Simon Connor

4.5k citations

62 papers · 2.0k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 23

Impact in

Atmospheric Science top 2%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Tree-ring climate responses
Paleontology top 2%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Papers in ⓘ

Atmospheric Science 39
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 38
Ecology 15
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology 5

Co-authors: Eliso Kvavadze (9 shared papers)Michela Mariani (10 shared papers)Willem O. van der Knaap (7 shared papers)Jacqueline F. N. van Leeuwen (6 shared papers)Odile Peyron (2 shared papers)Ian Thomas (3 shared papers)Simon Haberle (14 shared papers)Matthew Adesanya Adeleye (12 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Biogeography (7 papers)Quaternary Science Reviews (5 papers)The Holocene (5 papers)Global Ecology and Biogeography (3 papers)Fire (3 papers)
Partner nations: Australia Portugal United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Simon Connor

57 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Pollen-based continental climate reconstructions at 6 and 21 ka: a global synthesis 2010 · 503 citations

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1	Pollen-based continental climate reconstructions at 6 and 21 ka: a global synthesis Climate Dynamics ·Patrick J. Bartlein, Sandy P. Harrison, Simon Brewer, Simon Connor, Basil Davis, Konrad Gajewski, Joël Guiot, Thomas Harrison-Prentice, Anna K. Henderson, Odile Peyron, I. Colin Prentice, Marko Scholze, Heikki Seppä, Bryan N. Shuman, S. Sugita, Robert S. Thompson, André Viau, John W. Williams, Haibin Wu Hit paper breakdown →	2010	503
2	A compilation of Western European terrestrial records 60–8 ka BP: towards an understanding of latitudinal climatic gradients Quaternary Science Reviews ·Ana Moreno, Anders Svensson, Stephen J. Brooks, Simon Connor, Stefan Engels, William J. Fletcher, Dominique Genty, Oliver Heiri, Inga Labuhn, Aurel Perşoiu, Odile Peyron, Laura Sadori, Blas L. Valero‐Garcés, Sabine Wulf, Giovanni Zanchetta	2014	113
3	The sedimentary and remote‐sensing reflection of biomass burning in Europe Global Ecology and Biogeography ·Carole Adolf, Stefan Wunderle, Danièle Colombaroli, H. Weber, Erika Gobet, Oliver Heiri, Jacqueline F. N. van Leeuwen, Christian Bigler, Simon Connor, Mariusz Gałka, Tommaso La Mantia, Sergey Makhortykh, Hélèna Svobodova, Boris Vannière, Willy Tinner	2017	97
4	Disruption of cultural burning promotes shrub encroachment and unprecedented wildfires Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment ·Michela Mariani, Simon Connor, Martin Theuerkauf, Annika Herbert, Petr Kuneš, David M. J. S. Bowman, Michael‐Shawn Fletcher, Lesley Head, Peter Kershaw, Simon Haberle, Janelle Stevenson, Matthew Adesanya Adeleye, Haidee Cadd, Feli Hopf, Christy E. Briles	2022	93
5	Modelling late Quaternary changes in plant distribution, vegetation and climate using pollen data from Georgia, Caucasus Journal of Biogeography ·Simon Connor, Eliso Kvavadze	2008	82
6	The ecological impact of oceanic island colonization – a palaeoecological perspective from the Azores Journal of Biogeography ·Simon Connor, Jacqueline F. N. van Leeuwen, Tammy M. Rittenour, Willem O. van der Knaap, Brigitta Ammann, Svante Björck	2012	82
7	7000-year human legacy of elevation-dependent European fire regimes Quaternary Science Reviews ·Boris Vannière, Olivier Blarquez, Damien Rius, Élise Doyen, Tim Brücher, Danièle Colombaroli, Simon Connor, Angelica Feurdean, Thomas Hickler, Petra Kaltenrieder, Carsten Lemmen, Bérangère Leys, Charly Massa, Jörgen Olofsson	2015	78
8	Catastrophic Bushfires, Indigenous Fire Knowledge and Reframing Science in Southeast Australia Fire ·Michael‐Shawn Fletcher, Anthony Romano, Simon Connor, Michela Mariani, S. Yoshi Maezumi	2021	66
