Monica Elser

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Monica Elser is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Monica Elser has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 6 papers in Ecology and 5 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Monica Elser's work include Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (10 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (5 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (5 papers). Monica Elser is often cited by papers focused on Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (10 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (5 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (5 papers). Monica Elser collaborates with scholars based in United States. Monica Elser's co-authors include Stephen R. Carpenter, James J. Elser, Carl N. von Ende, Neil A. MacKay, James F. Kitchell, James R. Hodgson, Philip A. Cochran, David M. Lodge, Xi He and Benjamin P. Warner and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Limnology and Oceanography and Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

In The Last Decade

Monica Elser

18 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Regulation of Lake Primary Productivity by Food Web Structure

1987 688 citations Stephen R. Carpenter, James F. Kitchell et al. Ecology profile →

Peers

Monica Elser

ECOLO

NLC

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Ricardo Motta Pinto‐Coelho Brazil

José Luiz Attayde Brazil

Gretchen Rollwagen‐Bollens United States

Carsten J. Loose Germany

Amy Marcarelli United States

Vanessa L. Lougheed United States

Erik Michels Belgium

María Rosa Miracle Spain

Ludgero Cardoso Galli Vieira Brazil

Ismael A. Kimirei Tanzania

Ricardo Motta Pinto‐Coelho Brazil

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584 ×0.8

ECOLO

367 ×0.6

NLC

391 ×0.8

OCEAN

89 ×0.5

GPC

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Countries citing papers authored by Monica Elser

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Fields of papers citing papers by Monica Elser

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Monica Elser

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Monica Elser. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Monica Elser based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Monica Elser. Monica Elser is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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18 of 18 papers shown

Baker, Dale, Stephen Krause, Monica Elser, et al.. (2020). Learning Through Engineering Design And Practice: Implementation And Impact Of A Middle School Engineering Education Program. 15.837.1–15.837.24. 4 indexed citations

Elser, Monica, Stephen Krause, Dale Baker, et al.. (2020). Eliciting Underserved Middle School Youths’ Notions Of Engineers: Draw An Engineer. 14.525.1–14.525.14. 6 indexed citations

Elser, Monica, et al.. (2015). Collaboration, interdisciplinary thinking, and communication: new approaches to K–12 ecology education. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 13(1). 37–43. 33 indexed citations

Warner, Benjamin P. & Monica Elser. (2014). How Do Sustainable Schools Integrate Sustainability Education? An Assessment of Certified Sustainable K–12 Schools in the United States. The Journal of Environmental Education. 46(1). 1–22. 41 indexed citations

Elser, Monica, et al.. (2011). Linking Curriculum and Learning to Facilities: Arizona State University's GK-12 Sustainable Schools Program.. 45(3). 7–10. 2 indexed citations

Dresner, Marion & Monica Elser. (2009). Enhancing science teachers' understanding of ecosystem interactions with qualitative conceptual models. PDXScholar (Portland State University). 5 indexed citations

Cutts, Bethany B., et al.. (2008). Insights into the Interactions between Educational Messages: Looking across Multiple Organizations Addressing Water Issues in Maricopa County, Arizona. Applied Environmental Education & Communication. 7(1-2). 40–50. 10 indexed citations

Banks, Debra L., et al.. (2005). Analysis of the K‐12 component of the Central Arizona–Phoenix Long‐Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) project 1998 to 2002. Environmental Education Research. 11(5). 649–663. 3 indexed citations

Elser, James J., Monica Elser, Neil A. MacKay, & Stephen R. Carpenter. (1988). Zooplankton‐mediated transitions between N‐ and P‐limited algal growth1. Limnology and Oceanography. 33(1). 1–14. 258 indexed citations

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Carpenter, Stephen R., Peter R. Leavitt, James J. Elser, & Monica Elser. (1988). Chlorophyll budgets: response to food web manipulation. Biogeochemistry. 6(2). 40 indexed citations

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Dini, Michael L., et al.. (1987). Daphnia size structure, vertical migration, and phosphorus redistribution. Hydrobiologia. 150(2). 185–191. 26 indexed citations

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Elser, Monica, et al.. (1987). Chaoborus populations: response to food web manipulation and potential effects on zooplankton communities. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 65(12). 2846–2852. 74 indexed citations

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Elser, James J., et al.. (1987). Species-specific algal responses to zooplankton: experimental and field observations in three nutrient-limited lakes. Journal of Plankton Research. 9(4). 699–717. 44 indexed citations

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Carpenter, Stephen R., James F. Kitchell, James R. Hodgson, et al.. (1987). Regulation of Lake Primary Productivity by Food Web Structure. Ecology. 68(6). 1863–1876. 688 indexed citations breakdown →

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Elser, Monica, James J. Elser, & Stephen R. Carpenter. (1986). Paul and Peter Lakes: A Liming Experiment Revisited. The American Midland Naturalist. 116(2). 282–282. 30 indexed citations

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Elser, James J., Monica Elser, & Stephen R. Carpenter. (1986). Size fractionation of algal chlorophyll, carbon fixation and phosphatase activity: relationships with species-specific size distributions and zooplankton community structure. Journal of Plankton Research. 8(2). 365–383. 30 indexed citations

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Carpenter, Stephen R., Monica Elser, & James J. Elser. (1986). Chlorophyll production, degradation, and sedimentation: Implications for paleolimnology1. Limnology and Oceanography. 31(1). 112–124. 129 indexed citations

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Elser, Monica & Walker O Smith. (1985). Phased cell division and growth rate of a planktonic Dinoflagellate, Ceratium hirundinella, in relation to environmental variables. Archiv für Hydrobiologie. 104(4). 477–491. 9 indexed citations

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