Karen A. Kidd

17.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
187 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Karen A. Kidd is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen A. Kidd has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 104 papers in Ecology and 57 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Karen A. Kidd's work include Isotope Analysis in Ecology (71 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (70 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (56 papers). Karen A. Kidd is often cited by papers focused on Isotope Analysis in Ecology (71 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (70 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (56 papers). Karen A. Kidd collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Mexico. Karen A. Kidd's co-authors include Timothy D. Jardine, Derek C. G. Muir, Susan Jobling, Åke Bergman, R. Thomas Zoeller, Jerrold J. Heindel, Paul J. Blanchfield, Vince Palace, R. E. Evans and Kingston H. G. Mills 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

Karen A. Kidd

179 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Emerging threats and persistent conservation challenges for freshwater biodiversity

2018 2.2k citations Karen A. Kidd et al. profile →
Collapse of a fish population after exposure to a synthetic estrogen

2007 1.6k citations Karen A. Kidd et al. profile →
State-of-the-science of endocrine disrupting chemicals, 2012

2012 995 citations Karen A. Kidd et al. profile →
Biomagnification of Mercury in Aquatic Food Webs: A Worldwide Meta-Analysis

2013 765 citations Karen A. Kidd et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
State of the science of endocrine disrupting chemicals 2012: an assessment of the state of the science of endocrine disruptors prepared by a group of experts for the United Nations Environment Programme and World Health Organization.

2013 352 citations Karen A. Kidd et al. profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen A. Kidd

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Methylmercury bioaccumulation and biomagnification in streams within forested catchments defoliated by spruce budworm 2025 ·Environmental Research ·(unknown), Karen A. Kidd, Carl P. J. Mitchell, Erik J. S. Emilson	0
2	Metal-rich lacustrine sediments from legacy mining perpetuate copper exposure to aquatic-riparian food webs 2025 ·Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management ·(unknown), Karen A. Kidd, Kate M. Campbell, Marie‐Noéle Croteau, (unknown), Amy Marcarelli, R. Blaine McCleskey, Gordon Paterson, Craig A. Stricker, David Walters	1
3	Effects of chronic metal exposure and metamorphosis on the microbiomes of larval and adult insects and riparian spiders through the aquatic-riparian food web 2025 ·Environmental Pollution ·(unknown), Karen A. Kidd, Amy Marcarelli, Gordon Paterson, David Walters	2
4	Response of stream habitat and microbiomes to spruce budworm defoliation: New considerations for outbreak management 2024 ·Ecological Applications ·(unknown), Karen A. Kidd, (unknown), (unknown), Caroline E. Emilson, Michael Stastny, Lisa Venier, Erik J. S. Emilson	6
5	Microparticles in Wild and Caged Biota, Sediments, and Water Relative to Large Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Discharges 2024 ·Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ·(unknown), Karen A. Kidd, Bonnie M. Hamilton, (unknown), Mark R. Servos, Adrienne J. Bartlett, Gerald R. Tetreault, Patricia L. Gillis	3
6	The urgent need for designing greener drugs 2024 ·Nature Sustainability ·Tomas Brodin, Michael G. Bertram, Kathryn E. Arnold, Alistair B.A. Boxall, Bryan W. Brooks, Daniel Červený, Manuela Jörg, Karen A. Kidd, Unax Lertxundi, Jake M. Martin, Lauren T. May, Erin S. McCallum, Marcus Michelangeli, Charles R. Tyler, Bob B. M. Wong, Klaus Kümmerer, Gorka Orive	28
7	Environmental Risks of Pharmaceutical Mixtures in Aquatic Ecosystems: Reflections on a Decade of Research 2023 ·Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ·Karen A. Kidd, Thomas Backhaus, Tomas Brodin, Pedro A. Inostroza, Erin S. McCallum	31
8	Using tissue cysteine to predict the trophic transfer of methylmercury and selenium in lake food webs 2022 ·Environmental Pollution ·(unknown), Karen A. Kidd, A. Robin Stewart, Robert F. Bertolo, Nelson J. O’Driscoll	4
9	Sturgeons Are Biodiversity Priorities Needing Special Protection from Chemicals and Waste 2022 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Zihan Xu, Ying Wang, Fengchang Wu, Chenglian Feng, (unknown), Zhaomin Dong, Karen A. Kidd, Bryan W. Brooks, Kmy Leung	9
10	Trophodynamics of trace elements in marine organisms from cold and remote regions of southern hemisphere 2021 ·Environmental Research ·José E. Celis, Winfred Espejo, Janeide Padilha, Karen A. Kidd, Rodrigo Araújo Gonçalves, Paulo R. Dorneles, (unknown), Olaf Malm, (unknown), Gustavo Chiang	7
11	David W. Schindler—Icon and Iconoclast 2021 ·Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin ·Peter R. Leavitt, Karen A. Kidd, Rolf D. Vinebrooke, Marguerite A. Xenopoulos	1
12	Municipal wastewater as an ecological trap: Effects on fish communities across seasons 2020 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Erin S. McCallum, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Leslie M. Bragg, Mark R. Servos, Karen A. Kidd, Graham R. Scott, Sigal Balshine	33
13	Tissue content of thiol-containing amino acids predicts methylmercury in aquatic invertebrates 2019 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Karen A. Kidd, Robert F. Bertolo, Nelson J. O’Driscoll	13
14	Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of potentially toxic elements in the octopus Octopus hubbsorum from the Gulf of California 2017 ·Marine Pollution Bulletin ·(unknown), Karen A. Kidd, Ana Judith Marmolejo-Rodríguez, Bertha Patricia Ceballos‐Vázquez, Evgueni Shumilin, Marcial Arellano‐Martínez	22
15	Response of oxidative stress transcripts in the brain of wild yellow perch (Perca flavescens) exposed to an environmental gradient of methylmercury 2016 ·Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology ·(unknown), Karen A. Kidd, (unknown), Andrew Cowie, Nelson J. O’Driscoll, Christopher J. Martyniuk	12
16	Environmental, geographic and trophic influences on methylmercury concentrations in macroinvertebrates from lakes and wetlands across Canada 2014 ·Ecotoxicology ·Meredith G. Clayden, Karen A. Kidd, John Chételat, Britt D. Hall, Édenise Garcia	33
17	Understanding the Chronic Impacts of Oil Refinery Wastewater Requires Consideration of Sediment Contributions to Toxicity 2013 ·Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ·(unknown), Tim J. Arciszewski, Karen A. Kidd, (unknown), L. Mark Hewitt, Deborah L. MacLatchy, Kelly R. Munkittrick	9
18	Biotic interactions in temporal trends (1992–2010) of organochlorine contaminants in the aquatic food web of Lake Laberge, Yukon Territory 2012 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Michael J. Ryan, Gary A. Stern, Karen A. Kidd, (unknown), Sarah B. Gewurtz, Miriam L. Diamond, (unknown), Pat Roach	9
19	Comparing responses in the performance of sentinel populations of stoneflies (Plecoptera) and slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus) exposed to enriching effluents 2011 ·Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety ·Tim J. Arciszewski, Karen A. Kidd, Kelly R. Munkittrick	8
20	Computer systems to support census geography. 1986 ·PubMed ·(unknown), (unknown), Karen A. Kidd	1

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