Thomas E. Nelson

2.3k total citations
35 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Thomas E. Nelson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Global and Planetary Change and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas E. Nelson has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 18 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 5 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Thomas E. Nelson's work include Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (25 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (15 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (15 papers). Thomas E. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (25 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (15 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (15 papers). Thomas E. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Israel. Thomas E. Nelson's co-authors include Walter A. Lyons, Walter Lyons, Steven A. Cummer, Earle Williams, M. A. Stanley, Wenyi Hu, M. Uliasz, John A. Cramer, N. Jaugey and R. A. Armstrong and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Thomas E. Nelson

35 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas E. Nelson United States 21 1.5k 852 230 229 225 35 1.7k
Jerry Mitchell United States 20 676 0.5× 66 0.1× 282 1.2× 22 0.1× 64 0.3× 79 1.1k
J. G. Sample United States 22 720 0.5× 23 0.0× 360 1.6× 65 0.3× 57 0.3× 50 1.3k
Norio Okada Japan 18 842 0.6× 133 0.2× 26 0.1× 17 0.1× 167 0.7× 70 1.5k
National Research Council 13 190 0.1× 75 0.1× 59 0.3× 20 0.1× 18 0.1× 63 638
Ling‐Jun Wang China 16 153 0.1× 65 0.1× 18 0.1× 169 0.7× 63 0.3× 65 870
A. I. Sukhorukov Russia 13 258 0.2× 55 0.1× 121 0.5× 29 0.1× 40 0.2× 28 381
August Wierling Germany 20 26 0.0× 142 0.2× 356 1.5× 67 0.3× 181 0.8× 65 1.2k
Steven Dickman United States 18 242 0.2× 99 0.1× 136 0.6× 15 0.1× 6 0.0× 164 995
Christoph Schmidt Germany 17 65 0.0× 29 0.0× 157 0.7× 74 0.3× 30 0.1× 111 1.0k
Christian Henning Germany 15 226 0.2× 29 0.0× 161 0.7× 29 0.1× 34 0.2× 66 1.1k

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All Works

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Crawford, G. Christopher, Casey J. Frid, Thomas E. Nelson, et al.. (2022). Advancing Entrepreneurship Theory Through Replication: A Case Study on Contemporary Methodological Challenges, Future Best Practices, and an Entreaty for Communality. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 46(3). 779–799. 36 indexed citations
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Nelson, Thomas E., et al.. (2020). The use of cluster analysis in entrepreneurship research: Review of past research and future directions. Journal of Small Business Management. 60(4). 961–1000. 23 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter, Steven A. Cummer, W. Rison, et al.. (2012). Sprite-producing Convective Storms within the Colorado Lightning Mapping Array. AGUFM. 2012. 1 indexed citations
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Goldsby, Michael G. & Thomas E. Nelson. (2012). Entrepreneurial Design: A Design Based Theory of Entrepreneurship. Journal of business & entrepreneurship. 23(2). 80. 1 indexed citations
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Cummer, Steven A., Jingbo Li, Feng Han, et al.. (2009). Quantification of the troposphere-to-ionosphere charge transfer in a gigantic jet. Nature Geoscience. 2(9). 617–620. 61 indexed citations
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Carlson, Morgan E. & Thomas E. Nelson. (2008). Anti-Americanism in Asia? Factors shaping international perceptions of American influence. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific. 8(3). 303–324. 13 indexed citations
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Stanley, M. A., Walter Lyons, Thomas E. Nelson, et al.. (2007). Comparison of Sprite Locations With Lightning Channel Structure. AGUFM. 2007. 4 indexed citations
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Velde, Oscar van der, Walter Lyons, Steven A. Cummer, et al.. (2007). Electromagnetical, Visual and Meteorological Analyses of two Gigantic Jets Observed Over Missouri, USA. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 1 indexed citations
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Cummer, Steven A., N. Jaugey, Jingbo Li, et al.. (2006). Submillisecond imaging of sprite development and structure. Geophysical Research Letters. 33(4). 139 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter, Thomas E. Nelson, R. A. Armstrong, Victor P. Pasko, & M. A. Stanley. (2003). Upward Electrical Discharges From Thunderstorm Tops. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 84(4). 445–454. 85 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A., Thomas E. Nelson, Earle Williams, Steven A. Cummer, & M. A. Stanley. (2003). Characteristics of Sprite-Producing Positive Cloud-to-Ground Lightning during the 19 July 2000 STEPS Mesoscale Convective Systems. Monthly Weather Review. 131(10). 2417–2427. 99 indexed citations
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Hu, Wenyi, Steven A. Cummer, Walter A. Lyons, & Thomas E. Nelson. (2002). Lightning charge moment changes for the initiation of sprites. Geophysical Research Letters. 29(8). 142 indexed citations
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Price, Colin, Mustafa Asfur, Walter A. Lyons, & Thomas E. Nelson. (2002). An improved ELF/VLF method for globally geolocating sprite‐producing lightning. Geophysical Research Letters. 29(3). 41 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter, et al.. (2001). Electrical Discharges into the Stratosphere from the Tops of Intense Thunderstorms. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 2 indexed citations
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Armstrong, R. A., D. M. Suszcynsky, Walter A. Lyons, & Thomas E. Nelson. (2000). Multi‐color photometric measurements of ionization and energies in sprites. Geophysical Research Letters. 27(5). 653–656. 49 indexed citations
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Huang, E.-C., Earle Williams, R. Boldi, et al.. (1999). Criteria for sprites and elves based on Schumann resonance observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 104(D14). 16943–16964. 211 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A., Thomas E. Nelson, R. A. Armstrong, et al.. (1999). Characteristics of Thunderstorms and Lightning Flashes Which Produce Mesospheric Transient Luminous Events. 1 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A., M. Uliasz, & Thomas E. Nelson. (1998). Large Peak Current Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Flashes during the Summer Months in the Contiguous United States. Monthly Weather Review. 126(8). 2217–2233. 106 indexed citations
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Tsunoda, Roland T., et al.. (1998). Evidence of a high-altitude discharge process responsible for radar echoes at 24.4 MHz. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 60(7-9). 957–964. 5 indexed citations
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McGrath, Brian E., Charles H. Bush, Thomas E. Nelson, & Mark T. Scarborough. (1996). Evaluation of Suspected Osteoid Osteoma. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 327(327). 247–252. 34 indexed citations

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