Beth A. Middleton

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Beth A. Middleton is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Beth A. Middleton has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Ecology, 44 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 31 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Beth A. Middleton's work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (47 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (39 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (30 papers). Beth A. Middleton is often cited by papers focused on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (47 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (39 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (30 papers). Beth A. Middleton collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. Beth A. Middleton's co-authors include Rudy van Diggelen, Karen L. McKee, William K. Michener, David J. Gibson, Jan P. Bakker, Ab P. Grootjans, Martin J. Wassen, C. Max Finlayson, Gail L. Chmura and Susan M. Natali and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Beth A. Middleton

115 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Wetlands In a Changing Climate: Science, Policy and Manag... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Wetlands In a Changing Climate: Science, Policy and Management
    2018 261 citations Beth A. Middleton et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Beth A. Middleton United States 29 2.5k 1.1k 899 776 370 120 3.4k
Suzanne Kercher United States 11 2.0k 0.8× 968 0.9× 583 0.6× 867 1.1× 205 0.6× 12 3.0k
Rudy van Diggelen Netherlands 35 2.5k 1.0× 1.4k 1.3× 1.4k 1.6× 512 0.7× 353 1.0× 102 3.6k
Ab P. Grootjans Netherlands 27 1.8k 0.7× 639 0.6× 810 0.9× 326 0.4× 208 0.6× 72 2.3k
Margaret A. Brock Australia 32 2.6k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 777 0.9× 543 0.7× 323 0.9× 53 3.9k
Hugo Coops Netherlands 34 2.5k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 725 0.8× 539 0.7× 364 1.0× 64 3.9k
A. E. Lugo United States 18 1.5k 0.6× 1.5k 1.4× 516 0.6× 1.5k 1.9× 703 1.9× 46 3.8k
William H. Conner United States 37 3.2k 1.3× 783 0.7× 775 0.9× 1.2k 1.6× 797 2.2× 125 4.4k
Brian K. Sorrell Denmark 36 2.8k 1.1× 396 0.4× 1.4k 1.6× 758 1.0× 228 0.6× 124 4.3k
Susana Bautista Spain 31 1.1k 0.4× 1.7k 1.5× 745 0.8× 1.7k 2.2× 993 2.7× 73 3.6k
Teng‐Chiu Lin Taiwan 31 824 0.3× 657 0.6× 476 0.5× 1.0k 1.3× 657 1.8× 101 2.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Beth A. Middleton

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Middleton, Beth A.. (2025). Insect pollinator crossing of international border barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Ecological Indicators. 174. 113421–113421.
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Wang, Guodong, Yann Hautier, Beth A. Middleton, et al.. (2025). Biotic and Abiotic Drivers of Ecosystem Temporal Stability in Herbaceous Wetlands in China. Global Change Biology. 31(1). e70056–e70056. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Jiayi, et al.. (2024). Spatial Differences in Soil Nutrients Along a Hydrographic Gradient on Floodplains in Dongting Lake. Water. 16(24). 3674–3674. 1 indexed citations
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Middleton, Beth A., et al.. (2024). Review of the life history and conservation of federally endangered plant species of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, U.S.A.. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 18(1). 1 indexed citations
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Middleton, Beth A. & Darren Johnson. (2023). Decadal shifts in the population growth, regeneration, and health of Taxodium distichum in swamps of the Cache River Watershed, Illinois. Journal for Nature Conservation. 76. 126500–126500. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Mingzhu, et al.. (2023). Mercury accumulation potential of aquatic plant species in West Dongting Lake, China. Environmental Pollution. 324. 121313–121313. 12 indexed citations
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Zhu, Zhiliang, et al.. (2022). Conservation of carbon resources and values on public lands: A case study from the National Wildlife Refuge System. PLoS ONE. 17(1). e0262218–e0262218. 1 indexed citations
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Middleton, Beth A., et al.. (2022). Effects of shading on the rare plant species, Physostegia correllii (Lamiaceae) and Trillium texanum (Melanthiaceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 16(2). 591–603.
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DeLong, Kristine L., Samuel J. Bentley, Kehui Xu, et al.. (2021). Late Pleistocene baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) forest deposit on the continental shelf of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Boreas. 50(3). 871–892. 7 indexed citations
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Middleton, Beth A.. (2020). Trends of litter decomposition and soil organic matter stocks across forested swamp environments of the southeastern US. PLoS ONE. 15(1). e0226998–e0226998. 20 indexed citations
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Middleton, Beth A., et al.. (2020). Germination potential of baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) swamp soil seed bank along geographical gradients. The Science of The Total Environment. 759. 143484–143484. 5 indexed citations
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Garfin, Gregg M., Patrick González, David D. Breshears, et al.. (2019). The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Chapter 25: Southwest. 3 indexed citations
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Middleton, Beth A.. (2016). Effects of salinity and flooding on post‐hurricane regeneration potential in coastal wetland vegetation. American Journal of Botany. 103(8). 1420–1435. 23 indexed citations
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Middleton, Beth A.. (2016). Broken connections of wetland cultural knowledge. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability. 2(7). 5 indexed citations
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Middleton, Beth A., et al.. (2013). Dendrometer bands made easy: Using modified cable ties to measure incremental growth of trees. Applications in Plant Sciences. 1(9). 14 indexed citations
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Middleton, Beth A. & Karen L. McKee. (2011). Soil warming alters seed‐bank responses across the geographic range of freshwater Taxodium distichum (Cupressaceae) swamps. American Journal of Botany. 98(12). 1943–1955. 7 indexed citations
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Middleton, Beth A.. (1990). Effect of water depth and clipping frequency on the growth and survival of four wetland plant species. Aquatic Botany. 37(2). 189–196. 20 indexed citations
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Middleton, Beth A.. (1988). Food Habits of Geese in Northern India. 1(1). 2 indexed citations
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Middleton, Beth A. & Arnold G. van der Valk. (1987). The food habits of Greylag and Barheaded Geese in the Keoladeo National Park, India. Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University). 38(38). 94–102. 15 indexed citations

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