Mark Emmerson

12.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
80 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Mark Emmerson is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Emmerson has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Ecology, 37 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 33 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Mark Emmerson's work include Plant and animal studies (29 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (26 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (12 papers). Mark Emmerson is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (29 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (26 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (12 papers). Mark Emmerson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany. Mark Emmerson's co-authors include José M. Montoya, Dave Raffaelli, J. Timothy Wootton, Bo Ebenman, Guy Woodward, Jes Olesen, Alfredo Valido, Paige S. Warren, Eoin J. O’Gorman and Jon M. Yearsley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Mark Emmerson

80 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Body size in ecological networks

2005 882 citations Guy Woodward, Bo Ebenman et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Interaction strengths in food webs: issues and opportunities

2004 559 citations Eric L. Berlow, A.M. Neutel et al. Journal of Animal Ecology profile →
Functional identity and diversity of animals predict ecosystem functioning better than species-based indices

2015 513 citations Vesna Gagić, Ígnasi Bartomeus et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark Emmerson United Kingdom	31	2.9k	2.2k	2.1k	1.6k	946	80	5.8k
David A. Vasseur United States	29	2.6k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	577 0.6×	58	5.0k
Andrew P. Beckerman United Kingdom	39	3.1k 1.1×	2.1k 0.9×	2.7k 1.3×	1.3k 0.8×	375 0.4×	110	6.9k
Sebastian Diehl Germany	42	3.5k 1.2×	2.9k 1.3×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.8×	75	6.6k
David Mouillot France	42	3.8k 1.3×	3.0k 1.3×	1.7k 0.8×	2.2k 1.4×	776 0.8×	82	6.8k
Björn C. Rall Germany	37	2.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	694 0.4×	314 0.3×	51	4.2k
Guy Woodward United Kingdom	54	6.7k 2.3×	4.9k 2.2×	2.1k 1.0×	2.1k 1.3×	1.7k 1.7×	125	10.9k
María Dornelas United Kingdom	35	3.1k 1.1×	2.6k 1.2×	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	858 0.9×	79	5.7k
S. K. Morgan Ernest United States	35	3.5k 1.2×	2.7k 1.2×	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	369 0.4×	76	6.1k
Craig W. Osenberg United States	42	3.7k 1.2×	3.0k 1.4×	1.6k 0.8×	2.2k 1.4×	776 0.8×	111	7.1k
Dave Raffaelli United Kingdom	40	4.2k 1.4×	2.5k 1.1×	1.6k 0.7×	2.8k 1.8×	2.8k 3.0×	78	8.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Mark Emmerson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark Emmerson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Emmerson

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Lavallee, Jocelyn M., Mathilde Chomel, Francisco de Castro, et al.. (2024). Land management shapes drought responses of dominant soil microbial taxa across grasslands. Nature Communications. 15(1). 29–29. 31 indexed citations

Nolan, P., Joshua P. Twining, Aurélie Aubry, et al.. (2023). Landscape genetics identifies barriers to Natterjack toad metapopulation dispersal. Conservation Genetics. 24(3). 375–390. 3 indexed citations

Guerrero, Irene, Juan J. Oñate, Tomas Pärt, et al.. (2023). Agricultural intensification affects birds' trait diversity across Europe. Basic and Applied Ecology. 74. 40–48. 7 indexed citations

Sadykova, Dinara, Hannah J. White, Lupe León‐Sánchez, et al.. (2022). Modelling the distribution of rare invertebrates by correcting class imbalance and spatial bias. Diversity and Distributions. 28(10). 2171–2186. 3 indexed citations

Chomel, Mathilde, Jocelyn M. Lavallee, Elizabeth M. Baggs, et al.. (2022). Intensive grassland management disrupts below-ground multi-trophic resource transfer in response to drought. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6991–6991. 21 indexed citations

Emmerson, Mark, et al.. (2022). Agri-environment schemes are associated with greater terrestrial invertebrate abundance and richness in upland grasslands. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 42(1). 4 indexed citations

Magilton, Matthew, Mark Maraun, Mark Emmerson, & Tancredi Caruso. (2019). Oribatid mites reveal that competition for resources and trophic structure combine to regulate the assembly of diverse soil animal communities. Ecology and Evolution. 9(14). 8320–8330. 29 indexed citations

Geraldi, Nathan R., Camilla Bertolini, Mark Emmerson, et al.. (2016). Aggregations of brittle stars can perform similar ecological roles as mussel reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 563. 157–167. 18 indexed citations

Emmerson, Mark, et al.. (2016). Benthic assemblages associated with native and non-native oysters are similar. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 111(1-2). 305–310. 27 indexed citations

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Gagić, Vesna, Ígnasi Bartomeus, Tomas Jönsson, et al.. (2015). Functional identity and diversity of animals predict ecosystem functioning better than species-based indices. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 282(1801). 20142620–20142620. 513 indexed citations breakdown →

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Barrios‐O’Neill, Daniel, Jaimie T. A. Dick, Mark Emmerson, Anthony Ricciardi, & Hugh J. MacIsaac. (2014). Predator‐free space, functional responses and biological invasions. Functional Ecology. 29(3). 377–384. 92 indexed citations

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Donohue, Ian, Owen L. Petchey, José M. Montoya, et al.. (2013). On the dimensionality of ecological stability. Ecology Letters. 16(4). 421–429. 311 indexed citations

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O’Sullivan, D. J. & Mark Emmerson. (2011). Marine reserve designation, trophic cascades and altered community dynamics. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 440. 115–125. 15 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Nessa E., Ian Donohue, Tasman P. Crowe, & Mark Emmerson. (2011). Importance of consumers on exposed and sheltered rocky shores. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 443. 65–75. 23 indexed citations

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McLaughlin, Órla, Tomas Jönsson, & Mark Emmerson. (2010). Temporal Variability in Predator-Prey Relationships of a Forest Floor Food Web. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 6 indexed citations

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Novák, Márk, J. Timothy Wootton, Daniel F. Doak, et al.. (2010). Predicting community responses to perturbations in the face of imperfect knowledge and network complexity. Ecology. 92(4). 836–846. 81 indexed citations

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Rall, Björn C., Olivera Vucic‐Pestic, Roswitha B. Ehnes, Mark Emmerson, & Ulrich Brose. (2009). Temperature, predator–prey interaction strength and population stability. Global Change Biology. 16(8). 2145–2157. 322 indexed citations

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O’Gorman, Eoin J. & Mark Emmerson. (2009). Perturbations to trophic interactions and the stability of complex food webs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(32). 13393–13398. 126 indexed citations

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Woodward, Guy, Bo Ebenman, Mark Emmerson, et al.. (2005). Body size in ecological networks. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 20(7). 402–409. 882 indexed citations breakdown →

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Berlow, Eric L., A.M. Neutel, Joel E. Cohen, et al.. (2004). Interaction strengths in food webs: issues and opportunities. Journal of Animal Ecology. 73(3). 585–598. 559 indexed citations breakdown →

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