Stephen S. Light

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Stephen S. Light is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Ocean Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen S. Light has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 2 papers in Ocean Engineering and 2 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Stephen S. Light's work include Water resources management and optimization (2 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (1 paper) and Physical Education and Training Studies (1 paper). Stephen S. Light is often cited by papers focused on Water resources management and optimization (2 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (1 paper) and Physical Education and Training Studies (1 paper). Stephen S. Light collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Stephen S. Light's co-authors include Lance Gunderson, C. S. Holling, Ronald D. Brunner, Wietske Medema, Jan Adamowski, John Neulinger, David Groves, Stephen M. Born, Peter Rogers and Charles H. Foster and has published in prestigious journals such as BioScience, Journal of Wildlife Management and Public Administration Review.

In The Last Decade

Stephen S. Light

10 papers receiving 903 citations

Hit Papers

Barriers and Bridges to the Renewal of Ecosystems and Ins... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 250 500 750
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.

  1. Barriers and Bridges to the Renewal of Ecosystems and Institutions
    1997 772 citations Ronald D. Brunner, Lance Gunderson et al. Journal of Wildlife Management 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 S. Light United States 5 567 257 219 170 153 10 1.1k
Steffen Elmer Jørgensen 3 516 0.9× 264 1.0× 183 0.8× 248 1.5× 145 0.9× 7 1.2k
Neil W. Pelkey United States 11 443 0.8× 242 0.9× 190 0.9× 330 1.9× 59 0.4× 14 1.1k
Hanna J. Cortner United States 14 728 1.3× 219 0.9× 344 1.6× 116 0.7× 48 0.3× 51 1.1k
Rob Tinch United Kingdom 18 683 1.2× 302 1.2× 347 1.6× 255 1.5× 79 0.5× 37 1.4k
Denise Lach United States 20 595 1.0× 270 1.1× 471 2.2× 151 0.9× 61 0.4× 47 1.4k
Allan Dale Australia 21 619 1.1× 343 1.3× 207 0.9× 287 1.7× 75 0.5× 90 1.4k
Donny Roush United States 4 526 0.9× 231 0.9× 264 1.2× 139 0.8× 64 0.4× 6 997
Elizabeth McNie United States 9 829 1.5× 259 1.0× 498 2.3× 154 0.9× 148 1.0× 10 1.5k
Robin Kundis Craig United States 21 750 1.3× 446 1.7× 378 1.7× 270 1.6× 71 0.5× 138 1.6k
Lars Carlsson Sweden 12 710 1.3× 247 1.0× 375 1.7× 288 1.7× 79 0.5× 30 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen S. Light

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen S. Light

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen S. Light

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Adamowski, Jan, Wietske Medema, & Stephen S. Light. (2014). INTEGRATING ADAPTIVE LEARNING INTO ADAPTIVE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 13(7). 1801–1816. 10 indexed citations
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Gunderson, Lance & Stephen S. Light. (2006). Adaptive management and adaptive governance in the everglades ecosystem. Policy Sciences. 39(4). 323–334. 239 indexed citations
3.
Light, Stephen S.. (2005). The role of biodiversity conservation in the transition to rural sustainability. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations
4.
Sendzimir, Jan, et al.. (1999). Adaptive understanding and management for floods. IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis). 1 indexed citations
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Brunner, Ronald D., Lance Gunderson, C. S. Holling, & Stephen S. Light. (1997). Barriers and Bridges to the Renewal of Ecosystems and Institutions. Journal of Wildlife Management. 61(4). 1437–1437. 772 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gunderson, Lance, Stephen S. Light, & C. S. Holling. (1995). Lessons from the Everglades. BioScience. 45. S66–S73. 22 indexed citations
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Light, Stephen S., et al.. (1990). Forging a New State-Federal Alliance in Water Management. Natural resources journal. 30(3). 477. 3 indexed citations
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Light, Stephen S., et al.. (1990). National Water Policy: A Prospect for Institutional Reform. Public Administration Review. 50(5). 594–594. 2 indexed citations
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Light, Stephen S. & David Groves. (1977). Policy Issues in Recreation and Leisure: An Overview. Policy Studies Journal. 6(2). 404–412. 2 indexed citations
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Neulinger, John, et al.. (1976). Attitude Dimensions of Leisure in a Student Population. Journal of Leisure Research. 8(3). 175–176. 3 indexed citations

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