Eric A. Davidson

68.7k total citations · 25 hit papers
288 papers, 47.3k citations indexed

About

Eric A. Davidson is a scholar working on Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric A. Davidson has authored 288 papers receiving a total of 47.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Soil Science, 111 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 66 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Eric A. Davidson's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (113 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (58 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (55 papers). Eric A. Davidson is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (113 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (58 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (55 papers). Eric A. Davidson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Germany. Eric A. Davidson's co-authors include Ivan A. Janssens, K. E. Savage, Susan Trumbore, Mary K. Firestone, Daniel C. Nepstad, Louis Verchot, Ilse L. Ackerman, Richard D. Boone, E.L. Belk and Xin Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Eric A. Davidson

281 papers receiving 45.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Temperature sensitivity of soil carbon decomposition and feedbacks to climate change

2006 5.1k citations Eric A. Davidson et al. profile →
Managing nitrogen for sustainable development

2015 2.0k citations Xin Zhang, Eric A. Davidson et al. profile →
Global assessment of nitrogen deposition effects on terrestrial plant diversity: a synthesis

2010 2.0k citations James N. Galloway, Mercedes Bustamante et al. profile →
Conservation of the sequence and temporal expression of let-7 heterochronic regulatory RNA

2000 1.9k citations Eric A. Davidson et al. profile →
Soil water content and temperature as independent or confounded factors controlling soil respiration in a temperate mixed hardwood forest

1998 1.6k citations Eric A. Davidson et al. Global Change Biology profile →
Temperature and soil organic matter decomposition rates - synthesis of current knowledge and a way forward

2011 1.2k citations Eric A. Davidson et al. Global Change Biology profile →
The role of deep roots in the hydrological and carbon cycles of Amazonian forests and pastures

1994 1.1k citations Daniel C. Nepstad, Eric A. Davidson et al. profile →
On the variability of respiration in terrestrial ecosystems: moving beyondQ₁₀

2005 1.1k citations Eric A. Davidson et al. Global Change Biology profile →
The Amazon basin in transition

2012 861 citations Eric A. Davidson, Mercedes Bustamante et al. profile →
Microbiological basis of NO and N2O production and consumption in soil.

1989 861 citations Eric A. Davidson et al. profile →
The contribution of manure and fertilizer nitrogen to atmospheric nitrous oxide since 1860

2009 839 citations Eric A. Davidson profile →
Global agriculture and nitrous oxide emissions

2012 774 citations Eric A. Davidson et al. profile →
Satellite-based modeling of gross primary production in an evergreen needleleaf forest

2003 727 citations David Y. Hollinger, Eric A. Davidson et al. profile →
Testing a Conceptual Model of Soil Emissions of Nitrous and Nitric Oxides

2000 723 citations Eric A. Davidson et al. profile →
Changes in soil carbon inventories following cultivation of previously untilled soils

1993 706 citations Eric A. Davidson et al. Biogeochemistry profile →
Positive Feedbacks in the Fire Dynamic of Closed Canopy Tropical Forests

1999 698 citations Daniel C. Nepstad, Paul A. Lefebvre et al. profile →
Effects of soil water content on soil respiration in forests and cattle pastures of eastern Amazonia

2000 692 citations Eric A. Davidson et al. Biogeochemistry profile →
Minimizing artifacts and biases in chamber-based measurements of soil respiration

2002 601 citations Eric A. Davidson, K. E. Savage et al. profile →
Abrupt increases in Amazonian tree mortality due to drought–fire interactions

2014 592 citations Paulo Brando, Daniel C. Nepstad et al. profile →
Fluxes of nitrous oxide and nitric oxide from terrestrial ecosystems.

1991 529 citations Eric A. Davidson profile →
Soil carbon cycling in a temperate forest: radiocarbon-based estimates of residence times, sequestration rates and partitioning of fluxes

2000 500 citations J. B. Gaudinski, Susan Trumbore et al. Biogeochemistry profile →
Measuring gross nitrogen mineralization, and nitrification by ¹⁵ N isotopic pool dilution in intact soil cores

1991 480 citations Eric A. Davidson et al. profile →
Key ecological responses to nitrogen are altered by climate change

2016 300 citations Jana E. Compton, Eric A. Davidson et al. profile →
Acceleration of global N2O emissions seen from two decades of atmospheric inversion

2019 277 citations Eric A. Davidson et al. profile →
Global trends of cropland phosphorus use and sustainability challenges

