Jerry M. Melillo

435 total papers · 73.5k total citations
308 papers, 51.3k citations indexed

About

Jerry M. Melillo is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Soil Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jerry M. Melillo has authored 308 papers receiving a total of 51.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 99 papers in Soil Science and 78 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Jerry M. Melillo's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (96 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (78 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (62 papers). Jerry M. Melillo is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (96 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (78 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (62 papers). Jerry M. Melillo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and China. Jerry M. Melillo's co-authors include John D. Aber, Peter M. Vitousek, Paul A. Steudler, Jane Lubchenco, Harold A. Mooney, David W. Kicklighter, Knute J. Nadelhoffer, A. David McGuire, Berrien Moore and John F. Muratore and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jerry M. Melillo

307 papers receiving 46.5k citations

Hit Papers

Human Domination of Earth... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1997 1982 1989 1993 2002 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Human Domination of Earth's Ecosystems
    1997 6.6k citations Peter M. Vitousek, Harold A. Mooney et al. Science profile →
  2. Nitrogen and Lignin Control of Hardwood Leaf Litter Decomposition Dynamics
    1982 2.1k citations Jerry M. Melillo, John D. Aber et al. Ecology profile →
  3. Nitrogen Saturation in Northern Forest Ecosystems
    1989 1.9k citations John D. Aber, Knute J. Nadelhoffer et al. BioScience profile →
  4. Global climate change and terrestrial net primary production
    1993 1.5k citations Jerry M. Melillo, A. David McGuire et al. Nature profile →
  5. Soil Warming and Carbon-Cycle Feedbacks to the Climate System
    2002 1.1k citations Jerry M. Melillo, Paul A. Steudler et al. Science profile →
  6. Global agriculture and nitrous oxide emissions
    2012 763 citations David Reay, Eric A. Davidson et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  7. Potential Net Primary Productivity in South America: Application of a Global Model
    1991 693 citations James W. Raich, Edward B. Rastetter et al. Ecological Applications profile →
  8. Aboveground Production and N and P Cycling Along a Nitrogen Mineralization Gradient on Blackhawk Island, Wisconsin
    1984 690 citations John Pastor, John D. Aber et al. Ecology profile →
  9. Pattern and variation of C:N:P ratios in China’s soils: a synthesis of observational data
    2009 685 citations Hanqin Tian, Guangsheng Chen et al. Biogeochemistry profile →
  10. Changes in the Carbon Content of Terrestrial Biota and Soils between 1860 and 1980: A Net Release of CO"2 to the Atmosphere
    1983 667 citations R. A. Houghton, John E. Hobbie et al. Ecological Monographs profile →
  11. Thermal adaptation of soil microbial respiration to elevated temperature
    2008 647 citations Mark A. Bradford, Christian A. Davies et al. Ecology Letters profile →
  12. Influence of nitrogen fertilization on methane uptake in temperate forest soils
    1989 638 citations Paul A. Steudler, Richard D. Bowden et al. Nature profile →
  13. Carbon balance of the terrestrial biosphere in the Twentieth Century: Analyses of CO2, climate and land use effects with four process‐based ecosystem models
    2001 632 citations A. D. McGuire, Stephen Sitch et al. Global Biogeochemical Cycles profile →
  14. The temperature response of soil microbial efficiency and its feedback to climate
    2013 615 citations Serita D. Frey, Juhwan Lee et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  15. Global Warming and Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Conceptual Framework for Analysis
    2000 586 citations Gaius R. Shaver, Josep G. Canadell et al. BioScience profile →
  16. A Comparative Analysis of Potential Nitrification and Nitrate Mobility in Forest Ecosystems
    1982 576 citations Peter M. Vitousek, James R. Gosz et al. Ecological Monographs profile →
  17. Long-term pattern and magnitude of soil carbon feedback to the climate system in a warming world
    2017 567 citations Jerry M. Melillo, Serita D. Frey et al. Science profile →
  18. Carbon and nitrogen dynamics along the decay continuum: Plant litter to soil organic matter
    1989 551 citations Jerry M. Melillo, John D. Aber et al. Plant and Soil profile →
  19. Forest Litter Decomposition in Relation to Soil Nitrogen Dynamics and Litter Quality
    1985 477 citations Charles McClaugherty, John Pastor et al. Ecology profile →
  20. Soil warming, carbon–nitrogen interactions, and forest carbon budgets
    2011 445 citations Jerry M. Melillo, Sarah Butler et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  21. Ecosystem Alteation of Boreal Forest Streams by Beaver (Castor Canadensis)
    1986 423 citations Robert J. Naiman, Jerry M. Melillo et al. Ecology profile →
  22. Microbial diversity drives carbon use efficiency in a model soil
    2020 355 citations Luiz A. Domeignoz‐Horta, Grace Pold et al. Nature Communications profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Jerry M. Melillo 21.3k 18.8k 17.4k 9.7k 8.8k 308 51.3k
William H. Schlesinger 15.5k 0.7× 15.2k 0.8× 16.0k 0.9× 8.1k 0.8× 6.7k 0.8× 259 43.7k
Eric A. Davidson 17.2k 0.8× 14.6k 0.8× 21.7k 1.2× 5.4k 0.6× 6.5k 0.7× 288 47.0k
Yiqi Luo 18.9k 0.9× 17.9k 1.0× 22.7k 1.3× 7.9k 0.8× 7.9k 0.9× 586 48.1k
Ivan A. Janssens 16.8k 0.8× 14.6k 0.8× 15.5k 0.9× 6.4k 0.7× 7.5k 0.9× 380 39.1k
John D. Aber 12.1k 0.6× 15.8k 0.8× 15.4k 0.9× 8.2k 0.9× 4.4k 0.5× 187 37.6k
Pamela A. Matson 13.0k 0.6× 11.8k 0.6× 10.9k 0.6× 5.6k 0.6× 3.5k 0.4× 226 40.4k
William J. Parton 11.9k 0.6× 11.2k 0.6× 17.0k 1.0× 5.5k 0.6× 3.9k 0.4× 260 32.7k
Robert B. Jackson 34.0k 1.6× 23.3k 1.2× 24.1k 1.4× 16.1k 1.7× 10.4k 1.2× 459 84.3k
Susan Trumbore 11.9k 0.6× 11.8k 0.6× 14.1k 0.8× 5.1k 0.5× 9.6k 1.1× 305 33.6k
Ernst‐Detlef Schulze 23.4k 1.1× 10.0k 0.5× 10.0k 0.6× 13.4k 1.4× 9.2k 1.0× 626 48.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jerry M. Melillo

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