Michelle A. Baker

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Michelle A. Baker is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle A. Baker has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 26 papers in Water Science and Technology and 22 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Michelle A. Baker's work include Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (35 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (23 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (18 papers). Michelle A. Baker is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (35 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (23 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (18 papers). Michelle A. Baker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Canada. Michelle A. Baker's co-authors include Clifford N. Dahm, Jay P. Zarnetske, Steven M. Wondzell, R. Haggerty, H. Maurice Valett, Emma J. Rosi, Robert O. Hall, Jennifer L. Tank, Christopher D. Arp and Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Environmental Science & Technology and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Michelle A. Baker

61 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Dynamics of nitrate production and removal as a function of residence time in the hyporheic zone

2011 412 citations Jay P. Zarnetske, R. Haggerty et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michelle A. Baker United States	26	1.8k	1.3k	1.1k	809	485	61	2.8k
Andrea Butturini Spain	35	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	600 0.7×	347 0.7×	77	2.9k
C. Lisa Dent United States	11	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	564 0.7×	377 0.8×	12	2.8k
Norbert A. Jaworski United States	13	2.1k 1.2×	1.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	649 0.8×	363 0.7×	20	3.6k
P. J. Wigington United States	29	885 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	882 0.8×	675 0.8×	350 0.7×	64	2.3k
Dale M. Robertson United States	36	2.2k 1.2×	1.9k 1.4×	1.3k 1.2×	1.2k 1.5×	362 0.7×	128	4.7k
Linda May United Kingdom	30	2.1k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	628 0.8×	266 0.5×	117	3.6k
Edward G. Stets United States	28	1.2k 0.7×	948 0.7×	756 0.7×	551 0.7×	327 0.7×	53	2.8k
John H. Duff United States	24	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	854 0.8×	375 0.5×	587 1.2×	51	2.5k
Katherine E. Webster United States	32	1.7k 0.9×	901 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	978 1.2×	204 0.4×	57	3.2k
Frank J. Triska United States	27	2.0k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	1.6k 1.4×	720 0.9×	523 1.1×	50	3.1k

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Aanderud, Zachary T., Michelle A. Baker, Benjamin W. Abbott, et al.. (2025). Nutrient limitation and seasonality associated with phytoplankton communities and cyanotoxin production in a large, hypereutrophic lake. Harmful Algae. 143. 102809–102809. 3 indexed citations

Scamardo, Julianne, et al.. (2024). Trends in the Outcomes, Practice, and Law of Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration in Western Rangelands. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 98. 344–356. 1 indexed citations

Stark, John M., et al.. (2023). Evaluation of nutrient assimilative capacity in waterfowl impoundments: The role of environmental stressors. Journal of Environmental Quality. 52(6). 1127–1138. 1 indexed citations

Baker, Michelle A., et al.. (2023). Assessing Nutrient Assimilation by Wetland Impoundments Across Environmental Gradients. Wetlands. 43(6). 2 indexed citations

Baker, Michelle A., et al.. (2020). Nutrients and Pharmaceuticals Structure Bacterial Core Communities in Urban and Montane Stream Biofilms. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 526545–526545. 4 indexed citations

Carling, Gregory T., et al.. (2020). Stream Microbial Community Structured by Trace Elements, Headwater Dispersal, and Large Reservoirs in Sub-Alpine and Urban Ecosystems. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 491425–491425. 10 indexed citations

Baker, Michelle A., et al.. (2020). Organic Matter Is a Mixture of Terrestrial, Autochthonous, and Wastewater Effluent in an Urban River. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 7. 17 indexed citations

Porter, Alan L., et al.. (2018). Measuring and Visualizing Research Collaboration and Productivity. Journal of Data and Information Science. 3(1). 54–81. 9 indexed citations

Hall, Steven J., Michelle A. Baker, Scott B. Jones, John M. Stark, & D. R. Bowling. (2016). Contrasting soil nitrogen dynamics across a montane meadow and urban lawn in a semi-arid watershed. Urban Ecosystems. 19(3). 1083–1101. 11 indexed citations

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Hall, Steven J., Rebecca L. Hale, Michelle A. Baker, D. R. Bowling, & James R. Ehleringer. (2015). Riparian plant isotopes reflect anthropogenic nitrogen perturbations: robust patterns across land use gradients. Ecosphere. 6(10). 1–16. 15 indexed citations

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Hall, Robert O., Michelle A. Baker, Emma J. Rosi, Jennifer L. Tank, & J. Denis Newbold. (2013). Solute-specific scaling of inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus uptake in streams. Biogeosciences. 10(11). 7323–7331. 69 indexed citations

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Zarnetske, Jay P., R. Haggerty, Steven M. Wondzell, & Michelle A. Baker. (2011). Labile dissolved organic carbon supply limits hyporheic denitrification. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 116(G4). 143 indexed citations

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Baker, Michelle A., et al.. (2011). Dissimilatory nitrate reduction pathways in an oligotrophic freshwater ecosystem: spatial and temporal trends. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 65(1). 55–64. 25 indexed citations

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Hall, Robert, Michelle A. Baker, Christopher D. Arp, & Benjamin J. Koch. (2009). Hydrologic control of nitrogen removal, storage, and export in a mountain stream. Limnology and Oceanography. 54(6). 2128–2142. 76 indexed citations

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Tank, Jennifer L., Emma J. Rosi, Michelle A. Baker, & Robert O. Hall. (2008). ARE RIVERS JUST BIG STREAMS? A PULSE METHOD TO QUANTIFY NITROGEN DEMAND IN A LARGE RIVER. Ecology. 89(10). 2935–2945. 157 indexed citations

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Valett, H. Maurice, Michelle A. Baker, John A. Morrice, et al.. (2005). BIOGEOCHEMICAL AND METABOLIC RESPONSES TO THE FLOOD PULSE IN A SEMIARID FLOODPLAIN. Ecology. 86(1). 220–234. 136 indexed citations

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Wurtsbaugh, Wayne A., et al.. (2005). Lakes as nutrient “sources” for watersheds: a landscape analysis of the temporal flux of nitrogen through sub-alpine lakes and streams. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 29(2). 645–649. 19 indexed citations

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Dahm, Clifford N., Michelle A. Baker, Douglas I. Moore, & J. R. Thibault. (2003). Coupled biogeochemical and hydrological responses of streams and rivers to drought. Freshwater Biology. 48(7). 1219–1231. 161 indexed citations

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Baker, Michelle A., Curtis C. Daehler, & Sudipta Majumdar. (1992). Heterotrophic bacteria and fungiassociated with decomposing leaves submerged in a lake in Pennsylvania, USA. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 18. 1–15. 1 indexed citations

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Daehler, Curtis C., et al.. (1991). Genotoxic effects of gossypol acetic acid on cultured murine erythroleukemia cells. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. 18(3). 212–219. 7 indexed citations

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