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Edward McCauley

Edward McCauley

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
57
Citations
14509
World Ranking
2667
National Ranking
171

Edward McCauley 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 Edward McCauley sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 107 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Edward McCauley 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 Edward McCauley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Edward McCauley is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada. Their research spans several interconnected fields, including Materials Science, Medicine, and Environmental Science, with specific focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Ecology, and Atmospheric Science.

Their main research topics include:

  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Edward McCauley's recent publications demonstrate a focus on environmental contamination and ecological impacts under various conditions. These works include:

  • Extrapolating Contaminant Effects from Individuals to Populations: A Case Study on Nanoparticle Toxicity to Daphnia Fed Environmentally Relevant Food Levels (2022), published in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
  • Antecedent snow conditions affect water levels and plant biomass of a fen in the southern boreal forest: results from an experiment using mesocosms (2024), published in Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Extrapolating contaminant effects from individuals to populations: a case study on nanoparticle toxicity to Daphnia (2022), published in Research Square (Research Square)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Edward McCauley include:

  • Louise Stevenson
  • Katherine E. Krattenmaker
  • Roger M. Nisbet
  • Glenn Benoy
  • Kevin Cash

Their work appears consistently in scientific venues such as Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Helda (University of Helsinki), and Research Square (Research Square), reflecting interdisciplinary engagement across materials science, environmental toxicology, and ecological studies.

Best Publications

  • Nutritional constraints in terrestrial and freshwater food webs

    James J. Elser;William F. Fagan;Robert F. Denno;Dean R. Dobberfuhl;Dean R. Dobberfuhl

  • Predicting cyanobacteria dominance in lakes

    John A Downing;Susan B Watson;Edward McCauley

  • The nitrogen : phosphorus relationship in lakes

    John A. Downing;Edward McCauley

  • Patterns in phytoplankton taxonomic composition across temperate lakes of differing nutrient status

    Susan B. Watson;Edward McCauley;John A. Downing

  • WHY DO POPULATIONS CYCLE? A SYNTHESIS OF STATISTICAL AND MECHANISTIC MODELING APPROACHES

    Bruce E. Kendall;Cheryl J. Briggs;William W. Murdoch;Peter Turchin

  • The influence of size‐dependent life‐history traits on the structure and dynamics of populations and communities

    André M. De Roos;Lennart Persson;Edward McCauley

  • Empirical Relationships Between Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Biomass in Lakes

    Edward McCauley;Jaap Kalff

  • Cyclic and Stable Populations: Plankton as Paradigm

    Edward McCauley;William W. Murdoch

  • Scale-dependent carbon:nitrogen:phosphorus seston stoichiometry in marine and freshwaters

    Robert W. Sterner;Tom Andersen;James J. Elser;Dag O. Hessen

  • Mobility Versus Density-Limited Predator--Prey Dynamics on Different Spatial Scales

    A.M. de Roos;E. McCauley;W.G. Wilson

  • Large-amplitude cycles of Daphnia and its algal prey in enriched environments

    E. McCauley;R.M. Nisbet;W.W. Murdoch;A.M. de Roos

  • Dynamics of age-structured and spatially structured predator-prey interactions: individual-based models and population-level formulations.

    E. McCauley;W.G. Wilson;A.M. de Roos

  • Sigmoid relationships between nutrients and chlorophyll among lakes

    Edward McCauley;John A. Downing;Susan Watson

  • Habitat structure and population persistence in an experimental community

    Stephen P. Ellner;Edward McCauley;Bruce E. Kendall;Cheryl J. Briggs

  • Effects of Heterogeneity on Spread and Persistence in Rivers

    Frithjof Lutscher;Frithjof Lutscher;Mark A. Lewis;Edward McCauley

  • Instream flow needs in streams and rivers: the importance of understanding ecological dynamics

    Kurt E. Anderson;Andrew J. Paul;Andrew J. Paul;Edward McCauley;Leland J. Jackson

  • Sigmoid Relationships between Phosphorus, Algal Biomass, and Algal Community Structure

    Susan Watson;Edward McCauley;John A. Downing

  • THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY OF DAPHNIA: DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL OF GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION'

    Edward McCauley;William W. Murdoch;Roger M. Nisbet;William S. C. Gurney

  • Predator–prey dynamics in environments rich and poor in nutrients

    Edward McCauley;William W. Murdoch

  • Single-species models for many-species food webs.

    W. W. Murdoch;B. E. Kendall;R. M. Nisbet;C. J. Briggs

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger M. Nisbet
Roger M. Nisbet University of California, Santa Barbara
William W. Murdoch
William W. Murdoch University of California, Santa Barbara
William Gurney
William Gurney University of Strathclyde
Susan B. Watson
Susan B. Watson Environment and Climate Change Canada
Frederick J. Wrona
Frederick J. Wrona University of Calgary
Bruce E. Kendall
Bruce E. Kendall University of California, Santa Barbara
Cheryl J. Briggs
Cheryl J. Briggs University of California, Santa Barbara
Simon N. Wood
Simon N. Wood University of Edinburgh
Stephen P. Ellner
Stephen P. Ellner Cornell University
William G. Wilson
William G. Wilson Duke University

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