Caitlin M. Crain

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Caitlin M. Crain is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Caitlin M. Crain has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Ecology, 13 papers in Oceanography and 6 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Caitlin M. Crain's work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (14 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (12 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers). Caitlin M. Crain is often cited by papers focused on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (14 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (12 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers). Caitlin M. Crain collaborates with scholars based in United States, Argentina and Netherlands. Caitlin M. Crain's co-authors include Benjamin S. Halpern, Kristy J. Kroeker, Mark D. Bertness, Christine C. Shepard, Michael W. Beck, Brian R. Silliman, Carrie V. Kappel, M. W. Beck, María Cielo Bazterrica and Johan van de Koppel and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Caitlin M. Crain

23 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Interactive and cumulative effects of multiple human stressors in marine systems

2008 1.6k citations Caitlin M. Crain, Kristy J. Kroeker et al. Ecology Letters profile →
The Protective Role of Coastal Marshes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2011 469 citations Christine C. Shepard, Caitlin M. Crain et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers

Caitlin M. Crain

ECOLO

OCEAN

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NLC

MMPL

Just Cebrián United States

Zhijun Ma China

Tjisse van der Heide Netherlands

Trisha B. Atwood United States

Andrew H. Altieri United States

Anton McLachlan South Africa

Marieke M. van Katwijk Netherlands

Nick C. Davidson Australia

Jenifer E. Dugan United States

J. Ogden New Zealand

Just Cebrián United States

Caitlin M. Crain

4.5k ×1.6

ECOLO

4.1k ×2.5

OCEAN

1.6k ×1.1

GPC

790 ×1.1

NLC

348 ×0.6

MMPL

Citations per year, relative to Caitlin M. Crain Caitlin M. Crain (= 1×) peers Just Cebrián

Countries citing papers authored by Caitlin M. Crain

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Caitlin M. Crain

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Caitlin M. Crain

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Y. Stacy, et al.. (2022). Invertebrate Grazing on Live Turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum): A Common Interaction That May Facilitate Fungal Growth. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8. 2 indexed citations

Silliman, Brian R., Michael McCoy, Geoffrey C. Trussell, et al.. (2013). Non-Linear Interactions between Consumers and Flow Determine the Probability of Plant Community Dominance on Maine Rocky Shores. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e67625–e67625. 4 indexed citations

Silliman, Brian R., Mark D. Bertness, Andrew H. Altieri, et al.. (2011). Whole-Community Facilitation Regulates Biodiversity on Patagonian Rocky Shores. PLoS ONE. 6(10). e24502–e24502. 105 indexed citations

Shepard, Christine C., Caitlin M. Crain, & Michael W. Beck. (2011). The Protective Role of Coastal Marshes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e27374–e27374. 469 indexed citations breakdown →

Teck, Sarah J., Benjamin S. Halpern, Carrie V. Kappel, et al.. (2010). Using expert judgment to estimate marine ecosystem vulnerability in the California Current. Ecological Applications. 20(5). 1402–1416. 140 indexed citations

Weihe, Claudia, et al.. (2010). Nitrogen and phosphorus enrichment alter the composition of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in salt marsh sediments. The ISME Journal. 4(7). 933–944. 40 indexed citations

Gedan, Keryn B., Caitlin M. Crain, & Mark D. Bertness. (2009). Small‐mammal herbivore control of secondary succession in New England tidal marshes. Ecology. 90(2). 430–440. 32 indexed citations

Halpern, Benjamin S., Carrie V. Kappel, Kimberly A. Selkoe, et al.. (2009). Mapping cumulative human impacts to California Current marine ecosystems. Conservation Letters. 2(3). 138–148. 144 indexed citations

Crain, Caitlin M., Benjamin S. Halpern, M. W. Beck, & Carrie V. Kappel. (2009). Understanding and Managing Human Threats to the Coastal Marine Environment. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1162(1). 39–62. 363 indexed citations

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Crain, Caitlin M., Kristy J. Kroeker, & Benjamin S. Halpern. (2008). Interactive and cumulative effects of multiple human stressors in marine systems. Ecology Letters. 11(12). 1304–1315. 1588 indexed citations breakdown →

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Crain, Caitlin M., Lindsey K. Albertson, & Mark D. Bertness. (2008). SECONDARY SUCCESSION DYNAMICS IN ESTUARINE MARSHES ACROSS LANDSCAPE-SCALE SALINITY GRADIENTS. Ecology. 89(10). 2889–2899. 58 indexed citations

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Crain, Caitlin M.. (2007). Shifting nutrient limitation and eutrophication effects in marsh vegetation across estuarine salinity gradients. Estuaries and Coasts. 30(1). 26–34. 69 indexed citations

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Bertness, Mark D., et al.. (2007). Eutrophication and Consumer Control of New England Salt Marsh Primary Productivity. Conservation Biology. 22(1). 131–139. 74 indexed citations

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Bazterrica, María Cielo, Brian R. Silliman, Fernando J. Hidalgo, Caitlin M. Crain, & Mark D. Bertness. (2007). Limpet grazing on a physically stressful Patagonian rocky shore. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 353(1). 22–34. 27 indexed citations

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Crain, Caitlin M.. (2007). Interactions between marsh plant species vary in direction and strength depending on environmental and consumer context. Journal of Ecology. 96(1). 166–173. 86 indexed citations

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Koppel, Johan van de & Caitlin M. Crain. (2006). Scale‐Dependent Inhibition Drives Regular Tussock Spacing in a Freshwater Marsh. The American Naturalist. 168(5). E136–E147. 71 indexed citations

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Crain, Caitlin M. & Mark D. Bertness. (2006). Ecosystem Engineering across Environmental Gradients: Implications for Conservation and Management. BioScience. 56(3). 211–211. 311 indexed citations

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Bertness, Mark D., et al.. (2006). THE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF WESTERN ATLANTIC PATAGONIAN ROCKY SHORES. Ecological Monographs. 76(3). 439–460. 143 indexed citations

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Crain, Caitlin M., et al.. (2004). Community level engineering effects of Triglochin maritima (seaside arrowgrass) in a salt marsh in northern New England, USA. Journal of Ecology. 92(4). 589–597. 53 indexed citations

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Bertness, Mark D., Geoffrey C. Trussell, Patrick J. Ewanchuk, Brian R. Silliman, & Caitlin M. Crain. (2004). CONSUMER-CONTROLLED COMMUNITY STATES ON GULF OF MAINE ROCKY SHORES. Ecology. 85(5). 1321–1331. 60 indexed citations

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