Margaret A. Palmer

33.7k total citations · 11 hit papers
188 papers, 21.4k citations indexed

About

Margaret A. Palmer is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Margaret A. Palmer has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 21.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Ecology, 57 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 53 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Margaret A. Palmer's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (50 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (47 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (44 papers). Margaret A. Palmer is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (50 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (47 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (44 papers). Margaret A. Palmer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Margaret A. Palmer's co-authors include Emily S. Bernhardt, N. LeRoy Poff, Bradley J. Cardinale, Solange Filoso, Christopher M. Swan, Alan P. Covich, Holly Menninger, Richard F. Ambrose, Albert Ruhí and Todd A. Crowl and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Margaret A. Palmer

184 papers receiving 20.0k citations

Hit Papers

Ecological Thresholds: The Key to Successful Environmenta... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2006 1997 2010 1999 2007 250 500 750
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. Ecological Thresholds: The Key to Successful Environmental Management or an Important Concept with No Practical Application?
    2006 861 citations Peter M. Groffman, Jill S. Baron et al. profile →
  2. Ecological Theory and Community Restoration Ecology
    1997 786 citations Margaret A. Palmer et al. profile →
  3. River restoration, habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity: a failure of theory or practice?
    2010 701 citations Margaret A. Palmer, Emily S. Bernhardt et al. Freshwater Biology profile →
  4. The Role of Benthic Invertebrate Species in Freshwater Ecosystems
    1999 671 citations Margaret A. Palmer et al. profile →
  5. Climate change and the world's river basins: anticipating management options
    2007 643 citations Margaret A. Palmer et al. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment profile →
  6. Species diversity enhances ecosystem functioning through interspecific facilitation
    2002 642 citations Margaret A. Palmer et al. profile →
  7. Linkages between flow regime, biota, and ecosystem processes: Implications for river restoration
    2019 515 citations Margaret A. Palmer et al. profile →
  8. Committing to ecological restoration
    2015 451 citations Margaret A. Palmer, Kelly L. Hondula et al. profile →
  9. Mountaintop Mining Consequences
    2010 418 citations Margaret A. Palmer, Emily S. Bernhardt et al. profile →
  10. Sustainable water management under future uncertainty with eco-engineering decision scaling
    2015 375 citations Margaret A. Palmer et al. profile →
  11. Ecological Restoration of Streams and Rivers: Shifting Strategies and Shifting Goals
    2014 324 citations Margaret A. Palmer, Kelly L. Hondula et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Margaret A. Palmer United States 79 12.5k 7.6k 5.9k 5.2k 3.3k 188 21.4k
Mark O. Gessner Germany 59 13.8k 1.1× 8.8k 1.2× 3.3k 0.6× 4.4k 0.8× 4.3k 1.3× 153 23.5k
Klement Tockner Germany 73 15.0k 1.2× 9.0k 1.2× 5.1k 0.9× 6.2k 1.2× 3.1k 1.0× 215 23.9k
Stuart E. Bunn Australia 63 13.9k 1.1× 11.3k 1.5× 4.9k 0.8× 7.7k 1.5× 2.8k 0.8× 240 22.6k
Nancy B. Grimm United States 73 9.8k 0.8× 6.1k 0.8× 9.4k 1.6× 5.8k 1.1× 7.5k 2.3× 221 26.3k
J. David Allan United States 55 13.5k 1.1× 11.9k 1.6× 3.3k 0.6× 6.0k 1.1× 3.7k 1.1× 110 19.9k
Pamela Green United States 22 5.8k 0.5× 2.7k 0.4× 4.8k 0.8× 7.1k 1.4× 2.9k 0.9× 35 19.2k
James R. Karr United States 58 15.0k 1.2× 13.4k 1.8× 4.2k 0.7× 5.6k 1.1× 2.4k 0.7× 111 22.4k
Robert J. Naiman United States 85 22.9k 1.8× 16.4k 2.2× 7.3k 1.2× 7.9k 1.5× 4.3k 1.3× 220 34.1k
Luiz Antônio Martinelli Brazil 65 6.8k 0.5× 3.6k 0.5× 4.8k 0.8× 2.4k 0.5× 3.6k 1.1× 293 19.8k
Julian D. Olden United States 89 21.8k 1.7× 21.2k 2.8× 7.3k 1.2× 6.9k 1.3× 2.3k 0.7× 362 36.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Haase, Peter, Fengzhi He, Tinotenda Mangadze, et al.. (2025). Successes and failures of conservation actions to halt global river biodiversity loss. 1(2). 104–118. 6 indexed citations
