Matthew L. Kirwan

13.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
115 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Matthew L. Kirwan is a scholar working on Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew L. Kirwan has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Ecology, 81 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 46 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Matthew L. Kirwan's work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (104 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (68 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (29 papers). Matthew L. Kirwan is often cited by papers focused on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (104 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (68 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (29 papers). Matthew L. Kirwan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and China. Matthew L. Kirwan's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Matthew L. Kirwan

111 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

Tidal wetland stability in the face of human impacts and ... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2013 2010 2018 2010 2016 400 800 1.2k
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. Tidal wetland stability in the face of human impacts and sea-level rise
    2013 1.4k citations Matthew L. Kirwan, J. Patrick Megonigal Nature profile →
  2. The present and future role of coastal wetland vegetation in protecting shorelines: answering recent challenges to the paradigm
    2010 719 citations Keryn B. Gedan, Matthew L. Kirwan et al. profile →
  3. Future response of global coastal wetlands to sea-level rise
    2018 706 citations Mark Schuerch, Thomas Spencer et al. Nature profile →
  4. Limits on the adaptability of coastal marshes to rising sea level
    2010 634 citations Matthew L. Kirwan, Glenn R. Guntenspergen et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
  5. Overestimation of marsh vulnerability to sea level rise
    2016 573 citations Matthew L. Kirwan, Stijn Temmerman et al. profile →
  6. Numerical models of salt marsh evolution: Ecological, geomorphic, and climatic factors
    2011 552 citations Sergio Fagherazzi, Matthew L. Kirwan et al. Reviews of Geophysics profile →
  7. Global blue carbon accumulation in tidal wetlands increases with climate change
    2020 244 citations Faming Wang, Christian J. Sanders et al. profile →
  8. Sea-level driven land conversion and the formation of ghost forests
    2019 215 citations Matthew L. Kirwan, Keryn B. Gedan 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 L. Kirwan United States 44 8.8k 6.0k 2.9k 1.8k 1.3k 115 9.9k
Stijn Temmerman Belgium 51 9.3k 1.0× 7.0k 1.2× 2.8k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 170 10.5k
Sergio Fagherazzi United States 57 8.7k 1.0× 7.2k 1.2× 2.9k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 196 10.3k
Donald R. Cahoon United States 52 9.5k 1.1× 5.8k 1.0× 3.6k 1.3× 3.0k 1.7× 1.3k 1.0× 104 11.9k
Ken W. Krauss United States 50 8.1k 0.9× 3.2k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 1.9k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 164 9.3k
James T. Morris United States 51 7.1k 0.8× 3.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 1.5k 1.2× 149 9.0k
Kerrylee Rogers Australia 39 5.4k 0.6× 2.6k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 120 6.5k
Gail L. Chmura Canada 32 5.4k 0.6× 1.9k 0.3× 1.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.9k 1.5× 83 6.8k
Víctor H. Rivera‐Monroy United States 40 4.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.3× 829 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 99 5.8k
Christopher Craft United States 41 5.5k 0.6× 1.6k 0.3× 1.1k 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 109 6.8k
Zicheng Yu United States 47 5.8k 0.7× 1.8k 0.3× 8.8k 3.0× 1.9k 1.0× 451 0.4× 178 11.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew L. Kirwan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kirwan, Matthew L., et al.. (2024). Early detection of invasive Phragmites australis at the tidal marsh-forest ecotone with airborne LiDAR. Ecological Indicators. 167. 112651–112651. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jingfan, Dehua Mao, Jihua Liu, et al.. (2024). Spartina alterniflora invasion benefits blue carbon sequestration in China. Science Bulletin. 69(12). 1991–2000. 15 indexed citations
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Noyce, Genevieve L., et al.. (2024). A Test of Functional Balance Theory for Wetland Biomass Allocation in a Global Change Experiment. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(22). 1 indexed citations
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Belliard, Jean‐Philippe, Olivier Gourgue, Gérard Govers, Matthew L. Kirwan, & Stijn Temmerman. (2023). Coastal wetland adaptability to sea level rise: The neglected role of semi‐diurnal vs. diurnal tides. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 8(2). 340–349. 11 indexed citations
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Kirwan, Matthew L., J. Patrick Megonigal, Genevieve L. Noyce, & Alexander Smith. (2023). Geomorphic and ecological constraints on the coastal carbon sink. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 4(6). 393–406. 40 indexed citations
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McDowell, Nate G., Marilyn C. Ball, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, et al.. (2022). Processes and mechanisms of coastal woody‐plant mortality. Global Change Biology. 28(20). 5881–5900. 46 indexed citations
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Durán, Orencio, et al.. (2021). Onset of runaway fragmentation of salt marshes. One Earth. 4(4). 506–516. 22 indexed citations
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Kirwan, Matthew L., et al.. (2021). Biophysical controls of marsh soil shear strength along an estuarine salinity gradient. Earth Surface Dynamics. 9(3). 413–421. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Chen, Lennert Schepers, Matthew L. Kirwan, et al.. (2021). Different coastal marsh sites reflect similar topographic conditions under which bare patches and vegetation recovery occur. Earth Surface Dynamics. 9(1). 71–88. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, S.L., Xiangxin Luo, Stijn Temmerman, et al.. (2020). Role of delta‐front erosion in sustaining salt marshes under sea‐level rise and fluvial sediment decline. Limnology and Oceanography. 65(9). 1990–2009. 88 indexed citations
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Christensen, Norman L., Patricia A. Cunningham, Iris C. Anderson, et al.. (2020). Ecosystem-based management for military training, biodiversity, carbon storage and climate resiliency on a complex coastal land/water-scape. Journal of Environmental Management. 280. 111755–111755. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Chen, Lennert Schepers, Matthew L. Kirwan, et al.. (2020). Different coastal marsh sites reflect similar topographic conditions for bare patches and vegetation recovery. 2 indexed citations
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Schuerch, Mark, Thomas Spencer, Stijn Temmerman, et al.. (2018). Future response of global coastal wetlands to sea-level rise. Nature. 561(7722). 231–234. 706 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kirwan, Matthew L., Glenn R. Guntenspergen, & J. Adam Langley. (2014). Temperature sensitivity of organic-matter decay in tidal marshes. Biogeosciences. 11(17). 4801–4808. 51 indexed citations
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Kirwan, Matthew L., J. Adam Langley, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, & J. Patrick Megonigal. (2013). The impact of sea-level rise on organic matter decay rates in Chesapeake Bay brackish tidal marshes. Biogeosciences. 10(3). 1869–1876. 78 indexed citations
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Fagherazzi, Sergio, Matthew L. Kirwan, Simon M. Mudd, et al.. (2011). Numerical models of salt marsh evolution: Ecological, geomorphic, and climatic factors. Reviews of Geophysics. 50(1). 552 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kirwan, Matthew L. & Linda K. Blum. (2011). Enhanced decomposition offsets enhanced productivity and soil carbon accumulation in coastal wetlands responding to climate change. Biogeosciences. 8(4). 987–993. 101 indexed citations
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Kirwan, Matthew L. & A. Brad Murray. (2007). A coupled geomorphic and ecological model of tidal marsh evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(15). 6118–6122. 403 indexed citations
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Kirwan, Matthew L., Gregory S. Hancock, & Eric E. Small. (2002). Erosion rates on central Appalachian upland bedrock surfaces deduced from in-situ 10Be: Evidence for increasing relief?. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 1 indexed citations

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