Daniel S. Maynard

7.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
42 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Daniel S. Maynard is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel S. Maynard has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 16 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 13 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Daniel S. Maynard's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (12 papers) and Plant and animal studies (12 papers). Daniel S. Maynard is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (12 papers) and Plant and animal studies (12 papers). Daniel S. Maynard collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Daniel S. Maynard's co-authors include Thomas W. Crowther, Mark A. Bradford, Johan van den Hoogen, William R. Wieder, Stephen A. Wood, Colin Averill, Lidong Mo, Ashley D. Keiser, Melanie A. Mayes and Joe Wan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Daniel S. Maynard

40 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The global soil community and its influence on biogeochemistry

2019 796 citations Thomas W. Crowther, Johan van den Hoogen et al. Science profile →
Understanding the dominant controls on litter decomposition

2015 467 citations Mark A. Bradford, Daniel S. Maynard et al. Journal of Ecology profile →
The global distribution and environmental drivers of aboveground versus belowground plant biomass

2021 190 citations Haozhi Ma, Lidong Mo et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniel S. Maynard United States	27	1.5k	1.3k	1.2k	851	821	42	3.7k
Anita C. Risch Switzerland	33	1.6k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	843 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	428 0.5×	105	3.6k
Colin Averill United States	21	1.5k 1.0×	2.1k 1.6×	1.7k 1.5×	765 0.9×	893 1.1×	36	3.9k
Ingo Schöning Germany	38	1.9k 1.3×	1.9k 1.4×	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	906 1.1×	79	4.8k
James T. Weedon Netherlands	25	1.4k 1.0×	661 0.5×	962 0.8×	623 0.7×	889 1.1×	54	3.3k
Stephanie N. Kivlin United States	28	992 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	2.2k 1.9×	893 1.0×	665 0.8×	72	3.6k
Yosef Steinberger Israel	40	1.8k 1.2×	2.0k 1.5×	1.9k 1.7×	986 1.2×	406 0.5×	260	5.7k
Manuel Blouin France	28	1.1k 0.8×	2.1k 1.5×	1.3k 1.1×	514 0.6×	363 0.4×	73	4.6k
Kate H. Orwin New Zealand	26	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	975 1.1×	386 0.5×	50	2.9k
Xiaoming Zou China	40	1.7k 1.2×	2.5k 1.9×	948 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	445 0.5×	158	4.8k
María J.I. Briones Spain	32	1.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	890 0.8×	582 0.7×	472 0.6×	109	3.7k

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All Works

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Pigot, Alex L., Laura E. Dee, Anthony J. Richardson, et al.. (2025). Macroecological rules predict how biomass scales with species richness in nature. Science. 387(6740). 1272–1276. 6 indexed citations

Smith, Gabriel Reuben, Carolina Bello, Lalasia Bialic‐Murphy, et al.. (2024). Ten simple rules for using large language models in science, version 1.0. PLoS Computational Biology. 20(1). e1011767–e1011767. 5 indexed citations

Paz, Andrea, et al.. (2024). Treemendous: an R package for integrating taxonomic information across backbones. PeerJ. 12. e16896–e16896.

Paz, Andrea, Thomas W. Crowther, & Daniel S. Maynard. (2024). Functional and phylogenetic dimensions of tree biodiversity reveal unique geographic patterns. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 33(9). 4 indexed citations

Bradford, Mark A., G. F. Veen, Kristofer Covey, et al.. (2023). Coarse woody debris accelerates the decomposition of deadwood inputs across temperate forest. Biogeochemistry. 164(3). 489–507. 2 indexed citations

Ma, Haozhi, Lidong Mo, Thomas W. Crowther, et al.. (2021). The global distribution and environmental drivers of aboveground versus belowground plant biomass. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 5(8). 1110–1122. 190 indexed citations breakdown →

Lustenhouwer, Nicky, Daniel S. Maynard, Mark A. Bradford, et al.. (2020). A trait-based understanding of wood decomposition by fungi. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(21). 11551–11558. 120 indexed citations

Pilorgé, Hélène, Noah McQueen, Daniel S. Maynard, et al.. (2020). Cost Analysis of Carbon Capture and Sequestration of Process Emissions from the U.S. Industrial Sector. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(12). 7524–7532. 83 indexed citations

Maynard, Daniel S., et al.. (2019). Predicting coexistence in experimental ecological communities. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 4(1). 91–100. 46 indexed citations

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Maynard, Daniel S., Mark A. Bradford, Kristofer Covey, et al.. (2019). Consistent trade-offs in fungal trait expression across broad spatial scales. Nature Microbiology. 4(5). 846–853. 94 indexed citations

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Soliveres, Santiago, Anika Lehmann, Steffen Boch, et al.. (2018). Intransitive competition is common across five major taxonomic groups and is driven by productivity, competitive rank and functional traits. Journal of Ecology. 106(3). 852–864. 36 indexed citations

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Maynard, Daniel S., et al.. (2018). Network spandrels reflect ecological assembly. Ecology Letters. 21(3). 324–334. 38 indexed citations

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Rubenstein, Madeleine A., Thomas W. Crowther, Daniel S. Maynard, Jonathan S. Schilling, & Mark A. Bradford. (2017). Decoupling direct and indirect effects of temperature on decomposition. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 112. 110–116. 26 indexed citations

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Bradford, Mark A., G. F. Veen, Anne Bonis, et al.. (2017). A test of the hierarchical model of litter decomposition. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1(12). 1836–1845. 198 indexed citations

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Maynard, Daniel S., Mark A. Bradford, Daniel L. Lindner, et al.. (2017). Diversity begets diversity in competition for space. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1(6). 156–156. 96 indexed citations

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Maynard, Daniel S., Kenneth E. Leonard, John M. Drake, et al.. (2015). Modelling the multidimensional niche by linking functional traits to competitive performance. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 282(1811). 20150516–20150516. 8 indexed citations

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Maynard, Daniel S., Thomas W. Crowther, Joshua R. King, Robert J. Warren, & Mark A. Bradford. (2015). Temperate forest termites: ecology, biogeography, and ecosystem impacts. Ecological Entomology. 40(3). 199–210. 32 indexed citations

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Crowther, Thomas W., et al.. (2014). Untangling the fungal niche: the trait-based approach. Frontiers in Microbiology. 5. 579–579. 194 indexed citations

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Maynard, Daniel S., Mark J. Ducey, Russell G. Congalton, John A. Kershaw, & Joel Hartter. (2013). Vertical point sampling with a digital camera: Slope correction and field evaluation. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 100. 131–138. 1 indexed citations

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Gordon, Howard S., et al.. (2010). Mortality After Hospitalization for Heart Failure in Blacks Compared to Whites. The American Journal of Cardiology. 105(5). 694–700. 11 indexed citations

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