N. LeRoy Poff

54.8k total citations · 22 hit papers
174 papers, 41.4k citations indexed

About

N. LeRoy Poff is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, N. LeRoy Poff has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 41.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Ecology, 130 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 73 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in N. LeRoy Poff's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (117 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (69 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (68 papers). N. LeRoy Poff is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (117 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (69 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (68 papers). N. LeRoy Poff collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. N. LeRoy Poff's co-authors include Julian D. Olden, J. David Allan, J. V. Ward, Brian D. Richter, Julie K. H. Zimmerman, David A. Lytle, Margaret A. Palmer, K. L. Prestegaard, J. C. Stromberg and Richard E. Sparks and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

N. LeRoy Poff

172 papers receiving 38.8k citations

Hit Papers

Global Biodiversity Scena... 1989 2026 2001 2013 2000 1997 2009 1997 2003 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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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.

  1. Global Biodiversity Scenarios for the Year 2100
    2000 6.9k citations Osvaldo E. Sala, F. Stuart Chapin et al. Science profile →
  2. The Natural Flow Regime
    1997 5.1k citations N. LeRoy Poff, Brian D. Richter et al. profile →
  3. Ecological responses to altered flow regimes: a literature review to inform the science and management of environmental flows
    2009 1.6k citations N. LeRoy Poff et al. Freshwater Biology profile →
  4. Landscape Filters and Species Traits: Towards Mechanistic Understanding and Prediction in Stream Ecology
    1997 1.4k citations N. LeRoy Poff profile →
  5. Adaptation to natural flow regimes
    2003 1.4k citations N. LeRoy Poff et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
  6. The ecological limits of hydrologic alteration (ELOHA): a new framework for developing regional environmental flow standards
    2009 1.2k citations N. LeRoy Poff, Brian D. Richter et al. Freshwater Biology profile →
  7. Ecological and evolutionary consequences of biotic homogenization
    2003 1.2k citations Julian D. Olden, N. LeRoy Poff et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
  8. Homogenization of regional river dynamics by dams and global biodiversity implications
    2007 1.1k citations N. LeRoy Poff, Julian D. Olden et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  9. Implications of Streamflow Variability and Predictability for Lotic Community Structure: A Regional Analysis of Streamflow Patterns
    1989 934 citations N. LeRoy Poff et al. profile →
  10. THE CHALLENGE OF PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW RULES TO SUSTAIN RIVER ECOSYSTEMS
    2006 923 citations Angela H. Arthington, Stuart E. Bunn et al. profile →
  11. Redundancy and the choice of hydrologic indices for characterizing streamflow regimes
    2003 886 citations Julian D. Olden, N. LeRoy Poff profile →
  12. Functional Organization of Stream Fish Assemblages in Relation to Hydrological Variability
    1995 873 citations N. LeRoy Poff et al. profile →
  13. Ecological Thresholds: The Key to Successful Environmental Management or an Important Concept with No Practical Application?
    2006 861 citations Jill S. Baron, N. LeRoy Poff et al. profile →
  14. Ecological Theory and Community Restoration Ecology
    1997 786 citations N. LeRoy Poff et al. profile →
  15. The Network Dynamics Hypothesis: How Channel Networks Structure Riverine Habitats
    2004 706 citations Lee Benda, N. LeRoy Poff et al. profile →
  16. Functional trait niches of North American lotic insects: traits-based ecological applications in light of phylogenetic relationships
    2006 687 citations N. LeRoy Poff, Julian D. Olden et al. profile →
  17. How Dams Vary and Why It Matters for the Emerging Science of Dam Removal
    2002 658 citations N. LeRoy Poff et al. profile →
  18. Machine Learning Methods Without Tears: A Primer for Ecologists
    2008 561 citations Julian D. Olden, N. LeRoy Poff et al. profile →
  19. Physical habitat template of lotic systems: Recovery in the context of historical pattern of spatiotemporal heterogeneity
    1990 473 citations N. LeRoy Poff et al. profile →
  20. Sustainable water management under future uncertainty with eco-engineering decision scaling
    2015 375 citations N. LeRoy Poff et al. profile →
  21. The Natural Sediment Regime in Rivers: Broadening the Foundation for Ecosystem Management
    2015 363 citations Brian P. Bledsoe, Robert B. Jacobson et al. profile →
  22. The Brisbane Declaration and Global Action Agenda on Environmental Flows (2018)
    2018 297 citations Angela H. Arthington, Stuart E. Bunn et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
N. LeRoy Poff United States 76 26.4k 23.8k 13.4k 9.2k 3.8k 174 41.4k
Robert J. Naiman United States 85 22.9k 0.9× 16.4k 0.7× 7.9k 0.6× 7.3k 0.8× 1.6k 0.4× 220 34.1k
Julian D. Olden United States 89 21.8k 0.8× 21.2k 0.9× 6.9k 0.5× 7.3k 0.8× 4.8k 1.3× 362 36.1k
James R. Karr United States 58 15.0k 0.6× 13.4k 0.6× 5.6k 0.4× 4.2k 0.5× 1.7k 0.4× 111 22.4k
Mark O. Gessner Germany 59 13.8k 0.5× 8.8k 0.4× 4.4k 0.3× 3.3k 0.4× 1.3k 0.3× 153 23.5k
Klement Tockner Germany 73 15.0k 0.6× 9.0k 0.4× 6.2k 0.5× 5.1k 0.6× 845 0.2× 215 23.9k
Angela H. Arthington Australia 54 12.6k 0.5× 13.0k 0.5× 6.5k 0.5× 4.0k 0.4× 1.0k 0.3× 183 20.6k
Stuart E. Bunn Australia 63 13.9k 0.5× 11.3k 0.5× 7.7k 0.6× 4.9k 0.5× 674 0.2× 240 22.6k
J. David Allan United States 55 13.5k 0.5× 11.9k 0.5× 6.0k 0.4× 3.3k 0.4× 871 0.2× 110 19.9k
Margaret A. Palmer United States 79 12.5k 0.5× 7.6k 0.3× 5.2k 0.4× 5.9k 0.6× 1.1k 0.3× 188 21.4k
Shahid Naeem United States 46 15.9k 0.6× 11.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.1× 17.2k 1.9× 2.7k 0.7× 124 41.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. LeRoy Poff

