| Ecological consequences of shoreline hardening: a meta-analysis RK Gittman, SB Scyphers, CS Smith, IP Neylan, JH Grabowski BioScience 66 (9), 763-773, 2016 | 291 | 2016 |
| Coming to terms with living shorelines: A scoping review of novel restoration strategies for shoreline protection C Smith, M Rudd, RK Gittman, E Melvin, V Patterson, J Renzi, E Wellman, ... Frontiers in Marine Science 7, 434, 2020 | 114 | 2020 |
| Challenges for restoration of coastal marine ecosystems in the anthropocene A Abelson, DC Reed, GJ Edgar, CS Smith, GA Kendrick, RJ Orth, L Airoldi, ... Frontiers in Marine Science 7, 544105, 2020 | 106 | 2020 |
| Priorities and motivations of marine coastal restoration research E Bayraktarov, S Brisbane, V Hagger, CS Smith, KA Wilson, CE Lovelock, ... Frontiers in Marine Science 7, 484, 2020 | 104 | 2020 |
| Hurricane damage along natural and hardened estuarine shorelines: Using homeowner experiences to promote nature-based coastal protection CS Smith, RK Gittman, IP Neylan, SB Scyphers, JP Morton, FJ Fodrie, ... Marine Policy 81, 350-358, 2017 | 95 | 2017 |
| Living shorelines enhanced the resilience of saltmarshes to Hurricane Matthew (2016) CS Smith, B Puckett, RK Gittman, CH Peterson Ecological Applications 28 (4), 871-877, 2018 | 94 | 2018 |
| Field experiments and meta-analysis reveal wetland vegetation as a crucial element in the coastal protection paradigm BR Silliman, Q He, C Angelini, CS Smith, ML Kirwan, P Daleo, JJ Renzi, ... Current Biology 29 (11), 1800-1806. e3, 2019 | 84 | 2019 |
| A Global Synthesis Reveals Gaps in Coastal Habitat Restoration Research YS Zhang, WR Cioffi, R Cope, P Daleo, E Heywood, C Hoyt, CS Smith, ... Sustainability 10 (4), 1040, 2018 | 69 | 2018 |
| Herbivory limits success of vegetation restoration globally C Xu, BR Silliman, J Chen, X Li, MS Thomsen, Q Zhang, J Lee, ... Science 382 (6670), 589-594, 2023 | 61 | 2023 |
| Coastal resilience surges as living shorelines reduce lateral erosion of salt marshes MA Polk, RK Gittman, CS Smith, DO Eulie Integrated environmental assessment and management 18 (1), 82-98, 2022 | 40 | 2022 |
| Going global: The introduction of the Asian isopod Ianiropsis serricaudis Gurjanova (Crustacea: Peracarida) to North America and Europe NV Hobbs, E Lazo-Wasem, M Faasse, JR Cordell, JW Chapman, ... | 28 | 2015 |
| Oyster aquaculture impacts Zostera marina epibiont community composition in Akkeshi-ko estuary, Japan CS Smith, M Ito, M Namba, M Nakaoka PloS one 13 (5), e0197753, 2018 | 22 | 2018 |
| Reversing a tyranny of cascading shoreline‐protection decisions driving coastal habitat loss RK Gittman, SB Scyphers, CJ Baillie, A Brodmerkel, JH Grabowski, ... Conservation Science and Practice 3 (9), e490, 2021 | 21 | 2021 |
| Challenges and opportunities for sustaining coastal wetlands and oyster reefs in the southeastern United States T Kyzar, I Safak, J Cebrian, MW Clark, N Dix, K Dietz, RK Gittman, ... Journal of Environmental Management 296, 113178, 2021 | 19 | 2021 |
| Infrastructure investment must incorporate Nature’s lessons in a rapidly changing world RA Feagin, TS Bridges, B Bledsoe, E Losos, S Ferreira, E Corwin, ... One Earth 4 (10), 1361-1364, 2021 | 18 | 2021 |
| Acoustic camera and net surveys reveal that nursery enhancement at living shorelines may be restricted to the marsh platform CS Smith, AB Paxton, SE Donaher, DP Kochan, IP Neylan, T Pfeifer, ... Ecological Engineering 166, 106232, 2021 | 18 | 2021 |
| Bivalve facilitation mediates seagrass recovery from physical disturbance in a temperate estuary SE Donaher, CJ Baillie, CS Smith, YS Zhang, A Albright, SN Trackenberg, ... Ecosphere 12 (11), e03804, 2021 | 16 | 2021 |
| Priorities and motivations of marine coastal restoration research. Frontiers in Marine Science 7: 484 E Bayraktarov, S Brisbane, V Hagger, CS Smith, KA Wilson, CE Lovelock, ... | 16 | 2020 |
| The effect of environmental gradient on biodiversity and similarity of invertebrate communities in eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds M Namba, M Hashimoto, M Ito, K Momota, C Smith, T Yorisue, M Nakaoka Ecological Research 35 (1), 61-75, 2020 | 15 | 2020 |
| Past hurricane damage and flood zone outweigh shoreline hardening for predicting residential-scale impacts of Hurricane Matthew CS Smith, S Scyphers Environmental Science & Policy 101, 46-53, 2019 | 15 | 2019 |