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

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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.

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 →
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 →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Speaking of Climate Change: Reframing Effective Communication for Greater Impact 2025 ·Climate ·(unknown), Patrick D. Nunn, (unknown), Gail Crimmins, (unknown)	0
2	Calibrating Holocene human–environment interactions using ancient narratives: The example of Ngurunderi in South Australia 2024 ·The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology ·Patrick D. Nunn, (unknown), Patrick A. Hesp, Colin V. Murray‐Wallace, Christopher Wilson, Robert P. Bourman, Amy Roberts, Ian Moffat, Graziela Miot da Silva, Sérgio R. Dillenburg, Toru Tamura, (unknown), (unknown)	0
3	Effective domestic climate policies to protect small island states 2024 ·Nature Climate Change ·Walter Leal Filho, Johannes M. Luetz, Patrick D. Nunn, (unknown), Donovan Campbell	2
4	Understanding “Islandness” 2023 ·Annals of the American Association of Geographers ·Aideen Foley, (unknown), Jack Corbett, Ilan Kelman, Carola Klöck, Stefano Moncada, Michelle Mycoo, Patrick D. Nunn, Jonathan Pugh, Stacy‐ann Robinson, Verena Tandrayen‐Ragoobur, Rory Walshe	29
5	Human observations of late Quaternary coastal change: Examples from Australia, Europe and the Pacific Islands 2022 ·Quaternary International ·Patrick D. Nunn, Ingrid Ward, Pierre Stéphan, (unknown), W. Roland Gehrels, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Paul Geraghty, (unknown), (unknown), G. Logan Miller, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	5
6	Observations of postglacial sea‐level rise in northwest European traditions 2021 ·Geoarchaeology ·Patrick D. Nunn, (unknown), W. Roland Gehrels, Sarah Bradley, Ian Armit, Pierre Stéphan, Fraser Sturt, Agnès Baltzer	10
7	Understanding responses to climate-related water scarcity in Africa breakdown → 2021 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Walter Leal Filho, Edmond Totin, James Franke, Samora M. Andrew, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, Hossein Azadi, Patrick D. Nunn, Birgitt Ouweneel, Portia Adade Williams, Nicholas P. Simpson	156
8	Why universities need to declare an ecological and climate emergency 2019 ·Bristol Research (University of Bristol) ·(unknown), Michael Mann, John Cook, Christopher Wright, Will Steffen, Patrick D. Nunn, Stephan Lewandowsky, B Dube, Jean Jouzel, Anne Poelina, Katherine Richardson	4
9	An indicative index of physical susceptibility of small islands to coastal erosion induced by climate change: an application to the Pacific islands 2018 ·Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk ·Lalit Kumar, Ian Eliot, Patrick D. Nunn, (unknown), Roger McLean	15
10	Australian Aboriginal Traditions about Coastal Change Reconciled with Postglacial Sea-Level History: A First Synthesis 2016 ·Environment and History ·Patrick D. Nunn	5
11	Collapses of island societies from environmental forcing: Does history hold lessons for the future? 2015 ·Global Environment ·Patrick D. Nunn, Mike T. Carson	10
12	Geographical Influences on Settlement‐Location Choices by Initial Colonizers: a Case Study of the Fiji Islands 2009 ·Geographical Research ·Patrick D. Nunn	17
13	Understanding the place properly: palaeogeography of selected Lapita sites in the western tropical Pacific Islands and its implications 2009 ·RUNE (Research UNE) ·Patrick D. Nunn, (unknown)	2
14	Vanished Islands in Vanuatu: New research and a preliminary geohazard assessment 2006 ·Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand ·Patrick D. Nunn, (unknown), (unknown), Paul Geraghty	16
15	Human occupations of caves of the Rove peninsula, southwest Viti Levu island, Fiji 2005 ·Patrick D. Nunn, (unknown), (unknown), Rohitash Kumar, Pradeep Kumar Singh, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Andrew Robinson, (unknown), (unknown)	1
16	The earliest-known humans in Fiji and their pottery: the first dates from the 2002 excavations at Naitabale (Naturuku), Moturiki Island 2004 ·Roselyn Kumar, Patrick D. Nunn, Kazumichi Katayama, Hirotaka Oda, (unknown), Tamara Osborne‐Naikatini	5
17	Human-Environment Relationships in the Pacific Islands around A.D. 1300. 2001 ·Environment and History ·Patrick D. Nunn, (unknown)	60
18	Age of a charcoal band in fluvial sediments, Keiyasi, Sigatoka Valley, Fiji: possible indicator of a severe drought throughout the Southwest Pacific 4500-5000 years ago 2001 ·Patrick D. Nunn, Randolph R. Thaman, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	6
19	Penultimate Interglacial emerged reef around Kadavu Island, Southwest Pacific: Implications for late Quaternary island‐arc tectonics and sea‐level history 1999 ·New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics ·Patrick D. Nunn, Akio Omura	13
20	Late Cenozoic tectonic history of Lau Ridge, Southwest Pacific, and associated shoreline displacements: Review and analysis 1987 ·New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics ·Patrick D. Nunn	9

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