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Alexander M. Milner publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander M. Milner sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 173 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Alexander M. Milner D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander M. Milner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alexander M. Milner is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research centers on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a focus on subfields including ecology, atmospheric science, nature and landscape conservation, water science and technology, and environmental chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics notably in fish ecology and management studies, freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, hydrology and watershed management studies, cryospheric studies and observations, environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior, and geology and paleoclimatology research.

Frequently publishing in the venues Freshwater Biology, Scientific Reports, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), BioScience, and Water Resources Research, Milner has contributed multiple papers across these journals.

Recent notable publications include:

  • Glacier Retreat and Pacific Salmon, 2020, BioScience
  • Organizational Principles of Hyporheic Exchange Flow and Biogeochemical Cycling in River Networks Across Scales, 2022, Water Resources Research
  • Glacier retreat creating new Pacific salmon habitat in western North America, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Low flow and heatwaves alter ecosystem functioning in a stream mesocosm experiment, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Temperature and spatial connectivity drive patterns in freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity across the Arctic, 2021, Freshwater Biology

Alexander M. Milner has collaborated regularly with several co-authors including Fredric M. Windsor, Lee E. Brown, Catherine L. Docherty, Koji Tojo, and Lawrence J. B. Eagle.

Best Publications

  • Glacier shrinkage driving global changes in downstream systems

    Alexander M. Milner;Alexander M. Milner;Kieran Khamis;Tom J. Battin;John Edward Brittain

  • Toward mountains without permanent snow and ice

    Matthias Huss;Matthias Huss;B Bookhagen;Christian Huggel;Dean Jacobsen

  • Glacial rivers: physical habitat and ecology

    Alexander M. Milner;Geoffrey E. Petts

  • Vulnerability of alpine stream biodiversity to shrinking glaciers and snowpacks

    Lee E. Brown;David M. Hannah;Alexander M. Milner;Alexander M. Milner

  • Hydroecological response of river systems to shrinking glaciers

    Alexander M. Milner;Lee E. Brown;David M. Hannah

  • Biodiversity under threat in glacier-fed river systems

    Dean Jacobsen;Alexander M. Milner;Alexander M. Milner;Lee E. Brown;Olivier Dangles;Olivier Dangles;Olivier Dangles

  • Trends of macroinvertebrate community structure in glacier‐fed rivers in relation to environmental conditions: a synthesis

    Alexander M. Milner;Alexander M. Milner;John E. Brittain;Emmanuel Castella;Geoffrey E. Petts

  • Drought alters the structure and functioning of complex food webs

    Mark E. Ledger;Lee E. Brown;François K. Edwards;Alexander M. Milner;Alexander M. Milner

  • High mountain areas

    Regine Hock;Golam Rasul;Carolina Adler;Bolivar Cáceres

  • The effects of climatic fluctuations and extreme events on running water ecosystems

    Guy Woodward;Núria Bonada;Lee E. Brown;Russell G. Death

  • Ecological Networks in a Changing Climate

    Guy Woodward;Jonathan P. Benstead;Oliver S. Beveridge;Julia Blanchard

  • Macrobenthic invertebrate richness and composition along a latitudinal gradient of European glacier‐fed streams

    Emmanuel Castella;Hákon Adalsteinsson;John E. Brittain;Gisli M. Gislason

  • Colonization and development of an Alaskan stream community over 28 years

    Alexander M Milner;Alexander M Milner;Anne L Robertson;Kieran A Monaghan;Amanda J Veal

  • Alpine Stream Habitat Classification: An Alternative Approach Incorporating the Role of Dynamic Water Source Contributions

    L. E. Brown;D. M. Hannah;A. M. Milner;A. M. Milner

  • Colonization and development of stream communities across a 200-year gradient in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, U.S.A.

    Alexander M. Milner;E. Eric Knudsen;Chad Soiseth;Anne L. Robertson

  • Impact of simulated drought on ecosystem biomass production: an experimental test in stream mesocosms

    Mark E. Ledger;Francois K. Edwards;Lee E. Brown;Lee E. Brown;Alexander M. Milner;Alexander M. Milner

  • Salmonid colonization of new streams in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

    A. M. Milner;R. G. Bailey

  • Ecology of glacier-fed rivers: current status and concepts

    John E. Brittain;Alexander M. Milner;Alexander M. Milner

  • Integrating climate-hydrology-ecology for alpine river systems

    David M. Hannah;Lee E. Brown;Alexander M. Milner;Alexander M. Milner;Angela M. Gurnell

  • Disturbance frequency influences patch dynamics in stream benthic algal communities

    Mark E. Ledger;Rebecca M. L. Harris;Patrick D. Armitage;Alexander M. Milner

  • Extreme events in running waters

    Mark E. Ledger;Alexander M. Milner

Frequent Co-Authors

Lee E. Brown
Lee E. Brown University of Leeds
David M. Hannah
David M. Hannah University of Birmingham
Mark E. Ledger
Mark E. Ledger University of Birmingham
Guy Woodward
Guy Woodward Imperial College London
John E. Brittain
John E. Brittain University of Oslo
Stefan Krause
Stefan Krause University of Birmingham
Adam S. Ward
Adam S. Ward Oregon State University
Ciaran J. Harman
Ciaran J. Harman Johns Hopkins University
Steven M. Wondzell
Steven M. Wondzell US Forest Service
Aaron I. Packman
Aaron I. Packman Northwestern University

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