David L. Verbyla

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

David L. Verbyla is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, David L. Verbyla has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Atmospheric Science, 26 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 22 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in David L. Verbyla's work include Climate change and permafrost (22 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (18 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (17 papers). David L. Verbyla is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (22 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (18 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (17 papers). David L. Verbyla collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Ireland. David L. Verbyla's co-authors include F. Stuart Chapin, A. D. McGuire, K. M. Walter, Jeffrey P. Chanton, S. A. Zimov, Eric S. Kasischke, Elizabeth Hoy, T. Scott Rupp, Edward A. G. Schuur and Randi Jandt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

David L. Verbyla

58 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Methane bubbling from Siberian thaw lakes as a positive f... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 250 500 750
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. Methane bubbling from Siberian thaw lakes as a positive feedback to climate warming
    2006 792 citations K. M. Walter, S. A. Zimov et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David L. Verbyla United States 29 2.4k 2.3k 1.8k 452 426 59 4.4k
Gabriela Schaepman‐Strub Switzerland 27 1.8k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 2.5k 1.4× 947 2.1× 301 0.7× 95 4.6k
Uma S. Bhatt United States 39 4.7k 2.0× 2.8k 1.2× 1.0k 0.6× 193 0.4× 178 0.4× 106 5.8k
L. D. Hinzman United States 49 6.8k 2.8× 1.4k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 512 1.1× 174 0.4× 131 8.2k
B. D. Amiro Canada 41 1.9k 0.8× 5.5k 2.4× 2.1k 1.2× 747 1.7× 903 2.1× 107 6.7k
Mark Carroll United States 26 977 0.4× 2.3k 1.0× 1.9k 1.1× 1.1k 2.4× 388 0.9× 60 3.9k
Leslie A. Viereck United States 28 1.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 443 1.0× 797 1.9× 57 3.4k
Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir Iceland 35 1.7k 0.7× 609 0.3× 1.6k 0.9× 91 0.2× 855 2.0× 131 4.0k
Lei Ji United States 31 933 0.4× 2.7k 1.2× 2.1k 1.2× 957 2.1× 315 0.7× 79 4.3k
Timothy G. F. Kittel United States 37 2.0k 0.8× 3.6k 1.6× 1.2k 0.7× 630 1.4× 604 1.4× 71 4.9k
D. A. Slayback United States 22 1.7k 0.7× 4.1k 1.8× 3.1k 1.7× 938 2.1× 739 1.7× 37 6.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David L. Verbyla

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David L. Verbyla

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Prakash, Anupma, et al.. (2019). Fire detection and temperature retrieval using EO-1 Hyperion data over selected Alaskan boreal forest fires. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 81. 72–84. 28 indexed citations
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Griffith, Brad, et al.. (2014). Comparison of three methods for long-term monitoring of boreal lake area using Landsat TM and ETM+ imagery. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 38(4). 427–440. 9 indexed citations
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Raynolds, Martha K., Donald A. Walker, David L. Verbyla, & Corinne A. Munger. (2013). Patterns of Change within a Tundra Landscape: 22-year Landsat NDVI Trends in an Area of the Northern Foothills of the Brooks Range, Alaska. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 45(2). 249–260. 54 indexed citations
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Verbyla, David L., et al.. (2012). Browning of the landscape of interior Alaska based on 1986-2009 Landsat sensor NDVI. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 42(7). 1371–1382. 20 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Joshua H., Mark S. Lindberg, Devin S. Johnson, & David L. Verbyla. (2011). Season length influences breeding range dynamics of trumpeter swans Cygnus buccinator. Wildlife Biology. 17(4). 364–372. 4 indexed citations
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Hegel, Troy, David L. Verbyla, Falk Huettmann, & Perry S. Barboza. (2011). Spatial synchrony of recruitment in mountain‐dwelling woodland caribou. Population Ecology. 54(1). 19–30. 10 indexed citations
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Mack, Michelle C., M. Syndonia Bret‐Harte, Teresa N. Hollingsworth, et al.. (2011). Carbon loss from an unprecedented Arctic tundra wildfire. Nature. 475(7357). 489–492. 345 indexed citations
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Joly, Kyle, David R. Klein, David L. Verbyla, T. Scott Rupp, & F. Stuart Chapin. (2010). Linkages between large‐scale climate patterns and the dynamics of Arctic caribou populations. Ecography. 34(2). 345–352. 67 indexed citations
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Schuur, Edward A. G., et al.. (2010). Quantifying fire severity, carbon, and nitrogen emissions in Alaska's boreal forest. Ecological Applications. 20(6). 1633–1647. 152 indexed citations
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Walter, K. M., S. A. Zimov, Jeffrey P. Chanton, David L. Verbyla, & F. Stuart Chapin. (2006). Methane bubbling from Siberian thaw lakes as a positive feedback to climate warming. Nature. 443(7107). 71–75. 792 indexed citations breakdown →
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Verbyla, David L.. (2005). Assessment of the MODIS Leaf Area Index Product (MOD15) in Alaska. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 26(6). 1277–1284. 18 indexed citations
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Verbyla, David L.. (2001). A test of detecting spring leaf flush within the Alaskan boreal forest using ERS-2 and Radarsat SAR data. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 22(6). 1159–1165. 3 indexed citations
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Boles, Stephen & David L. Verbyla. (2000). Comparison of Three AVHRR-Based Fire Detection Algorithms for Interior Alaska. Remote Sensing of Environment. 72(1). 1–16. 58 indexed citations
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Verbyla, David L. & Stephen Boles. (2000). Bias in land cover change estimates due to misregistration. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 21(18). 3553–3560. 76 indexed citations
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Hall, Dorothy K., J. L. Foster, David L. Verbyla, Andrew G. Klein, & C. S. Benson. (1998). Assessment of Snow-Cover Mapping Accuracy in a Variety of Vegetation-Cover Densities in Central Alaska. Remote Sensing of Environment. 66(2). 129–137. 134 indexed citations
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Verbyla, David L. & Kang‐Tsung Chang. (1997). Processing digital images in geographic information systems : a tutorial featuring ArcView and Arc/INFO. 1 indexed citations
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Verbyla, David L., et al.. (1995). Conservative bias in classification accuracy assessment due to pixel-by-pixel comparison of classified images with reference grids. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 16(3). 581–587. 64 indexed citations
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Verbyla, David L. & John A. Litvaitis. (1989). Resampling methods for evaluating classification accuracy of wildlife habitat models. Environmental Management. 13(6). 783–787. 148 indexed citations
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Mohai, Paul & David L. Verbyla. (1987). The RARE II Wilderness Decisions. Journal of Forestry. 85(1). 17–23. 38 indexed citations
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Verbyla, David L.. (1987). Classification trees: a new discrimination tool. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 17(9). 1150–1152. 64 indexed citations

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