Robert R. Twilley

17.0k citations

178 papers · 11.2k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 55

Impact in

Earth-Surface Processes top 0.05%
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
Ecology top 0.05%
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Oil Palm Production and Sustainability

Papers in

Earth-Surface Processes 60
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics 44
Ecology 132
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 122

Co-authors: Víctor H. Rivera‐Monroy Edward Castañeda‐Moya Ronghua Chen John W. Day Thomas G. Hargis Katherine C. Ewel André Rovai Erik Kristensen
Journals: Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (16 papers)Estuaries and Coasts (10 papers)Hydrobiologia (8 papers)Biogeochemistry (7 papers)Journal of Coastal Research (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Brazil Mexico

In The Last Decade

Robert R. Twilley

174 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Global controls on carbon storage in mangrove soils 2018 · 241 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2018 Nature Climate Change
2008 Global Biogeochemical Cycles
2007 Science

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1	Incorporating uncertainty in a wetland soil accretion model (NUMAN 2.0) to test generality across coastal environmental settings of south Florida Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·Pradipta Biswas, Robert R. Twilley, André Rovai, Alexandra Christensen, Zoë I. Shribman, Sabarethinam Kameshwar	2025	0
2	Using loss-on-ignition to estimate total nitrogen content of mangrove soils Geoderma ·Havalend E. Steinmuller, Joshua L. Breithaupt, André Rovai, Kevin M. Engelbert, Joseph M. Smoak, Lisa G. Chambers, Kara R. Radabaugh, Ryan P. Moyer, Amanda R. Chappel, Derrick Vaughn, Thomas S. Bianchi, Robert R. Twilley, Paulo Roberto Pagliosa, Miguel Cifuentes, Danilo Torres	2024	2
3	Patterns and mechanisms of wetland change in the Breton sound estuary, Mississippi River delta: A review Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·John W. Day, Robert R. Lane, Matt Moerschbaecher, H. C. Clark, Mead A. Allison, Ehab Meselhe, Alexander S. Kolker, Rachael Hunter, Paul R. Kemp, Jae-Young Ko, Robert R. Twilley, John R. White, R. D. DeLaune, Jessica R. Stephens, Camille Chenevert, Emily Fucile Sanchez, Disha Sinha	2024	2
4	The concept of land bridge marshes in the Mississippi River Delta and implications for coastal restoration SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·John W. Day, Robert R. Twilley, Angelina M. Freeman, Brady R. Couvillion, Tracy Quirk, Navid H. Jafari, G. Mariotti, Rachael Hunter, Charles R. Norman, G. Paul Kemp, John R. White, Ehab Meselhe	2023	7
5	Biomass allocation of tidal freshwater marsh species in response to natural and manipulated hydroperiod in coastal deltaic floodplains Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·André Rovai, Robert R. Twilley, Alexandra Christensen, A. Mccall, Daniel Jensen, Gregg A. Snedden, James T. Morris, John A. Cavell	2022	5
6	Effects of Land-Use Change (1938–2018) on Surface Runoff and Flooding in the Amite River Basin, Louisiana, USA Using Coupled 1D/2D HEC-RAS–HEC-HMS Hydrological Modeling Alexandre Cowles, Clinton S. Willson, Robert R. Twilley	2020	5
7	Improving the Transferability of Suspended Solid Estimation in Wetland and Deltaic Waters with an Empirical Hyperspectral Approach Remote Sensing ·Daniel Jensen, Marc Simard, Kyle C. Cavanaugh, Yongwei Sheng, Cédric G. Fichot, Tamlin Pavelsky, Robert R. Twilley	2019	33
8	Co-evolution of wetland landscapes, flooding, and human settlement in the Mississippi River Delta Plain Sustainability Science ·Robert R. Twilley, Samuel J. Bentley, Qin Chen, Douglas A. Edmonds, Scott C. Hagen, Nina Lam, Clinton S. Willson, Kehui Xu, DeWitt Braud, R. Hampton Peele, A. Mccall	2016	115
9	Leaf Gas Exchange and Nutrient Use Efficiency Help Explain the Distribution of Two Neotropical Mangroves under Contrasting Flooding and Salinity International Journal of Forestry Research ·Pablo Cardona-Olarte, Ken W. Krauss, Robert R. Twilley	2013	3
10	Impact of vegetation on the hydrodynamics and morphological changes of the Wax Lake Delta during hurricanes AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Fei Xing, Albert J. Kettner, James P. M. Syvitski, Q. Ye, A. Bevington, Robert R. Twilley, J. H. Atkinson	2013	2
