Tony Weir

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Tony Weir is a scholar working on Demography, Sociology and Political Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Tony Weir has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Demography, 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Tony Weir's work include Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (6 papers), Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (4 papers) and Climate variability and models (4 papers). Tony Weir is often cited by papers focused on Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (6 papers), Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (4 papers) and Climate variability and models (4 papers). Tony Weir collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Fiji and United States. Tony Weir's co-authors include John Twidell, Manfred Fischedick, Jayant Sathaye, Alain Nadaï, Aviel Verbruggen, Lars J Nilsson, John Nyboer, William R. Moomaw, Mark Stephens and Jamie Pittock and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Energy Policy and International Journal of Climatology.

In The Last Decade

Tony Weir

18 papers receiving 974 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.

Renewable Energy Resources

2006 575 citations John Twidell, Tony Weir profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tony Weir Australia	11	268	243	189	177	162	19	1.1k
Markus Biberacher Austria	13	281 1.0×	170 0.7×	147 0.8×	171 1.0×	142 0.9×	32	942
İbrahim Yüksel Türkiye	16	274 1.0×	157 0.6×	123 0.7×	249 1.4×	219 1.4×	38	1.0k
Joachim Seel United States	10	420 1.6×	193 0.8×	111 0.6×	120 0.7×	142 0.9×	17	899
Sebastian Sterl Belgium	15	343 1.3×	192 0.8×	97 0.5×	243 1.4×	217 1.3×	34	1.1k
Atul Raturi Fiji	13	453 1.7×	291 1.2×	99 0.5×	293 1.7×	237 1.5×	27	1.1k
Joachim Nitsch Germany	15	354 1.3×	387 1.6×	194 1.0×	198 1.1×	223 1.4×	62	1.2k
Javier Domínguez Spain	11	265 1.0×	150 0.6×	151 0.8×	299 1.7×	211 1.3×	33	904
Christian Panzer Austria	9	361 1.3×	254 1.0×	168 0.9×	175 1.0×	94 0.6×	13	913
Javier Martínez-Gómez Ecuador	16	159 0.6×	184 0.8×	118 0.6×	191 1.1×	79 0.5×	90	1.1k
Fabrizio Cumo Italy	21	331 1.2×	154 0.6×	84 0.4×	128 0.7×	217 1.3×	67	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Tony Weir

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tony Weir

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tony Weir

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

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19 of 19 papers shown

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Ongoma, Victor, et al.. (2023). Towards improved seasonal rainfall prediction in the tropical Pacific Islands. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 154(1-2). 349–363. 3 indexed citations

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Weir, Tony, et al.. (2021). Interdecadal modulation of the effect of ENSO on rainfall in the southwestern Pacific. Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth System Science. 71(1). 53–65. 8 indexed citations

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Weir, Tony, et al.. (2020). Renewable energy can enhance resilience of small islands. Natural Hazards. 104(3). 2719–2725. 19 indexed citations

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Kerkhoff, Lorrae van, et al.. (2019). Conservation Decision-Making in Palau: An Example of the Parallel Working of Scientific and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Environmental Management. 64(5). 564–579. 9 indexed citations

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Weir, Tony. (2018). Renewable energy in the Pacific Islands: Its role and status. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 94. 762–771. 53 indexed citations

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Weir, Tony & Jamie Pittock. (2017). Human dimensions of environmental change in small island developing states: some common themes. Regional Environmental Change. 17(4). 949–958. 19 indexed citations

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Weir, Tony, et al.. (2016). Social and cultural issues raised by climate change in Pacific Island countries: an overview. Regional Environmental Change. 17(4). 1017–1028. 68 indexed citations

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Stephens, Mark, et al.. (2014). Temperature trends in Fiji: a clear signal of climate change. 31(1). 27–38. 13 indexed citations

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Stephens, Mark, et al.. (2013). Rainfall trends in Fiji. International Journal of Climatology. 34(5). 1501–1510. 28 indexed citations

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Weir, Tony, et al.. (2013). The role of renewable energy in the Pacific Islands. 1 indexed citations

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Weir, Tony. (2012). Evaluating the economic feasibility of environmentally beneficial agricultural technologies compared to conventional technologies. 1 indexed citations

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Weir, Tony, et al.. (2011). Three linked risks for development in the Pacific Islands: Climate change, disasters and conflict. Climate and Development. 3(3). 193–208. 30 indexed citations

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Aalbersberg, William G.L., et al.. (2010). Community adaptation in Fiji: some lessons learnt. 1 indexed citations

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Verbruggen, Aviel, Manfred Fischedick, William R. Moomaw, et al.. (2009). Renewable energy costs, potentials, barriers: Conceptual issues. Energy Policy. 38(2). 850–861. 220 indexed citations

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Weir, Tony, et al.. (2008). Virgin coconut oil as a tool for sustainable development in outer Islands. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 1 indexed citations

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Weir, Tony, et al.. (2008). Wind power in Fiji: a preliminary analysis of the Butoni wind farm. 2 indexed citations

17.

Twidell, John & Tony Weir. (2006). Renewable Energy Resources. 575 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bunn, Matthew, John P. Holdren, & Tony Weir. (2003). Controlling Nuclear Warheads and Materials: A Report Card and Action Plan. Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University). 17 indexed citations

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Weir, Tony, et al.. (1994). Information Services for Innovative Organizations. 11 indexed citations

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