Nick Abel

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
36 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Nick Abel is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Nick Abel has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 11 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Nick Abel's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (9 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (8 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (6 papers). Nick Abel is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (9 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (8 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (6 papers). Nick Abel collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Nick Abel's co-authors include Brian Walker, Stephen R. Carpenter, J. Marty Anderies, John M. Anderies, Marco A. Janssen, Garry Peterson, Graeme S. Cumming, Louis Lebel, Jon Norberg and Piers Blaikie and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Nick Abel

35 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

From Metaphor to Measurement: Resilience of What to What?

2001 2.4k citations Stephen R. Carpenter, Brian Walker et al. profile →
Resilience Management in Social-ecological Systems: a Working Hypothesis for a Participatory Approach

2002 1.1k citations Brian Walker, Stephen R. Carpenter et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
Ecosystem stewardship: sustainability strategies for a rapidly changing planet

2009 629 citations F. Stuart Chapin, Stephen R. Carpenter et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nick Abel Australia	23	2.7k	1.6k	1.2k	991	721	36	6.0k
Steve Carpenter United States	8	3.6k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.6×	680 0.9×	10	7.2k
Martin F. Price United Kingdom	31	2.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	964 1.0×	527 0.7×	166	6.2k
Maja Schlüter‬ Sweden	43	3.1k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	926 0.8×	888 0.9×	470 0.7×	111	6.2k
Noelle Eckley United States	11	3.3k 1.2×	2.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	592 0.6×	1.4k 1.9×	13	6.5k
Thomas J. Wilbanks United States	25	4.6k 1.7×	1.4k 0.8×	681 0.6×	839 0.8×	1.3k 1.8×	68	8.4k
Lennart Olsson Sweden	34	3.1k 1.2×	835 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	1.9k 1.9×	732 1.0×	98	7.4k
Louis Lebel Thailand	40	5.1k 1.9×	2.8k 1.7×	1.8k 1.6×	1.2k 1.2×	849 1.2×	156	10.6k
Ioan Fazey United Kingdom	37	3.1k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	875 0.9×	678 0.9×	66	6.3k
Thomas E. Downing United Kingdom	31	2.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	855 0.7×	874 0.9×	1.7k 2.4×	75	5.9k
John M. Anderies United States	44	4.7k 1.7×	2.4k 1.5×	1.6k 1.4×	1.5k 1.5×	1.1k 1.5×	140	10.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Nick Abel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nick Abel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nick Abel

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Colloff, Matthew J., Russell Gorddard, Nick Abel, et al.. (2021). Adapting transformation and transforming adaptation to climate change using a pathways approach. Environmental Science & Policy. 124. 163–174. 78 indexed citations

Werners, S.E., Edmond Totin, Nick Abel, et al.. (2021). Advancing climate resilient development pathways since the IPCC’s fifth assessment report. Environmental Science & Policy. 126. 168–176. 54 indexed citations

Ross, Helen, Natalie A. Jones, & Nick Abel. (2020). Kelly, Meet Craik: A Role for Mental Models in Personal Construct Psychology. Journal of Constructivist Psychology. 35(4). 1180–1195. 2 indexed citations

Walker, Brian, Deborah O’Connell, Nick Abel, & Nicky Grigg. (2015). Resilience assessment desktop case studies in Thailand and Niger. CSIRO. 2 indexed citations

Abel, Nick, Russell Gorddard, Ben Harman, et al.. (2011). Sea level rise, coastal development and planned retreat: analytical framework, governance principles and an Australian case study. Environmental Science & Policy. 14(3). 279–288. 206 indexed citations

Biggs, Duan, Nick Abel, Andrew T. Knight, et al.. (2011). The implementation crisis in conservation planning: could “mental models” help?. Conservation Letters. 4(3). 169–183. 183 indexed citations

Chapin, F. Stuart, Stephen R. Carpenter, Gary P. Kofinas, et al.. (2009). Ecosystem stewardship: sustainability strategies for a rapidly changing planet. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 25(4). 241–249. 629 indexed citations breakdown →

Walker, Brian, Nick Abel, John M. Anderies, & Paul Ryan. (2009). Resilience, Adaptability, and Transformability in the Goulburn-Broken Catchment, Australia. Ecology and Society. 14(1). 241 indexed citations

McAllister, Ryan R. J., Iain J. Gordon, Marco A. Janssen, & Nick Abel. (2006). Pastoralists' Responses To Variation Of Rangeland Resources In Time And Space. Ecological Applications. 16(2). 572–583. 78 indexed citations

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Abel, Nick, David H. M. Cumming, & John M. Anderies. (2006). Collapse and Reorganization in Social-Ecological Systems: Questions, Some Ideas, and Policy Implications. Ecology and Society. 11(1). 191 indexed citations

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Abel, Nick, Steve Cork, Russell Gorddard, et al.. (2003). Natural values: Exploring options for enhancing ecosystem services in the Goulburn Broken Catchment. UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney). 33 indexed citations

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Walker, Brian, Stephen R. Carpenter, John M. Anderies, et al.. (2002). Resilience Management in Social-ecological Systems: a Working Hypothesis for a Participatory Approach. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 1060 indexed citations breakdown →

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Robbins, Paul, et al.. (2002). Desertification at the Community Scale: Sustaining Dynamic Human-environment Systems. Research Portal (King's College London). 325–355. 2 indexed citations

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Janssen, Marco A., Brian Walker, Joseph Langridge, & Nick Abel. (2000). An adaptive agent model for analysing co-evolution of management and policies in a complex rangeland system. Ecological Modelling. 131(2-3). 249–268. 10 indexed citations

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Abel, Nick. (1997). Mis-measurement of the productivity and sustainability of African communal rangelands: a case study and some principles from Botswana. Ecological Economics. 23(2). 113–133. 29 indexed citations

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Abel, Nick, et al.. (1991). Rapid appraisal for agroforestry research and extension — The Shurugwi experience. Forest Ecology and Management. 45(1-4). 337–349. 2 indexed citations

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Abel, Nick, et al.. (1989). Amelioration of soil by trees : guidelines for training in rapid appraisal for agroforestry research and extension. 3 indexed citations

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Abel, Nick & Michael Stocking. (1987). A Rapid Method for Assessing Rates of Soil Erosion from Rangeland: An Example from Botswana. Journal of Range Management. 40(5). 460–460. 17 indexed citations

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Webster, R., et al.. (1986). Estimating and mapping grass cover and biomass from low-level photographic sampling†. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 7(12). 1679–1704. 23 indexed citations

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Stocking, Michael & Nick Abel. (1981). Ecological and environmental indicators for the rapid appraisal of natural resources. Agricultural Administration. 8(6). 473–484. 10 indexed citations

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