2×	1.3k 0.8×	384 0.3×	2.2k 1.7×	1.1k 2.1×	73	5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Palace

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Palace

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Palace

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20 of 20 papers shown

Winter, Jonathan M., Megan A. Linske, Scott C. Williams, et al.. (2024). Spatial and temporal distribution of Ixodes scapularis and tick-borne pathogens across the northeastern United States. Parasites & Vectors. 17(1). 481–481. 1 indexed citations

McMichael, Crystal N. H., et al.. (2023). Amazonian pollen assemblages reflect biogeographic gradients and forest cover. Journal of Biogeography. 50(11). 1926–1938. 7 indexed citations

Sullivan, Franklin B., et al.. (2023). Evaluating the Effects of UAS Flight Speed on Lidar Snow Depth Estimation in a Heterogeneous Landscape. Remote Sensing. 15(21). 5091–5091.

Jacobs, Jennifer M., Franklin B. Sullivan, Michael Palace, et al.. (2021). Snow depth mapping with unpiloted aerial system lidar observations: a case study in Durham, New Hampshire, United States. The cryosphere. 15(3). 1485–1500. 46 indexed citations

Bolduc, Benjamin, Suzanne B. Hodgkins, R. K. Varner, et al.. (2020). The IsoGenie database: an interdisciplinary data management solution for ecosystems biology and environmental research. PeerJ. 8. e9467–e9467. 6 indexed citations

Jacobs, Jennifer M., Franklin B. Sullivan, Michael Palace, et al.. (2020). Shallow snow depth mapping with unmanned aerial systems lidar observations: A case study in Durham, New Hampshire, United States. 3 indexed citations

Frolking, Steve, Stephen Hagen, B. H. Braswell, et al.. (2017). Evaluating multiple causes of persistent low microwave backscatter from Amazon forests after the 2005 drought. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0183308–e0183308. 10 indexed citations

Hartter, Joel, Catrina A. MacKenzie, Sadie J. Ryan, et al.. (2016). Perceptions of risk in communities near parks in an African biodiversity hotspot. AMBIO. 45(6). 692–705. 31 indexed citations

Palace, Michael, et al.. (2016). Anthropogenic Habitats Facilitate Dispersal of an Early Successional Obligate: Implications for Restoration of an Endangered Ecosystem. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0148842–e0148842. 29 indexed citations

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McCalley, C. K., et al.. (2015). Using vegetation cover type to predict and scale peatland methane dynamics.. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. 2015. 1 indexed citations

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Herrick, C, et al.. (2014). Use of High Resolution UAS Imagery to Classify Sub-Arctic Vegetation Types. 2014 AGU Fall Meeting. 2014. 1 indexed citations

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Treuhaft, R. N., F. G. Gonçalves, João Roberto dos Santos, et al.. (2014). Exploring Vegetation Profiles from TanDEM-X Phase, Lidar, and Field Measurements in Tropical Forests. 1–3. 5 indexed citations

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Morton, Douglas C., Jyoteshwar Nagol, C. C. Carabajal, et al.. (2014). Amazon forests maintain consistent canopy structure and greenness during the dry season. Nature. 506(7487). 221–224. 339 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hartter, Joel, Sadie J. Ryan, Jeremy E. Diem, & Michael Palace. (2012). Population, Environment, and Climate in the Albertine Rift: Understanding Local Impacts of Regional Change. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2012. 1 indexed citations

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Braswell, B. H., Michael Palace, Mark B. Bush, et al.. (2012). Detection of Amazonian Black Earth Sites using Hyperspectral Satellite Imagery. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2012. 1 indexed citations

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Urrego, Dunia H., Mark B. Bush, Miles R. Silman, et al.. (2012). Holocene fires, forest stability and human occupation in south‐western Amazonia. Journal of Biogeography. 40(3). 521–533. 56 indexed citations

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Palace, Michael, Michael Keller, & Hudson Silva. (2008). NECROMASS PRODUCTION: STUDIES IN UNDISTURBED AND LOGGED AMAZON FORESTS. Ecological Applications. 18(4). 873–884. 53 indexed citations

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Espírito-Santo, Fernando Del Bon, Michael Keller, B. H. Braswell, & Michael Palace. (2006). Detection of Canopy Opening in Undisturbed and Selectively Logging Tropical Forests by Gap Fraction Data. AGUFM. 2006. 1 indexed citations

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Hurtt, G. C., Xiangming Xiao, Michael Keller, et al.. (2003). IKONOS imagery for the Large Scale Biosphere–Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA). Remote Sensing of Environment. 88(1-2). 111–127. 48 indexed citations

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Keller, Michael, Patrick Crill, João Carlos Benício Dias, et al.. (2002). Automated Chamber Measurements of Soil-Atmosphere Carbon Dioxide Flux in Undisturbed Forest at the Tapajos National Forest, Brazil. AGUFM. 2002. 2 indexed citations

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