Carl Richards

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Carl Richards is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carl Richards has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Ecology, 23 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 14 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Carl Richards's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (23 papers), Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (15 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (13 papers). Carl Richards is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (23 papers), Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (15 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (13 papers). Carl Richards collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and India. Carl Richards's co-authors include George E. Host, Lucinda B. Johnson, John Arthur, Lowell B. Johnson, Roger J. Haro, G. Wayne Minshall, Donald R. Schreiner, David S. DeVault, D. A. Jensen and Charles R. Bronte and has published in prestigious journals such as Limnology and Oceanography, BioScience and International Journal of Remote Sensing.

In The Last Decade

Carl Richards

41 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

  1. Landscape influences on water chemistry in Midwestern stream ecosystems
    1997 586 citations Lucinda B. Johnson, Carl Richards et al. Freshwater Biology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Carl Richards 1.9k 1.5k 909 835 344 45 2.7k
Ken M. Fritz 2.2k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 558 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 544 1.6× 70 3.0k
Martin E. Gurtz 2.0k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 630 0.7× 694 0.8× 172 0.5× 21 2.5k
David B. Arscott 2.1k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 631 0.7× 1.0k 1.2× 398 1.2× 41 2.8k
Robert C. Wissmar 2.0k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 417 0.5× 592 0.7× 472 1.4× 39 2.7k
Thomas F. Cuffney 2.1k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 1.0k 1.1× 956 1.1× 350 1.0× 61 3.0k
Michael R. Meador 1.7k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 563 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 608 1.8× 62 3.0k
Lewis L. Osborne 1.2k 0.6× 958 0.7× 698 0.8× 732 0.9× 217 0.6× 32 2.0k
Mike R. Scarsbrook 1.9k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 669 0.7× 622 0.7× 172 0.5× 32 2.5k
M.T. Furse 3.5k 1.8× 2.5k 1.7× 735 0.8× 954 1.1× 229 0.7× 58 4.2k
Seth R. Reice 2.6k 1.4× 1.9k 1.3× 540 0.6× 430 0.5× 254 0.7× 24 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Carl Richards

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Fields of papers citing papers by Carl Richards

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carl Richards

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Richards, Carl, et al.. (2015). Miller Creek Stormwater Modeling. University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy (University of Minnesota). 1 indexed citations
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Taylor, Ritchie, et al.. (2011). Madison County, Kentucky Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Analysis. TopSCHOLAR (Western Kentucky University). 1 indexed citations
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Taylor, Ritchie, et al.. (2011). Madison County, Kentucky, Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Analysis, Final Report, August 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Richards, Carl, et al.. (2010). Aquaculture Potential for Hornyhead Chubs. Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University).
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Host, George E., et al.. (2005). Use of GIS and remotely sensed data fora prioriidentification of reference areas for Great Lakes coastal ecosystems. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 26(23). 5325–5342. 29 indexed citations
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Grigorovich, Igor A., et al.. (2005). European Valve Snail Valvata piscinalis (Müller) in the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 31(2). 135–143. 16 indexed citations
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O’Brien, W. John, Michael Barfield, Neil D. Bettez, et al.. (2004). Physical, chemical, and biotic effects on arctic zooplankton communities and diversity. Limnology and Oceanography. 49(4part2). 1250–1261. 59 indexed citations
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Bronte, Charles R., Mark P. Ebener, Donald R. Schreiner, et al.. (2003). Fish community change in Lake Superior, 1970–2000. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 60(12). 1552–1574. 188 indexed citations
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Richards, Carl, et al.. (2001). Simulating effects of landscape composition and structure on stream water quality in forested watersheds. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 27(6). 3561–3565. 1 indexed citations
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Hershey, Anne E., Gretchen M. Gettel, Michael E. McDonald, et al.. (2000). The geomorphic—trophic hypothesis for arctic lake food webs. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 27(5). 3269–3274. 1 indexed citations
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Richards, Carl, et al.. (1999). Mapping Lake Trout Spawning Habitat Along Minnesota's North Shore. University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy (University of Minnesota). 2 indexed citations
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Hershey, Anne E., Gretchen M. Gettel, Michael E. McDonald, et al.. (1999). A Geomorphic–Trophic Model for Landscape Control of Arctic Lake Food Webs. BioScience. 49(11). 887–897. 75 indexed citations
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Li, Xing, et al.. (1998). Lake bed classification using acoustic data. International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science. 8(4). 841–864. 5 indexed citations
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Richards, Carl, Roger J. Haro, Lucinda B. Johnson, & George E. Host. (1997). Catchment and reach‐scale properties as indicators of macroinvertebrate species traits. Freshwater Biology. 37(1). 219–230. 308 indexed citations
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Richards, Carl, et al.. (1996). Life history and temperature effects on catch of northern orconectid crayfish. Hydrobiologia. 319(2). 111–118. 22 indexed citations
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Richards, Carl, George E. Host, & John Arthur. (1993). Identification of predominant environmental factors structuring stream macroinvertebrate communities within a large agricultural catchment. Freshwater Biology. 29(2). 285–294. 176 indexed citations
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Richards, Carl, et al.. (1992). Bait Preference and Trapability of Two Common Crayfishes in Northern Minnesota. The Progressive Fish-Culturist. 54(4). 250–254. 11 indexed citations
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Richards, Carl, et al.. (1992). Development of Off-Channel Habitats for Use by Juvenile Chinook Salmon. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 12(4). 721–727. 15 indexed citations
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Richards, Carl & G. Wayne Minshall. (1992). Spatial and temporal trends in stream macroinvertebrate communities: the influence of catchment disturbance. Hydrobiologia. 241(3). 173–194. 43 indexed citations
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Richards, Carl, et al.. (1986). Feeding of Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri) and Arroyo Chubs (Gila orcutti) in a California Mountain Stream. The Southwestern Naturalist. 31(2). 250–250. 2 indexed citations

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