Christopher T. Filstrup

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Christopher T. Filstrup is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher T. Filstrup has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 12 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 12 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Christopher T. Filstrup's work include Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (16 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (12 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (12 papers). Christopher T. Filstrup is often cited by papers focused on Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (16 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (12 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (12 papers). Christopher T. Filstrup collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Christopher T. Filstrup's co-authors include John Downing, Adam J. Heathcote, Helmut Hillebrand, W. Stanley Harpole, Patricia A. Soranno, Kendra Spence Cheruvelil, Stephen Polasky, Bonnie Keeler, Spencer A. Wood and Catherine L. Kling and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Geophysical Research Letters and Ecology Letters.

In The Last Decade

Christopher T. Filstrup

37 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

  1. Biodiversity change is uncoupled from species richness trends: Consequences for conservation and monitoring
    2017 483 citations Helmut Hillebrand, John Downing et al. profile →

Peers

Christopher T. Filstrup
Melissa A. Kenney United States
Marjorie M. Holland United States
Neil D. Bettez United States
Christopher R. Pyke United States
Ian Donohue Ireland
Allain Barnett Canada
Andrea J. Reid Canada
Emily K. Read United States
Lisa Wainger United States
Virginia Burkett United States
Melissa A. Kenney United States
Christopher T. Filstrup
Citations per year, relative to Christopher T. Filstrup Christopher T. Filstrup (= 1×) peers Melissa A. Kenney

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher T. Filstrup

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher T. Filstrup

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher T. Filstrup

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christopher T. Filstrup. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christopher T. Filstrup 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 Christopher T. Filstrup. Christopher T. Filstrup 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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McCullough, Ian M., et al.. (2025). Wildfires mediate carbon transfer from land to lakes across boreal and temperate regions. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 1 indexed citations
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McCullough, Ian M., Jennifer A. Brentrup, Tyler Wagner, et al.. (2023). Fire Characteristics and Hydrologic Connectivity Influence Short‐Term Responses of North Temperate Lakes to Wildfire. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(16). 6 indexed citations
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Kovalenko, Katya E., et al.. (2023). Zooplankton-phytoplankton biomass and diversity relationships in the Great Lakes. PLoS ONE. 18(10). e0292988–e0292988. 12 indexed citations
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Hodapp, Dorothee, Werner Armonies, Jennifer Dannheim, et al.. (2023). Individual species and site dynamics are the main drivers of spatial scaling of stability in aquatic communities. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11. 3 indexed citations
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Soranno, Patricia A., Kendra Spence Cheruvelil, Boyang Liu, et al.. (2020). Ecological prediction at macroscales using big data: Does sampling design matter?. Ecological Applications. 30(6). e02123–e02123. 8 indexed citations
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Filstrup, Christopher T., et al.. (2020). Utility of a PCR-based method for rapid and specific detection of toxigenic Microcystis spp. in farm ponds. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 32(3). 369–381. 6 indexed citations
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Wagner, Tyler, Noah R. Lottig, Meridith L. Bartley, et al.. (2019). Increasing accuracy of lake nutrient predictions in thousands of lakes by leveraging water clarity data. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 5(2). 228–235. 11 indexed citations
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Stanley, Emily H., et al.. (2019). Comparison of total nitrogen data from direct and Kjeldahl‐based approaches in integrated data sets. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 17(12). 639–649. 5 indexed citations
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Gellis, Allen C., Christopher C. Fuller, Peter C. Van Metre, et al.. (2018). Combining sediment fingerprinting with age-dating sediment using fallout radionuclides for an agricultural stream, Walnut Creek, Iowa, USA. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 19(9). 3374–3396. 24 indexed citations
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Filstrup, Christopher T., et al.. (2016). Phytoplankton taxonomic compositional shifts across nutrient and light gradients in temperate lakes. Inland Waters. 6(2). 234–249. 40 indexed citations
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Heathcote, Adam J., et al.. (2016). Biomass pyramids in lake plankton: influence of Cyanobacteria size and abundance. Inland Waters. 6(2). 39 indexed citations
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Menden‐Deuer, Susanne, Laura A. Bristow, Christopher T. Filstrup, et al.. (2015). Big Data on Important Issues: Assessing the Needs of Student and Early Career Aquatic Scientists. Journal of Media Literacy Education. 24(3). 77–79. 1 indexed citations
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Cheruvelil, Kendra Spence, Patricia A. Soranno, Kathleen C. Weathers, et al.. (2014). Creating and maintaining high‐performing collaborative research teams: the importance of diversity and interpersonal skills. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 12(1). 31–38. 196 indexed citations
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Soranno, Patricia A., Kendra Spence Cheruvelil, Mary T. Bremigan, et al.. (2014). Cross‐scale interactions: quantifying multi‐scaled cause–effect relationships in macrosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 12(1). 65–73. 152 indexed citations
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Heathcote, Adam J., Christopher T. Filstrup, & John Downing. (2013). Watershed Sediment Losses to Lakes Accelerating Despite Agricultural Soil Conservation Efforts. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e53554–e53554. 64 indexed citations
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Kavanaugh, Maria T., Gordon W. Holtgrieve, Helen M. Baulch, et al.. (2013). A SALTY DIVIDE WITHIN ASLO?. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin. 22(2). 34–37. 6 indexed citations
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Filstrup, Christopher T., J. Thad Scott, Joseph D. White, & Owen T. Lind. (2010). Use of sediment elemental and isotopic compositions to record the eutrophication of a polymictic reservoir in central Texas, USA. Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use. 15(1). 25–39. 13 indexed citations
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Filstrup, Christopher T., J. Thad Scott, & Owen T. Lind. (2009). Allochthonous organic matter supplements and sediment transport in a polymictic reservoir determined using elemental and isotopic ratios. Biogeochemistry. 96(1-3). 87–100. 13 indexed citations
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Scott, J. Thad, Robert D. Doyle, & Christopher T. Filstrup. (2005). Periphyton nutrient limitation and nitrogen fixation potential along a wetland nutrient-depletion gradient. Wetlands. 25(2). 439–448. 38 indexed citations

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