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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 65 2170 2070 881 813 143 19966

A. Stuart Grandy publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by A. Stuart Grandy between 2001 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. A. Stuart Grandy published across 26 years, from 2001 to 2026, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2016. 10 of the 167 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2016. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
2001 2026

167 publications in total across all disciplines

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A. Stuart Grandy: publications per year, 2001 to 2026
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 4
2007 3
2008 4
2009 2
2010 3
2011 6
2012 9
2013 5
2014 14
2015 7
2016 16
2017 9
2018 9
2019 14
2020 9
2021 11
2022 12
2023 8
2024 10
2025 9
2026 1
Total 167
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A. Stuart Grandy publications per year - data summary

  • A. Stuart Grandy, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of New Hampshire, has 167 publications recorded across 26 years, from 2001 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2001 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 16 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2001, 2002 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 26 years in the span carry no publications at all (2003, 2004 and 2005).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.3 per year counting only the 23 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 40 publications, 24% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2001-2009: 15 publications (1.7 per year); 2010-2018: 78 publications (8.7 per year); 2019-2026: 74 publications (9.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

A. Stuart Grandy publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. Stuart Grandy sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–150 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 143 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541 143
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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A. Stuart Grandy publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • A. Stuart Grandy, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of New Hampshire, records 143 publications - the 38th percentile of the discipline.
  • 38% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than A. Stuart Grandy, and about 62% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and A. Stuart Grandy ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

A. Stuart Grandy D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. Stuart Grandy sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119 65
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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A. Stuart Grandy D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • A. Stuart Grandy, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of New Hampshire, records 65 D-Index - the 78th percentile of the discipline.
  • 78% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than A. Stuart Grandy, and about 22% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and A. Stuart Grandy ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

A. Stuart Grandy is affiliated with the University of New Hampshire in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science. Their research portfolio focuses primarily on soil science, ecology, and plant science, with additional work in environmental chemistry and insect science.

The scientist's publications reveal a sustained interest in soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, peatlands and wetlands ecology, and soil and water nutrient dynamics. Their work further encompasses microbial community ecology and physiology, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, soil and unsaturated flow, and plant nutrient uptake and metabolism.

Recent notable publications by A. Stuart Grandy include:

  • Long-Term Evidence Shows that Crop-Rotation Diversification Increases Agricultural Resilience to Adverse Growing Conditions in North America (2020, One Earth)
  • Clarifying the evidence for microbial- and plant-derived soil organic matter, and the path toward a more quantitative understanding (2022, Global Change Biology)
  • Fast-decaying plant litter enhances soil carbon in temperate forests but not through microbial physiological traits (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Priming mechanisms providing plants and microbes access to mineral-associated organic matter (2021, Soil Biology and Biochemistry)
  • A holistic framework integrating plant-microbe-mineral regulation of soil bioavailable nitrogen (2021, Biogeochemistry)

A. Stuart Grandy frequently publishes in several scientific venues. The most common venues include:

  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Global Change Biology
  • Biogeochemistry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaborative efforts form a significant part of Grandy's research process. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Serita D. Frey
  • William R. Wieder
  • Katerina Georgiou
  • Andrea Jilling
  • Emily Kyker-Snowman

Best Publications

  • Direct evidence for microbial-derived soil organic matter formation and its ecophysiological controls

    Cynthia M. Kallenbach;Cynthia M. Kallenbach;Serita D. Frey;A. Stuart Grandy

  • Optimization of hydrolytic and oxidative enzyme methods for ecosystem studies

    Donovan P. German;Michael N. Weintraub;A. Stuart Grandy;Christian L. Lauber

  • Does agricultural crop diversity enhance soil microbial biomass and organic matter dynamics? A meta-analysis.

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  • Long-term pattern and magnitude of soil carbon feedback to the climate system in a warming world

    J. M. Melillo;S. D. Frey;K. M. DeAngelis;W. J. Werner

  • Crop rotational diversity enhances belowground communities and functions in an agroecosystem

    L. K. Tiemann;L. K. Tiemann;A. S. Grandy;E. E. Atkinson;E. Marin-Spiotta

  • Permanganate Oxidizable Carbon Reflects a Processed Soil Fraction that is Sensitive to Management

    Steven W. Culman;Sieglinde S. Snapp;Mark A. Freeman;Meagan E. Schipanski

  • Molecular C dynamics downstream: the biochemical decomposition sequence and its impact on soil organic matter structure and function.

