Edward B. Rastetter

15.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
111 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Edward B. Rastetter is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward B. Rastetter has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Atmospheric Science, 38 papers in Ecology and 31 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Edward B. Rastetter's work include Climate change and permafrost (49 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (34 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (32 papers). Edward B. Rastetter is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (49 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (34 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (32 papers). Edward B. Rastetter collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Edward B. Rastetter's co-authors include Gaius R. Shaver, Knute J. Nadelhoffer, Mary S. Booth, John M. Stark, Anne E. Giblin, Mathew Williams, Jerry M. Melillo, Göran I. Ågren, James A. Laundre and Robert B. McKane and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Edward B. Rastetter

108 papers receiving 9.2k 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.

CONTROLS ON NITROGEN CYCLING IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS: A SYNTHETIC ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE DATA

2005 904 citations Mary S. Booth, John M. Stark et al. Ecological Monographs profile →
Resource-based niches provide a basis for plant species diversity and dominance in arctic tundra

2002 731 citations Robert B. McKane, Gaius R. Shaver et al. profile →
Potential Net Primary Productivity in South America: Application of a Global Model

1991 694 citations Edward B. Rastetter, David W. Kicklighter et al. Ecological Applications profile →
Towards an ecological understanding of biological nitrogen fixation

2002 668 citations Peter M. Vitousek, K.G. Cassman et al. Biogeochemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edward B. Rastetter United States	43	4.1k	3.6k	3.3k	2.8k	1.9k	111	9.9k
Elise Pendall United States	56	3.8k 0.9×	3.5k 1.0×	2.2k 0.7×	4.4k 1.6×	2.9k 1.5×	196	9.8k
Sara Vicca Belgium	40	4.5k 1.1×	3.2k 0.9×	1.7k 0.5×	3.1k 1.1×	2.2k 1.2×	112	9.5k
Claus Beier Denmark	47	4.0k 1.0×	2.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	2.7k 1.0×	2.2k 1.2×	131	7.9k
Pamela H. Templer United States	42	2.7k 0.7×	2.7k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	2.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	123	7.4k
Mark E. Fenn United States	40	2.3k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	2.1k 0.7×	2.5k 1.3×	128	7.5k
Lawrence B. Flanagan Canada	61	7.6k 1.8×	4.4k 1.2×	3.6k 1.1×	1.8k 0.7×	2.3k 1.2×	116	11.4k
Sönke Zaehle Germany	57	9.2k 2.2×	3.2k 0.9×	3.2k 1.0×	2.6k 0.9×	2.2k 1.2×	169	12.7k
Guoyi Zhou China	55	5.3k 1.3×	3.6k 1.0×	1.6k 0.5×	5.4k 1.9×	2.1k 1.1×	247	11.4k
James W. Raich United States	33	6.4k 1.6×	3.2k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	6.3k 2.3×	1.6k 0.9×	52	11.6k
Scott V. Ollinger United States	45	4.7k 1.2×	4.8k 1.3×	1.5k 0.5×	1.6k 0.6×	2.3k 1.2×	105	9.8k

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Boelman, Natalie T., Laura Gough, Jennie R. McLaren, et al.. (2024). The give and take of Arctic greening: differential responses of the carbon sink-to-source threshold to light and temperature in tussock tundra may be influenced by vegetation cover. Communications Biology. 7(1). 950–950.

