Robert L. Sanford

5.8k citations
48 papers · 4.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 28
Topics
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers)Fire effects on ecosystems (9 papers)Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers)

In The Last Decade

Robert L. Sanford

46 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

Robert L. Sanford
Comparison fields: 5 of 111
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 1.7k
  • Soil Science 1.6k
  • Global and Planetary Change 1.5k
  • Ecology 1.2k
  • Plant Science 696
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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert L. Sanford

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert L. Sanford

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All Works

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Holocene rain-forest wilderness: a neotropical perspective on humans as an exotic, invasive species.
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Biological soil crusts: Ecological roles andresponse to fire in Miombo woodlands of Zimbabwe
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Biogeochemistry of bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) at treeline
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About Robert L. Sanford

Robert L. Sanford is a scholar working on Soil Science, Forestry and Horticulture, having authored 48 papers that have together received 4.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (9 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (1.6k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.7k citations) and Forestry (378 citations). Robert L. Sanford has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Costa Rica and Mexico. Frequent co-authors include Peter M. Vitousek, William J. Parton, Aaron M. Ellison, Julie S. Denslow, Christian P. Giardina, Douglas Turner, J. Boone Kauffman, Vı́ctor J. Jaramillo, Mark Williams and Sally P. Horn. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Environmental Science & Technology and Gastroenterology.

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