Margaret E. Hunter

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Margaret E. Hunter is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Margaret E. Hunter has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Ecology, 38 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Margaret E. Hunter's work include Identification and Quantification in Food (28 papers), Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (27 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (20 papers). Margaret E. Hunter is often cited by papers focused on Identification and Quantification in Food (28 papers), Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (27 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (20 papers). Margaret E. Hunter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Canada. Margaret E. Hunter's co-authors include Gaia Meigs‐Friend, Jason A. Ferrante, Robert M. Dorazio, Kristen M. Hart, Leo G. Nico, Sean Hoban, Robert N. Reed, Brian J. Smith, Richard F. Lance and Caren S. Goldberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Nature Reviews Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Margaret E. Hunter

68 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

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 →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Margaret E. Hunter United States	25	1.5k	1.1k	426	391	309	70	2.1k
Richard F. Lance United States	18	1.7k 1.2×	1.3k 1.1×	237 0.6×	419 1.1×	260 0.8×	52	2.1k
Mark A. Renshaw United States	26	2.8k 1.9×	2.4k 2.2×	322 0.8×	754 1.9×	323 1.0×	83	3.6k
Sara J. Oyler‐McCance United States	22	1.9k 1.3×	1.0k 0.9×	1.0k 2.4×	411 1.1×	320 1.0×	87	2.6k
Gregory A. C. Singer Canada	18	1.5k 1.0×	2.1k 1.9×	718 1.7×	237 0.6×	203 0.7×	20	3.1k
Yukuto Sato Japan	20	1.6k 1.1×	1.9k 1.7×	275 0.6×	464 1.2×	94 0.3×	43	2.6k
Jean‐François Flot Belgium	28	1.6k 1.1×	930 0.8×	877 2.1×	492 1.3×	221 0.7×	88	2.9k
Austen C. Thomas United States	16	1.5k 1.0×	806 0.7×	106 0.2×	348 0.9×	311 1.0×	32	1.8k
Stefan Prost United States	26	807 0.5×	679 0.6×	631 1.5×	94 0.2×	158 0.5×	70	1.8k
Ryuji J. Machida Taiwan	19	1.9k 1.3×	1.5k 1.3×	212 0.5×	200 0.5×	144 0.5×	43	2.4k
Adam D. Miller Australia	28	934 0.6×	656 0.6×	850 2.0×	462 1.2×	137 0.4×	87	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Margaret E. Hunter

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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

Paz‐Vinas, Ivan, Amy G. Vandergast, Chloé Schmidt, et al.. (2025). Sparse genetic data limit biodiversity assessments in protected areas globally. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 23(8). 1 indexed citations

Schmidt, Chloé, Amy G. Vandergast, Eric D. Crandall, et al.. (2025). A Survey of Mammal and Fish Genetic Diversity Across the Global Protected Area Network. Conservation Letters. 18(2). 3 indexed citations

Hunter, Margaret E., et al.. (2024). A Guide to Environmental DNA Extractions for Non‐Molecular Trained Biologists, Ecologists, and Conservation Scientists. Environmental DNA. 6(5). 3 indexed citations

Hunter, Margaret E., et al.. (2024). How, What, and Where You Sample Environmental DNA Affects Diversity Estimates and Species Detection. Environmental DNA. 6(6). 1 indexed citations

Leigh, Deborah M., Amy G. Vandergast, Margaret E. Hunter, et al.. (2024). Best practices for genetic and genomic data archiving. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 8(7). 1224–1232. 12 indexed citations

Vázquez-Ortíz, Guelaguetza, et al.. (2024). Early Detection of Wildlife Disease Pathogens Using CRISPR-Cas System Methods. The CRISPR Journal. 7(6). 327–342. 2 indexed citations

Graham, Allie M., Jason S. Presnell, Rebecca J. Richter, et al.. (2023). Reduction of Paraoxonase Expression Followed by Inactivation across Independent Semiaquatic Mammals Suggests Stepwise Path to Pseudogenization. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 40(5). 2 indexed citations

Andrews, Caitlin M., Joseph A. Bard, David S. Blehert, et al.. (2023). Community for data integration 2019 project report. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations

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Hunter, Margaret E., et al.. (2023). Compensatory mortality explains rodent resilience to an invasive predator. Journal of Mammalogy. 104(5). 967–978. 4 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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Hoban, Sean, Jessica M. da Silva, Alicia Mastretta‐Yanes, et al.. (2023). Monitoring status and trends in genetic diversity for the Convention on Biological Diversity: An ongoing assessment of genetic indicators in nine countries. Conservation Letters. 16(3). 29 indexed citations

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Sepulveda, Adam J., Margaret E. Hunter, Christopher M. Merkes, et al.. (2023). When are environmental DNA early detections of invasive species actionable?. Journal of Environmental Management. 343. 118216–118216. 13 indexed citations

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Kershaw, Francine, Michael W. Bruford, W. Chris Funk, et al.. (2022). The Coalition for Conservation Genetics: Working across organizations to build capacity and achieve change in policy and practice. Conservation Science and Practice. 4(4). 18 indexed citations

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Hunter, Margaret E., et al.. (2022). The first assessment of the genetic diversity and structure of the endangered West Indian manatee in Cuba. Genetica. 150(6). 327–341.

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Paz‐Vinas, Ivan, Evelyn L. Jensen, Laura D. Bertola, et al.. (2021). Macrogenetic studies must not ignore limitations of genetic markers and scale. Ecology Letters. 24(6). 1282–1284. 28 indexed citations

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Morisette, Jeffrey T., Stanley W. Burgiel, Wesley M. Daniel, et al.. (2021). Strategic considerations for invasive species managers in the utilization of environmental DNA (eDNA): steps for incorporating this powerful surveillance tool. Management of Biological Invasions. 12(3). 747–775. 44 indexed citations

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Hunter, Margaret E., Basima Al‐Khedery, Fahong Yu, et al.. (2020). Investigating the gene expression profiles of rehabilitated Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) following red tide exposure. PLoS ONE. 15(7). e0234150–e0234150. 4 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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Buttigieg, Pier Luigi, Ward Appeltans, Gabrielle Canonico, et al.. (2019). Building a strategy towards an Omic Biodiversity Observation Network (Omic BON). Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 1 indexed citations

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