James K. McCarron

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

James K. McCarron is a scholar working on Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, James K. McCarron has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Plant Science, 6 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in James K. McCarron's work include Plant responses to water stress (5 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (4 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (4 papers). James K. McCarron is often cited by papers focused on Plant responses to water stress (5 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (4 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (4 papers). James K. McCarron collaborates with scholars based in United States. James K. McCarron's co-authors include Alan K. Knapp, John M. Blair, Michelle S. Lett, Scott L. Collins, Jonathan D. Carlisle, Philip A. Fay, C. W. Harper, Melinda D. Smith, Jana L. Heisler and Greg Hoch and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, BioScience and Plant and Soil.

In The Last Decade

James K. McCarron

13 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Rainfall Variability, Carbon Cycling, and Plant Species Diversity in a Mesic Grassland

2002 957 citations Alan K. Knapp, Philip A. Fay et al. Science profile →
An Ecosystem in Transition: Causes and Consequences of the Conversion of Mesic Grassland to Shrubland

2005 583 citations John M. Briggs, Alan K. Knapp et al. BioScience profile →

Peers

James K. McCarron

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Michelle S. Lett United States

Jana L. Heisler United States

Jonathan D. Carlisle United States

Paul R. Kemp United States

Susan Schwinning United States

Kimberly J. La Pierre United States

Anthony R. Palmer South Africa

O. W. Van Auken United States

Howard E. Epstein United States

James W. Bartolome United States

Michelle S. Lett United States

James K. McCarron

1.2k ×1.0

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1.0k ×1.1

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925 ×1.0

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353 ×0.8

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320 ×1.0

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Citations per year, relative to James K. McCarron James K. McCarron (= 1×) peers Michelle S. Lett

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Fields of papers citing papers by James K. McCarron

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James K. McCarron

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Briggs, John M., Alan K. Knapp, John M. Blair, et al.. (2005). An Ecosystem in Transition: Causes and Consequences of the Conversion of Mesic Grassland to Shrubland. BioScience. 55(3). 243–243. 583 indexed citations breakdown →

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Garrett, Karen A., S. P. Dendy, Alison G. Power, et al.. (2004). Barley Yellow Dwarf Disease in Natural Populations of Dominant Tallgrass Prairie Species in Kansas. Plant Disease. 88(5). 574–574. 42 indexed citations

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McCarron, James K.. (2004). Invasion Biology: Critique of a Pseudoscience. Journal of Environmental Quality. 33(6). 2384–2385. 4 indexed citations

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McCarron, James K. & Alan K. Knapp. (2003). C₃ shrub expansion in a C₄ grassland: positive post‐fire responses in resources and shoot growth. American Journal of Botany. 90(10). 1496–1501. 31 indexed citations

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McCarron, James K., Alan K. Knapp, & John M. Blair. (2003). Soil C and N responses to woody plant expansion in a mesic grassland. Plant and Soil. 257(1). 183–192. 61 indexed citations

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Fay, Philip A., Jonathan D. Carlisle, Michelle S. Lett, et al.. (2002). Altered Rainfall Patterns, Gas Exchange, and Growth in Grasses and Forbs. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 163(4). 549–557. 119 indexed citations

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Knapp, Alan K., Philip A. Fay, John M. Blair, et al.. (2002). Rainfall Variability, Carbon Cycling, and Plant Species Diversity in a Mesic Grassland. Science. 298(5601). 2202–2205. 957 indexed citations breakdown →

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McCarron, James K. & Alan K. Knapp. (2001). C₃ woody plant expansion in a C₄ grassland: are grasses and shrubs functionally distinct?. American Journal of Botany. 88(10). 1818–1823. 37 indexed citations

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McLeod, Kenneth W., James K. McCarron, & William H. Conner. (1999). Photosynthesis and water relations of four oak species: impact of flooding and salinity. Trees. 13(4). 178–178. 19 indexed citations

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McCarron, James K., Kenneth W. McLeod, & William H. Conner. (1998). Flood and salinity stress of wetland woody species, buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) and swamp tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica var.biflora). Wetlands. 18(2). 165–175. 21 indexed citations

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Conner, William H., Kenneth W. McLeod, & James K. McCarron. (1998). Survival and Growth of Seedlings of Four Bottomland Oak Species in Response to Increases in Flooding and Salinity. Forest Science. 44(4). 618–624. 14 indexed citations

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Conner, William H., Kenneth W. McLeod, & James K. McCarron. (1997). Flooding and salinity effects on growth and survival of four common forested wetland species. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 5(2). 99–109. 80 indexed citations

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McLeod, Kenneth W., James K. McCarron, & William H. Conner. (1996). Effects of flooding and salinity on photosynthesis and water relations of four Southeastern Coastal Plain forest species. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 4(1). 31–42. 27 indexed citations

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