James R. Sedell

14.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

James R. Sedell is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, James R. Sedell has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Ecology, 20 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 11 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in James R. Sedell's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (20 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (17 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (11 papers). James R. Sedell is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (20 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (17 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (11 papers). James R. Sedell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Argentina. James R. Sedell's co-authors include Robin L. Vannote, G. Wayne Minshall, Kenneth W. Cummins, Colbert E. Cushing, Charles P. Hawkins, Robert C. Petersen, Gordon H. Reeves, Thomas L. Bott, Chris Maser and F. Richard Hauer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

James R. Sedell

39 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The River Continuum Concept

1980 7.5k citations Robin L. Vannote, G. Wayne Minshall et al. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences profile →
Interbiome Comparison of Stream Ecosystem Dynamics

1983 528 citations G. Wayne Minshall, Robert C. Petersen et al. Ecological Monographs profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
James R. Sedell United States	25	8.3k	6.4k	2.6k	2.3k	1.1k	40	10.6k
Colbert E. Cushing United States	30	8.4k 1.0×	6.7k 1.1×	2.9k 1.1×	2.4k 1.0×	895 0.8×	68	11.0k
Robin L. Vannote United States	24	8.3k 1.0×	6.7k 1.0×	2.4k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	773 0.7×	28	10.6k
J. Bruce Wallace United States	60	12.8k 1.6×	9.1k 1.4×	3.3k 1.3×	2.0k 0.9×	864 0.8×	164	14.8k
Jack A. Stanford United States	46	8.8k 1.1×	6.5k 1.0×	2.1k 0.8×	3.5k 1.5×	1.9k 1.7×	174	12.4k
Catherine M. Pringle United States	57	7.6k 0.9×	6.5k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	633 0.6×	199	11.2k
Charles P. Hawkins United States	53	7.7k 0.9×	5.9k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	682 0.6×	134	9.6k
J. V. Ward Switzerland	61	14.3k 1.7×	9.3k 1.5×	3.3k 1.3×	5.1k 2.2×	3.4k 3.0×	170	17.9k
Judy L. Meyer United States	54	8.7k 1.1×	5.3k 0.8×	5.4k 2.1×	4.9k 2.1×	1.0k 0.9×	123	13.9k
P. S. Lake Australia	41	5.3k 0.6×	4.2k 0.7×	877 0.3×	1.6k 0.7×	579 0.5×	91	7.7k
Kenneth W. Cummins United States	43	16.7k 2.0×	11.7k 1.8×	4.7k 1.8×	3.6k 1.5×	2.0k 1.8×	107	20.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dauwalter, Daniel C., John S. Sanderson, Jack E. Williams, & James R. Sedell. (2011). Identification and Implementation of Native Fish Conservation Areas in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Fisheries. 36(6). 278–288. 11 indexed citations

Sedell, James R., et al.. (2000). Water and the forest service. 30 indexed citations

Rieman, Bruce E., Danny C. Lee, Russell F. Thurow, Paul F. Hessburg, & James R. Sedell. (2000). Toward an Integrated Classification of Ecosystems: Defining Opportunities for Managing Fish and Forest Health. Environmental Management. 25(4). 425–444. 35 indexed citations

Lee, Danny C., James R. Sedell, Bruce E. Rieman, Russell F. Thurow, & Jack E. Williams. (1998). AQUATIC SPECIES AND HABITATS. Journal of Forestry. 96(10). 16–21. 3 indexed citations

Lee, Danny C., James R. Sedell, Bruce E. Rieman, Russell F. Thurow, & Jack E. Williams. (1998). ICBEMP: Aquatic Species and Habitats. Journal of Forestry. 96(10). 16–21. 1 indexed citations

Sabater, Sergi, Stan Gregory, & James R. Sedell. (1998). COMMUNITY DYNAMICS AND METABOLISM OF BENTHIC ALGAE COLONIZING WOOD AND ROCK SUBSTRATA IN A FOREST STREAM. Journal of Phycology. 34(4). 561–567. 89 indexed citations

Sedell, James R., Danny C. Lee, Bruce E. Rieman, Russell F. Thurow, & Jack E. Williams. (1997). Effects of proposed alternatives on aquatic habitats and native fishes [Chapter 3]. 406. 436–535. 1 indexed citations

Sedell, James R., Gordon H. Reeves, & Kelly M. Burnett. (1994). Development and Evaluation of Aquatic Conservation Strategies. Journal of Forestry. 92(4). 28–31. 16 indexed citations

Maser, Chris & James R. Sedell. (1994). From the Forest to the Sea: The Ecology of Wood in Streams, Rivers, Estuaries and Oceans. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 173 indexed citations

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Reeves, Gordon H., Fred H. Everest, & James R. Sedell. (1993). Diversity of Juvenile Anadromous Salmonid Assemblages in Coastal Oregon Basins with Different Levels of Timber Harvest. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 122(3). 309–317. 80 indexed citations

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Hawkins, Charles P. & James R. Sedell. (1990). The Role of Refugia in the Recolonization of Streams Devastated by the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens. Northwest Science. 64. 271–274. 16 indexed citations

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Ice, George G., Robert L. Beschta, R. S. Craig, & James R. Sedell. (1989). Riparian Protection Rules for Oregon Forests. 110. 4 indexed citations

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Minshall, G. Wayne, Kenneth W. Cummins, Robert C. Petersen, et al.. (1985). Developments in Stream Ecosystem Theory. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 42(5). 1045–1055. 434 indexed citations

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Triska, Frank J., et al.. (1984). Nitrogen Budget for a Small Coniferous Forest Stream. Ecological Monographs. 54(1). 119–140. 128 indexed citations

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Sedell, James R., et al.. (1984). Importance of streamside forests to large rivers: The isolation of the Willamette River, Oregon, U. S. A., from its floodplain by snagging and streamside forest removal. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 22(3). 1828–1834. 170 indexed citations

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Dahm, Clifford N., John A. Baross, Amelia K. Ward, Marvin D. Lilley, & James R. Sedell. (1983). Initial Effects of the Mount St. Helens Eruption on Nitrogen Cycle and Related Chemical Processes in Ryan Lake. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 45(5). 1633–1645. 15 indexed citations

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Wissmar, Robert C., et al.. (1982). Biological Responses of Lakes in the Mount St. Helens Blast Zone. Science. 216(4542). 178–181. 27 indexed citations

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Baross, John A., Clifford N. Dahm, Amelia K. Ward, Marvin D. Lilley, & James R. Sedell. (1982). Initial microbiological response in lakes to the Mt St Helens eruption. Nature. 296(5852). 49–52. 35 indexed citations

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Wissmar, Robert C., et al.. (1982). Chemical Changes of Lakes Within the Mount St. Helens Blast Zone. Science. 216(4542). 175–178. 24 indexed citations

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Sedell, James R., et al.. (1975). The processing of conifer and hardwood leaves in two coniferous forest streams: I. Weight loss and associated invertebrates. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 19(3). 1617–1627. 115 indexed citations

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