S. W. Pacala

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

S. W. Pacala is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, S. W. Pacala has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 6 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in S. W. Pacala's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (4 papers) and Ecosystem dynamics and resilience (2 papers). S. W. Pacala is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (4 papers) and Ecosystem dynamics and resilience (2 papers). S. W. Pacala collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. S. W. Pacala's co-authors include P. R. Moorcroft, G. C. Hurtt, Mark Rees, M. J. Crawley, Michael J. Crawley, Matt J. Keeling, Howard B. Wilson, Richard S.J. Tol, Robert H. Socolow and John A. Silander and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The American Naturalist and Ecological Monographs.

In The Last Decade

S. W. Pacala

14 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

A METHOD FOR SCALING VEGETATION DYNAMICS: THE ECOSYSTEM DEMOGRAPHY MODEL (ED)

2001 578 citations P. R. Moorcroft, G. C. Hurtt et al. Ecological Monographs profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. W. Pacala United States	7	864	683	441	350	226	15	1.4k
Paul B. Alaback United States	19	921 1.1×	545 0.8×	743 1.7×	322 0.9×	268 1.2×	29	1.5k
Lorenz Fahse Switzerland	18	920 1.1×	813 1.2×	490 1.1×	194 0.6×	143 0.6×	25	1.5k
Margareta Ihse Sweden	15	604 0.7×	777 1.1×	615 1.4×	256 0.7×	271 1.2×	29	1.5k
Martin Dovčiak United States	24	715 0.8×	529 0.8×	351 0.8×	330 0.9×	220 1.0×	60	1.2k
T. J. Stohlgren United States	11	982 1.1×	513 0.8×	702 1.6×	479 1.4×	304 1.3×	17	1.6k
Richard T. Busing United States	27	1.5k 1.8×	1.1k 1.6×	496 1.1×	392 1.1×	265 1.2×	50	2.0k
Benoı̂t Courbaud France	24	1.4k 1.6×	1.0k 1.5×	316 0.7×	391 1.1×	212 0.9×	56	1.9k
Esteban Muldavin United States	16	816 0.9×	806 1.2×	855 1.9×	264 0.8×	123 0.5×	36	1.5k
Dylan Keon United States	7	816 0.9×	694 1.0×	731 1.7×	385 1.1×	332 1.5×	12	1.7k
Don Faber‐Langendoen United States	15	651 0.8×	422 0.6×	475 1.1×	177 0.5×	256 1.1×	34	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. W. Pacala

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15 of 15 papers shown

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French, Beverly J., et al.. (2022). Non-random orientation of Pocillopora colonies on forereefs of Moorea, French Polynesia. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 693. 177–182. 1 indexed citations

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Weng, Ensheng, Sergey Malyshev, Jeremy W. Lichstein, et al.. (2014). Scaling from individuals to ecosystems in an Earth System Model using a mathematically tractable model of height-structured competition for light. 4 indexed citations

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Hurtt, G. C., P. R. Moorcroft, & S. W. Pacala. (2013). Ecosystem Demography Model: Scaling Vegetation Dynamics Across South America. Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center for Biogeochemical Dynamics. 3 indexed citations

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Gerber, Stefan, Lars O. Hedin, S. W. Pacala, Elena Shevliakova, & Melanie Oppenheimer. (2006). The Emergence of Nitrogen Limitation in a Global Dynamic Coupled Terrestrial Carbon Nitrogen Model. AGUFM. 2006.

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Tol, Richard S.J., S. W. Pacala, & Robert H. Socolow. (2006). Understanding long-term energy use and carbon emissions in the USA. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 11 indexed citations

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Shevliakova, Elena, R. J. Stouffer, Michael J. Spelman, Sergey Malyshev, & S. W. Pacala. (2005). Feedbacks Between Terrestrial Biosphere and Climate in the GFDL Dynamic Land / Slab Ocean Climate model.. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations

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Roy, Somnath Baidya, R. L. Walko, & S. W. Pacala. (2003). Can Large Windfarms Affect Local Meteorology. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003. 1 indexed citations

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Malyshev, Sergey, S. W. Pacala, David W. Keith, et al.. (2003). Climate Response to Large-Scale Wind Farms. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003. 1 indexed citations

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Weaver, Chris, et al.. (2002). Impact of Historical Land-use/Land-cover Change on US Summer Climate. AGUSM. 2002. 1 indexed citations

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Keeling, Matt J., Howard B. Wilson, & S. W. Pacala. (2002). Deterministic Limits to Stochastic Spatial Models of Natural Enemies. The American Naturalist. 159(1). 57–80. 34 indexed citations

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Moorcroft, P. R., G. C. Hurtt, & S. W. Pacala. (2001). A METHOD FOR SCALING VEGETATION DYNAMICS: THE ECOSYSTEM DEMOGRAPHY MODEL (ED). Ecological Monographs. 71(4). 557–586. 578 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rees, Mark, et al.. (2001). Long-Term Studies of Vegetation Dynamics. Science. 293(5530). 650–655. 468 indexed citations

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Keeling, Matt J., Howard B. Wilson, & S. W. Pacala. (2000). Reinterpreting Space, Time Lags, and Functional Responses in Ecological Models. Science. 290(5497). 1758–1761. 81 indexed citations

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Caspersen, John P., John A. Silander, Charles D. Canham, et al.. (1999). Modeling the competitive dynamics and distribution of tree species along moisture gradients.. 14–41. 11 indexed citations

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Pacala, S. W. & Michael J. Crawley. (1992). Herbivores and Plant Diversity. The American Naturalist. 140(2). 243–260. 160 indexed citations

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