Ruth D. Yanai

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

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Ruth D. Yanai is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth D. Yanai has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 48 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 40 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Ruth D. Yanai's work include Forest ecology and management (53 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (37 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (24 papers). Ruth D. Yanai is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (53 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (37 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (24 papers). Ruth D. Yanai collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Italy. Ruth D. Yanai's co-authors include David M. Eissenstat, Christina E. Wells, Julie L. Whitbeck, Steven P. Hamburg, Mary A. Arthur, Thomas G. Siccama, Byung Bae Park, Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur, Melany C. Fisk and Timothy J. Fahey and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Ruth D. Yanai

127 papers receiving 4.5k citations

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Building roots in a changing environment: implications for root longevity

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Changes in foliar chemistry and nutrient resorption in northern hardwood forests in response to long‐term experimental nitrogen and phosphorus addition 2025 ·Oikos ·(unknown), Timothy J. Fahey, Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur, (unknown), Ruth D. Yanai	1
2	Nitrogen and phosphorus co‐limitation of tree growth in northern hardwood forests 2025 ·Ecology ·(unknown), M. Henry H. Stevens, (unknown), Ruth D. Yanai, Timothy J. Fahey, Melany C. Fisk	0
3	Stuck at Home: Machine‐Learning Models Predicting Solute Concentrations of One Stream Failed to Predict Solute Concentrations in Other Streams 2025 ·Hydrological Processes ·(unknown), Mark B. Green, John L. Campbell, William H. McDowell, Adam S. Wymore, Ruth D. Yanai	0
4	Uncertainty in REDD+ carbon accounting: a survey of experts involved in REDD+ reporting 2024 ·Carbon Balance and Management ·Brett J. Butler, (unknown), Javier G. P. Gamarra, John L. Campbell, Craig Wayson, (unknown), (unknown), Ruth D. Yanai	3
5	Exploring Effects of Nutrient Availability, Species Composition, Stand Age, and Mesofaunal Exclusion on Leaf Litter Decomposition in Northern Hardwood Forests 2024 ·Forests ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ruth D. Yanai	0
6	Estimating uncertainty in streamflow and solute fluxes at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, USA 2023 ·Hydrological Processes ·(unknown), John L. Campbell, Mark B. Green, (unknown), (unknown), Ruth D. Yanai	3
7	N and P constrain C in ecosystems under climate change: Role of nutrient redistribution, accumulation, and stoichiometry 2022 ·Ecological Applications ·Edward B. Rastetter, Bonnie L. Kwiatkowski, David W. Kicklighter, Audrey Barker Plotkin, Hélène Genet, Jesse B. Nippert, (unknown), Steven S. Perakis, Stephen Porder, Sarah S. Roley, Roger W. Ruess, Jonathan R. Thompson, William R. Wieder, Kevin R. Wilcox, Ruth D. Yanai	13
8	Tree variability limits the detection of nutrient treatment effects on sap flux density in a northern hardwood forest 2022 ·PeerJ ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ruth D. Yanai	2
9	Foliar nutrient concentrations of six northern hardwood species responded to nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization but did not predict tree growth 2022 ·PeerJ ·(unknown), (unknown), Timothy J. Fahey, Ruth D. Yanai	17
10	Length and colonization rates of roots associated with arbuscular or ectomycorrhizal fungi decline differentially with depth in two northern hardwood forests 2022 ·Mycorrhiza ·(unknown), (unknown), Ruth D. Yanai	3
11	Nitrogen–phosphorous interactions in young northern hardwoods indicate P limitation: foliar concentrations and resorption in a factorial N by P addition experiment 2019 ·Oecologia ·(unknown), Ruth D. Yanai	35
12	Uncertainty in Measurements of Trees in the US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program. 2019 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Ruth D. Yanai, John L. Campbell, (unknown), (unknown), Mark B. Green, Charles J. Barnett, Grant M. Domke, Christopher W. Woodall	1
13	Determining optimal sampling strategies for monitoring mercury and reproductive success in common loons in the Adirondacks of New York 2019 ·Ecotoxicology ·Yang Yang, Ruth D. Yanai, Nina Schoch, Valerie L. Buxton, (unknown), David C. Evers, (unknown)	5
14	Downsizing a long-term precipitation network: Using a quantitative approach to inform difficult decisions 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·Mark B. Green, John L. Campbell, Ruth D. Yanai, Scott W. Bailey, Amey S. Bailey, Nicholas J. Grant, (unknown), (unknown), Lindsey E. Rustad	8
15	Concentrations and content of mercury in bark, wood, and leaves in hardwoods and conifers in four forested sites in the northeastern USA 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·Yang Yang, Ruth D. Yanai, Charles T. Driscoll, Mario Montesdeoca, Kevin T. Smith	42
16	The Importance of Measuring Mercury in Wood 2014 ·2014 AGU Fall Meeting ·Ying‐Fei Yang, Ruth D. Yanai, Charles T. Driscoll, Mario Montesdeoca	1
17	Recovery from disturbance requires resynchronization of ecosystem nutrient cycles 2012 ·Ecological Applications ·Edward B. Rastetter, Ruth D. Yanai, R. Quinn Thomas, Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur, Timothy J. Fahey, Melany C. Fisk, Bonnie L. Kwiatkowski, Steven P. Hamburg	63
18	Sugar Maple Decline after Defoliation by Forest Tent Caterpillar 2009 ·Journal of Forestry ·(unknown), Ruth D. Yanai, Douglas C. Allen, (unknown)	9
19	Heart Size of Sugar Maple Sawlogs across Six Northern States 2009 ·Journal of Forestry ·Ruth D. Yanai, René H. Germain, Nathaniel Anderson, T. Adam Coates, (unknown)	10
20	Distinguishing the Effects of Environmental Stress and Forest Succession on Changes in the Forest Floor 2000 ·The Korean Journal of Ecology ·Mary A. Arthur, Ruth D. Yanai	2

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