Cory C. Cleveland

29.2k total citations · 11 hit papers
121 papers, 22.0k citations indexed

About

Cory C. Cleveland is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Cory C. Cleveland has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 22.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Soil Science, 59 papers in Ecology and 34 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Cory C. Cleveland's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (70 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (32 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (24 papers). Cory C. Cleveland is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (70 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (32 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (24 papers). Cory C. Cleveland collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Cory C. Cleveland's co-authors include Alan R. Townsend, Daniel Liptzin, Sasha C. Reed, William R. Wieder, Gregory P. Asner, Diana R. Nemergut, Steven K. Schmidt, Robert W. Howarth, Elisabeth A. Holland and James N. Galloway and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Cory C. Cleveland

121 papers receiving 21.5k citations

Hit Papers

Nitrogen Cycles: Past, Present, and Future 1999 2026 2008 2017 2004 2007 2009 1999 2002 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Nitrogen Cycles: Past, Present, and Future
    2004 4.0k citations Robert W. Howarth, Cory C. Cleveland et al. Biogeochemistry profile →
  2. C:N:P stoichiometry in soil: is there a “Redfield ratio” for the microbial biomass?
    2007 1.8k citations Cory C. Cleveland et al. Biogeochemistry profile →
  3. Global patterns in belowground communities
    2009 886 citations Cory C. Cleveland et al. Ecology Letters profile →
  4. Global patterns of terrestrial biological nitrogen (N2) fixation in natural ecosystems
    1999 736 citations Cory C. Cleveland, Alan R. Townsend et al. Global Biogeochemical Cycles profile →
  5. Towards an ecological understanding of biological nitrogen fixation
    2002 668 citations Peter M. Vitousek, K.G. Cassman et al. Biogeochemistry profile →
  6. Negative impact of nitrogen deposition on soil buffering capacity
    2008 558 citations Cory C. Cleveland et al. profile →
  7. Biological nitrogen fixation: rates, patterns and ecological controls in terrestrial ecosystems
    2013 554 citations Peter M. Vitousek, Duncan N. L. Menge et al. profile →
  8. Future productivity and carbon storage limited by terrestrial nutrient availability
    2015 544 citations William R. Wieder, Cory C. Cleveland et al. profile →
  9. Functional Ecology of Free-Living Nitrogen Fixation: A Contemporary Perspective
    2011 483 citations Sasha C. Reed, Cory C. Cleveland et al. profile →
  10. Biochar additions alter phosphorus and nitrogen availability in agricultural ecosystems: A meta-analysis
    2018 383 citations Cory C. Cleveland et al. profile →
  11. Changes in assembly processes in soil bacterial communities following a wildfire disturbance
    2013 351 citations Sean O’Neill, Alan R. Townsend et al. The ISME Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cory C. Cleveland United States 62 10.7k 9.3k 5.3k 5.0k 4.1k 121 22.0k
Donald R. Zak United States 81 12.6k 1.2× 8.6k 0.9× 9.8k 1.8× 3.5k 0.7× 5.8k 1.4× 226 22.8k
Jordi Sardans Spain 78 9.1k 0.9× 6.6k 0.7× 7.7k 1.4× 3.5k 0.7× 5.3k 1.3× 499 23.4k
Benjamin L. Turner Panama 89 10.7k 1.0× 6.5k 0.7× 8.9k 1.7× 6.6k 1.3× 4.2k 1.0× 380 26.6k
Bruce A. Hungate United States 79 10.7k 1.0× 9.1k 1.0× 7.1k 1.3× 2.5k 0.5× 7.5k 1.8× 264 23.8k
Stephen C. Hart United States 64 7.9k 0.7× 7.3k 0.8× 3.4k 0.6× 4.0k 0.8× 5.5k 1.4× 207 17.9k
Matthew D. Wallenstein United States 58 11.6k 1.1× 9.6k 1.0× 4.5k 0.9× 3.4k 0.7× 2.3k 0.5× 94 19.7k
Robert L. Sinsabaugh United States 70 13.6k 1.3× 10.4k 1.1× 6.6k 1.2× 5.4k 1.1× 1.9k 0.5× 153 22.6k
Kathleen K. Treseder United States 71 9.7k 0.9× 7.8k 0.8× 9.2k 1.7× 2.2k 0.4× 3.7k 0.9× 148 20.5k
Serita D. Frey United States 56 12.4k 1.2× 8.4k 0.9× 4.5k 0.9× 3.3k 0.7× 2.0k 0.5× 139 17.7k
Andreas Richter Austria 83 12.3k 1.1× 12.3k 1.3× 8.1k 1.5× 4.7k 0.9× 3.7k 0.9× 289 27.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cory C. Cleveland

