Joseph M. Craine

32.5k citations

112 papers · 14.2k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 54

Soil Science top 0.05%
Ecology top 0.1%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.1%
Plant Science top 0.2%
Global and Planetary Change top 0.5%

Co-authors: Noah Fierer Peter B. Reich David A. Wedin Kendra K. McLauchlan Kelly S. Ramirez Carl Morrow Ray Dybzinski David Tilman
Topics: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (42 papers)Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (38 papers)Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (21 papers)
Cited by: Soil Science Nature and Landscape Conservation Ecology
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States Australia New Zealand

In The Last Decade

Joseph M. Craine

112 papers receiving 13.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The Evolution of Plant Functional Variation: Traits, Spectra, and Strategies

2003 1.1k citations Peter B. Reich, Joseph M. Craine et al. profile →
Consistent effects of nitrogen amendments on soil microbial communities and processes across biomes

2012 963 citations Joseph M. Craine, Noah Fierer et al. profile →
MICROBIAL NITROGEN LIMITATION INCREASES DECOMPOSITION

2007 820 citations Joseph M. Craine, Carl Morrow et al. profile →
Global patterns of foliar nitrogen isotopes and their relationships with climate, mycorrhizal fungi, foliar nutrient concentrations, and nitrogen availability

2009 715 citations Joseph M. Craine, Andrew J. Elmore et al. profile →
LITTER QUALITY AND THE TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY OF DECOMPOSITION

2005 598 citations Noah Fierer, Joseph M. Craine et al. profile →
Mechanisms of plant competition for nutrients, water and light

2013 563 citations Joseph M. Craine et al. profile →
Ecological interpretations of nitrogen isotope ratios of terrestrial plants and soils

2015 463 citations Joseph M. Craine et al. profile →
Evidence, causes, and consequences of declining nitrogen availability in terrestrial ecosystems

2022 210 citations Rachel Mason, Joseph M. Craine et al. Science profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joseph M. Craine

