Scott Nicholson

5.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
79 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Scott Nicholson is a scholar working on Information Systems, Library and Information Sciences and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott Nicholson has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Information Systems, 11 papers in Library and Information Sciences and 10 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Scott Nicholson's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (9 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (9 papers) and Library Science and Information Literacy (8 papers). Scott Nicholson is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (9 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (9 papers) and Library Science and Information Literacy (8 papers). Scott Nicholson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Scott Nicholson's co-authors include Gregg T. Beckham, Alberta Carpenter, Nicholas A. Rorrer, Avantika Singh, Jane Freeman, Jason S. DesVeaux, Mark H. Wilcox, R. David Lankes, S. L. Todhunter and Christopher Longshaw and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Energy & Environmental Science and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Scott Nicholson

75 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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 User-Centered Theoretical Framework for Meaningful Gamification

2012 351 citations Scott Nicholson profile →
Techno-economic, life-cycle, and socioeconomic impact analysis of enzymatic recycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

2021 287 citations Avantika Singh, Nicholas A. Rorrer et al. Joule profile →
Manufacturing energy and greenhouse gas emissions associated with plastics consumption

2021 278 citations Scott Nicholson, Nicholas A. Rorrer et al. Joule profile →
Technical, Economic, and Environmental Comparison of Closed-Loop Recycling Technologies for Common Plastics

2023 244 citations Taylor Uekert, Avantika Singh et al. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Scott Nicholson	831	741	677	520	490	79	3.5k
Richard S. Blackburn	238 0.3×	864 1.2×	140 0.2×	37 0.1×	10 0.0×	122	4.9k
Peng Jiang	632 0.8×	88 0.1×	890 1.3×	10 0.0×	57 0.1×	112	4.1k
Md. Abdus Shahid	92 0.1×	418 0.6×	59 0.1×	22 0.0×	176 0.4×	75	2.0k
Antônio Carlos de Francisco	177 0.2×	111 0.1×	275 0.4×	19 0.0×	8 0.0×	150	2.8k
Mohammad Nurunnabi	158 0.2×	24 0.0×	28 0.0×	85 0.2×	24 0.0×	125	4.8k
C. Dianne Martin	24 0.0×	243 0.3×	189 0.3×	74 0.1×	2 0.0×	179	4.8k
Chia‐Chen Chen	23 0.0×	91 0.1×	42 0.1×	235 0.5×	7 0.0×	88	3.5k
Samira Hosseini	12 0.0×	126 0.2×	15 0.0×	73 0.1×	50 0.1×	107	1.7k
Yang Gao	13 0.0×	358 0.5×	9 0.0×	165 0.3×	10 0.0×	183	3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott Nicholson

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Nicholson, Scott, Nicholas A. Rorrer, Taylor Uekert, et al.. (2023). Manufacturing Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with United States Consumption of Organic Petrochemicals. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(6). 2198–2208. 29 indexed citations

Yadav, Geetanjali, Avantika Singh, Abhijit Dutta, et al.. (2023). Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment for catalytic fast pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste. Energy & Environmental Science. 16(9). 3638–3653. 94 indexed citations

Uekert, Taylor, Avantika Singh, Jason S. DesVeaux, et al.. (2023). Technical, Economic, and Environmental Comparison of Closed-Loop Recycling Technologies for Common Plastics. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(3). 965–978. 244 indexed citations breakdown →

Afzal, Shaik, Avantika Singh, Scott Nicholson, et al.. (2023). Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of mixed plastic waste gasification for production of methanol and hydrogen. Green Chemistry. 25(13). 5068–5085. 71 indexed citations

Rorrer, Nicholas A., Brandon C. Knott, Brenna A. Black, et al.. (2022). Production of β-ketoadipic acid from glucose in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 for use in performance-advantaged nylons. Cell Reports Physical Science. 3(4). 100840–100840. 26 indexed citations

Uekert, Taylor, Jason S. DesVeaux, Avantika Singh, et al.. (2022). Life cycle assessment of enzymatic poly(ethylene terephthalate) recycling. Green Chemistry. 24(17). 6531–6543. 95 indexed citations

Wilson, A. Nolan, Matthew J. Grieshop, Stefano Dell’Orco, et al.. (2021). Efficacy, economics, and sustainability of bio-based insecticides from thermochemical biorefineries. Green Chemistry. 23(24). 10145–10156. 7 indexed citations

Shi, Changxia, Liam T. Reilly, Scott Nicholson, et al.. (2021). Design principles for intrinsically circular polymers with tunable properties. Chem. 7(11). 2896–2912. 156 indexed citations

Nicholson, Scott, Nicholas A. Rorrer, Alberta Carpenter, & Gregg T. Beckham. (2021). Manufacturing energy and greenhouse gas emissions associated with plastics consumption. Joule. 5(3). 673–686. 278 indexed citations breakdown →

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Freeman, Jane, Jon J. Vernon, K. Morris, et al.. (2014). Pan-European longitudinal surveillance of antibiotic resistance among prevalent Clostridium difficile ribotypes. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 21(3). 248.e9–248.e16. 217 indexed citations

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Crowther, G. S., C. H. Chilton, S. L. Todhunter, et al.. (2014). Development and Validation of a Chemostat Gut Model To Study Both Planktonic and Biofilm Modes of Growth of Clostridium difficile and Human Microbiota. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e88396–e88396. 39 indexed citations

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Nicholson, Scott. (2013). Completing the Experience: Debriefing in Experiential Educational Games. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 27 indexed citations

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Chilton, C. H., G. S. Crowther, Jane Freeman, et al.. (2013). Successful treatment of simulated Clostridium difficile infection in a human gut model by fidaxomicin first line and after vancomycin or metronidazole failure. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 69(2). 451–462. 41 indexed citations

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Nicholson, Scott. (2011). Making Gameplay Matter: Designing Modern Educational Tabletop Games.. Knowledge quest. 40(1). 60–65. 17 indexed citations

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Nicholson, Scott. (2010). Inviting the World into the Online Classroom: Teaching a Gaming in Libraries Course Via YouTube. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science. 51(4). 233–240. 3 indexed citations

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Nicholson, Scott. (2006). Proof in the Pattern: Librarians Follow the Corporate Sector toward More Data-Driven Management.. Library journal. 131(1). 1 indexed citations

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Lankes, R. David & Scott Nicholson. (2005). Reference Extract: Extending the Reach of Digital Reference through Collaborative Data Warehousing.. 2. 1 indexed citations

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Nicholson, Scott, et al.. (2004). Organizational Cultures of Libraries as a Strategic Resource. Library trends. 53(1). 33–53. 52 indexed citations

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Nicholson, Scott. (2003). Avoiding the Great Data-Wipe of Ought-Three: Maintaining an Institutional Record for Library Decision-Making in Threatening Times. UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona). 5 indexed citations

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Pomerantz, Jeffrey, Scott Nicholson, & R. David Lankes. (2003). Digital Reference Triage: An Investigation Using theDelphi Method into the Factors Influencing Question Routing and Assignment. The Library Quarterly. 10 indexed citations

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