9	Humans take control of fire-driven diversity changes in Mediterranean Iberia’s vegetation during the mid–late Holocene The Holocene ·Simon Connor, Boris Vannière, Danièle Colombaroli, R. Scott Anderson, José S. Carrión, Ana Ejarque, Graciela Gil‐Romera, Penélope González‐Sampériz, Dana Hoefer, César Morales‐Molino, Jordi Revelles, Heike Schneider, Willem O. van der Knaap, Jacqueline FN van Leeuwen, Jessie Woodbridge	2019	57
10	Zelkova carpinifolia (Pallas) K. Koch in Holocene sediments of Georgia—an indicator of climatic optima Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology ·Eliso Kvavadze, Simon Connor	2004	54
11	A 5600-yr history of changing vegetation, sea levels and human impacts from the Black Sea coast of Georgia The Holocene ·Simon Connor, Ian Thomas, Eliso Kvavadze	2007	45
12	A long-term perspective on biomass burning in the Serra da Estrela, Portugal Quaternary Science Reviews ·Simon Connor, João Araújo, Willem O. van der Knaap, Jacqueline F. N. van Leeuwen	2012	44
13	Environmental conditions in the SE Balkans since the Last Glacial Maximum and their influence on the spread of agriculture into Europe Quaternary Science Reviews ·Simon Connor, Shawn Ross, Adéla Sobotková, Andy I.R. Herries, Scott Mooney, Catherine Longford, Ilia Iliev	2013	42
14	A survey of modern pollen and vegetation along an altitudinal transect in southern Georgia, Caucasus region Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology ·Simon Connor, Ian Thomas, Eliso Kvavadze, Giorgi J Arabuli, Genia S Avakov, Antonio Sagona	2004	41
15	How old is the Tasmanian cultural landscape? A test of landscape openness using quantitative land‐cover reconstructions Journal of Biogeography ·Michela Mariani, Simon Connor, Michael‐S. Fletcher, Martin Theuerkauf, Petr Kuneš, Geraldine Jacobsen, Krystyna M. Saunders, Atun Zawadzki	2017	37
16	Ecological zonation of benthic foraminifera in the lower Guadiana Estuary (southeastern Portugal) Marine Micropaleontology ·Sarita Camacho, Delminda Moura, Simon Connor, David B. Scott, Tomász Boski	2014	33
17	Testing quantitative pollen dispersal models in animal-pollinated vegetation mosaics: An example from temperate Tasmania, Australia Quaternary Science Reviews ·Michela Mariani, Simon Connor, Martin Theuerkauf, Petr Kuneš, Michael‐Shawn Fletcher	2016	33
18	Estimating absolute pollen productivity for some European Tertiary-relict taxa Vegetation History and Archaeobotany ·Mariana Filipova‐Marinova, Eliso Kvavadze, Simon Connor, Per Sjögren	2010	30
19	Improving methods for allocating resources among threatened species: the case for a new national approach in New Zealand Pacific Conservation Biology ·Liana N. Joseph, Richard F. Maloney, Simon Connor, Pam Cromarty, Paul W. Jansen, Theo Stephens, Hugh P. Possingham	2008	30
20	Long‐term drivers of vegetation turnover in Southern Hemisphere temperate ecosystems Global Ecology and Biogeography ·Matthew Adesanya Adeleye, Michela Mariani, Simon Connor, Simon Haberle, Annika Herbert, Felicitas Hopf, Janelle Stevenson	2020	25

About Simon Connor

Simon Connor is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 62 papers that have together received 2.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (38 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 papers), Marine and environmental studies (8 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (7 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (5 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (1.3k citations), Paleontology (390 citations), Earth-Surface Processes (227 citations), Anthropology (271 citations) and Ecological Modeling (118 citations). Simon Connor has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, Portugal and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Eliso Kvavadze, Michela Mariani, Willem O. van der Knaap, Jacqueline F. N. van Leeuwen, Odile Peyron, Ian Thomas, Simon Haberle, Matthew Adesanya Adeleye, Michael‐Shawn Fletcher and Anna K. Henderson. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biogeography, Quaternary Science Reviews, The Holocene, Global Ecology and Biogeography and Fire.

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