Paul J. Morris

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
63 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Paul J. Morris is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul J. Morris has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Ecology, 32 papers in Atmospheric Science and 10 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Paul J. Morris's work include Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (44 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (36 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (27 papers). Paul J. Morris is often cited by papers focused on Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (44 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (36 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (27 papers). Paul J. Morris collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Paul J. Morris's co-authors include Joseph Holden, Junguo Liu, Jiren Xu, Andy J. Baird, J. M. Waddington, Graeme T. Swindles, Lisa R. Belyea, Nicholas Kettridge, Dan K. Thompson and Paul Moore and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Paul J. Morris

59 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

PEATMAP: Refining estimates of global peatland distribution based on a meta-analysis

2017 520 citations Paul J. Morris, Joseph Holden et al. profile →
Hydrological feedbacks in northern peatlands

2014 373 citations J. M. Waddington, Paul J. Morris et al. Ecohydrology profile →

Peers

Paul J. Morris

ECOLO

AS

GPC

OCEAN

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Mark H. Garnett United Kingdom

Evan S. Kane United States

Sari Juutinen Finland

Mats Öquist Sweden

Joseph M. Smoak United States

Paul H. Glaser United States

Anatoly Prokushkin Russia

Alon Angert Israel

Shimon C. Anisfeld United States

C. R. Lawrence United States

Mark H. Garnett United Kingdom

Paul J. Morris

2.0k ×0.9

ECOLO

1.6k ×1.2

AS

911 ×1.3

GPC

420 ×0.9

OCEAN

283 ×0.7

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Citations per year, relative to Paul J. Morris Paul J. Morris (= 1×) peers Mark H. Garnett

Countries citing papers authored by Paul J. Morris

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul J. Morris

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul J. Morris

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul J. Morris. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul J. Morris 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 Paul J. Morris. Paul J. Morris is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Hawthorne, Donna, Ian T. Lawson, Greta C. Dargie, et al.. (2025). Two contrasting swamp forest succession pathways in central Congo Basin peatlands. Quaternary Science Reviews. 369. 109637–109637.

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Moore, Paul, et al.. (2025). Hydrological Feedbacks in Northern Peatlands 2: Peat Depth as a Control on Peatland Resilience. Ecohydrology. 18(8).

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Swindles, Graeme T., Jonathan L. Carrivick, Mariusz Gałka, et al.. (2025). Climate Warming and Deglaciation Drive New Peat Formation in the Southern Alps, Aotearoa/New Zealand. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(4). 1 indexed citations

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Morris, Paul J., et al.. (2023). Controls on Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity in a Degrading Permafrost Peatland Complex. Water Resources Research. 59(10). 4 indexed citations

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Ramirez, Jorge, Nadav Peleg, Andy J. Baird, et al.. (2023). Modelling peatland development in high-boreal Quebec, Canada, with DigiBog_Boreal. Ecological Modelling. 478. 110298–110298. 5 indexed citations

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Morris, Paul J., et al.. (2023). Six Decades of Changes in Pool Characteristics on a Concentric-Patterned Raised Bog. Ecosystems. 27(2). 278–294. 1 indexed citations

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Baird, Andy J., Paul J. Morris, Dang Thuong Huyen, et al.. (2022). The effect of crab burrows on soil‐water dynamics in mangroves. Hydrological Processes. 36(3). 12 indexed citations

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Baird, Andy J., Chris Evans, Robert Mills, et al.. (2019). Validity of managing peatlands with fire. Nature Geoscience. 12(11). 884–885. 10 indexed citations

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Young, Dylan M., Andy J. Baird, Dan J. Charman, et al.. (2019). Misinterpreting carbon accumulation rates in records from near-surface peat. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 17939–17939. 64 indexed citations

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Baird, Andy J., et al.. (2019). EnRoot: a narrow-diameter, inexpensive and partially 3D-printable minirhizotron for imaging fine root production. Plant Methods. 15(1). 101–101. 23 indexed citations

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Bacon, Karen L., Andrew J. Baird, Marc‐André Bourgault, et al.. (2017). Questioning ten common assumptions about peatlands. Mires and Peat. 19. 12–12. 38 indexed citations

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Turner, T. Edward, Graeme T. Swindles, Dan J. Charman, et al.. (2016). Solar cycles or random processes? Evaluating solar variability in Holocene climate records. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 23961–23961. 27 indexed citations

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Swindles, Graeme T., Paul J. Morris, Donal Mullan, et al.. (2015). The long-term fate of permafrost peatlands under rapid climate warming. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 17951–17951. 103 indexed citations

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Morris, Paul J., Andy J. Baird, Dylan M. Young, & Graeme T. Swindles. (2015). Untangling climate signals from autogenic changes in long‐term peatland development. Geophysical Research Letters. 42(24). 47 indexed citations

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Charette, Matthew A., Paul J. Morris, Paul B. Henderson, & Willard S. Moore. (2015). Radium isotope distributions during the US GEOTRACES North Atlantic cruises. Marine Chemistry. 177. 184–195. 71 indexed citations

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Waddington, J. M., Paul J. Morris, Nicholas Kettridge, et al.. (2014). Hydrological feedbacks in northern peatlands. Ecohydrology. 8(1). 113–127. 373 indexed citations breakdown →

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Morris, Paul J., Andy J. Baird, & Lisa R. Belyea. (2013). The role of hydrological transience in peatland pattern formation. Earth Surface Dynamics. 1(1). 29–43. 15 indexed citations

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Morris, Paul J., et al.. (2012). A high-density wireless underground sensor network (WUSN) to quantify hydro-ecological interactions for a UK floodplain; project background and initial results. Spiral (Imperial College London). 6346. 1 indexed citations

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Gonneea, M. E., Paul J. Morris, Henrietta Dulai, & Matthew A. Charette. (2008). New perspectives on radium behavior within a subterranean estuary. Marine Chemistry. 109(3-4). 250–267. 158 indexed citations

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Morris, Paul J., et al.. (1988). Environmental consequences of municipal solid waste disposal practices. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1(4). 161–6. 3 indexed citations

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