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Catherine M. Pringle

Catherine M. Pringle

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
81
Citations
24152
World Ranking
793
National Ranking
288

Catherine M. Pringle 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 Catherine M. Pringle sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 254 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Catherine M. Pringle 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 Catherine M. Pringle sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Catherine M. Pringle is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science with a focus on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change. Additional areas include Water Science and Technology as well as Ocean Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Water resources management and optimization
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Recent publications span several notable journals, including:

  • Characteristics, Main Impacts, and Stewardship of Natural and Artificial Freshwater Environments: Consequences for Biodiversity Conservation, 2020, Water
  • Irrigation area, efficiency and water storage mediate the drought resilience of irrigated agriculture in a semi-arid catchment, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • When the rainforest dries: Drought effects on a montane tropical stream ecosystem in Puerto Rico, 2020, Freshwater Science
  • NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES: A dataset of occurrence and abundance of freshwater fishes in the Neotropics, 2022, Ecology
  • Rethinking foundation species in a changing world: The case for Rhododendron maximum as an emerging foundation species in shifting ecosystems of the southern Appalachians, 2020, Forest Ecology and Management

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Freshwater Science
  • Ecology
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Hydrobiologia
  • Water

Frequent co-authors of Catherine M. Pringle include:

  • Alonso Ramírez
  • Pablo E. Gutiérrez-Fonseca
  • Seth J. Wenger
  • C. Rhett Jackson
  • Kelsey J. Solomon

The scientist was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

    William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;D. Carolina Useche;Julio Rendeiro;Margareta Kalka

  • Ecological forecasts: an emerging imperative.

    James S. Clark;Steven R. Carpenter;Mary Barber;Scott Collins

  • What is hydrologic connectivity and why is it ecologically important

    Catherine Pringle

  • Patch Dynamics in Lotic Systems: The Stream as a Mosaic

    Catherine M. Pringle;Robert J. Naiman;Gernot Bretschko;James R. Karr

  • HYDROLOGIC CONNECTIVITY AND THE MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL RESERVES: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

    Catherine M. Pringle

  • Global-Scale Environmental Effects of Hydrological Alterations: Introduction

    David M. Rosenberg;Patrick Mccully;Catherine M. Pringle

  • Hydrologic connectivity and the contribution of stream headwaters to ecological integrity at regional scales

    Mary C. Freeman;Catherine M. Pringle;C. Rhett Jackson

  • Regional Effects of Hydrologic Alterations on Riverine Macrobiota in the New World: Tropical–Temperate Comparisons

    Catherine M. Pringle;Mary C. Freeman;Byron J. Freeman

  • Valuing ecosystem services: toward better environmental decision-making

    Geoffrey M. Heal;Edward B. Barbier;Kevin J. Boyle;Alan P. Covich

  • The effects of amphibian population declines on the structure and function of Neotropical stream ecosystems

    Matt R. Whiles;Karen R. Lips;Cathy M. Pringle;Susan S. Kilham

  • Latitudinal patterns in leaf litter breakdown: is temperature really important?

    John G. Irons;Mark W. Oswood;R. Jean Stout;Cathy M. Pringle

  • Local adaptation in Trinidadian guppies alters ecosystem processes

    Ronald D. Bassar;Michael C. Marshall;Andrés López-Sepulcre;Eugenia Zandonà

  • Characteristics, main impacts, and stewardship of natural and artificial freshwater environments: consequences for biodiversity conservation

    Marco Cantonati;Sandra Poikane;Catherine M. Pringle;Lawrence E. Stevens

  • Nutrient Spatial Heterogeneity: Effects on Community Structure, Physiognomy, and Diversity of Stream Algae

    Catherine M. Pringle

  • Exploring how disturbance is transmitted upstream: going against the flow

    Catherine M. Pringle

  • EFFECTS OF A LOW‐HEAD DAM AND WATER ABSTRACTION ON MIGRATORY TROPICAL STREAM BIOTA

    Jonathan P. Benstead;James G. March;Catherine M. Pringle;Frederick N. Scatena

  • Effects of omnivorous shrimp in a montane tropical stream : sediment removal, disturbance of sessile invertebrates and enhancement of understory algal biomass

    Catherine M. Pringle;Gail A. Blake;Alan P. Covich;Karen M. Buzby

  • Ecological consequences of hydropower development in Central America: impacts of small dams and water diversion on neotropical stream fish assemblages

    Elizabeth P. Anderson;Mary C. Freeman;Catherine M. Pringle

  • Neotropical tadpoles influence stream benthos: evidence for the ecological consequences of decline in amphibian populations

    Anthony W. Ranvestel;Karen R. Lips;Catherine M. Pringle;Matt R. Whiles

  • Global distribution of a key trophic guild contrasts with common latitudinal diversity patterns.

    Luz Boyero;Luz Boyero;Richard G. Pearson;David Dudgeon;Manuel A. S. Graça

  • Riparian plant litter quality increases with latitude

    Luz Boyero;Manuel A. S. Graca;Alan M. Tonin;Javier Perez

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan S. Kilham
Susan S. Kilham Drexel University
Alonso Ramírez
Alonso Ramírez North Carolina State University
Karen R. Lips
Karen R. Lips University of Maryland, College Park
Matt R. Whiles
Matt R. Whiles University of Florida
Mary C. Freeman
Mary C. Freeman United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Frank J. Triska
Frank J. Triska United States Geological Survey
Jonathan P. Benstead
Jonathan P. Benstead University of Alabama
David N. Reznick
David N. Reznick University of California, Riverside
Alexander S. Flecker
Alexander S. Flecker Cornell University
Richard Lowrance
Richard Lowrance Agricultural Research Service

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