Katy E. Klymus

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Katy E. Klymus is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Katy E. Klymus has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ecology, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Katy E. Klymus's work include Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (24 papers), Identification and Quantification in Food (14 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (11 papers). Katy E. Klymus is often cited by papers focused on Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (24 papers), Identification and Quantification in Food (14 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (11 papers). Katy E. Klymus collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Tanzania. Katy E. Klymus's co-authors include Catherine A. Richter, Duane Chapman, Craig P. Paukert, Richard F. Lance, Caren S. Goldberg, Carol A. Stepien, Nathaniel T. Marshall, Andrew R. Mahon, Sara J. Oyler‐McCance and Pierre Taberlet and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Katy E. Klymus

32 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Critical considerations for the application of environmen... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2019 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Critical considerations for the application of environmental DNA methods to detect aquatic species
    2016 754 citations Caren S. Goldberg, Katy E. Klymus et al. profile →
  2. Reporting the limits of detection and quantification for environmental DNA assays
    2019 377 citations Katy E. Klymus, Christopher M. Merkes et al. Environmental DNA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Katy E. Klymus United States 13 1.8k 1.5k 382 243 170 32 2.1k
Brett P. Olds United States 17 1.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 319 0.8× 146 0.6× 86 0.5× 19 1.8k
Richard F. Lance United States 18 1.7k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 419 1.1× 260 1.1× 137 0.8× 52 2.1k
Elise M. Furlan Australia 20 1.7k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 404 1.1× 199 0.8× 105 0.6× 41 1.8k
Christopher M. Merkes United States 13 725 0.4× 659 0.4× 240 0.6× 89 0.4× 51 0.3× 22 1.0k
Kimiko Uchii Japan 18 902 0.5× 742 0.5× 223 0.6× 49 0.2× 54 0.3× 34 1.3k
Emy M. Monroe United States 13 675 0.4× 350 0.2× 262 0.7× 74 0.3× 93 0.5× 23 825
Raquel Xavier Portugal 19 690 0.4× 431 0.3× 190 0.5× 105 0.4× 331 1.9× 65 1.3k
Ida Bærholm Schnell Denmark 9 864 0.5× 669 0.4× 71 0.2× 234 1.0× 41 0.2× 11 1.2k
Daniela Sint Austria 20 622 0.3× 405 0.3× 142 0.4× 98 0.4× 70 0.4× 34 1.1k
Yinqiu Ji China 14 839 0.5× 580 0.4× 162 0.4× 272 1.1× 106 0.6× 15 1.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Theroux, Susanna, Adam J. Sepulveda, Cathryn L. Abbott, et al.. (2025). What is eDNA method standardisation and why do we need it?. PubMed. 9. e132076–e132076. 5 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Miwa, Tobias Guldberg Frøslev, Martin Laporte, et al.. (2024). Best Practice for Publishing Environmental DNA (eDNA) Data According to FAIR Principles. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards. 8. 2 indexed citations
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Marshall, Nathaniel T., Katy E. Klymus, & Carol A. Stepien. (2024). Species Richness and Distribution of Sphaeriidae Surveyed with Environmental DNA Metabarcoding. 27(1). 2 indexed citations
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George, Scott D., Adam J. Sepulveda, Patrick R. Hutchins, et al.. (2024). Field Trials of an Autonomous eDNA Sampler in Lotic Waters. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(47). 20942–20953. 5 indexed citations
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Sansom, Brandon J., et al.. (2024). Detection and transport of environmental DNA from two federally endangered mussels. PLoS ONE. 19(10). e0304323–e0304323. 2 indexed citations
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Ruiz‐Ramos, Dannise V., et al.. (2024). Environmental DNA dynamics of three species of unionid freshwater mussels. Environmental DNA. 6(2). 2 indexed citations
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Stepien, Carol A., Richard F. Lance, Katy E. Klymus, & Margaret E. Hunter. (2023). The Government eDNA Working Group 6th Annual eDNA Technical Exchange Workshop. Environmental DNA. 5(6). 1196–1201. 4 indexed citations
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Beattie, Rachelle E., Caren C. Helbing, Katy E. Klymus, et al.. (2023). A nitrifier‐enriched microbial community contributes to the degradation of environmental DNA. Environmental DNA. 5(6). 1473–1483. 2 indexed citations
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Ballantyne, Scott, Steven T. Suhr, Marie‐Claude Senut, et al.. (2023). Toward invasive mussel genetic biocontrol: Approaches, challenges, and perspectives. iScience. 26(10). 108027–108027. 3 indexed citations
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Klymus, Katy E., et al.. (2020). Development and Testing of Species-specific Quantitative PCR Assays for Environmental DNA Applications. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 35 indexed citations
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Klymus, Katy E., et al.. (2020). Metabarcoding assays for the detection of freshwater mussels (Unionida) with environmental DNA. Environmental DNA. 3(1). 231–247. 22 indexed citations
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Klymus, Katy E., Christopher M. Merkes, Michael J. Allison, et al.. (2019). Reporting the limits of detection and quantification for environmental DNA assays. Environmental DNA. 2(3). 271–282. 377 indexed citations breakdown →
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Trebitz, Anett S., Joel C. Hoffman, John A. Darling, et al.. (2017). Early detection monitoring for aquatic non-indigenous species: Optimizing surveillance, incorporating advanced technologies, and identifying research needs. Journal of Environmental Management. 202(Pt 1). 299–310. 88 indexed citations
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Lance, Richard F., et al.. (2017). Experimental observations on the decay of environmental DNA from bighead and silver carps. Management of Biological Invasions. 8(3). 343–359. 104 indexed citations
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Klymus, Katy E., Nathaniel T. Marshall, & Carol A. Stepien. (2017). Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding assays to detect invasive invertebrate species in the Great Lakes. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0177643–e0177643. 134 indexed citations
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Klymus, Katy E., Catherine A. Richter, Duane Chapman, & Craig P. Paukert. (2014). Quantification of eDNA shedding rates from invasive bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix. Biological Conservation. 183. 77–84. 353 indexed citations
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Klymus, Katy E. & H. Carl Gerhardt. (2012). AFLP markers resolve intra-specific relationships and infer genetic structure among lineages of the canyon treefrog, Hyla arenicolor. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 65(2). 654–667. 7 indexed citations
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