Robert McLeman

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Robert McLeman is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert McLeman has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 6 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Robert McLeman's work include Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (32 papers), Migration and Labor Dynamics (12 papers) and Disaster Management and Resilience (12 papers). Robert McLeman is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (32 papers), Migration and Labor Dynamics (12 papers) and Disaster Management and Resilience (12 papers). Robert McLeman collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Ireland. Robert McLeman's co-authors include Barry Smit, Lori M. Hunter, Oli Brown, Kathleen Hermans, Anne Hammill, Luisa Veronis, David Wrathall, Valerie Mueller, Maia Call and Mathew Hauer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Climate Change, Global Environmental Change and Climatic Change.

In The Last Decade

Robert McLeman

48 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Migration as an Adaptation to Climate Change 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2019 100 200 300 400 500
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. Migration as an Adaptation to Climate Change
    2006 529 citations Robert McLeman, Barry Smit Climatic Change profile →
  2. Sea-level rise and human migration
    2019 245 citations Robert McLeman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert McLeman Canada 23 1.8k 574 319 294 219 51 2.6k
Valerie Mueller United States 28 2.2k 1.2× 458 0.8× 296 0.9× 230 0.8× 198 0.9× 94 3.6k
Heather Lazrus United States 22 1.7k 0.9× 742 1.3× 264 0.8× 210 0.7× 371 1.7× 52 2.4k
David Wrathall United States 27 1.1k 0.6× 679 1.2× 118 0.4× 209 0.7× 163 0.7× 44 2.1k
Koko Warner Germany 24 1.7k 1.0× 553 1.0× 237 0.7× 290 1.0× 87 0.4× 76 2.4k
Colette Mortreux Australia 14 971 0.5× 430 0.7× 216 0.7× 152 0.5× 105 0.5× 25 1.3k
Bishawjit Mallick Germany 23 1.0k 0.6× 431 0.8× 108 0.3× 265 0.9× 230 1.1× 67 1.6k
Jessica Mercer Norway 15 1.6k 0.9× 740 1.3× 261 0.8× 271 0.9× 192 0.9× 18 2.2k
A.R. Siders United States 20 849 0.5× 605 1.1× 105 0.3× 157 0.5× 106 0.5× 35 1.4k
François Gemenne Belgium 19 1.3k 0.8× 461 0.8× 215 0.7× 196 0.7× 110 0.5× 69 1.9k
Alexandre Magnan France 23 830 0.5× 850 1.5× 210 0.7× 267 0.9× 249 1.1× 64 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert McLeman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert McLeman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert McLeman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert McLeman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert McLeman 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 Robert McLeman. Robert McLeman 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, Conor, et al.. (2024). The Irish drought impacts database: A 287‐year database of drought impacts derived from newspaper archives. Geoscience Data Journal. 1 indexed citations
2.
McLeman, Robert, Saeed Golian, Conor Murphy, & Colin Robertson. (2023). Future prospects for backyard skating rinks look bleak in a warming climate. Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes. 68(2). 247–255.
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McLeman, Robert, et al.. (2022). A machine learning analysis of drought and rural population change on the North American Great Plains since the 1970s. Population and Environment. 43(4). 500–529. 2 indexed citations
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Murphy, Conor, Robert L. Wilby, Tom Matthews, et al.. (2020). The forgotten drought of 1765–1768: Reconstructing and re‐evaluating historical droughts in the British and Irish Isles. International Journal of Climatology. 40(12). 5329–5351. 21 indexed citations
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McLeman, Robert. (2020). How Will International Migration Policy and Sustainable Development Affect Future Climate-Related Migration?. Florida International University Digital Commons (Florida International University). 1 indexed citations
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McLeman, Robert. (2018). Migration and displacement risks due to mean sea-level rise. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 74(3). 148–154. 39 indexed citations
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McLeman, Robert & François Gemenne. (2018). Handbook of Environmental Displacement and Migration. 1 indexed citations
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Robertson, Colin, et al.. (2015). Winters too warm to skate? Citizen‐science reported variability in availability of outdoor skating in Canada. Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes. 59(4). 383–390. 14 indexed citations
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Veronis, Luisa & Robert McLeman. (2014). Environmental influences on African migration to Canada: focus group findings from Ottawa-Gatineau. Population and Environment. 36(2). 234–251. 17 indexed citations
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Veronis, Luisa, et al.. (2014). Empirical research on international environmental migration: a systematic review. Population and Environment. 36(1). 111–135. 103 indexed citations
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McLeman, Robert, et al.. (2013). Use of Smartphone Technology for Small-Scale Silviculture: A Test of Low-Cost Technology in Eastern Ontario. Small-scale Forestry. 13(1). 101–115. 12 indexed citations
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McLeman, Robert, et al.. (2013). What we learned from the Dust Bowl: lessons in science, policy, and adaptation. Population and Environment. 35(4). 417–440. 78 indexed citations
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Fast, Stewart & Robert McLeman. (2012). Attitudes towards new renewable energy technologies in the eastern Ontario highlands.. Journal of rural and community development. 7(3). 106–122. 14 indexed citations
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McLeman, Robert. (2012). Developments in modelling of climate change-related migration. Climatic Change. 117(3). 599–611. 79 indexed citations
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McLeman, Robert & Lori M. Hunter. (2010). Migration in the context of vulnerability and adaptation to climate change: insights from analogues. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change. 1(3). 450–461. 220 indexed citations
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McLeman, Robert. (2009). On the Origins of Environmental Migration. Fordham environmental law review. 20(2). 403. 4 indexed citations
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McLeman, Robert. (2008). Climate Change Migration, Refugee Protection, and Adaptive Capacity-Building. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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McLeman, Robert, et al.. (2007). Drought adaptation in rural eastern Oklahoma in the 1930s: lessons for climate change adaptation research. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 13(4). 379–400. 65 indexed citations
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McLeman, Robert. (2006). Migration out of 1930s Rural Eastern Oklahoma: Insights for Climate Change Research.. Insecta mundi. 26(1). 27–40. 37 indexed citations
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Nyong, Anthony, et al.. (2006). Drought-related conflicts, management and resolution in the West african Sahel : considerations for climate change research. 137(3). 223–248. 12 indexed citations

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