Paul Scholefield

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Paul Scholefield is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Scholefield has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 9 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 8 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Paul Scholefield's work include Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (8 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (8 papers) and Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (6 papers). Paul Scholefield is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (8 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (8 papers) and Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (6 papers). Paul Scholefield collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Paul Scholefield's co-authors include Maria Luisa Paracchini, Leena Kopperoinen, Jan Philipp Schägner, Mette Termansen, G. Bidoglio, Marianne Zandersen, Joachim Maes, Grazia Zulian, Marta Pérez‐Soba and Colin Neal and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hydrology.

In The Last Decade

Paul Scholefield

27 papers receiving 1.1k 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. Mapping cultural ecosystem services: A framework to assess the potential for outdoor recreation across the EU
    2014 384 citations Paul Scholefield et al. Ecological Indicators profile →

Peers

Paul Scholefield
Mary V. Santelmann United States
Éric Duchemin Canada
Thomas Kaeo Duarte United States
J. Alan Yeakley United States
Amy M. Villamagna United States
Stacie Wolny United States
Jesse D. Gourevitch United States
Geertrui Louwagie Denmark
Mary V. Santelmann United States
Paul Scholefield
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Countries citing papers authored by Paul Scholefield

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Scholefield

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Paul Scholefield. 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 Scholefield. The network helps show where Paul Scholefield may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Scholefield

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Scholefield. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Scholefield 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 Scholefield. Paul Scholefield 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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Gibbins, Chris, et al.. (2023). Smallholder oil palm plantation sustainability assessment using multi-criteria analysis and unmanned aerial vehicles. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 195(5). 577–577. 5 indexed citations
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Broughton, Richard K., James M. Bullock, Charles George, et al.. (2022). Slow development of woodland vegetation and bird communities during 33 years of passive rewilding in open farmland. PLoS ONE. 17(11). e0277545–e0277545. 14 indexed citations
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Scholefield, Paul, Luis Carrasco, M. Whitfield, et al.. (2019). Estimating habitat extent and carbon loss from an eroded northern blanket bog using UAV derived imagery and topography. Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment. 43(2). 282–298. 13 indexed citations
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Norton, Lisa, Simon M. Smart, Lindsay C. Maskell, et al.. (2018). Identifying effective approaches for monitoring national natural capital for policy use. Ecosystem Services. 30. 98–106. 14 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Martin J. P., James W. Pearce‐Higgins, Stuart E. Newson, et al.. (2017). A national‐scale model of linear features improves predictions of farmland biodiversity. Journal of Applied Ecology. 54(6). 1776–1784. 25 indexed citations
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Old, Gareth, Mark Jitlal, François Edwards, et al.. (2016). Assessment of the water quality outcomes from Agri-Environment & development of an associated Rural Development Programme (RDP) ‘impact’ indicator for Agriculture & Water Quality. Environmental Stewardship monitoring and evaluation framework request for mini-tender. 1 indexed citations
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Scholefield, Paul, et al.. (2016). A model of the extent and distribution of woody linear features in rural Great Britain. Ecology and Evolution. 6(24). 8893–8902. 20 indexed citations
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Maskell, Lindsay C., Andrew Crowe, Michael J. Dunbar, et al.. (2013). Exploring the ecological constraints to multiple ecosystem service delivery and biodiversity. Journal of Applied Ecology. 50(3). 561–571. 93 indexed citations
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Neal, Colin, Philip Rowland, Margaret Neal, et al.. (2011). Aluminium in UK rivers: a need for integrated research related to kinetic factors, colloidal transport, carbon and habitat. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 13(8). 2153–2153. 9 indexed citations
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Neal, Colin, P. Rowland, Paul Scholefield, et al.. (2011). The Ribble/Wyre observatory: Major, minor and trace elements in rivers draining from rural headwaters to the heartlands of the NW England historic industrial base. The Science of The Total Environment. 409(8). 1516–1529. 11 indexed citations
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Neal, Colin, Michael J. Bowes, Helen P. Jarvie, et al.. (2011). Lowland river water quality: a new UK data resource for process and environmental management analysis. Hydrological Processes. 26(6). 949–960. 28 indexed citations
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Rowland, A. P., et al.. (2010). Mercury in rivers in NW England: from rural headwaters to the heartlands of the historic industrial base. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 12(12). 2299–2299. 7 indexed citations
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Rothwell, James, Nancy B. Dise, Kevin G. Taylor, et al.. (2010). Predicting river water quality across North West England using catchment characteristics. Journal of Hydrology. 395(3-4). 153–162. 42 indexed citations
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Rothwell, James, Nancy B. Dise, Kevin G. Taylor, et al.. (2009). A spatial and seasonal assessment of river water chemistry across North West England. The Science of The Total Environment. 408(4). 841–855. 83 indexed citations
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Scholefield, Paul, L. G. Firbank, Simon J. Butler, et al.. (2009). Modelling the European Farmland Bird Indicator in response to forecast land-use change in Europe. Ecological Indicators. 11(1). 46–51. 32 indexed citations
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Watts, Kevin, et al.. (2008). Habitat Connectivity – Developing an indicator for UK and country level reporting. Phase 1 Pilot Study contract report to Defra. Forest Research & Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. 2 indexed citations
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Scholefield, Paul, Colin Neal, P. Rowland, et al.. (2008). Whole catchment hydrochemical analysis of the RiversRibble and Wyre. 1 indexed citations
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Brazier, Richard E., Michael Schärer, A. Louise Heathwaite, et al.. (2006). A framework for predicting delivery of phosphorus from agricultural land using a decision-tree approach. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 306. 514–523. 6 indexed citations
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Scholefield, Paul, Kieron J. Doick, Ben Herbert, et al.. (2004). Impact of rising CO2 on emissions of volatile organic compounds: isoprene emission from Phragmites australis growing at elevated CO2 in a natural carbon dioxide spring†. Plant Cell & Environment. 27(4). 393–401. 71 indexed citations

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