John C. Maerz

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
122 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

John C. Maerz is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, John C. Maerz has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Ecology, 67 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 55 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in John C. Maerz's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (62 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (27 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (23 papers). John C. Maerz is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (62 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (27 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (23 papers). John C. Maerz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. John C. Maerz's co-authors include Andrew K. Davis, Donna L. Maney, Bernd Blossey, Victoria Nuzzo, Dale M. Madison, Joseph R. Milanovich, Jayna L. DeVore, Dara A. Satterfield, Sonia Altizer and Nathan P. Nibbelink and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

John C. Maerz

115 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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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 use of leukocyte profiles to measure stress in vertebrates: a review for ecologists

2008 1.2k citations Andrew K. Davis, John C. Maerz et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John C. Maerz United States	37	2.4k	1.5k	1.5k	1.4k	607	122	4.6k
Peter D. Cowan United States	6	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	2.0k 1.3×	2.2k 1.6×	815 1.3×	7	5.5k
Grant R. Singleton Australia	44	4.9k 2.1×	447 0.3×	1.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	325 0.5×	193	8.0k
Jean‐Marc Hero Australia	38	1.8k 0.8×	3.6k 2.4×	1.8k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	1.5k 2.4×	130	5.2k
Matthew R. Helmus United States	26	3.1k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	2.8k 1.9×	3.5k 2.5×	1.6k 2.6×	49	7.7k
Sharon Lawler United States	35	2.0k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	2.0k 1.4×	657 1.1×	79	4.9k
Luc Lens Belgium	48	3.7k 1.6×	1.2k 0.8×	2.6k 1.8×	2.4k 1.7×	1.1k 1.8×	311	7.6k
Catherine E. Grueber Australia	30	1.9k 0.8×	515 0.3×	1.0k 0.7×	886 0.6×	444 0.7×	97	4.0k
Xiang Ji China	34	1.6k 0.7×	2.4k 1.6×	1.9k 1.3×	994 0.7×	731 1.2×	226	4.2k
Alejandro Estrada Mexico	38	2.2k 0.9×	544 0.4×	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	352 0.6×	118	5.1k
WJ Müller Australia	32	1.3k 0.6×	840 0.5×	755 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	170 0.3×	127	3.9k

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Cecala, Kristen K., et al.. (2025). Do watershed conditions or local climate play a larger role in determining regional stream salamander distributions?. Hydrobiologia. 852(16). 4053–4067.

Maerz, John C., et al.. (2024). Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Vertebrate Burrow Commensals within a Private, Working Forest Landscape. Ichthyology & Herpetology. 112(2). 188–195.

Crawford, Brian A., et al.. (2023). Evaluating uncertainty to improve a common monitoring method and guide management decisions for diamond‐backed terrapins. Journal of Wildlife Management. 88(1).

Crawford, Brian A., et al.. (2022). Breeding Dynamics of Gopher Frog Metapopulations Over 10 Years. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 13(2). 422–436. 4 indexed citations

Davis, Andrew K. & John C. Maerz. (2022). Assessing Leukocyte Profiles of Salamanders and Other Amphibians: A Herpetologists’ Guide. Methods in molecular biology. 2562. 443–458. 6 indexed citations

Crawford, Brian A., et al.. (2022). Population viability analysis for a pond-breeding amphibian under future drought scenarios in the southeastern United States. Global Ecology and Conservation. 36. e02119–e02119. 11 indexed citations

Connette, Grant M., John A. Crawford, Daniel J. Hocking, et al.. (2020). Predicted alteration of surface activity as a consequence of climate change. Ecology. 101(11). e03154–e03154. 13 indexed citations

Crawford, Brian A., John C. Maerz, & Clinton T. Moore. (2020). Expert-Informed Habitat Suitability Analysis for At-Risk Species Assessment and Conservation Planning. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 11(1). 130–150. 27 indexed citations

Crawford, Brian A., Clinton T. Moore, Terry M. Norton, & John C. Maerz. (2017). Mitigating road mortality of diamond-backed terrapins (Malaclemy's terrapin) with hybrid barriers at crossing hot spots. Herpetological conservation and biology. 12(1). 202–211. 7 indexed citations

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Moore, Clinton T., et al.. (2017). Lizard Activity and Abundance Greater in Burned Habitat of a Xeric Montane Forest. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 8(1). 181–192. 9 indexed citations

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Pierson, Todd W., Anna M. McKee, Stephen F. Spear, et al.. (2016). Detection of an Enigmatic Plethodontid Salamander Using Environmental DNA. Copeia. 104(1). 78–82. 23 indexed citations

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Satterfield, Dara A., Francis X. Villablanca, John C. Maerz, & Sonia Altizer. (2016). Migratory monarchs wintering in California experience low infection risk compared to monarchs breeding year-round on non-native milkweed. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 56(2). 343–352. 43 indexed citations

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Cecala, Kristen K. & John C. Maerz. (2015). Context-dependent responses to light contribute to responses by Black-bellied Salamanders (Desmognathus quadramaculatus) to landscape disturbances. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 94(1). 7–13. 8 indexed citations

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Kominoski, John S., Amy D. Rosemond, Jonathan P. Benstead, et al.. (2014). Low‐to‐moderate nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations accelerate microbially driven litter breakdown rates. Ecological Applications. 25(3). 856–865. 56 indexed citations

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Crawford, Brian A., et al.. (2014). Effects of Vegetation Structure and Artificial Nesting Habitats on Hatchling Sex Determination and Nest Survival of Diamondback Terrapins. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 6(1). 19–28. 8 indexed citations

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Barrett, Kyle, Nathan P. Nibbelink, & John C. Maerz. (2014). Identifying Priority Species and Conservation Opportunities Under Future Climate Scenarios: Amphibians in a Biodiversity Hotspot. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 5(2). 282–297. 28 indexed citations

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Milanovich, Joseph R. & John C. Maerz. (2012). Assessing the Use of Non-lethal Tail Clips for Measuring Stable Isotopes of Plethodontid Salamanders. Herpetological conservation and biology. 7(1). 10 indexed citations

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Milanovich, Joseph R., William E. Peterman, Nathan P. Nibbelink, & John C. Maerz. (2010). Projected Loss of a Salamander Diversity Hotspot as a Consequence of Projected Global Climate Change. PLoS ONE. 5(8). e12189–e12189. 153 indexed citations

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Fisk, Aaron T., et al.. (2008). Metabolic turnover rates of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes in captive juvenile snakes. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 23(2). 319–326. 35 indexed citations

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Maerz, John C., et al.. (2003). Plethodon cinereus (eastern red-backed salamander). Cannibalism. Herpetological review. 1 indexed citations

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