D. G. Milchunas

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

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D. G. Milchunas is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, D. G. Milchunas has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Plant Science, 18 papers in Ecology and 17 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in D. G. Milchunas's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (12 papers). D. G. Milchunas is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (12 papers). D. G. Milchunas collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and France. D. G. Milchunas's co-authors include William K. Lauenroth, W. K. Lauenroth, Osvaldo E. Sala, Imanuel Noy‐Meir, Jennifer Y. King, A. R. Mosier, J. A. Morgan, Simon Todd, R. M. Hoffer and D. R. LeCain and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, The American Naturalist and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

D. G. Milchunas

45 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Quantitative Effects of Grazing on Vegetation and Soils Over a Global Range of Environments

1993 1.5k citations D. G. Milchunas, William K. Lauenroth Ecological Monographs profile →
A Generalized Model of the Effects of Grazing by Large Herbivores on Grassland Community Structure

1988 1.2k citations D. G. Milchunas, Osvaldo E. Sala et al. The American Naturalist profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. G. Milchunas United States	29	3.0k	2.9k	1.5k	1.4k	1.3k	45	5.6k
Douglas A. Frank United States	40	2.8k 0.9×	2.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	2.1k 1.6×	74	6.0k
Daniel G. Milchunas United States	27	2.3k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	42	4.6k
A. Joy Belsky United States	24	3.1k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	637 0.5×	30	4.8k
Joel R. Brown United States	36	2.0k 0.7×	2.5k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	762 0.5×	750 0.6×	115	5.1k
T.G. O’Connor South Africa	35	3.0k 1.0×	2.7k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	780 0.6×	531 0.4×	93	5.4k
Steve Archer United States	34	4.4k 1.5×	3.1k 1.1×	3.5k 2.4×	1.3k 0.9×	824 0.6×	50	7.1k
Brian J. Wilsey United States	40	4.1k 1.4×	2.8k 1.0×	1.7k 1.2×	1.8k 1.3×	826 0.6×	107	6.9k
Martı́n R. Aguiar Argentina	35	2.8k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	933 0.7×	641 0.5×	91	4.2k
Marcelo Sternberg Israel	32	2.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	625 0.5×	94	4.4k
William D. Stock Australia	41	3.3k 1.1×	2.3k 0.8×	2.0k 1.4×	2.3k 1.6×	1.2k 0.9×	124	6.9k

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Milchunas, D. G.. (2011). Plant community dynamics in shortgrass steppe with grazing relaxation and imposition by large and small herbivores. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution. 57(1-2). 23–41. 12 indexed citations

Bakker, Elisabeth S., Johannes M. H. Knops, D. G. Milchunas, Mark E. Ritchie, & Han Olff. (2009). Cross‐site comparison of herbivore impact on nitrogen availability in grasslands: the role of plant nitrogen concentration. Oikos. 118(11). 1613–1622. 41 indexed citations

Dijkstra, Feike A., Elise Pendall, A. R. Mosier, et al.. (2008). Long‐term enhancement of N availability and plant growth under elevated CO₂ in a semi‐arid grassland. Functional Ecology. 22(6). 975–982. 58 indexed citations

Ayres, Edward, Breana L. Simmons, Christopher B. Field, et al.. (2008). Belowground nematode herbivores are resistant to elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations in grassland ecosystems. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40(4). 978–985. 32 indexed citations

Dijkstra, Feike A., Elise Pendall, A. R. Mosier, et al.. (2008). BELOWGROUND RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE Long-term enhancement of N availability and plant growth under elevated CO 2 in a semi-arid grassland. 1 indexed citations

Moore, J. Carrick, W. K. Lauenroth, E. F. Kelly, et al.. (2007). Shortgrass steppe long term ecological research. Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University). 3 indexed citations

Milchunas, D. G., A. R. Mosier, J. A. Morgan, et al.. (2005). Elevated CO2 and defoliation effects on a shortgrass steppe: Forage quality versus quantity for ruminants. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 111(1-4). 166–184. 73 indexed citations

King, Jennifer Y., A. R. Mosier, J. A. Morgan, et al.. (2004). Plant Nitrogen Dynamics in Shortgrass Steppe under Elevated Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide. Ecosystems. 7(2). 28 indexed citations

Milchunas, D. G. & W. K. Lauenroth. (1995). Inertia in Plant Community Structure: State Changes After Cessation of Nutrient‐Enrichment Stress. Ecological Applications. 5(2). 452–458. 209 indexed citations

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Milchunas, D. G., et al.. (1995). Forage quality in relation to long-term grazing history, current-year defoliation, and water resource. Oecologia. 101(3). 366–374. 86 indexed citations

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Milchunas, D. G. & William K. Lauenroth. (1993). Quantitative Effects of Grazing on Vegetation and Soils Over a Global Range of Environments. Ecological Monographs. 63(4). 327–366. 1537 indexed citations breakdown →

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Milchunas, D. G., et al.. (1992). A comparison of 14C, 86Rb, and total excavation for determination of root distributions of individual plants. Plant and Soil. 144(1). 125–132. 14 indexed citations

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Milchunas, D. G., William K. Lauenroth, & Phillip L. Chapman. (1992). Plant competition, abiotic, and long- and short-term effects of large herbivores on demography of opportunistic species in a semiarid grassland. Oecologia. 92(4). 520–531. 67 indexed citations

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Milchunas, D. G., Osvaldo E. Sala, & W. K. Lauenroth. (1988). A Generalized Model of the Effects of Grazing by Large Herbivores on Grassland Community Structure. The American Naturalist. 132(1). 87–106. 1181 indexed citations breakdown →

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Milchunas, D. G., William K. Lauenroth, Jyoti Singh, C. V. Cole, & H. W. Hunt. (1985). Root turnover and production by14C dilution: implications of carbon partitioning in plants. Plant and Soil. 88(3). 353–365. 55 indexed citations

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Lauenroth, W. K., James K. Detling, D. G. Milchunas, & J. L. Dodd. (1985). Impact of SO 2 Exposure on the Response of Agropyron smithii to Defoliation. Journal of Range Management. 38(1). 16–16. 8 indexed citations

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Milchunas, D. G., William K. Lauenroth, & J. L. Dodd. (1982). The effect of SO2 on 14C translocation in Agropyron smithii RYDB. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 22(1). 81–91. 11 indexed citations

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Milchunas, D. G., et al.. (1981). Effects of SO 2 Exposure with Nitrogen and Sulphur Fertilization on the Growth of Agropyron smithii. Journal of Applied Ecology. 18(1). 291–291. 13 indexed citations

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Milchunas, D. G., W. K. Lauenroth, & J. L. Dodd. (1981). Forage Quality of Western Wheatgrass Exposed to Sulfur Dioxide. Journal of Range Management. 34(4). 282–282. 2 indexed citations

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Milchunas, D. G., et al.. (1981). Effect of Controlled Low Levels of SO2 on Grasshopper Densities on a Northern Mixed-Grass Prairie1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 74(1). 91–93. 6 indexed citations

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