Nigel T. Roulet

25.1k citations

224 papers · 17.9k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 75

Impact in

Ecology top 0.02%
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
Atmospheric Science top 0.1%
- Climate change and permafrost
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Cryospheric studies and observations

Papers in

Ecology 180
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology 176
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 98
Atmospheric Science 86
- Climate change and permafrost 46
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 38

Co-authors: Tim R. Moore Peter M. Lafleur Steve Frolking Jill L. Bubier J. M. Waddington Elyn Humphreys Pierre J. H. Richard April L. James
Journals: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (16 papers)Global Biogeochemical Cycles (16 papers)Hydrological Processes (11 papers)Global Change Biology (10 papers)Ecosystems (8 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States Sweden

In The Last Decade

Nigel T. Roulet

217 papers receiving 16.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Wetlands In a Changing Climate: Science, Policy and Management 2018 · 261 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2018 Wetlands
2009 Ecological Monographs
2008 Biogeosciences
2006 Global Change Biology

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1	Seasonal and Diurnal Patterns of Methane Emissions From a Northern Pristine Peatland in the Last Decade Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·Wen-Shan Duan, Mousong Wu, Matthias Peichl, Hongxing He, Nigel T. Roulet, Susan Downs Slattery, Joshua L. Ratcliffe, Mats B. Nilsson, Per‐Erik Jansson	2025	0
2	CO ₂ emitted from peat use in horticulture supports a lower emission factor Carbon Management ·Marzenna Ciechańska, Hongxing He, Nigel T. Roulet	2025	1
3	Wind as a Driver of Peat CO2 Dynamics in a Northern Bog Ecosystems ·Audrey Campeau, Hongxing He, Joakim Riml, Elyn Humphreys, M. Dalva, Nigel T. Roulet	2024	2
4	Duration of extraction determines CO ₂ and CH ₄ emissions from an actively extracted peatland in eastern Quebec, Canada Biogeosciences ·S. Kh. Khaknazarov, Ian B. Strachan, Maria Strack, Nigel T. Roulet, Klaus‐Holger Knorr, 雄大村上	2023	12
5	Vegetation composition regulates the interaction of warming and nitrogen deposition on net carbon dioxide uptake in a boreal peatland Functional Ecology ·Yu Gong, Jianghua Wu, Nigel T. Roulet, М Р Абазов, Hanxian Yan, Quanfa Zhang	2023	3
6	Improved estimates of carbon dioxide emissions from drained peatlands support a reduction in emission factor Communications Earth & Environment ·Hongxing He, Nigel T. Roulet	2023	7
7	Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi mediate the response of ombrotrophic peatlands to fertilization: a modeling study New Phytologist ·Cynthia Rutendo Gota, Jianghua Wu, Hongxing He, Tim R. Moore, Jill L. Bubier, Tuula Larmola, Sari Juutinen, Nigel T. Roulet	2022	10
8	Modelling the habitat preference of two key Sphagnum species in a poor fen as controlled by capitulum water content Biogeosciences ·Jinnan Gong, Nigel T. Roulet, Steve Frolking, Heli Peltola, Anna M. Laine, 健太郎中原, Eeva‐Stiina Tuittila	2020	17
9	Estimating Peatland Water Table Depth and Net Ecosystem Exchange: A Comparison between Satellite and Airborne Imagery Remote Sensing ·Margaret Kalácska, J. Pablo Arroyo‐Mora, Raymond Soffer, Nigel T. Roulet, Tim R. Moore, Elyn Humphreys, George Leblanc, Oliver Lucanus, 宮本元	2018	45
10	Airborne Hyperspectral Evaluation of Maximum Gross Photosynthesis, Gravimetric Water Content, and CO2 Uptake Efficiency of the Mer Bleue Ombrotrophic Peatland Remote Sensing ·J. Pablo Arroyo‐Mora, Margaret Kalácska, Raymond Soffer, Tim R. Moore, Nigel T. Roulet, Sari Juutinen, O Davydova, George Leblanc, 宮本元	2018	27
11	Modeling surface energy fluxes and thermal dynamics of a seasonally ice-covered hydroelectric reservoir The Science of The Total Environment ·Weifeng Wang, Nigel T. Roulet, Ian B. Strachan, Alain Tremblay	2016	10
12	Divergent effects of drought on peatland methane emissions AGUFM ·M. Brown, Elyn Humphreys, Nigel T. Roulet, Tim R. Moore, Peter M. Lafleur	2013	2
13	Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions at the Eastmain 1 Reservoir, Quebec, Canada AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Ian B. Strachan, Angelo Tremblay, Julie Bastien, S. A. Moshy, Hu Ming, Grant Wuerker, Michelle Garneau, Jean‐François Hélie, Luc Pelletier, Yves T. Prairie, Nigel T. Roulet, Cristian R. Teodoru	2010	2
14	A new model of Holocene peatland net primary production, decomposition, water balance, and peat accumulation Earth System Dynamics ·Steve Frolking, Nigel T. Roulet, Eeva‐Stiina Tuittila, Jill L. Bubier, Anne Quillet, Julie Talbot, P. Richard	2010	212
15	Using MODIS derived fPAR with ground based flux tower measurements to derive the light use efficiency for two Canadian peatlands Carleton University's Institutional Repository (MacOdrum Library, Carleton University) ·J.P. Connolly, Nigel T. Roulet, Jonathan Seaquist, Nicholas M. Holden, Peter M. Lafleur, Elyn Humphreys, Kyosuke Ijichi, Shane Ward	2009	26
16	The importance of Northern Peatlands in global carbon systems during the Holocene Cai Haina, Nigel T. Roulet, Steve Frolking, Lawrence A. Mysak	2009	4
17	Spatial Scaling Links the Information across Scales: A Review of Methodologies Used in Regional Eco-hydrological Modeling Diqiu kexue jinzhan ·Jianghua Wu, Pengxiang Zhao, Nigel T. Roulet, Jonathan Seaquist, Changhui Peng	2008	1
18	Peatlands and the carbon cycle: from local processes to global implications – a synthesis Biogeosciences ·Juul Limpens, Frank Berendse, 孙会媛, Josep G. Canadell, Chris Freeman, Joseph Holden, Nigel T. Roulet, H. Rydin, Gabriela Schaepman‐Strub Hit paper breakdown →	2008	724
19	Partitioning Belowground Respiration in a Northern Peatland eScholarship@McGill (McGill) ·S. S. Masood Tirmazi, Nigel T. Roulet, 進彦久保田	2004	3
20	Dependency of Ecosystem Respiration in a Cool Temperate Bog on Peat Temperature and Water Table University of New Hampshire Scholars Repository (University of New Hampshire at Manchester) ·進彦久保田, Peter M. Lafleur, Nigel T. Roulet, Steve Frolking	2003	7

About Nigel T. Roulet

Nigel T. Roulet is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 224 papers that have together received 17.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (176 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (98 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (46 papers), Climate change and permafrost (46 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (38 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (25 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (24 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (12.8k citations), Atmospheric Science (6.8k citations), Global and Planetary Change (5.6k citations), Environmental Chemistry (2.5k citations) and Soil Science (1.2k citations). Nigel T. Roulet has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include Tim R. Moore, Peter M. Lafleur, Steve Frolking, Jill L. Bubier, J. M. Waddington, Elyn Humphreys, Pierre J. H. Richard, April L. James, Brian A. Branfireun and Carol A. Kelly. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Hydrological Processes, Global Change Biology and Ecosystems.

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