2022 234 citations Xin Zhang, Eric A. Davidson et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Green ammonia presents an opportunity to advance energy and food system sustainability in India 2026 ·Eric A. Davidson, Nandula Raghuram	0
2	Emerging opportunities and research questions for green ammonia adoption in agriculture and beyond 2025 ·(unknown), Eric A. Davidson, Claudia Wagner‐Riddle, Adrian L. Collins, Matthew Houser, (unknown), Graham K. MacDonald, Mario Tenuta, David Kanter, Page Kyle, Nianqiang Wu, Kate A. Congreves, (unknown), (unknown), Xin Zhang	4
3	Evaluation of impacts of biosolids application and drainage water management on soil N2O and CH4 emissions using the flux gradient method 2024 ·Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·(unknown), Eric A. Davidson, (unknown), Mark S. Castro, Thomas R. Fisher, Rebecca J. Fox, Shannon E. Brown, James W. Lewis	1
4	Reconciling Top‐Down and Bottom‐Up Estimates of Ecosystem Respiration in a Mature Eucalypt Forest 2024 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·Nam Jin Noh, Alexandre A. Renchon, Jürgen Knauer, Vanessa Haverd, Jinquan Li, Anne Griebel, Craig V. M. Barton, Jinyan Yang, Debjani Sihi, Stefan K. Arndt, Eric A. Davidson, Mark G. Tjoelker, Elise Pendall	4
5	A Hierarchical Framework for Unpacking the Nitrogen Challenge 2022 ·Earth s Future ·Tingyu Li, Xin Zhang, (unknown), Eric A. Davidson, Zhengxia Dou, Weifeng Zhang, Paulo Sérgio Pavinato, Luiz Antônio Martinelli, David Kanter, Jianguo Liu, Fusuo Zhang	6
6	Equitable Exchange: A Framework for Diversity and Inclusion in the Geosciences 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Lora A. Harris, Corey Garza, (unknown), Julia K. Parrish, Julie R. Posselt, (unknown), Eric A. Davidson, Ginny L. Eckert, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), M. Claire Horner‐Devine, (unknown), (unknown), Aseem Prakash, LuAnne Thompson, Peter M. Vitousek, (unknown), (unknown)	21
7	Fates and Use Efficiency of Nitrogen Fertilizer in Maize Cropping Systems and Their Responses to Technologies and Management Practices: A Global Analysis on Field ¹⁵N Tracer Studies 2021 ·Earth s Future ·Zhi Quan, Xin Zhang, Eric A. Davidson, Feifei Zhu, Shanlong Li, (unknown), Xin Chen, Limei Zhang, Ji‐Zheng He, Wenxue Wei, Yunting Fang	56
8	Different quantification approaches for nitrogen use efficiency lead to divergent estimates with varying advantages 2021 ·Nature Food ·Zhi Quan, Xin Zhang, Yunting Fang, Eric A. Davidson	88
9	Multi‐Decadal Carbon Cycle Measurements Indicate Resistance to External Drivers of Change at the Howland Forest AmeriFlux Site 2021 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·David Y. Hollinger, Eric A. Davidson, Shawn Fraver, H.G.A. Hughes, (unknown), Andrew D. Richardson, K. E. Savage, Debjani Sihi, (unknown)	18
10	Quantifying On‐Farm Nitrous Oxide Emission Reductions in Food Supply Chains 2020 ·Earth s Future ·Alison J. Eagle, Eileen L. McLellan, (unknown), Martin H. Chantigny, Eric A. Davidson, (unknown), Bruce A. Linquist, Tai McClellan Maaz, David E. Pelster, Cameron M. Pittelkow, Chris van Kessel, Tony J. Vyn, Kenneth G. Cassman	28
11	Thank You to Our 2019 Reviewers 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Susan Trumbore, Ana P. Barros, T. W. Becker, Eric A. Davidson, B. L. Ehlmann, Nicolas Gruber, Eileen E. Hofmann, M. K. Hudson, Tissa H. Illangasekare, Sarah M. Kang, Paola Malanotte‐Rizzoli, F. Nimmo, Tom Parsons, Vincent J. M. Salters, Björn Stevens, Donald J. Wuebbles, Peter K. Zeitler, Tong Zhu	1
12	A World of Cobenefits: Solving the Global Nitrogen Challenge 2019 ·Earth s Future ·Benjamin Z. Houlton, Maya Almaraz, Viney P. Aneja, Amy T. Austin, Edith Bai, Kenneth G. Cassman, Jana E. Compton, Eric A. Davidson, Jan Willem Erisman, James N. Galloway, Baojing Gu, Guolin Yao, Luiz Antônio Martinelli, Kate M. Scow, William H. Schlesinger, Thomas P. Tomich, Chao Wang, Xin Zhang	148
13	Improving Nitrogen and Water Management in Crop Production on a National Scale 2018 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown), Eric A. Davidson	8
14	Soil Carbon Dynamics in Soybean Cropland and Forests in Mato Grosso, Brazil 2017 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·R. Chelsea Nagy, Stephen Porder, Paulo Brando, Eric A. Davidson, Adeláine Michela e Silva Figueira, Christopher Neill, (unknown), Susan Trumbore	29
15	N 2 Fluxes From Amazon Cropland Are a Significant Component of Watershed N Budgets. 2017 ·AGUFM ·Rebecca J. Fox, Christopher Neill, (unknown), Eric A. Davidson, Paul A. Lefebvre, Kathi Jo Jankowski, Leonardo Maracahipes‐Santos	1
16	A big‐microsite framework for soil carbon modeling 2014 ·Global Change Biology ·Eric A. Davidson, K. E. Savage, Adrien C. Finzi	65
17	Carbon Inputs and Water Uptake in Deep Soils of an Eastern Amazon Forest 2011 ·Forest Science ·Eric A. Davidson, Paul A. Lefebvre, Paulo Brando, (unknown), Susan Trumbore, Luis A. Solórzano, Joice Ferreira, Mercedes Bustamante, Daniel C. Nepstad	82
18	An Integrated Greenhouse Gas Assessment of an Alternative to Slash-and-Burn Agriculture in Eastern Amazonia 2007 ·AGUFM ·Eric A. Davidson, T. D. de A. Sá, C. J. R. de Carvalho, R. de O. Figueiredo, (unknown), Osvaldo Ryohei Kato, F. Yoko Ishida	1
19	Soil carbon cycling in a temperate forest: radiocarbon-based estimates of residence times, sequestration rates and partitioning of fluxes breakdown → 2000 ·Biogeochemistry ·J. B. Gaudinski, Susan Trumbore, Eric A. Davidson, Shuhui Zheng	500
20	Factors Limiting Denitrification in Soils from Mature and Disturbed Southeastern Hardwood Forests 1987 ·Forest Science ·Eric A. Davidson, Wayne T. Swank	27

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