Matthew L. Kirwan

13.7k citations

115 papers · 9.9k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 44

Earth-Surface Processes top 0.01%
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics 68
- Aeolian processes and effects 18
- Geological formations and processes 15
Ecology top 0.05%
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 104
Atmospheric Science top 0.5%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 29
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research 16
Oceanography top 1%
- Marine and coastal plant biology 13
Global and Planetary Change top 1%
Plant Science
- Plant responses to water stress 12

Co-authors: J. Patrick Megonigal Glenn R. Guntenspergen Stijn Temmerman A. Brad Murray Simon M. Mudd Keryn B. Gedan Sergio Fagherazzi Andrea D’Alpaos
Cited by: Earth-Surface Processes Ecology Atmospheric Science
Partner nations: United States Belgium China

In The Last Decade

Matthew L. Kirwan

111 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

2020 Global blue carbon accumulation in tidal wetlands increases with climate change
2019 Sea-level driven land conversion and the formation of ghost forests
2018 Future response of global coastal wetlands to sea-level rise
2016 Overestimation of marsh vulnerability to sea level rise
2013 Tidal wetland stability in the face of human impacts and sea-level rise
2011 Numerical models of salt marsh evolution: Ecological, geomorphic, and climatic factors
2010 The present and future role of coastal wetland vegetation in protecting shorelines: answering recent challenges to the paradigm
2010 Limits on the adaptability of coastal marshes to rising sea level

