Stephen G. Nelson

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Stephen G. Nelson is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen G. Nelson has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Oceanography and 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Stephen G. Nelson's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (9 papers), Crustacean biology and ecology (6 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (5 papers). Stephen G. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (9 papers), Crustacean biology and ecology (6 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (5 papers). Stephen G. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Guam and Mexico. Stephen G. Nelson's co-authors include Edward P. Glenn, Pamela L. Nagler, Alfredo Huete, J. Jed Brown, Edward A. Vasquez, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, Allen W. Knight, David Moore, T. Walsh and Rafael Martínez‐García and has published in prestigious journals such as Conservation Biology, Sensors and Aquaculture.

In The Last Decade

Stephen G. Nelson

25 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

  1. Relationship Between Remotely-sensed Vegetation Indices, Canopy Attributes and Plant Physiological Processes: What Vegetation Indices Can and Cannot Tell Us About the Landscape
    2008 577 citations Edward P. Glenn, Alfredo Huete et al. Sensors profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen G. Nelson United States 16 731 570 346 224 218 26 1.4k
Robert S. Stelzer United States 22 847 1.2× 179 0.3× 461 1.3× 62 0.3× 198 0.9× 64 2.0k
Irene Martins Portugal 26 764 1.0× 456 0.8× 409 1.2× 38 0.2× 905 4.2× 98 2.0k
Rajeeb K. Mohanty India 21 228 0.3× 306 0.5× 232 0.7× 46 0.2× 46 0.2× 69 1.2k
K. Acharya United States 8 487 0.7× 258 0.5× 206 0.6× 40 0.2× 209 1.0× 17 1.2k
Bent Lorenzen Denmark 19 814 1.1× 160 0.3× 477 1.4× 66 0.3× 71 0.3× 29 1.2k
Ryan Turner Australia 16 417 0.6× 247 0.4× 86 0.2× 92 0.4× 171 0.8× 40 1.1k
Brant W. Touchette United States 19 1.2k 1.7× 286 0.5× 407 1.2× 28 0.1× 1.3k 6.1× 31 2.1k
Valerie I. Cullinan United States 18 423 0.6× 233 0.4× 110 0.3× 41 0.2× 71 0.3× 37 898
Benjamı́n Viñegla Spain 23 354 0.5× 362 0.6× 383 1.1× 32 0.1× 505 2.3× 49 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen G. Nelson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen G. Nelson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen G. Nelson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen G. Nelson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen G. Nelson 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 Stephen G. Nelson. Stephen G. Nelson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Glenn, Edward P., et al.. (2012). Comparison of salinity tolerance of three Atriplex spp. in well-watered and drying soils. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 83. 62–72. 48 indexed citations
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Glenn, Edward P., et al.. (2012). Three halophytes for saline-water agriculture: An oilseed, a forage and a grain crop. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 92. 110–121. 87 indexed citations
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Glenn, Edward P., et al.. (2010). Potential for the improvement of Salicornia bigelovii through selective breeding. Ecological Engineering. 36(5). 730–739. 61 indexed citations
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Glenn, Edward P., Alfredo Huete, Pamela L. Nagler, & Stephen G. Nelson. (2008). Relationship Between Remotely-sensed Vegetation Indices, Canopy Attributes and Plant Physiological Processes: What Vegetation Indices Can and Cannot Tell Us About the Landscape. Sensors. 8(4). 2136–2160. 577 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nelson, Stephen G., et al.. (2007). Small-package Life Support Ecological System for Long-lasting Space Experiment : Feasibility Studies on the Application to Fish Experiments. 24(4). 320–324. 2 indexed citations
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Vasquez, Edward A., Edward P. Glenn, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, J. Jed Brown, & Stephen G. Nelson. (2006). Salt tolerance and osmotic adjustment of Spartina alterniflora (Poaceae) and the invasive M haplotype of Phragmites australis (Poaceae) along a salinity gradient. American Journal of Botany. 93(12). 1784–1790. 150 indexed citations
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Glenn, Edward P., et al.. (2005). Diversity and biomass dynamics of marine algae in Biosphere II's tropical reef macrocosm. Ecological Engineering. 25(4). 442–456. 3 indexed citations
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Nagler, Pamela L., Osvel Hinojosa‐Huerta, Edward P. Glenn, et al.. (2005). Regeneration of Native Trees in the Presence of Invasive Saltcedar in the Colorado River Delta, Mexico. Conservation Biology. 19(6). 1842–1852. 70 indexed citations
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Nelson, Stephen G., et al.. (2004). Effect of water motion on the cultivation of the economic seaweed Gracilaria parvispora (Rhodophyta) on Molokai, Hawaii. Aquaculture. 238(1-4). 207–219. 39 indexed citations
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Nelson, Stephen G., et al.. (2001). Factors Affecting the Distribution of Atyid Shrimps in Two Tropical Insular Rivers. Pacific Science. 55(4). 389–398. 19 indexed citations
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Paul, Valerie J., et al.. (1992). Deterrent Effects of Seaweed Extracts and Secondary Metabolites on Feeding by the Rabbitfish Siganus spinus. 12 indexed citations
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Moreira, Gloria S. & Stephen G. Nelson. (1990). The effects of temperature on the respiratory metabolism of Calcinus laevimanus (Randall, 1839) (Crustacea, Anomura), in different salinities. Journal of Thermal Biology. 15(1). 37–39. 5 indexed citations
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Nelson, Stephen G. & Roy K. Kropp. (1985). Ammonia excretion and nitrogen assimilation by the tropical freshwater prawn Macrobrachium lar (Crustacea, Palaemonidae). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Physiology. 81(3). 699–703. 8 indexed citations
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Nelson, Stephen G., Mary Ann Simmons, & Allen W. Knight. (1985). Calorigenic effect of diet on the grass shrimp Crangon franciscorum (Crustacea: Crangonidae). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Physiology. 82(2). 373–376. 33 indexed citations
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Nelson, Stephen G., et al.. (1981). Kinetics of nitrate and ammonium uptake by the tropical freshwater macrophyte Pistia stratiotes L.. Aquaculture. 24. 11–19. 19 indexed citations
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Nelson, Stephen G., et al.. (1980). Evaluation of seaweed mariculture potential on Guam. I. Ammonium uptake by and growth of two species of Gracilaria (Rhodophyta). 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Stephen G., et al.. (1976). The dynamics of parental care of Copeina arnoldi (pisces, characidae). Behavioral Biology. 17(4). 507–518. 4 indexed citations

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