A. E. Lugo

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

A. E. Lugo is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. E. Lugo has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 8 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in A. E. Lugo's work include Forest ecology and management (6 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (4 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (4 papers). A. E. Lugo is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (6 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (4 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (4 papers). A. E. Lugo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Ghana. A. E. Lugo's co-authors include Peter G. Murphy, Whendee L. Silver, Sandra Brown, Mark M. Brinson, Rebecca Ostertag, Michael Keller, Sally Brown, Herman H. Shugart, Rusty F. Dodson and F. N. Scatena and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hydrology, Physiology & Behavior and Journal of Biogeography.

In The Last Decade

A. E. Lugo

41 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

ECOLOGY OF TROPICAL DRY FOREST

1986 1.3k citations Peter G. Murphy, A. E. Lugo Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics profile →
Primary Productivity, Decomposition and Consumer Activity in Freshwater Wetlands

1981 431 citations Mark M. Brinson, A. E. Lugo et al. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics profile →

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. E. Lugo

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. E. Lugo

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Improved oxygen saturation and acclimatization with bacteriotherapy at high altitude 2025 ·iScience ·(unknown), Esteban A. Moya, (unknown), (unknown), Theresa J. Ochoa, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pamela DeYoung, (unknown), (unknown), A. E. Lugo, (unknown), Jeremy E. Orr, Erica C. Heinrich, Atul Malhotra, Tatum S. Simonson	2
2	Long-term trends in ecological systems: an introduction to cross-site comparisons and relevance to global change studies 2013 ·Debra P. C. Peters, Christine Laney, A. E. Lugo, Scott L. Collins, Charles T. Driscoll, Peter M. Groffman, J. Morgan Grove, Alan K. Knapp, Timothy K. Kratz, (unknown), Robert B. Waide, Jincao Yao	2
3	In search of an adaptive social-ecological approach to understanding a tropical city 2012 ·A. E. Lugo, (unknown), (unknown), Tischa A. Muñoz‐Erickson, (unknown), (unknown), Jimena Forero‐Montaña, Christopher J. Nytch, (unknown), (unknown)	1
4	Aboveground biomass, wood volume, nutrient stocks and leaf litter in novel forests compared to native forests and tree plantations in Puerto Rico 2012 ·A. E. Lugo, (unknown), (unknown)	4
5	Visible and invisible effects of hurricanes on forest ecosystems: an international review 2008 ·Austral Ecology ·A. E. Lugo	329
6	A link between hurricane-induced tree sprouting, high stem density and short canopy in tropical dry forest 2007 ·Tree Physiology ·Skip J. Van Bloem, Peter G. Murphy, A. E. Lugo	50
7	El bosque estatal del nuevo milenio antes y después del huracán Georges 2005 ·A. E. Lugo, (unknown), Maya Quiñones, Humfredo Marcano‐Vega, (unknown)	4
8	The ecosystems of the Luquillo Mountains 2005 ·A. E. Lugo	2
9	Composición de especies y estructura del bosque kárstico de San Patricio, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 2005 ·(unknown), (unknown), A. E. Lugo	1
10	The Effects of Natural and Human Disturbances on Soil Nitrogen Dynamics and Trace Gas Fluxes in a Puerto Rican Wet Forest 1991 ·Biotropica ·Paul A. Steudler, J. M. Melillo, Richard D. Bowden, Mark S. Castro, A. E. Lugo	125
11	A comparison of 10 provenances of Eucalyptus deglupta and E. urophylla in Puerto Rico: growth and survival over 15 years. 1990 ·Commonwealth forestry review ·A. E. Lugo, John K. Francis	1
12	Synthesis and search for paradigms in wetland ecology. 1990 ·A. E. Lugo, Mark M. Brinson, Stephen C. Brown	28
13	Ecosystems of the world 15. Forested wetlands. 1990 ·Physiology & Behavior ·A. E. Lugo, Mark M. Brinson, Sally Brown	97
14	ECOLOGY OF TROPICAL DRY FOREST breakdown → 1986 ·Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics ·Peter G. Murphy, A. E. Lugo	1340
15	Conversion of tropical moist forests: critique 1982 ·Interciencia ·A. E. Lugo, Samuel D. J. Brown	22
16	Primary Productivity, Decomposition and Consumer Activity in Freshwater Wetlands breakdown → 1981 ·Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics ·Mark M. Brinson, A. E. Lugo, Sandra Brown	431
17	Tropical forest ecosystems: sources or sinks of atmospheric carbon? 1980 ·A. E. Lugo, Sally Brown	9
18	Carbon dioxide effects research and development program. The role of tropical forests on the world carbon cycle. A symposium held at the Institute of Tropical Forestry in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico on March 19, 1980. 1980 ·Samuel M. Brown, A. E. Lugo, (unknown)	4
19	Are tropical forest ecosystems sources or sinks of carbon 1980 ·A. E. Lugo, Sally Brown, (unknown)	3
20	Rates of organic matter accumulation and litter production in tropical forest ecosystems. 1980 ·S. D. M. Brown, A. E. Lugo, (unknown)	5

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