Cathy Conrad

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Cathy Conrad is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Ecology and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Cathy Conrad has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 2 papers in Ecology and 2 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Cathy Conrad's work include Urban Stormwater Management Solutions (2 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (2 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (1 paper). Cathy Conrad is often cited by papers focused on Urban Stormwater Management Solutions (2 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (2 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (1 paper). Cathy Conrad collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Cathy Conrad's co-authors include Heather Castleden, Norma Campbell, Louise Parker, Conrad V. Fernandez, Trevor Dummer, Heather Chappells, Daniel D. McCarthy and Graham Whitelaw and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Water and Local Environment.

In The Last Decade

Cathy Conrad

7 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

A review of citizen science and community-based environmental monitoring: issues and opportunities

2010 976 citations Cathy Conrad et al. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cathy Conrad Canada	6	440	305	214	188	185	7	1.1k
Jason Martin United States	3	557 1.3×	392 1.3×	163 0.8×	244 1.3×	105 0.6×	3	1.0k
Katrin Vohland Germany	20	482 1.1×	297 1.0×	579 2.7×	148 0.8×	156 0.8×	52	1.8k
Melinda Laituri United States	18	212 0.5×	237 0.8×	293 1.4×	61 0.3×	178 1.0×	60	1.1k
Hillary K. Burgess United States	9	612 1.4×	475 1.6×	295 1.4×	278 1.5×	106 0.6×	18	1.3k
Brian Czech United States	17	237 0.5×	438 1.4×	420 2.0×	144 0.8×	105 0.6×	37	1.2k
Ignacio C. Fernández Chile	14	314 0.7×	281 0.9×	273 1.3×	47 0.3×	78 0.4×	29	1.1k
Deborah Curran Canada	10	199 0.5×	458 1.5×	539 2.5×	226 1.2×	235 1.3×	25	1.3k
Laurenţiu Rozyłowicz Romania	25	238 0.5×	466 1.5×	570 2.7×	59 0.3×	87 0.5×	59	1.3k
Lilik Budi Prasetyo Indonesia	19	109 0.2×	685 2.2×	445 2.1×	138 0.7×	244 1.3×	262	1.7k
R. Smithers United Kingdom	16	378 0.9×	278 0.9×	472 2.2×	52 0.3×	92 0.5×	39	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Cathy Conrad

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cathy Conrad

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cathy Conrad

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

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Whitelaw, Graham, et al.. (2019). Exploring the current status of water governance and outcomes of community-based monitoring across the Oak Ridges Moraine, Southern Ontario, Canada. Local Environment. 24(9). 861–882. 3 indexed citations

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Castleden, Heather, et al.. (2017). Monitoring, Restoration, and Source Water Protection: Canadian Community-Based Environmental Organizations’ Efforts towards Improving Aquatic Ecosystem Health. Water. 9(3). 212–212. 14 indexed citations

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Castleden, Heather, et al.. (2016). Aligning community-based water monitoring program designs with goals for enhanced environmental management. Journal of Science Communication. 15(3). A01–A01. 16 indexed citations

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Conrad, Cathy, et al.. (2015). Community-Based Water Monitoring in Nova Scotia: Solutions for Sustainable Watershed Management. Environment and Natural Resources Research. 5(2). 8 indexed citations

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Chappells, Heather, Louise Parker, Conrad V. Fernandez, et al.. (2014). Arsenic in private drinking water wells: an assessment of jurisdictional regulations and guidelines for risk remediation in North America. Journal of Water and Health. 12(3). 372–392. 38 indexed citations

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Conrad, Cathy, et al.. (2010). A review of citizen science and community-based environmental monitoring: issues and opportunities. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 176(1-4). 273–291. 976 indexed citations breakdown →

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Conrad, Cathy, et al.. (2006). Community Based Ecological Monitoring in Nova Scotia: Challenges and Opportunities. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 113(1-3). 395–409. 70 indexed citations

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