David W. Kicklighter

19.0k citations

111 papers · 13.5k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 58

Global and Planetary Change top 0.05%
Atmospheric Science top 0.5%
Ecology top 0.2%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
Soil Science top 0.2%

Co-authors: Jerry M. Melillo A. David McGuire Berrien Moore Annette L. Schloss Charles J Vörösmarty Andrei Sokolov B. S. Felzer Qianlai Zhuang
Topics: Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (56 papers)Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (35 papers)Climate variability and models (32 papers)
Cited by: Global and Planetary Change Atmospheric Science Soil Science
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States Germany China

In The Last Decade

David W. Kicklighter

111 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Global climate change and terrestrial net primary production

1993 1.5k citations Jerry M. Melillo, A. David McGuire et al. profile →
Comparing global models of terrestrial net primary productivity (NPP): overview and key results

1999 860 citations David W. Kicklighter, Berrien Moore et al. Global Change Biology profile →
MEASURING NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN FORESTS: CONCEPTS AND FIELD METHODS

2001 738 citations Deborah A. Clark, David W. Kicklighter et al. Ecological Applications profile →
Potential Net Primary Productivity in South America: Application of a Global Model

1991 694 citations Edward B. Rastetter, Jerry M. Melillo et al. Ecological Applications profile →
Carbon balance of the terrestrial biosphere in the Twentieth Century: Analyses of CO₂, climate and land use effects with four process‐based ecosystem models

