F. K. Ligon

901 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 724 citations indexed

About

F. K. Ligon is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, F. K. Ligon has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 724 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 6 papers in Ecology and 4 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in F. K. Ligon's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (7 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (6 papers) and Water Quality and Resources Studies (2 papers). F. K. Ligon is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (7 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (6 papers) and Water Quality and Resources Studies (2 papers). F. K. Ligon collaborates with scholars based in United States. F. K. Ligon's co-authors include W. E. Dietrich, William J. Trush, Terence P. Speed, Don C. Erman, Matthew R. Sloat, Rodney J. Nakamoto, Bret C. Harvey, C. S. Riebe, John K. Wooster and B. T. Overstreet and has published in prestigious journals such as BioScience, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences and Journal of Fish Biology.

In The Last Decade

F. K. Ligon

7 papers receiving 633 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.

Downstream Ecological Effects of Dams

1995 633 citations F. K. Ligon, W. E. Dietrich et al. BioScience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
F. K. Ligon United States	5	531	432	279	160	147	8	724
William J. Trush United States	6	614 1.2×	463 1.1×	335 1.2×	185 1.2×	149 1.0×	8	802
Klaus Jorde United States	9	355 0.7×	270 0.6×	270 1.0×	125 0.8×	122 0.8×	13	547
Karrie Hanson United States	8	699 1.3×	504 1.2×	265 0.9×	209 1.3×	132 0.9×	10	825
Karen L. Bushaw‐Newton United States	8	410 0.8×	274 0.6×	216 0.8×	130 0.8×	68 0.5×	9	573
Ibraim Fantin‐Cruz Brazil	14	239 0.5×	257 0.6×	250 0.9×	90 0.6×	161 1.1×	42	579
Jeff J. Opperman United States	12	372 0.7×	319 0.7×	199 0.7×	119 0.7×	218 1.5×	17	634
Nick Marsh Australia	7	488 0.9×	450 1.0×	428 1.5×	62 0.4×	212 1.4×	15	773
Óscar Belmar Spain	14	494 0.9×	393 0.9×	252 0.9×	72 0.5×	118 0.8×	21	660
Katie H. Costigan United States	11	498 0.9×	333 0.8×	428 1.5×	116 0.7×	175 1.2×	16	736
Piotr Parasiewicz Poland	19	764 1.4×	832 1.9×	472 1.7×	72 0.5×	148 1.0×	40	1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. K. Ligon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. K. Ligon

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of F. K. Ligon. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of F. K. Ligon 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 F. K. Ligon. F. K. Ligon is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Sloat, Matthew R., et al.. (2017). The influence of coarse particle mobility on scour depth in salmonid spawning habitat. River Research and Applications. 33(8). 1306–1314. 4 indexed citations

2.

Ligon, F. K., et al.. (2016). Use of streambed substrate as refuge by steelhead or rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss during simulated freshets. Journal of Fish Biology. 88(4). 1475–1485. 2 indexed citations

3.

Sloat, Matthew R., et al.. (2011). Estimating Habitat-Specific Abundances of PIT-Tagged Juvenile Salmonids Using Mobile Antennas: A Comparison with Standard Electrofishing Techniques in a Small Stream. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 31(5). 986–993. 13 indexed citations

4.

Riebe, C. S., B. T. Overstreet, John K. Wooster, & F. K. Ligon. (2010). A New Tool for Assessing Salmon Spawning Substrates in Coarse-Bedded Rivers. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 1 indexed citations

5.

Ligon, F. K.. (1997). Forensic Ecology: A Research Program to Enhance Salmon Production in the Tuolumne River. 581–586.

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Ligon, F. K., et al.. (1995). Estimating the influence of temperature on the survival of chinook salmon smolts (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) migrating through the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta of California. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 52(4). 855–863. 46 indexed citations

7.

Ligon, F. K., W. E. Dietrich, & William J. Trush. (1995). Downstream Ecological Effects of Dams. BioScience. 45(3). 183–192. 633 indexed citations breakdown →

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Erman, Don C. & F. K. Ligon. (1988). Effects of discharge fluctuation and the addition of fine sediment on stream fish and macroinvertebrates below a water-filtration facility. Environmental Management. 12(1). 85–97. 25 indexed citations

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