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D-Index
37
Citations
7906
World Ranking
6772
National Ranking
2285

Cara R. Nelson publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cara R. Nelson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Cara R. Nelson D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cara R. Nelson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Cara R. Nelson is affiliated with the University of Montana in the United States. Their research predominantly falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on various subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, notably Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Environmental Conservation and Management, Forest Ecology and Management, Forest Management and Policy, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, as well as Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Recent published papers by Cara R. Nelson include:

  • "Guiding principles for rewilding", 2021, Conservation Biology
  • "Scientific foundations for an ecosystem goal, milestones and indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework", 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Priority effects and ecological restoration", 2020, Restoration Ecology
  • "International principles and standards for the ecological restoration and recovery of mine sites", 2022, Restoration Ecology
  • "Assessing restoration priorities for high-risk ecosystems: An application of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems", 2020, Land Use Policy

The scientist frequently published in the following venues:

  • Restoration Ecology
  • Science
  • The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Cara R. Nelson's collaboration network includes frequent coauthors such as Elijah J. Weber, Ángela Andrade, Ragan M. Callaway, Marcela A. Bustamante-Sánchez, and Rodrigo Hasbún.

Best Publications

  • International principles and standards for the practice of ecological restoration: Second edition

    George D. Gann;Tein McDonald;Bethanie Walder;James Aronson

  • Core principles for successfully implementing and upscaling Nature-based Solutions

    Emmanuelle Cohen-Shacham;Emmanuelle Cohen-Shacham;Angela Andrade;Angela Andrade;James Dalton;Nigel Dudley

  • Managing the whole landscape: historical, hybrid, and novel ecosystems

    Richard J Hobbs;Eric Higgs;Carol M Hall;Peter Bridgewater

  • Rethinking resilience to wildfire

    David B. McWethy;Tania Schoennagel;Philip E. Higuera;Meg Krawchuk

  • Conservation science: a 20‐year report card

    Joshua J. Lawler;Juliann E. Aukema;Jacqualine B. Grant;Benjamin S. Halpern

  • Wildland fire as a self-regulating mechanism: the role of previous burns and weather in limiting fire progression

    Sean A. Parks;Sean A. Parks;Lisa M. Holsinger;Carol Miller;Cara R. Nelson

  • International standards for the practice of ecological restoration – including principles and key concepts.

    T. McDonald;GD Gann;J. Jonson;K.W. Dixon

  • Previous Fires Moderate Burn Severity of Subsequent Wildland Fires in Two Large Western US Wilderness Areas

    Sean A. Parks;Sean A. Parks;Carol Miller;Cara R. Nelson;Zachary A. Holden

  • Gravel-bed river floodplains are the ecological nexus of glaciated mountain landscapes

    F. Richard Hauer;Harvey Locke;Victoria J. Dreitz;Mark Hebblewhite

  • Guiding principles for rewilding.

    Steve Carver;Ian Convery;Sally Hawkins;Rene Beyers

  • Spatial variability in wildfire probability across the western United States

    Marc-André Parisien;Marc-André Parisien;Susan Snetsinger;Jonathan A. Greenberg;Cara R. Nelson

  • Opportunities and challenges for ecological restoration within REDD

    Sasha Alexander;Cara R. Nelson;James Aronson;James Aronson;David Lamb

  • Scientific foundations for an ecosystem goal, milestones and indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.

    Emily Nicholson;Emily Nicholson;Kate E. Watermeyer;Jessica A. Rowland;Chloe F. Sato

  • Implementation of National Fire Plan treatments near the wildland–urban interface in the western United States

    Tania Schoennagel;Cara R. Nelson;David M. Theobald;Gunnar C. Carnwath

  • Overstory influences on herb and shrub communities in mature forests of western Washington, U.S.A.

    Donald McKenzie;Charles B. Halpern;Cara R. Nelson

  • Ecological indicators for assessing ecological success of forest restoration: a world review

    Paula Gatica‐Saavedra;Cristian Echeverría;Cara R. Nelson

  • Priority effects and ecological restoration

    Emanuela W. A. Weidlich;Emanuela W. A. Weidlich;Cara R. Nelson;John L. Maron;Ragan M. Callaway

  • Short-term effects of timber harvest and forest edges on ground-layer mosses and liverworts

    Cara R Nelson;Charles B Halpern

  • Leadership: a new frontier in conservation science.

    Jim C. Manolis;Kai M. Chan;Myra E. Finkelstein;Scott Stephens

  • EDGE-RELATED RESPONSES OF UNDERSTORY PLANTS TO AGGREGATED RETENTION HARVEST IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

    Cara R. Nelson;Charles B. Halpern

  • Restoration relevance of recent National Fire Plan treatments in forests of the western United States

    Tania Schoennagel;Cara R Nelson

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles B. Halpern
Charles B. Halpern University of Washington
James Aronson
James Aronson Missouri Botanical Garden
Andrew J. Larson
Andrew J. Larson University of Montana
Carol Miller
Carol Miller US Forest Service
Sean A. Parks
Sean A. Parks US Forest Service
Kingsley W. Dixon
Kingsley W. Dixon Curtin University
Thomas M. Brooks
Thomas M. Brooks International Union for Conservation of Nature
James A. Harris
James A. Harris Cranfield University
David A. Keith
David A. Keith University of New South Wales
Anna Sala
Anna Sala University of Montana

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