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D-Index
96
Citations
49508
World Ranking
334
National Ranking
132

A. David McGuire publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. David McGuire sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 533+

This scientist: 237 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 533 publications or more.

A. David McGuire D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. David McGuire sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 122+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 122 D-Index or more.

Overview

A. David McGuire is affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences with a significant emphasis on Environmental Science. Within these fields, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and General Health Professions.

The main topics of McGuire's research include climate change and permafrost, cryospheric studies and observations, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, peatlands and wetlands ecology, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, methane hydrates and related phenomena, and indigenous studies and ecology.

McGuire's recent publications reflect these interests, featuring works published in prominent venues. Some of the papers include:

  • Carbon release through abrupt permafrost thaw, 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • The Boreal-Arctic Wetland and Lake Dataset (BAWLD), 2021, Earth System Science Data
  • BAWLD-CH 4: a comprehensive dataset of methane fluxes from boreal and arctic ecosystems, 2021, Earth System Science Data
  • Subsea permafrost carbon stocks and climate change sensitivity estimated by expert assessment, 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • Local-scale Arctic tundra heterogeneity affects regional-scale carbon dynamics, 2020, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors in McGuire's work include Hélène Genet, David Olefeldt, Gustaf Hugelius, E. S. Euskirchen, and Mark J. Lara. This collaboration team has contributed to advancing understanding in related scientific areas through joint publications.

McGuire's research has appeared repeatedly in key publication venues reflecting their focus. These venues include Earth System Science Data, Nature Climate Change, Nature Geoscience, Environmental Research Letters, and Nature Communications.

Best Publications

  • A Large and Persistent Carbon Sink in the World’s Forests

    Yude Pan;Richard A. Birdsey;Jingyun Fang;Jingyun Fang;Richard Houghton

  • Climate change and the permafrost carbon feedback

    E. A. G. Schuur;A. D. McGuire;C. Schädel;C. Schädel;Guido Grosse

  • Global climate change and terrestrial net primary production

    Jerry M. Melillo;A. David McGuire;David W. Kicklighter;Berrien I.I.I. Moore

  • Evidence and implications of recent climate change in northern Alaska and other arctic regions.

    Larry D. Hinzman;Neil D. Bettez;W. Robert Bolton;F. Stuart Chapin

  • Ecological Dynamics Across the Arctic Associated with Recent Climate Change

    Eric Post;Eric Post;Mads C. Forchhammer;M. Syndonia Bret-Harte;Terry V. Callaghan;Terry V. Callaghan

  • Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests

    Jingjing Liang;Thomas W. Crowther;Nicolas Picard;Susan Wiser

  • Reconciling carbon-cycle concepts, terminology, and methods

    F. S. Chapin Iii;G. M. Woodwell;J. Randerson;E. B. Rastetter

  • Sensitivity of the carbon cycle in the Arctic to climate change

    A. David McGuire;Leif G. Anderson;Torben R. Christensen;Scott Dallimore

  • Carbon release through abrupt permafrost thaw

    Merritt R. Turetsky;Merritt R. Turetsky;Benjamin W. Abbott;Miriam C. Jones;Katey Walter Anthony

  • Contribution of increasing CO2 and climate to carbon storage by ecosystems in the United States

    David S. Schimel;Jerry M. Melillo;Hanqin Tian;A. D. McGuire

  • Effect of interannual climate variability on carbon storage in Amazonian ecosystems

    Hanqin Tian;Jerry M. Melillo;David W. Kicklighter;A. David McGuire

  • Multi-omics of permafrost, active layer and thermokarst bog soil microbiomes

    Jenni Hultman;Jenni Hultman;Mark P. Waldrop;Rachel Mackelprang;Rachel Mackelprang;Maude David

  • Shrinking ponds in subarctic Alaska based on 1950–2002 remotely sensed images

    Brian Riordan;David Verbyla;A. David McGuire

  • Dependence of the evolution of carbon dynamics in the northern permafrost region on the trajectory of climate change.

    A. David McGuire;David M. Lawrence;Charles Koven;Joy S. Clein

  • Toward more realistic projections of soil carbon dynamics by Earth system models

    Yiqi Luo;Yiqi Luo;Anders Ahlström;Anders Ahlström;Steven D. Allison;Niels H. Batjes

  • Vulnerability of high-latitude soil organic carbon in North America to disturbance

    Guido Grosse;Jennifer W. Harden;Merritt Turetsky;A. David McGuire

  • Assessing the response of area burned to changing climate in western boreal North America using a Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS) approach

    Michael S. Balshi;Michael S. Balshi;A. David McGUIRE;Paul Duffy;Mike Flannigan

  • Methane fluxes between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere at northern high latitudes during the past century: A retrospective analysis with a process-based biogeochemistry model

    Q. Zhuang;J. M. Melillo;D. W. Kicklighter;R. G. Prinn

  • Simulating the impacts of disturbances on forest carbon cycling in North America: processes, data, models, and challenges

    Shuguang Liu;Benjamin Bond-Lamberty;Jeffrey A. Hicke;Rodrigo Vargas

  • Alaska's changing fire regime--implications for the vulnerability of its boreal forests

    Eric S. KasischkeE.S. Kasischke;David L. VerbylaD.L. Verbyla;T. Scott RuppT.S. Rupp;A. David McGuireA.D. McGuire

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel J. Hayes
Daniel J. Hayes University of Maine
Jerry M. Melillo
Jerry M. Melillo Marine Biological Laboratory
David W. Kicklighter
David W. Kicklighter Marine Biological Laboratory
Qianlai Zhuang
Qianlai Zhuang Purdue University West Lafayette
Jennifer W. Harden
Jennifer W. Harden United States Geological Survey
Edward A. G. Schuur
Edward A. G. Schuur Northern Arizona University
Torben R. Christensen
Torben R. Christensen Aarhus University
T. Scott Rupp
T. Scott Rupp University of Alaska Fairbanks
Merritt R. Turetsky
Merritt R. Turetsky University of Colorado Boulder
F. Stuart Chapin
F. Stuart Chapin University of Alaska Fairbanks

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