Kenneth J. Elgersma

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Kenneth J. Elgersma is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth J. Elgersma has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 17 papers in Ecology and 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Kenneth J. Elgersma's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (18 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (8 papers) and Plant and animal studies (6 papers). Kenneth J. Elgersma is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (18 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (8 papers) and Plant and animal studies (6 papers). Kenneth J. Elgersma collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Germany. Kenneth J. Elgersma's co-authors include Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Beth Ravit, Shen Yu, Torsten Vor, Jason P. Martina, Deborah E. Goldberg, William S. Currie, Mark E. Sherrard, Laura L. Jackson and Radka Wildová and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, The American Naturalist and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth J. Elgersma

24 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

FEEDBACK IN THE PLANT-SOIL SYSTEM

2005 713 citations Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Beth Ravit et al. Annual Review of Environment and Resources profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenneth J. Elgersma United States	12	569	561	393	364	266	26	1.2k
Xuehua Ye China	20	396 0.7×	372 0.7×	310 0.8×	327 0.9×	304 1.1×	60	1.1k
Jianping Tao China	14	469 0.8×	363 0.6×	327 0.8×	441 1.2×	205 0.8×	51	1.1k
Anu Eskelinen Finland	21	680 1.2×	417 0.7×	636 1.6×	402 1.1×	369 1.4×	42	1.5k
Graham Zemunik Panama	14	638 1.1×	903 1.6×	285 0.7×	478 1.3×	327 1.2×	18	1.5k
E. S. Pilgrim United Kingdom	11	451 0.8×	394 0.7×	437 1.1×	417 1.1×	373 1.4×	14	1.2k
Alexander C.W. Sabais Germany	13	432 0.8×	403 0.7×	351 0.9×	582 1.6×	328 1.2×	13	1.1k
Beth Ravit United States	9	338 0.6×	438 0.8×	349 0.9×	287 0.8×	147 0.6×	18	1.0k
Stephan Partsch Germany	8	488 0.9×	378 0.7×	440 1.1×	674 1.9×	396 1.5×	8	1.2k
Markus Wagner United Kingdom	17	417 0.7×	475 0.8×	297 0.8×	147 0.4×	316 1.2×	35	970
Kechang Niu China	22	668 1.2×	435 0.8×	473 1.2×	368 1.0×	369 1.4×	53	1.3k

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Elgersma, Kenneth J., et al.. (2025). Biotic resistance across a nutrient gradient in experimental wetland mesocosms. Ecological Applications. 35(4). e70029–e70029. 1 indexed citations

Vandever, Mark W., Kenneth J. Elgersma, Sarah K. Carter, et al.. (2023). Persistence and quality of vegetation cover in expired Conservation Reserve Program fields. Ecosphere. 14(1). 5 indexed citations

Elgersma, Kenneth J., Mark W. Vandever, & Ai Wen. (2023). Mid-contract Management Alters Conservation Reserve Program Vegetation in the Central and Western United States. Ecological Restoration. 41(4). 169–179.

Elgersma, Kenneth J., et al.. (2022). Size-dependent analyses provide insights into the reproductive allocation and plasticity of invasive and native Typha. Biological Invasions. 24(12). 3799–3815. 3 indexed citations

Sherrard, Mark E., et al.. (2022). Planting time, first‐year mowing, and seed mix design influence ecological outcomes in agroecosystem revegetation projects. Restoration Ecology. 31(4). 10 indexed citations

Vandever, Mark W., Sarah K. Carter, Timothy J. Assal, et al.. (2021). Evaluating establishment of conservation practices in the Conservation Reserve Program across the central and western United States. Environmental Research Letters. 16(7). 74011–74011. 5 indexed citations

Wen, Ai, et al.. (2021). Wild bee visitors and their association with sown and unsown floral resources in reconstructed pollinator habitats within an agriculture landscape. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 15(1). 102–113. 8 indexed citations

Sherrard, Mark E., et al.. (2020). Stratification and perigynia removal improve total germination and germination speed in 3 upland prairie sedge species. Native Plants Journal. 21(2). 120–131. 2 indexed citations

Goldberg, Deborah E., et al.. (2020). Allocation to clonal growth: Critical questions and protocols to answer them. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics. 43. 125511–125511. 15 indexed citations

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Elgersma, Kenneth J., et al.. (2020). Hydrologic flushing rates drive nitrogen cycling and plant invasion in a freshwater coastal wetland model. Ecological Applications. 31(2). e02233–e02233. 8 indexed citations

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Sherrard, Mark E., et al.. (2019). Species composition influences soil nutrient depletion and plant physiology in prairie agroenergy feedstocks. Ecosphere. 10(7). 1 indexed citations

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Goldberg, Deborah E., Jason P. Martina, Kenneth J. Elgersma, & William S. Currie. (2017). Plant Size and Competitive Dynamics along Nutrient Gradients. The American Naturalist. 190(2). 229–243. 35 indexed citations

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Elgersma, Kenneth J., Jason P. Martina, Deborah E. Goldberg, & William S. Currie. (2017). Effectiveness of cattail (Typha spp.) management techniques depends on exogenous nitrogen inputs. Elementa Science of the Anthropocene. 5. 14 indexed citations

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Martina, Jason P., William S. Currie, Deborah E. Goldberg, & Kenneth J. Elgersma. (2016). Nitrogen loading leads to increased carbon accretion in both invaded and uninvaded coastal wetlands. Ecosphere. 7(9). 18 indexed citations

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Laungani, Ramesh, et al.. (2016). Biochar amendment of grassland soil may promote woody encroachment by Eastern Red Cedar. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. 0–0. 4 indexed citations

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Elgersma, Kenneth J., Radka Wildová, Jason P. Martina, William S. Currie, & Deborah E. Goldberg. (2015). Does clonal resource translocation relate to invasiveness of Typha taxa? Results from a common garden experiment. Aquatic Botany. 126. 48–53. 15 indexed citations

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Currie, William S., Deborah E. Goldberg, Jason P. Martina, et al.. (2014). Emergence of nutrient-cycling feedbacks related to plant size and invasion success in a wetland community–ecosystem model. Ecological Modelling. 282. 69–82. 23 indexed citations

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Elgersma, Kenneth J., Shen Yu, Torsten Vor, & Joan G. Ehrenfeld. (2012). Microbial-mediated feedbacks of leaf litter on invasive plant growth and interspecific competition. Plant and Soil. 356(1-2). 341–355. 49 indexed citations

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Elgersma, Kenneth J., Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Shen Yu, & Torsten Vor. (2011). Legacy effects overwhelm the short-term effects of exotic plant invasion and restoration on soil microbial community structure, enzyme activities, and nitrogen cycling. Oecologia. 167(3). 733–745. 116 indexed citations

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Ehrenfeld, Joan G., Beth Ravit, & Kenneth J. Elgersma. (2005). FEEDBACK IN THE PLANT-SOIL SYSTEM. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 30(1). 75–115. 713 indexed citations breakdown →

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