James B. Layzer

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

James B. Layzer is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, James B. Layzer has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 30 papers in Ecology and 6 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in James B. Layzer's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (30 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (26 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (8 papers). James B. Layzer is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (30 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (26 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (8 papers). James B. Layzer collaborates with scholars based in United States. James B. Layzer's co-authors include David L. Strayer, Susan J. Nichols, John Downing, Timothy King, Wendell R. Haag, Teresa J. Newton, James A. Gore, Jim I. Mead, Robert M. Anderson and Mark A. Pegg and has published in prestigious journals such as BioScience, Copeia and River Research and Applications.

In The Last Decade

James B. Layzer

35 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Changing Perspectives on Pearly Mussels, North America's ... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 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. Changing Perspectives on Pearly Mussels, North America's Most Imperiled Animals
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James B. Layzer United States 16 1.4k 1.1k 258 188 168 35 1.5k
Daniel J. Hornbach United States 20 1.0k 0.8× 671 0.6× 214 0.8× 99 0.5× 216 1.3× 86 1.2k
Don W. Schloesser United States 21 1.4k 1.1× 975 0.9× 231 0.9× 76 0.4× 342 2.0× 42 1.6k
Jess W. Jones United States 20 855 0.6× 534 0.5× 108 0.4× 57 0.3× 204 1.2× 68 1.0k
Francesca Pilotto Germany 17 877 0.6× 535 0.5× 131 0.5× 143 0.8× 63 0.4× 45 1.1k
Astrid N. Schwalb United States 14 684 0.5× 523 0.5× 178 0.7× 41 0.2× 117 0.7× 40 799
Rosemary J. Mackay Canada 22 1.7k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 285 1.1× 147 0.8× 72 0.4× 43 1.9k
Alan D. Christian United States 14 608 0.4× 415 0.4× 171 0.7× 59 0.3× 40 0.2× 40 712
Barry S. Payne United States 12 643 0.5× 362 0.3× 136 0.5× 58 0.3× 200 1.2× 44 759
Marcelo S. Moretti Brazil 16 702 0.5× 497 0.5× 125 0.5× 130 0.7× 30 0.2× 56 943
William P. Kovalak United States 11 638 0.5× 404 0.4× 123 0.5× 51 0.3× 133 0.8× 17 690

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Layzer, James B., et al.. (2014). Population Demographics and Life History of the Round Hickorynut (Obovaria subrotunda) in the Duck River, Tennessee. The American Midland Naturalist. 171(1). 1–15. 5 indexed citations
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Layzer, James B., et al.. (2008). Reproductive ecology of Actinonaias ligamentina (Bivalvia:Unionidae) in a regulated river. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 27(1). 212–222. 36 indexed citations
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Layzer, James B., et al.. (2004). Spawning Behavior and Habitat of the Endangered Bluemask Darter, Etheostoma (Doration) sp. Copeia. 2004(2). 412–417. 4 indexed citations
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Layzer, James B., et al.. (2002). How to pick your mussels out of a crowd: using fluorescence to mark juvenile freshwater mussels. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 21(3). 476–486. 20 indexed citations
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Layzer, James B., et al.. (2001). Relations between complex hydraulics and the localized distribution of mussels in three regulated rivers. Regulated Rivers Research & Management. 17(1). 77–84. 111 indexed citations
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Gore, James A., James B. Layzer, & Jim I. Mead. (2001). Macroinvertebrate instream flow studies after 20 years: a role in stream management and restoration. Regulated Rivers Research & Management. 17(4-5). 527–542. 131 indexed citations
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Gore, James A., James B. Layzer, & Jim I. Mead. (2001). Macroinvertebrate instream flow studies after 20 years: a role in stream management and restoration. Regulated Rivers Research & Management. 17(45). 527–542. 10 indexed citations
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Layzer, James B.. (1999). Foreward - Seventh international symposium on regulated streams.. Regulated Rivers Research & Management. 15(1-3). 1–1. 3 indexed citations
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Pegg, Mark A., James B. Layzer, & Phillip W. Bettoli. (1996). Angler Exploitation of Anchor-Tagged Saugers in the Lower Tennessee River. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 16(1). 218–222. 23 indexed citations
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Layzer, James B., et al.. (1993). Mussels: The forgotten fauna of regulated rivers. A case study of the Caney Fork River. Regulated Rivers Research & Management. 8(1-2). 63–71. 97 indexed citations
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Anderson, Robert M., et al.. (1991). RECENT CATASTROPHIC DECLINE OF MUSSELS (BIVALVIA, UNIONIDAE) IN THE LITTLE SOUTH FORK CUMBERLAND RIVER, KENTUCKY. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 14 indexed citations
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Gore, James A., John M. Nestler, & James B. Layzer. (1990). Habitat factors in tailwaters with emphasis on peaking hydropower. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 8 indexed citations
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Layzer, James B., et al.. (1989). Mussels (Bivalva: Unionoidea) of the Cumberland River: Review of Life Histories and Ecological Relationships.. 13 indexed citations
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Layzer, James B., et al.. (1989). Seasonal variation in the composition of the drift below a peaking hydroelectric project. Regulated Rivers Research & Management. 3(1). 29–34. 30 indexed citations
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Layzer, James B., et al.. (1988). Reproductive Cycle of the Plains Minnow, Hybognathus placitus (Cyprinidae), in the Cimarron river, Oklahoma. The Southwestern Naturalist. 33(1). 27–27. 29 indexed citations
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Naimo, Teresa J., James B. Layzer, & Andrew C. Miller. (1988). Benthic Community Metabolism in Two Northern Mississippi Streams. Journal of Freshwater Ecology. 4(4). 503–515. 7 indexed citations
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Layzer, James B. & Michael D. Clady. (1987). Phenotypic Variation of Young-of-Year Bluegills (Lepomis macrochirus) among Microhabitats. Copeia. 1987(3). 702–702. 22 indexed citations
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Layzer, James B.. (1979). Transportation of Adult American Shad past Dams on the Connecticut River, Massachusetts, 1973-76. The Progressive Fish-Culturist. 41(1). 7–9. 2 indexed citations
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Layzer, James B., et al.. (1978). Food, Age and Growth of the Tessellated Darter, Etheostoma olmstedi, in Massachusetts. The American Midland Naturalist. 100(2). 459–459. 5 indexed citations
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Layzer, James B., et al.. (1977). Monitoring Movements of Juvenile Anadromous Fish by Radiotelemetry. The Progressive Fish-Culturist. 39(3). 148–150. 11 indexed citations

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