Patrick D. Nunn

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
213 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Patrick D. Nunn is a scholar working on Geography, Planning and Development, Atmospheric Science and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick D. Nunn has authored 213 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Geography, Planning and Development, 69 papers in Atmospheric Science and 66 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Patrick D. Nunn's work include Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (90 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (63 papers) and Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (62 papers). Patrick D. Nunn is often cited by papers focused on Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (90 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (63 papers) and Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (62 papers). Patrick D. Nunn collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Fiji and United States. Patrick D. Nunn's co-authors include Roselyn Kumar, Karen E. McNamara, Carola Klöck, Annah Piggott‐McKellar, Nicholas Reid, Donald W. Hine, Rory Walshe, Wendy J. Phillips, Joseph Reser and Ray Cooksey and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Nature Climate Change.

In The Last Decade

Patrick D. Nunn

200 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

  1. Understanding responses to climate-related water scarcity in Africa
    2021 156 citations Walter Leal Filho, Edmond Totin et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  2. An assessment of community-based adaptation initiatives in the Pacific Islands
    2020 137 citations Roselyn Kumar, Patrick D. Nunn et al. Nature Climate Change profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Patrick D. Nunn 2.0k 1.2k 1.1k 1.0k 926 213 4.8k
Lesley Head 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 127 0.1× 356 0.4× 483 0.5× 139 4.4k
Ben Orlove 2.0k 1.0× 319 0.3× 215 0.2× 363 0.4× 442 0.5× 124 5.1k
Harold Brookfield 917 0.4× 611 0.5× 417 0.4× 108 0.1× 393 0.4× 115 3.5k
Piers Blaikie 4.8k 2.3× 325 0.3× 268 0.2× 593 0.6× 460 0.5× 62 9.0k
Shankar Aswani 623 0.3× 390 0.3× 498 0.5× 133 0.1× 2.6k 2.9× 83 4.3k
Martin F. Price 1.4k 0.7× 191 0.2× 219 0.2× 450 0.4× 964 1.0× 166 6.2k
Karl W. Butzer 518 0.3× 470 0.4× 118 0.1× 2.6k 2.6× 1.2k 1.3× 178 7.8k
Jon Barnett 5.5k 2.7× 194 0.2× 873 0.8× 446 0.4× 701 0.8× 147 9.4k
Timothy A. Kohler 680 0.3× 317 0.3× 90 0.1× 414 0.4× 374 0.4× 86 3.8k
Gary M. Feinman 677 0.3× 1.1k 0.9× 274 0.3× 164 0.2× 337 0.4× 180 5.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Patrick D. Nunn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick D. Nunn

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nunn, Patrick D., et al.. (2025). Speaking of Climate Change: Reframing Effective Communication for Greater Impact. Climate. 13(4). 69–69.
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Nunn, Patrick D., Patrick A. Hesp, Colin V. Murray‐Wallace, et al.. (2024). Calibrating Holocene human–environment interactions using ancient narratives: The example of Ngurunderi in South Australia. The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology. 20(3). 563–587.
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Filho, Walter Leal, et al.. (2024). Effective domestic climate policies to protect small island states. Nature Climate Change. 14(7). 660–661. 2 indexed citations
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Foley, Aideen, Jack Corbett, Ilan Kelman, et al.. (2023). Understanding “Islandness”. Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 113(8). 1800–1817. 29 indexed citations
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Foley, Aideen, et al.. (2022). Small Island Developing States in a post‐pandemic world: Challenges and opportunities for climate action. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change. 13(3). 24 indexed citations
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Nunn, Patrick D., Ingrid Ward, Pierre Stéphan, et al.. (2022). Human observations of late Quaternary coastal change: Examples from Australia, Europe and the Pacific Islands. Quaternary International. 638-639. 212–224. 5 indexed citations
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Filho, Walter Leal, Edmond Totin, James Franke, et al.. (2021). Understanding responses to climate-related water scarcity in Africa. The Science of The Total Environment. 806(Pt 1). 150420–150420. 156 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nunn, Patrick D., W. Roland Gehrels, Sarah Bradley, et al.. (2021). Observations of postglacial sea‐level rise in northwest European traditions. Geoarchaeology. 37(4). 577–593. 10 indexed citations
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Mann, Michael, John Cook, Christopher Wright, et al.. (2019). Why universities need to declare an ecological and climate emergency. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 4 indexed citations
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Kumar, Lalit, et al.. (2018). An indicative index of physical susceptibility of small islands to coastal erosion induced by climate change: an application to the Pacific islands. Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk. 9(1). 691–702. 15 indexed citations
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Nunn, Patrick D.. (2016). Australian Aboriginal Traditions about Coastal Change Reconciled with Postglacial Sea-Level History: A First Synthesis. Environment and History. 22(3). 393–420. 5 indexed citations
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Nunn, Patrick D. & Mike T. Carson. (2015). Collapses of island societies from environmental forcing: Does history hold lessons for the future?. Global Environment. 8(1). 110–133. 10 indexed citations
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Nunn, Patrick D.. (2009). Geographical Influences on Settlement‐Location Choices by Initial Colonizers: a Case Study of the Fiji Islands. Geographical Research. 47(3). 306–319. 17 indexed citations
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Nunn, Patrick D., et al.. (2009). Understanding the place properly: palaeogeography of selected Lapita sites in the western tropical Pacific Islands and its implications. RUNE (Research UNE). 2 indexed citations
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Nunn, Patrick D., et al.. (2006). Vanished Islands in Vanuatu: New research and a preliminary geohazard assessment. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 36(1). 37–50. 16 indexed citations
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Nunn, Patrick D., et al.. (2001). Human-Environment Relationships in the Pacific Islands around A.D. 1300.. Environment and History. 7(1). 3–22. 60 indexed citations
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Nunn, Patrick D. & Akio Omura. (1999). Penultimate Interglacial emerged reef around Kadavu Island, Southwest Pacific: Implications for late Quaternary island‐arc tectonics and sea‐level history. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 42(2). 219–227. 13 indexed citations
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Nunn, Patrick D.. (1987). Late Cenozoic tectonic history of Lau Ridge, Southwest Pacific, and associated shoreline displacements: Review and analysis. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 30(3). 241–260. 9 indexed citations

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