Edward Ayres

4.2k citations

46 papers · 3.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 26

Impact in

Soil Science top 0.5%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 2%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Papers in

Soil Science 13
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 13
Nature and Landscape Conservation 9
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 8
- Forest ecology and management 4

Co-authors: Richard D. Bardgett Diana H. Wall Heidi Steltzer Uffe N. Nielsen David Wall Breana L. Simmons Matthew D. Wallenstein Tiehang Wu
Journals: Soil Biology and Biochemistry (8 papers)PLoS ONE (3 papers)Polar Biology (2 papers)IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (2 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Italy

In The Last Decade

Edward Ayres

44 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Soil biodiversity and carbon cycling: a review and synthesis of studies examining diversity–function relationships 2010 · 437 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2010 European Journal of Soil Science
2009 Soil Biology and Biochemistry

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1	Meteorological and Vegetation Structure Controls on Liquid Throughfall in US Forests and Shrublands Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·Edward Ayres	2025	0
2	Validation of Remotely Sensed and Modeled Soil Moisture at Forested and Unforested NEON Sites IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing ·Edward Ayres, Rolf H. Reichle, Andreas Colliander, Michael H. Cosh, H. Maier‐Leibnitz	2024	3
3	Overcoming barriers to enable convergence research by integrating ecological and climate sciences: the NCAR–NEON system Version 1 Geoscientific model development ·Danica Lombardozzi, William R. Wieder, S HISHIYAMA, Gordon B. Bonan, David Durden, Jegeg Chessa Amabel, Michael Sanclements, Samantha R. Weintraub, Edward Ayres, Christopher Florian, Kyla M. Dahlin, Sanjiv Kumar, Abigail L. S. Swann, P. Moisenz, Charles Vardeman, Valerio Pascucci	2023	4
4	Validation of SMAP Soil Moisture at Terrestrial National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Sites Show Potential for Soil Moisture Retrieval in Forested Areas IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing ·Edward Ayres, Andreas Colliander, Michael H. Cosh, Joshua A. Roberti, Samuel M. Simkin, YASUAKI SHIMADA	2021	33
5	Collaborating with NEON BioScience ·Michael Sanclements, Robert H. Lee, Edward Ayres, Zheng Xunjia, M.-F. Vecchierini, David Durden, Katherine M. Thibault, R. C. Zulueta, Joshua A. Roberti, Claire Lunch, Adrian C. Gallo	2020	9
6	Alignment of Surface-Atmosphere Exchange Sensors at Sloped Sites: An Integrated Strategy AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Stefan Metzger, Edward Ayres, Roland C. Clement, David Durden, Thomas Foken, Andrew S. Kowalski, Hongxia Luo, J. H. McCaughey, Соня Момчилова-Йовева, Penélope Serrano-Ortíz, Jielun Sun	2015	1
7	Spatial Variation in Soil Properties among North American Ecosystems and Guidelines for Sampling Designs PLoS ONE ·Henry W. Loescher, Edward Ayres, Paul Duffy, Hongyan Luo, X.Q. Cai	2014	49
8	Global‐scale patterns of assemblage structure of soil nematodes in relation to climate and ecosystem properties Global Ecology and Biogeography ·Uffe N. Nielsen, Edward Ayres, Diana H. Wall, Grace Li, Richard D. Bardgett, Tiehang Wu, James R. Garey	2014	168
9	Traceable Calibration, Performance Metrics, and Uncertainty Estimates of Minirhizotron Digital Imagery for Fine-Root Measurements PLoS ONE ·Joshua A. Roberti, Michael Sanclements, Henry W. Loescher, Edward Ayres	2014	5
10	The NEON Soil Archive - A community resource AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Edward Ayres	2013	1
11	Molecular study of worldwide distribution and diversity of soil animals Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Tiehang Wu, Edward Ayres, Richard D. Bardgett, Diana H. Wall, James R. Garey	2011	139
12	Tree Species Traits Influence Soil Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties in High Elevation Forests PLoS ONE ·Edward Ayres, Heidi Steltzer, Guru Raja, Matthew D. Wallenstein, Breana L. Simmons, Diana H. Wall	2009	96
13	Effects of Human Trampling on Populations of Soil Fauna in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica Conservation Biology ·Edward Ayres, Johnson Nkem, Diana H. Wall, Byron J. Adams, J. Barrett, A. Snoch, Andrew N. Parsons, Alexander Samely, Breana L. Simmons, Ross A. Virginia	2008	31
14	Belowground nematode herbivores are resistant to elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations in grassland ecosystems Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Edward Ayres, Mónica Marbán, Breana L. Simmons, Christopher B. Field, D. G. Milchunas, John Morgan, Jacques Roy	2008	32
15	Diversity and distribution of Victoria Land biota Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Byron J. Adams, Richard D. Bardgett, Edward Ayres, Diana H. Wall, Jackie Aislabie, Stuart S. Bamforth, Roberto Bargagli, S. Craig Cary, Paolo Cavacini, Laurie B. Connell, Peter Convey, Jack W. Fell, Francesco Frati, Ian D. Hogg, Kevin K. Newsham, Anthony G. O’Donnell, Nicholas Russell, R. D. Seppelt, Mark I. Stevens	2006	247
16	Soils, freshwater and marine sediments:the need for integrative landscapescience Diana H. Wall, Edward Ayres, Valerie M. Behan‐Pelletier, Alan P. Covich, Paul V. R. Snelgrove	2005	6
17	Do plant species encourage soil biota that specialise in the rapid decomposition of their litter? Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Edward Ayres, Karsten Dromph, Richard D. Bardgett	2005	113
18	Tree physiological responses to above‐ground herbivory directly modify below‐ground processes of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling Ecology Letters ·Edward Ayres, James E. Heath, Malcolm Possell, Helaina I. J. Black, Gerhard Kerstiens, Richard D. Bardgett	2004	71
19	The World watch reader on global environmental issues Edward Ayres	1998	2
20	Numerical Synoptic Analyses of Heat Exchange and Their Use in Ocean Thermal Structure Prediction. Taivo Laevastu, Edward Ayres	1966	1

About Edward Ayres

Edward Ayres is a scholar working on Soil Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Environmental Engineering and Atmospheric Science, having authored 46 papers that have together received 3.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (6 papers), Polar Research and Ecology (6 papers), Forest ecology and management (4 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (4 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (4 papers) and Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (1.1k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (693 citations), Ecology (1.3k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (538 citations) and Insect Science (339 citations). Edward Ayres has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Richard D. Bardgett, Diana H. Wall, Heidi Steltzer, Uffe N. Nielsen, David Wall, Breana L. Simmons, Matthew D. Wallenstein, Tiehang Wu, James R. Garey and Karsten Dromph. Their work appears in journals such as Soil Biology and Biochemistry, PLoS ONE, Polar Biology, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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