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D-Index
77
Citations
40615
World Ranking
930
National Ranking
346

Alan R. Townsend 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 Alan R. Townsend sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 163 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alan R. Townsend 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 Alan R. Townsend sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 77 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Alan R. Townsend is affiliated with the University of Montana in the United States. Their research primarily intersects the fields of physics and astronomy, with a focus on subfields such as astronomy and astrophysics, soil science, nature and landscape conservation, biomedical engineering, and economics and econometrics.

The scientist's publications demonstrate a diverse research portfolio covering several main topics of interest. These include gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, superconducting materials and applications, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, forest ecology and management, invertebrate taxonomy and ecology, and soil geostatistics and mapping.

Alan R. Townsend's recent papers include:

  • Core Cities' strong growth in the 2010s: Were they 'leaving behind' the rest of their regions? (2020) published in Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit
  • Leaf litter inputs reinforce islands of nitrogen fertility in a lowland tropical forest (2020) published in Biogeochemistry
  • Litter inputs drive patterns of soil nitrogen heterogeneity in a diverse tropical forest: Results from a litter manipulation experiment (2021) published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • ZTF SN Ia DR2: The diversity and relative rates of the thermonuclear supernova population (2024) published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • ZTF SN Ia DR2: Simulations and volume-limited sample (2025) published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Frequent coauthors working alongside Townsend include U. Burgaz, J. Johansson, M Ginolin, J. Terwel, and K. Maguire.

The scientist has published repeatedly in the following venues:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit
  • The Journal of Headache and Pain

Alan R. Townsend's work spans interdisciplinary themes linking environmental science and physics, emphasizing soil nutrient dynamics and astrophysical phenomena. The blend of ecological studies with astronomy-related research reflects the scientist's engagement with both terrestrial and cosmic systems.

Best Publications

  • Transformation of the Nitrogen Cycle: Recent Trends, Questions, and Potential Solutions

    James N. Galloway;Alan R. Townsend;Jan Willem Erisman;Mateete Bekunda

  • Nitrogen cycles: past, present, and future

    J. N. Galloway;F. J. Dentener;D. G. Capone;E. W. Boyer

  • Nutrient Imbalances in agricultural development

    P.M. Vitousek;Rosamond L. Naylor;T. Crews;M.B. David

  • Climatic, edaphic, and biotic controls over storage and turnover of carbon in soils

    David S. Schimel;B. H. Braswell;Elisabeth A. Holland;Rebecca McKeown

  • Global patterns of terrestrial biological nitrogen (N2) fixation in natural ecosystems

    Cory C. Cleveland;Alan R. Townsend;David S. Schimel;Hank Fisher

  • Variable effects of nitrogen additions on the stability and turnover of soil carbon

    Jason C. Neff;Alan R. Townsend;Gerd Gleixner;Scott J. Lehman

  • Ecology for a Crowded Planet

    Margaret Palmer;Emily S. Bernhardt;Elizabeth A. Chornesky;Scott L. Collins

  • Functional Ecology of Free-Living Nitrogen Fixation: A Contemporary Perspective

    Sasha C. Reed;Cory C. Cleveland;Alan R. Townsend

  • Nitrogen stable isotopic composition of leaves and soil: tropical versus temperate forests

    L. A. Martinelli;M. C. Piccolo;A. R. Townsend;P. M. Vitousek

  • Human health effects of a changing global nitrogen cycle

    Alan R. Townsend;Robert W. Howarth;Fakhri A. Bazzaz;Mary S. Booth

  • The globalization of N deposition: ecosystem consequences in tropical environments

    Pamela A. Matson;William H. Mcdowell;Alan R. Townsend;Peter M. Vitousek

  • CONTROLS OVER FOLIAR N:P RATIOS IN TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS

    Alan R. Townsend;Cory C. Cleveland;Gregory P. Asner;Mercedes M. C. Bustamante

  • Nutrient additions to a tropical rain forest drive substantial soil carbon dioxide losses to the atmosphere.

    Cory C. Cleveland;Alan R. Townsend;Alan R. Townsend

  • Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Terrestrial Carbon Storage Due to Deposition of Fossil Fuel Nitrogen

    A. R. Townsend;B. H. Braswell;E. A. Holland;J. E. Penner

  • Relationships among net primary productivity, nutrients and climate in tropical rain forest: a pan‐tropical analysis

    Cory C. Cleveland;Alan R. Townsend;Philip Taylor;Silvia Alvarez-Clare

  • Phosphorus Limitation of Microbial Processes in Moist Tropical Forests: Evidence from Short-term Laboratory Incubations and Field Studies

    Cory C. Cleveland;Alan R. Townsend;Steven K. Schmidt

  • Global patterns in the biogeography of bacterial taxa

    Diana R. Nemergut;Elizabeth K. Costello;Micah Hamady;Catherine Lozupone

  • Increases in soil respiration following labile carbon additions linked to rapid shifts in soil microbial community composition

    Cory C. Cleveland;Diana R. Nemergut;Steven K. Schmidt;Alan R. Townsend

  • Stoichiometric control of organic carbon–nitrate relationships from soils to the sea

    Philip G. Taylor;Alan R. Townsend

  • Changes in assembly processes in soil bacterial communities following a wildfire disturbance

    Scott Ferrenberg;Sean P O'Neill;Sean P O'Neill;Joseph E Knelman;Joseph E Knelman;Bryan Todd

Frequent Co-Authors

Cory C. Cleveland
Cory C. Cleveland University of Montana
Gregory P. Asner
Gregory P. Asner Arizona State University
William R. Wieder
William R. Wieder National Center for Atmospheric Research
Sasha C. Reed
Sasha C. Reed United States Geological Survey
Stephen Porder
Stephen Porder Brown University
Diana R. Nemergut
Diana R. Nemergut University of Colorado Boulder
Robert W. Howarth
Robert W. Howarth Cornell University
Elisabeth A. Holland
Elisabeth A. Holland University of the South Pacific
Peter M. Vitousek
Peter M. Vitousek Stanford University
Steven K. Schmidt
Steven K. Schmidt University of Colorado Boulder

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