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Turner, Monica G., et al.. (2025). Reburning Before Recovery: Effects of Short-Interval Fire on Subalpine Forest Nitrogen Stocks and Fluxes. Ecosystems. 28(2). 1 indexed citations
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Reis, Carla Roberta Gonçalves, Steven S. Perakis, Cory C. Cleveland, et al.. (2025). A global dataset of terrestrial biological nitrogen fixation. Scientific Data. 12(1). 1362–1362. 2 indexed citations
3.
Hood, Sharon M., Justin S. Crotteau, & Cory C. Cleveland. (2024). Long‐term efficacy of fuel reduction and restoration treatments inNorthernRockies dry forests. Ecological Applications. 34(2). e2940–e2940. 9 indexed citations
4.
Wieder, William R., et al.. (2023). Flexible Foliar Stoichiometry Reduces the Magnitude of the Global Land Carbon Sink. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(21). 5 indexed citations
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Rocci, Katherine S., Cory C. Cleveland, Katerina Georgiou, et al.. (2023). Aligning theoretical and empirical representations of soil carbon-to-nitrogen stoichiometry with process-based terrestrial biogeochemistry models. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 189. 109272–109272. 14 indexed citations
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Sheng, Min, Christoph Rosche, Mohammad Al‐Gharaibeh, et al.. (2022). Acquisition and evolution of enhanced mutualism—an underappreciated mechanism for invasive success?. The ISME Journal. 16(11). 2467–2478. 31 indexed citations
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Cleveland, Cory C., Carla Roberta Gonçalves Reis, Steven S. Perakis, et al.. (2022). Exploring the Role of Cryptic Nitrogen Fixers in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Frontier in Nitrogen Cycling Research. Ecosystems. 25(8). 1653–1669. 25 indexed citations
8.
Sullivan, Benjamin W., Megan K. Nasto, Silvia Álvarez-Clare, et al.. (2019). Biogeochemical recuperation of lowland tropical forest during succession. Ecology. 100(4). e02641–e02641. 30 indexed citations
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Nasto, Megan K., Klaus Winter, Benjamin L. Turner, & Cory C. Cleveland. (2019). Nutrient acquisition strategies augment growth in tropical N 2 ‐fixing trees in nutrient‐poor soil and under elevated CO 2. Ecology. 100(4). e02646–e02646. 30 indexed citations
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Taylor, Philip G., Cory C. Cleveland, Fiona M. Soper, et al.. (2019). Greater stem growth, woody allocation, and aboveground biomass in Paleotropical forests than in Neotropical forests. Ecology. 100(3). e02589–e02589. 9 indexed citations
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Gundale, Michael J., et al.. (2016). Forest restoration treatments have subtle long‐term effects on soil C and N cycling in mixed conifer forests. Ecological Applications. 26(5). 1503–1516. 16 indexed citations
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Cleveland, Cory C., Philip Taylor, K. Dana Chadwick, et al.. (2015). A comparison of plot‐based satellite and Earth system model estimates of tropical forest net primary production. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 29(5). 626–644. 56 indexed citations
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Cusack, Daniela, Sasha C. Reed, William R. Wieder, et al.. (2013). How do Soil Microbial Enzyme Activities Respond to Changes in Temperature, Carbon, and Nutrient Additions across Gradients in Mineralogy and Nutrient Availability?. AGUFM. 2013. 1 indexed citations
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Cleveland, Cory C., Sasha C. Reed, Adrienne B. Keller, et al.. (2013). Litter quality versus soil microbial community controls over decomposition: a quantitative analysis. Oecologia. 174(1). 283–294. 183 indexed citations
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Leff, Jonathan, William R. Wieder, Philip G. Taylor, et al.. (2012). Experimental litterfall manipulation drives large and rapid changes in soil carbon cycling in a wet tropical forest. Global Change Biology. 18(9). 2969–2979. 154 indexed citations
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Cleveland, Cory C., Alan R. Townsend, Philip Taylor, et al.. (2011). Relationships among net primary productivity, nutrients and climate in tropical rain forest: a pan‐tropical analysis. Ecology Letters. 14(9). 939–947. 373 indexed citations
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Reed, Sasha C., Cory C. Cleveland, & Alan R. Townsend. (2007). Controls Over Leaf Litter and Soil Nitrogen Fixation in Two Lowland Tropical Rain Forests. Biotropica. 39(5). 585–592. 117 indexed citations
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Cleveland, Cory C.. (2006). Nitrogen and phosphorus additions cause substantial losses of soil carbon from a lowland tropical rain forest. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 103. 10316–10321. 53 indexed citations
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Vitousek, Peter M., K.G. Cassman, Cory C. Cleveland, et al.. (2002). Towards an ecological understanding of biological nitrogen fixation. Biogeochemistry. 57-58(1). 1–45. 668 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cleveland, Cory C., et al.. (2001). Energy and the environment.. Energy & Environment. 1 indexed citations

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