Martha R. Downs

1.4k total citations
17 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Martha R. Downs is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Soil Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Martha R. Downs has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 9 papers in Soil Science and 8 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Martha R. Downs's work include Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (10 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (9 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (7 papers). Martha R. Downs is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (10 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (9 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (7 papers). Martha R. Downs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Martha R. Downs's co-authors include Knute J. Nadelhoffer, John D. Aber, Brian Fry, Alison H. Magill, Richard A. Hallett, Jerry M. Melillo, Richard D. Boone, Steven G. McNulty, Anne E. Giblin and James A. Laundre and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Ecology, Oecologia and BioScience.

In The Last Decade

Martha R. Downs

14 papers receiving 944 citations

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Author						Papers	Cites
Martha R. Downs	590	543	443	206	183	17	1.0k
Henning Meesenburg	355 0.6×	321 0.6×	320 0.7×	188 0.9×	141 0.8×	37	988
Kai Blanck	402 0.7×	337 0.6×	305 0.7×	170 0.8×	77 0.4×	17	703
Hannah Toberman	390 0.7×	838 1.5×	280 0.6×	373 1.8×	187 1.0×	17	1.2k
D. Benham	330 0.6×	346 0.6×	193 0.4×	291 1.4×	150 0.8×	18	916
Scott L. Morford	263 0.4×	388 0.7×	240 0.5×	142 0.7×	136 0.7×	25	819
C. J. Koopmans	486 0.8×	427 0.8×	430 1.0×	100 0.5×	65 0.4×	7	696
Jiří Kaňa	231 0.4×	347 0.6×	392 0.9×	140 0.7×	112 0.6×	45	932
B. Berg	706 1.2×	439 0.8×	286 0.6×	211 1.0×	58 0.3×	8	1.0k
J. Poskitt	354 0.6×	395 0.7×	212 0.5×	315 1.5×	97 0.5×	23	1.1k
Wanqin Yang	610 1.0×	364 0.7×	200 0.5×	269 1.3×	83 0.5×	9	867

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17 of 17 papers shown

Garlick, Sarah, John C. Besley, Karen Peterman, et al.. (2025). Six elements of effective public engagement with science. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 23(10).

Besley, John C. & Martha R. Downs. (2024). Environmental scientists’ support for public engagement strategy development is predicted by a range of factors, but mostly perceived benefits. International Journal of Science Education Part B. 1–16.

Besley, John C. & Martha R. Downs. (2024). Ecologists Prioritize Listening to Community Perspectives When They See the Benefit: Norms and Self-Efficacy Beliefs Appear to Have Little Impact. Science Communication. 46(4). 511–537. 2 indexed citations

Gaiser, Evelyn E., John S. Kominoski, Diane M. McKnight, et al.. (2022). Long‐term ecological research and the COVID‐19 anthropause: A window to understanding social–ecological disturbance. Ecosphere. 13(4). e4019–e4019. 5 indexed citations

Downs, Martha R., et al.. (2020). Collaboration across Time and Space in the LTER Network. BioScience. 70(4). 353–364. 3 indexed citations

Shaver, Gaius R., Anne E. Giblin, Knute J. Nadelhoffer, et al.. (2006). Carbon turnover in Alaskan tundra soils: effects of organic matter quality, temperature, moisture and fertilizer. Journal of Ecology. 94(4). 740–753. 146 indexed citations

Downs, Martha R., et al.. (2004). Decomposing litter as a sink for -enriched additions to an oak forest and a red pine plantation. Forest Ecology and Management. 196(1). 71–87. 51 indexed citations

Nadelhoffer, Knute J., Martha R. Downs, & Brian Fry. (1999). SINKS FOR¹⁵N-ENRICHED ADDITIONS TO AN OAK FOREST AND A RED PINE PLANTATION. Ecological Applications. 9(1). 72–86. 163 indexed citations

Downs, Martha R., et al.. (1999). Routine Measurement of Dissolved Inorganic 15N in Precipitation and Streamwater. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 55(1). 211–220. 22 indexed citations

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Nadelhoffer, Knute J., et al.. (1999). Effects of Chronic Nitrogen Additions on Understory Species in a Red Pine Plantation. Ecological Applications. 9(3). 949–949.

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Nadelhoffer, Knute J., et al.. (1999). Controls on N Retention and Exports in a Forested Watershed. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 55(1). 187–210. 46 indexed citations

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Nadelhoffer, Knute J., et al.. (1999). EFFECTS OF CHRONIC NITROGEN ADDITIONS ON UNDERSTORY SPECIES IN A RED PINE PLANTATION. Ecological Applications. 9(3). 949–957. 41 indexed citations

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Downs, Martha R., Knute J. Nadelhoffer, Jerry M. Melillo, & John D. Aber. (1996). Immobilization of a 15N-labeled nitrate addition by decomposing forest litter. Oecologia. 105(2). 141–150. 65 indexed citations

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Magill, Alison H., Martha R. Downs, Knute J. Nadelhoffer, Richard A. Hallett, & John D. Aber. (1996). Forest ecosystem response to four years of chronic nitrate and sulfate additions at Bear Brooks Watershed, Maine, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 84(1-3). 29–37. 78 indexed citations

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Nadelhoffer, Knute J., Martha R. Downs, Brian Fry, et al.. (1995). The fate of 15N-labelled nitrate additions to a northern hardwood forest in eastern Maine, USA. Oecologia. 103(3). 292–301. 123 indexed citations

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Aber, John D., Alison H. Magill, Steven G. McNulty, et al.. (1995). Forest biogeochemistry and primary production altered by nitrogen saturation. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 85(3). 1665–1670. 203 indexed citations

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Downs, Martha R., et al.. (1993). Foliar and fine root nitrate reductase activity in seedlings of four forest tree species in relation to nitrogen availability. Trees. 7(4). 79 indexed citations

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