Naeem, Shahid, Laura Gough, Jennie R. McLaren, et al.. (2023). Using structure to model function: incorporating canopy structure improves estimates of ecosystem carbon flux in arctic dry heath tundra. Environmental Research Letters. 18(6). 65004–65004. 2 indexed citations

Rastetter, Edward B., Bonnie L. Kwiatkowski, David W. Kicklighter, et al.. (2022). N and P constrain C in ecosystems under climate change: Role of nutrient redistribution, accumulation, and stoichiometry. Ecological Applications. 32(8). e2684–e2684. 13 indexed citations

Rastetter, Edward B., Kevin L. Griffin, Rebecca J. Rowe, et al.. (2021). Model responses to CO₂ and warming are underestimated without explicit representation of Arctic small‐mammal grazing. Ecological Applications. 32(1). e02478–e02478. 7 indexed citations

Naeem, Shahid, Laura Gough, Jennie R. McLaren, et al.. (2020). Herbivore absence can shift dry heath tundra from carbon source to sink during peak growing season. Environmental Research Letters. 16(2). 24027–24027. 17 indexed citations

Rastetter, Edward B. & Bonnie L. Kwiatkowski. (2020). An approach to modeling resource optimization for substitutable and interdependent resources. Ecological Modelling. 425. 109033–109033. 3 indexed citations

Koba, Keisuke, Lina Koyama, Sarah E. Hobbie, et al.. (2018). Nitrate is an important nitrogen source for Arctic tundra plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(13). 3398–3403. 110 indexed citations

Rocha, Adrian V., M. M. Loranty, Philip E. Higuera, et al.. (2012). The footprint of Alaskan tundra fires during the past half-century: implications for surface properties and radiative forcing. Environmental Research Letters. 7(4). 44039–44039. 112 indexed citations

McKane, Robert B., Bonnie L. Kwiatkowski, & Edward B. Rastetter. (2006). Model analysis of riparian buffer effectiveness for reducing nutrient inputs to streams in agricultural landscapes. AGUFM. 2006. 1 indexed citations

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Booth, Mary S., John M. Stark, & Edward B. Rastetter. (2005). CONTROLS ON NITROGEN CYCLING IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS: A SYNTHETIC ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE DATA. Ecological Monographs. 75(2). 139–157. 904 indexed citations breakdown →

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Booth, Mary S., J. M. Stark, & Edward B. Rastetter. (2003). Controls on Gross Process Rates in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Literature Synthesis. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003. 1 indexed citations

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Vitousek, Peter M., K.G. Cassman, Cory C. Cleveland, et al.. (2002). Towards an ecological understanding of biological nitrogen fixation. Biogeochemistry. 57-58(1). 1–45. 668 indexed citations breakdown →

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Moorhead, Daryl, William S. Currie, Edward B. Rastetter, William J. Parton, & Mark E. Harmon. (1999). Climate and litter quality controls on decomposition: An analysis of modeling approaches. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 13(2). 575–589. 99 indexed citations

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Williams, Mathew & Edward B. Rastetter. (1999). Vegetation characteristics and primary productivity along an arctic transect: implications for scaling‐up. Journal of Ecology. 87(5). 885–898. 85 indexed citations

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Rastetter, Edward B.. (1999). Forest Ecosystems, Analysis at Multiple Scales, 2nd Edition. Tree Physiology. 19(2). 138–138. 107 indexed citations

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McKane, Robert B., Edward B. Rastetter, Gus Shaver, et al.. (1994). Effects of historical changes in climate on carbon storage in Alaskan arctic tundra. 1 indexed citations

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Rastetter, Edward B. & Gaius R. Shaver. (1992). A Model of Multiple‐Element Limitation for Acclimating Vegetation. Ecology. 73(4). 1157–1174. 117 indexed citations

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Rastetter, Edward B., et al.. (1991). A general biogeochemical model describing the responses of the C and N cycles in terrestrial ecosystems to changes in CO2, climate, and N deposition. Tree Physiology. 9(1-2). 101–126. 238 indexed citations

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Shugart, Herman H., Gordon B. Bonan, & Edward B. Rastetter. (1988). Niche theory and community organization. Canadian Journal of Botany. 66(12). 2634–2639. 12 indexed citations

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Rastetter, Edward B.. (1987). Analysis of community interactions using linear transfer function models. Ecological Modelling. 36(1-2). 101–117. 8 indexed citations

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