    A. Stuart Grandy;Jason C. Neff

  • Land-Use Intensity Effects on Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation Rates and Mechanisms

    A. Stuart Grandy;A. Stuart Grandy;G. Philip Robertson

  • Long-Term Evidence Shows that Crop-Rotation Diversification Increases Agricultural Resilience to Adverse Growing Conditions in North America

    Timothy M. Bowles;Maria Mooshammer;Yvonne Socolar;Francisco Calderón

  • The origin of litter chemical complexity during decomposition

    Kyle Wickings;A. Stuart Grandy;Sasha C. Reed;Cory C. Cleveland

  • Chronic nitrogen additions suppress decomposition and sequester soil carbon in temperate forests

    Serita D. Frey;Scott V. Ollinger;K. Nadelhoffer;R. Bowden

  • Microbial physiology and necromass regulate agricultural soil carbon accumulation

    C.M. Kallenbach;A.S. Grandy;S.D. Frey;A.F. Diefendorf

  • Microbial carbon use efficiency: accounting for population, community, and ecosystem-scale controls over the fate of metabolized organic matter

    Kevin M. Geyer;Emily Kyker-Snowman;A. Stuart Grandy;Serita D. Frey

  • Controls over soil microbial biomass responses to carbon amendments in agricultural systems: A meta-analysis

    Cynthia Kallenbach;A. Stuart Grandy

  • Roots and fungi accelerate carbon and nitrogen cycling in forests exposed to elevated CO2.

    Richard P. Phillips;Ina C. Meier;Emily S. Bernhardt;A. Stuart Grandy

  • Minerals in the rhizosphere: overlooked mediators of soil nitrogen availability to plants and microbes

    Andrea Jilling;Marco Keiluweit;Alexandra R. Contosta;Serita Frey

  • Integrating microbial physiology and physio-chemical principles in soils with the MIcrobial-MIneral Carbon Stabilization (MIMICS) model

    W. R. Wieder;A. S. Grandy;C. M. Kallenbach;G. B. Bonan

  • The earliest stages of ecosystem succession in high-elevation (5000 metres above sea level), recently deglaciated soils.

    S.K Schmidt;Sasha C Reed;Sasha C Reed;Diana R Nemergut;A Stuart Grandy

  • Comparison of Permanganate-Oxidizable Carbon and Mineralizable Carbon for Assessment of Organic Matter Stabilization and Mineralization

    Tunsisa T. Hurisso;Steve W. Culman;William R. Horwath;Jordon Wade

  • Addressing agricultural nitrogen losses in a changing climate

    Timothy M. Bowles;Shady S. Atallah;Eleanor E. Campbell;Amélie C. M. Gaudin

  • Organic Amendment and Rotation Crop Effects on the Recovery of Soil Organic Matter and Aggregation in Potato Cropping Systems

    A. Stuart Grandy;Gregory A. Porter;M. Susan Erich

  • Author Correction: Direct evidence for microbial-derived soil organic matter formation and its ecophysiological controls

    Cynthia M. Kallenbach;Cynthia M. Kallenbach;Serita D. Frey;A. Stuart Grandy

Frequent Co-Authors

William R. Wieder
William R. Wieder National Center for Atmospheric Research
Serita D. Frey
Serita D. Frey University of New Hampshire
G. Philip Robertson
G. Philip Robertson Michigan State University
Sieglinde S. Snapp
Sieglinde S. Snapp International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Michael N. Weintraub
Michael N. Weintraub University of Toledo
Kurt A. Spokas
Kurt A. Spokas United States Department of Agriculture
Adam S. Davis
Adam S. Davis University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David A. Mortensen
David A. Mortensen University of New Hampshire
Roger T. Koide
Roger T. Koide Brigham Young University
Cory C. Cleveland
Cory C. Cleveland University of Montana

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