Stephen R.J. Sheppard

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Stephen R.J. Sheppard is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen R.J. Sheppard has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 28 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 24 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Stephen R.J. Sheppard's work include Urban Green Space and Health (28 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (25 papers) and Forest Management and Policy (16 papers). Stephen R.J. Sheppard is often cited by papers focused on Urban Green Space and Health (28 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (25 papers) and Forest Management and Policy (16 papers). Stephen R.J. Sheppard collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Stephen R.J. Sheppard's co-authors include Michael J. Meitner, Lorien Nesbitt, Cynthia Girling, John L. Lewis, Yuhao Lu, David Flanders, Jeff Carmichael, Alison Shaw, Stewart Cohen and John Robinson and has published in prestigious journals such as Remote Sensing of Environment, Ecological Economics and Global Environmental Change.

In The Last Decade

Stephen R.J. Sheppard

85 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Who has access to urban vegetation? A spatial analysis of distributional green equity in 10 US cities

2018 434 citations Lorien Nesbitt, Michael J. Meitner et al. Landscape and Urban Planning profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen R.J. Sheppard Canada	31	2.1k	1.2k	1.1k	714	610	86	4.2k
Christine Wamsler Sweden	41	2.8k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	1.7k 1.6×	1.1k 1.5×	662 1.1×	110	5.4k
Kelli L. Larson United States	34	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	551 0.5×	506 0.7×	506 0.8×	104	3.9k
Arjen Buijs Netherlands	34	2.1k 1.0×	2.1k 1.7×	900 0.8×	594 0.8×	304 0.5×	77	4.1k
Kathryn Williams Australia	30	1.1k 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	651 0.6×	536 0.8×	381 0.6×	87	3.2k
Christian Albert Germany	34	2.8k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	464 0.4×	715 1.0×	355 0.6×	106	3.8k
Henrik Ernstson Sweden	25	1.9k 0.9×	799 0.7×	912 0.8×	429 0.6×	222 0.4×	50	4.1k
Debra Roberts South Africa	27	1.8k 0.9×	651 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	552 0.8×	435 0.7×	66	4.0k
Timothy Beatley United States	28	1.2k 0.6×	788 0.6×	812 0.8×	465 0.7×	313 0.5×	74	2.9k
Laura A. Ogden United States	24	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	484 0.5×	274 0.4×	554 0.9×	40	3.3k
Nora Fagerholm Finland	32	3.2k 1.5×	1.4k 1.1×	750 0.7×	655 0.9×	242 0.4×	75	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen R.J. Sheppard

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen R.J. Sheppard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen R.J. Sheppard

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Nesbitt, Lorien, et al.. (2024). Urban density and the urban forest: How well are cities balancing them in the context of climate change?. Cities. 149. 104962–104962. 9 indexed citations

Marchand, William R., et al.. (2023). A Pilot Replication Study of Implementing an Equine-Assisted Services Program Within a VA Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program. Military Medicine. 189(1-2). e220–e226. 1 indexed citations

Barron, Sara, et al.. (2023). Achieving the Urban Tree Trifecta: Scenario Modelling for Salubrious, Resilient, and Diverse Urban Forests in Densifying Cities. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. jauf.2023.022–jauf.2023.022.

Richter, Isabel, Elizabeth Gabe‐Thomas, Ana M. Queirós, Stephen R.J. Sheppard, & Sabine Pahl. (2022). Advancing the potential impact of future scenarios by integrating psychological principles. Environmental Science & Policy. 140. 68–79. 12 indexed citations

St‐Laurent, Guillaume Peterson, George Hoberg, Stephen R.J. Sheppard, & Shannon Hagerman. (2020). Designing and evaluating analytic-deliberative engagement processes for natural resources management. Elementa Science of the Anthropocene. 8. 5 indexed citations

Nesbitt, Lorien, Michael J. Meitner, Stephen R.J. Sheppard, & Cynthia Girling. (2018). The dimensions of urban green equity: A framework for analysis. Urban forestry & urban greening. 34. 240–248. 140 indexed citations

Nesbitt, Lorien, Michael J. Meitner, Cynthia Girling, Stephen R.J. Sheppard, & Yuhao Lu. (2018). Who has access to urban vegetation? A spatial analysis of distributional green equity in 10 US cities. Landscape and Urban Planning. 181. 51–79. 434 indexed citations breakdown →

Pahl, Sabine, et al.. (2016). The Role of Energy Visualization in Addressing Energy Use: Insights from the eViz Project. Frontiers in Psychology. 7. 92–92. 27 indexed citations

Cao, Lin, Nicholas C. Coops, John L. Innes, et al.. (2016). Estimation of forest biomass dynamics in subtropical forests using multi-temporal airborne LiDAR data. Remote Sensing of Environment. 178. 158–171. 134 indexed citations

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Coops, Nicholas C., et al.. (2016). Assessing urban tree condition using airborne light detection and ranging. Urban forestry & urban greening. 19. 140–150. 30 indexed citations

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Schroth, Olaf, et al.. (2015). Evaluating presentation formats of local climate change in community planning with regard to process and outcomes. Landscape and Urban Planning. 142. 147–158. 38 indexed citations

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Schroth, Olaf, et al.. (2014). Visual Climate Change Communication: From Iconography to Locally Framed 3D Visualization. Environmental Communication. 8(4). 413–432. 56 indexed citations

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Schroth, Olaf, Ulrike Wissen Hayek, Eckart Lange, Stephen R.J. Sheppard, & W. Schmid. (2011). Multiple-Case Study of Landscape Visualizations as a Tool in Transdisciplinary Planning Workshops. Landscape Journal. 30(1). 53–71. 58 indexed citations

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Burch, Sarah, Stephen R.J. Sheppard, Ashley R. Shaw, & David Flanders. (2010). Planning for climate change in a flood‐prone community: municipal barriers to policy action and the use of visualizations as decision‐support tools. Journal of Flood Risk Management. 3(2). 126–139. 53 indexed citations

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Burch, Sarah, et al.. (2009). Climate Change Visualization: Using 3D Imagery of Local Places to Build Capacity and Inform Policy. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 85(45). 65–73. 3 indexed citations

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Sheppard, Stephen R.J., et al.. (2006). Arrow IFPA Series: Note 1 of 8: A framework for sustainable forest management. Journal of Ecosystems and Management. 4 indexed citations

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Lewis, John L. & Stephen R.J. Sheppard. (2005). Culture and communication: Can landscape visualization improve forest management consultation with indigenous communities?. Landscape and Urban Planning. 77(3). 291–313. 207 indexed citations

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Sheppard, Stephen R.J., et al.. (2005). Visual-quality impacts of forest pest activity at the landscape level: A synthesis of published knowledge and research needs. Landscape and Urban Planning. 77(4). 321–342. 51 indexed citations

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Sheppard, Stephen R.J., et al.. (2004). Aesthetics: Are We Neglecting a Critical Issue in Certification for Sustainable Forest Management?. Journal of Forestry. 102(5). 6–11. 18 indexed citations

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Sheppard, Stephen R.J., et al.. (2004). Meeting visual quality objectives with operational radial-strip partial cutting in coastal British Columbia: A post-harvest assessment. The Forestry Chronicle. 80(2). 215–223. 1 indexed citations

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