David Johnson

16.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
205 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

David Johnson is a scholar working on Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Johnson has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Plant Science, 52 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 50 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in David Johnson's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (65 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (43 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (40 papers). David Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (65 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (43 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (40 papers). David Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. David Johnson's co-authors include Jonathan R. Leake, D. J. Read, Nick Ostle, Lucy Gilbert, Richard D. Bardgett, Ian C. Anderson, Simon Oakley, Rebekka Artz, Damian P. Donnelly and Lynne Boddy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

David Johnson

198 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

Predicting the structure of soil communities from plant community taxonomy, phylogeny, and traits

2018 235 citations Richard D. Bardgett, Nick Ostle et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Johnson United Kingdom	46	4.4k	2.3k	2.2k	2.0k	1.4k	205	7.8k
Erik A. Hobbie United States	37	3.9k 0.9×	2.5k 1.1×	2.7k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	103	7.6k
John C. Moore United States	28	2.2k 0.5×	2.3k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	840 0.6×	42	5.7k
Gerlinde B. De Deyn Netherlands	43	4.4k 1.0×	2.8k 1.2×	4.9k 2.3×	2.7k 1.3×	819 0.6×	115	10.6k
Katarina Hedlund Sweden	46	2.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	870 0.6×	108	5.9k
Jonathan R. Leake United Kingdom	63	6.1k 1.4×	2.0k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	141	11.1k
Duane A. Peltzer New Zealand	41	2.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	3.4k 1.7×	1.0k 0.7×	117	6.5k
Jan Frouz Czechia	47	1.6k 0.4×	3.1k 1.4×	3.6k 1.7×	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	289	8.2k
Hiroshi Takeda Japan	42	1.9k 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	215	5.5k
Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson Sweden	52	3.0k 0.7×	3.3k 1.5×	2.7k 1.2×	3.0k 1.5×	1.2k 0.9×	144	9.3k
Cameron Wagg Switzerland	36	3.7k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	808 0.6×	70	7.1k

Countries citing papers authored by David Johnson

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Johnson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Johnson

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Strashnov, Ilya, et al.. (2024). Environmental dependency of ectomycorrhizal fungi as soil organic matter oxidizers. New Phytologist. 244(6). 2536–2547. 4 indexed citations

Rillig, Matthias C., Anika Lehmann, Luisa Lanfranco, Tancredi Caruso, & David Johnson. (2024). Clarifying the definition of common mycorrhizal networks. Functional Ecology. 39(6). 1411–1417. 19 indexed citations

Carroll, Joseph, Graham R. Chilvers, Ignacio Delso, et al.. (2024). LC‐ICP‐MS analysis of inositol phosphate isomers in soil offers improved sensitivity and fine‐scale mapping of inositol phosphate distribution. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 15(3). 530–543. 6 indexed citations

Liang, Minxia, et al.. (2024). Contrasting response of root traits of arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal trees to phosphorus availability in subtropical forests. Plant and Soil. 507(1-2). 519–531. 1 indexed citations

Lavallee, Jocelyn M., Mathilde Chomel, Francisco de Castro, et al.. (2024). Land management shapes drought responses of dominant soil microbial taxa across grasslands. Nature Communications. 15(1). 29–29. 31 indexed citations

Liang, Minxia, Yi Zheng, David Johnson, et al.. (2024). Long‐term stability of sapling dynamics is regulated by soil phosphorus availability in subtropical forest. Journal of Ecology. 112(3). 673–686. 1 indexed citations

Lekberg, Ylva, Jan Jansa, William E. Holben, et al.. (2024). Carbon and phosphorus exchange rates in arbuscular mycorrhizas depend on environmental context and differ among co‐occurring plants. New Phytologist. 242(4). 1576–1588. 24 indexed citations

Read, D. J., et al.. (2024). Photosynthate transfer from an autotrophic orchid to conspecific heterotrophic protocorms through a common mycorrhizal network. New Phytologist. 243(1). 398–406. 8 indexed citations

Taylor, Andy F. S., et al.. (2023). Maintenance of host specialisation gradients in ectomycorrhizal symbionts. New Phytologist. 242(4). 1426–1435. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Ze, Tingting Tao, Ji Chen, et al.. (2023). Forms of nitrogen inputs regulate the intensity of soil acidification. Global Change Biology. 29(14). 4044–4055. 63 indexed citations

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Luo, Shan, Richard D. Bardgett, Bernhard Schmid, et al.. (2022). Historical context modifies plant diversity–community productivity relationships in alpine grassland. Journal of Ecology. 110(9). 2205–2218. 5 indexed citations

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Parker, Thomas C., Mathilde Chomel, Karina E. Clemmensen, et al.. (2022). Resistance of subarctic soil fungal and invertebrate communities to disruption of below‐ground carbon supply. Journal of Ecology. 110(12). 2883–2897. 7 indexed citations

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Liang, Minxia, Liuqing Shi, David F. R. P. Burslem, et al.. (2021). Soil fungal networks moderate density‐dependent survival and growth of seedlings. New Phytologist. 230(5). 2061–2071. 42 indexed citations

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Parker, Thomas C., Karina E. Clemmensen, Iain P. Hartley, et al.. (2020). Rhizosphere allocation by canopy‐forming species dominates soil CO₂ efflux in a subarctic landscape. New Phytologist. 227(6). 1818–1830. 15 indexed citations

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Johnson, David, et al.. (2019). Shrub expansion and alpine plant community change: 40-year record from Niwot Ridge, Colorado. Plant Ecology & Diversity. 12(5). 407–416. 24 indexed citations

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Liang, Minxia, Xubing Liu, Ingrid M. Parker, et al.. (2019). Soil microbes drive phylogenetic diversity-productivity relationships in a subtropical forest. Science Advances. 5(10). eaax5088–eaax5088. 57 indexed citations

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Liu, Xubing, David F. R. P. Burslem, John D. Taylor, et al.. (2018). Partitioning of soil phosphorus among arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal trees in tropical and subtropical forests. Ecology Letters. 21(5). 713–723. 108 indexed citations

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Gilbert, Lucy, Toby J. A. Bruce, Michael A. Birkett, et al.. (2013). Underground signals carried through common mycelial networks warn neighbouring plants of aphid attack. Ecology Letters. 16(7). 835–843. 263 indexed citations

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Johnson, David. (2004). Linear analysis of skeletal structures. 1 indexed citations

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Johnson, David & M. D. Rumbaugh. (1986). Field Nodulation and Acetylene Reduction Activity of High-Altitude Legumes in the Western United States. Arctic and Alpine Research. 18(2). 171–179. 1 indexed citations

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