Robert L. Sanford

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
48 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Robert L. Sanford is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert L. Sanford has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Soil Science, 16 papers in Ecology and 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Robert L. Sanford's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (9 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers). Robert L. Sanford is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (9 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers). Robert L. Sanford collaborates with scholars based in United States, Costa Rica and Mexico. Robert L. Sanford's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Environmental Science & Technology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Robert L. Sanford

46 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

2 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.

NUTRIENT CYCLING IN MOIST TROPICAL FOREST

1986 1.2k citations Peter M. Vitousek, Robert L. Sanford profile →
Amazon Rain-Forest Fires

1985 250 citations Robert L. Sanford, Juan F. Saldarriaga et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert L. Sanford United States	28	1.7k	1.6k	1.5k	1.2k	696	48	4.3k
James H. Fownes United States	29	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	861 0.7×	1.0k 1.4×	53	3.8k
Elvira Cuevas Puerto Rico	27	1.3k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	937 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	814 1.2×	55	3.8k
P. M. Attiwill Australia	31	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	822 1.2×	83	4.1k
J. O. Mountford United Kingdom	27	2.1k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	973 0.7×	2.2k 1.9×	1.5k 2.2×	64	4.5k
R. J. Raison Australia	37	2.3k 1.3×	2.6k 1.6×	3.7k 2.5×	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 1.5×	73	6.4k
W. M. Jarrell United States	30	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.9×	81	4.4k
Étienne Dambrine France	35	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	905 0.6×	991 0.8×	790 1.1×	108	3.9k
Norma Salinas Peru	33	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	729 1.0×	85	4.2k
Wenhong Ma China	31	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	661 0.9×	66	3.6k
P. Bottner France	28	847 0.5×	2.3k 1.4×	849 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	928 1.3×	50	3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert L. Sanford

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Krishnan, Vinod, Robert L. Sanford, & Ze’ev Davidovitch. (2017). Tooth movement biology and laboratory experiments: How useful are they to orthodontic practitioners?. Seminars in Orthodontics. 23(4). 373–381. 1 indexed citations

Sanford, Robert L., et al.. (2012). Charcoal and Total Carbon in Soils from Foothills Shrublands to Subalpine Forests in the Colorado Front Range. Forests. 3(4). 944–958. 12 indexed citations

Helmig, Detlev, B. Seok, Mark Williams, Jacques Hueber, & Robert L. Sanford. (2009). Fluxes and chemistry of nitrogen oxides in the Niwot Ridge, Colorado, snowpack. Biogeochemistry. 95(1). 115–130. 24 indexed citations

Boyce, Richard L., Jennifer R. Larson, & Robert L. Sanford. (2006). Phosphorus and nitrogen limitations to photosynthesis in Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) in Colorado. Tree Physiology. 26(11). 1477–1486. 21 indexed citations

Wagner, Travis P., et al.. (2006). Using a Scientific Paper Format to Foster Problem‐Based, Cohort‐Learning in Undergraduate Environmental Science. Journal of natural resources and life sciences education. 35(1). 53–61.

Schwinning, Susanne, et al.. (2005). Effects of Nitrogen Deposition on an Arid Grassland in the Colorado Plateau Cold Desert. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 58(6). 565–574. 26 indexed citations

Horn, Sally P., Robert L. Sanford, David L. Dilcher, et al.. (2003). Pleistocene Plant Fossils in and near La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica1. Biotropica. 35(3). 434–434. 7 indexed citations

Jaramillo, Vı́ctor J., et al.. (2001). Slash-and-burn effects on fine root biomass and productivity in a tropical dry forest ecosystem in México. Forest Ecology and Management. 148(1-3). 41–50. 43 indexed citations

Sanford, Robert L., et al.. (2000). Holocene rain-forest wilderness: a neotropical perspective on humans as an exotic, invasive species.. 15. 168–173. 15 indexed citations

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Raich, James W., William J. Parton, Ann E. Russell, Robert L. Sanford, & Peter M. Vitousek. (2000). Analysis of factors regulating ecosystemdevelopment on Mauna Loa using the Century model. Biogeochemistry. 51(2). 161–191. 17 indexed citations

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Parker, Eva Rawlings & Robert L. Sanford. (1999). The Effects of Mobile Tree Islands on Soil Phosphorus Concentrations and Distribution in an Alpine Tundra Ecosystem on Niwot Ridge, Colorado Front Range, U.S.A.. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 31(1). 16–20. 10 indexed citations

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García‐Oliva, Felipe, Robert L. Sanford, & Eugene F. Kelly. (1999). Effects of slash-and-burn management on soil aggregate organic C and N in a tropical deciduous forest. Geoderma. 88(1-2). 1–12. 86 indexed citations

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Belnap, Jayne, et al.. (1996). Biological soil crusts: Ecological roles andresponse to fire in Miombo woodlands of Zimbabwe. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 70. 14–20.

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Williams, Mark, Jill S. Baron, Nel Caine, R. A. Sommerfeld, & Robert L. Sanford. (1996). Nitrogen Saturation in the Rocky Mountains. Environmental Science & Technology. 30(2). 640–646. 235 indexed citations

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Fernandes, David N. & Robert L. Sanford. (1995). Effects of Recent Land‐Use Practices on Soil Nutrients and Succession under Tropical Wet Forest in Costa Rica. Conservation Biology. 9(4). 915–922. 53 indexed citations

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Sanford, Robert L., et al.. (1994). Biogeochemistry of bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) at treeline. 1 indexed citations

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Ryan, Michael G., Robert M. Hubbard, Deborah A. Clark, & Robert L. Sanford. (1994). Woody-tissue respiration for Simarouba amara and Minquartia guianensis, two tropical wet forest trees with different growth habits. Oecologia. 100(3). 213–220. 85 indexed citations

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Sanford, Robert L.. (1990). Fine root biomass under light gap openings in an Amazon rain forest. Oecologia. 83(4). 541–545. 37 indexed citations

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Sanford, Robert L.. (1989). Fine root biomass under a tropical forest light gap opening in Costa Rica. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 5(2). 251–256. 43 indexed citations

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Sanford, Robert L., Juan F. Saldarriaga, Kathleen Clark, Christopher Uhl, & Rafael Herrera. (1985). Amazon Rain-Forest Fires. Science. 227(4682). 53–55. 250 indexed citations breakdown →

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