Scott E. Nielsen

13.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
216 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Scott E. Nielsen is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott E. Nielsen has authored 216 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Ecology, 77 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 67 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Scott E. Nielsen's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (92 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (67 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (66 papers). Scott E. Nielsen is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (92 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (67 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (66 papers). Scott E. Nielsen collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. Scott E. Nielsen's co-authors include Mark S. Boyce, Pierre Vernier, Fiona K. A. Schmiegelow, Gordon B. Stenhouse, Chris J. Johnson, Evelyn H. Merrill, Trent L. McDonald, Robin Munro, Jacqueline L. Frair and Gordon Stenhouse and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Finance.

In The Last Decade

Scott E. Nielsen

205 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Evaluating resource selection functions

2002 2.0k citations Mark S. Boyce, Scott E. Nielsen et al. profile →
Application of random effects to the study of resource selection by animals

2006 680 citations Scott E. Nielsen et al. profile →
Resource Selection Functions Based on Use–Availability Data: Theoretical Motivation and Evaluation Methods

2006 639 citations Scott E. Nielsen, Mark S. Boyce et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Scott E. Nielsen	8.0k	3.0k	2.7k	2.6k	1.2k	216	10.1k
Robert L. Beschta	8.7k 1.1×	1.1k 0.4×	3.3k 1.2×	2.5k 1.0×	778 0.7×	122	10.9k
Henrik Andrén	6.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.4×	3.8k 1.4×	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	128	9.6k
Darryl I. MacKenzie	11.2k 1.4×	5.0k 1.7×	4.4k 1.7×	2.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	73	13.1k
David L. Borchers	8.2k 1.0×	1.6k 0.5×	2.4k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	906 0.8×	103	9.8k
George V. N. Powell	5.6k 0.7×	2.5k 0.8×	3.0k 1.1×	3.1k 1.2×	2.7k 2.3×	61	10.6k
Samuel A. Cushman	10.2k 1.3×	4.3k 1.4×	3.7k 1.4×	4.5k 1.8×	1.8k 1.5×	266	14.7k
Kevin McGarigal	5.6k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	3.2k 1.2×	3.8k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	88	8.5k
Eric Wikramanayake	4.0k 0.5×	2.2k 0.7×	2.7k 1.0×	3.0k 1.2×	1.9k 1.6×	46	8.6k
Mark Hebblewhite	13.8k 1.7×	3.0k 1.0×	2.8k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	221	15.6k
Ronen Kadmon	6.2k 0.8×	5.1k 1.7×	5.8k 2.2×	2.5k 1.0×	3.7k 3.2×	83	12.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nielsen, Scott E., et al.. (2025). Composite effects of forest harvests and seismic lines influence re-establishment of trees and shrubs in Alberta’s mesic upland boreal forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 580. 122506–122506.

Davies, Marissa A., Scott J. Davidson, Scott J. Ketcheson, et al.. (2025). A data compilation and synthesis of the impacts of seismic surveys on surface soil properties in boreal Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 55. 1–18. 1 indexed citations

Stralberg, Diana, et al.. (2025). Assessing the vulnerability and conservation potential of old‐growth forests in British Columbia, Canada. Ecosphere. 16(8). 1 indexed citations

Macdonald, S. Ellen, et al.. (2023). Edge effects of a linear disturbance on the abundance and reproduction of an annual, Melampyrum lineare, in the boreal forest. Plant Ecology. 225(4). 391–401. 1 indexed citations

Whitman, Ellen, et al.. (2023). Peatlands promote fire refugia in boreal forests of northern Alberta, Canada. Ecosphere. 14(5). 16 indexed citations

Nielsen, Scott E., et al.. (2023). Effects of oil sands disturbances on shrub and tree structure along forest edges in Alberta's boreal forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 53(8). 642–653. 2 indexed citations

Stralberg, Diana, et al.. (2022). Topographic and vegetation drivers of thermal heterogeneity along the boreal–grassland transition zone in western Canada: Implications for climate change refugia. Ecology and Evolution. 12(6). e9008–e9008. 12 indexed citations

Devito, K. J., et al.. (2022). The extent and magnitude of edge effects on woody vegetation in road‐bisected treed peatlands in boreal Alberta, Canada. Ecohydrology. 15(7). 7 indexed citations

Deane, David C., Fangliang He, Clayton T. Lamb, et al.. (2021). Distinguishing effects of area per se and isolation from the sample‐area effect for true islands and habitat fragments. Ecography. 44(7). 1051–1066. 7 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Scott E., et al.. (2020). Landscape Patterns of Rare Vascular Plants in the Lower Athabasca Region of Alberta, Canada. Forests. 11(6). 699–699. 4 indexed citations

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Haché, Samuel, et al.. (2020). Avian Response to Wildfire Severity in a Northern Boreal Region. Forests. 11(12). 1330–1330. 9 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Scott E., et al.. (2019). Detectability of species of Carex varies with abundance, morphology, and site complexity. Journal of Vegetation Science. 30(2). 352–361. 5 indexed citations

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Mao, Lingfeng, et al.. (2019). Species richness is a surrogate for rare plant occurrence, but not conservation value, in boreal plant communities. Biodiversity and Conservation. 29(1). 99–114. 5 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Scott E., et al.. (2019). Wildlife mortality on roads and railways following highway mitigation. Ecosphere. 10(2). 34 indexed citations

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Hart, Sarah J., et al.. (2018). Examining forest resilience to changing fire frequency in a fire‐prone region of boreal forest. Global Change Biology. 25(3). 869–884. 92 indexed citations

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Pinno, Bradley D., et al.. (2018). Trembling aspen root suckering and stump sprouting response to above ground disturbance on a reclaimed boreal oil sands site in Alberta, Canada. New Forests. 50(5). 771–784. 6 indexed citations

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Macdonald, S. Ellen, et al.. (2018). Investigating detection success: lessons from trials using decoy rare plants. Plant Ecology. 219(5). 577–589. 11 indexed citations

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Stralberg, Diana, Carlos Carroll, John Pedlar, et al.. (2018). Macrorefugia for North American trees and songbirds: Climatic limiting factors and multi‐scale topographic influences. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 27(6). 690–703. 52 indexed citations

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Ladle, Andrew, Tal Avgar, Matthew Wheatley, et al.. (2018). Grizzly bear response to spatio‐temporal variability in human recreational activity. Journal of Applied Ecology. 56(2). 375–386. 41 indexed citations

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Mao, Lingfeng, Christopher W. Bater, Piotr Tompalski, et al.. (2017). Using airborne laser scanning to predict plant species richness and assess conservation threats in the oil sands region of Alberta’s boreal forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 409. 29–37. 24 indexed citations

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