Philip Micklin

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Philip Micklin is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip Micklin has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 15 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 7 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Philip Micklin's work include Transboundary Water Resource Management (27 papers), Russia and Soviet political economy (8 papers) and Marine and environmental studies (7 papers). Philip Micklin is often cited by papers focused on Transboundary Water Resource Management (27 papers), Russia and Soviet political economy (8 papers) and Marine and environmental studies (7 papers). Philip Micklin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Canada. Philip Micklin's co-authors include И. С. Плотников, Н. В. Аладин, William David Williams, Jacques C.J. Nihoul, Thomas J. Ballatore, Andrew R. Bond, Chauncy D. Harris, Philip R. Pryde, René Letolle and Matthew J. Sagers and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Philip Micklin

50 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Aral Sea Disaster 1988 2026 2000 2013 2006 1988 100 200 300 400
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. The Aral Sea Disaster
    2006 484 citations Philip Micklin Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences profile →
  2. Desiccation of the Aral Sea: A Water Management Disaster in the Soviet Union
    1988 363 citations Philip Micklin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Philip Micklin United States 18 811 597 597 303 292 50 1.9k
Animesh K. Gain Italy 29 461 0.6× 1.2k 2.1× 992 1.7× 171 0.6× 214 0.7× 66 2.5k
Daming He China 29 392 0.5× 852 1.4× 955 1.6× 523 1.7× 563 1.9× 80 2.5k
Frans Klijn Netherlands 26 677 0.8× 586 1.0× 1.8k 2.9× 279 0.9× 348 1.2× 71 2.3k
Tony Allan United Kingdom 14 327 0.4× 536 0.9× 307 0.5× 95 0.3× 105 0.4× 30 1.3k
Juha Sarkkula Finland 17 214 0.3× 497 0.8× 511 0.9× 73 0.2× 483 1.7× 51 1.3k
Jorma Koponen Finland 16 211 0.3× 688 1.2× 655 1.1× 96 0.3× 475 1.6× 39 1.4k
Kathleen A. Miller United States 20 200 0.2× 992 1.7× 1.6k 2.8× 701 2.3× 398 1.4× 41 2.6k
Z. D. Tessler United States 15 203 0.3× 1.1k 1.8× 1.1k 1.9× 397 1.3× 590 2.0× 18 2.6k
Luigia Brandimarte Netherlands 26 423 0.5× 1.2k 2.0× 1.9k 3.1× 538 1.8× 428 1.5× 56 2.6k
Johanna Mård Sweden 23 337 0.4× 423 0.7× 909 1.5× 1.4k 4.6× 390 1.3× 33 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Philip Micklin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Philip Micklin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Philip Micklin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Philip Micklin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Philip Micklin 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 Philip Micklin. Philip Micklin 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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Плотников, И. С., et al.. (2016). Modern state of the Small (Northern) Aral Sea fauna. Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use. 21(4). 315–328. 14 indexed citations
2.
Micklin, Philip. (2016). The future Aral Sea: hope and despair. Environmental Earth Sciences. 75(9). 188 indexed citations
3.
Micklin, Philip, Н. В. Аладин, & И. С. Плотников. (2014). The Aral Sea : the devastation and partial rehabilitation of a great lake. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 26 indexed citations
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Плотников, И. С., et al.. (2010). Saline Lakes Around the World: Unique Systems with Unique Values. 36 indexed citations
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Плотников, И. С., et al.. (2009). Aral Sea: Water level, salinity and long-term changes in biological communities of an endangered ecosystem-past, present and future. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 15(1). 36–63. 31 indexed citations
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Micklin, Philip, et al.. (2008). Reclaiming the Aral Sea. Scientific American. 298(4). 64–71. 68 indexed citations
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Micklin, Philip. (2006). The Aral Sea Disaster. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 35(1). 47–72. 484 indexed citations breakdown →
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Плотников, И. С., et al.. (2006). Biodiversity and recent exotic invasions of the Caspian Sea. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 29(5). 2259–2262. 1 indexed citations
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Micklin, Philip, et al.. (2000). Managing water in Central Asia. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 31 indexed citations
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Micklin, Philip. (1998). International and Regional Responses to the Aral Crisis: An Overview of Efforts and Accomplishments. 39(7). 399–416. 16 indexed citations
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Micklin, Philip. (1992). THE ARAL CRISIS: INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE. 33(5). 269–282. 34 indexed citations
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Bond, Andrew R., Chauncy D. Harris, Philip Micklin, et al.. (1990). PANEL ON THE STATE OF THE SOVIET ENVIRONMENT AT THE START OF THE NINETIES. Soviet Geography. 31(6). 401–468. 17 indexed citations
13.
Micklin, Philip, L. Machta, & J.L. Heffter. (1986). Commentary. Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. 28(7). 2–3. 1 indexed citations
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Micklin, Philip. (1985). The Vast Diversion of Soviet Rivers. Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. 27(2). 12–45. 4 indexed citations
15.
Micklin, Philip. (1984). Inter‐basin water transfers in the United States. International Journal of Water Resources Development. 2(2-3). 37–65. 7 indexed citations
16.
Kelly, PM, et al.. (1983). Large-scale water transfers in the USSR. GeoJournal. 7(3). 9 indexed citations
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Micklin, Philip. (1978). IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE USSR DURING THE 10TH FIVE-YEAR PLAN (1976–1980). Soviet Geography. 19(1). 1–24. 6 indexed citations
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Micklin, Philip. (1978). Environmental factors in Soviet interbasin water transfer policy. Environmental Management. 2(6). 567–580. 7 indexed citations
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Micklin, Philip. (1977). NAWAPA AND TWO SIBERIAN WATER-DIVERSION PROPOSALS: A GEOGRAPHICAL COMPARISON AND APPRAISAL. Soviet Geography. 18(2). 81–99. 10 indexed citations
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Micklin, Philip. (1967). The Baykal Controversy: A Resource Use Conflict in the U.S.S.R.. Natural resources journal. 7(4). 485. 4 indexed citations

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