Erin L. Murphy

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Erin L. Murphy is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Erin L. Murphy has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Pollution, 5 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 5 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Erin L. Murphy's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (7 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (4 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (4 papers). Erin L. Murphy is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (7 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (4 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (4 papers). Erin L. Murphy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Erin L. Murphy's co-authors include Leah R. Gerber, Stephanie B. Borrelle, Alexis McGivern, Miranda Bernard, Beth Polidoro, Chelsea M. Rochman, Megan Barnes, Hugh P. Possingham, Nicholas J. Mallos and Jenna Jambeck and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Erin L. Murphy

21 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution

2020 2.0k citations Stephanie B. Borrelle, Jeremy Ringma et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erin L. Murphy United States	12	1.6k	1.0k	534	190	158	24	2.4k
Miranda Bernard United States	5	1.5k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	529 1.0×	187 1.0×	155 1.0×	10	2.1k
Alexis McGivern United Kingdom	7	1.6k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	532 1.0×	188 1.0×	159 1.0×	7	2.2k
George H. Leonard United States	10	2.1k 1.3×	1.4k 1.4×	643 1.2×	234 1.2×	246 1.6×	16	2.8k
Sarah‐Jeanne Royer United States	17	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	393 0.7×	174 0.9×	176 1.1×	31	2.2k
Jeremy Ringma Australia	8	1.5k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	528 1.0×	189 1.0×	173 1.1×	12	2.4k
Anna Schwarz Netherlands	11	2.3k 1.4×	1.6k 1.6×	488 0.9×	143 0.8×	190 1.2×	14	2.8k
Cole C. Monnahan United States	16	1.5k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	528 1.0×	188 1.0×	156 1.0×	29	2.9k
Nicholas J. Mallos United States	11	2.5k 1.6×	1.7k 1.6×	675 1.3×	247 1.3×	238 1.5×	16	3.2k
Stephanie B. Borrelle New Zealand	14	2.1k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	563 1.1×	196 1.0×	253 1.6×	28	2.8k
Benjamin S. Halpern United States	6	1.0k 0.6×	681 0.7×	399 0.7×	161 0.8×	164 1.0×	10	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erin L. Murphy

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20 of 20 papers shown

Vermeij, Mark J. A., et al.. (2025). Physiological consequences of nitrogen enrichment for corals in the Caribbean. Royal Society Open Science. 12(6). 250208–250208.

Murphy, Erin L., Britta R. Baechler, Lauren Roman, et al.. (2025). A quantitative risk assessment framework for mortality due to macroplastic ingestion in seabirds, marine mammals, and sea turtles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(48). e2415492122–e2415492122.

Eikenberry, Steffen E., et al.. (2024). Identifying opportunities for high resolution pesticide usage data to improve the efficiency of endangered species pesticide risk assessment. The Science of The Total Environment. 921. 170743–170743. 2 indexed citations

Murphy, Erin L., Leah R. Gerber, Chelsea M. Rochman, & Beth Polidoro. (2023). A macroplastic vulnerability index for marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles in Hawai‘i. The Science of The Total Environment. 908. 168247–168247. 8 indexed citations

Murphy, Erin L., et al.. (2023). A multi-taxonomic, trait-based framework for assessing macroplastic vulnerability. The Science of The Total Environment. 892. 164563–164563. 5 indexed citations

Kittinger, John N., Miranda Bernard, Elena M. Finkbeiner, et al.. (2021). Applying a jurisdictional approach to support sustainable seafood. Conservation Science and Practice. 3(5). 16 indexed citations

Murphy, Erin L., Miranda Bernard, Gwenllian D. Iacona, et al.. (2021). A decision framework for estimating the cost of marine plastic pollution interventions. Conservation Biology. 36(2). e13827–e13827. 20 indexed citations

Borrelle, Stephanie B., Jeremy Ringma, Kara Lavender Law, et al.. (2020). Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution. Science. 369(6510). 1515–1518. 2018 indexed citations breakdown →

Murphy, Erin L., et al.. (2020). Policy Recommendations to Reinvigorate Recycling in Arizona. 17(1). 1 indexed citations

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McClelland, Arthur, et al.. (2019). Specular Reflection FTIR: A Non-Contact Method for Analyzing Coatings on Photographs and Other Cultural Materials. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation. 59(2). 123–136. 12 indexed citations

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Murphy, Erin L.. (2019). No Middle Ground. Lexington Books.

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Murphy, Erin L., et al.. (2019). Revisiting racial differences in ESRD due to ADPKD in the United States. BMC Nephrology. 20(1). 55–55. 11 indexed citations

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Murphy, Erin L., et al.. (2018). Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Counseling in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 72(6). 866–872. 27 indexed citations

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Davis, Georgiann, Jodie M. Dewey, & Erin L. Murphy. (2015). Giving Sex. Gender & Society. 30(3). 490–514. 70 indexed citations

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Murphy, Erin L.. (2014). In a Few Generations: Debating Race, Colonial Development, and Independence in the US Colonial Field. Critical Sociology. 41(2). 219–235. 1 indexed citations

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Davis, Georgiann & Erin L. Murphy. (2013). Intersex Bodies as States of Exception: An Empirical Explanation for Unnecessary Surgical Modification. Feminist formations. 25(2). 129–152. 24 indexed citations

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Murphy, Erin L.. (2008). Women's Anti-Imperialism, “The White Man's Burden,” and the Philippine-American War. Gender & Society. 23(2). 244–270. 4 indexed citations

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Murphy, Erin L.. (2005). “Prelude to Imperialism”¹: Whiteness and Chinese Exclusion in the Reimagining of the United States. Journal of Historical Sociology. 18(4). 457–490. 10 indexed citations

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Marchetti, Albert, Raf Magar, Helen Lau, et al.. (2001). Pharmacotherapies for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: expected-cost analysis. Clinical Therapeutics. 23(11). 1904–1921. 33 indexed citations

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Lorch, Elizabeth Pugzles, Rebecca Polley Sanchez, Paul van den Broek, et al.. (1999). The Relation of Story Structure Properties to Recall of Television Stories in Young Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Nonreferred Peers. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 27(4). 293–309. 45 indexed citations

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