Gray Merriam

7.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
35 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Gray Merriam is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Gray Merriam has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Ecology, 21 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Gray Merriam's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (14 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (14 papers). Gray Merriam is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (14 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (14 papers). Gray Merriam collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Gray Merriam's co-authors include Lenore Fahrig, Kringen Henein, Philip Taylor, M. Kurtis Trzcinski, John Wegner, Marc‐André Villard, John Middleton, Philip D. Taylor, Michael T. Henderson and Brian A. Maurer and has published in prestigious journals such as Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Ecology and Conservation Biology.

In The Last Decade

Gray Merriam

35 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Connectivity Is a Vital Element of Landscape Structure 1985 2026 1998 2012 1993 1994 1985 500 1000 1.5k
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. Connectivity Is a Vital Element of Landscape Structure
    1993 1.8k citations Philip Taylor, Lenore Fahrig et al. Oikos profile →
  2. Conservation of Fragmented Populations
    1994 786 citations Lenore Fahrig, Gray Merriam Conservation Biology profile →
  3. Habitat Patch Connectivity and Population Survival
    1985 616 citations Lenore Fahrig, Gray Merriam Ecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gray Merriam Canada 24 4.4k 2.9k 1.7k 923 822 35 5.8k
J. A. Wiens United States 6 2.8k 0.6× 2.2k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 834 0.9× 857 1.0× 7 4.5k
Fritz L. Knopf United States 36 5.1k 1.2× 2.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 936 1.0× 605 0.7× 101 6.2k
Harry F. Recher Australia 35 3.2k 0.7× 2.5k 0.9× 1.0k 0.6× 1.4k 1.5× 1.0k 1.2× 159 4.6k
Denis A. Saunders Australia 28 3.8k 0.9× 3.4k 1.2× 1.8k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 917 1.1× 103 6.2k
Brent J. Danielson United States 26 3.4k 0.8× 2.8k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 1.6× 730 0.9× 50 5.1k
Carla P. Catterall Australia 40 2.5k 0.6× 2.3k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 1.3k 1.5× 707 0.9× 140 4.5k
Jean‐Louis Martin France 37 3.0k 0.7× 2.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 1.4k 1.5× 866 1.1× 90 5.2k
Earl D. McCoy United States 31 2.8k 0.6× 2.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.6× 1.1k 1.4× 134 5.3k
Robert Parmenter United States 32 2.5k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 615 0.7× 79 5.1k
Claude Gascon Brazil 28 2.2k 0.5× 3.0k 1.0× 2.8k 1.7× 1.6k 1.7× 1.0k 1.2× 54 5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Gray Merriam

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gray Merriam

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gray Merriam

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fahrig, Lenore, et al.. (2001). Landscape structure influences continental distribution of hantavirus in deer mice. Landscape Ecology. 16(3). 255–266. 99 indexed citations
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Fisher, Jason T. & Gray Merriam. (2000). Resource patch array use by two squirrel species in an agricultural landscape. Landscape Ecology. 15(4). 333–338. 16 indexed citations
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Villard, Marc‐André, M. Kurtis Trzcinski, & Gray Merriam. (1999). Fragmentation Effects on Forest Birds: Relative Influence of Woodland Cover and Configuration on Landscape Occupancy. Conservation Biology. 13(4). 774–783. 419 indexed citations
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Trzcinski, M. Kurtis, Lenore Fahrig, & Gray Merriam. (1999). Independent Effects of Forest Cover and Fragmentation on the Distribution of Forest Breeding Birds. Ecological Applications. 9(2). 586–586. 24 indexed citations
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Henein, Kringen, John Wegner, & Gray Merriam. (1998). Population Effects of Landscape Model Manipulation on Two Behaviourally Different Woodland Small Mammals. Oikos. 81(1). 168–168. 80 indexed citations
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Merriam, Gray, et al.. (1996). Fencerow and forest edge architecture in eastern Ontario farmland. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 59(3). 159–170. 12 indexed citations
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Kozakiewicz, Michał & Gray Merriam. (1995). Spatial and temporal habitat distribution of spiders in a farmland mosaic. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Biological Sciences. 43. 163–177. 1 indexed citations
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Fahrig, Lenore & Gray Merriam. (1994). Conservation of Fragmented Populations. Conservation Biology. 8(1). 50–59. 786 indexed citations breakdown →
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Taylor, Philip, Lenore Fahrig, Kringen Henein, & Gray Merriam. (1993). Connectivity Is a Vital Element of Landscape Structure. Oikos. 68(3). 571–571. 1807 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wegner, John & Gray Merriam. (1990). Use of spatial elements in a farmland mosaic by a Woodland Rodent. Biological Conservation. 54(3). 263–276. 69 indexed citations
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Henein, Kringen & Gray Merriam. (1990). The elements of connectivity where corridor quality is variable. Landscape Ecology. 4(2-3). 157–170. 149 indexed citations
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Merriam, Gray, et al.. (1989). Barriers as boundaries for metapopulations and demes of Peromyscus leucopus in farm landscapes. Landscape Ecology. 2(4). 227–235. 121 indexed citations
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Merriam, Gray. (1988). Landscape dynamics in Farmland. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 3(1). 16–20. 67 indexed citations
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Fahrig, Lenore & Gray Merriam. (1985). Habitat Patch Connectivity and Population Survival. Ecology. 66(6). 1762–1768. 616 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dwyer, L. M. & Gray Merriam. (1984). Decomposition of natural litter mixtures in a deciduous forest. Canadian Journal of Botany. 62(11). 2340–2344. 8 indexed citations
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Merriam, Gray, et al.. (1983). Invertebrate activity under snow in deciduous woods. Ecography. 6(1). 89–94. 11 indexed citations
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Dwyer, L. M. & Gray Merriam. (1981). Influence of Topographic Heterogeneity on Deciduous Litter Decomposition. Oikos. 37(2). 228–228. 50 indexed citations
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Merriam, Gray. (1978). Changes in aspen parkland habitats bordering Alberta sloughs. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 92(2). 109–122. 5 indexed citations
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Merriam, Gray. (1972). Ecological Effects of Snowmobiles. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 86(3). 207–212. 16 indexed citations
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Merriam, Gray, et al.. (1965). Vegetation Zones around Woodchuck Burrows. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 79(3). 177–180. 3 indexed citations

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