M. Fenner

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

M. Fenner is a scholar working on Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Fenner has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Plant Science, 22 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 16 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in M. Fenner's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (20 papers), Plant and animal studies (12 papers) and Seed Germination and Physiology (8 papers). M. Fenner is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (20 papers), Plant and animal studies (12 papers) and Seed Germination and Physiology (8 papers). M. Fenner collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, New Zealand and Kenya. M. Fenner's co-authors include Jonathan Silvertown, Michael E. Hanley, Jon Lovett Doust, Lesley Lovett Doust, Peter J. Edwards, Phil Edwards, R. L. Benech Arnold, Mick E. Hanley, Robert K. Lawrence and Ross A. Coleman and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, New Phytologist and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

M. Fenner

44 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Seeds: The Ecology of Regeneration in Plant Communities. 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Seeds: The Ecology of Regeneration in Plant Communities.
    1993 1.6k citations M. Fenner et al. Journal of Ecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. Fenner United Kingdom 28 2.7k 2.3k 1.9k 1.1k 459 45 4.4k
Phyllis D. Coley United States 19 1.8k 0.7× 2.8k 1.2× 2.6k 1.4× 1.2k 1.1× 751 1.6× 20 4.8k
J.M. van Groenendael Netherlands 33 1.7k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 1.7k 0.9× 1.7k 1.6× 259 0.6× 71 4.4k
Tomáš Herben Czechia 40 2.1k 0.8× 3.0k 1.3× 2.5k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 292 0.6× 158 4.6k
Heinjo J. During Netherlands 38 2.3k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 2.6k 1.4× 1.3k 1.2× 170 0.4× 106 4.4k
Michael J. Hutchings United Kingdom 39 2.8k 1.0× 3.3k 1.4× 2.7k 1.4× 1.2k 1.1× 208 0.5× 82 5.5k
R. J. Reader Canada 29 2.3k 0.9× 1.8k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 830 0.8× 741 1.6× 79 3.5k
A. H. Fitter United Kingdom 22 2.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 630 0.6× 473 1.0× 33 3.9k
Paul B. Cavers Canada 33 2.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 538 0.5× 307 0.7× 120 3.3k
N. Joop Ouborg Netherlands 38 1.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 2.1k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 241 0.5× 69 4.5k
Max Debussche France 33 1.8k 0.7× 3.4k 1.5× 2.3k 1.2× 1.4k 1.3× 318 0.7× 62 5.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. Fenner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Fenner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. Fenner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. Fenner 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 M. Fenner. M. Fenner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hurley, Rachel, et al.. (2024). Multigenerational toxicity of microplastics derived from two types of agricultural mulching films to Folsomia candida. The Science of The Total Environment. 949. 175097–175097. 14 indexed citations
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Hanley, Michael E., et al.. (2004). Early plant growth: identifying the end point of the seedling phase. New Phytologist. 163(1). 61–66. 89 indexed citations
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Fenner, M., et al.. (2002). Relationship between capitulum size and pre-dispersal seed predation by insect larvae in common Asteraceae. Oecologia. 130(1). 72–77. 75 indexed citations
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Fenner, M., et al.. (2000). Long‐term effects of defoliation: incomplete recovery of a New Zealand alpine tussock grass, Chionochloa pallens, after 20 years. Journal of Applied Ecology. 37(2). 348–355. 21 indexed citations
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Fenner, M.. (2000). Seeds: the ecology of regeneration in plant communities 2nd ed. 72 indexed citations
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Fenner, M.. (1997). A comparative study of the distribution of genus size in twenty angiosperm floras. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 62(2). 225–237.
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Hanley, Michael E. & M. Fenner. (1997). Effects of Molluscides on Seedlings of Four Grassland Plant Species. Journal of Applied Ecology. 34(6). 1479–1479. 7 indexed citations
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Hanley, Michael E., M. Fenner, & Peter J. Edwards. (1996). Mollusc grazing and seedling survivorship of four common grassland plant species : the role of gap size, species and season. Acta Oecologica. 17(4). 331–341. 37 indexed citations
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Coleman, Ross A., et al.. (1996). Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. Capitata) fails to show wound-induced defence against a specialist and a generalist herbivore?. Oecologia. 108(1). 105–112. 19 indexed citations
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Hanley, Michael E., M. Fenner, & Peter J. Edwards. (1996). The effect of mollusc grazing on seedling recruitment in artificially created grassland gaps. Oecologia. 106(2). 240–246. 60 indexed citations
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Arnold, R. L. Benech, M. Fenner, & Phil Edwards. (1995). Influence of potassium nutrition on germinability, abscisic acid content and sensitivity of the embryo to abscisic acid in developing seeds of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. New Phytologist. 130(2). 207–216. 22 indexed citations
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Fenner, M., et al.. (1993). CHEMICAL FEATURES OF CHIONOCHLOA SPECIES IN RELATION TO GRAZING BY RUMINANTS IN SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 17(1). 35–40. 15 indexed citations
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Lee, William G., M. Fenner, & Richard P. Duncan. (1993). Pattern of natural regeneration of narrow‐leaved snow tussock Chionochloa rigida ssp. rigida in Central Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 31(2). 117–125. 10 indexed citations
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Arnold, R. L. Benech, M. Fenner, & Phil Edwards. (1992). Changes in Dormancy Level in Sorghum halepense Seeds Induced by Water Stress During Seed Development. Functional Ecology. 6(5). 596–596. 45 indexed citations
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Arnold, R. L. Benech, M. Fenner, & Phil Edwards. (1992). Mineral allocation to reproduction in Sorhum bicolor and Sorghum halepense in relation to parental nutrient supply. Oecologia. 92(1). 138–144. 16 indexed citations
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Arnold, R. L. Benech, M. Fenner, & Phil Edwards. (1991). Changes in germinability, ABA content and ABA embryonic sensitivity in developing seeds of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. induced by water stress during grain filling. New Phytologist. 118(2). 339–347. 130 indexed citations
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Fenner, M.. (1986). A Bioassay to Determine the Limiting Minerals for Seeds from Nutrient- Deprived Senecio Vulgaris Plants. Journal of Ecology. 74(2). 497–497. 21 indexed citations
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Fenner, M.. (1980). THE INDUCTION OF A LIGHT REQUIREMENT IN BIDENS PILOSA SEEDS BY LEAF CANOPY SHADE. New Phytologist. 84(1). 103–106. 44 indexed citations
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Fenner, M.. (1980). Germination tests on thirty‐two East African weed species. Weed Research. 20(3). 135–138. 85 indexed citations

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