R. D. Evans

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

R. D. Evans is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, R. D. Evans has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, 18 papers in Soil Science and 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in R. D. Evans's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (18 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (8 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (8 papers). R. D. Evans is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (18 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (8 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (8 papers). R. D. Evans collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. R. D. Evans's co-authors include Jayne Belnap, Douglas A. Frank, Jeffrey R. Johansen, Sean M. Schaeffer, Sharon Billings, Benjamin F. Tracy, R. A. Black, Peter M. Groffman, Bruce A. Hungate and Robert B. Jackson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

R. D. Evans

45 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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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.

Physiological mechanisms influencing plant nitrogen isotope composition

2001 707 citations R. D. Evans profile →
A trade-off between plant and soil carbon storage under elevated CO2

2021 429 citations César Terrer, Richard P. Phillips et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. D. Evans United States	28	1.7k	1.3k	1.0k	962	933	47	3.9k
Elvira Cuevas Puerto Rico	27	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	814 0.8×	937 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	55	3.8k
Linda H. Pardo United States	23	1.7k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	41	4.6k
Harry Olde Venterink Switzerland	38	2.2k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	710 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	80	4.1k
Jacqueline T. Ngai Canada	13	2.4k 1.4×	1.6k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	938 1.0×	1.7k 1.8×	16	5.6k
Chengyang Zheng China	21	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	597 0.6×	702 0.7×	978 1.0×	44	3.0k
W. M. Jarrell United States	30	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.3×	81	4.4k
Melany C. Fisk United States	40	2.2k 1.3×	2.7k 2.1×	837 0.8×	859 0.9×	987 1.1×	92	4.6k
Zoë G. Cardon United States	29	988 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	866 0.9×	638 0.7×	59	3.3k
Steven S. Perakis United States	32	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	681 0.7×	819 0.9×	728 0.8×	79	3.5k
Vincent Maire Canada	24	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	1.7k 1.8×	1.7k 1.8×	43	4.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. D. Evans

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Keller, Catherine, et al.. (2023). Soil CO2 in organic and no-till agroecosystems. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 349. 108442–108442. 10 indexed citations

Terrer, César, Richard P. Phillips, Bruce A. Hungate, et al.. (2021). A trade-off between plant and soil carbon storage under elevated CO2. Nature. 591(7851). 599–603. 429 indexed citations breakdown →

Albeke, Shannon E., et al.. (2019). Nitrogen deposition sources and patterns in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem determined from ion exchange resin collectors, lichens, and isotopes. The Science of The Total Environment. 683. 709–718. 14 indexed citations

Tfaily, Malak, Nancy Hess, Akihiro Koyama, & R. D. Evans. (2018). Elevated [CO2] changes soil organic matter composition and substrate diversity in an arid ecosystem. Geoderma. 330. 1–8. 32 indexed citations

Reyes, Julian, C. Tague, R. D. Evans, & J. C. Adam. (2017). Assessing the Impact of Parameter Uncertainty on Modeling Grass Biomass Using a Hybrid Carbon Allocation Strategy. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 9(8). 2968–2992. 11 indexed citations

Schädel, Christina, et al.. (2013). Separating soil CO2 efflux into C-pool-specific decay rates via inverse analysis of soil incubation data. Oecologia. 171(3). 721–732. 49 indexed citations

Dunbar, John, Stephanie A. Eichorst, La Verne Gallegos‐Graves, et al.. (2012). Common bacterial responses in six ecosystems exposed to 10 years of elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide. Environmental Microbiology. 14(5). 1145–1158. 67 indexed citations

Kelley, C.J., et al.. (2012). Nitrate–nitrogen and oxygen isotope ratios for identification of nitrate sources and dominant nitrogen cycle processes in a tile-drained dryland agricultural field. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 57. 731–738. 39 indexed citations

Jin, Virginia L. & R. D. Evans. (2010). Elevated CO2 increases plant uptake of organic and inorganic N in the desert shrub Larrea tridentata. Oecologia. 163(1). 257–266. 25 indexed citations

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Cambaliza, Maria Obiminda, et al.. (2009). Analysis of low‐concentration gas samples with continuous‐flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry: eliminating sources of contamination to achieve high precision. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 23(23). 3868–3874. 5 indexed citations

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Belnap, Jayne, et al.. (2006). BROMUS TECTORUM INVASION ALTERS NITROGEN DYNAMICS IN AN UNDISTURBED ARID GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM. Ecology. 87(3). 603–615. 129 indexed citations

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Gill, Richard, et al.. (2006). Linking community and ecosystem development on Mount St. Helens. Oecologia. 148(2). 312–324. 21 indexed citations

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Evans, R. D., et al.. (2006). Invasion of Downy Brome (Bromus tectorum L.) Causes Rapid Changes in the Nitrogen Cycle. The American Midland Naturalist. 156(2). 252–258. 43 indexed citations

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Schaeffer, Sean M., Sharon Billings, & R. D. Evans. (2003). Responses of soil nitrogen dynamics in a Mojave Desert ecosystem to manipulations in soil carbon and nitrogen availability. Oecologia. 134(4). 547–553. 81 indexed citations

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Billings, Sharon, Sean M. Schaeffer, Stephen F. Zitzer, et al.. (2002). Alterations of nitrogen dynamics under elevated carbon dioxide in an intact Mojave Desert ecosystem: evidence from nitrogen-15 natural abundance. Oecologia. 131(3). 463–467. 54 indexed citations

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Frank, Douglas A., Peter M. Groffman, R. D. Evans, & Benjamin F. Tracy. (2000). Ungulate stimulation of nitrogen cycling and retention in Yellowstone Park grasslands. Oecologia. 123(1). 116–121. 158 indexed citations

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Evans, R. D. & James R. Ehleringer. (1994). Plant δ15N values along a fog gradient in the Atacama Desert, Chile. Journal of Arid Environments. 28(3). 189–193. 23 indexed citations

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Evans, R. D.. (1991). Cricket grounds. The evolution, maintenance and construction of natural turf cricket tables and outfields.. 1 indexed citations

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Evans, R. D., R. A. Black, & S.O. Link. (1990). Rehydration‐induced changes in pressure‐volume relationships of Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. tridentata. Plant Cell & Environment. 13(5). 455–461. 40 indexed citations

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Kraner, H.W., Gerald L. Schroeder, & R. D. Evans. (1968). MEASUREMENTS OF THE EFFECTS OF ATMOSPHERIC VARIABLES ON $sup 222$Rn FLUX AND SOLID-GAS CONCENTRATIONS.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations

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