Zachary T. Aanderud

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Zachary T. Aanderud is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Zachary T. Aanderud has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Ecology, 12 papers in Soil Science and 12 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Zachary T. Aanderud's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (12 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (11 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers). Zachary T. Aanderud is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (12 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (11 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers). Zachary T. Aanderud collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Moldova. Zachary T. Aanderud's co-authors include Jay T. Lennon, Donald R. Schoolmaster, Brent K. Lehmkuhl, Stuart E. Jones, Noah Fierer, Jeremy J. James, James H. Richards, Roger L. Sheley, Caroline S. Bledsoe and Kirk W. Davies and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Zachary T. Aanderud

51 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Correlation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater with COVID-19... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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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.

  1. Correlation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater with COVID-19 disease burden in sewersheds
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zachary T. Aanderud United States 23 895 433 417 346 314 52 1.9k
Rebekka Artz United Kingdom 28 1.6k 1.8× 564 1.3× 650 1.6× 192 0.6× 481 1.5× 65 2.6k
Petr Hědenec China 20 670 0.7× 696 1.6× 402 1.0× 325 0.9× 178 0.6× 86 1.6k
Didier L. Baho Sweden 13 869 1.0× 187 0.4× 185 0.4× 446 1.3× 226 0.7× 21 1.7k
Benjamin J. Koch United States 25 1.5k 1.7× 725 1.7× 344 0.8× 578 1.7× 206 0.7× 47 2.5k
Michaeline Albright United States 12 1.1k 1.2× 432 1.0× 484 1.2× 755 2.2× 97 0.3× 26 2.0k
Claudia Weihe United States 19 971 1.1× 572 1.3× 476 1.1× 570 1.6× 151 0.5× 29 1.8k
Jennifer Adams Krumins United States 16 1.9k 2.1× 377 0.9× 571 1.4× 1.0k 2.9× 238 0.8× 38 3.0k
John L. Darcy United States 22 1.9k 2.1× 360 0.8× 517 1.2× 1.1k 3.1× 139 0.4× 40 2.7k
Stephanie A. Yarwood United States 23 714 0.8× 532 1.2× 524 1.3× 224 0.6× 253 0.8× 53 1.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zachary T. Aanderud

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Aanderud, Zachary T., Michelle A. Baker, Benjamin W. Abbott, et al.. (2025). Nutrient limitation and seasonality associated with phytoplankton communities and cyanotoxin production in a large, hypereutrophic lake. Harmful Algae. 143. 102809–102809. 3 indexed citations
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Carling, Gregory T., Barry R. Bickmore, Nicholas P. Webb, et al.. (2024). Characterizing variability in geochemistry and mineralogy of western US dust sources. Aeolian Research. 70-71. 100941–100941. 4 indexed citations
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Stark, John M., et al.. (2023). Evaluation of nutrient assimilative capacity in waterfowl impoundments: The role of environmental stressors. Journal of Environmental Quality. 52(6). 1127–1138. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Raymond M., Benjamin W. Abbott, Rebecca J. Frei, et al.. (2022). Bacterioplankton dispersal and biogeochemical function across Alaskan Arctic catchments. Environmental Microbiology. 24(12). 5690–5706. 2 indexed citations
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Carling, Gregory T., Stephen T. Nelson, Diego P. Fernández, et al.. (2021). Strontium isotope dynamics reveal streamflow contributions from shallow flow paths during snowmelt in a montane watershed, Provo River, Utah, USA. Hydrological Processes. 36(1). 8 indexed citations
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Baker, Michelle A., et al.. (2020). Nutrients and Pharmaceuticals Structure Bacterial Core Communities in Urban and Montane Stream Biofilms. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 526545–526545. 4 indexed citations
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Carling, Gregory T., et al.. (2020). Stream Microbial Community Structured by Trace Elements, Headwater Dispersal, and Large Reservoirs in Sub-Alpine and Urban Ecosystems. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 491425–491425. 10 indexed citations
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Carling, Gregory T., Theron Miller, Stephen T. Nelson, et al.. (2019). Sediment potentially controls in-lake phosphorus cycling and harmful cyanobacteria in shallow, eutrophic Utah Lake. PLoS ONE. 14(2). e0212238–e0212238. 47 indexed citations
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Aanderud, Zachary T., David M. Robinson, Jayne Belnap, et al.. (2019). The Burning of Biocrusts Facilitates the Emergence of a Bare Soil Community of Poorly-Connected Chemoheterotrophic Bacteria With Depressed Ecosystem Services. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7. 24 indexed citations
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Aanderud, Zachary T., et al.. (2018). Fungal loop transfer of nitrogen depends on biocrust constituents and nitrogen form. Biogeosciences. 15(12). 3831–3840. 21 indexed citations
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Carling, Gregory T., Stephen T. Nelson, D. Palacios, et al.. (2018). Aeolian dust chemistry and bacterial communities in snow are unique to airshed locations across northern Utah, USA. Atmospheric Environment. 193. 251–261. 29 indexed citations
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Richardson, William C., et al.. (2018). Use of auto‐germ to model germination timing in the sagebrush‐steppe. Ecology and Evolution. 8(23). 11533–11542. 13 indexed citations
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Aanderud, Zachary T., et al.. (2017). Fungal loop transfer of N depends on biocrust constituents and N form. 1 indexed citations
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Jones, Amber Spackman, Zachary T. Aanderud, Jeffery S. Horsburgh, et al.. (2017). Designing and Implementing a Network for Sensing Water Quality and Hydrology across Mountain to Urban Transitions. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 53(5). 1095–1120. 18 indexed citations
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Roundy, Bruce A., et al.. (2016). Vegetation Response to Piñon and Juniper Tree Shredding. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 69(3). 224–234. 30 indexed citations
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Aanderud, Zachary T., Stuart E. Jones, Noah Fierer, & Jay T. Lennon. (2015). Resuscitation of the rare biosphere contributes to pulses of ecosystem activity. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 24–24. 154 indexed citations
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James, Jeremy J., Kirk W. Davies, Roger L. Sheley, & Zachary T. Aanderud. (2008). Linking nitrogen partitioning and species abundance to invasion resistance in the Great Basin. Oecologia. 156(3). 637–648. 112 indexed citations
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He, Xinhua, William R. Horwáth, Robert J. Zasoski, Zachary T. Aanderud, & Caroline S. Bledsoe. (2007). Nitrogen sink strength of ectomycorrhizal morphotypes of Quercus douglasii, Q. garryana, and Q. agrifolia seedlings grown in a northern California oak woodland. Mycorrhiza. 18(1). 33–41. 5 indexed citations

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