Robert M. Hughes

Robert M. Hughes publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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Robert M. Hughes D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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Best Publications

• Regional reference sites: a method for assessing stream potentials

  Robert M. Hughes;David P. Larsen;James M. Omernik

  560
  Citations

• A process for creating multimetric indices for large-scale aquatic surveys

  John L. Stoddard;Alan T. Herlihy;David V. Peck;Robert M. Hughes

  473
  Citations

• A process for developing and evaluating indices of fish assemblage integrity

  Robert M Hughes;Philip R Kaufmann;Alan T Herlihy;Thomas M Kincaid

  470
  Citations

• Modification of an index of biotic integrity based on fish assemblages to characterize rivers of the Seine Basin, France

  T. Oberdorff;R. M. Hughes

  427
  Citations

• Regional Applications of an Index of Biotic Integrity for Use in Water Resource Management

  David L. Miller;Robert M. Hughes;James R. Karr;Paul M. Leonard

  420
  Citations

• Evaluation of the use of landscape classifications for the prediction of freshwater biota: synthesis and recommendations

  C. P. Hawkins;R. H. Norris;J. Gerritsen;R. M. Hughes

  389
  Citations

• Longitudinal Changes in Fish Assemblages and Water Quality in the Willamette River, Oregon

  Robert M. Hughes;James R. Gammon

  362
  Citations

• Stream biomonitoring using macroinvertebrates around the globe: a comparison of large-scale programs

  Daniel F. Buss;Daren M. Carlisle;Tae-Soo Chon;Joseph Culp

  360
  Citations

• Multiscale land use impacts on water quality: Assessment, planning, and future perspectives in Brazil.

  Kaline de Mello;Ricardo Hideo Taniwaki;Felipe Rossetti de Paula;Roberta Averna Valente

  344
  Citations

• Development and evaluation of a Macroinvertebrate Biotic Integrity Index (MBII) for regionally assessing Mid-Atlantic Highlands Streams.

  Donald J. Klemm;Karen A. Blocksom;Florence A. Fulk;Alan T. Herlihy

  307
  Citations

• Development of an Index of Biotic Integrity for the Mid-Atlantic Highlands Region

  Frank H. McCormick;Robert M. Hughes;Philip R. Kaufmann;David V. Peck

  297
  Citations

• Correspondence Between Ecoregions and Spatial Patterns in Stream Ecosystems in Oregon

  Thomas R. Whittier;Robert M. Hughes;David P. Larsen

  270
  Citations

• Development of a bird integrity index: using bird assemblages as indicators of riparian condition.

  Sandra A Bryce;Robert M Hughes;Philip R Kaufmann

  268
  Citations

• Disentangling the pathways of land use impacts on the functional structure of fish assemblages in Amazon streams

  Rafael P. Leitão;Jansen Zuanon;David Mouillot;David Mouillot;Cecília G. Leal

  265
  Citations

• Acquiring data for large aquatic resource surveys: the art of compromise among science, logistics, and reality

  Robert M. Hughes;David V. Peck

  262
  Citations

• Application of an index of biological integrity (IBI) to fish assemblages of the rivers Khan and Kshipra (Madhya Pradesh), India

  V. Ganasan;Robert M. Hughes

  256
  Citations

• Defining quantitative stream disturbance gradients and the additive role of habitat variation to explain macroinvertebrate taxa richness

  Raphael Ligeiro;Robert M. Hughes;Philip R. Kaufmann;Diego R. Macedo;Diego R. Macedo

  250
  Citations

• Assessing water quality changes in the lakes of the northeastern United States using sediment diatoms

  Sushil S Dixit;John P Smol;Donald F Charles;Robert M Hughes

  243
  Citations

• Biological Diversity and Biological Integrity: Current Concerns for Lakes and Streams

  Robert M. Hughes;Reed F. Noss

  235
  Citations

• Classification strengths of ecoregions, catchments, and geographic clusters for aquatic vertebrates in Oregon

  John Van Sickle;Robert M. Hughes

  231
  Citations