Sarah McCaffrey

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
89 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Sarah McCaffrey is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sarah McCaffrey has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 40 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 12 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sarah McCaffrey's work include Fire effects on ecosystems (62 papers), Disaster Management and Resilience (35 papers) and Forest Management and Policy (16 papers). Sarah McCaffrey is often cited by papers focused on Fire effects on ecosystems (62 papers), Disaster Management and Resilience (35 papers) and Forest Management and Policy (16 papers). Sarah McCaffrey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Ireland. Sarah McCaffrey's co-authors include Eric Toman, Bruce Shindler, Melanie Stidham, Alexandra D. Syphard, Justin Leonard, Tania Schoennagel, A. Malcolm Gill, Ross A. Bradstock, Max A. Moritz and John Handmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Ecology and Society.

In The Last Decade

Sarah McCaffrey

85 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Learning to coexist with wildfire 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2018 250 500 750
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. Learning to coexist with wildfire
    2014 795 citations Max A. Moritz, Enric Batllori et al. Nature profile →
  2. Defining Extreme Wildfire Events: Difficulties, Challenges, and Impacts
    2018 338 citations Fantina Tedim, Vittorio Leone et al. Fire profile →

Peers

Sarah McCaffrey
Hannah Brenkert–Smith United States
Susan I. Stewart United States
Bruce Shindler United States
Roger B. Hammer United States
Matthew P. Thompson United States
Matthew S. Carroll United States
Travis B. Paveglio United States
Kirstin Dow United States
Van Butsic United States
A. Paige Fischer United States
Hannah Brenkert–Smith United States
Sarah McCaffrey
Citations per year, relative to Sarah McCaffrey Sarah McCaffrey (= 1×) peers Hannah Brenkert–Smith

Countries citing papers authored by Sarah McCaffrey

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sarah McCaffrey

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sarah McCaffrey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sarah McCaffrey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sarah McCaffrey 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 Sarah McCaffrey. Sarah McCaffrey 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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McCaffrey, Sarah, Rachel Bean, Alexander M. Evans, et al.. (2024). Factors influencing wildfire management decisions after the 2009 US federal policy update. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 33(1). 5 indexed citations
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McCaffrey, Sarah, et al.. (2024). Person-centered abortion care in public health facilities across four regions of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional quantitative study of client experiences. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 1331682–1331682. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Yuanlu, et al.. (2021). The impact of breast cancer-related lymphedema on rural and small-town Survivors’ return-to-work and quality of life: A multiple-case study. Cancer Treatment and Research Communications. 29. 100459–100459. 10 indexed citations
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Tedim, Fantina, Vittorio Leone, Malik Amraoui, et al.. (2018). Defining Extreme Wildfire Events: Difficulties, Challenges, and Impacts. Fire. 1(1). 9–9. 338 indexed citations breakdown →
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Oswald, Brian P., et al.. (2018). Public perceptions towards wildfire preparedness in the Veluwe region of the Netherlands. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 28(1). 25–34. 2 indexed citations
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McCaffrey, Sarah, et al.. (2017). Wildfire risk reduction in the United States: Leadership staff perceptions of local fire department roles and responsibilities. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 27. 451–458. 13 indexed citations
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Wilson, Robyn S., Sarah McCaffrey, & Eric Toman. (2016). Wildfire Communication and Climate Risk Mitigation. 3 indexed citations
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Eisenman, David P., et al.. (2015). An Ecosystems and Vulnerable Populations Perspective on Solastalgia and Psychological Distress After a Wildfire. EcoHealth. 12(4). 602–610. 90 indexed citations
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Steelman, Toddi A., et al.. (2014). Understanding Information Exchange During Disaster Response: Methodological Insights from Infocentric Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Toman, Eric, et al.. (2014). Public Acceptance of Wildland Fire and Fuel Management: Panel Responses in Seven Locations. Environmental Management. 54(3). 557–570. 46 indexed citations
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Moritz, Max A., Enric Batllori, Ross A. Bradstock, et al.. (2014). Learning to coexist with wildfire. Nature. 515(7525). 58–66. 795 indexed citations breakdown →
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Becker, Dennis R., Sarah McCaffrey, Dalia Abbas, et al.. (2011). Conventional Wisdoms of Woody Biomass Utilization on Federal Public Lands. Journal of Forestry. 109(4). 208–218. 17 indexed citations
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McCaffrey, Sarah, Melanie Stidham, Eric Toman, & Bruce Shindler. (2011). Outreach Programs, Peer Pressure, and Common Sense: What Motivates Homeowners to Mitigate Wildfire Risk?. Environmental Management. 48(3). 475–488. 88 indexed citations
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Zisman, Timothy L., et al.. (2008). Identification of Patients at Increased Risk for Colorectal Cancer in an Open Access Endoscopy Center. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 42(9). 1025–1031. 7 indexed citations
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Toman, Eric, et al.. (2008). Postfire Communications: The Influence of Site Visits on Local Support. Journal of Forestry. 106(1). 25–30. 19 indexed citations
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McCaffrey, Sarah & Russell T. Graham. (2007). Science Information for Informing Forest Fuel Management in the Dry Forests of the Western United States. Journal of Forestry. 105(2). 73–76. 3 indexed citations
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Kupfer, Sonia S., Sarah McCaffrey, & Karen Kim. (2006). Racial and Gender Disparities in Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment: The Role of Family History. Journal of Cancer Education. 21(1, suppl). S32–S36. 30 indexed citations
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McCaffrey, Sarah. (2006). What does wildfire risk mean to the public. 1 indexed citations
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Winter, Greg, Christine A. Vogt, & Sarah McCaffrey. (2004). Examining Social Trust in Fuels Management Strategies. Journal of Forestry. 102(6). 8–15. 117 indexed citations
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McCaffrey, Sarah, et al.. (1994). How to develop critical paths and prepare for other formulary management changes.. PubMed. 29(9). 628–32, 635. 5 indexed citations

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