Brian C. McCarthy

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Brian C. McCarthy is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian C. McCarthy has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 45 papers in Plant Science and 41 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Brian C. McCarthy's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (55 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (32 papers) and Plant and animal studies (20 papers). Brian C. McCarthy is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (55 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (32 papers) and Plant and animal studies (20 papers). Brian C. McCarthy collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ireland. Brian C. McCarthy's co-authors include J. Forrest Meekins, Darrin L. Rubino, Anne E. Magurran, Christine J. Small, Kurt M. Hartman, Matthew A. Albrecht, Ryan W. McEwan, Carolyn H. Keiffer, Todd F. Hutchinson and Chris J. Peterson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Ecology, Oecologia and Journal of Applied Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Brian C. McCarthy

119 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian C. McCarthy United States	37	2.7k	1.6k	1.6k	1.4k	1.3k	121	4.7k
Jacqueline E. Mohan United States	24	1.8k 0.7×	2.1k 1.3×	2.1k 1.4×	1.3k 0.9×	748 0.6×	44	5.1k
Barton D. Clinton United States	30	1.9k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	1.9k 1.2×	841 0.6×	576 0.4×	58	4.0k
Jill Thompson United States	37	3.5k 1.3×	2.1k 1.3×	2.0k 1.3×	933 0.7×	1.8k 1.4×	97	5.9k
Kristina A. Stinson United States	21	1.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	914 0.6×	1.8k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	40	4.0k
Bastien Castagneyrol France	33	2.2k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	877 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	104	4.4k
Hervé Jactel France	40	2.9k 1.1×	2.8k 1.7×	2.3k 1.5×	1.3k 0.9×	2.1k 1.6×	144	6.7k
David A. Orwig United States	43	2.6k 0.9×	3.6k 2.2×	3.1k 2.0×	1.0k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	97	6.7k
Christopher M. Swan United States	35	2.8k 1.0×	4.0k 2.4×	1.6k 1.0×	715 0.5×	646 0.5×	78	6.4k
Kristoffer Hylander Sweden	37	1.6k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	140	4.7k
Lorena Gómez‐Aparicio Spain	35	4.0k 1.5×	1.2k 0.7×	2.1k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	78	5.3k

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McCarthy, Brian C., et al.. (2025). Positive regeneration responses of oak, hickory, and american chestnut to repeated prescribed fires and mechanical thinning 22 years after study initiation. Forest Ecology and Management. 585. 122656–122656.

Snell, Rebecca S., et al.. (2024). Interspecific, conspecific, and ontogenetic responses of tree rings to climate: A case study utilizing Carya glabra, Carya ovata, Carya tomentosa, and Quercus montana from an Oak-Hickory Forest in Southeastern Ohio. Dendrochronologia. 87. 126254–126254. 1 indexed citations

Snell, Rebecca S., et al.. (2024). A decades-long case study: Understanding the effects of mesophication on the forest community with emphasis on Carya spp. dynamics1. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 152(1). 2 indexed citations

Smith, Sarah, Brian C. McCarthy, Todd F. Hutchinson, & Rebecca S. Snell. (2021). Both weather and resources influence masting in chestnut oak (Quercus montana Willd.) and black oak (Q. velutina Lam.). Plant Ecology. 222(4). 409–420. 9 indexed citations

Murphy, Stephen J. & Brian C. McCarthy. (2012). Evidence for Topographic Control of Tree Spatial Patterning in an Old-growth, Mixed Mesophytic Forest in Southeastern Ohio, USA¹. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 139(2). 181–193. 4 indexed citations

Albrecht, Matthew A. & Brian C. McCarthy. (2011). Variation in dormancy and germination in three co-occurring perennial forest herbs. Plant Ecology. 212(9). 1465–1477. 6 indexed citations

McCarthy, Brian C., et al.. (2008). Mine Reclamation Strategies for the Restoration of American Chestnut (Castanea dentata). Ecological Restoration. 26(4). 3 indexed citations

McCarthy, Brian C., et al.. (2008). Forest Management and Curculionid Weevil Diversity in Mixed Oak Forests of Southeastern Ohio. Natural Areas Journal. 28(4). 363–369. 7 indexed citations

McCarthy, Brian C., et al.. (2008). Silvicultural treatment effects on oak seed production and predation by acorn weevils in southeastern Ohio. Forest Ecology and Management. 255(7). 2566–2576. 29 indexed citations

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McEwan, Ryan W., et al.. (2007). Temporal and spatial patterns in fire occurrence during the establishment of mixed‐oak forests in eastern North America. Journal of Vegetation Science. 18(5). 655–664. 74 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Brian C., et al.. (2003). Canopy openness, understory light environments, and oak regeneration. 299. 7 indexed citations

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Small, C & Brian C. McCarthy. (2001). Vascular flora of the Waterloo Wildlife Research Station, Athens County, Ohio.. Castanea. 66(4). 363–382. 10 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Brian C., et al.. (2001). Biomass Allocation and Resprouting Ability of Princess Tree (Paulownia tomentosa: Scrophulariaceae) Across a Light Gradient. The American Midland Naturalist. 146(2). 388–403. 15 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Brian C., et al.. (1998). An Assessment of the Allelopathic Potential of the Invasive Weed Alliaria petiolata (Brassicaceae). Castanea. 63(1). 68–73. 44 indexed citations

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Walters, Gretchen & Brian C. McCarthy. (1997). Forest Decline and Tree Mortality in a Southeastern Ohio Oak-Hickory Forest. The Ohio Journal of Science. 97(1). 5–9. 11 indexed citations

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Lloyd, Robert M., et al.. (1997). Factors Influencing the Distribution of Pteridophytes in a Southeastern Ohio Hardwood Forest. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 124(1). 11–11. 28 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Brian C., et al.. (1996). Composition, Structure, and Disturbance History of Crabtree Woods: An Old- Growth Forest of Western Maryland. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 123(4). 350–350. 39 indexed citations

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Reed, Jennifer L. & Brian C. McCarthy. (1996). Patterns of Leaf Tannin Variation in Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) and Black Oak (Quercus velutina) with Respect to Topography in a Southeastern Ohio Oak-Hickory Forest. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 123(3). 243–243. 6 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Brian C. & James A. Quinn. (1992). Fruit maturation patterns of Carya spp. (Juglandaceae): an intra-crown analysis of growth and reproduction. Oecologia. 91(1). 30–38. 9 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Brian C. & James A. Quinn. (1990). Reproductive Ecology of Carya (Juglandaceae): Phenology, Pollination, and Breeding System of Two Sympatric Tree Species. American Journal of Botany. 77(2). 261–261. 4 indexed citations

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