Walter Chomentowski

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Walter Chomentowski is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Chomentowski has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 8 papers in Ecology and 3 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Walter Chomentowski's work include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (9 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (3 papers). Walter Chomentowski is often cited by papers focused on Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (9 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (3 papers). Walter Chomentowski collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Costa Rica. Walter Chomentowski's co-authors include David L. Skole, K. T. Lawrence, J. L. Hackler, Carlos A. Nobre, R. A. Houghton, Antônio Donato Nobre, William A. Salas, Eraldo Aparecido Trondoli Matricardi, Marcos Antônio Pedlowski and Luís Cláudio Fernandes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Remote Sensing of Environment and BioScience.

In The Last Decade

Walter Chomentowski

12 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Annual fluxes of carbon from deforestation and regrowth in the Brazilian Amazon
    2000 576 citations R. A. Houghton, David L. Skole et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter Chomentowski United States 10 868 474 356 232 139 13 1.3k
Vanessa Brooks United States 4 1.1k 1.2× 556 1.2× 387 1.1× 150 0.6× 91 0.7× 4 1.4k
Izaya Numata United States 22 1.1k 1.2× 969 2.0× 364 1.0× 466 2.0× 145 1.0× 45 1.7k
Celso H. L. Silva Brazil 18 919 1.1× 433 0.9× 269 0.8× 182 0.8× 55 0.4× 57 1.2k
Isabel M.D. Rosa United Kingdom 21 772 0.9× 462 1.0× 222 0.6× 91 0.4× 133 1.0× 41 1.2k
Catherine Bodart Italy 9 720 0.8× 470 1.0× 173 0.5× 176 0.8× 44 0.3× 13 1.1k
S. P. Timmins United States 4 1.0k 1.2× 630 1.3× 424 1.2× 204 0.9× 54 0.4× 4 1.3k
Ulrich Walz Germany 18 1.6k 1.8× 612 1.3× 389 1.1× 220 0.9× 83 0.6× 57 2.0k
S. Samanta United States 8 1.3k 1.5× 562 1.2× 545 1.5× 542 2.3× 101 0.7× 10 1.7k
Benjamin M. Sleeter United States 24 1.2k 1.4× 599 1.3× 197 0.6× 199 0.9× 111 0.8× 52 1.7k
Kristi L. Sayler United States 17 1.1k 1.3× 589 1.2× 173 0.5× 175 0.8× 105 0.8× 29 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Walter Chomentowski

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Chomentowski

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Chomentowski

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

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Matricardi, Eraldo Aparecido Trondoli, David L. Skole, Marcos Antônio Pedlowski, & Walter Chomentowski. (2012). Assessment of forest disturbances by selective logging and forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon using Landsat data. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 34(4). 1057–1086. 51 indexed citations
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Matricardi, Eraldo Aparecido Trondoli, David L. Skole, Marcos Antônio Pedlowski, Walter Chomentowski, & Luís Cláudio Fernandes. (2010). Assessment of tropical forest degradation by selective logging and fire using Landsat imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment. 114(5). 1117–1129. 140 indexed citations
3.
Lindell, Catherine A., Walter Chomentowski, Jim Zook, & Sara A. Kaiser. (2006). Generalizability of neotropical bird abundance and richness models. Animal Conservation. 9(4). 445–455. 5 indexed citations
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Matricardi, Eraldo Aparecido Trondoli, David L. Skole, Mark A. Cochrane, Marcos Antônio Pedlowski, & Walter Chomentowski. (2006). Multi‐temporal assessment of selective logging in the Brazilian Amazon using Landsat data. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 28(1). 63–82. 32 indexed citations
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Pedlowski, Marcos Antônio, et al.. (2005). Conservation units: a new deforestation frontier in the Amazonian state of Rondônia, Brazil. Environmental Conservation. 32(2). 149–155. 45 indexed citations
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Matricardi, Eraldo Aparecido Trondoli, David L. Skole, Mark A. Cochrane, Jiaguo Qi, & Walter Chomentowski. (2005). Monitoring Selective Logging in Tropical Evergreen Forests Using Landsat: Multitemporal Regional Analyses in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Earth Interactions. 9(24). 1–24. 31 indexed citations
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Lindell, Catherine A., Walter Chomentowski, & Jim Zook. (2004). Characteristics of bird species using forest and agricultural land covers in southern Costa Rica. Biodiversity and Conservation. 13(13). 2419–2441. 50 indexed citations
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Houghton, R. A., David L. Skole, Carlos A. Nobre, et al.. (2000). Annual fluxes of carbon from deforestation and regrowth in the Brazilian Amazon. Nature. 403(6767). 301–304. 576 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sánchez‐Azofeifa, Arturo, David L. Skole, & Walter Chomentowski. (1997). Sampling global deforestation databases: The role of persistence. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 2(2-3). 177–189. 9 indexed citations
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Sánchez‐Azofeifa, Arturo, David L. Skole, & Walter Chomentowski. (1997). Sampling Global Deforestation Databases: The Role of Persistence. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 2(2-3). 177–189. 12 indexed citations
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McKane, Robert B., Edward B. Rastetter, Jerry M. Melillo, et al.. (1995). Effects of global change on carbon storage in tropical forests of South America. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 9(3). 329–350. 35 indexed citations
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Skole, David L., Walter Chomentowski, William A. Salas, & Antônio Donato Nobre. (1994). Physical and Human Dimensions of Deforestation in Amazonia. BioScience. 44(5). 314–322. 272 indexed citations
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Skole, David L., et al.. (1992). Data and information system requirements for Global Change Research. 30th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 1 indexed citations

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