Geraldine L. Tierney

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Geraldine L. Tierney is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Geraldine L. Tierney has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Soil Science, 6 papers in Ecology and 6 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Geraldine L. Tierney's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (9 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (4 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (4 papers). Geraldine L. Tierney is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (9 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (4 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (4 papers). Geraldine L. Tierney collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ireland. Geraldine L. Tierney's co-authors include Timothy J. Fahey, Ross D. Fitzhugh, Peter M. Groffman, Charles T. Driscoll, Janet P. Hardy, Jason D. Demers, Karen S. Henry, Don Faber‐Langendoen, B. R. Mitchell and James P. Gibbs and has published in prestigious journals such as Global Change Biology, Soil Science Society of America Journal and Plant and Soil.

In The Last Decade

Geraldine L. Tierney

16 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Colder soils in a warmer world: A snow manipulation study... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Colder soils in a warmer world: A snow manipulation study in a northern hardwood forest ecosystem
    2001 516 citations Peter M. Groffman, Charles T. Driscoll et al. Biogeochemistry profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Geraldine L. Tierney United States 15 1.0k 887 834 817 519 16 2.4k
Ross D. Fitzhugh United States 17 1.1k 1.1× 984 1.1× 834 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 521 1.0× 20 2.7k
A. Joshua Leffler United States 28 841 0.8× 618 0.7× 1.7k 2.1× 938 1.1× 805 1.6× 70 2.9k
Guangmin Cao China 35 1.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.9× 1.3k 1.5× 1.7k 2.1× 689 1.3× 102 3.8k
Janet P. Hardy United States 31 2.6k 2.6× 1.3k 1.4× 1.5k 1.8× 1.2k 1.5× 573 1.1× 53 4.3k
Robert B. McKane United States 22 611 0.6× 623 0.7× 743 0.9× 924 1.1× 686 1.3× 39 2.3k
Heidi Steltzer United States 23 640 0.6× 704 0.8× 774 0.9× 970 1.2× 710 1.4× 34 2.6k
Klaus Steenberg Larsen Denmark 21 562 0.6× 666 0.8× 726 0.9× 666 0.8× 314 0.6× 57 1.8k
Philip A. Wookey United Kingdom 35 2.3k 2.3× 1.2k 1.3× 935 1.1× 2.0k 2.4× 668 1.3× 76 4.5k
Ensheng Weng United States 27 787 0.8× 735 0.8× 2.4k 2.9× 988 1.2× 901 1.7× 44 3.5k
Daniel L. Potts United States 15 405 0.4× 647 0.7× 1.5k 1.8× 647 0.8× 610 1.2× 28 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Geraldine L. Tierney

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Geraldine L. Tierney

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Denny, Ellen G., Katharine L. Gerst, Abraham J. Miller‐Rushing, et al.. (2014). Standardized phenology monitoring methods to track plant and animal activity for science and resource management applications. International Journal of Biometeorology. 58(4). 591–601. 170 indexed citations
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Tierney, Geraldine L., et al.. (2012). Blood transfusion practice in a rural hospital in Northern Ghana, Damongo, West Gonja District. Transfusion. 52(10). 2161–2166. 30 indexed citations
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Tierney, Geraldine L., Don Faber‐Langendoen, B. R. Mitchell, W. Gregory Shriver, & James P. Gibbs. (2009). Monitoring and evaluating the ecological integrity of forest ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 7(6). 308–316. 111 indexed citations
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Suárez, Esteban, Geraldine L. Tierney, Timothy J. Fahey, & Robert T. Fahey. (2006). Exploring Patterns of Exotic Earthworm Distribution in a Temperate Hardwood Forest in South-Central New York, USA. Landscape Ecology. 21(2). 297–306. 38 indexed citations
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Fahey, Timothy J., et al.. (2005). Soil respiration and soil carbon balance in a northern hardwood forest ecosystem. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35(2). 244–253. 67 indexed citations
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Fitzhugh, Ross D., Charles T. Driscoll, Peter M. Groffman, et al.. (2003). Soil Freezing and the Acid‐Base Chemistry of Soil Solutions in a Northern Hardwood Forest. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 67(6). 1897–1908. 34 indexed citations
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Tierney, Geraldine L., Timothy J. Fahey, Peter M. Groffman, et al.. (2003). Environmental control of fine root dynamics in a northern hardwood forest. Global Change Biology. 9(5). 670–679. 144 indexed citations
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Tierney, Geraldine L. & Timothy J. Fahey. (2002). Fine root turnover in a northern hardwood forest: a direct comparison of the radiocarbon and minirhizotron methods. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 32(9). 1692–1697. 99 indexed citations
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Hardy, Janet P., Peter M. Groffman, Ross D. Fitzhugh, et al.. (2001). Snow depth manipulation and its influence on soil frost and water dynamics in a northern hardwood forest. Biogeochemistry. 56(2). 151–174. 260 indexed citations
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Tierney, Geraldine L. & Timothy J. Fahey. (2001). Evaluating minirhizotron estimates of fine root longevity and production in the forest floor of a temperate broadleaf forest. Plant and Soil. 229(2). 167–176. 74 indexed citations
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Groffman, Peter M., Charles T. Driscoll, Timothy J. Fahey, et al.. (2001). Colder soils in a warmer world: A snow manipulation study in a northern hardwood forest ecosystem. Biogeochemistry. 56(2). 135–150. 516 indexed citations breakdown →
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Groffman, Peter M., Charles T. Driscoll, Timothy J. Fahey, et al.. (2001). Effects of mild winter freezing on soil nitrogen and carbon dynamics in a northern hardwood forest. Biogeochemistry. 56(2). 191–213. 242 indexed citations
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Fitzhugh, Ross D., Charles T. Driscoll, Peter M. Groffman, et al.. (2001). Effects of soil freezing disturbance on soil solution nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon chemistry in a northern hardwood ecosystem. Biogeochemistry. 56(2). 215–238. 297 indexed citations
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Tierney, Geraldine L., Timothy J. Fahey, Peter M. Groffman, et al.. (2001). Soil freezing alters fine root dynamics in a northern hardwood forest. Biogeochemistry. 56(2). 175–190. 339 indexed citations
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Tierney, Geraldine L. & Timothy J. Fahey. (1998). Soil seed bank dynamics of pin cherry in a northern hardwood forest, New Hampshire, U.S.A.. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 28(10). 1471–1480. 18 indexed citations
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Tierney, Geraldine L. & Timothy J. Fahey. (1998). Soil seed bank dynamics of pin cherry in a northern hardwood forest, New Hampshire, U.S.A.. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 28(10). 1471–1480. 1 indexed citations

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