Mericia Whitfield

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Mericia Whitfield is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Mericia Whitfield has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 5 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Mericia Whitfield's work include Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (10 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (4 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (4 papers). Mericia Whitfield is often cited by papers focused on Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (10 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (4 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (4 papers). Mericia Whitfield collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Mericia Whitfield's co-authors include Jeremy Biggs, Penny Williams, Pascale Nicolet, David Sear, Simon Bray, Martin J. Hodson, Anita Weatherby, David I. Walker, Antony Corfield and N. Collinson and has published in prestigious journals such as Biological Conservation, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment and Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Mericia Whitfield

12 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Comparative biodiversity of rivers, streams, ditches and ponds in an agricultural landscape in Southern England

2003 710 citations Penny Williams, Mericia Whitfield et al. Biological Conservation profile →

Peers

Mericia Whitfield

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EC

NLC

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Pascale Nicolet United Kingdom

Roger Paulo Mormul Brazil

Malcolm G. Butler United States

Thomas M. Burton United States

Beat Oertli Switzerland

Eva Papastergiadou Greece

Emmanuel Castella Switzerland

Priscilla Carvalho Brazil

Martin R. Perrow United Kingdom

Raymond M. Newman United States

Pascale Nicolet United Kingdom

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1.3k ×0.9

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639 ×0.9

EC

632 ×0.9

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298 ×1.0

GPC

215 ×0.9

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Citations per year, relative to Mericia Whitfield Mericia Whitfield (= 1×) peers Pascale Nicolet

Countries citing papers authored by Mericia Whitfield

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mericia Whitfield

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mericia Whitfield

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All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Nicolet, Pascale, et al.. (2021). Dangers and opportunities in managing temporary ponds. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).

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Potts, Alastair, et al.. (2019). Wand plant architecture in the Fynbos: Testing the rodent herbivory hypothesis. South African Journal of Botany. 124. 564–572. 1 indexed citations

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Williams, Penny, et al.. (2010). History, origins and importance of temporary ponds. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 17(1). 38 indexed citations

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Biggs, Jeremy, Penny Williams, Mericia Whitfield, et al.. (2007). The freshwater biota of British agricultural landscapes and their sensitivity to pesticides. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 122(2). 137–148. 50 indexed citations

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Williams, Penny, Mericia Whitfield, & Jeremy Biggs. (2007). How can we make new ponds biodiverse? A case study monitored over 7 years. Hydrobiologia. 597(1). 137–148. 101 indexed citations

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Biggs, Jeremy, Penny Williams, Mericia Whitfield, et al.. (2007). Comparative biodiversity of aquatic habitats in the European agricultural landscape. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 125(1-4). 1–8. 244 indexed citations

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Biggs, Jeremy, Penny Williams, Mericia Whitfield, Pascale Nicolet, & Anita Weatherby. (2005). 15 years of pond assessment in Britain: results and lessons learned from the work of Pond Conservation. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 15(6). 693–714. 330 indexed citations

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Nicolet, Pascale, Jeremy Biggs, Martin J. Hodson, et al.. (2004). The wetland plant and macroinvertebrate assemblages of temporary ponds in England and Wales. Biological Conservation. 120(2). 261–278. 213 indexed citations

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Williams, Penny, Mericia Whitfield, Jeremy Biggs, et al.. (2003). Comparative biodiversity of rivers, streams, ditches and ponds in an agricultural landscape in Southern England. Biological Conservation. 115(2). 329–341. 710 indexed citations breakdown →

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Williams, Penny, Mericia Whitfield, Jeremy Biggs, et al.. (2002). How realistic are outdoor microcosms? A comparison of the biota of microcosms and natural ponds. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 21(1). 143–150. 12 indexed citations

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Whitfield, Mericia, et al.. (1998). The ecology and conservation of the glutinous snail Myxas Glutinosa (Müller) in Great Britain: A review. Journal of conchology. 209–222. 4 indexed citations

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Biggs, Jeremy, Antony Corfield, Hans Ole Hansen, et al.. (1998). Restoration of the rivers Brede, Cole and Skerne: a joint Danish and British EU-LIFE demonstration project, V—short-term impacts on the conservation value of aquatic macroinvertebrate and macrophyte assemblages. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 8(1). 241–255. 56 indexed citations

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Collinson, N., Jeremy Biggs, Antony Corfield, et al.. (1995). Temporary and permanent ponds: An assessment of the effects of drying out on the conservation value of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities. Biological Conservation. 74(2). 125–133. 258 indexed citations

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