John Pastor

15.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
128 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

John Pastor is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John Pastor has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Ecology, 47 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 36 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in John Pastor's work include Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (33 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (32 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (23 papers). John Pastor is often cited by papers focused on Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (33 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (32 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (23 papers). John Pastor collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and India. John Pastor's co-authors include W. M. Post, Robert J. Naiman, John D. Aber, Jerry M. Melillo, Scott D. Bridgham, Charles McClaugherty, Yosef Cohen, Bradley Dewey, Karen Updegraff and Carol A. Johnston and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

John Pastor

125 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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 →
Influence of climate, soil moisture, and succession on forest carbon and nitrogen cycles

1986 512 citations John Pastor et al. profile →
Forest Litter Decomposition in Relation to Soil Nitrogen Dynamics and Litter Quality

1985 477 citations Charles McClaugherty, John Pastor et al. Ecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Pastor United States	55	6.3k	4.7k	3.8k	2.7k	2.0k	128	11.5k
Timothy R. Seastedt United States	54	4.7k 0.7×	4.4k 1.0×	3.5k 0.9×	3.0k 1.1×	2.4k 1.2×	174	10.9k
Wolfgang J. Junk Germany	50	6.2k 1.0×	5.3k 1.1×	3.7k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	169	12.2k
Dan Binkley United States	68	4.6k 0.7×	8.0k 1.7×	6.0k 1.6×	5.6k 2.1×	2.7k 1.4×	219	15.0k
Ingrid C. Burke United States	61	6.0k 1.0×	4.8k 1.0×	4.9k 1.3×	5.7k 2.1×	2.0k 1.0×	154	13.5k
Joseph B. Yavitt United States	56	4.3k 0.7×	2.5k 0.5×	2.4k 0.6×	2.6k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	176	9.5k
Gary M. Lovett United States	63	4.9k 0.8×	3.3k 0.7×	4.4k 1.2×	3.4k 1.3×	3.2k 1.6×	141	14.0k
James M. Vose United States	57	3.4k 0.6×	3.9k 0.8×	6.9k 1.8×	1.9k 0.7×	2.2k 1.1×	209	11.3k
J. A. Trofymow Canada	48	3.6k 0.6×	2.8k 0.6×	3.3k 0.9×	3.3k 1.2×	2.5k 1.2×	119	9.6k
David A. Wedin United States	40	5.0k 0.8×	7.1k 1.5×	4.0k 1.1×	4.0k 1.5×	4.0k 2.0×	85	14.4k
Wayne T. Swank United States	55	3.2k 0.5×	2.6k 0.6×	3.3k 0.9×	2.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	138	8.5k

Countries citing papers authored by John Pastor

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Pastor

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Pastor

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bauer, William M., et al.. (2019). Mathematical Analysis of Melanocyte Patterns on Danio rerio. Zebrafish. 17(1). 59–72. 1 indexed citations

Johnson, Nathan W., John Pastor, & Edward B. Swain. (2019). Cumulative Sulfate Loads Shift Porewater to Sulfidic Conditions in Freshwater Wetland Sediment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 38(6). 1231–1244. 6 indexed citations

Stech, Harlan W., Bruce B. Peckham, & John Pastor. (2012). Quasi-equilibrium reduction in a general class of stoichiometric producer–consumer models. Journal of Biological Dynamics. 6(2). 992–1018. 3 indexed citations

Nilsson, Mats B., et al.. (2009). Depression of belowground respiration rates at simulated high moose population densities in boreal forests. Ecology. 90(10). 2724–2733. 15 indexed citations

Chen, Jiquan, Scott D. Bridgham, Jason K. Keller, et al.. (2008). Temperature Responses to Infrared‐Loading and Water Table Manipulations in Peatland Mesocosms. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 50(11). 1484–1496. 13 indexed citations

Hale, Cindy M., Lee E. Frelich, Peter B. Reich, & John Pastor. (2007). Exotic earthworm effects on hardwood forest floor, nutrient availability and native plants: a mesocosm study. Oecologia. 155(3). 509–518. 81 indexed citations

Peckham, Bruce B., et al.. (2006). A Bifurcation Analysis of a Differential Equations Model for Mutualism. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 68(8). 1851–1872. 25 indexed citations

Pastor, John & Kjell Danell. (2003). Moose-vegetation-soil interactions: a dynamic system. 39. 177–192. 13 indexed citations

Pastor, John & Scott D. Bridgham. (1999). Nutrient efficiency along nutrient availability gradients. Oecologia. 118(1). 50–58. 58 indexed citations

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Jordan, Peter A., et al.. (1998). Progress towards the experimental reintroduction of woodland caribou to Minnesota and adjacent Ontario. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18(5). 169–169. 2 indexed citations

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Moen, Ron, John Pastor, & Yosef Cohen. (1997). A Spatially Explicit Model of Moose Foraging and Energetics. Ecology. 78(2). 505–505. 14 indexed citations

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Bridgham, Scott D., John Pastor, & Karen Updegraff. (1995). Trace gas responses in a climate change experiment in northern peatlands. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 76(3).

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Updegraff, Karen, John Pastor, & Scott D. Bridgham. (1995). Temperature influences on CO{sub 2} and CH{sub 4} fluxes in intact cores from Minnesota wetlands. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 76(3). 1 indexed citations

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Mladenoff, David J., Mark A. White, John Pastor, & Thomas R. Crow. (1993). Comparing Spatial Pattern in Unaltered Old‐Growth and Disturbed Forest Landscapes. Ecological Applications. 3(2). 294–306. 282 indexed citations

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Shugart, Herman H., Gordon B. Bonan, Nedialko Nikolov, et al.. (1992). A Systems Analysis of the Global Boreal Forest. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 357 indexed citations

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Moen, Ron, John Pastor, & Yosef Cohen. (1990). EFFECTS OF BEAVER AND MOOSE ON THE VEGETATION OF ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK. Alces : A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose. 26. 51–63. 4 indexed citations

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Moen, Ron, et al.. (1990). Seasonal Patterns of Browsing by Moose Alces-Alces in Isle Royale National Park Michigan USA. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 71. 2 indexed citations

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Pastor, John, et al.. (1987). A HYPOTHESIS OF THE EFFECTS OF MOOSE AND BEAVER FORAGING ON SOIL NITROGEN AND CARBON DYNAMICS, ISLE ROYALE. Alces : A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose. 23. 107–124. 2 indexed citations

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Pastor, John, M. A. Stillwell, & David Tilman. (1987). Nitrogen mineralization and nitrification in four Minnesota old fields. Oecologia. 71(4). 481–485. 61 indexed citations

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Aber, John D., Jerry M. Melillo, Knute J. Nadelhoffer, Charles McClaugherty, & John Pastor. (1985). Fine root turnover in forest ecosystems in relation to quantity and form of nitrogen availability: a comparison of two methods. Oecologia. 66(3). 317–321. 290 indexed citations

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