Matthew A. Bowker

19.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
139 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Matthew A. Bowker is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Environmental Chemistry and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew A. Bowker has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 46 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 37 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Matthew A. Bowker's work include Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (93 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (74 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (45 papers). Matthew A. Bowker is often cited by papers focused on Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (93 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (74 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (45 papers). Matthew A. Bowker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Australia. Matthew A. Bowker's co-authors include Fernando T. Maestre, David J. Eldridge, Nancy Collins Johnson, Jayne Belnap, Santiago Soliveres, Gail W. T. Wilson, R. M. Miller, Jacqueline A. Wilson, Cristina Escolar and Walter G. Whitford and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Ecology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Matthew A. Bowker

137 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Impacts of shrub encroachment on ecosystem structure and functioning: towards a global synthesis

2011 967 citations David J. Eldridge, Matthew A. Bowker et al. Ecology Letters profile →
Resource limitation is a driver of local adaptation in mycorrhizal symbioses

2010 547 citations Nancy Collins Johnson, Gail W. T. Wilson et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Land use alters the resistance and resilience of soil food webs to drought

2012 484 citations Matthew A. Bowker et al. profile →
Structure and Functioning of Dryland Ecosystems in a Changing World

2016 386 citations Fernando T. Maestre, David J. Eldridge et al. profile →
Mycorrhizal phenotypes and the Law of the Minimum

2014 375 citations Nancy Collins Johnson, Gail W. T. Wilson et al. New Phytologist profile →
The pervasive and multifaceted influence of biocrusts on water in the world's drylands

2020 193 citations David J. Eldridge, Sasha C. Reed et al. Global Change Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matthew A. Bowker United States	51	5.4k	2.7k	2.4k	2.3k	2.3k	139	10.2k
David J. Eldridge Australia	54	3.8k 0.7×	4.1k 1.5×	5.6k 2.4×	1.5k 0.6×	2.3k 1.0×	264	13.1k
Sasha C. Reed United States	53	2.6k 0.5×	1.9k 0.7×	3.6k 1.5×	2.1k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	166	9.9k
Adrián Escudero Spain	54	4.8k 0.9×	5.5k 2.0×	2.1k 0.9×	587 0.3×	3.7k 1.6×	307	10.3k
Jonathan R. Leake United Kingdom	63	3.0k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	928 0.4×	6.1k 2.7×	141	11.1k
Patrick Lavelle France	64	6.8k 1.3×	2.9k 1.1×	4.7k 2.0×	1.1k 0.5×	2.6k 1.1×	239	16.0k
W. Stanley Harpole United States	39	2.9k 0.5×	5.9k 2.2×	5.8k 2.4×	2.6k 1.1×	3.5k 1.5×	83	15.0k
Antonio Gallardo Spain	40	1.4k 0.3×	2.0k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	991 0.4×	1.4k 0.6×	113	6.2k
Justin P. Wright United States	37	1.8k 0.3×	3.6k 1.3×	3.5k 1.5×	457 0.2×	1.6k 0.7×	81	8.1k
Sébastien Barot France	45	2.0k 0.4×	2.1k 0.8×	2.8k 1.2×	825 0.4×	1.9k 0.9×	151	8.9k
Fei‐Hai Yu China	44	2.7k 0.5×	3.5k 1.3×	2.3k 1.0×	733 0.3×	3.4k 1.5×	386	7.6k

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Barger, Nichole N., et al.. (2025). Developing biocrust field cultivation techniques for soil restoration: An assessment of bacterial communities. Applied Soil Ecology. 206. 105861–105861.

Bailey, L., et al.. (2024). Identifying herbicides compatible with biological soil crusts for land management: effects differ by mechanistic family. Restoration Ecology. 33(2). 2 indexed citations

Antoninka, Anita J., et al.. (2024). Providing Context for Advancements in Arctomecon californica Conservation: A Comprehensive Literature Review with Case Studies. Western North American Naturalist. 83(4). 1 indexed citations

Caster, Joshua, Joel B. Sankey, Temuulen Tsagaan Sankey, et al.. (2023). Do topographic changes tell us about variability in aeolian sediment transport and dune mobility? Analysis of monthly to decadal surface changes in a partially vegetated and biocrust covered dunefield. Geomorphology. 447. 109021–109021. 3 indexed citations

