Christina L. Richards

10.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
72 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Christina L. Richards is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christina L. Richards has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Plant Science, 23 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 20 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Christina L. Richards's work include Plant and animal studies (17 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (16 papers). Christina L. Richards is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (17 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (16 papers). Christina L. Richards collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Christina L. Richards's co-authors include Massimo Pigliucci, Oliver Bossdorf, Steven C. Pennings, Aaron W. Schrey, Jessica Gurevitch, Norris Z. Muth, Ragan M. Callaway, Michael D. Purugganan, Adrienne B. Nicotra and Owen K. Atkin and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Christina L. Richards

69 papers receiving 6.7k 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.

Plant phenotypic plasticity in a changing climate

2010 1.5k citations Adrienne B. Nicotra, Owen K. Atkin et al. Trends in Plant Science profile →
Jack of all trades, master of some? On the role of phenotypic plasticity in plant invasions

2006 1.1k citations Christina L. Richards, Oliver Bossdorf et al. Ecology Letters profile →
Epigenetics for ecologists

2007 682 citations Oliver Bossdorf, Christina L. Richards et al. Ecology Letters profile →
PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY AND INTERACTIONS AMONG PLANTS

2003 607 citations Steven C. Pennings, Christina L. Richards et al. Ecology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christina L. Richards United States	31	2.8k	2.3k	2.3k	1.7k	1.5k	72	6.9k
Marc T. J. Johnson Canada	43	2.8k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	3.6k 1.6×	2.1k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	111	7.7k
Oliver Bossdorf Germany	41	3.5k 1.3×	3.2k 1.4×	3.4k 1.5×	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	94	7.7k
Peter H. van Tienderen Netherlands	38	2.3k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	2.7k 1.8×	78	6.8k
Monica A. Geber United States	34	2.7k 1.0×	3.5k 1.5×	4.6k 2.0×	1.2k 0.7×	1.8k 1.2×	79	7.0k
Jennifer A. Schweitzer United States	40	2.8k 1.0×	3.6k 1.6×	3.0k 1.3×	2.4k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	105	7.5k
Arndt Hampe France	34	2.0k 0.7×	3.0k 1.3×	2.8k 1.2×	2.0k 1.2×	2.7k 1.8×	87	7.5k
Walter Durka Germany	42	2.0k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	3.0k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	172	6.0k
Stephen G. Weller United States	35	2.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.2×	3.9k 1.7×	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	114	6.7k
Stephen D. Hopper Australia	42	2.2k 0.8×	3.3k 1.5×	3.2k 1.4×	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	185	6.8k
Adrienne B. Nicotra Australia	44	4.1k 1.5×	4.3k 1.9×	3.3k 1.4×	1.9k 1.1×	921 0.6×	125	9.4k

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González‐Pech, Raúl A., Valerie J. Harwood, Arig Ibrahim‐Hashim, et al.. (2025). Incorporating microbiome analyses can enhance conservation of threatened species and ecosystem functions. The Science of The Total Environment. 970. 178826–178826.

Liao, Zhiyong, Marc W. Schmid, Lei Zhang, et al.. (2025). General‐purpose genotypes and evolution of higher plasticity in clonality underlie knotweed invasion. New Phytologist. 246(2). 758–768. 3 indexed citations

Richards, Christina L., et al.. (2024). A field study of the molecular response of brown macroalgae to heavy metal exposure: An (epi)genetic approach. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 480. 136304–136304. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Yujie, Zhiyong Liao, Madalin Parepa, et al.. (2024). Geographic variation in leaf traits and palatability of a native plant invader during domestic expansion. Ecology. 105(11). e4425–e4425. 3 indexed citations

Boquete, M. Teresa, Marc W. Schmid, Marta Robertson, et al.. (2021). Inheritance of DNA methylation differences in the mangrove Rhizophora mangle. Evolution & Development. 23(4). 351–374. 18 indexed citations

McNew, Sabrina M., M. Teresa Boquete, José Á. Andrés, et al.. (2021). Epigenetic effects of parasites and pesticides on captive and wild nestling birds. Ecology and Evolution. 11(12). 7713–7729. 11 indexed citations

Richards, Christina L., et al.. (2021). Trait Response to Nitrogen and Salinity in Rhizophora mangle Propagules and Variation by Maternal Family and Population of Origin. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8. 4 indexed citations

Zerebecki, Robyn A., Erik E. Sotka, Torrance C. Hanley, et al.. (2021). Repeated Genetic and Adaptive Phenotypic Divergence across Tidal Elevation in a Foundation Plant Species. The American Naturalist. 198(5). E152–E169. 14 indexed citations

Richards, Christina L. & Massimo Pigliucci. (2020). Epigenetic Inheritance. A Decade into the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis. 463–494. 23 indexed citations

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Ibrahim‐Hashim, Arig, Kimberly A. Luddy, Dominique Abrahams, et al.. (2020). Artificial selection for host resistance to tumour growth and subsequent cancer cell adaptations: an evolutionary arms race. British Journal of Cancer. 124(2). 455–465. 5 indexed citations

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Heer, Katrin, et al.. (2018). The diversifying field of plant epigenetics. New Phytologist. 217(3). 988–992. 8 indexed citations

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Foust, Christy M., Veronica Preite, Aaron W. Schrey, et al.. (2016). Genetic and epigenetic differences associated with environmental gradients in replicate populations of two salt marsh perennials. Molecular Ecology. 25(8). 1639–1652. 113 indexed citations

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Richards, Christina L., Aaron W. Schrey, & Massimo Pigliucci. (2012). Invasion of diverse habitats by few Japanese knotweed genotypes is correlated with epigenetic differentiation. Ecology Letters. 15(9). 1016–1025. 223 indexed citations

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Schrey, Aaron W., Courtney A. C. Coon, Mohammed R. Awad, et al.. (2012). Epigenetic Variation May Compensate for Decreased Genetic Variation with Introductions: A Case Study Using House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) on Two Continents. PubMed. 2012. 1–7. 79 indexed citations

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Martin, Lynn B., Andrea L. Liebl, Justin H. Trotter, et al.. (2011). Integrator Networks: Illuminating the Black Box Linking Genotype and Phenotype. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 51(4). 514–527. 66 indexed citations

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Nicotra, Adrienne B., Owen K. Atkin, Stephen P. Bonser, et al.. (2010). Plant phenotypic plasticity in a changing climate. Trends in Plant Science. 15(12). 684–692. 1548 indexed citations breakdown →

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Richards, Christina L., et al.. (2008). Plasticity in salt tolerance traits allows for invasion of novel habitat by Japanese knotweed s. l. (Fallopia japonica and F.×bohemica, Polygonaceae). American Journal of Botany. 95(8). 931–942. 93 indexed citations

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Caicedo, Ana L., Christina L. Richards, Ian M. Ehrenreich, & Michael D. Purugganan. (2008). Complex Rearrangements Lead to Novel Chimeric Gene Fusion Polymorphisms at the Arabidopsis thaliana MAF2-5 Flowering Time Gene Cluster. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 26(3). 699–711. 38 indexed citations

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Richards, Christina L., Oliver Bossdorf, Norris Z. Muth, Jessica Gurevitch, & Massimo Pigliucci. (2006). Jack of all trades, master of some? On the role of phenotypic plasticity in plant invasions. Ecology Letters. 9(8). 981–993. 1134 indexed citations breakdown →

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Richards, Christina L., Steven C. Pennings, & Lisa A. Donovan. (2005). Habitat range and phenotypic variation in salt marsh plants. Plant Ecology. 176(2). 263–273. 97 indexed citations

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