James E. Byers

14.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
159 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

James E. Byers is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, James E. Byers has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Ecology, 72 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 64 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in James E. Byers's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (43 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (41 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (38 papers). James E. Byers is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (43 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (41 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (38 papers). James E. Byers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. James E. Byers's co-authors include Jeffrey S. Dukes, Jessica J. Hellmann, Britta Bierwagen, James M. Pringle, April M. H. Blakeslee, W. M. Lonsdale, Ingrid M. Parker, Erik G. Noonburg, Lloyd Goldwasser and Marjorie J. Wonham and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

James E. Byers

154 papers receiving 9.9k 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.

Impact: Toward a Framework for Understanding the Ecological Effects of Invaders

1999 1.4k citations Marjorie J. Wonham, James E. Byers et al. Biological Invasions profile →
Five Potential Consequences of Climate Change for Invasive Species

2008 964 citations James E. Byers et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
James E. Byers United States	49	6.6k	4.0k	2.9k	2.8k	1.6k	159	10.4k
Edwin D. Grosholz United States	39	4.9k 0.7×	3.8k 1.0×	2.6k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	980 0.6×	97	8.0k
Hugh J. MacIsaac Canada	66	10.3k 1.6×	4.9k 1.2×	2.3k 0.8×	5.6k 2.0×	2.0k 1.2×	246	15.2k
Anthony Ricciardi Canada	54	9.2k 1.4×	3.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	6.6k 2.3×	2.0k 1.2×	172	13.8k
Gregory M. Ruiz United States	60	8.1k 1.2×	8.6k 2.2×	5.3k 1.8×	1.6k 0.6×	783 0.5×	246	14.0k
Peter K. L. Ng Singapore	36	7.3k 1.1×	2.8k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	3.4k 1.2×	2.4k 1.5×	522	12.3k
Pablo Inchausti France	29	6.0k 0.9×	3.9k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	6.0k 2.1×	3.3k 2.0×	61	12.6k
P. Rothery United Kingdom	54	5.9k 0.9×	2.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	3.0k 1.1×	2.6k 1.6×	171	10.3k
Wayne P. Sousa United States	33	5.6k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	2.5k 0.9×	2.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	37	8.5k
Amanda E. Bates Canada	41	6.0k 0.9×	3.6k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	117	8.9k
Dianna K. Padilla United States	38	4.2k 0.6×	1.8k 0.4×	1.0k 0.4×	2.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	97	6.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James E. Byers

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Smith, Rachel S., Steven C. Pennings, Merryl Alber, Christopher Craft, & James E. Byers. (2024). The resistance of Georgia coastal marshes to hurricanes. Ecosphere. 15(4). 3 indexed citations

Byers, James E. & James M. Pringle. (2024). Variation in Oceanographic Resistance of the World's Coastlines to Invasion by Species With Planktonic Dispersal. Ecology Letters. 27(9). e14520–e14520. 1 indexed citations

Pintor, Lauren M., et al.. (2023). Density-dependent predation and predator preference for native prey may facilitate an invasive crab’s escape from natural enemies. Biological Invasions. 25(9). 2967–2976. 2 indexed citations

Byers, James E., et al.. (2023). The role of small‐scale environmental gradients on trematode infection. Freshwater Biology. 68(8). 1453–1461. 2 indexed citations

Rees, Charles B. van, Roderick W. Lammers, James E. Byers, et al.. (2023). Reimagining infrastructure for a biodiverse future. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(46). e2214334120–e2214334120. 14 indexed citations

Byers, James E., et al.. (2023). The opposing roles of lethal and nonlethal effects of parasites on host resource consumption. Ecology and Evolution. 13(4). e9973–e9973. 3 indexed citations

Irwin, Brian J., et al.. (2023). Managing the threat of infectious disease in fisheries and aquaculture using structured decision making. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 22(2). 2 indexed citations

Smith, Rachel S., et al.. (2021). Dead litter of resident species first facilitates and then inhibits sequential life stages of range‐expanding species. Journal of Ecology. 109(4). 1649–1664. 11 indexed citations

Smith, Rachel S., et al.. (2021). Traits of Resident Saltmarsh Plants Promote Retention of Range-Expanding Mangroves Under Specific Tidal Regimes. Estuaries and Coasts. 45(5). 1422–1433. 4 indexed citations

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Smith, Rachel S., et al.. (2020). Freeze tolerance of poleward‐spreading mangrove species weakened by soil properties of resident salt marsh competitor. Journal of Ecology. 108(4). 1725–1737. 16 indexed citations

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Smith, Rachel S., Todd Z. Osborne, Ilka C. Feller, & James E. Byers. (2019). Detrital traits affect substitutability of a range‐expanding foundation species across latitude. Oikos. 128(9). 1367–1380. 10 indexed citations

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Smith, Rachel S., et al.. (2018). Facilitating your replacement? Ecosystem engineer legacy affects establishment success of an expanding competitor. Oecologia. 188(1). 251–262. 15 indexed citations

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McDowell, William, et al.. (2016). Mass mortality of a dominant invasive species in response to an extreme climate event: Implications for ecosystem function. Limnology and Oceanography. 62(1). 177–188. 43 indexed citations

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Gehman, Alyssa‐Lois M. & James E. Byers. (2016). Non-native parasite enhances susceptibility of host to native predators. Oecologia. 183(4). 919–926. 26 indexed citations

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Keogh, Carolyn L., et al.. (2015). Local adaptation to parasite selective pressure: comparing three congeneric co-occurring hosts. Oecologia. 180(1). 137–147. 9 indexed citations

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Wonham, Marjorie J., James E. Byers, Edwin D. Grosholz, & Brian Leung. (2013). Modeling the relationship between propagule pressure and invasion risk to inform policy and management. Ecological Applications. 23(7). 1691–1706. 47 indexed citations

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Pringle, James M., April M. H. Blakeslee, James E. Byers, & Joe Roman. (2011). Asymmetric dispersal allows an upstream region to control population structure throughout a species’ range. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(37). 15288–15293. 96 indexed citations

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Blakeslee, April M. H., Cynthia H. McKenzie, John A. Darling, et al.. (2010). A hitchhiker’s guide to the Maritimes: anthropogenic transport facilitates long‐distance dispersal of an invasive marine crab to Newfoundland. Diversity and Distributions. 16(6). 879–891. 90 indexed citations

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Wood, Chelsea L., James E. Byers, Kathryn L. Cottingham, et al.. (2007). Parasites alter community structure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(22). 9335–9339. 248 indexed citations

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Byers, James E., et al.. (2004). As good as dead? Sublethal predation facilitates lethal predation on an intertidal clam. Ecology Letters. 8(2). 160–166. 60 indexed citations

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