Cynthia S. Brown

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Cynthia S. Brown is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Cynthia S. Brown has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 26 papers in Ecology and 18 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Cynthia S. Brown's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (30 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (24 papers) and Plant and animal studies (10 papers). Cynthia S. Brown is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (30 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (24 papers) and Plant and animal studies (10 papers). Cynthia S. Brown collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Netherlands. Cynthia S. Brown's co-authors include David Tilman, Joseph Fargione, Thomas J. Stohlgren, Matthew J. Germino, Kevin J. Rice, Sunil Kumar, Amanda M. West, Helen I. Rowe, Jeanne C. Chambers and David A. Pyke and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Cynthia S. Brown

59 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Community assembly and invasion: An experimental test of neutral versus niche processes

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cynthia S. Brown United States	25	1.4k	1.4k	763	684	654	64	2.7k
Christa P. H. Mulder United States	26	1.5k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	742 1.0×	506 0.7×	1.1k 1.7×	57	3.4k
Nicholas Mirotchnick Canada	7	1.9k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	378 0.5×	815 1.2×	989 1.5×	8	3.0k
Shigeo Yachi Japan	8	1.2k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	376 0.5×	778 1.1×	737 1.1×	11	2.7k
T. Michael Anderson United States	29	1.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	563 0.7×	983 1.4×	622 1.0×	66	3.2k
Linda Broadhurst Australia	27	1.0k 0.7×	876 0.6×	889 1.2×	490 0.7×	700 1.1×	78	2.6k
Kevin J. Walker United Kingdom	28	1.9k 1.4×	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	595 0.9×	1.1k 1.7×	72	3.4k
Lindsay C. Maskell United Kingdom	22	1.4k 1.0×	991 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	628 0.9×	828 1.3×	57	2.8k
Jane Cowles United States	14	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	500 0.7×	1.1k 1.6×	662 1.0×	17	3.0k
José L. Espinar Spain	15	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	963 1.3×	511 0.7×	1.0k 1.5×	21	2.9k
Claus Holzapfel United States	22	1.7k 1.2×	929 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	623 0.9×	1.1k 1.6×	41	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Cynthia S. Brown

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cynthia S. Brown

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Zhang, Pengfei, Elizabeth T. Borer, Eric W. Seabloom, et al.. (2023). Space resource utilization of dominant species integrates abundance‐ and functional‐based processes for better predictions of plant diversity dynamics. Oikos. 2023(4). 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Pengfei, George A. Kowalchuk, Merel B. Soons, et al.. (2019). SRU_D: A simple non‐destructive method for accurate quantification of plant diversity dynamics. Journal of Ecology. 107(5). 2155–2166. 6 indexed citations

Garbowski, Magda, et al.. (2019). Soil amendment interacts with invasive grass and drought to uniquely influence aboveground versus belowground biomass in aridland restoration. Restoration Ecology. 28(S1). 13 indexed citations

Ryan, Elizabeth P., Becca B.R. Jablonski, Michael Carolan, et al.. (2018). The Role of Urban Agriculture in a Secure, Healthy, and Sustainable Food System. BioScience. 68(10). 748–759. 58 indexed citations

Jarnevich, Catherine S., Marian Talbert, Jeffery Morisette, et al.. (2017). Minimizing effects of methodological decisions on interpretation and prediction in species distribution studies: An example with background selection. Ecological Modelling. 363. 48–56. 39 indexed citations

West, Amanda M., et al.. (2016). Field validation of an invasive species Maxent model. Ecological Informatics. 36. 126–134. 226 indexed citations

West, Amanda M., Sunil Kumar, Tewodros Wakie, et al.. (2015). Using High-Resolution Future Climate Scenarios to Forecast Bromus tectorum Invasion in Rocky Mountain National Park. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0117893–e0117893. 38 indexed citations

Mealor, Brian A., et al.. (2013). Cheatgrass management handbook: managing an invasive annual grass in the Rocky Mountain region. Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University). 9 indexed citations

Chambers, Jeanne C., Bethany A. Bradley, Cynthia S. Brown, et al.. (2013). Resilience to Stress and Disturbance, and Resistance to Bromus tectorum L. Invasion in Cold Desert Shrublands of Western North America. Ecosystems. 17(2). 360–375. 333 indexed citations

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Brown, Cynthia S., et al.. (2012). The influence of chilling requirement on the southern distribution limit of exotic Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) in western North America. Biological Invasions. 14(8). 1711–1724. 18 indexed citations

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Brown, Cynthia S., et al.. (2011). A Way Forward: A Progressive Vision for Reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.. 1 indexed citations

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Dyer, Andrew R., Cynthia S. Brown, Erin K. Espeland, et al.. (2010). SYNTHESIS: The role of adaptive trans‐generational plasticity in biological invasions of plants. Evolutionary Applications. 3(2). 179–192. 101 indexed citations

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Vanderhoeven, Sonia, Cynthia S. Brown, Carolyn K. Tepolt, et al.. (2010). PERSPECTIVE: Linking concepts in the ecology and evolution of invasive plants: network analysis shows what has been most studied and identifies knowledge gaps. Evolutionary Applications. 3(2). 193–202. 11 indexed citations

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Brown, Cynthia S. & Kevin J. Rice. (2009). Effects of belowground resource use comlementarity on invasion of constructed grassland plant communities. Biological Invasions. 12(5). 1319–1334. 20 indexed citations

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Stohlgren, Thomas J., et al.. (2007). RAPID ASSESSMENT OF POSTFIRE PLANT INVASIONS IN CONIFEROUS FORESTS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Ecological Applications. 17(6). 1656–1665. 42 indexed citations

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Brown, Cynthia S. & Robert L. Bugg. (2001). Effects of Established Perennial Grasses on Introduction of Native Forbs in California. Restoration Ecology. 9(1). 38–48. 39 indexed citations

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Cohen, Martin S., et al.. (1990). Isolation and Identification of the Coal-Solubilizing Agent Produced by Trametes versicolor. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 56(11). 3285–3291. 50 indexed citations

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Brown, Cynthia S., et al.. (1988). Recent progress in cell-free solubilization of coal. 3 indexed citations

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Brown, Cynthia S.. (1983). No Amen for School Prayer.. Learning Research and Practice. 12(1). 42–43. 1 indexed citations

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O’Connor, John, Cynthia S. Brown, & Daniel J. Wilson. (1982). Alexander Meiklejohn: Teacher of Freedom. Academe. 68(3). 28–28. 1 indexed citations

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