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Ibáñez, Carles, Nuño Caiola, José Barquín, et al.. (2022). Ecosystem‐level effects of re‐oligotrophication and N:P imbalances in rivers and estuaries on a global scale. Global Change Biology. 29(5). 1248–1266. 21 indexed citations
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Hondula, Kelly L., Ben DeVries, C. Nathan Jones, & Margaret A. Palmer. (2021). Effects of Using High Resolution Satellite‐Based Inundation Time Series to Estimate Methane Fluxes From Forested Wetlands. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(6). 23 indexed citations
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Knighton, James, Varsha Vijay, & Margaret A. Palmer. (2020). Alignment of tree phenology and climate seasonality influences the runoff response to forest cover loss. Environmental Research Letters. 15(10). 104051–104051. 17 indexed citations
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McCarty, Gregory W., Glenn E. Moglen, Megan Lang, et al.. (2020). Seasonal drivers of geographically isolated wetland hydrology in a low-gradient, Coastal Plain landscape. Journal of Hydrology. 583. 124608–124608. 25 indexed citations
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Hondula, Kelly L., et al.. (2020). Hydrological Conditions Influence Soil and Methane-Cycling Microbial Populations in Seasonally Saturated Wetlands. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 8. 21 indexed citations
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Hosen, Jacob D., et al.. (2018). Dissolved organic matter variations in coastal plain wetland watersheds: The integrated role of hydrological connectivity, land use, and seasonality. Hydrological Processes. 32(11). 1664–1681. 45 indexed citations
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Filoso, Solange, Maíra Ometto Bezerra, Katherine Weiss, & Margaret A. Palmer. (2017). Impacts of forest restoration on water yield: A systematic review. PLoS ONE. 12(8). e0183210–e0183210. 256 indexed citations
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Falk, Donald A., Joy B. Zedler, & Margaret A. Palmer. (2016). Foundations of Restoration Ecology. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 141 indexed citations
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Alexander, Laurie C., David J. Hawthorne, Margaret A. Palmer, & William O. Lamp. (2011). Loss of genetic diversity in the North American mayfly Ephemerella invaria associated with deforestation of headwater streams. Freshwater Biology. 56(7). 1456–1467. 22 indexed citations
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Palmer, Margaret A.. (2010). An approach to the use of macrophytes for monitoring standing waters. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 16(1). 2 indexed citations
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Boon, Philip J., David H. W. Morgan, & Margaret A. Palmer. (2010). Statutory protection of freshwater flora and fauna in Britain. 2(2). 2 indexed citations
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Craig, Laura S., Margaret A. Palmer, David C. Richardson, et al.. (2008). Stream restoration strategies for reducing river nitrogen loads. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 6(10). 529–538. 244 indexed citations
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Baron, Jill S., Linda A. Joyce, Peter Kareiva, et al.. (2008). Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources. 106 indexed citations
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Sampford, Charles, et al.. (2002). Asia Pacific Governance: from Crisis to Reform. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Brussaard, L., et al.. (1998). Soil and sediment biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.. 34. 41–51. 3 indexed citations
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Palmer, Margaret A.. (1997). Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes in Freshwater Sediments. AMBIO. 26(8). 571–577. 120 indexed citations
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Brussaard, L., et al.. (1997). Linking biodiversity and ecosystem functioning of soils and sediments. AMBIO. 26(8). 556–562. 77 indexed citations
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Stevens, C., Margaret A. Palmer, Anna Tang, & Ronald E. McRoberts. (1990). Use of Aminopeptidase Substrate Specificities to Identify Species of Cylindrocladium in Wisconsin Nurseries. Mycologia. 82(4). 436–443. 1 indexed citations

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