Gerald E. Lang

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Gerald E. Lang is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald E. Lang has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 13 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Gerald E. Lang's work include Forest ecology and management (13 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (12 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers). Gerald E. Lang is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (13 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (12 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers). Gerald E. Lang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Gerald E. Lang's co-authors include William A. Reiners, R. Kelman Wieder, Joseph B. Yavitt, Dennis H. Knight, Jeffrey R. Foster, Christopher S. Cronan, Daniel M. Downey, Richard T. T. Forman, Robert C. Reynolds and Timothy J. Fahey and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and Limnology and Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

Gerald E. Lang

37 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

A Critique of the Analytical Methods Used in Examining Decomposition Data Obtained From Litter Bags

1982 789 citations Gerald E. Lang et al. Ecology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gerald E. Lang United States	24	1.2k	814	794	641	619	37	2.9k
David F. Grigal United States	19	762 0.6×	802 1.0×	858 1.1×	843 1.3×	406 0.7×	36	2.4k
Bruce L. Haines United States	30	1.3k 1.1×	706 0.9×	885 1.1×	1.2k 1.8×	1.1k 1.8×	54	3.6k
Dudley J. Raynal United States	32	914 0.8×	705 0.9×	1.2k 1.6×	746 1.2×	643 1.0×	82	3.4k
Carl Olof Tamm Sweden	29	1.3k 1.1×	703 0.9×	1.3k 1.6×	1.2k 1.9×	646 1.0×	56	3.6k
Bernard T. Bormann United States	27	896 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	635 0.8×	823 1.3×	482 0.8×	52	2.8k
Barry R. Taylor Canada	23	976 0.8×	464 0.6×	888 1.1×	1.0k 1.6×	421 0.7×	56	2.4k
Kermit Cromack United States	34	1.4k 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	1.2k 1.5×	1.5k 2.3×	660 1.1×	74	4.2k
A. E. Lugo United States	18	1.5k 1.2×	1.5k 1.8×	1.5k 1.9×	703 1.1×	373 0.6×	46	3.8k
P. M. Attiwill Australia	31	1.4k 1.1×	1.8k 2.2×	1.9k 2.4×	1.4k 2.2×	551 0.9×	83	4.1k
P. Bottner France	28	1.2k 1.0×	849 1.0×	847 1.1×	2.3k 3.6×	522 0.8×	50	3.5k

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Yavitt, Joseph B., John J. Battles, Gerald E. Lang, & Dennis H. Knight. (1995). The canopy gap regime in a secondary Neotropical forest in Panama. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 11(3). 391–402. 50 indexed citations

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Wieder, R. Kelman, et al.. (1987). Sulphur transformations in Sphagnum-derived peat during incubation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 19(1). 101–106. 19 indexed citations

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Lang, Gerald E.. (1985). Forest turnover and the dynamics of bole wood litter in subalpine balsam fir forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 15(1). 262–268. 29 indexed citations

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Wieder, R. Kelman, et al.. (1985). An evaluation of wet chemical methods for quantifying sulfur fractions in freshwater wetland peat1. Limnology and Oceanography. 30(5). 1109–1115. 79 indexed citations

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Wieder, R. Kelman, et al.. (1984). Destruction of a wetland ecosystem by inputs of circumneutral, treated coal mine drainage. 33(8). 433–441. 4 indexed citations

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Reiners, William A., David Y. Hollinger, & Gerald E. Lang. (1984). Temperature and Evapotranspiration Gradients of the White Mountains, New Hampshire, U.S.A.. Arctic and Alpine Research. 16(1). 31–31. 13 indexed citations

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Reiners, William A., David Y. Hollinger, & Gerald E. Lang. (1984). Temperature and Evapotranspiration Gradients of the White Mountains, New Hampshire, U.S.A.. Arctic and Alpine Research. 16(1). 31–36. 14 indexed citations

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Lang, Gerald E. & Dennis H. Knight. (1983). Tree Growth, Mortality, Recruitment, and Canopy Gap Formation during a 10‐year Period in a Tropical Moist Forest. Ecology. 64(5). 1075–1080. 163 indexed citations

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Wieder, R. Kelman & Gerald E. Lang. (1983). Net Primary Production of the Dominant Bryophytes in a Sphagnum-Dominated Wetland in West Virginia. The Bryologist. 86(3). 280–280. 39 indexed citations

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Lang, Gerald E., et al.. (1982). A Critique of the Analytical Methods Used in Examining Decomposition Data Obtained From Litter Bags. Ecology. 63(6). 1636–1636. 789 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lang, Gerald E., et al.. (1982). Tissue chemistry of Abiesbalsamea and Betulapapyrifera var. cordifolia from subalpine forests of northeastern United States. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 12(2). 311–318. 18 indexed citations

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Lang, Gerald E., Christopher S. Cronan, & William A. Reiners. (1981). Organic matter and major elements of the forest floors and soils in subalpine balsam fir forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 11(2). 389–400. 30 indexed citations

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Lang, Gerald E. & Dennis H. Knight. (1979). Decay Rates for Boles of Tropical Trees in Panama. Biotropica. 11(4). 316–316. 37 indexed citations

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Reiners, William A. & Gerald E. Lang. (1979). VEGETATIONAL PATTERNS AND PROCESSES IN THE BALSAM FIR ZONE, WHITE MOUNTAINS,. 20 indexed citations

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Reiners, William A. & Gerald E. Lang. (1979). Vegetational Patterns and Processes in the Balsam Fir Zone, White Mountains New Hampshire. Ecology. 60(2). 403–417. 146 indexed citations

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Cronan, Christopher S., William A. Reiners, Robert C. Reynolds, & Gerald E. Lang. (1978). Forest Floor Leaching: Contributions from Mineral, Organic, and Carbonic Acids in New Hampshire Subalpine Forests. Science. 200(4339). 309–311. 102 indexed citations

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Cronan, Christopher S., William A. Reiners, Robert C. Reynolds, & Gerald E. Lang. (1978). Forest Floor Leaching: Contributions from Mineral, Organic, and Carbonic Acids in New Hampshire Subalpine Forests. Science. 200(4339). 309–311. 15 indexed citations

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Lang, Gerald E., et al.. (1976). Potential alteration of precipitation chemistry by epiphytic lichens. Oecologia. 25(3). 229–241. 90 indexed citations

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Lang, Gerald E.. (1974). Litter Dynamics in a Mixed Oak Forest on the New Jersey Piedmont. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 101(5). 277–277. 27 indexed citations

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Lang, Gerald E., Dennis H. Knight, & Donald A. Anderson. (1971). Sampling the Density of Tree Species with Quadrats in a Species-Rich Tropical Forest. Forest Science. 17(3). 395–400. 10 indexed citations

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