Heidi Steltzer

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Heidi Steltzer is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Heidi Steltzer has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Atmospheric Science, 13 papers in Ecology and 9 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Heidi Steltzer's work include Climate change and permafrost (13 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (10 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (7 papers). Heidi Steltzer is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (13 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (10 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (7 papers). Heidi Steltzer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Australia. Heidi Steltzer's co-authors include Matthew D. Wallenstein, Edward Ayres, Diana H. Wall, Rodney T. Simpson, Eric Post, Breana L. Simmons, J. M. Welker, Aaron B. Berdanier, Kelly A. Hopping and Jessica G. Ernakovich and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Heidi Steltzer

34 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Home-field advantage accelerates leaf litter decompositio... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Home-field advantage accelerates leaf litter decomposition in forests
    2009 414 citations Edward Ayres, Heidi Steltzer et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heidi Steltzer United States 23 970 774 710 704 640 34 2.6k
Chengyang Zheng China 21 1.3k 1.3× 702 0.9× 978 1.4× 1.3k 1.9× 372 0.6× 44 3.0k
Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur United States 31 1.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.7× 853 1.2× 829 1.2× 492 0.8× 65 2.7k
Linda H. Geiser United States 27 809 0.8× 681 0.9× 644 0.9× 505 0.7× 635 1.0× 55 2.8k
Elgene O. Box United States 24 996 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 1.2k 1.7× 440 0.6× 564 0.9× 45 2.9k
Robert B. McKane United States 22 924 1.0× 743 1.0× 686 1.0× 623 0.9× 611 1.0× 39 2.3k
Terhi Riutta United Kingdom 30 1.3k 1.4× 952 1.2× 665 0.9× 289 0.4× 452 0.7× 58 2.3k
Roy Rich United States 19 595 0.6× 1.2k 1.5× 690 1.0× 368 0.5× 484 0.8× 46 2.1k
Heather L. Throop United States 30 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 1.1k 1.5× 1.2k 1.6× 368 0.6× 69 3.0k
Anne E. Hartley United States 13 1.2k 1.3× 947 1.2× 712 1.0× 708 1.0× 333 0.5× 14 2.6k
Matteo Campioli Belgium 32 1.0k 1.1× 1.9k 2.5× 1.1k 1.5× 436 0.6× 819 1.3× 73 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Heidi Steltzer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heidi Steltzer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heidi Steltzer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heidi Steltzer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heidi Steltzer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Heidi Steltzer. Heidi Steltzer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Iler, Amy M., et al.. (2021). Can flowers affect land surface albedo and soil microclimates?. International Journal of Biometeorology. 65(12). 2011–2023. 3 indexed citations
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Steltzer, Heidi, et al.. (2020). Accelerated Snowmelt Protocol to Simulate Climate Change Induced Impacts on Snowpack Dependent Ecosystems. BIO-PROTOCOL. 10(6). e3557–e3557. 2 indexed citations
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Sorensen, Patrick O., Harry R. Beller, Markus Bill, et al.. (2020). The Snowmelt Niche Differentiates Three Microbial Life Strategies That Influence Soil Nitrogen Availability During and After Winter. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 871–871. 32 indexed citations
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Steltzer, Heidi, et al.. (2016). Five years of phenology observations from a mixed-grass prairie exposed to warming and elevated CO2. Scientific Data. 3(1). 160088–160088. 11 indexed citations
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Post, Eric, Jeffrey T. Kerby, Christian Pedersen, & Heidi Steltzer. (2016). Highly individualistic rates of plant phenological advance associated with arctic sea ice dynamics. Biology Letters. 12(12). 20160332–20160332. 16 indexed citations
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Brown, Tim, Kevin R. Hultine, Heidi Steltzer, et al.. (2016). Using phenocams to monitor our changing Earth: toward a global phenocam network. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 14(2). 84–93. 209 indexed citations
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Steltzer, Heidi, et al.. (2015). Earlier snowmelt and warming lead to earlier but not necessarily more plant growth. AoB Plants. 8. 66 indexed citations
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Steltzer, Heidi, M. J. Trlica, Gregory S. McMaster, et al.. (2014). Elevated CO2 further lengthens growing season under warming conditions. Nature. 510(7504). 259–262. 159 indexed citations
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Ernakovich, Jessica G., Kelly A. Hopping, Aaron B. Berdanier, et al.. (2014). Predicted responses of arctic and alpine ecosystems to altered seasonality under climate change. Global Change Biology. 20(10). 3256–3269. 313 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Patrick F., et al.. (2013). Complex carbon cycle responses to multi‐level warming and supplemental summer rain in the high Arctic. Global Change Biology. 19(6). 1780–1792. 51 indexed citations
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Ayres, Edward, et al.. (2009). Tree Species Traits Influence Soil Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties in High Elevation Forests. PLoS ONE. 4(6). e5964–e5964. 96 indexed citations
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Wallenstein, Matthew D., Ann M. Hess, Matthew R. Lewis, Heidi Steltzer, & Edward Ayres. (2009). Decomposition of aspen leaf litter results in unique metabolomes when decomposed under different tree species. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 42(3). 484–490. 48 indexed citations
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Smith, William K., et al.. (2009). Moisture availability influences the effect of ultraviolet‐B radiation on leaf litter decomposition. Global Change Biology. 16(1). 484–495. 81 indexed citations
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Smith, William K., Wei Gao, & Heidi Steltzer. (2009). Current and future impacts of ultraviolet radiation on the terrestrial carbon balance. Frontiers of Earth Science in China. 3(1). 34–41. 7 indexed citations
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Steltzer, Heidi & Eric Post. (2009). Seasons and Life Cycles. Science. 324(5929). 886–887. 108 indexed citations
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Lau, Jennifer A., et al.. (2008). Inference of allelopathy is complicated by effects of activated carbon on plant growth. New Phytologist. 178(2). 412–423. 129 indexed citations
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Steltzer, Heidi & J. M. Welker. (2006). MODELING THE EFFECT OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC VEGETATION PROPERTIES ON THE NDVI–LAI RELATIONSHIP. Ecology. 87(11). 2765–2772. 64 indexed citations
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Steltzer, Heidi & William D. Bowman. (2005). Litter N retention over winter for a low and a high phenolic species in the alpine tundra. Plant and Soil. 275(1-2). 361–370. 19 indexed citations
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Stottlemyer, Robert, Dan Binkley, & Heidi Steltzer. (2002). Treeline biogeochemistry and dynamics, Noatak National Preserve, northwestern Alaska. USGS professional paper. 113–121. 2 indexed citations

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