Douglas A. Frank

7.9k citations

74 papers · 6.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 40

Ecology top 0.5%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.2%
Soil Science top 0.2%
Global and Planetary Change top 1%
Plant Science top 2%

Co-authors: S. J. McNaughton E. William Hamilton Peter M. Groffman Benjamin F. Tracy David J. Augustine R. D. Evans Kristen J. Williams Martı́n Oesterheld
Topics: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (44 papers)Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (42 papers)Rangeland and Wildlife Management (19 papers)
Cited by: Nature and Landscape Conservation Soil Science Ecology
Journals: Nature Ecology New Phytologist
Partner nations: United States Switzerland China

In The Last Decade

Douglas A. Frank

74 papers receiving 5.6k citations

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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.

Ecosystem-level patterns of primary productivity and herbivory in terrestrial habitats

1989 570 citations S. J. McNaughton, Martı́n Oesterheld et al. Nature profile →
CAN PLANTS STIMULATE SOIL MICROBES AND THEIR OWN NUTRIENT SUPPLY? EVIDENCE FROM A GRAZING TOLERANT GRASS

2001 522 citations E. William Hamilton, Douglas A. Frank Ecology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Contrasting mycorrhizal growth responses in native and invasive woody species are associated with distinct root trait syndromes 2023 ·Functional Ecology ·(unknown),Douglas A. Frank,Jason D. Fridley	7
2	Density-dependent plant growth drives grazer stimulation of aboveground net primary production in Yellowstone grasslands 2021 ·Oecologia ·(unknown),Douglas A. Frank	5
3	Woody invaders do not alter rhizosphere microbial activity in a temperate deciduous forest 2020 ·Biological Invasions ·(unknown),Douglas A. Frank,Jason D. Fridley	2
4	Grazing Effects on Plant Nitrogen use in a Temperate Grassland 2020 ·Rangeland Ecology & Management ·Douglas A. Frank	4
5	Grassland root communities: species distributions and how they are linked to aboveground abundance 2010 ·Ecology ·Douglas A. Frank,(unknown),Eleanor M. Maine,Julie Caruana,Ramesh Raina,Surabhi Raina,Jason D. Fridley	67
6	Ungulate and topographic control of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spore community composition in a temperate grassland 2010 ·Ecology ·(unknown),Douglas A. Frank,Catherine A. Gehring	48
7	Grazers and soil moisture determine the fate of added 15NH4 + in Yellowstone grasslands 2009 ·Plant and Soil ·Holly A. Ewing,Peter M. Groffman,Douglas A. Frank	3
8	Evidence for top predator control of a grazing ecosystem 2008 ·Oikos ·Douglas A. Frank	2
9	Effects of grazing and soil micro-climate on decomposition rates in a spatio-temporally heterogeneous grassland 2007 ·Plant and Soil ·Anita C. Risch,Martin F. Jurgensen,Douglas A. Frank	52
10	Drought effects on above- and belowground production of a grazed temperate grassland ecosystem 2006 ·Oecologia ·Douglas A. Frank	87
11	Carbon dioxide fluxes in a spatially and temporally heterogeneous temperate grassland 2005 ·Oecologia ·Anita C. Risch,Douglas A. Frank	83
12	Consumer Control of Grassland Plant Production 2002 ·Ecology ·Douglas A. Frank,(unknown),(unknown)	12
13	Can Plants Stimulate Soil Microbes and Their Own Nutrient Supply? Evidence from a Grazing Tolerant Grass 2001 ·Ecology ·E. William Hamilton,Douglas A. Frank	25
14	Ungulate stimulation of nitrogen cycling and retention in Yellowstone Park grasslands 2000 ·Oecologia ·Douglas A. Frank,Peter M. Groffman,R. D. Evans,Benjamin F. Tracy	158
15	Herbivore influence on soil microbial biomass and nitrogen mineralization in a northern grassland ecosystem: Yellowstone National Park 1998 ·Oecologia ·Benjamin F. Tracy,Douglas A. Frank	143
16	Denitrification in a semi-arid grazing ecosystem 1998 ·Oecologia ·Douglas A. Frank,Peter M. Groffman	34
17	Ammonia volatilization from a seasonally and spatially variable grazed grassland: Yellowstone National Park 1997 ·Biogeochemistry ·Douglas A. Frank,Yimin Zhang	36
18	The biogeochemistry of a northtemperate grassland with native grazers: N dynamics in Yellowstone National Park 1994 ·Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University) ·Nancy J. Huntly,Douglas A. Frank,Richard S. Inouye,G. Wayne Minshall,Jay E. Anderson	6
19	Ecosystem-level patterns of primary productivity and herbivory in terrestrial habitatsbreakdown → 1989 ·Nature ·S. J. McNaughton,Martı́n Oesterheld,Douglas A. Frank,Kristen J. Williams	570
20	Reproductive success, spontaneous embryo abortion, and genetic load in flowering plants 1987 ·Oecologia ·Delbert Wiens,Clyde L. Calvin,Carol Wilson,Cedric I. Davern,Douglas A. Frank,Steven R. Seavey	309

About Douglas A. Frank

Douglas A. Frank is a scholar working on Soil Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, having authored 74 papers that have together received 6.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (44 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (42 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.8k citations), Soil Science (2.1k citations) and Ecology (2.8k citations). Douglas A. Frank has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and China. Frequent co-authors include S. J. McNaughton, E. William Hamilton, Peter M. Groffman, Benjamin F. Tracy, David J. Augustine, R. D. Evans, Kristen J. Williams, Martı́n Oesterheld, Anita C. Risch and Jason D. Fridley. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Ecology and New Phytologist.

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