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96
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334
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133

Margaret A. Palmer 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 Margaret A. Palmer sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 222 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Margaret A. Palmer 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 Margaret A. Palmer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 96 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Margaret A. Palmer is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States, focusing primarily on environmental science with an emphasis on ecology and related subfields.

Their research spans multiple subfields, including ecology, global and planetary change, water science and technology, environmental chemistry, and nature and landscape conservation. The main topics of their work cover peatlands and wetlands ecology, hydrology and watershed management studies, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, soil and water nutrient dynamics, hydrology and sediment transport processes, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, and aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior.

Palmer's recent research publications include the following papers:

  • Effects of seasonal inundation on methane fluxes from forested freshwater wetlands, 2021, Environmental Research Letters
  • Seasonal drivers of geographically isolated wetland hydrology in a low-gradient, Coastal Plain landscape, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Ecosystem-level effects of re-oligotrophication and N:P imbalances in rivers and estuaries on a global scale, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • Hydrological Conditions Influence Soil and Methane-Cycling Microbial Populations in Seasonally Saturated Wetlands, 2020, Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • Ecosystem restoration is risky... but we can change that, 2020, One Earth

Frequent publication venues for Palmer include:

  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences

Collaborative work often involves coauthors such as Graham Stewart, C. Nathan Jones, Sean J. Sharp, Michael R. Williams, and Christine E. Maietta.

Palmer was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Synthesizing U.S. river restoration efforts

    E Bernhardt;Margaret Palmer;J Allan;G Alexander

  • Standards for ecologically successful river restoration

    M.A. Palmer;E.S. Bernhardt;J. D. Allan;P.S. Lake

  • Ecological Theory and Community Restoration Ecology

    Margaret A. Palmer;Richard F. Ambrose;N. Le Roy Poff;N. Le Roy Poff

  • Ecological Thresholds: The Key to Successful Environmental Management or an Important Concept with No Practical Application?

    Peter M. Groffman;Jill S. Baron;Tamara Blett;Arthur J. Gold

  • The Role of Benthic Invertebrate Species in Freshwater Ecosystems: Zoobenthic species influence energy flows and nutrient cycling

    Alan P. Covich;Margaret A. Palmer;Todd A. Crowl

  • River restoration, habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity: a failure of theory or practice?

    Margaret A. Palmer;Margaret A. Palmer;Holly L. Menninger;Emily Bernhardt

  • Species diversity enhances ecosystem functioning through interspecific facilitation

    Bradley J. Cardinale;Margaret A. Palmer;Scott L. Collins

  • Climate change and the world's river basins: anticipating management options

    Margaret A Palmer;Margaret A Palmer;Catherine A Reidy Liermann;Christer Nilsson;Martina Flörke

  • Ecology for a Crowded Planet

    Margaret Palmer;Emily S. Bernhardt;Elizabeth A. Chornesky;Scott L. Collins

  • River restoration: OPINION

    Ellen Wohl;Paul L. Angermeier;Brian Bledsoe;G. Mathias Kondolf

  • Mountaintop mining consequences

    M. A. Palmer;E. S. Bernhardt;W. H. Schlesinger;K. N. Eshleman

  • The Function of Marine Critical Transition Zones and the Importance of Sediment Biodiversity

    Lisa A. Levin;Donald F. Boesch;Alan Covich;Cliff Dahm

  • Linkages between flow regime, biota, and ecosystem processes: Implications for river restoration

    Margaret Palmer;Albert Ruhi

  • Biodiversity, climate change, and ecosystem services

    Harold Mooney;Anne Larigauderie;Manuel Cesario;Thomas Elmquist

  • Committing to ecological restoration

    Katharine Suding;Eric Higgs;Margaret Palmer;J. Baird Callicott

  • River flows and water wars: emerging science for environmental decision making

    N. LeRoy Poff;J. David Allan;Margaret A. Palmer;David D. Hart

  • Lakes and streams as sentinels of environmental change in terrestrial and atmospheric processes

    Craig E. Williamson;Walter K. Dodds;Timothy K. Kratz;Margaret A. Palmer;Margaret A. Palmer

  • Restoring Rivers One Reach at a Time: Results from a Survey of U.S. River Restoration Practitioners

    Emily S. Bernhardt;Emily S. Bernhardt;Elizabeth B. Sudduth;Elizabeth B. Sudduth;Margaret A. Palmer;Margaret A. Palmer;J. David Allan

  • Sustainable water management under future uncertainty with eco-engineering decision scaling

    N. LeRoy Poff;Casey M. Brown;Theodore E. Grantham;John H. Matthews

  • Climate change and river ecosystems: protection and adaptation options.

    Margaret A. Palmer;Dennis P. Lettenmaier;N. LeRoy Poff;Sandra L. Postel

  • Restoring Life in Running Waters: Better Biological Monitoring

    Margaret A. Palmer;Margaret A. Palmer;Jacqui Brooks;Jacqui Brooks;Laurie C. Alexander;Laurie C. Alexander

Frequent Co-Authors

Emily S. Bernhardt
Emily S. Bernhardt Duke University
N. LeRoy Poff
N. LeRoy Poff Colorado State University
Christopher M. Swan
Christopher M. Swan University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jill S. Baron
Jill S. Baron United States Geological Survey
J. David Allan
J. David Allan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Judy L. Meyer
Judy L. Meyer University of Georgia
Bradley J. Cardinale
Bradley J. Cardinale Pennsylvania State University
Scott L. Collins
Scott L. Collins University of New Mexico
Paul V. R. Snelgrove
Paul V. R. Snelgrove Memorial University of Newfoundland
Harold A. Mooney
Harold A. Mooney Stanford University

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