Michael A. Cairns

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

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Michael A. Cairns is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Cairns has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 12 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Cairns's work include Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (13 papers), Forest ecology and management (7 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (5 papers). Michael A. Cairns is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (13 papers), Forest ecology and management (7 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (5 papers). Michael A. Cairns collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Ghana. Michael A. Cairns's co-authors include Sandra Brown, Eileen H. Helmer, Greg A. Baumgardner, Bernard Riéra, François Fromard, Husato Ogawa, Henri Puig, Takuo Yamakura, Bruce Nelson and Derek Eamus and has published in prestigious journals such as Oecologia, Ecological Applications and Plant and Soil.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Cairns

39 papers receiving 4.7k citations

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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.

Tree allometry and improved estimation of carbon stocks and balance in tropical forests

2005 2.6k citations Jérôme Chave, Christophe Andalo et al. Oecologia profile →
Root biomass allocation in the world's upland forests

1997 1.2k citations Michael A. Cairns, Sandra Brown et al. Oecologia profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael A. Cairns United States	22	3.2k	2.5k	1.2k	1.0k	684	40	5.1k
François Fromard France	25	2.1k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	2.5k 2.0×	1.0k 1.0×	480 0.7×	47	4.9k
H. Fölster Germany	23	2.2k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	786 0.6×	850 0.8×	628 0.9×	59	3.8k
Alain Paquette Canada	37	3.4k 1.0×	3.0k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	309 0.3×	448 0.7×	110	5.9k
V. Ramón Vallejo Spain	47	2.8k 0.9×	4.0k 1.6×	2.1k 1.7×	311 0.3×	224 0.3×	147	7.2k
Heidi Asbjornsen United States	40	1.5k 0.5×	3.2k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	350 0.3×	237 0.3×	129	5.3k
Bernard Riéra France	16	2.5k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	796 0.6×	900 0.9×	605 0.9×	41	3.7k
J. P. Kimmins Canada	39	2.2k 0.7×	2.3k 0.9×	908 0.7×	293 0.3×	183 0.3×	100	4.3k
Guillermo Martínez Pastur Argentina	32	2.3k 0.7×	2.4k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	182 0.2×	337 0.5×	245	4.8k
Jennifer S. Powers United States	45	3.4k 1.0×	3.4k 1.4×	1.7k 1.4×	428 0.4×	450 0.7×	136	7.2k
E. V. J. Tanner United Kingdom	43	2.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	1.8k 1.5×	306 0.3×	538 0.8×	63	6.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ebersole, Joseph L., Michael E. Colvin, P. J. Wigington, et al.. (2009). Modeling Stream Network‐Scale Variation in Coho Salmon Overwinter Survival and Smolt Size. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 138(3). 564–580. 14 indexed citations

Ebersole, Joseph L., Michael E. Colvin, P. J. Wigington, et al.. (2009). Hierarchical Modeling of Late‐Summer Weight and Summer Abundance of Juvenile Coho Salmon across a Stream Network. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 138(5). 1138–1156. 36 indexed citations

Cairns, Michael A., Kate Lajtha, & Peter A. Beedlow. (2008). Dissolved carbon and nitrogen losses from forests of the Oregon Cascades over a successional gradient. Plant and Soil. 318(1-2). 185–196. 14 indexed citations

Chave, Jérôme, Christophe Andalo, Sandra Brown, et al.. (2005). Tree allometry and improved estimation of carbon stocks and balance in tropical forests. Oecologia. 145(1). 87–99. 2583 indexed citations breakdown →

Cairns, Michael A. & Kate Lajtha. (2005). Effects of Succession on Nitrogen Export in the West-Central Cascades, Oregon. Ecosystems. 8(5). 583–601. 34 indexed citations

Cairns, Michael A., et al.. (2000). Tropical Mexico's Recent Land-Use Change: A Region's Contribution to the Global Carbon Cycle. Ecological Applications. 10(5). 1426–1426. 1 indexed citations

Cairns, Michael A., Sandra Brown, Eileen H. Helmer, & Greg A. Baumgardner. (1997). Root biomass allocation in the world's upland forests. Oecologia. 111(1). 1–11. 1200 indexed citations breakdown →

Schuytema, Gerald S., A. V. Nebeker, & Michael A. Cairns. (1996). Comparison of Recirculating, Static, and Elutriate Aquatic Sediment Bioassay Procedures. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 56(5). 742–749. 5 indexed citations

Cairns, Michael A., et al.. (1995). Forests of Mexico: A Diminishing Resource?. Journal of Forestry. 93(7). 21–24. 22 indexed citations

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Cairns, Michael A. & Richard A. Meganck. (1994). Carbon sequestration, biological diversity, and sustainable development: Integrated forest management. Environmental Management. 18(1). 13–22. 33 indexed citations

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Nebeker, Alan V., et al.. (1988). Chronic effects of contaminated sediment onDaphnia magna andChironomus tentans. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 41(4-6). 574–581. 11 indexed citations

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Nebeker, Alan V., et al.. (1986). Effect of age on sensitivity ofDaphnia Magnato cadmium, copper and cyanazine. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 5(6). 527–530. 22 indexed citations

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Nebeker, Alan V., et al.. (1986). EFFECT OF AGE ON SENSITIVITY OF DAPHNIA MAGNA TO CADMIUM, COPPER AND CYANAZINE. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 5(6). 527–527. 1 indexed citations

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Nebeker, Alan V., et al.. (1986). Survival of daphnia magna and hyalella azteca in cadmium-spiked water and sediment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 5(10). 933–938. 43 indexed citations

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Cairns, Michael A., Alan V. Nebeker, Jack H. Gakstatter, & William L. Griffis. (1984). TOXICITY OF COPPER-SPIKED SEDIMENTS TO FRESHWATER INVERTEBRATES. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 3(3). 435–435. 7 indexed citations

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Nebeker, Alan V., et al.. (1984). Relative sensitivity ofChironomus tentanslife stages to copper. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 3(1). 151–158. 52 indexed citations

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Nebeker, Alan V., Michael A. Cairns, Jack H. Gakstatter, et al.. (1984). BIOLOGICAL METHODS FOR DETERMINING TOXICITY OF CONTAMINATED FRESHWATER SEDIMENTS TO INVERTEBRATES. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 3(4). 617–617. 7 indexed citations

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Nebeker, Alan V., et al.. (1983). ACUTE AND CHRONIC EFFECTS OF DIFLUBENZURON (DIMILIN) ON FRESHWATER FISH AND INVERTEBRATES. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2(3). 329–329. 1 indexed citations

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Nebeker, Alan V., et al.. (1983). Acute and chronic effects of diflubenzuron (Dimilin) on freshwater fish and invertebrates. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2(3). 329–336. 26 indexed citations

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Cairns, Michael A., et al.. (1982). Use of Fish Ventilation Frequency to Estimate Chronically Safe Toxicant Concentrations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 111(1). 70–77. 32 indexed citations

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