Nick J. Balster

879 total citations
27 papers, 692 citations indexed

About

Nick J. Balster is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Soil Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Nick J. Balster has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 692 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 9 papers in Soil Science and 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Nick J. Balster's work include Forest ecology and management (8 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (6 papers) and Seedling growth and survival studies (4 papers). Nick J. Balster is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (8 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (6 papers) and Seedling growth and survival studies (4 papers). Nick J. Balster collaborates with scholars based in United States. Nick J. Balster's co-authors include John D. Marshall, Ryosuke Fujinuma, James D. Marshall, Christine Pfund, Janet Branchaw, Nate G. McDowell, John M. Norman, Lucas A. Cernusak, Mallika Nocco and William R. Selbig and has published in prestigious journals such as Oecologia, Soil Science Society of America Journal and Geoderma.

In The Last Decade

Nick J. Balster

27 papers receiving 641 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nick J. Balster United States 15 287 182 141 137 129 27 692
Katharine C. Kelsey United States 15 252 0.9× 232 1.3× 58 0.4× 108 0.8× 225 1.7× 30 766
Sarah Butler United States 9 425 1.5× 143 0.8× 151 1.1× 324 2.4× 164 1.3× 20 840
Barry White Canada 13 255 0.9× 184 1.0× 78 0.6× 96 0.7× 61 0.5× 18 650
Yanming Gong China 20 311 1.1× 233 1.3× 237 1.7× 464 3.4× 156 1.2× 56 996
Marissa S. Weiss United States 11 176 0.6× 89 0.5× 178 1.3× 293 2.1× 195 1.5× 15 937
Baoxiong Chen China 12 426 1.5× 154 0.8× 103 0.7× 121 0.9× 163 1.3× 22 929
Hilary M. Swain United States 14 194 0.7× 116 0.6× 39 0.3× 66 0.5× 24 0.2× 31 573
Lars Brian Krogh Denmark 12 70 0.2× 25 0.1× 77 0.5× 220 1.6× 28 0.2× 30 652
Nathalie Soethe Germany 11 276 1.0× 278 1.5× 125 0.9× 140 1.0× 43 0.3× 12 645
Amanda M. Schwantes United States 10 515 1.8× 163 0.9× 94 0.7× 82 0.6× 131 1.0× 16 796

Countries citing papers authored by Nick J. Balster

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nick J. Balster

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nick J. Balster

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Balster, Nick J., et al.. (2021). Evaluating a novel faculty development program in teaching at a research-intensive university. Teacher Development. 25(3). 340–365. 1 indexed citations
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Johnston, Marie R., Nick J. Balster, & Anita M. Thompson. (2020). Vegetation Alters Soil Water Drainage and Retention of Replicate Rain Gardens. Water. 12(11). 3151–3151. 17 indexed citations
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Thompson, Anita M., et al.. (2020). Novel determination of effective freeze–thaw cycles as drivers of ecosystem change. Journal of Environmental Quality. 49(2). 314–323. 6 indexed citations
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Balster, Nick J., et al.. (2019). Soil aggregation returns to a set point despite seasonal response to snow manipulation. Geoderma. 357. 113954–113954. 14 indexed citations
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Balster, Nick J., et al.. (2018). Effects of childhood setting and interaction with nature on academic performance in introductory college-level courses in the environmental sciences. Environmental Education Research. 25(3). 422–442. 7 indexed citations
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Fujinuma, Ryosuke, et al.. (2011). Reduced rates of controlled-release fertilizer lower potential nitrogen leaching from a Wisconsin bare-root tree nursery. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 78. 347–357. 1 indexed citations
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Selbig, William R. & Nick J. Balster. (2010). Evaluation of Turf-Grass and Prairie-Vegetated Rain Gardens in a Clay and Sand Soil, Madison, Wisconsin, Water Years 2004-08. Scientific investigations report. 32 indexed citations
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Balster, Nick J.. (2009). Entering Research: A course that creates community and structure for beginning undergraduate researchers in the STEM disciplines. AGUFM. 2009. 10 indexed citations
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Fujinuma, Ryosuke, Nick J. Balster, & John M. Norman. (2009). An Improved Model of Nitrogen Release for Surface‐applied Controlled‐release Fertilizer. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 73(6). 2043–2050. 54 indexed citations
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Balster, Nick J., John D. Marshall, & Murray K. Clayton. (2009). Coupling tree-ring  13C and  15N to test the effect of fertilization on mature Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca) stands across the Interior northwest, USA. Tree Physiology. 29(12). 1491–1501. 35 indexed citations
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Balster, Nick J., et al.. (2008). Differences in Belowground Heterogeneity Within a Restoration of a Dewatered Reservoir in Southwestern Wisconsin. Restoration Ecology. 16(4). 678–688. 7 indexed citations
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Fujinuma, Ryosuke & Nick J. Balster. (2007). Controlled-release nitrogen in tree nurseries. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 46. 60–66. 2 indexed citations
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Fujinuma, Ryosuke, James G. Bockheim, & Nick J. Balster. (2005). Base-cation Cycling by Individual Tree Species in Old-growth Forests of Upper Michigan, USA. Biogeochemistry. 74(3). 357–376. 49 indexed citations
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McDowell, Nate G., Nick J. Balster, & John D. Marshall. (2001). Belowground carbon allocation of Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 31(8). 1425–1436. 8 indexed citations
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Balster, Nick J., et al.. (2001). Mini Poplar Ecosystems: A Collaborative Learning Tool in Natural Resources Education. Journal of natural resources and life sciences education. 30(1). 1–8. 3 indexed citations
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Cernusak, Lucas A., et al.. (2001). Carbon isotope discrimination in photosynthetic bark. Oecologia. 128(1). 24–35. 70 indexed citations
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McDowell, Nate G., Nick J. Balster, & John D. Marshall. (2001). Belowground carbon allocation of Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 31(8). 1425–1436. 46 indexed citations
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Balster, Nick J. & John D. Marshall. (2000). Eight-year responses of light interception, effective leaf area index, and stemwood production in fertilized stands of interior Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca). Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 30(5). 733–743. 29 indexed citations
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Reed, David D., Glenn D. Mroz, Hal O. Liechty, et al.. (1995). Above- and be Bow-ground biomass of precompetitive red pine in northern Michigan. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 25(7). 1064–1069. 13 indexed citations

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