Mark J. McDonnell

12.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Mark J. McDonnell is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark J. McDonnell has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 30 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 19 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Mark J. McDonnell's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (30 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (27 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (19 papers). Mark J. McDonnell is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (30 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (27 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (19 papers). Mark J. McDonnell collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Mark J. McDonnell's co-authors include Steward T. A. Pickett, Amy K. Hahs, Andrew J. Hamer, Nicholas S. G. Williams, Richard V. Pouyat, Edmund W. Stiles, Michael A. McCarthy, Ian MacGregor‐Fors, Kimberly E. Medley and Rich Pouyat and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Mark J. McDonnell

60 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

Ecosystem Structure and Function along Urban‐Rural Gradie... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Ecosystem Structure and Function along Urban‐Rural Gradients: An Unexploited Opportunity for Ecology
    1990 892 citations Mark J. McDonnell, Steward T. A. Pickett 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
Mark J. McDonnell Australia 39 3.9k 2.4k 2.4k 2.0k 1.5k 61 7.1k
D. Johan Kotze Finland 38 2.0k 0.5× 2.0k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 110 5.9k
Ingo Kowarik Germany 54 3.8k 1.0× 3.1k 1.3× 2.0k 0.8× 3.5k 1.7× 1.8k 1.2× 142 9.2k
Felix Kienast Switzerland 52 4.5k 1.2× 2.3k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 994 0.5× 620 0.4× 152 7.9k
Richard T. T. Forman United States 40 5.1k 1.3× 3.4k 1.4× 6.5k 2.7× 1.2k 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 79 11.5k
Charles H. Nilon United States 24 2.9k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 2.1k 1.1× 803 0.5× 48 5.2k
Ulrike Tappeiner Austria 55 5.8k 1.5× 2.1k 0.9× 2.2k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 745 0.5× 218 9.4k
E. A. Howard United States 4 5.8k 1.5× 1.8k 0.7× 3.4k 1.4× 669 0.3× 1.1k 0.7× 4 10.1k
Felix Eigenbrod United Kingdom 41 3.6k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 2.2k 0.9× 737 0.4× 910 0.6× 87 6.9k
Wayne C. Zipperer United States 28 3.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 2.0k 1.0× 475 0.3× 67 5.3k
Paul R. Armsworth United States 40 4.6k 1.2× 1.6k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 557 0.4× 163 7.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark J. McDonnell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark J. McDonnell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zeeman, Ben J., Mark J. McDonnell, Dave Kendal, & John W. Morgan. (2017). Biotic homogenization in an increasingly urbanized temperate grassland ecosystem. Journal of Vegetation Science. 28(3). 550–561. 56 indexed citations
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Pickett, Steward T. A. & Mark J. McDonnell. (2017). The art and science of writing a publishable article. Journal of Urban Ecology. 3(1). 3 indexed citations
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McDonnell, Mark J. & Amy K. Hahs. (2015). Adaptation and Adaptedness of Organisms to Urban Environments. Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics. 46(1). 261–280. 243 indexed citations
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Kendal, Dave & Mark J. McDonnell. (2014). Adapting Urban Forests to Climate Change. 1(8). 130–130. 2 indexed citations
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McDonnell, Mark J.. (2013). Cities as refuges for species on the brink?. 1 indexed citations
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McDonnell, Mark J. & Amy K. Hahs. (2013). The future of urban biodiversity research: Moving beyond the ‘low-hanging fruit’. Urban Ecosystems. 16(3). 397–409. 128 indexed citations
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Hahs, Amy K., Mark J. McDonnell, Michael A. McCarthy, et al.. (2009). A global synthesis of plant extinction rates in urban areas. Ecology Letters. 12(11). 1165–1173. 247 indexed citations
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Hamer, Andrew J. & Mark J. McDonnell. (2009). The response of herpetofauna to urbanization: Inferring patterns of persistence from wildlife databases. Austral Ecology. 35(5). 568–580. 75 indexed citations
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McDonnell, Mark J., et al.. (2007). Abundance, species richness and feeding preferences of introduced molluscs in native grasslands of Victoria, Australia. Austral Ecology. 32(6). 626–634. 15 indexed citations
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Williams, Nicholas S. G., John W. Morgan, Michael A. McCarthy, & Mark J. McDonnell. (2006). LOCAL EXTINCTION OF GRASSLAND PLANTS: THE LANDSCAPE MATRIX IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN PATCH ATTRIBUTES. Ecology. 87(12). 3000–3006. 74 indexed citations
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Williams, Nicholas S. G., et al.. (2006). Range expansion due to urbanization: Increased food resources attract Grey‐headed Flying‐foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) to Melbourne. Austral Ecology. 31(2). 190–198. 89 indexed citations
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Ree, Rodney van der, et al.. (2005). The establishment and dynamics of a recently established urban camp of flying foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) outside their geographic range. Journal of Zoology. 268(2). 177–185. 38 indexed citations
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McCarthy, Michael A., Kirsten M. Parris, Rodney van der Ree, et al.. (2004). The habitat hectares approach to vegetation assessment: An evaluation and suggestions for improvement. Ecological Management & Restoration. 5(1). 24–27. 66 indexed citations
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McDonnell, Mark J.. (1997). A Paradigm Shift. Urban Ecosystems. 1(2). 85–86. 26 indexed citations
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McDonnell, Mark J.. (1997). A simple below-ground marker for permanent plots in urban and suburban environments. Urban Ecosystems. 1(3). 179–181.
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McDonnell, Mark J., Steward T. A. Pickett, Gene E. Likens, & William Cronon. (1993). Humans as components of ecosystems : the ecology of subtle human effects and populated areas. Springer eBooks. 198 indexed citations
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Glitzenstein, Jeff S., Charles D. Canham, Mark J. McDonnell, & Donna R. Streng. (1990). Effects of Environment and Land-Use History on Upland Forests of the Cary Arboretum, Hudson Valley, New York. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 117(2). 106–106. 110 indexed citations
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Pickett, Steward T. A. & Mark J. McDonnell. (1989). Changing perspectives in community dynamics: A theory of successional forces. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 4(8). 241–245. 110 indexed citations
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McDonnell, Mark J.. (1986). Old field Vegetation Height and the Dispersal Pattern of Bird-Disseminated Woody Plants. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 113(1). 6–6. 75 indexed citations
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McDonnell, Mark J. & Edmund W. Stiles. (1983). The structural complexity of old field vegetation and the recruitment of bird-dispersed plant species. Oecologia. 56(1). 109–116. 289 indexed citations

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