Richard T. Sylves

1.5k total citations
25 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Richard T. Sylves is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard T. Sylves has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 3 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in Richard T. Sylves's work include Disaster Management and Resilience (8 papers), Risk Perception and Management (4 papers) and Nuclear and radioactivity studies (3 papers). Richard T. Sylves is often cited by papers focused on Disaster Management and Resilience (8 papers), Risk Perception and Management (4 papers) and Nuclear and radioactivity studies (3 papers). Richard T. Sylves collaborates with scholars based in United States, Vatican and Czechia. Richard T. Sylves's co-authors include David Changnon, Roger S. Pulwarty, Stanley A. Changnon, Roger A. Pielke, William L. Waugh, Gerald A. Meehl, Pavel Groisman, Francis W. Zwiers, Camille Parmesan and Kenneth E. Kunkel and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society and The American Historical Review.

In The Last Decade

Richard T. Sylves

23 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard T. Sylves United States 12 598 386 345 101 83 25 1.2k
Robert E. Deyle United States 11 466 0.8× 541 1.4× 137 0.4× 39 0.4× 36 0.4× 22 921
Melanie Gall United States 16 655 1.1× 691 1.8× 255 0.7× 17 0.2× 84 1.0× 37 1.2k
Ward Lyles United States 13 474 0.8× 518 1.3× 54 0.2× 39 0.4× 62 0.7× 22 902
Sally Priest United Kingdom 28 1.9k 3.2× 1.1k 2.9× 462 1.3× 91 0.9× 80 1.0× 73 2.3k
Rutherford H. Platt United States 17 431 0.7× 389 1.0× 81 0.2× 41 0.4× 29 0.3× 57 1.0k
Jerry T. Mitchell United States 18 754 1.3× 1.2k 3.1× 249 0.7× 44 0.4× 222 2.7× 52 1.9k
Andrew Maskrey Austria 10 664 1.1× 841 2.2× 157 0.5× 19 0.2× 134 1.6× 12 1.5k
Piotr Matczak Poland 20 1.1k 1.8× 533 1.4× 147 0.4× 58 0.6× 148 1.8× 72 1.6k
Ken Westgate United Kingdom 6 471 0.8× 920 2.4× 110 0.3× 32 0.3× 93 1.1× 10 1.2k
Chloe Begg Germany 9 946 1.6× 1.4k 3.6× 228 0.7× 25 0.2× 68 0.8× 14 1.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard T. Sylves

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sylves, Richard T. & Louise K. Comfort. (2012). The Exxon Valdez and BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spills. American Behavioral Scientist. 56(1). 76–103. 15 indexed citations
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Kapucu, Naim, et al.. (2011). U.S. Presidents and Their Roles in Emergency Management and Disaster Policy 1950‐2009. Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy. 2(3). 1–34. 9 indexed citations
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Sylves, Richard T. & Zoltán I. Búzás. (2007). Presidential Disaster Declaration Decisions, 1953–2003: What Influences Odds of Approval?. State and Local Government Review. 39(1). 3–15. 46 indexed citations
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Sylves, Richard T.. (2005). Why revolutionary change is needed in emergency management. Journal of Emergency Management. 3(6). 15–18. 1 indexed citations
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Sylves, Richard T., et al.. (2004). FEMA's Path to Homeland Security: 1979-2003. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. 1(2). 19 indexed citations
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Sylves, Richard T.. (2004). System Under Stress: Homeland Security and American Politics. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. 1(4). 92 indexed citations
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Sylves, Richard T.. (2004). A précis on political theory and emergency management. Journal of Emergency Management. 2(3). 27–32. 3 indexed citations
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Waugh, William L. & Richard T. Sylves. (2002). Organizing the War on Terrorism. Public Administration Review. 62(s1). 145–153. 58 indexed citations
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Changnon, Stanley A., Roger A. Pielke, David Changnon, Richard T. Sylves, & Roger S. Pulwarty. (2000). Human Factors Explain the Increased Losses from Weather and Climate Extremes*. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 81(3). 437–442. 239 indexed citations
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Meehl, Gerald A., Thomas R. Karl, David R. Easterling, et al.. (2000). An Introduction to Trends in Extreme Weather and Climate Events: Observations, Socioeconomic Impacts, Terrestrial Ecological Impacts, and Model Projections*. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 81(3). 413–416. 465 indexed citations
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Sylves, Richard T.. (1998). How the Exxon Valdez Disaster Changed America's Oil Spill Emergency Management. International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters. 16(1). 13–43. 4 indexed citations
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Byrne, John, et al.. (1997). Whole Basin Management: Policy Implications for Delaware. 1 indexed citations
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Sylves, Richard T., et al.. (1994). Ferment at FEMA: Reforming Emergency Management. Public Administration Review. 54(3). 303–303. 19 indexed citations
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Sylves, Richard T.. (1991). Adopting Integrated Emergency Management in the United States: Political and Organizational Challenges. International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters. 9(3). 413–424. 9 indexed citations
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Scanlon, Joseph & Richard T. Sylves. (1990). CONFLICT AND COORDINATION IN RESPONDING TO AVIATION DISASTER : THE SAN DIEGO AND GANDER EXPERIENCES COMPARED. 2 indexed citations
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Walker, J. Samuel & Richard T. Sylves. (1989). The Nuclear Oracles: A Political History of the General Advisory Committee of the Atomic Energy Commission, 1947-1977. The American Historical Review. 94(2). 545–545.
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Sylves, Richard T.. (1984). Nuclear Power Emergency Planning: Politics of the Task. International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters. 2(1). 185–196. 2 indexed citations
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Sylves, Richard T.. (1984). Nuclear Power Plants and Emergency Planning: An Intergovernmental Nightmare. Public Administration Review. 44(5). 393–393. 1 indexed citations
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Sylves, Richard T.. (1980). Carter Nuclear Licensing Reform Versus Three Mile Island. Publius The Journal of Federalism. 5 indexed citations

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