11	Exploring the effects of black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) expansions on nutrient cycling in smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) marsh sediments of southern Louisiana, USA AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Kaytlin M. Henry, Robert R. Twilley	2011	1
12	Restoring and Protecting Coastal Louisiana Issues in Science and Technology ·Gerald E. Galloway, Donald F. Boesch, Robert R. Twilley	2009	6
13	Mangrove production and carbon sinks : a revision of global budget estimates - art. no. GB2013 Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·Steven Bouillon, Alberto Borges, E. Castaneda Moya, Karen Diele, T. Dittmar, Norman C. Duke, Erik Kristensen, S. Y. Lee, Cyril Marchand, Jack J. Middelburg, Víctor Hugo Rivera Monroy, T. J. Smith, Robert R. Twilley	2008	50
14	Patterns of nutrient exchange in a riverine mangrove forest in the Shark River Estuary, Florida, USA Hidrobiológica ·Víctor H. Rivera‐Monroy, Kim de Mutsert, Robert R. Twilley, Edward Castañeda‐Moya, Melissa M. Romigh, Stephen E. Davis	2007	17
15	Adventures and Misfortunes in Macondo: Rehabilitation of the Cienaga Grande Florida International University Digital Commons (Florida International University) ·Víctor H. Rivera‐Monroy, Robert R. Twilley, Ernesto Mancera, Ariel Alcantara-Eguren, Edward Castañeda‐Moya, Oscar Casas Monroy, Paola García Reyes, Jorge Iván Cuervo Restrepo, Laura Perdomo, Elizabeth Campos, Gustavo Cotes, Efraín Viloria	2006	0
16	Developing Performance Measures of Mangrove Wetlands Using Simulation Models of Hydrology, Nutrient Biogeochemistry, and Community Dynamics Journal of Coastal Research ·Robert R. Twilley, Víctor H. Rivera‐Monroy	2005	92
17	Turnover-Time Estimates in a Tropical Estuary with High Spatial and Temporal Variability Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·Bror Jönsson, Robert R. Twilley, J. Ernesto Mancera, Víctor Medina Rivera, Edward Castañeda‐Moya	2005	1
18	The use of wetlands in the Mississippi Delta for wastewater assimilation: a review Ocean & Coastal Management ·John W. Day, Jae-Young Ko, John Rybczyk, Dugan Sabins, Robert A. Bean, G. Berthelot, Christopher G. Brantley, Lynette Cardoch, William H. Conner, Jason N. Day, A. J. Englande, S. E. Feagley, Emily Hyfield, Robert R. Lane, Joel Lindsey, Joseph A. Mistich, Enrique Reyes, Robert R. Twilley	2004	104
19	Benthic and pelagic nutrient cycling in a coastal Watershed influenced by river diversions (Caernarvon, Louisiana Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) ·Silke Rick, Robert R. Twilley, Johannes Rick	2003	2
20	Litter dynamics in riverine mangrove forests in the Guayas River estuary, Ecuador Oecologia ·Robert R. Twilley, Mireya Pozo, Victor Hugo Linares García, Víctor H. Rivera‐Monroy, Ramón Horacio Zambrano, Alejandro Bodero	1997	169

About Robert R. Twilley

Robert R. Twilley is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry and Atmospheric Science, having authored 178 papers that have together received 11.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (122 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (44 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (21 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (20 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (18 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (17 papers), Plant responses to water stress (11 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Earth-Surface Processes (3.5k citations), Ecology (8.9k citations), Oceanography (2.7k citations), Atmospheric Science (1.9k citations) and Environmental Chemistry (1.0k citations). Robert R. Twilley has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Mexico. Frequent co-authors include Víctor H. Rivera‐Monroy, Edward Castañeda‐Moya, Ronghua Chen, John W. Day, Thomas G. Hargis, Katherine C. Ewel, André Rovai, Erik Kristensen, Shing Yip Lee and Jin Eong Ong. Their work appears in journals such as Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Estuaries and Coasts, Hydrobiologia, Biogeochemistry and Journal of Coastal Research.

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