Matthew A. Barnes

4.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
48 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Matthew A. Barnes is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew A. Barnes has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Ecology, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Matthew A. Barnes's work include Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (24 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (14 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (13 papers). Matthew A. Barnes is often cited by papers focused on Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (24 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (14 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (13 papers). Matthew A. Barnes collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Switzerland. Matthew A. Barnes's co-authors include Cameron R. Turner, David M. Lodge, Christopher L. Jerde, W. Lindsay Chadderton, Mark A. Renshaw, Stuart E. Jones, Charles C.Y. Xu, Mark D. Johnson, Robert D. Cox and Andrew R. Mahon and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Matthew A. Barnes

46 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

The ecology of environmental DNA and implications for con... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2015 2014 2014 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. The ecology of environmental DNA and implications for conservation genetics
    2015 779 citations Matthew A. Barnes, Cameron R. Turner profile →
  2. Environmental Conditions Influence eDNA Persistence in Aquatic Systems
    2014 678 citations Matthew A. Barnes, Cameron R. Turner et al. profile →
  3. Particle size distribution and optimal capture of aqueous macrobial eDNA
    2014 396 citations Cameron R. Turner, Matthew A. Barnes et al. Methods in Ecology and Evolution profile →

Peers

Matthew A. Barnes
Mathew Seymour United Kingdom
Elvira Mächler Switzerland
Vasco Elbrecht Germany
W. Lindsay Chadderton United States
Cameron R. Turner United States
Margaret E. Hunter United States
Anaïs Lacoursière‐Roussel Canada
Owen S. Wangensteen Spain
Tony Déjean France
Laurence J. Clarke Australia
Mathew Seymour United Kingdom
Matthew A. Barnes
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew A. Barnes

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Barnes, Matthew A., et al.. (2025). eDNA metabarcoding detection of nearshore juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) and prey fish communities. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 583. 152084–152084. 3 indexed citations
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Christie, D. Benjamin, et al.. (2025). Winning the shell game: environmental DNA (eDNA) confirms local control of the invasive apple snail, Pomacea maculata. Management of Biological Invasions. 16(2). 397–410. 1 indexed citations
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Barnes, Matthew A., et al.. (2025). Challenges for activating undergraduate research: a summary from the 2021 American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. 26(1). e0009924–e0009924.
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Burks, Romi L., et al.. (2024). Snail slime in real time: Challenges in predicting the relationship between environmental DNA and apple snail biomass. Management of Biological Invasions. 15(3). 415–435. 2 indexed citations
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Johnson, Mark D. & Matthew A. Barnes. (2024). Macrobial airborne environmental DNA analysis: A review of progress, challenges, and recommendations for an emerging application. Molecular Ecology Resources. 24(7). e13998–e13998. 6 indexed citations
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Pease, Allison A., et al.. (2024). GULF KILLIFISH (FUNDULUS GRANDIS) IN THE PECOS RIVER: UNIQUE LIFE HISTORY TRAITS IN A NONNATIVE, INLAND POPULATION. The Southwestern Naturalist. 68(1). 1 indexed citations
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Barnes, Matthew A., et al.. (2023). PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS SUGGESTS FRESHWATER INVERTEBRATE ENVIRONMENTAL DNA IS MORE CONCENTRATED IN SURFACE WATER THAN IN BENTHIC SEDIMENTS. ThinkTech (Texas Tech University). 75(1). 1 indexed citations
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Pease, Allison A., et al.. (2023). Distribution and habitat use of a rare native crayfish: Implications for conserving Data Deficient species. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 33(7). 751–760. 3 indexed citations
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Griffis‐Kyle, Kerry L., et al.. (2023). Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Arid and Thermally Extreme Sonoran Desert. EcoHealth. 20(4). 370–380. 1 indexed citations
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Banerjee, Pritam, Kathryn A. Stewart, Caterina M. Antognazza, et al.. (2022). Plant-animal interactions in the era of environmental DNA (eDNA) – a review. 1 indexed citations
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Banerjee, Pritam, Kathryn A. Stewart, Caterina M. Antognazza, et al.. (2022). Plant–animal interactions in the era of environmental DNA (eDNA)—A review. Environmental DNA. 4(5). 987–999. 33 indexed citations
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Johnson, Mark D., et al.. (2021). Airborne environmental DNA metabarcoding detects more diversity, with less sampling effort, than a traditional plant community survey. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21(1). 218–218. 48 indexed citations
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Banerjee, Pritam, Kathryn A. Stewart, Caterina M. Antognazza, et al.. (2021). Plant-animal interactions in the era of environmental DNA (eDNA) – a review. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 3 indexed citations
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Johnson, Mark D., Robert D. Cox, & Matthew A. Barnes. (2019). The detection of a non-anemophilous plant species using airborne eDNA. PLoS ONE. 14(11). e0225262–e0225262. 44 indexed citations
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Johnson, Mark D., Robert D. Cox, & Matthew A. Barnes. (2019). Analyzing airborne environmental DNA: A comparison of extraction methods, primer type, and trap type on the ability to detect airborne eDNA from terrestrial plant communities. Environmental DNA. 1(2). 176–185. 40 indexed citations
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Barnes, Matthew A., et al.. (2015). Assessing the impacts of dredging in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. 894. 2 indexed citations
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Turner, Cameron R., Matthew A. Barnes, Charles C.Y. Xu, et al.. (2014). Particle size distribution and optimal capture of aqueous macrobial eDNA. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 5(7). 676–684. 396 indexed citations breakdown →
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Egan, Scott P., Matthew A. Barnes, Andrew R. Mahon, et al.. (2013). Rapid Invasive Species Detection by Combining Environmental DNA with Light Transmission Spectroscopy. Conservation Letters. 6(6). 402–409. 57 indexed citations
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Jackson, Emma L., et al.. (2009). Identification of indicator species to represent the full range of benthic life history strategies for Lyme Bay and the consideration of the wider application for monitoring of Marine Protected Areas. Acquire (CQUniversity). 5 indexed citations

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