Michael F. Piehler

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
102 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Michael F. Piehler is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael F. Piehler has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Ecology, 45 papers in Oceanography and 35 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael F. Piehler's work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (33 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (28 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (26 papers). Michael F. Piehler is often cited by papers focused on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (33 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (28 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (26 papers). Michael F. Piehler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Australia. Michael F. Piehler's co-authors include Hans W. Paerl, Ashley R. Smyth, John F. Bruno, Suzanne P. Thompson, Jonathan H. Grabowski, Charles H. Peterson, Dina M. Leech, Lexia M. Valdes, Andrea Antón and Mary I. O’Connor and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Michael F. Piehler

101 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services Provided by Oyst... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2015 100 200 300 400
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. Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services Provided by Oyster Reefs
    2012 448 citations Jonathan H. Grabowski, Charles H. Peterson et al. profile →
  2. Engineering away our natural defenses: an analysis of shoreline hardening in the US
    2015 265 citations John F. Bruno, Carolyn A. Currin et al. profile →

Peers

Michael F. Piehler
Scott W. Nixon United States
Brian E. Lapointe United States
Just Cebrián United States
Esperança Gacia Spain
Karen J. McGlathery United States
Marco Bartoli Italy
Linda A. Deegan United States
Alf Norkko Finland
Paul I. Boon Australia
Paul S. Lavery Australia
Scott W. Nixon United States
Michael F. Piehler
Citations per year, relative to Michael F. Piehler Michael F. Piehler (= 1×) peers Scott W. Nixon

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael F. Piehler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael F. Piehler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thompson, Suzanne P., et al.. (2025). Chronic enrichment affects nitrogen removal in tidal freshwater river and estuarine creek sediments. Journal of Environmental Quality. 54(2). 420–434. 1 indexed citations
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Piehler, Michael F., et al.. (2023). Reframing the contribution of pelagic Sargassum epiphytic N2 fixation. PLoS ONE. 18(8). e0289485–e0289485. 8 indexed citations
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Thompson, Suzanne P., et al.. (2023). Storm characteristics influence nitrogen removal in an urban estuarine environment. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 23(11). 3635–3649. 1 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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Grabowski, Jonathan H., et al.. (2020). Juvenile Eastern Oysters More Resilient to Extreme Ocean Acidification than Their Mud Crab Predators. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 22(2). 6 indexed citations
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Thompson, Suzanne P., et al.. (2019). The Effects of Urbanization and Retention‐Based Stormwater Management on Coastal Plain Stream Nutrient Export. Water Resources Research. 55(8). 7027–7046. 24 indexed citations
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Hughes, A. Randall, Torrance C. Hanley, James E. Byers, et al.. (2019). Genetic diversity and phenotypic variation within hatchery‐produced oyster cohorts predict size and success in the field. Ecological Applications. 29(6). e01940–e01940. 17 indexed citations
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Gehman, Alyssa‐Lois M., Jonathan H. Grabowski, A. Randall Hughes, et al.. (2016). Predators, environment and host characteristics influence the probability of infection by an invasive castrating parasite. Oecologia. 183(1). 139–149. 21 indexed citations
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Smyth, Ashley R., Michael F. Piehler, & Jonathan H. Grabowski. (2015). Habitat context influences nitrogen removal by restored oyster reefs. Journal of Applied Ecology. 52(3). 716–725. 55 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Mary I., Christy R. Violin, Andrea Antón, Laura M. Ladwig, & Michael F. Piehler. (2011). Salt marsh stabilization affects algal primary producers at the marsh edge. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 19(2). 131–140. 8 indexed citations
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Converse, Reagan R., Michael F. Piehler, & Rachel T. Noble. (2011). Contrasts in concentrations and loads of conventional and alternative indicators of fecal contamination in coastal stormwater. Water Research. 45(16). 5229–5240. 45 indexed citations
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Piehler, Michael F., et al.. (2010). Loading of fecal indicator bacteria in North Carolina tidal creek headwaters: Hydrographic patterns and terrestrial runoff relationships. Water Research. 44(16). 4704–4715. 63 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Mary I., Michael F. Piehler, Dina M. Leech, Andrea Antón, & John F. Bruno. (2009). Warming and Resource Availability Shift Food Web Structure and Metabolism. PLoS Biology. 7(8). e1000178–e1000178. 428 indexed citations
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Peterson, Charles H., et al.. (2008). Chapter 4 Practical Proxies for Tidal Marsh Ecosystem Services. Advances in marine biology. 54. 221–266. 25 indexed citations
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Joyner, Alan R., Lexia M. Valdes, Martin E. Lebo, Michael F. Piehler, & Hans W. Paerl. (2004). Solving Problems Resulting from Solutions: Evolution of a Dual Nutrient Management Strategy for Estuary, North Carolina. Environmental Science & Technology. 3068–3073. 1 indexed citations
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Paerl, Hans W., Julianne Dyble, Pia H. Moisander, et al.. (2003). Microbial indicators of aquatic ecosystem change: current applications to eutrophication studies. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 46(3). 233–246. 209 indexed citations
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Piehler, Michael F., et al.. (2002). Bacterioplanktonic abundance, productivity and petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation in marinas and other coastal waters in North Carolina, USA. Marine Environmental Research. 54(2). 157–168. 12 indexed citations
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Piehler, Michael F., et al.. (1999). Stimulation of Diesel Fuel Biodegradation by Indigenous Nitrogen Fixing Bacterial Consortia. Microbial Ecology. 38(1). 69–78. 40 indexed citations
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Piehler, Michael F. & Hans W. Paerl. (1996). Enhanced biodegradation of diesel fuel through the addition of particulate organic carbon and inorganic nutrients in coastal marine waters. Biodegradation. 7(3). 239–247. 17 indexed citations

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