Susan M. Natali

13.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
100 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Susan M. Natali is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan M. Natali has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Atmospheric Science, 38 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 26 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Susan M. Natali's work include Climate change and permafrost (83 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (62 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (20 papers). Susan M. Natali is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (83 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (62 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (20 papers). Susan M. Natali collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Susan M. Natali's co-authors include Edward A. G. Schuur, Christina Schädel, Merritt R. Turetsky, A. David McGuire, Claire C. Treat, Kevin Schaefer, David M. Lawrence, Charles D. Koven, David Olefeldt and Gustaf Hugelius and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Susan M. Natali

96 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Climate change and the permafrost carbon feedback

2015 2.5k citations Edward A. G. Schuur, Christina Schädel et al. profile →
Wetlands In a Changing Climate: Science, Policy and Management

2018 261 citations Susan M. Natali et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Susan M. Natali United States	35	4.8k	2.0k	1.7k	844	651	100	6.6k
Christina Schädel United States	25	3.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	972 1.2×	940 1.4×	41	5.1k
David Olefeldt Canada	32	5.1k 1.1×	2.8k 1.4×	2.2k 1.3×	1.5k 1.7×	340 0.5×	68	7.3k
C. Tarnocai Canada	26	5.3k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 1.2×	1.1k 1.8×	56	7.0k
Daniel J. Hayes United States	32	4.4k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	2.4k 1.4×	954 1.1×	307 0.5×	86	6.7k
Chien‐Lu Ping United States	39	4.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	704 0.4×	933 1.1×	703 1.1×	103	5.5k
A. D. McGuire United States	42	4.7k 1.0×	2.4k 1.2×	3.8k 2.2×	571 0.7×	532 0.8×	82	7.8k
Claire C. Treat United States	25	3.7k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	890 1.1×	343 0.5×	49	5.0k
Gustaf Hugelius Sweden	43	8.1k 1.7×	3.4k 1.7×	2.2k 1.3×	1.8k 2.2×	1.6k 2.5×	127	11.0k
S. A. Zimov Russia	43	8.7k 1.8×	3.3k 1.6×	2.9k 1.7×	2.7k 3.2×	703 1.1×	82	11.2k
G. J. Michaelson United States	31	3.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	586 0.3×	620 0.7×	524 0.8×	63	4.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susan M. Natali

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Foster, Kelsey, Wu Sun, Julian Merder, et al.. (2025). Permafrost, Peatland, and Cropland Regions Are Key to Reconciling North American Carbon Sink Estimates. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 39(6).

Watts, Jennifer D., Stefano Potter, Brendan M. Rogers, et al.. (2025). Regional Hotspots of Change in Northern High Latitudes Informed by Observations From Space. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(2). 2 indexed citations

Jafarov, Elchin, Hélène Genet, Velimir V. Vesselinov, et al.. (2025). Estimation of above- and below-ground ecosystem parameters for DVM-DOS-TEM v0.7.0 using MADS v1.7.3. Geoscientific model development. 18(12). 3857–3875.

Jafarov, Elchin, Hélène Genet, Brendan M. Rogers, et al.. (2024). Exploring the interplay between soil thermal and hydrological changes and their impact on carbon fluxes in permafrost ecosystems. Environmental Research Letters. 19(7). 74003–74003. 2 indexed citations

Alexander, Heather D., S. P. Davydov, Heather Kropp, et al.. (2023). Shrubs Compensate for Tree Leaf Area Variation and Influence Vegetation Indices in Post‐Fire Siberian Larch Forests. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 128(3). 8 indexed citations

Curasi, Salvatore R., Ned Fetcher, Rebecca E. Hewitt, et al.. (2022). Range shifts in a foundation sedge potentially induce large Arctic ecosystem carbon losses and gains. Environmental Research Letters. 17(4). 45024–45024. 9 indexed citations

Ludwig, S., Susan M. Natali, P. J. Mann, et al.. (2022). Using Machine Learning to Predict Inland Aquatic CO₂ and CH₄ Concentrations and the Effects of Wildfires in the Yukon‐Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 36(4). 21 indexed citations

Zolkos, Scott, J. D. Schade, S. Ludwig, et al.. (2022). Physiographic Controls and Wildfire Effects on Aquatic Biogeochemistry in Tundra of the Yukon‐Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 127(8). 9 indexed citations

Natali, Susan M., et al.. (2021). A Model Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Engage and Mentor Underrepresented Minority Students in Lived Arctic and Climate Science Research Experiences. 5(1). 16–26. 2 indexed citations

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Frost, Gerald V., et al.. (2020). Multi-decadal patterns of vegetation succession after tundra fire on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Environmental Research Letters. 15(2). 25003–25003. 41 indexed citations

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Charette, Matthew A., P. J. Mann, S. Ludwig, et al.. (2020). Using radon to quantify groundwater discharge and methane fluxes to a shallow, tundra lake on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Biogeochemistry. 148(1). 69–89. 45 indexed citations

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Yi, Yonghong, John S. Kimball, Jennifer D. Watts, et al.. (2020). Investigating the sensitivity of soil heterotrophic respiration to recent snow cover changes in Alaska using a satellite-based permafrost carbon model. Biogeosciences. 17(22). 5861–5882. 20 indexed citations

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Duffy, Philip B., Christopher B. Field, Noah S. Diffenbaugh, et al.. (2018). Strengthened scientific support for the Endangerment Finding for atmospheric greenhouse gases. Science. 363(6427). 43 indexed citations

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Loranty, M. M., Benjamin W. Abbott, Daan Blok, et al.. (2018). Reviews and syntheses: Changing ecosystem influences on soil thermal regimes in northern high-latitude permafrost regions. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations

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Loranty, M. M., Benjamin W. Abbott, Daan Blok, et al.. (2018). Reviews and syntheses: Changing ecosystem influences on soil thermal regimes in northern high-latitude permafrost regions. Biogeosciences. 15(17). 5287–5313. 161 indexed citations

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Webb, Elizabeth E., Susan M. Natali, Andrew G. Bunn, et al.. (2017). Variability in above- and belowground carbon stocks in a Siberian larch watershed. Biogeosciences. 14(18). 4279–4294. 23 indexed citations

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Ernakovich, Jessica G., J. W. Harden, Susan M. Natali, et al.. (2015). Strategizing a Comprehensive Laboratory Protocol to Determine the Decomposability of Soil Organic Matter in Permafrost. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2015. 1 indexed citations

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Luo, Yiqi, Susan M. Natali, Edward A. G. Schuur, et al.. (2013). Modeling ecosystem carbon cycle and permafrost thaw under annual and seasonal warming at a tundra site in Alaska. AGUFM. 2013. 1 indexed citations

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Duval, Benjamin D., Paul Dijkstra, Susan M. Natali, et al.. (2011). Plant−Soil Distribution of Potentially Toxic Elements in Response to Elevated Atmospheric CO₂. Environmental Science & Technology. 45(7). 2570–2574. 24 indexed citations

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Fang, Wei, Daniel R. Taub, Gordon A. Fox, et al.. (2006). Sources of variation in growth, form, and survival in dwarf and normal‐stature pitch pines (Pinus rigida, Pinaceae) in long‐term transplant experiments. American Journal of Botany. 93(8). 1125–1133. 13 indexed citations

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