Robert E. Bilby

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

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Robert E. Bilby is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Bilby has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Ecology, 40 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 26 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Bilby's work include Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (45 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (35 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (26 papers). Robert E. Bilby is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (45 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (35 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (26 papers). Robert E. Bilby collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Robert E. Bilby's co-authors include Peter A. Bisson, Robert J. Naiman, Gene E. Likens, James W. Ward, Brian R. Fransen, George R. Pess, James M. Helfield, Daniel E. Schindler, Timothy J. Beechie and Jason K. Walter and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and Limnology and Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Bilby

76 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Importance of Organic Debris Dams in the Structure and Function of Stream Ecosystems

1980 526 citations Robert E. Bilby, Gene E. Likens Ecology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert E. Bilby United States	34	5.0k	3.0k	2.0k	1.4k	1.0k	76	6.0k
Henri Décamps France	26	4.4k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	940 0.9×	75	6.3k
P. S. Lake Australia	41	5.3k 1.1×	4.2k 1.4×	579 0.3×	1.6k 1.2×	877 0.9×	91	7.7k
F. Richard Hauer United States	33	4.1k 0.8×	2.6k 0.9×	804 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	77	5.4k
George R. Pess United States	42	5.2k 1.0×	4.3k 1.4×	1.4k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	481 0.5×	117	6.7k
Geoffrey E. Petts United Kingdom	49	6.5k 1.3×	3.0k 1.0×	3.1k 1.5×	3.3k 2.4×	725 0.7×	134	8.5k
James R. Sedell United States	25	8.3k 1.7×	6.4k 2.1×	1.1k 0.6×	2.3k 1.7×	2.6k 2.5×	40	10.6k
Charles P. Hawkins United States	53	7.7k 1.5×	5.9k 2.0×	682 0.3×	2.1k 1.6×	1.8k 1.8×	134	9.6k
Peter A. Bisson United States	28	3.1k 0.6×	2.6k 0.9×	787 0.4×	741 0.5×	536 0.5×	56	4.0k
Juliet C. Stromberg United States	38	4.0k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	238 0.2×	81	6.0k
Timothy J. Beechie United States	33	3.6k 0.7×	2.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	300 0.3×	75	4.5k

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Bilby, Robert E., et al.. (2022). Effects of current forest practices on organic matter dynamics in headwater streams at the Trask river watershed, Oregon. Trees Forests and People. 8. 100233–100233. 1 indexed citations

Benjamin, Joseph R., Jason B. Dunham, Sherri L. Johnson, et al.. (2022). Pathways of productivity and influences on top consumers in forested streams. Forest Ecology and Management. 508. 120046–120046. 11 indexed citations

Danehy, Robert J., et al.. (2017). Interactions of baseflow habitat constraints: Macroinvertebrate drift, stream temperature, and physical habitat for anadromous salmon in the Calapooia River, Oregon. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 27(3). 653–662. 12 indexed citations

Bakker, Jonathan D., et al.. (2014). Vegetation dynamics in a novel ecosystem: agroforestry effects on grassland vegetation in Uruguay. Ecosphere. 5(6). 1–15. 15 indexed citations

Duke, Steven D., et al.. (2010). Landslide densities associated with rainfall, stand age, and topography on forested landscapes, southwestern Washington, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 259(12). 2233–2247. 31 indexed citations

Bilby, Robert E., et al.. (2008). The Use of Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, and Suitability Modeling to Identify Conifer Restoration Sites with High Biological Potential for Anadromous Fish at the Cedar River Municipal Watershed in Western Washington, U.S.A.. Restoration Ecology. 16(2). 336–347. 14 indexed citations

Richardson, John S., et al.. (2005). ORGANIC MATTER DYNAMICS IN SMALL STREAMS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 41(4). 921–934. 3 indexed citations

Bilby, Robert E., et al.. (2003). Transfer of Nutrients from Spawning Salmon to Riparian Vegetation in Western Washington. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 132(4). 733–745. 79 indexed citations

Bilby, Robert E., Peter A. Bisson, Charles C. Coutant, et al.. (2003). A Review of Strategies for Recovering Tributary Habitat. 2 indexed citations

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Bilby, Robert E., John T. Heffner, Brian R. Fransen, James W. Ward, & Peter A. Bisson. (1999). Effects of Immersion in Water on Deterioration of Wood from Five Species of Trees Used for Habitat Enhancement Projects. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 19(3). 687–695. 47 indexed citations

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Naiman, Robert J. & Robert E. Bilby. (1998). River ecology and management : lessons from the Pacific coastal ecoregion. Springer eBooks. 317 indexed citations

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Bilby, Robert E., Brian R. Fransen, Peter A. Bisson, & Jason K. Walter. (1998). Response of juvenile coho salmon (<i>Oncorhynchus kisutch</i>) and steelhead (<i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i>) to the addition of salmon carcasses to two streams in southwestern Washington, U.S.A.. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 55(8). 1909–1918. 22 indexed citations

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Cederholm, Carl J., et al.. (1997). Response of Juvenile Coho Salmon and Steelhead to Placement of Large Woody Debris in a Coastal Washington Stream. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 17(4). 947–963. 137 indexed citations

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Bilby, Robert E. & James W. Ward. (1991). Characteristics and Function of Large Woody Debris in Streams Draining Old-Growth, Clear-Cut, and Second-Growth Forests in Southwestern Washington. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 48(12). 2499–2508. 250 indexed citations

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Bilby, Robert E., et al.. (1989). The Generation and Fate of Road-Surface Sediment in Forested Watersheds in Southwestern Washington. Forest Science. 35(2). 453–468. 107 indexed citations

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Bilby, Robert E. & James W. Ward. (1989). Changes in Characteristics and Function of Woody Debris with Increasing Size of Streams in Western Washington. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 118(4). 368–378. 290 indexed citations

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Bilby, Robert E.. (1985). Contributions of Road Surface Sediment to a Western Washington Stream. Forest Science. 31(4). 827–838. 25 indexed citations

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Bilby, Robert E. & Gene E. Likens. (1980). Importance of Organic Debris Dams in the Structure and Function of Stream Ecosystems. Ecology. 61(5). 1107–1113. 526 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bilby, Robert E. & Gene E. Likens. (1979). Effect of hydrologic fluctuations on the transport of fine particulate organic carbon in a small stream1. Limnology and Oceanography. 24(1). 69–75. 91 indexed citations

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Bilby, Robert E.. (1977). Effects of a spate on the macrophyte vegetation of a stream pool. Hydrobiologia. 56(2). 109–112. 40 indexed citations

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