Walter C. Oechel

595 total papers · 43.0k total citations
280 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

About

Walter C. Oechel is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter C. Oechel has authored 280 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 178 papers in Atmospheric Science, 128 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 109 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Walter C. Oechel's work include Climate change and permafrost (160 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (93 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (72 papers). Walter C. Oechel is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (160 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (93 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (72 papers). Walter C. Oechel collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Walter C. Oechel's co-authors include Steven J. Hastings, George L. Vourlitis, José M. Moreno, F. Stuart Chapin, Donatella Zona, R. C. Zulueta, George H. Riechers, David A. Lipson, N. E. Grulke and John E. Walsh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Walter C. Oechel

276 papers receiving 16.4k 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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Observational Evidence of Recent Change in the Northern High-Latitude Environment

2000 1.6k citations Mark C. Serreze, John E. Walsh et al. Climatic Change profile →
Recent change of Arctic tundra ecosystems from a net carbon dioxide sink to a source

1993 730 citations Walter C. Oechel, Steven J. Hastings et al. Nature profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Walter C. Oechel	9.5k	8.5k	6.9k	3.2k	1.8k	280	17.8k
Russell K. Monson	8.8k 0.9×	9.6k 1.1×	4.0k 0.6×	7.4k 2.3×	1.9k 1.1×	233	19.5k
Benjamin Poulter	5.1k 0.5×	12.3k 1.5×	4.8k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	3.2k 1.8×	231	16.8k
A. David McGuire	9.7k 1.0×	7.7k 0.9×	5.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	1.6k 0.9×	143	16.8k
Merritt R. Turetsky	10.1k 1.1×	7.7k 0.9×	8.9k 1.3×	1.4k 0.4×	906 0.5×	191	18.5k
Shushi Peng	4.6k 0.5×	10.6k 1.3×	5.0k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	188	16.9k
Paul J. Hanson	4.4k 0.5×	10.3k 1.2×	5.5k 0.8×	4.7k 1.5×	3.6k 2.0×	226	17.3k
Michael L. Goulden	5.6k 0.6×	14.9k 1.8×	6.3k 0.9×	3.6k 1.1×	3.7k 2.1×	183	20.1k
J. M. Welker	6.6k 0.7×	3.3k 0.4×	4.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	240	11.8k
J. William Munger	9.0k 0.9×	15.4k 1.8×	4.8k 0.7×	3.4k 1.1×	2.4k 1.3×	208	20.7k
Sandy P. Harrison	15.6k 1.7×	9.9k 1.2×	4.7k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	2.6k 1.5×	296	22.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter C. Oechel

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