D. Baird

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

D. Baird is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Baird has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 29 papers in Ecology and 24 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in D. Baird's work include Marine and fisheries research (28 papers), Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis (24 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (13 papers). D. Baird is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (28 papers), Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis (24 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (13 papers). D. Baird collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Germany. D. Baird's co-authors include Robert E. Ulanowicz, Ragnhild Asmus, Harald Asmus, Ursula M. Scharler, A. M. Thomson, Robert R. Christian, Johanna J. Heymans, Jacqueline McGlade, N. Hanekom and Galen A. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Ecological Monographs and Ecological Applications.

In The Last Decade

D. Baird

93 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Seasonal Dynamics of The Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 200 400 600
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. The Seasonal Dynamics of The Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
    1989 623 citations D. Baird, Robert E. Ulanowicz profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Baird South Africa 37 2.0k 1.8k 1.1k 955 521 97 4.2k
J. G. Field South Africa 33 2.1k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 1.7k 1.6× 174 0.2× 610 1.2× 90 3.6k
C.L.J. Frid United Kingdom 37 2.7k 1.4× 2.0k 1.1× 2.2k 2.0× 87 0.1× 673 1.3× 130 5.0k
Guillermo Mendoza United States 23 2.6k 1.3× 1.2k 0.6× 716 0.7× 297 0.3× 401 0.8× 41 4.4k
Catherine M. O’Reilly United States 27 1.3k 0.7× 2.0k 1.1× 1.6k 1.5× 333 0.3× 883 1.7× 74 5.4k
Carol L. Folt United States 44 1.3k 0.7× 2.7k 1.5× 718 0.7× 43 0.0× 2.1k 4.0× 88 6.5k
Martin White Ireland 36 1.2k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 1.6k 1.5× 35 0.0× 348 0.7× 116 4.2k
Daniel Olago Kenya 29 556 0.3× 951 0.5× 163 0.2× 203 0.2× 155 0.3× 123 3.2k
Serge Andréfouët New Caledonia 43 3.2k 1.6× 4.9k 2.7× 2.4k 2.2× 224 0.2× 584 1.1× 188 6.2k
Kristine L. Verdin United States 15 1.4k 0.7× 574 0.3× 249 0.2× 433 0.5× 220 0.4× 25 2.7k
D. W. Hyndman United States 40 1.2k 0.6× 665 0.4× 158 0.1× 1.4k 1.5× 236 0.5× 115 4.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. Baird

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Baird

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D. Baird. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D. Baird 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 D. Baird. D. Baird 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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Baird, D., et al.. (2024). Flipbook-ENA: Towards a dynamic Ecological Network Analysis under changing environmental conditions. Ecological Modelling. 496. 110834–110834. 3 indexed citations
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Schückel, Ulrike, et al.. (2018). Effects of spatial scale, species aggregation and balancing on carbon flows and ecological network analysis indicators of food webs. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 613. 15–47. 17 indexed citations
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Baird, D., Harald Asmus, & Ragnhild Asmus. (2012). Effect of invasive species on the structure and function of the Sylt-Rømø Bight ecosystem, northern Wadden Sea, over three time periods. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 462. 143–161. 43 indexed citations
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Baird, D., Harald Asmus, & Ragnhild Asmus. (2007). Trophic dynamics of eight intertidal communities of the Sylt-Rømø Bight ecosystem, northern Wadden Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 351. 25–41. 57 indexed citations
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Baird, D., et al.. (2005). The effect of the heavy metals lead (Pb<sup>2+</sup>) and zinc (Zn<sup>2+</sup>) on. Water SA. 31(1). 32 indexed citations
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Scharler, Ursula M. & D. Baird. (2002). The nutrient status of the agriculturally impacted Gamtoos Estuary, South Africa, with special reference to the river‐estuarine interface region (REI). Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 13(2). 99–119. 6 indexed citations
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Ulanowicz, Robert E. & D. Baird. (1999). Nutrient controls on ecosystem dynamics: the Chesapeake mesohaline community. Journal of Marine Systems. 19(1-3). 159–172. 64 indexed citations
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Baird, D. & Johanna J. Heymans. (1996). Assessment of ecosystem changes in response to freshwater inflow of the Kromme River Estuary, St. Francis Bay, South Africa : A network analysis approach. Water SA. 22(4). 307–318. 51 indexed citations
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Schlacher, Thomas A., et al.. (1996). Carbon flux between an estuary and the ocean: a case for outwelling. Hydrobiologia. 337(1-3). 123–132. 32 indexed citations
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Baird, D., et al.. (1993). Comparative study on the trophic structure, cycling and ecosystem properties of four tidal estuaries. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 99. 221–237. 209 indexed citations
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Baird, D., Jacqueline McGlade, & Robert E. Ulanowicz. (1991). The comparative ecology of six marine ecosystems. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 333(1266). 15–29. 193 indexed citations
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Hanekom, N., D. Baird, & T. Erasmus. (1988). A quantitative study to assess standing biomasses of macrobenthos in soft substrata of the swartkops Estuary, South Africa. South African Journal of Marine Science. 6(1). 163–174. 27 indexed citations
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Hanekom, N. & D. Baird. (1984). Fish community structures inZosteraand Non-Zosteraregions of the Kromme estuary, St Francis Bay. South African Journal of Zoology. 19(4). 295–301. 56 indexed citations
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Melville‐Smith, R. & D. Baird. (1980). Abundance, Distribution and Species Composition of Fish Larvae in the Swartkops Estuary. South African Journal of Zoology. 15(2). 72–78. 60 indexed citations
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Baird, D.. (1973). Eclampsia and social change in the tropics.. BMJ. 2(5868). 716.4–717. 2 indexed citations
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Baird, D.. (1965). A fifth freedom?. BMJ. 2(5471). 1141–1148. 40 indexed citations
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Baird, D., F. E. Hytten, & A. M. Thomson. (1958). AGE AND HUMAN REPRODUCTION. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 65(6). 865–876. 16 indexed citations
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Baird, D.. (1955). Caesarean Section. BMJ. 2(4949). 1159–1163. 9 indexed citations
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Baird, D.. (1953). The prevention of prematurity.. PubMed. 46(10). 877–8. 2 indexed citations
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Baird, D., A. M. Thomson, & Ethel H. L. Duncan. (1953). THE CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF STILLBIRTHS AND FIRST WEEK DEATHS. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 60(1). 17–30. 58 indexed citations

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