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Abraham J. Miller-Rushing

Abraham J. Miller-Rushing

National Park Service
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
45
Citations
14212
World Ranking
4733
National Ranking
1642

Abraham J. Miller-Rushing publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 104 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Abraham J. Miller-Rushing 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 Abraham J. Miller-Rushing sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Abraham J. Miller-Rushing is affiliated with the National Park Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with particular expertise in ecological modeling, global and planetary change, sociology and political science aspects, and ecology including evolutionary behavior and systematics. The body of work is situated mainly within the intersections of species distribution and climate change, plant and animal studies, as well as education related to animal and plant sciences.

The scientist has contributed significantly to several research topics, including:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Richard B. Primack
  • Elizabeth R. Ellwood
  • Amanda S. Gallinat
  • Nicholas A. Fisichelli
  • Christy A. Brigham

Prominent publication venues for their research work encompass:

  • Biological Conservation
  • Parks Stewardship Forum
  • BioScience
  • New Phytologist
  • American Journal of Botany

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Miller-Rushing include:

  • COVID-19 pandemic impacts on conservation research, management, and public engagement in US national parks, 2021, Biological Conservation
  • A Science Agenda to Inform Natural Resource Management Decisions in an Era of Ecological Transformation, 2021, BioScience
  • Macrophenology: insights into the broad-scale patterns, drivers, and consequences of phenology, 2021, American Journal of Botany
  • The growing and vital role of botanical gardens in climate change research, 2021, New Phytologist
  • Ten best practices for effective phenological research, 2023, International Journal of Biometeorology

Best Publications

  • Citizen science can improve conservation science, natural resource management, and environmental protection

    Duncan C. McKinley;Abe J. Miller-Rushing;Heidi L. Ballard;Rick Bonney

  • Contribution of citizen science towards international biodiversity monitoring

    Mark Chandler;Linda See;Kyle Copas;Astrid M.Z. Bonde

  • Toward a synthetic understanding of the role of phenology in ecology and evolution

    Jessica Forrest;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing

  • Phylogenetic patterns of species loss in Thoreau's woods are driven by climate change

    Charles G. Willis;Brad Ruhfel;Richard B. Primack;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing

  • The history of public participation in ecological research

    Abraham Miller-Rushing;Richard Primack;Rick Bonney

  • GLOBAL WARMING AND FLOWERING TIMES IN THOREAU'S CONCORD: A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE

    Abraham J. Miller-Rushing;Richard B. Primack

  • The effects of phenological mismatches on demography

    Abraham J. Miller-Rushing;Toke Thomas Høye;David W. Inouye;David W. Inouye;Eric Post

  • Citizen science: a new approach to advance ecology, education, and conservation

    Hiromi Kobori;Janis L. Dickinson;Izumi Washitani;Ryo Sakurai

  • Herbarium specimens demonstrate earlier flowering times in response to warming in Boston

    Daniel Primack;Carolyn Imbres;Richard B. Primack;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing

  • Bird migration times, climate change, and changing population sizes

    Abraham J. Miller-Rushing;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing;Trevor L. Lloyd-Evans;Richard B. Primack;Paul Satzinger

  • Forecasting phenology under global warming

    Inés Ibáñez;Richard B. Primack;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing;Elizabeth Ellwood

  • Favorable climate change response explains non-native species' success in Thoreau's woods.

    Charles G. Willis;Charles G. Willis;Brad R. Ruhfel;Richard B. Primack;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing

  • Spatial and interspecific variability in phenological responses to warming temperatures

    Richard B. Primack;Inés Ibáñez;Hiroyoshi Higuchi;Sang Don Lee

  • How well do first flowering dates measure plant responses to climate change? The effects of population size and sampling frequency

    Abraham J. Miller-Rushing;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing;David W. Inouye;David W. Inouye;Richard B. Primack

  • Photographs and herbarium specimens as tools to document phenological changes in response to global warming.

    Abraham J. Miller-Rushing;Richard B. Primack;Daniel Primack;Sharda Mukunda

  • Forecasting phenology: from species variability to community patterns.

    Jeffrey M. Diez;Inés Ibáñez;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing;Susan J. Mazer

  • Standardized phenology monitoring methods to track plant and animal activity for science and resource management applications

    Ellen G. Denny;Katharine L. Gerst;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing;Geraldine L. Tierney

  • The role of botanical gardens in climate change research

    Richard B. Primack;Abraham J. Miller‐Rushing

  • The importance of phylogeny to the study of phenological response to global climate change.

    Charles C. Davis;Charles G. Willis;Charles G. Willis;Richard B. Primack;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing

  • Emergence of a mid‐season period of low floral resources in a montane meadow ecosystem associated with climate change

    George Aldridge;David W. Inouye;David W. Inouye;Jessica R. K. Forrest;Jessica R. K. Forrest;William A. Barr

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard B. Primack
Richard B. Primack Boston University
David W. Inouye
David W. Inouye University of Maryland, College Park
Jake F. Weltzin
Jake F. Weltzin United States Geological Survey
Inés Ibáñez
Inés Ibáñez University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Vincent Devictor
Vincent Devictor University of Montpellier
Charles C. Davis
Charles C. Davis Harvard University
Richard T. Corlett
Richard T. Corlett Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
Mark D. Schwartz
Mark D. Schwartz University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Rafael Loyola
Rafael Loyola Universidade Federal de Goiás
Robin J. Pakeman
Robin J. Pakeman James Hutton Institute

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