Christy A. Morrissey

9.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
91 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Christy A. Morrissey is a scholar working on Ecology, Insect Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Christy A. Morrissey has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Ecology, 31 papers in Insect Science and 24 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Christy A. Morrissey's work include Avian ecology and behavior (33 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (28 papers) and Plant and animal studies (17 papers). Christy A. Morrissey is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (33 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (28 papers) and Plant and animal studies (17 papers). Christy A. Morrissey collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Christy A. Morrissey's co-authors include Pierre Mineau, Karsten Liber, Michael C. Cavallaro, Matthias Liess, Robert G. Clark, David W. Gibbons, James H. Devries, Francisco Sánchez‐Bayo, Kerry M. Peru and John V. Headley and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Christy A. Morrissey

88 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Neonicotinoid contamination of global surface waters and ... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2014 2014 2014 2017 250 500 750 1000
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. Neonicotinoid contamination of global surface waters and associated risk to aquatic invertebrates: A review
    2014 1.1k citations Christy A. Morrissey, Matthias Liess et al. profile →
  2. Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates
    2014 690 citations Lennard Pisa, Luc Belzunces et al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research profile →
  3. A review of the direct and indirect effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on vertebrate wildlife
    2014 547 citations Christy A. Morrissey et al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research profile →
  4. Risks of large-scale use of systemic insecticides to ecosystem functioning and services
    2014 382 citations Madeleine Chagnon, David P. Kreutzweiser et al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research profile →
  5. Analysis of trends and agricultural drivers of farmland bird declines in North America: A review
    2017 349 citations Christy A. Morrissey, Robert G. Clark et al. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment profile →
  6. Widespread Use and Frequent Detection of Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Wetlands of Canada's Prairie Pothole Region
    2014 292 citations Anson R. Main, John V. Headley et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christy A. Morrissey Canada 30 3.2k 1.7k 1.5k 1.2k 1.1k 91 5.5k
Pierre Mineau Canada 36 2.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 2.4k 1.6× 829 0.7× 1.4k 1.3× 110 5.9k
David P. Kreutzweiser Canada 30 2.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 800 0.7× 561 0.5× 106 4.6k
Francisco Sánchez‐Bayo Australia 19 1.3k 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 654 0.4× 746 0.6× 575 0.5× 30 3.4k
John D. Stark United States 47 5.3k 1.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 605 0.5× 1.3k 1.2× 163 8.3k
Michelle L. Hladik United States 38 2.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 346 0.2× 802 0.7× 1.5k 1.4× 126 5.1k
P. C. Jepson United Kingdom 36 2.3k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 475 0.3× 600 0.5× 638 0.6× 110 4.0k
John T. Trumble United States 44 4.3k 1.4× 1.6k 1.0× 691 0.5× 494 0.4× 473 0.4× 250 7.4k
Johann G. Zaller Austria 39 1.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 853 0.6× 187 0.2× 344 0.3× 143 4.7k
Christopher John Topping Denmark 31 880 0.3× 775 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 506 0.4× 277 0.3× 116 3.1k
James H. Devries Canada 22 936 0.3× 693 0.4× 1.4k 0.9× 353 0.3× 242 0.2× 55 2.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Jardine, Timothy D., et al.. (2023). Sulfur stable isotopes as a tracer of insect migration and consumption by fish predators. Freshwater Science. 42(3). 215–228. 1 indexed citations
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Betini, Gustavo S., Egina Malaj, Adam C. Smith, et al.. (2023). Spatial variation in the association between agricultural activities and bird communities in Canada. The Science of The Total Environment. 881. 163413–163413. 4 indexed citations
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Eng, Margaret L., et al.. (2022). Colour of adult avian integumentary features reveals differences related to in ovo stressors. Ibis. 165(2). 602–617. 1 indexed citations
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Eng, Margaret L., et al.. (2020). Incubation temperature and PCB-126 exposure interactively impair shorebird embryo and post-hatch development. Environmental Research. 188. 109779–109779. 4 indexed citations
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Berzins, Lisha L., Russell D. Dawson, Christy A. Morrissey, & Robert G. Clark. (2020). The relative contribution of individual quality and changing climate as drivers of lifetime reproductive success in a short-lived avian species. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 19766–19766. 13 indexed citations
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Nebel, Silke, Kevin J. Kardynal, Elizabeth Krebs, et al.. (2020). Falling through the policy cracks: implementing a roadmap to conserve aerial insectivores in North America. Avian Conservation and Ecology. 15(1). 16 indexed citations
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Chará‐Serna, Ana M., Luis B. Epele, Christy A. Morrissey, & John S. Richardson. (2019). Nutrients and sediment modify the impacts of a neonicotinoid insecticide on freshwater community structure and ecosystem functioning. The Science of The Total Environment. 692. 1291–1303. 37 indexed citations
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Cavallaro, Michael C., Anson R. Main, Karsten Liber, et al.. (2019). Neonicotinoids and other agricultural stressors collectively modify aquatic insect communities. Chemosphere. 226. 945–955. 33 indexed citations
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Eng, Margaret L., Bridget J. M. Stutchbury, & Christy A. Morrissey. (2019). A neonicotinoid insecticide reduces fueling and delays migration in songbirds. Science. 365(6458). 1177–1180. 149 indexed citations
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Morrissey, Christy A., et al.. (2019). Detecting Amphibians in Agricultural Landscapes Using Environmental DNA Reveals the Importance of Wetland Condition. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 38(12). 2750–2763. 19 indexed citations
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Morrissey, Christy A., et al.. (2018). Assessment of Shorebird Migratory Fueling Physiology and Departure Timing in Relation to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination in the Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(22). 13562–13573. 13 indexed citations
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Hao, Chunyan, et al.. (2018). Part-per-trillion LC-MS/MS determination of neonicotinoids in small volumes of songbird plasma. The Science of The Total Environment. 644. 1080–1087. 36 indexed citations
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Eng, Margaret L., Bridget J. M. Stutchbury, & Christy A. Morrissey. (2017). Imidacloprid and chlorpyrifos insecticides impair migratory ability in a seed-eating songbird. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 15176–15176. 139 indexed citations
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Main, Anson R., Nicole L. Michel, Michael C. Cavallaro, et al.. (2015). Snowmelt transport of neonicotinoid insecticides to Canadian Prairie wetlands. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 215. 76–84. 64 indexed citations
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Chagnon, Madeleine, David P. Kreutzweiser, Edward A. D. Mitchell, et al.. (2014). Risks of large-scale use of systemic insecticides to ecosystem functioning and services. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(1). 119–134. 382 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pisa, Lennard, Luc Belzunces, Jean‐Marc Bonmatin, et al.. (2014). Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(1). 68–102. 690 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gillis, Elizabeth A. L., et al.. (2008). LIFE HISTORY CORRELATES OF ALTERNATIVE MIGRATORY STRATEGIES IN AMERICAN DIPPERS. Ecology. 89(6). 1687–1695. 93 indexed citations
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Morrissey, Christy A., et al.. (2008). PESTICIDE TREATMENTS AFFECT MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE ABUNDANCE AND WOODPECKER FORAGING BEHAVIOR. Ecological Applications. 18(1). 172–184. 14 indexed citations

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