Matthew I. Palmer

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Matthew I. Palmer is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew I. Palmer has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 10 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Matthew I. Palmer's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (9 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers) and Urban Heat Island Mitigation (8 papers). Matthew I. Palmer is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (9 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers) and Urban Heat Island Mitigation (8 papers). Matthew I. Palmer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Canada. Matthew I. Palmer's co-authors include Dan F. B. Flynn, Meha Jain, Shahid Naeem, Nicholas Mirotchnick, Krista L. McGuire, Case M. Prager, Kevin L. Griffin, Sara G. Payne, Jonathan W. Leff and Giulia Orazi and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Matthew I. Palmer

28 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Functional and phylogenetic diversity as predictors of bi... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 200 400 600
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. Functional and phylogenetic diversity as predictors of biodiversity–ecosystem-function relationships
    2011 632 citations Dan F. B. Flynn, Nicholas Mirotchnick et al. 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
Matthew I. Palmer United States 15 587 468 382 378 294 29 1.4k
Lingfeng Mao China 21 793 1.4× 479 1.0× 638 1.7× 283 0.7× 359 1.2× 91 1.7k
Daniel J. Larkin United States 24 781 1.3× 768 1.6× 581 1.5× 262 0.7× 459 1.6× 72 1.7k
Sabine Kasel Australia 24 618 1.1× 490 1.0× 225 0.6× 808 2.1× 274 0.9× 56 1.5k
Ferry Slik Brunei 25 617 1.1× 453 1.0× 760 2.0× 304 0.8× 356 1.2× 63 1.8k
Helen R. P. Phillips Germany 18 507 0.9× 513 1.1× 377 1.0× 494 1.3× 199 0.7× 39 1.5k
Thierry Tatoni France 21 589 1.0× 609 1.3× 418 1.1× 478 1.3× 341 1.2× 69 1.5k
Annabel J. Porté France 18 953 1.6× 445 1.0× 297 0.8× 1.2k 3.2× 770 2.6× 29 2.1k
Henrik Saxe Denmark 14 527 0.9× 517 1.1× 187 0.5× 654 1.7× 508 1.7× 21 1.6k
João Alexandre Cabral Portugal 24 529 0.9× 785 1.7× 353 0.9× 465 1.2× 110 0.4× 105 1.6k
Emily A. Martin Germany 22 379 0.6× 361 0.8× 647 1.7× 375 1.0× 470 1.6× 43 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Matthew I. Palmer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew I. Palmer

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All Works

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Herreros‐Cantis, Pablo, Timon McPhearson, Ahmed Mustafà, et al.. (2024). New York City 2100: Environmental justice implications of future scenarios for addressing extreme heat. Landscape and Urban Planning. 254. 105249–105249. 4 indexed citations
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Funk, Jennifer L., et al.. (2023). Nitrogen fixation responds to soil nitrogen at low but not high light in two invasive understory species. Journal of Ecology. 111(4). 915–926. 9 indexed citations
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Palmer, Matthew I., et al.. (2023). Planting design influences green infrastructure performance: Plant species identity and complementarity in rain gardens. Ecological Applications. 33(7). e2902–e2902. 14 indexed citations
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Palmer, Matthew I., et al.. (2022). Comparing the hydrological performance of an irrigated native vegetation green roof with a conventional Sedum spp. green roof in New York City. PLoS ONE. 17(4). e0266593–e0266593. 9 indexed citations
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Groffman, Peter M., et al.. (2022). Nitrogen cycling and urban afforestation success inNew York City. Ecological Applications. 32(3). e2535–e2535. 2 indexed citations
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Callahan, Hilary S., et al.. (2021). Seasonal patterns of native plant cover and leaf trait variation on New York City green roofs. Urban Ecosystems. 25(1). 229–240. 4 indexed citations
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Palmer, Matthew I., et al.. (2020). Microbial Composition and Functional Diversity Differ Across Urban Green Infrastructure Types. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 912–912. 43 indexed citations
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Palmer, Matthew I., et al.. (2019). Microbial Communities in Bioswale Soils and Their Relationships to Soil Properties, Plant Species, and Plant Physiology. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 2368–2368. 10 indexed citations
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Rhodes, Matthew E., et al.. (2019). Soil Microbial Assemblages Are Linked to Plant Community Composition and Contribute to Ecosystem Services on Urban Green Roofs. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7. 34 indexed citations
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Palmer, Matthew I., et al.. (2018). “Everything We Do, It's Cedar”: First Nation and Ecologically-Based Forester Land Management Philosophies in Coastal British Columbia. Journal of Ethnobiology. 38(3). 314–314. 14 indexed citations
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Larson, Marit, et al.. (2017). Japanese Knotweed Management in the Riparian Zone of the Bronx River. Ecological Restoration. 35(4). 298–302. 1 indexed citations
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Palmer, Matthew I., et al.. (2016). Spatially dependent biotic and abiotic factors drive survivorship and physical structure of green roof vegetation. Ecological Applications. 27(1). 297–308. 19 indexed citations
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Naeem, Shahid, Case M. Prager, Brian C. Weeks, et al.. (2016). Biodiversity as a multidimensional construct: a review, framework and case study of herbivory's impact on plant biodiversity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 283(1844). 20153005–20153005. 54 indexed citations
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Montalto, Franco, et al.. (2016). Potential climate change impacts on green infrastructure vegetation. Urban forestry & urban greening. 20. 128–139. 26 indexed citations
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Palmer, Matthew I., et al.. (2014). Foliar nitrogen characteristics of four tree species planted in New York City forest restoration sites. Urban Ecosystems. 17(3). 807–824. 14 indexed citations
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McGuire, Krista L., Sara G. Payne, Matthew I. Palmer, et al.. (2013). Digging the New York City Skyline: Soil Fungal Communities in Green Roofs and City Parks. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e58020–e58020. 236 indexed citations
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Flynn, Dan F. B., Nicholas Mirotchnick, Meha Jain, Matthew I. Palmer, & Shahid Naeem. (2011). Functional and phylogenetic diversity as predictors of biodiversity–ecosystem-function relationships. Ecology. 92(8). 1573–1581. 632 indexed citations breakdown →
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Palmer, Matthew I., et al.. (2010). Restoring Native Plant and Pollinator Communities on New York City Green Roofs. 3(1). 23. 1 indexed citations
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