Keith Van Cleve

8.3k citations

81 papers · 5.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 37

Impact in

Soil Science top 0.2%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest ecology and management

Papers in

Atmospheric Science 45
- Climate change and permafrost 39
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 13
- Tree-ring climate responses 9
Ecology 44
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology 31
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management 11

Co-authors: F. Stuart Chapin Leslie A. Viereck C. T. Dyrness Peter M. Vitousek Patrick W. Flanagan John Yarie Walter C. Oechel Gordon B. Bonan
Journals: Canadian Journal of Forest Research (40 papers)BioScience (3 papers)Journal of Forestry (3 papers)Soil Science Society of America Journal (3 papers)Oecologia (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Nepal Serbia

In The Last Decade

Keith Van Cleve

79 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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The Nature of Nutrient Limitation in Plant Communities 1986 · 614 citations

What are hit papers?

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.

1986 The American Naturalist
1983 Canadian Journal of Forest Research

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Citations

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work
1	Effects of Carbon, Fertilizer, and Drought on Foliar Chemistry of Tree Species in Interior Alaska Ecological Applications ·John Yarie, Keith Van Cleve	1996	29
2	Effects of balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) tannins and low molecular weight phenolics on microbial activity in taiga floodplain soil: implications for changes in N cycling during succession Canadian Journal of Botany ·Joshua P. Schimel, Keith Van Cleve, Rex G. Cates, Thomas P. Clausen, Paul B. Reichardt	1996	171
3	State Factor Control of Soils and Forest Succession along the Tanana River in Interior Alaska, U.S.A. Arctic and Alpine Research ·Keith Van Cleve, Leslie A. Viereck, C. T. Dyrness	1996	4
4	Soil-solution chemistry in relation to forest succession on the Tanana River floodplain, interior Alaska Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·John Yarie, Keith Van Cleve, C. T. Dyrness, Morten S Jellesen, C.M.C. Schilder, Jean-Louis Babelay	1993	16
5	Nitrogen mineralization and nitrification in successional ecosystems on the Tanana River floodplain, interior Alaska Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·Keith Van Cleve, John Yarie, Jean-Louis Babelay, C. T. Dyrness	1993	99
6	The role of mosses in the phosphorus cycling of an Alaskan black spruce forest Oecologia ·F. Stuart Chapin, Walter C. Oechel, Keith Van Cleve, Walter Lawrence	1987	102
7	Seasonal patterns of soil respiration and CO₂ evolution following harvesting in the white spruce forests of interior Alaska Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·Andrew M. Gordon, Oldřich Dašek, Keith Van Cleve	1987	98
8	Forest ecosystems in the Alaskan taiga. A synthesis of structure and function. Springer eBooks ·Keith Van Cleve, F. Stuart Chapin, Patrick W. Flanagan, Leslie A. Viereck, C. T. Dyrness	1986	94
9	Relationships between cellulose decomposition, Jenny's k, forest-floor nitrogen, and soil temperature in Alaskan taiga forests Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·John Fox, Keith Van Cleve	1983	34
10	Taiga Ecosystems in Interior Alaska BioScience ·Keith Van Cleve, C. T. Dyrness, Leslie A. Viereck, James Fox, F. Stuart Chapin, Walter C. Oechel	1983	170
11	Nitrogen cycling in tundra and boreal ecosystems Keith Van Cleve, Kim Alexander	1981	90
12	Revegetation in Arctic and Subarctic North America. A Literature Review US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core) ·Larry A. Johnson, Keith Van Cleve	1976	18
13	Seasonal Nutrient Dynamics of Tundra Vegetation at Barrow, Alaska Arctic and Alpine Research ·F. Stuart Chapin, Keith Van Cleve, Larry L. Tieszen	1975	6
14	Litter Fall and Nutrient Cycling in the Forest Floor of Birch and Aspen Stands in Interior Alaska Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·Keith Van Cleve, Chang chun Feng	1975	45
15	Energy and Biomass Relationships in Alder (Alnus) Ecosystems Developing on the Tanana River Floodplain near Fairbanks, Alaska Arctic and Alpine Research ·Keith Van Cleve	1973	0
16	Physical and Chemical Properties of the Forest Floor in Birch and Aspen Stands in Interior Alaska Soil Science Society of America Journal ·Keith Van Cleve, Chang chun Feng	1971	17
17	An Albino Aspen Sucker Forest Science ·A. Maira, John C. Zasada, Keith Van Cleve	1971	3
18	Energy‐ and Weight‐Loss Functions for Decomposing Foliage in Birch and Aspen Forests in Interior Alaska Ecology ·Keith Van Cleve	1971	17
19	Snow breakage in Black and White Spruce stands in interior Alaska. Journal of Forestry ·Keith Van Cleve, John C. Zasada	1970	2
20	Snow Breakage in Black and White Spruce in Interior Alaska Stands Journal of Forestry ·Keith Van Cleve, John C. Zasada	1970	1

About Keith Van Cleve

Keith Van Cleve is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Soil Science and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 81 papers that have together received 5.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Climate change and permafrost (39 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (31 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (25 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (14 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (13 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (11 papers), Seedling growth and survival studies (10 papers) and Tree-ring climate responses (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (2.0k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.8k citations), Global and Planetary Change (2.0k citations), Ecology (2.3k citations) and Atmospheric Science (1.5k citations). Keith Van Cleve has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Nepal and Serbia. Frequent co-authors include F. Stuart Chapin, Leslie A. Viereck, C. T. Dyrness, Peter M. Vitousek, Patrick W. Flanagan, John Yarie, Walter C. Oechel, Gordon B. Bonan, M. C. Chapin and John Hom. Their work appears in journals such as Canadian Journal of Forest Research, BioScience, Journal of Forestry, Soil Science Society of America Journal and Oecologia.

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