Tim Prior

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Tim Prior is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Building and Construction and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tim Prior has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Building and Construction and 11 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tim Prior's work include Disaster Management and Resilience (17 papers), Mining and Resource Management (10 papers) and Extraction and Separation Processes (9 papers). Tim Prior is often cited by papers focused on Disaster Management and Resilience (17 papers), Mining and Resource Management (10 papers) and Extraction and Separation Processes (9 papers). Tim Prior collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Tim Prior's co-authors include Damien Giurco, Christine Eriksen, Gavin M. Mudd, Anna Scolobig, Jonas Hagmann, Douglas Paton, Anthony Patt, Dagmar Schröter, Dana Cordell and Leah Mason and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Tim Prior

45 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Resource depletion, peak minerals and the implications fo... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300
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. Resource depletion, peak minerals and the implications for sustainable resource management
    2011 319 citations Tim Prior, Damien Giurco et al. Global Environmental Change profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tim Prior Australia 18 613 398 371 235 201 46 1.5k
Stephen R. Connors United States 13 302 0.5× 555 1.4× 144 0.4× 154 0.7× 136 0.7× 26 2.4k
Emily Grubert United States 24 265 0.4× 395 1.0× 107 0.3× 197 0.8× 65 0.3× 94 1.9k
Steve Hatfield–Dodds Australia 14 365 0.6× 736 1.8× 65 0.2× 98 0.4× 68 0.3× 29 2.0k
Sarah Mander United Kingdom 29 578 0.9× 469 1.2× 265 0.7× 124 0.5× 30 0.1× 114 2.2k
Michael Hiete Germany 19 113 0.2× 107 0.3× 58 0.2× 176 0.7× 100 0.5× 57 1.2k
Abbas El‐Zein Australia 27 154 0.3× 220 0.6× 175 0.5× 102 0.4× 522 2.6× 101 2.2k
Clair Gough United Kingdom 28 690 1.1× 578 1.5× 527 1.4× 86 0.4× 22 0.1× 63 2.2k
Mark Milke New Zealand 19 199 0.3× 95 0.2× 30 0.1× 165 0.7× 425 2.1× 86 1.4k
Roy Maconachie United Kingdom 24 1.1k 1.8× 141 0.4× 82 0.2× 1.4k 5.9× 44 0.2× 66 2.3k
Daigee Shaw Taiwan 19 539 0.9× 421 1.1× 34 0.1× 26 0.1× 46 0.2× 50 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Tim Prior

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tim Prior

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Tim Prior. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Tim Prior. The network helps show where Tim Prior may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tim Prior

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Eriksen, Christine, Gregory L. Simon, Nathaniel O’Grady, et al.. (2025). From rigidity traps towards reparative disaster governance and management. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 125. 105603–105603. 2 indexed citations
2.
Rufat, Samuel, Alexander Fekete, Iuliana Armaș, et al.. (2020). Swimming alone? Why linking flood risk perception and behavior requires more than “it's the individual, stupid”. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water. 7(5). 42 indexed citations
3.
Eriksen, Christine, Gregory L. Simon, Florian Roth, et al.. (2020). Rethinking the interplay between affluence and vulnerability to aid climate change adaptive capacity. Climatic Change. 162(1). 25–39. 37 indexed citations
4.
Roth, Florian, et al.. (2020). Monitoring and Reporting under the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 3 indexed citations
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Prior, Tim. (2018). Resilience: The ‘Fifth Wave’ in the Evolution of Deterrence. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 2 indexed citations
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Roth, Florian, et al.. (2017). Understanding the root causes of natural disasters. 2 indexed citations
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Prior, Tim. (2017). NATO: Pushing Boundaries for Resilience. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 213. 2 indexed citations
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Prior, Tim, et al.. (2016). Preventing and Managing Large-Scale Disasters in Swiss Cities. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 1 indexed citations
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Prior, Tim, Patrick Wäger, Anna Stamp, Rolf Widmer, & Damien Giurco. (2013). Sustainable governance of scarce metals: The case of lithium. The Science of The Total Environment. 461-462. 785–791. 62 indexed citations
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Prior, Tim & Christine Eriksen. (2013). Wildfire preparedness, community cohesion and social–ecological systems. Global Environmental Change. 23(6). 1575–1586. 129 indexed citations
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Plant, R. & Tim Prior. (2013). An ecosystem services framework to support statutory water allocation planning in Australia. International Journal of River Basin Management. 1–12. 6 indexed citations
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Prior, Tim & Jonas Hagmann. (2013). Measuring resilience: methodological and political challenges of a trend security concept. Journal of Risk Research. 17(3). 281–298. 73 indexed citations
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Cordell, Dana, Tina‐Simone Neset, & Tim Prior. (2012). The phosphorus mass balance: identifying ‘hotspots’ in the food system as a roadmap to phosphorus security. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 23(6). 839–845. 77 indexed citations
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Yellishetty, Mohan, et al.. (2012). Iron resources and production: Technology, sustainability and future prospects. UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney). 8 indexed citations
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Eriksen, Christine & Tim Prior. (2012). What does being "well-prepared" for wildfire mean?. 190. 5 indexed citations
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Prior, Tim, et al.. (2011). Resource depletion, peak minerals and the implications for sustainable resource management. Global Environmental Change. 22(3). 577–587. 319 indexed citations breakdown →
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Prior, Tim, et al.. (2011). Vision 2040: Mining, minerals and innovation - A vision for Australia's mineral future. UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney). 7 indexed citations
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Mason, Leah, Tim Prior, Gavin M. Mudd, & Damien Giurco. (2010). Availability, addiction and alternatives: three criteria for assessing the impact of peak minerals on society. Journal of Cleaner Production. 19(9-10). 958–966. 59 indexed citations
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Paton, Douglas, et al.. (2008). Living with Bushfire Risk: Social and Environmental Influences on Preparedness. Australian Journal of Emergency Management. 23(3). 41–48. 72 indexed citations
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Prior, Tim, et al.. (1984). Technique for identifying scenic/recreational roads in the hunter valley, N.S.W.. Australian Geographer. 16(1). 50–54.

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