Karen Kotschy

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 922 citations indexed

About

Karen Kotschy is a scholar working on Ecology, Management Science and Operations Research and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Kotschy has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 922 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Ecology, 2 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 2 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Karen Kotschy's work include Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (2 papers) and Evaluation and Performance Assessment (2 papers). Karen Kotschy is often cited by papers focused on Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (2 papers) and Evaluation and Performance Assessment (2 papers). Karen Kotschy collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and United Kingdom. Karen Kotschy's co-authors include Erin Bohensky, Louisa Evans, Anne Leitch, Vasilis Dakos, Martin D. Robards, Georgina Cundill, Tim M. Daw, Reinette Biggs, Chanda L. Meek and Maja Schlüter‬ and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment and Ecology and Society.

In The Last Decade

Karen Kotschy

7 papers receiving 868 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.

Toward Principles for Enhancing the Resilience of Ecosystem Services

2012 831 citations Reinette Biggs, Maja Schlüter‬ et al. Annual Review of Environment and Resources profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen Kotschy South Africa	5	460	215	146	134	117	8	922
Stephen Syampungani Zambia	17	462 1.0×	182 0.8×	92 0.6×	131 1.0×	192 1.6×	50	1.1k
Gretchen Walters Switzerland	16	746 1.6×	210 1.0×	146 1.0×	237 1.8×	140 1.2×	43	1.2k
Ainun Nishat Bangladesh	17	418 0.9×	327 1.5×	188 1.3×	83 0.6×	158 1.4×	48	1.0k
Nidhi Nagabhatla Canada	15	665 1.4×	288 1.3×	163 1.1×	133 1.0×	71 0.6×	59	1.2k
Attila N. Lázár United Kingdom	22	503 1.1×	386 1.8×	204 1.4×	136 1.0×	72 0.6×	42	1.3k
Eric Keys United States	14	568 1.2×	155 0.7×	108 0.7×	89 0.7×	69 0.6×	21	828
Joanna Endter‐Wada United States	18	457 1.0×	171 0.8×	129 0.9×	172 1.3×	121 1.0×	48	987
Pantaleo Munishi Tanzania	20	442 1.0×	203 0.9×	92 0.6×	121 0.9×	282 2.4×	49	915
František Petrovič Slovakia	21	530 1.2×	189 0.9×	130 0.9×	91 0.7×	94 0.8×	86	1.2k
Chloe B. Wardropper United States	18	461 1.0×	156 0.7×	121 0.8×	169 1.3×	78 0.7×	55	993

Countries citing papers authored by Karen Kotschy

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karen Kotschy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Karen Kotschy. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Karen Kotschy. The network helps show where Karen Kotschy may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen Kotschy

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karen Kotschy. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karen Kotschy based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Karen Kotschy. Karen Kotschy is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Kotschy, Karen, et al.. (2025). Complexity-Aware Evaluation for Learning: A Case Study of a Developmental Approach. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation. 21(49). 56–71. 1 indexed citations

2.

Kotschy, Karen, et al.. (2025). Using monitoring and evaluation to build equity and resilience: lessons from practice. Ecology and Society. 30(2).

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Kotschy, Karen, et al.. (2020). Monitoring and evaluation in a changing world: A Southern African perspective on the skills needed for a new approach. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(1). 4 indexed citations

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Biggs, Reinette, Maja Schlüter‬, Duan Biggs, et al.. (2012). Toward Principles for Enhancing the Resilience of Ecosystem Services. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 37(1). 421–448. 831 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kotschy, Karen & Kevin H. Rogers. (2007). Reed clonal characteristics and response to disturbance in a semi-arid river. Aquatic Botany. 88(1). 47–56. 13 indexed citations

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Parsons, Melissa, et al.. (2005). The Effects of Extreme Floods on the Biophysical Heterogeneity of River Landscapes. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 3(9). 487–487. 4 indexed citations

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Parsons, Melissa, et al.. (2005). The effects of extreme floods on the biophysical heterogeneity of river landscapes. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 3(9). 487–494. 55 indexed citations

8.

Kotschy, Karen, et al.. (2000). Patterns of change in reed cover and distribution in a seasonal riverine wetland in South Africa. Folia Geobotanica. 35(4). 363–373. 14 indexed citations

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