John M. Stark

8.6k citations

57 papers · 5.9k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 35

Impact in

Soil Science top 0.1%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Environmental Chemistry top 0.2%
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Papers in

Soil Science 40
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 40
Environmental Chemistry 22
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics 20

Co-authors: Stephen C. Hart Mary S. Booth Edward B. Rastetter Jeanette M. Norton Urszula Norton Sean M. Schaeffer Laura Yahdjian Amilcare Porporato
Journals: Soil Biology and Biochemistry (9 papers)Soil Science Society of America Journal (8 papers)Biogeochemistry (6 papers)Oecologia (5 papers)Journal of Environmental Quality (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States Sweden Spain

In The Last Decade

John M. Stark

57 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

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CONTROLS ON NITROGEN CYCLING IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS: A SYNTHETIC ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE DATA 2005 · 904 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2005 Ecological Monographs
2004 Oecologia
1997 Nature

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All Works

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1	Soil temperature and moisture as key controls of phosphorus export in mountain watersheds The Science of The Total Environment ·遠藤和弥, John M. Stark, Benjamin W. Abbott, Raymond M. Lee, Janice Brahney	2024	2
2	Evaluation of nutrient assimilative capacity in waterfowl impoundments: The role of environmental stressors Journal of Environmental Quality ·Coombs Lc, John M. Stark, Zachary T. Aanderud, Michelle A. Baker	2023	1
3	Unraveling mechanisms underlying effects of wetting–drying cycles on soil respiration in a dryland Biogeochemistry ·Guopeng Liang, Sasha C. Reed, John M. Stark, Bonnie G. Waring	2023	11
4	The effect of plant invasion on soil microbial carbon‐use efficiency in semi‐arid grasslands of the Rocky Mountain West Journal of Ecology ·Megan K. Nasto, H ABAUNZA, Lorinda Bullington, Ylva Lekberg, John M. Stark	2021	13
5	Carbon control on terrestrial ecosystem function across contrasting site productivities: the carbon connection revisited Ecology ·Nicholas C. Dove, John M. Stark, Gregory S. Newman, Stephen C. Hart	2019	35
6	The invasive annual cheatgrass releases more nitrogen than crested wheatgrass through root exudation and senescence Oecologia ·Michael Hin-Hung Yam, John M. Stark, Bruce Bugbee, Jeanette M. Norton	2016	30
7	The invasive annual cheatgrass increases nitrogen availability in 24-year-old replicated field plots Oecologia ·John M. Stark, Jeanette M. Norton	2014	47
8	Vegetation and Moisture Controls on Soil Carbon Mineralization in Semiarid Environments Soil Science Society of America Journal ·Urszula Norton, Peter Saetre, Toby D. Hooker, John M. Stark	2012	20
9	Regulation and Measurement of Nitrification in Terrestrial Systems Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Jeanette M. Norton, John M. Stark	2010	147
10	Nitrification exhibits Haldane kinetics in an agricultural soil treated with ammonium sulfate or dairy-waste compost FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Gyeong-Min Kang, John M. Stark, Mussie Y. Habteselassie, Jeanette M. Norton	2010	70
11	Invasive Forb, Annual Grass, and Exotic Shrub Competition with Three Sagebrush-Steppe Growth Forms: Acquisition of a Spring¹⁵N Tracer Invasive Plant Science and Management ·Xucai Paolo Chen, Thomas A. Monaco, John M. Stark, 庸夫新井	2008	17
12	Distribution of ecosystem C and N within contrasting vegetation types in a semiarid rangeland in the Great Basin, USA Biogeochemistry ·Toby D. Hooker, John M. Stark, Urszula Norton, A. Joshua Leffler, Michael S. Peek, 庸夫新井	2008	58
13	Gross Nitrogen Transformations in an Agricultural Soil after Repeated Dairy‐Waste Application Soil Science Society of America Journal ·Mussie Y. Habteselassie, John M. Stark, Bruce E. Miller, Seth G. Thacker, Jeanette M. Norton	2006	58
14	Exotic Communities Shift Water-Use Timing Plant and Soil ·Andrew Kulmatiski, Karen H. Beard, John M. Stark	2006	2
15	Soil Nitrogen and Nutrient Dynamics after Repeated Application of Treated Dairy‐Waste Soil Science Society of America Journal ·Mussie Y. Habteselassie, Wen Wu, Seth G. Thacker, John M. Stark, Jeanette M. Norton	2006	35
16	CONTROLS ON NITROGEN CYCLING IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS: A SYNTHETIC ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE DATA Ecological Monographs ·Mary S. Booth, John M. Stark, Edward B. Rastetter Hit paper breakdown →	2005	904
17	Water pulses and biogeochemical cycles in arid and semiarid ecosystems Oecologia ·Amy T. Austin, Laura Yahdjian, John M. Stark, Jayne Belnap, Amilcare Porporato, Urszula Norton, D.A. Ravetta, Sean M. Schaeffer Hit paper breakdown →	2004	1117
18	Root responses and nitrogen acquisition by Artemisia tridentata and Agropyron desertorum following small summer rainfall events Oecologia ·Carolyn Y. Ivans, A. Joshua Leffler, Кецба Бата Игоревич, John M. Stark, Ronald J. Ryel, Martyn M. Caldwell	2003	64
19	Effects of Soil Osmotic Potential on Nitrification, Ammonification, N-assimilation, and Nitrous Oxide Production Soil Science ·A. Alavi, John M. Stark, L. M. Dudley	1997	56
20	Soil‐plant Diversity Relationships on a Disturbed Site in Northwestern Colorado Soil Science Society of America Journal ·John M. Stark, Edward F. Redente	1985	20

About John M. Stark

John M. Stark is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Geochemistry and Petrology, having authored 57 papers that have together received 5.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (40 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (20 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (16 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (12 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (5 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (3.5k citations), Environmental Chemistry (1.8k citations), Ecology (2.7k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.0k citations) and Pollution (682 citations). John M. Stark has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Stephen C. Hart, Mary S. Booth, Edward B. Rastetter, Jeanette M. Norton, Urszula Norton, Sean M. Schaeffer, Laura Yahdjian, Amilcare Porporato, Amy T. Austin and D.A. Ravetta. Their work appears in journals such as Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Soil Science Society of America Journal, Biogeochemistry, Oecologia and Journal of Environmental Quality.

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