2001 632 citations A. D. McGuire, Stephen Sitch et al. Global Biogeochemical Cycles profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Influence of forest infrastructure on the responses of ecosystem services to climate extremes in the Midwest and Northeast United States from 1980 to 2019 2023 ·Frontiers in Environmental Science ·David W. Kicklighter,Tzu‐Shun Lin,Jiaqi Zhang,Mengye Chen,C. J. Vörösmarty,Atul K. Jain,Jerry M. Melillo	6
2	Applying the framework to study climate-induced extremes on food, energy, and water systems (C-FEWS): The role of engineered and natural infrastructures, technology, and environmental management in the United States Northeast and Midwest 2023 ·Frontiers in Environmental Science ·C. J. Vörösmarty,Jerry M. Melillo,Donald J. Wuebbles,Atul K. Jain,Amy W. Ando,Mengye Chen,Seth Tuler,Richard A. Smith,David W. Kicklighter,F. Corsi,B M Fekete,Ariel Miara,(unknown),(unknown),Tzu‐Shun Lin,(unknown),(unknown),Jiaqi Zhang	8
3	The C-FEWS framework: Supporting studies of climate-induced extremes on food, energy, and water systems at the regional scale 2023 ·Frontiers in Environmental Science ·Charles J Vörösmarty,Jerry M. Melillo,Donald J. Wuebbles,Atul K. Jain,Amy W. Ando,Mengye Chen,Seth Tuler,Richard A. Smith,David W. Kicklighter,F. Corsi,B M Fekete,Ariel Miara,(unknown),(unknown),Tzu‐Shun Lin,(unknown),(unknown),Jiaqi Zhang,(unknown)	9
4	N and P constrain C in ecosystems under climate change: Role of nutrient redistribution, accumulation, and stoichiometry 2022 ·Ecological Applications ·Edward B. Rastetter,Bonnie L. Kwiatkowski,David W. Kicklighter,Audrey Barker Plotkin,Hélène Genet,Jesse B. Nippert,(unknown),Steven S. Perakis,Stephen Porder,Sarah S. Roley,Roger W. Ruess,Jonathan R. Thompson,William R. Wieder,Kevin R. Wilcox,Ruth D. Yanai	13
5	Future nitrogen availability and its effect on carbon sequestration in Northern Eurasia 2019 ·Nature Communications ·David W. Kicklighter,Jerry M. Melillo,Erwan Monier,Andrei Sokolov,Qianlai Zhuang	69
6	Toward a consistent modeling framework to assess multi-sectoral climate impacts 2018 ·Nature Communications ·Erwan Monier,Sergey Paltsev,Andrei Sokolov,Y.-H. Henry Chen,Xiang Gao,(unknown),(unknown),C. Adam Schlosser,Stephanie Dutkiewicz,Charles Fant,Jeffery R. Scott,David W. Kicklighter,Jennifer Morris,Henry D. Jacoby,Ronald G. Prinn,Martin Haigh	58
7	Protected areas’ role in climate-change mitigation 2015 ·AMBIO ·Jerry M. Melillo,Xiaoliang Lü,David W. Kicklighter,John Reilly,Yongxia Cai,Andrei Sokolov	81
8	Insights and issues with simulating terrestrial DOC loading of Arctic river networks 2013 ·Ecological Applications ·David W. Kicklighter,Daniel J. Hayes,J. W. McClelland,Bruce J. Peterson,A. D. McGuire,Jerry M. Melillo	98
9	Nitrogen effect on carbon-water coupling in forests, grasslands, and shrublands in the arid western United States 2011 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·B. S. Felzer,Timothy W. Cronin,Jerry M. Melillo,David W. Kicklighter,C. Adam Schlosser,Shree R. S. Dangal	38
10	Historical carbon emissions and uptake from the agricultural frontier of the Brazilian Amazon 2010 ·Ecological Applications ·Gillian L. Galford,Jerry M. Melillo,David W. Kicklighter,John F. Mustard,Timothy W. Cronin,Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri	42
11	The role of historical fire disturbance in the carbon dynamics of the pan-boreal region: A process-based analysis 2006 ·MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) ·M. S. Balshi,A. David McGuire,Qianlai Zhuang,Jerry M. Melillo,David W. Kicklighter,Eric S. Kasischke,Christian Wirth,Mike Flannigan,J. W. Harden,J. S. Clein,(unknown),(unknown),Werner A. Kurz,Mike Apps,А. Shvidenko	5
12	CO₂ and CH₄ exchanges between land ecosystems and the atmosphere in northern high latitudes over the 21st century 2006 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Qianlai Zhuang,Jerry M. Melillo,Marcus C. Sarofim,David W. Kicklighter,A. David McGuire,B. S. Felzer,Andrei Sokolov,Ronald G. Prinn,Paul A. Steudler,(unknown)	152
13	Uncertainty analysis of climate change and policy response 2003 ·DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ·(unknown),Chris E. Forest,(unknown),David W. Kicklighter,Ronald G. Prinn,Marcus C. Sarofim,(unknown),Peter Stone,(unknown)	5
14	The effects of CO2, climate and land-use on terrestrial carbon balance, 1920-1992: An analysis with four process-based ecosystem models 2001 ·Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·A. D. McGuire,Stephen Sitch,J. S. Clein,Roger Dargaville,G. Esser,Jonathan A. Foley,Martin Heimann,Fortunat Joos,Jed O. Kaplan,David W. Kicklighter,Ronny Meier,Jerry M. Melillo,Berrien Moore,I. Colin Prentice,Navin Ramankutty,Tim G. Reichenau,Annette L. Schloss,Hanqin Tian,Larry J. Williams,Uwe Wittenberg	6
15	Measuring Net Primary Production in Forests: Concepts and Field Methods 2001 ·Ecological Applications ·Deborah A. Clark,Sandra Brown,David W. Kicklighter,Jeffrey Q. Chambers,John R. Thomlinson,Jian Ni	40
16	Modelling carbon responses of tundra ecosystems to historical and projected climate: a comparison of a plot‐ and a global‐scale ecosystem model to identify process‐based uncertainties 2000 ·Global Change Biology ·J. S. Clein,Bonnie L. Kwiatkowski,A. David McGuire,John E. Hobbie,Edward B. Rastetter,Jerry M. Melillo,David W. Kicklighter	58
17	Modelling carbon responses of tundra ecosystems to historical and projected climate: sensitivity of pan‐Arctic carbon storage to temporal and spatial variation in climate 2000 ·Global Change Biology ·A. David McGuire,J. S. Clein,Jerry M. Melillo,David W. Kicklighter,Ronny Meier,Charles J Vörösmarty,Mark C. Serreze	110
18	Transient climate change and net ecosystem production of the terrestrial biosphere 1998 ·Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·Xiangming Xiao,Jerry M. Melillo,David W. Kicklighter,A. D. McGuire,Ronald G. Prinn,(unknown),Peter H. Stone,Andrei Sokolov	67
19	Modeled responses of terrestrial ecosystems to elevated atmospheric CO 2 : a comparison of simulations by the biogeochemistry models of the Vegetation/Ecosystem Modeling and Analysis Project (VEMAP) 1998 ·Oecologia ·Yude Pan,Jerry M. Melillo,A. David McGuire,David W. Kicklighter,Louis F. Pitelka,Kathy Hibbard,Lars L. Pierce,Steven W. Running,(unknown),William J. Parton,D. Schimel	111
20	Effects of kraft mill effluent on riffle community metabolism in a large river 1987 ·The Mathematics Enthusiast ·David W. Kicklighter	3

About David W. Kicklighter

David W. Kicklighter is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Soil Science, having authored 111 papers that have together received 13.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (56 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (35 papers) and Climate variability and models (32 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Global and Planetary Change (9.0k citations), Atmospheric Science (3.8k citations) and Soil Science (2.0k citations). David W. Kicklighter has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Frequent co-authors include Jerry M. Melillo, A. David McGuire, Berrien Moore, Annette L. Schloss, Charles J Vörösmarty, Andrei Sokolov, B. S. Felzer, Qianlai Zhuang, Deborah A. Clark and Jian Ni. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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