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D-Index
58
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10844
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2593
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921

Gerald J. Niemi 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 Gerald J. Niemi sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 217 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerald J. Niemi 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 Gerald J. Niemi sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Gerald J. Niemi is affiliated with the University of Minnesota, Duluth in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a notable concentration on Ecology. Within this broad field, their work addresses several specific subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their research extends to key topics such as fire effects on ecosystems, avian ecology and behavior, species distribution and climate change, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, wildlife ecology and conservation, rangeland and wildlife management, and hydrology and sediment transport processes.

Recent publications by Gerald J. Niemi include:

  • Prioritizing coastal wetlands for marsh bird conservation in the U.S. Great Lakes, 2020, Biological Conservation
  • Influence of lake levels on water extent, interspersion, and marsh birds in Great Lakes coastal wetlands, 2021, Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • Point count offsets for estimating population sizes of north American landbirds, 2022, Ibis
  • Foraging Ecology Differentiates Life Stages and Mercury Exposure in Common Terns (Sterna hirundo), 2020, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
  • Feather mercury increases with feeding at higher trophic levels in two species of migrant raptors, Merlin (Falco columbarius) and Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus), 2020, Ornithological Applications

Gerald J. Niemi frequently collaborates with several co-authors. Among the most frequent are:

  • Annie Bracey
  • Erin E. Gnass Giese
  • Robert W. Howe
  • Thomas Gehring
  • Douglas C. Tozer

Their work appears regularly in key publication venues including:

  • Avian Conservation and Ecology
  • Ecosphere
  • Biological Conservation
  • Ibis
  • Journal of Great Lakes Research

Best Publications

  • Application of Ecological Indicators

    Gerald J. Niemi;Michael E. McDonald

  • Overview of case studies on recovery of aquatic systems from disturbance

    Gerald J Niemi;Philip DeVore;Naomi Detenbeck;Debra Taylor

  • The cumulative effect of wetlands on stream water quality and quantity. A landscape approach

    Carol A. Johnston;Naomi E. Detenbeck;Gerald J. Niemi

  • Recovery of temperate-stream fish communities from disturbance: A review of case studies and synthesis of theory

    Naomi E. Detenbeck;Philip W. DeVore;Gerald J. Niemi;Ann Lima

  • Recovery of lotic communities and ecosystems from disturbance: a narrative review of case studies

    J. David Yount;Gerald J. Niemi

  • THE GRINNELLIAN NICHE OF THE WOOD THRUSH

    Frances C. James;Richard F. Johnston;Noel O. Wamer;Gerald J. Niemi;Gerald J. Niemi

  • Fish acute toxicity syndromes and their use in the QSAR approach to hazard assessment.

    James M. McKim;Steven P. Bradbury;Gerald J. Niemi;Gerald J. Niemi

  • Lack of edge effect in nesting success of breeding birds in managed forest landscapes

    Ilpo K. Hanski;Timothy J. Fenske;Gerald J. Niemi

  • Integrated Measures of Anthropogenic Stress in the U.S. Great Lakes Basin

    Nicholas P. Danz;Gerald J Niemi;Ronald R. Regal;Tom Hollenhorst

  • A critical analysis on the use of indicator species in management

    Gerald J. Niemi;Joann M. Hanowski;Ann R. Lima;Tom Nicholls

  • Rationale for a New Generation of Indicators for Coastal Waters

    Gerald Niemi;Denice Wardrop;Robert Brooks;Susan Anderson

  • Evaluation of geographic, geomorphic and human influences on Great Lakes wetland indicators: A multi-assemblage approach

    J. C. Brazner;N. P. Danz;Gerald J Niemi;R. R. Regal

  • Environmentally stratified sampling design for the development of Great Lakes environmental indicators.

    Nicholas P. Danz;Ronald R. Regal;Gerald J Niemi;Gerald J Niemi;Valerie J Brady

  • Use of respiratory-cardiovascular responses of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) in identifying acute toxicity syndromes in fish: Part 2. malathion, carbaryl, acrolein and benzaldehyde

    James M. McKim;Patricia K. Schmieder;Gerald J. Niemi;Richard W. Carlson

  • Wetland effects on lake water quality in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area

    Naomi E. Detenbeck;Carol A. Johnston;Gerald J. Niemi

  • Predation of artificial ground nests at two types of edges in a forest-dominated landscape

    Timothy J. Fenske-Crawford;Gerald J. Niemi

  • Ecological Sustainability of Birds in Boreal Forests

    Gerald J Niemi;Joann Hanowski;Pekka Helle;Robert Howe

  • Uptake of planar polychlorinated biphenyls and 2,3,7,8-substituted polychlorinated dibenzofurans and dibenzo-p-dioxins by birds nesting in the lower fox river and Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

    Gerald T. Ankley;Gerald J Niemi;Keith B Lodge;Hallett J. Harris

  • Use of respiratory‐cardiovascular responses of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) in identifying acute toxicity syndromes in fish: Part 1. pentachlorophenol, 2,4‐dinitrophenol, tricaine methanesulfonate and 1‐octanol

    James M. McKim;Patricia K. Schmieder;Richard W. Carlson;Evelyn P. Hunt

  • Human Influences on Water Quality in Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands

    John A. Morrice;Nicholas P. Danz;Ronald R. Regal;John R. Kelly

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert W. Howe
Robert W. Howe University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
Lucinda B. Johnson
Lucinda B. Johnson University of Minnesota, Duluth
Carol A. Johnston
Carol A. Johnston South Dakota State University
George E. Host
George E. Host University of Minnesota, Duluth
Jan J. H. Ciborowski
Jan J. H. Ciborowski University of Windsor
Euan D. Reavie
Euan D. Reavie University of Minnesota, Duluth
Anne E. Hershey
Anne E. Hershey University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gerald T. Ankley
Gerald T. Ankley Environmental Protection Agency
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Deborah L. Swackhamer
Deborah L. Swackhamer University of Minnesota

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