Matthew E. S. Bracken

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
63 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Matthew E. S. Bracken is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew E. S. Bracken has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Oceanography, 35 papers in Ecology and 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Matthew E. S. Bracken's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (45 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (42 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (17 papers). Matthew E. S. Bracken is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (45 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (42 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (17 papers). Matthew E. S. Bracken collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Matthew E. S. Bracken's co-authors include Helmut Hillebrand, Daniel S. Gruner, Jacqueline T. Ngai, Eric W. Seabloom, W. Stanley Harpole, Elsa E. Cleland, James J. Elser, Jonathan B. Shurin, Jennifer E. Smith and Elizabeth T. Borer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Matthew E. S. Bracken

62 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Global analysis of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation of primary producers in freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems

2007 3.6k citations James J. Elser, Matthew E. S. Bracken et al. Ecology Letters profile →
Nutrient co‐limitation of primary producer communities

2011 776 citations W. Stanley Harpole, Jacqueline T. Ngai et al. Ecology Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matthew E. S. Bracken United States	26	3.1k	2.2k	1.9k	1.8k	1.6k	63	6.8k
Jacqueline T. Ngai Canada	13	2.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	16	5.6k
Daniel S. Gruner United States	27	3.6k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	2.5k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	61	7.8k
Leon P. M. Lamers Netherlands	49	5.7k 1.8×	1.5k 0.7×	2.1k 1.1×	838 0.5×	744 0.5×	192	8.6k
Jan G. M. Roelofs Netherlands	56	6.1k 1.9×	1.1k 0.5×	3.3k 1.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	186	10.3k
David G. Tilman United States	4	1.9k 0.6×	611 0.3×	1.7k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	5	5.0k
Sidinei Magela Thomaz Brazil	42	4.6k 1.5×	1.1k 0.5×	3.8k 2.0×	3.7k 2.0×	488 0.3×	195	8.3k
Gudrun Bornette France	42	4.0k 1.3×	386 0.2×	1.7k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	88	5.8k
E.T.H.M. Peeters Netherlands	39	2.3k 0.7×	967 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	411 0.3×	144	5.4k
Keisuke Koba Japan	44	2.5k 0.8×	559 0.3×	1.5k 0.8×	477 0.3×	1.6k 1.0×	142	5.6k
R. L. Victória Brazil	46	2.0k 0.6×	818 0.4×	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	143	6.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew E. S. Bracken

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bracken, Matthew E. S., et al.. (2025). Factorial field manipulation reveals CO2 and temperature effects on a critical habitat-forming shellfish. Journal of Experimental Biology. 228(17). 1 indexed citations

Bracken, Matthew E. S., et al.. (2024). Unraveling the multiple facilitative effects of consumers on marine primary producers. Ecology. 105(11). e4439–e4439. 1 indexed citations

Sorte, Cascade J. B., Kristy J. Kroeker, Luke P. Miller, & Matthew E. S. Bracken. (2023). Biological modification of coastal pH depends on community composition and time. Ecology. 104(8). e4113–e4113. 2 indexed citations

Bracken, Matthew E. S., et al.. (2022). Accounting for variation in temperature and oxygen availability when quantifying marine ecosystem metabolism. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 825–825. 8 indexed citations

Bracken, Matthew E. S., et al.. (2020). Interactive effects of large‐ and local‐scale environmental gradients on phenotypic differentiation. Ecology. 101(8). e03078–e03078. 5 indexed citations

Bracken, Matthew E. S.. (2020). Complementarity in spatial subsidies of carbon associated with resource partitioning along multiple niche axes. Oecologia. 193(2). 425–436. 2 indexed citations

Bracken, Matthew E. S., et al.. (2018). Changes in biodiversity and species associations along a latitudinal gradient. Frontiers of Biogeography. 10(1-2). 2 indexed citations

Bracken, Matthew E. S., et al.. (2018). Primary producers may ameliorate impacts of daytime CO ₂ addition in a coastal marine ecosystem. PeerJ. 6. e4739–e4739. 15 indexed citations

Bracken, Matthew E. S.. (2017). Stoichiometric Mismatch between Consumers and Resources Mediates the Growth of Rocky Intertidal Suspension Feeders. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 1297–1297. 12 indexed citations

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Bracken, Matthew E. S., et al.. (2014). Nitrogen availability limits phosphorus uptake in an intertidal macroalga. Oecologia. 175(2). 667–676. 51 indexed citations

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Low, Natalie H. N., et al.. (2014). Invader traits and community context contribute to the recent invasion success of the macroalga Heterosiphonia japonica on New England rocky reefs. Biological Invasions. 17(1). 257–271. 9 indexed citations

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Bracken, Matthew E. S. & Susan L. Williams. (2013). Realistic changes in seaweed biodiversity affect multiple ecosystem functions on a rocky shore. Ecology. 94(9). 1944–1954. 39 indexed citations

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Williams, Susan L., et al.. (2013). Additive effects of physical stress and herbivores on intertidal seaweed biodiversity. Ecology. 94(5). 1089–1101. 30 indexed citations

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Harpole, W. Stanley, Jacqueline T. Ngai, Elsa E. Cleland, et al.. (2011). Nutrient co‐limitation of primary producer communities. Ecology Letters. 14(9). 852–862. 776 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bracken, Matthew E. S., et al.. (2010). Herbivores, tidal elevation, and species richness simultaneously mediate nitrate uptake by seaweed assemblages. Ecology. 92(5). 1083–1093. 30 indexed citations

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Hillebrand, Helmut, Elizabeth T. Borer, Matthew E. S. Bracken, et al.. (2009). Herbivore metabolism and stoichiometry each constrain herbivory at different organizational scales across ecosystems. Ecology Letters. 12(6). 516–527. 130 indexed citations

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Stachowicz, John J., Michael H. Graham, Matthew E. S. Bracken, & Amber I. Szoboszlai. (2008). DIVERSITY ENHANCES COVER AND STABILITY OF SEAWEED ASSEMBLAGES: THE ROLE OF HETEROGENEITY AND TIME. Ecology. 89(11). 3008–3019. 103 indexed citations

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Hillebrand, Helmut, Daniel S. Gruner, Elizabeth T. Borer, et al.. (2007). Consumer versus resource control of producer diversity depends on ecosystem type and producer community structure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(26). 10904–10909. 279 indexed citations

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Elser, James J., Matthew E. S. Bracken, Elsa E. Cleland, et al.. (2007). Global analysis of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation of primary producers in freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Ecology Letters. 10(12). 1135–1142. 3558 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bracken, Matthew E. S. & John J. Stachowicz. (2006). SEAWEED DIVERSITY ENHANCES NITROGEN UPTAKE VIA COMPLEMENTARY USE OF NITRATE AND AMMONIUM. Ecology. 87(9). 2397–2403. 102 indexed citations

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