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1	Early detection of invasive Phragmites australis at the tidal marsh-forest ecotone with airborne LiDAR Biao Xiong,Siyuan Han,Tyler C. Messerschmidt,Matthew L. Kirwan,Keryn B. Gedan,Man Qi	2024	3
2	Spartina alterniflora invasion benefits blue carbon sequestration in China Jingfan Zhang,Dehua Mao,Jihua Liu,Yaping Chen,Matthew L. Kirwan,Christian J. Sanders,Jinge Zhou,Zhe Lü,Guoming Qin,Xingyun Huang,Hui Li,Hengqi Yan,Nianzhi Jiao,Jilan Su,Faming Wang	2024	15
3	Latitudinal trends in the biomass allocation of invasive Spartina alterniflora: implications for salt marsh adaptation to climate warming Yasong Chen,Fujia Wu,Yue‐Yue Wang,Yangping Guo,Matthew L. Kirwan,Wenwen Liu,Yihui Zhang	2024	1
4	Microtopographic Variation as a Potential Early Indicator of Ecosystem State Change and Vulnerability in Salt Marshes Alexander Smith,Glenn R. Guntenspergen,Joel A. Carr,David C. Walters,Matthew L. Kirwan	2024	4
5	Feedbacks Regulating the Salinization of Coastal Landscapes Matthew L. Kirwan,Holly A. Michael,Keryn B. Gedan,Katherine L. Tully,Sergio Fagherazzi,Nate G. McDowell,Grace D. Molino,Dannielle Pratt,William G. Reay,Stephanie Stotts	2024	5
6	A Test of Functional Balance Theory for Wetland Biomass Allocation in a Global Change Experiment Nicholas E. Bruns,Genevieve L. Noyce,J. Patrick Megonigal,Matthew L. Kirwan	2024	1
7	Hidden vulnerability of US Atlantic coast to sea-level rise due to vertical land motion Leonard O. Ohenhen,Manoochehr Shirzaei,Chandrakanta Ojha,Matthew L. Kirwan	2023	41
8	Modeling the mechanisms of conifer mortality under seawater exposure Junyan Ding,Nate G. McDowell,Yilin Fang,Nicholas Ward,Matthew L. Kirwan,Peter Regier,J. Patrick Megonigal,Peipei Zhang,Hongxia Zhang,Wenzhi Wang,Weibin Li,Stephanie Pennington,Stephanie J. Wilson,Alice Stearns,Vanessa Bailey	2023	7
9	Geomorphic and ecological constraints on the coastal carbon sink Matthew L. Kirwan,J. Patrick Megonigal,Genevieve L. Noyce,Alexander Smith	2023	40
10	Processes and mechanisms of coastal woody‐plant mortality Nate G. McDowell,Marilyn C. Ball,Ben Bond‐Lamberty,Matthew L. Kirwan,Ken W. Krauss,J. Patrick Megonigal,Maurizio Mencuccini,Nicholas Ward,Michael Weintraub,Vanessa Bailey	2022	46
11	Pattern formation in marsh ecosystems modeled through the interaction of marsh vegetation, mussels and sediment Sofya Zaytseva,Leah B. Shaw,Junping Shi,Matthew L. Kirwan,Romuald N. Lipcius	2022	2
12	Onset of runaway fragmentation of salt marshes Orencio Durán,Ellen R. Herbert,Daniel J. Coleman,Joshua D. Himmelstein,Matthew L. Kirwan	2021	22
13	Ecosystem-based management for military training, biodiversity, carbon storage and climate resiliency on a complex coastal land/water-scape Norman L. Christensen,Patricia A. Cunningham,Kimberly Matthews,Iris C. Anderson,Mark J. Brush,Susan Cohen,Carolyn A. Currin,Scott H. Ensign,Nathan S. Hall,Patrick N. Halpin,Matthew L. Kirwan,Jesse R. McNinch,Hans W. Paerl,Michael F. Piehler,Antonio B. Rodriguez,Craig Tobias,Jeffrey R. Walters	2020	1
14	Role of delta‐front erosion in sustaining salt marshes under sea‐level rise and fluvial sediment decline S.L. Yang,Xiangxin Luo,Stijn Temmerman,Matthew L. Kirwan,Tjeerd J. Bouma,Kehui Xu,Saisai Zhang,Jiqing Fan,Benwei Shi,Haifei Yang,Ya Ping Wang,Xuefa Shi,Shu Gao	2020	88
15	Coastal Forest Seawater Exposure Increases Stem Methane Concentration Matthew J. Norwood,Nicholas Ward,Nate G. McDowell,Allison Myers‐Pigg,Ben Bond‐Lamberty,Julia Indivero,Stephanie Pennington,Wenzhi Wang,Matthew L. Kirwan,Anya M. Hopple,J. Patrick Megonigal	2020	11
16	Future response of global coastal wetlands to sea-level risebreakdown → Mark Schuerch,Thomas Spencer,Stijn Temmerman,Matthew L. Kirwan,Claudia Wolff,Daniël Lincke,Chris McOwen,Mark Pickering,Ruth Reef,Athanasios T. Vafeidis,Jochen Hinkel,Robert J. Nicholls,Sally Brown	2018	706
17	RAPID WETLAND EXPANSION DURING EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR MARSH SURVIVAL UNDER MODERN SEDIMENT DELIVERY RATES Matthew L. Kirwan	2012	1
18	Numerical models of salt marsh evolution: Ecological, geomorphic, and climatic factorsbreakdown → Sergio Fagherazzi,Matthew L. Kirwan,Simon M. Mudd,Glenn R. Guntenspergen,Stijn Temmerman,Andrea D’Alpaos,Johan van de Koppel,John Rybczyk,Enrique Reyes,Chris Craft,Jonathan Clough	2011	552
19	A coupled geomorphic and ecological model of tidal marsh evolution Matthew L. Kirwan,A. Brad Murray	2007	403
20	Erosion rates on central Appalachian upland bedrock surfaces deduced from in-situ 10Be: Evidence for increasing relief? Matthew L. Kirwan,Gregory S. Hancock,Eric E. Small	2002	1

About Matthew L. Kirwan

Matthew L. Kirwan is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology and Atmospheric Science, having authored 115 papers that have together received 9.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (104 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (68 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (29 papers), Aeolian processes and effects (18 papers), Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (16 papers), Geological formations and processes (15 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (13 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Earth-Surface Processes (6.0k citations), Ecology (8.8k citations) and Atmospheric Science (2.9k citations). Matthew L. Kirwan has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Belgium and China. Frequent co-authors include J. Patrick Megonigal, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, Stijn Temmerman, A. Brad Murray, Simon M. Mudd, Keryn B. Gedan, Sergio Fagherazzi, Andrea D’Alpaos, James T. Morris and Brian R. Silliman.

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