Paul Higgins

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Paul Higgins is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Higgins has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 7 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 7 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Paul Higgins's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (7 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (6 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (5 papers). Paul Higgins is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (7 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (6 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (5 papers). Paul Higgins collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and United Kingdom. Paul Higgins's co-authors include Nicholas C. Dracopoli, M. A. Tucker, Christopher J. Hussussian, Delphine S. Ally, Jeffery P. Struewing, P. T. Gallagher, D. Shaun Bloomfield, John Harte, T. Colak and Rami Qahwaji and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Genetics and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Paul Higgins

38 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Germline p16 mutations in familial melanoma 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 250 500 750
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. Germline p16 mutations in familial melanoma
    1994 939 citations Christopher J. Hussussian, Jeffery P. Struewing et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers

Paul Higgins
Roberto Serra Italy
Paul Moran United States
John L. McGregor Australia
Kathrin Riemann‐Campe Germany
Thomas P. Miller United States
Przemysław Biecek Poland
Martin Huber Germany
Jimmy Lin United States
Ping Lv China
Roberto Serra Italy
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Countries citing papers authored by Paul Higgins

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Higgins

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Paul Higgins. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Paul Higgins. The network helps show where Paul Higgins may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Higgins

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Higgins. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Higgins based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Paul Higgins. Paul Higgins is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Murphy, Adrian, et al.. (2017). Using Design Of Experiments To Define Factory Simulations For Manufacturing Investment Decisions. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 4 indexed citations
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Higgins, Paul, et al.. (2016). Automatic Detection of Magnetic δ in Sunspot Groups. Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University). 6 indexed citations
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Epps, Puja Van, Paul Higgins, Thomas Hornick, et al.. (2016). Frailty has a stronger association with inflammation than age in older veterans. Immunity & Ageing. 13(1). 27–27. 86 indexed citations
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Clark, Heather, et al.. (2012). Characterization of MHC-II antigen presentation by B cells and monocytes from older individuals. Clinical Immunology. 144(2). 172–177. 11 indexed citations
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Higgins, Paul & John Harte. (2012). Carbon Cycle Uncertainty Increases Climate Change Risks and Mitigation Challenges. Journal of Climate. 25(21). 7660–7668. 18 indexed citations
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Verbeeck, C., Paul Higgins, T. Colak, et al.. (2011). A Multi-wavelength Analysis of Active Regions and Sunspots by Comparison of Automatic Detection Algorithms. Solar Physics. 283(1). 67–95. 31 indexed citations
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Higgins, Paul, P. T. Gallagher, R. T. J. McAteer, & D. Shaun Bloomfield. (2009). The SolarMonitor Active Region Tracking (SMART) Algorithm: Variation of magnetic feature properties through solar cycle 23. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 1 indexed citations
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Higgins, Paul. (2008). SCIENCE IN THE POLICY PROCESS Rational Decision-Making or Faustian Bargain?. 2 indexed citations
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Srinivasan, Umesh, Eric Hallstein, Paul Higgins, et al.. (2008). The debt of nations and the distribution of ecological impacts from human activities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(5). 1768–1773. 138 indexed citations
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Higgins, Paul. (2006). Biodiversity loss under existing land use and climate change: an illustration using northern South America. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 16(2). 197–204. 40 indexed citations
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Chan, Kai M. A., Paul Higgins, & Stephen Porder. (2005). Protecting Science from Abuse Requires a Broader Form of Outreach. PLoS Biology. 3(7). e218–e218. 6 indexed citations
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Higgins, Paul. (2005). Exercise-based transportation reduces oil dependence, carbon emissions and obesity. Environmental Conservation. 32(3). 197–202. 44 indexed citations
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Higgins, Paul & Michael Vellinga. (2004). Ecosystem Responses to Abrupt Climate Change: Teleconnections, Scale and the Hydrological Cycle. Climatic Change. 64(1-2). 127–142. 31 indexed citations
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Higgins, Paul & Millicent Higgins. (2003). A healthy reduction in oil consumption and carbon emissions. Energy Policy. 33(1). 1–4. 21 indexed citations
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Higgins, Paul, et al.. (2002). 13.3 Co‐Optimization of Color AMLCD Subpixel Architecture and Rendering Algorithms. SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers. 33(1). 172–175. 25 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Matthew S., et al.. (1999). Intact proprioception and control of labour painduring epidural analgesia. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 43(1). 46–50. 13 indexed citations
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Power, C., Colum Crowe, Paul Higgins, & Denis C. Moriarty. (1998). Anaesthetic depth at inductionAn evaluation using clinical eye signs and EEG polysomnography. Anaesthesia. 53(8). 736–743. 13 indexed citations
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Hussussian, Christopher J., Jeffery P. Struewing, Paul Higgins, et al.. (1994). Germline p16 mutations in familial melanoma. Nature Genetics. 8(1). 15–21. 939 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alderman, Harold & Paul Higgins. (1992). Food and nutritional adequacy in Ghana.. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 48(6). 1481–8. 21 indexed citations

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