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Patricia A. Soranno

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
49
Citations
7776
World Ranking
4079
National Ranking
1423

Patricia A. Soranno publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 134 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patricia A. Soranno 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 Patricia A. Soranno sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)
  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Patricia A. Soranno is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on water science and technology, environmental chemistry, oceanography, ecological modeling, and global and planetary change.

The main topics in their research include:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Patricia A. Soranno has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with notable recent papers including:

  • "The role of phosphorus and nitrogen on chlorophyll a: Evidence from hundreds of lakes" (2020) published in Water Research
  • "LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0: Data module of location, identifiers, and physical characteristics of lakes and their watersheds in the conterminous U.S." (2021) published in Limnology and Oceanography Letters
  • "Linking Terrestrial and Aquatic Biodiversity to Ecosystem Function Across Scales, Trophic Levels, and Realms" (2021) published in Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • "Illuminating a Black Box of the Peer Review System: Demographics, Experiences, and Career Benefits of Associate Editors" (2020) published in Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin
  • "Ecological prediction at macroscales using big data: Does sampling design matter?" (2020) published in Ecological Applications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Patricia A. Soranno include:

  • Kendra Spence Cheruvelil
  • Ian M. McCullough
  • Katherine E. Webster
  • Patrick J. Hanly
  • Tyler Wagner

The scientist has published multiple articles in key venues relevant to their field, such as:

  • Limnology and Oceanography Letters
  • Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ecological Applications
  • Limnology and Oceanography

Patricia A. Soranno has received recognition with fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2019
  • Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) in 2020

Best Publications

  • Phosphorus Loads to Surface Waters: A Simple Model to Account for Spatial Pattern of Land Use

    P. A. Soranno;S. L. Hubler;S. R. Carpenter;R. C. Lathrop

  • Macrosystems ecology: understanding ecological patterns and processes at continental scales

    James B. Heffernan;James B. Heffernan;Patricia A. Soranno;Patricia A. Soranno;Michael J. Angilletta;Michael J. Angilletta;Lauren B. Buckley;Lauren B. Buckley

  • Creating and maintaining high-performing collaborative research teams: the importance of diversity and interpersonal skills

    Kendra S Cheruvelil;Patricia A Soranno;Kathleen C Weathers;Paul C Hanson

  • Spatial Variation among Lakes within Landscapes: Ecological Organization along Lake Chains

    Patricia A. Soranno;Katherine E. Webster;Joan L. Riera;Timothy K. Kratz

  • Cross‐scale interactions: quantifying multi‐scaled cause–effect relationships in macrosystems

    Patricia A. Soranno;Kendra S. Cheruvelil;Edward G. Bissell;Mary T. Bremigan

  • Spatial analysis of ice phenology trends across the Laurentian Great Lakes region during a recent warming period

    Olaf P. Jensen;Barbara J. Benson;John J. Magnuson;Virginia M. Card

  • Resilience and resistance of a lake phosphorus cycle before and after food web manipulation.

    Stephen R. Carpenter;Clifford E. Kraft;Russell Wright;Xi He

  • Improving the culture of interdisciplinary collaboration in ecology by expanding measures of success

    Simon J Goring;Kathleen C Weathers;Walter K Dodds;Patricia A Soranno

  • Plant architecture and epiphytic macroinvertebrate communities: the role of an exotic dissected macrophyte

    Kendra Spence Cheruvelil;Patricia A. Soranno;John D. Madsen;Marla J. Roberson

  • Phosphorus loading reductions needed to control blue green algal blooms in Lake Mendota

    Richard C. Lathrop;Stephen R. Carpenter;Craig A. Stow;Patricia A. Soranno

  • Structuring features of lake districts: landscape controls on lake chemical responses to drought

    Katherine E. Webster;Patricia A. Soranno;Stephen B. Baines;Timothy K. Kratz

  • Linking Landscapes and Food Webs: Effects of Omnivorous Fish and Watersheds on Reservoir Ecosystems

    Michael J. Vanni;Kristin K. Arend;Mary T. Bremigan;David B. Bunnell

  • Using Landscape Limnology to Classify Freshwater Ecosystems for Multi-ecosystem Management and Conservation

    Patricia A. Soranno;Kendra Spence Cheruvelil;Katherine E. Webster;Mary T. Bremigan

  • The role of phosphorus and nitrogen on chlorophyll a: Evidence from hundreds of lakes.

    Zhongyao Liang;Patricia A. Soranno;Tyler Wagner

  • LAGOS-NE: A multi-scaled geospatial and temporal database of lake ecological context and water quality for thousands of US lakes

    Patricia A. Soranno;Linda C. Bacon;Michael Beauchene;Karen E. Bednar

  • Food Web Structure and Littoral Zone Coupling to Pelagic Trophic Cascades

    Daniel E. Schindler;Stephen R. Carpenter;Kathryn L. Cottingham;Xi He

  • Lake landscape position: Relationships to hydrologic connectivity and landscape features

    Sherry L. Martin;Patricia A. Soranno

  • Internal phosphorus loading in Lake Mendota: response to external loads and weather

    P. A. Soranno;S. R. Carpenter;R. C. Lathrop

  • Effects of Land Use on Lake Nutrients: The Importance of Scale, Hydrologic Connectivity, and Region.

    Patricia A. Soranno;Kendra Spence Cheruvelil;Tyler Wagner;Katherine E. Webster

  • Factors affecting the timing of surface scums and epilimnetic blooms of blue-green algae in a eutrophic lake

    P A Soranno

  • Building a multi-scaled geospatial temporal ecology database from disparate data sources: fostering open science and data reuse

    Patricia A. Soranno;Edward G. Bissell;Kendra S. Cheruvelil;Samuel T. Christel

Frequent Co-Authors

Tyler Wagner
Tyler Wagner United States Geological Survey
Craig A. Stow
Craig A. Stow National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Pang-Ning Tan
Pang-Ning Tan Michigan State University
Emily H. Stanley
Emily H. Stanley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Stephen R. Carpenter
Stephen R. Carpenter University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kathleen C. Weathers
Kathleen C. Weathers Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
John A. Downing
John A. Downing University of Minnesota
Richard C. Lathrop
Richard C. Lathrop University of Wisconsin–Madison
Lars G. Rudstam
Lars G. Rudstam Cornell University
Isis H. Settles
Isis H. Settles University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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Monica G. Turner

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