Robert S. Pierce

5.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
28 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Robert S. Pierce is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Environmental Chemistry and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert S. Pierce has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Water Science and Technology, 8 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 7 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Robert S. Pierce's work include Water Quality and Resources Studies (8 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (8 papers) and Forest ecology and management (6 papers). Robert S. Pierce is often cited by papers focused on Water Quality and Resources Studies (8 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (8 papers) and Forest ecology and management (6 papers). Robert S. Pierce collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Robert S. Pierce's co-authors include Gene E. Likens, Franz–Josef Bormann, Noye M. Johnson, Donald Fisher, John S. Eaton, James W. Hornbeck, C. A. Federer, C. Wayne Martin, Louise M. Tritton and C. T. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Robert S. Pierce

27 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Effects of Forest Cutting and Herbicide Treatment on Nutrient Budgets in the Hubbard Brook Watershed‐Ecosystem

1970 901 citations Gene E. Likens, Franz–Josef Bormann et al. Ecological Monographs profile →
Biogeochemistry of a Forested Ecosystem

1977 717 citations Gene E. Likens, Franz–Josef Bormann et al. profile →
A Working Model for the Variation in Stream Water Chemistry at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire

1969 323 citations Noye M. Johnson, Gene E. Likens et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert S. Pierce United States	19	1.6k	1.2k	1.2k	901	826	28	3.8k
James W. Hornbeck United States	30	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	939 1.0×	722 0.9×	77	3.2k
John S. Eaton United States	16	965 0.6×	629 0.5×	658 0.5×	387 0.4×	362 0.4×	19	2.4k
Arthur H. Johnson United States	34	1.6k 1.0×	885 0.7×	450 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	919 1.1×	85	4.0k
D. S. Jeffries Canada	34	2.5k 1.6×	1.8k 1.4×	1.5k 1.3×	314 0.3×	655 0.8×	88	5.1k
David R. DeWalle United States	34	994 0.6×	755 0.6×	1.7k 1.4×	341 0.4×	566 0.7×	111	3.6k
Richard Carignan Canada	47	2.7k 1.7×	2.1k 1.7×	692 0.6×	340 0.4×	711 0.9×	88	5.7k
B. Reynolds United Kingdom	40	2.1k 1.3×	2.7k 2.2×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	401 0.5×	122	5.6k
Jeffrey S. Kahl United States	31	1.4k 0.9×	759 0.6×	820 0.7×	515 0.6×	254 0.3×	68	2.7k
T. P. Burt United Kingdom	44	1.7k 1.1×	2.0k 1.6×	2.5k 2.1×	1.5k 1.7×	316 0.4×	105	5.3k
Norbert A. Jaworski United States	13	2.1k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	339 0.4×	649 0.8×	20	3.6k

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Pierce, Robert S., et al.. (2004). The Effects of Time and Temperature Changes on Liquids Thickened to Nectar and Honey Consistencies. Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders. 31(Fall). 200–204. 4 indexed citations

Federer, C. A., et al.. (1990). Thirty years of hydrometeorological data at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire.. 15 indexed citations

Federer, C. A., James W. Hornbeck, Louise M. Tritton, et al.. (1989). Long-term depletion of calcium and other nutrients in eastern US forests. Environmental Management. 13(5). 593–601. 278 indexed citations

Johnson, Dale W., J. M. Kelly, Wayne T. Swank, et al.. (1988). The Effects of Leaching and Whole‐tree Harvesting on Cation Budgets of Several Forests. Journal of Environmental Quality. 17(3). 418–424. 56 indexed citations

Germann, Peter, Robert S. Pierce, & Keith Beven. (1986). Kinematic wave approximation to the initiation of subsurface storm flow in a sloping forest soil. Advances in Water Resources. 9(2). 70–76. 24 indexed citations

Hornbeck, James W., C. Wayne Martin, Robert S. Pierce, et al.. (1986). Clearcutting Northern Hardwoods: Effects on Hydrologic and Nutrient Ion Budgets. Forest Science. 32(3). 667–686. 64 indexed citations

Likens, Gene E., Franz–Josef Bormann, Robert S. Pierce, John S. Eaton, & R. E. Munn. (1984). Long-term trends in precipitation chemistry at Hubbard Brook, New Hampshire. Atmospheric Environment (1967). 18(12). 2641–2647. 70 indexed citations

Pierce, Robert S., et al.. (1980). Clearcutting Patterns Affect Nitrate and Calcium in Streams of New Hampshire. Journal of Forestry. 78(5). 268–272. 38 indexed citations

Koterba, Michael T., James W. Hornbeck, & Robert S. Pierce. (1979). Effects of Sludge Applications on Soil Water Solution and Vegetation in a Northern Hardwood Stand. Journal of Environmental Quality. 8(1). 72–78. 15 indexed citations

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Likens, Gene E., Franz–Josef Bormann, Robert S. Pierce, & William A. Reiners. (1978). Recovery of a Deforested Ecosystem. Science. 199(4328). 492–496. 180 indexed citations

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Likens, Gene E., Franz–Josef Bormann, John S. Eaton, Robert S. Pierce, & Noye M. Johnson. (1976). Hydrogen ion input to the hubbard brook experimental forest, New Hampshire, during the last decade. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 6(2-4). 435–445. 21 indexed citations

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Bormann, Franz–Josef, Gene E. Likens, Thomas G. Siccama, Robert S. Pierce, & John S. Eaton. (1974). The Export of Nutrients and Recovery of Stable Conditions Following Deforestation at Hubbard Brook. Ecological Monographs. 44(3). 255–277. 243 indexed citations

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Likens, Gene E., Franz–Josef Bormann, Noye M. Johnson, Donald Fisher, & Robert S. Pierce. (1970). Effects of Forest Cutting and Herbicide Treatment on Nutrient Budgets in the Hubbard Brook Watershed‐Ecosystem. Ecological Monographs. 40(1). 23–47. 901 indexed citations breakdown →

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Johnson, Noye M., Gene E. Likens, Franz–Josef Bormann, & Robert S. Pierce. (1968). Rate of chemical weathering of silicate minerals in New Hampshire. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 32(5). 531–545. 132 indexed citations

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Bormann, Franz–Josef, Gene E. Likens, Donald Fisher, & Robert S. Pierce. (1968). Nutrient Loss Accelerated by Clear-Cutting of a Forest Ecosystem. Science. 159(3817). 882–884. 203 indexed citations

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Likens, Gene E., Franz–Josef Bormann, Noye M. Johnson, & Robert S. Pierce. (1967). The Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, and Sodium Budgets for a Small Forested Ecosystem. Ecology. 48(5). 772–785. 220 indexed citations

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Pierce, Robert S., et al.. (1958). Influence of Land Use and Forest Condition On Soil Freezing and Snow Depth. Forest Science. 4(3). 246–263. 7 indexed citations

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Pierce, Robert S., et al.. (1955). The Field Maximum Moisture Content. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 19(1). 81–83. 4 indexed citations

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Wilde, S. A., G. K. Voigt, & Robert S. Pierce. (1954). THE RELATIONSHIP OF SOILS AND FOREST GROWTH IN THE ALGOMA DISTRICT OF ONTARIO, CANADA. Journal of Soil Science. 5(1). 22–38. 7 indexed citations

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Pierce, Robert S.. (1951). Prairie‐like Mull Humus, Its Physico‐chemical and Microbiological Properties (A Contribution to the Classification of Forest Humus). Soil Science Society of America Journal. 15(C). 362–364. 1 indexed citations

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