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All Works

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Shah, Alisha A., et al.. (2024). The thermal breadth of temperate and tropical freshwater insects supports the climate variability hypothesis. Ecology and Evolution. 14(2). e10937–e10937. 6 indexed citations
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Shah, Alisha A., Brenna R. Forester, Jason B. Dunham, et al.. (2023). Acclimation capacity of critical thermal maximum varies among populations: Consequences for estimates of vulnerability. Ecosphere. 14(11). 9 indexed citations
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Arthington, Angela H., David Tickner, Michael E. McClain, et al.. (2023). Accelerating environmental flow implementation to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss. Environmental Reviews. 32(3). 387–413. 28 indexed citations
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Wenger, Seth J., Keith B. Gido, Mary C. Freeman, et al.. (2022). Simple statistical models can be sufficient for testing hypotheses with population time‐series data. Ecology and Evolution. 12(9). e9339–e9339. 5 indexed citations
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Freeman, Mary C., Kevin R. Bestgen, Daren M. Carlisle, et al.. (2022). Toward Improved Understanding of Streamflow Effects on Freshwater Fishes. Fisheries. 47(7). 290–298. 38 indexed citations
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Shah, Alisha A., H. Arthur Woods, Justin C. Havird, et al.. (2020). Temperature dependence of metabolic rate in tropical and temperate aquatic insects: Support for the Climate Variability Hypothesis in mayflies but not stoneflies. Global Change Biology. 27(2). 297–311. 41 indexed citations
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Wilkes, Martin, François Edwards, J. Iwan Jones, et al.. (2020). Trait‐based ecology at large scales: Assessing functional trait correlations, phylogenetic constraints and spatial variability using open data. Global Change Biology. 26(12). 7255–7267. 30 indexed citations
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Lessmann, Janeth, Alexander S. Flecker, W. Chris Funk, et al.. (2019). Validating anthropogenic threat maps as a tool for assessing river ecological integrity in Andean–Amazon basins. PeerJ. 7. e8060–e8060. 18 indexed citations
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Polato, Nicholas R., Brian A. Gill, Alisha A. Shah, et al.. (2018). Narrow thermal tolerance and low dispersal drive higher speciation in tropical mountains. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(49). 12471–12476. 165 indexed citations
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Martin, David M., John W. Labadie, & N. LeRoy Poff. (2015). Incorporating social preferences into the ecological limits of hydrologic alteration (ELOHA): a case study in the Yampa‐White River basin, Colorado. Freshwater Biology. 60(9). 1890–1900. 12 indexed citations
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Poff, N. LeRoy, Brian D. Richter, Angela H. Arthington, et al.. (2009). The ecological limits of hydrologic alteration (ELOHA): a new framework for developing regional environmental flow standards. Freshwater Biology. 55(1). 147–170. 1208 indexed citations breakdown →
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Monroe, Jeremy B., et al.. (2007). FOOD AND HABITAT RELATIONSHIPS OF CLAASSENIA SABULOSA (PLECOPTERA: PERLIDAE) IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER, COLORADO. Western North American Naturalist. 67(1). 57–62. 5 indexed citations
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Vieira, Nicole K. M., N. LeRoy Poff, Daren M. Carlisle, et al.. (2006). A database of lotic invertebrate traits for North America. Data series. 169 indexed citations
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Olden, Julian D., et al.. (2005). Long-term trends of native and non-native fish faunas in the American Southwest. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation. 28(1). 75–89. 88 indexed citations
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Monroe, Jeremy B., et al.. (2005). Natural history of a retreat-building midge, Pagastia partica , in a regulated reach of the upper Colorado River. Western North American Naturalist. 65(4). 4. 8 indexed citations
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Olden, Julian D., Robert L. Schooley, Jeremy B. Monroe, & N. LeRoy Poff. (2004). Context‐dependent perceptual ranges and their relevance to animal movements in landscapes. Journal of Animal Ecology. 73(6). 1190–1194. 96 indexed citations
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Olden, Julian D., N. LeRoy Poff, Marlis R. Douglas, Michael E. Douglas, & Kurt D. Fausch. (2003). Ecological and evolutionary consequences of biotic homogenization. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 19(1). 18–24. 1165 indexed citations breakdown →
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Benda, Lee, N. LeRoy Poff, Thomas Dunne, et al.. (2003). Network Disturbance Theory: Spatial and Temporal Organization of Physical Heterogeneity in Rivers. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003.
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Baron, Jill S. & N. LeRoy Poff. (2003). Sustaining Healthy Freshwater Ecosystems. OpenSIUC (Southern Illinois University Carbondale). 10(1). 1–16. 18 indexed citations
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Sala, Osvaldo E., F. Stuart Chapin, Iii., et al.. (2000). Global Biodiversity Scenarios for the Year 2100. Science. 287(5459). 1770–1774. 6894 indexed citations breakdown →

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