Bowker, Matthew A., et al.. (2023). Biocrusts protect the Great Wall of China from erosion. Science Advances. 9(49). eadk5892–eadk5892. 26 indexed citations

Bowker, Matthew A., et al.. (2023). Moss establishment in restoration: The role of moss production method and short‐term benefits of abscisic acid. Land Degradation and Development. 34(14). 4320–4327. 3 indexed citations

Silva, Anderson Tadeu, Bei Gao, Kirsten M. Fisher, et al.. (2020). To dry perchance to live: Insights from the genome of the desiccation‐tolerant biocrust moss Syntrichia caninervis. The Plant Journal. 105(5). 1339–1356. 69 indexed citations

Remke, Michael, Nancy Collins Johnson, Jeffrey T. Wright, Matthew A. Williamson, & Matthew A. Bowker. (2020). Sympatric pairings of dryland grass populations, mycorrhizal fungi and associated soil biota enhance mutualism and ameliorate drought stress. Journal of Ecology. 109(3). 1210–1223. 37 indexed citations

Eldridge, David J., Sasha C. Reed, Samantha K. Travers, et al.. (2020). The pervasive and multifaceted influence of biocrusts on water in the world's drylands. Global Change Biology. 26(10). 6003–6014. 193 indexed citations breakdown →

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Havrilla, Caroline A., V. Bala Chaudhary, Scott Ferrenberg, et al.. (2019). Towards a predictive framework for biocrust mediation of plant performance: A meta‐analysis. Journal of Ecology. 107(6). 2789–2807. 111 indexed citations

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Mallen‐Cooper, Max, Matthew A. Bowker, Anita J. Antoninka, & David J. Eldridge. (2019). A practical guide to measuring functional indicators and traits in biocrusts. Restoration Ecology. 28(S2). 39 indexed citations

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Delgado‐Baquerizo, Manuel, Fernando T. Maestre, David J. Eldridge, et al.. (2018). Biocrust‐forming mosses mitigate the impact of aridity on soil microbial communities in drylands: observational evidence from three continents. New Phytologist. 220(3). 824–835. 51 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xiaobing, Matthew A. Bowker, Ye Tao, Lin Wu, & Yuanming Zhang. (2018). Chronic nitrogen addition induces a cascade of plant community responses with both seasonal and progressive dynamics. The Science of The Total Environment. 626. 99–108. 42 indexed citations

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Doherty, Kyle D., et al.. (2017). "Fire Moss" Cover and Function in Severely Burned Forests of the Western United States. AGUFM. 2017. 1 indexed citations

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Bu, Chongfeng, Chun Wang, Yongsheng Yang, Li Zhang, & Matthew A. Bowker. (2017). Physiological responses of artificial moss biocrusts to dehydration-rehydration process and heat stress on the Loess Plateau, China. Journal of Arid Land. 9(3). 419–431. 33 indexed citations

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Soliveres, Santiago, Fernando T. Maestre, David J. Eldridge, et al.. (2014). Plant diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality peak at intermediate levels of woody cover in global drylands. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 23(12). 1408–1416. 103 indexed citations

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Ochoa‐Hueso, Raúl, María Arróniz‐Crespo, Matthew A. Bowker, et al.. (2014). Biogeochemical indicators of elevated nitrogen deposition in semiarid Mediterranean ecosystems. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 186(9). 5831–5842. 28 indexed citations

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Bowker, Matthew A., D. J. Eldridge, & Fernando T. Maestre. (2012). Runoff source or sink? Biocrust hydrological function strongly depends on the relative abundance of mosses. EGUGA. 358. 1 indexed citations

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Eldridge, David J., Matthew A. Bowker, Fernando T. Maestre, et al.. (2011). Impacts of shrub encroachment on ecosystem structure and functioning: towards a global synthesis. Ecology Letters. 14(7). 709–722. 967 indexed citations breakdown →

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Johnson, Nancy Collins, Gail W. T. Wilson, Matthew A. Bowker, Jacqueline A. Wilson, & R. M. Miller. (2010). Resource limitation is a driver of local adaptation in mycorrhizal symbioses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(5). 2093–2098. 547 indexed citations breakdown →

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