Howard E. Epstein

2.4k total citations
20 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Howard E. Epstein is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Howard E. Epstein has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Soil Science, 9 papers in Ecology and 6 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Howard E. Epstein's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (6 papers). Howard E. Epstein is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (6 papers). Howard E. Epstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Botswana and Slovakia. Howard E. Epstein's co-authors include Ingrid C. Burke, William K. Lauenroth, José M. Paruelo, D. P. Coffin, Stephen A. Macko, L. Otter, Herman H. Shugart, Julieta N. Aranibar, Robert Swap and P. R. Dowty and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Global Change Biology and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Howard E. Epstein

20 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Howard E. Epstein United States 17 909 748 551 539 327 20 1.7k
Gabriel del Barrio Spain 21 798 0.9× 851 1.1× 342 0.6× 481 0.9× 271 0.8× 52 2.0k
F. N. Scatena United States 20 518 0.6× 918 1.2× 568 1.0× 393 0.7× 378 1.2× 33 1.8k
F. N. Scatena United States 24 798 0.9× 870 1.2× 1.0k 1.9× 404 0.7× 292 0.9× 43 2.4k
P. V. Bolstad United States 13 963 1.1× 1.0k 1.4× 834 1.5× 329 0.6× 239 0.7× 20 2.0k
Margot W. Kaye United States 22 519 0.6× 979 1.3× 729 1.3× 314 0.6× 406 1.2× 56 1.6k
Jana L. Heisler United States 6 800 0.9× 1.1k 1.5× 814 1.5× 318 0.6× 304 0.9× 6 1.8k
Tagir G. Gilmanov United States 23 1.1k 1.2× 1.7k 2.2× 385 0.7× 652 1.2× 413 1.3× 37 2.6k
Glenn D. Mroz United States 20 516 0.6× 832 1.1× 780 1.4× 377 0.7× 213 0.7× 48 1.8k
Sonia A. Hall United States 17 962 1.1× 944 1.3× 677 1.2× 382 0.7× 147 0.4× 27 1.9k
Zhenxi Shen China 30 1.1k 1.2× 858 1.1× 549 1.0× 810 1.5× 777 2.4× 75 2.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cheng, Xiaoqin, et al.. (2021). Forest thinning and organic matter manipulation drives changes in soil respiration in a Larix principis-rupprechtii plantation in China. Soil and Tillage Research. 211. 104996–104996. 19 indexed citations
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Epstein, Howard E., et al.. (2019). Temporal dynamics, drivers, and components of soil respiration in urban forest ecosystems. CATENA. 185. 104299–104299. 28 indexed citations
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Atkins, Jeff W., Howard E. Epstein, & D. L. Welsch. (2017). Seasonal and inter‐annual variability in litter decomposition and nitrogen availability in a mid‐Appalachian watershed. Ecosphere. 8(9). 3 indexed citations
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Buchhorn, Marcel, Donald A. Walker, Birgit Heim, et al.. (2013). Ground-Based Hyperspectral Characterization of Alaska Tundra Vegetation along Environmental Gradients. Remote Sensing. 5(8). 3971–4005. 35 indexed citations
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Priest, Anne & Howard E. Epstein. (2011). Native Grass Restoration in Virginia Old Fields. Castanea. 76(2). 149–156. 5 indexed citations
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Pacific, V. J., B. L. McGlynn, Diego Riveros‐Iregui, D. L. Welsch, & Howard E. Epstein. (2008). Variability in soil respiration across riparian-hillslope transitions. Biogeochemistry. 91(1). 51–70. 66 indexed citations
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Epstein, Howard E., et al.. (2003). Carbon and nitrogen in the soil–plant system along rainfall and land-use gradients in southern Africa. Journal of Arid Environments. 54(2). 327–343. 36 indexed citations
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Aranibar, Julieta N., L. Otter, Stephen A. Macko, et al.. (2003). Nitrogen cycling in the soil–plant system along a precipitation gradient in the Kalahari sands. Global Change Biology. 10(3). 359–373. 241 indexed citations
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Epstein, Howard E., Ingrid C. Burke, & William K. Lauenroth. (2002). REGIONAL PATTERNS OF DECOMPOSITION AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION RATES IN THE U.S. GREAT PLAINS*. Ecology. 83(2). 320–327. 105 indexed citations
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Epstein, Howard E., Ingrid C. Burke, & A. R. Mosier. (2001). Plant effects on nitrogen retention in shortgrass steppe 2 years after 15N addition. Oecologia. 128(3). 422–430. 21 indexed citations
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Epstein, Howard E.. (1999). Response of the Shortgrass Steppe to Changes in Rainfall Seasonality. Ecosystems. 2(2). 139–150. 39 indexed citations
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Epstein, Howard E., William K. Lauenroth, Ingrid C. Burke, & Debra P. Coffin. (1998). Regional productivities of plant species in the Great Plains of the United States. Plant Ecology. 134(2). 173–195. 56 indexed citations
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Epstein, Howard E., Ingrid C. Burke, A. R. Mosier, & G. L. Hutchinson. (1998). Plant Functional Type Effects on Trace Gas Fluxes in the Shortgrass Steppe. Biogeochemistry. 42(1-2). 145–168. 36 indexed citations
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Burke, Ingrid C., William K. Lauenroth, Mary Ann Vinton, et al.. (1998). Plant-soil Interactions in Temperate Grasslands. Biogeochemistry. 42(1-2). 121–143. 213 indexed citations
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Epstein, Howard E. & Ingrid C. Burke. (1998). Plant Effects on Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Nitrogen Cycling in Shortgrass Steppe. Ecosystems. 1(4). 374–385. 41 indexed citations
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Epstein, Howard E., William K. Lauenroth, Ingrid C. Burke, & D. P. Coffin. (1997). PRODUCTIVITY PATTERNS OF C3AND C4FUNCTIONAL TYPES IN THE U.S. GREAT PLAINS. Ecology. 78(3). 722–731. 202 indexed citations
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Paruelo, José M., Howard E. Epstein, William K. Lauenroth, & Ingrid C. Burke. (1997). ANPP ESTIMATES FROM NDVI FOR THE CENTRAL GRASSLAND REGION OF THE UNITED STATES. Ecology. 78(3). 953–958. 442 indexed citations
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Epstein, Howard E., W. K. Lauenroth, & Ingrid C. Burke. (1997). Effects of Temperature and Soil Texture on ANPP in the U.S. Great Plains. Ecology. 78(8). 2628–2628. 4 indexed citations
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Epstein, Howard E., William K. Lauenroth, Ingrid C. Burke, & D. P. Coffin. (1996). Ecological responses of dominant grasses along two climatic gradients in the Great Plains of the United States. Journal of Vegetation Science. 7(6). 777–788. 110 indexed citations
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Paruelo, José M., William K. Lauenroth, Howard E. Epstein, et al.. (1995). Regional Climatic Similarities in the Temperate Zones of North and South America. Journal of Biogeography. 22(4/5). 915–915. 46 indexed citations

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