Richard A. Cunjak

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Richard A. Cunjak is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard A. Cunjak has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 78 papers in Ecology and 30 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Richard A. Cunjak's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (102 papers), Marine and fisheries research (26 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (25 papers). Richard A. Cunjak is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (102 papers), Marine and fisheries research (26 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (25 papers). Richard A. Cunjak collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Richard A. Cunjak's co-authors include Timothy D. Jardine, Geoffrey Power, Jean‐Marc Roussel, Tommi Linnansaari, Molly E. Lutcavage, John M. Logan, Stuart E. Bunn, Timothy J. Miller, G. Power and Cindy Breau and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Environmental Pollution and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

Richard A. Cunjak

115 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

Lipid corrections in carbon and nitrogen stable isotope a... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 200 400 600
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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. Lipid corrections in carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analyses: comparison of chemical extraction and modelling methods
    2008 628 citations John M. Logan, Timothy D. Jardine et al. Journal of Animal Ecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard A. Cunjak Canada 40 4.6k 4.3k 1.9k 1.2k 807 115 6.2k
Keith H. Nislow United States 47 3.8k 0.8× 3.7k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 676 0.5× 1.5k 1.8× 132 6.2k
Gordon H. Reeves United States 30 3.3k 0.7× 3.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 493 0.4× 1.0k 1.2× 79 4.9k
M. C. Healey Canada 44 4.4k 1.0× 3.1k 0.7× 2.4k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 533 0.7× 103 5.8k
Brian J. Shuter Canada 51 5.6k 1.2× 4.3k 1.0× 3.3k 1.8× 1.7k 1.4× 430 0.5× 158 8.1k
Hiram W. Li United States 22 3.5k 0.8× 3.6k 0.8× 808 0.4× 647 0.5× 886 1.1× 44 4.9k
Nicolas Lamouroux France 39 3.1k 0.7× 3.5k 0.8× 843 0.5× 540 0.4× 1.7k 2.1× 103 4.8k
Richard J. Beamish Canada 41 4.4k 1.0× 2.4k 0.6× 4.1k 2.2× 1.8k 1.5× 353 0.4× 115 6.8k
Mark D. Scheuerell United States 33 2.8k 0.6× 2.5k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 293 0.2× 494 0.6× 77 4.1k
William M. Tonn Canada 35 3.5k 0.8× 3.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 943 0.8× 281 0.3× 116 4.7k
Christian E. Torgersen United States 32 3.5k 0.8× 3.3k 0.8× 811 0.4× 430 0.3× 1.6k 2.0× 62 4.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Linnansaari, Tommi, et al.. (2023). High temperature events shape the broadscale distribution of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Freshwater Biology. 68(3). 534–545. 9 indexed citations
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O’Sullivan, Antóin M., et al.. (2021). Salmonid thermal habitat contraction in a hydrogeologically complex setting. Ecosphere. 12(10). 12 indexed citations
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Linnansaari, Tommi, et al.. (2019). Comparing the behavioural thermoregulation response to heat stress by Atlantic salmon parr (Salmo salar) in two rivers. Ecology Of Freshwater Fish. 29(1). 50–62. 28 indexed citations
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Hayden, Brian, et al.. (2016). Evidence for limited trophic transfer of allochthonous energy in temperate river food webs. Freshwater Science. 35(2). 544–558. 30 indexed citations
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Breau, Cindy, Richard A. Cunjak, & Stephan J. Peake. (2011). Behaviour during elevated water temperatures: can physiology explain movement of juvenile Atlantic salmon to cool water?. Journal of Animal Ecology. 80(4). 844–853. 136 indexed citations
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Logan, John M., Timothy D. Jardine, Timothy J. Miller, et al.. (2008). Lipid corrections in carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analyses: comparison of chemical extraction and modelling methods. Journal of Animal Ecology. 77(4). 838–846. 628 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sigourney, Douglas B., Benjamin H. Letcher, Mariska Obedzinski, & Richard A. Cunjak. (2008). Size‐independent growth in fishes: patterns, models and metrics. Journal of Fish Biology. 72(10). 2435–2455. 26 indexed citations
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Breau, Cindy, Richard A. Cunjak, & Gunnbjørn Bremset. (2007). Age‐specific aggregation of wild juvenile Atlantic salmonSalmo salarat cool water sources during high temperature events. Journal of Fish Biology. 71(4). 1179–1191. 100 indexed citations
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Mitchell, S.C. & Richard A. Cunjak. (2007). Stream flow, salmon and beaver dams: roles in the structuring of stream fish communities within an anadromous salmon dominated stream. Journal of Animal Ecology. 76(6). 1062–1074. 37 indexed citations
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Cunjak, Richard A., et al.. (2007). Reproductive Ecology of Slimy Sculpin in Small New Brunswick Streams. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 136(6). 1762–1768. 13 indexed citations
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Imre, I., James W. A. Grant, & Richard A. Cunjak. (2005). Density‐dependent growth of young‐of‐the‐year Atlantic salmonSalmo salarin Catamaran Brook, New Brunswick. Journal of Animal Ecology. 74(3). 508–516. 144 indexed citations
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Cucherousset, Julien, et al.. (2005). The Use of Two New Portable 12-mm PIT Tag Detectors to Track Small Fish in Shallow Streams. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 25(1). 270–274. 85 indexed citations
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Jardine, Timothy D. & Richard A. Cunjak. (2005). Analytical error in stable isotope ecology. Oecologia. 144(4). 528–533. 94 indexed citations
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Cunjak, Richard A., Jean‐Marc Roussel, Michelle A. Gray, et al.. (2005). Using stable isotope analysis with telemetry or mark-recapture data to identify fish movement and foraging. Oecologia. 144(4). 636–646. 142 indexed citations
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Cunjak, Richard A., Terry D. Prowse, & Donna L. Parrish. (1998). Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in winter: "the season of parr discontent"?. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 55(S1). 161–180. 219 indexed citations
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Cunjak, Richard A. & Geoffrey Power. (1986). Winter Habitat Utilization by Stream Resident Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and Brown Trout (Salmo trutta). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 43(10). 1970–1981. 237 indexed citations
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Sloley, B.D., Richard A. Cunjak, G. Power, & Roger Downer. (1986). The influence of sex and spawning on levels of tryptophan, serotonin and 5‐hydroxyindoleacetic acid in the brains of wild brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis. Journal of Fish Biology. 29(6). 663–669. 10 indexed citations
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Cunjak, Richard A. & John M. Green. (1984). Species Dominance by Brook Trout and Rainbow Trout in a Simulated Stream Environment. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 113(6). 737–743. 35 indexed citations

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