Suzanne Kercher

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
12 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Suzanne Kercher is a scholar working on Ecology, Plant Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Suzanne Kercher has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Suzanne Kercher's work include Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (4 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (4 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (4 papers). Suzanne Kercher is often cited by papers focused on Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (4 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (4 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (4 papers). Suzanne Kercher collaborates with scholars based in United States and Czechia. Suzanne Kercher's co-authors include Joy B. Zedler, Christin B. Frieswyk, Jeffrey K. Conner, Peter Jennetten, Scott Rush, Scott A. Rush, Roberto Lindig‐Cisneros and Rebecca C. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Evolution, Oecologia and American Journal of Botany.

In The Last Decade

Suzanne Kercher

12 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

WETLAND RESOURCES: Status, Trends, Ecosystem Services, and Restorability

2005 1.6k citations Joy B. Zedler, Suzanne Kercher Annual Review of Environment and Resources profile →
Causes and Consequences of Invasive Plants in Wetlands: Opportunities, Opportunists, and Outcomes

2004 694 citations Joy B. Zedler, Suzanne Kercher Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Suzanne Kercher United States	11	2.0k	968	867	583	305	12	3.0k
Beth A. Middleton United States	29	2.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	776 0.9×	899 1.5×	332 1.1×	120	3.4k
Lauchlan H. Fraser Canada	27	1.3k 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	771 0.9×	781 1.3×	619 2.0×	100	3.1k
Patrick Grillas France	31	1.7k 0.9×	853 0.9×	412 0.5×	597 1.0×	345 1.1×	85	2.8k
Rudy van Diggelen Netherlands	35	2.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.4×	512 0.6×	1.4k 2.4×	588 1.9×	102	3.6k
Leonardo Maltchik Brazil	28	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 1.4×	632 0.7×	249 0.4×	383 1.3×	190	3.0k
Ab P. Grootjans Netherlands	27	1.8k 0.9×	639 0.7×	326 0.4×	810 1.4×	243 0.8×	72	2.3k
A. E. Lugo United States	18	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 1.6×	1.5k 1.7×	516 0.9×	609 2.0×	46	3.8k
Jacques Baudry France	25	978 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	562 1.0×	742 2.4×	45	2.8k
William H. Conner United States	37	3.2k 1.6×	783 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	775 1.3×	139 0.5×	125	4.4k
Susan M. Galatowitsch United States	37	3.4k 1.7×	2.4k 2.5×	1.2k 1.4×	1.2k 2.1×	508 1.7×	85	4.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Suzanne Kercher

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Kercher, Suzanne, et al.. (2006). Understanding invasion as a process: the case of Phalaris arundinacea in wet prairies. Biological Invasions. 9(6). 657–665. 53 indexed citations

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Zedler, Joy B. & Suzanne Kercher. (2005). WETLAND RESOURCES: Status, Trends, Ecosystem Services, and Restorability. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 30(1). 39–74. 1566 indexed citations breakdown →

3.

Kercher, Suzanne & Joy B. Zedler. (2004). Multiple disturbances accelerate invasion of reed canary grass ( Phalaris arundinacea L.) in a mesocosm study. Oecologia. 138(3). 455–464. 146 indexed citations

4.

Zedler, Joy B. & Suzanne Kercher. (2004). Causes and Consequences of Invasive Plants in Wetlands: Opportunities, Opportunists, and Outcomes. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 23(5). 431–452. 694 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kercher, Suzanne & Joy B. Zedler. (2004). Flood tolerance in wetland angiosperms: a comparison of invasive and noninvasive species. Aquatic Botany. 80(2). 89–102. 119 indexed citations

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Kercher, Suzanne, Christin B. Frieswyk, & Joy B. Zedler. (2003). Effects of sampling teams and estimation methods on the assessment of plant cover. Journal of Vegetation Science. 14(6). 899–906. 118 indexed citations

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Lindig‐Cisneros, Roberto, et al.. (2003). The Replacement of Wetland Vegetation by Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea). Ecological Restoration. 21(2). 116–119. 44 indexed citations

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Kercher, Suzanne, Christin B. Frieswyk, & Joy B. Zedler. (2003). Effects of sampling teams and estimation methods on the assessment of plant cover. Journal of Vegetation Science. 14(6). 899–899. 105 indexed citations

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Kercher, Suzanne & Jeffrey K. Conner. (1996). Patterns of Genetic Variability within and among Populations of Wild Radish, Raphanus raphanistrum (Brassicaceae). American Journal of Botany. 83(11). 1416–1416. 7 indexed citations

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Conner, Jeffrey K., Scott A. Rush, Suzanne Kercher, & Peter Jennetten. (1996). Measurements of Natural Selection on Floral Traits in Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum). II. Selection Through Lifetime Male and Total Fitness. Evolution. 50(3). 1137–1137. 43 indexed citations

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Conner, Jeffrey K., Scott Rush, Suzanne Kercher, & Peter Jennetten. (1996). MEASUREMENTS OF NATURAL SELECTION ON FLORAL TRAITS IN WILD RADISH ( RAPHANUS RAPHANISTRUM ). II. SELECTION THROUGH LIFETIME MALE AND TOTAL FITNESS. Evolution. 50(3). 1137–1146. 91 indexed citations

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Kercher, Suzanne & Jeffrey K. Conner. (1996). Patterns of genetic variability within and among populations of wild radish, Raphanus raphanistrum (Brassicaceae). American Journal of Botany. 83(11). 1416–1421. 36 indexed citations

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