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, Fiona K. A. Schmiegelow, Pierre Vernier, 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 →

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Scott E. Nielsen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott E. Nielsen

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Composite effects of forest harvests and seismic lines influence re-establishment of trees and shrubs in Alberta’s mesic upland boreal forest 2025 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·(unknown), Scott E. Nielsen	0
2	A data compilation and synthesis of the impacts of seismic surveys on surface soil properties in boreal Alberta, Canada 2025 ·Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·Marissa A. Davies, Scott J. Davidson, (unknown), (unknown), Scott J. Ketcheson, (unknown), (unknown), Scott E. Nielsen, (unknown), (unknown), J. M. Waddington, (unknown), SOPHIE WILKINSON, Maria Strack	1
3	Edge effects of a linear disturbance on the abundance and reproduction of an annual, Melampyrum lineare, in the boreal forest 2023 ·Plant Ecology ·(unknown), S. Ellen Macdonald, Scott E. Nielsen	1
4	Peatlands promote fire refugia in boreal forests of northern Alberta, Canada 2023 ·Ecosphere ·(unknown), Ellen Whitman, Diana Stralberg, Marc‐André Parisien, Dan K. Thompson, Scott E. Nielsen	16
5	Topographic and vegetation drivers of thermal heterogeneity along the boreal–grassland transition zone in western Canada: Implications for climate change refugia 2022 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), Diana Stralberg, Scott E. Nielsen, Erin M. Bayne	12
6	Distinguishing effects of area per se and isolation from the sample‐area effect for true islands and habitat fragments 2021 ·Ecography ·(unknown), David C. Deane, Fangliang He, Clayton T. Lamb, Felix A. H. Sperling, John Acorn, Scott E. Nielsen	7
7	Landscape Patterns of Rare Vascular Plants in the Lower Athabasca Region of Alberta, Canada 2020 ·Forests ·Scott E. Nielsen, (unknown), Christopher W. Bater	4
8	Avian Response to Wildfire Severity in a Northern Boreal Region 2020 ·Forests ·(unknown), Samuel Haché, Scott E. Nielsen, (unknown), Erin M. Bayne	9
9	Predicting Occurrence, Abundance, and Fruiting of a Cultural Keystone Species to Inform Landscape Values and Priority Sites for Habitat Enhancements 2020 ·Forests ·Scott E. Nielsen, (unknown), Christopher W. Bater	11
10	Toward a climate‐informed North American protected areas network: Incorporating climate‐change refugia and corridors in conservation planning 2020 ·Conservation Letters ·Diana Stralberg, Carlos Carroll, Scott E. Nielsen	75
11	Early Regeneration Dynamics of Pure Black Spruce and Aspen Forests after Wildfire in Boreal Alberta, Canada 2020 ·Forests ·(unknown), Bradley D. Pinno, Scott E. Nielsen	11
12	Wildlife mortality on roads and railways following highway mitigation 2019 ·Ecosphere ·(unknown), Scott E. Nielsen, Jesse Whittington, Colleen Cassady St. Clair	34
13	Species richness is a surrogate for rare plant occurrence, but not conservation value, in boreal plant communities 2019 ·Biodiversity and Conservation ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lingfeng Mao, Scott E. Nielsen	5
14	Detectability of species of Carex varies with abundance, morphology, and site complexity 2019 ·Journal of Vegetation Science ·(unknown), Scott E. Nielsen	5
15	Examining forest resilience to changing fire frequency in a fire‐prone region of boreal forest 2018 ·Global Change Biology ·Sarah J. Hart, (unknown), Philip D. McLoughlin, Scott E. Nielsen, (unknown), Jill F. Johnstone	92
16	Grizzly bear response to spatio‐temporal variability in human recreational activity 2018 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·Andrew Ladle, Tal Avgar, Matthew Wheatley, Gordon B. Stenhouse, Scott E. Nielsen, Mark S. Boyce	41
17	Investigating detection success: lessons from trials using decoy rare plants 2018 ·Plant Ecology ·(unknown), (unknown), S. Ellen Macdonald, Scott E. Nielsen	11
18	Macrorefugia for North American trees and songbirds: Climatic limiting factors and multi‐scale topographic influences 2018 ·Global Ecology and Biogeography ·Diana Stralberg, Carlos Carroll, John Pedlar, Chad B. Wilsey, Daniel W. McKenney, Scott E. Nielsen	52
19	Trembling aspen root suckering and stump sprouting response to above ground disturbance on a reclaimed boreal oil sands site in Alberta, Canada 2018 ·New Forests ·(unknown), Bradley D. Pinno, Scott E. Nielsen	6
20	Using airborne laser scanning to predict plant species richness and assess conservation threats in the oil sands region of Alberta’s boreal forest 2017 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Lingfeng Mao, (unknown), Christopher W. Bater, Piotr Tompalski, Nicholas C. Coops, (unknown), (unknown), Barry White, J. John Stadt, Scott E. Nielsen	24

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