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Joseph M. Craine. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Joseph M. Craine 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 Joseph M. Craine. Joseph M. Craine is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	What is eDNA method standardisation and why do we need it? 2025 ·PubMed ·Susanna Theroux,Adam J. Sepulveda,Cathryn L. Abbott,Zachary Gold,Alison Watts,Margaret E. Hunter,Katy E. Klymus,Shana Lee Hirsch,Joseph M. Craine,Devin N. Jones,(unknown),Joshua A. Steele,Miwa Takahashi,Rachel T. Noble,John A. Darling	5
2	DNA metabarcoding reveals consumption of diverse community of amphibians by invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in the southeastern United States 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown),Antoinette J. Piaggio,(unknown),(unknown),Joseph M. Craine,James C. Beasley	6
3	Evidence, causes, and consequences of declining nitrogen availability in terrestrial ecosystemsbreakdown → 2022 ·Science ·Rachel Mason,Joseph M. Craine,Nina K. Lany,Mathieu Jonard,Scott V. Ollinger,Peter M. Groffman,Robinson W. Fulweiler,Jay P. Angerer,Quentin D. Read,Peter B. Reich,Pamela H. Templer,Andrew J. Elmore	210
4	Consistent declines in aquatic biodiversity across diverse domains of life in rivers impacted by surface coal mining 2021 ·Ecological Applications ·Marie Simonin,Jennifer D. Rocca,Jacqueline R. Gerson,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Matthew Ross,Noah Fierer,Joseph M. Craine,Emily S. Bernhardt	23
5	Centennial-scale reductions in nitrogen availability in temperate forests of the United States 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Kendra K. McLauchlan,Laci Gerhart,John J. Battles,Joseph M. Craine,Andrew J. Elmore,Philip E. Higuera,Michelle C. Mack,(unknown),David M. Nelson,Neil Pederson,Steven S. Perakis	60
6	Dynamic microbial populations along the Cuyahoga River 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·Matthew V. Cannon,Joseph M. Craine,Jim Hester,(unknown),E. Ricky Chan,(unknown),Scott T. Small,David Serre	7
7	Natural and anthropogenic drivers of calcium depletion in a northern forest during the last millennium 2016 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Bérangère Leys,Gene E. Likens,Chris E. Johnson,Joseph M. Craine,Brice Lacroix,Kendra K. McLauchlan	23
8	Climatic warming and the future of bison as grazers 2015 ·Scientific Reports ·Joseph M. Craine,E. Gene Towne,(unknown),Noah Fierer	74
9	Seasonal Shifts in Diet and Gut Microbiota of the American Bison (Bison bison) 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),Joseph M. Craine,Michael S. Robeson,Noah Fierer	96
10	Long-Term Climate Sensitivity of Grazer Performance: A Cross-Site Study 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Joseph M. Craine	15
11	Resource limitation, tolerance, and the future of ecological plant classification 2012 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·Joseph M. Craine,Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht,Christopher H. Lusk,Nate G. McDowell,Hendrik Poorter	46
12	Maternal allocation in bison: co‐occurrence of senescence, cost of reproduction, and individual quality 2012 ·Ecological Applications ·Sandra Hamel,Joseph M. Craine,E. Gene Towne	32
13	The moisture response of soil heterotrophic respiration: interaction with soil properties 2012 ·Biogeosciences ·Fernando Moyano,Nadezda Vasilyeva,L. Bouckaert,F. J. Cook,Joseph M. Craine,Jorge Curiel Yuste,Axel Don,Daniel Epron,Pavel Formánek,Alan J. Franzluebbers,Ulrik Ilstedt,Thomas Kätterer,Valerie A. Orchard,Markus Reichstein,Ana Rey,Léo Ruamps,Jens‐Arne Subke,Ingrid Kaag Thomsen,Claire Chenu	239
14	Species-specific trajectories of nitrogen isotopes in Indiana hardwood forests, USA 2012 ·Biogeosciences ·Kendra K. McLauchlan,Joseph M. Craine	23
15	Functional consequences of climate change-induced plant species loss in a tallgrass prairie 2011 ·Oecologia ·Joseph M. Craine,Jesse B. Nippert,E. Gene Towne,(unknown),Steven W. Kembel,Adam M. Skibbe,Kendra K. McLauchlan	33
16	Species-specific trajectories of nitrogen isotopes in Indiana hardwood forests, USA 2011 ·Kendra K. McLauchlan,Joseph M. Craine	2
17	Changes through time: integrating microorganisms into the study of succession 2010 ·Research in Microbiology ·Noah Fierer,Diana R. Nemergut,Rob Knight,Joseph M. Craine	291
18	Grazing and landscape controls on nitrogen availability across 330 South African savanna sites 2009 ·Austral Ecology ·Joseph M. Craine,(unknown),Mike Peel,N. Zambatis,Carl Morrow,William D. Stock	42
19	Changes in nitrogen cycling during the past century in a northern hardwood forest 2007 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kendra K. McLauchlan,Joseph M. Craine,W. Wyatt Oswald,Peter R. Leavitt,Gene E. Likens	107
20	The resource economics of chemical and structural defenses across nitrogen supply gradients 2003 ·Oecologia ·Joseph M. Craine,William J. Bond,William G. Lee,Peter B. Reich,Scott V. Ollinger	24

About Joseph M. Craine

Joseph M. Craine is a scholar working on Soil Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling, having authored 112 papers that have together received 14.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (42 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (38 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (5.4k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (4.8k citations) and Ecology (5.1k citations). Joseph M. Craine has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and New Zealand. Frequent co-authors include Noah Fierer, Peter B. Reich, David A. Wedin, Kendra K. McLauchlan, Kelly S. Ramirez, Carl Morrow, Ray Dybzinski, David Tilman, Ian J. Wright and Andrew J. Elmore. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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