Whendee L. Silver

22.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
192 papers, 15.5k citations indexed

About

Whendee L. Silver is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Whendee L. Silver has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 15.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Soil Science, 85 papers in Ecology and 61 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Whendee L. Silver's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (112 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (56 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (51 papers). Whendee L. Silver is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (112 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (56 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (51 papers). Whendee L. Silver collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and United Kingdom. Whendee L. Silver's co-authors include Mary K. Firestone, Rebecca Ostertag, Daniela Cusack, Steven J. Hall, Wendy H. Yang, A. E. Lugo, Margaret Torn, William J. Parton, Mark E. Harmon and Michael Keller and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Whendee L. Silver

185 papers receiving 15.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Global-Scale Similarities in Nitrogen Release Patterns During Long-Term Decomposition

2007 1.0k citations Whendee L. Silver et al. profile →
Global patterns in root decomposition: comparisons of climate and litter quality effects

2001 701 citations Whendee L. Silver et al. profile →
Interactions between Aboveground and Belowground Biodiversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Feedbacks

2000 586 citations Whendee L. Silver et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Whendee L. Silver

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Land use and mineral type determine stability of newly formed mineral-associated organic matter 2025 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·(unknown), Ingo Schöning, (unknown), Christian Poll, Ellen Kandeler, (unknown), Robert Mikutta, Christian Mikutta, Whendee L. Silver, Kai Uwe Totsche, Klaus Kaiser, Marion Schrumpf	1
2	Rapid recovery of soil respiration during tropical forest secondary succession on former pastures 2024 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·(unknown), Jefferson S. Hall, Whendee L. Silver	2
3	Soil management practices can contribute to net carbon neutrality in California 2024 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Alan Di Vittorio, (unknown), Andrew D. Jones, Whendee L. Silver, Benjamin Z. Houlton, Margaret Torn, Maya Almaraz, Peter Nico	1
4	Modeling the Effects of Increased Hurricane Frequency on the Tropical Forest Carbon Cycle 2024 ·Ecosystems ·(unknown), Melannie D. Hartman, Whendee L. Silver	0
5	Dinitrogen Emissions Dominate Nitrogen Gas Emissions From Soils With Low Oxygen Availability in a Moist Tropical Forest 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·Maya Almaraz, Peter M. Groffman, Whendee L. Silver, Steven J. Hall, Yang Lin, Christine S. O’Connell, Stephen Porder	4
6	Undervaluing soil carbon sequestration potential enables climate inaction 2023 ·Global Change Biology ·Maya Almaraz, (unknown), (unknown), Alan Di Vittorio, N. Bingham, Sat Darshan S. Khalsa, Steven M. Ostoja, Andrew D. Jones, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Whendee L. Silver	0
7	Soil carbon sequestration in global working lands as a gateway for negative emission technologies 2023 ·Global Change Biology ·Maya Almaraz, (unknown), (unknown), Alan Di Vittorio, N. Bingham, Sat Darshan S. Khalsa, Steven M. Ostoja, Kate M. Scow, Andrew D. Jones, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Whendee L. Silver	20
8	Intra‐annual precipitation effects on annual grassland productivity and phenology are moderated by community responses 2021 ·Journal of Ecology ·E. Ashley Shaw, C. T. White, Whendee L. Silver, Katharine N. Suding, Lauren M. Hallett	26
9	Differential effects of redox conditions on the decomposition of litter and soil organic matter 2021 ·Biogeochemistry ·Yang Lin, Ashley Campbell, Amrita Bhattacharyya, Nicole DiDonato, Allison Thompson, Malak Tfaily, Peter Nico, Whendee L. Silver, Jennifer Pett‐Ridge	23
10	Soil-derived Nature's Contributions to People and their contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2021 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Pete Smith, Saskia Keesstra, Whendee L. Silver, Tapan Kumar Adhya, Gerlinde B. De Deyn, Luísa G. Carvalheiro, Donna Giltrap, Phil Renforth, Kun Cheng, Binoy Sarkar, Patricia Saco, Kate M. Scow, Jo Smith, Jean‐Claude Morel, Sören Thiele‐Bruhn, Rattan Lal, Pamela McElwee	39
11	Soil organic carbon is not just for soil scientists: measurement recommendations for diverse practitioners 2021 ·Ecological Applications ·Sharon Billings, Kate Lajtha, Avni Malhotra, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Marie‐Anne de Graaff, Stevan Earl, Jennifer M. Fraterrigo, Katerina Georgiou, A. Stuart Grandy, Sarah E. Hobbie, (unknown), Knute J. Nadelhoffer, Derek Pierson, Craig Rasmussen, Whendee L. Silver, Benjamin N. Sulman, Samantha R. Weintraub, William R. Wieder	36
12	Complete Genome Sequence of Geobacter sp. Strain FeAm09, a Moderately Acidophilic Soil Bacterium 2021 ·Microbiology Resource Announcements ·Pooja Yadav, Sanjay Antony‐Babu, (unknown), (unknown), Donald Pan, Wendy H. Yang, Whendee L. Silver, Christopher L. Anderson, (unknown), Samodha C. Fernando, Etsuko N. Moriyama, Joshua R. Herr, Karrie A. Weber	2
13	Exploring the potential of soil amendments for climate change mitigation strategies and soil health in Californian rangelands 2020 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown), Whendee L. Silver	1
14	Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions 2019 ·eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·V. Ramanathan, Roger D. Aines, Maximilian Auffhammer, (unknown), Jonathan Cole, (unknown), Hahrie Han, Mark R. Jacobsen, David N. Pellow, Keith Pezzoli, Daniel Press, Eric Rignot, Scott Samuelsen, Whendee L. Silver, Gina Solomon, Richard C. J. Somerville, Mary Evelyn Tucker, David G. Victor, Durwood Zaelke	1
15	Redox Fluctuations Control the Coupled Cycling of Iron and Carbon in Tropical Forest Soils 2018 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Amrita Bhattacharyya, Ashley Campbell, Malak Tfaily, Yang Lin, Ravi Kukkadapu, Whendee L. Silver, Peter Nico, Jennifer Pett‐Ridge	117
16	Soil properties and sediment accretion modulate methane fluxes from restored wetlands 2018 ·Global Change Biology ·Samuel D. Chamberlain, Tyler L. Anthony, Whendee L. Silver, Elke Eichelmann, Kyle S. Hemes, Patricia Y. Oikawa, Cove Sturtevant, Daphne Szutu, Joseph Verfaillie, Dennis Baldocchi	39
17	How deep does disturbance go? The legacy of hurricanes on tropical forest soil biogeochemistry 2016 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown), Whendee L. Silver	1
18	Iron: A Biogeochemical Engine That Drives Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Cycling in Humid Tropical Forest Soils 2014 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Whendee L. Silver, Steven J. Hall, Aaron Thompson, (unknown)	1
19	A test of a field‐based ¹⁵ N –nitrous oxide pool dilution technique to measure gross N ₂ O production in soil 2011 ·Global Change Biology ·Wendy H. Yang, Yit Arn Teh, Whendee L. Silver	52
20	Global Patterns in Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction: A Latitudinal Gradient in Nitrogen Retention and Loss 2003 ·AGUFM ·Whendee L. Silver, Andrew W. Thompson, (unknown), F. Stuart Chapin, John J. Ewel, Mary K. Firestone	1

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