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14032
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4332
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16

Amy T. Austin 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 Amy T. Austin sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 90 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Amy T. Austin 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 Amy T. Austin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Amy T. Austin is affiliated with the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's main topics of work encompass Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Plant and Animal Studies, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, and Plant Parasitism and Resistance.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Science
  • Journal of Ecology
  • New Phytologist
  • Current Biology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Amy T. Austin are:

  • A light-dependent molecular link between competition cues and defence responses in plants, 2020, Nature Plants
  • Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, update 2019, 2020, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • Termite sensitivity to temperature affects global wood decay rates, 2022, Science
  • Sunlight Doubles Aboveground Carbon Loss in a Seasonally Dry Woodland in Patagonia, 2020, Current Biology
  • Worlds apart: Location above- or below-ground determines plant litter decomposition in a semi-arid Patagonian steppe, 2021, Journal of Ecology

The scientist has frequently collaborated with the following co-authors:

  • Carlos L. Ballaré
  • Lucía Vivanco
  • Patricia I. Araujo
  • Paula Berenstecher
  • Marcela Méndez

Best Publications

  • Water Pulses and Biogeochemical Cycles in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems

    Amy T. Austin;Laura Yahdjian;John M. Stark;Jayne Belnap

  • Global patterns of the isotopic composition of soil and plant nitrogen

    Ronald Amundson;A. T. Austin;E. A. G. Schuur;E. A. G. Schuur;K. Yoo

  • Plant litter decomposition in a semi-arid ecosystem controlled by photodegradation.

    Amy T. Austin;Lucía Vivanco

  • Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in World Biodiversity Hotspots: the Need for a Greater Global Perspective in Assessing N Deposition Impacts

    Gareth K. Phoenix;W. Kevin Hicks;Steve Cinderby;Johan C. I. Kuylenstierna

  • The 15N natural abundance (δ15N) of ecosystem samples reflects measures of water availability

    L.L. Handley;A.T. Austin;D. Robinson;C.M. Scrimgeour

  • Nutrient dynamics on a precipitation gradient in Hawai'i

    Amy T Austin;P M Vitousek

  • Dual role of lignin in plant litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems

    Amy T. Austin;Carlos L. Ballaré

  • Tree species identity alters forest litter decomposition through long-term plant and soil interactions in Patagonia, Argentina

    Lucía Vivanco;Amy T. Austin

  • Solar Ultraviolet Radiation in a Changing Climate

    Craig E Williamson;Richard G Zepp;Robyn M Lucas;Robyn M Lucas;Sasha Madronich

  • Ozone depletion, ultraviolet radiation, climate change and prospects for a sustainable future

    Paul W. Barnes;Craig E. Williamson;Robyn M. Lucas;Sharon A. Robinson

  • Responses and feedbacks of coupled biogeochemical cycles to climate change: examples from terrestrial ecosystems

    Adrien C Finzi;Amy T Austin;Elsa E Cleland;Serita D Frey

  • Environmental effects of ozone depletion, UV radiation and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, update 2017

    G. H. Bernhard;R. E. Neale;P. W. Barnes;P. J. Neale

  • Precipitation, decomposition and litter decomposability of Metrosideros polymorpha in native forests on Hawai’i

    Amy T. Austin;Peter M. Vitousek

  • There's no place like home? An exploration of the mechanisms behind plant litter-decomposer affinity in terrestrial ecosystems

    Amy T. Austin;Lucía Vivanco;Adelia González‐Arzac;Luis I. Pérez

  • Methods of Estimating Aboveground Net Primary Productivity

    Osvaldo E. Sala;Amy T. Austin

  • Has water limited our imagination for aridland biogeochemistry

    Amy Theresa Austin

  • Photodegradation alleviates the lignin bottleneck for carbon turnover in terrestrial ecosystems.

    Amy T. Austin;M. Soledad Méndez;Carlos L. Ballaré

  • Microbial community composition explains soil respiration responses to changing carbon inputs along an Andes‐to‐Amazon elevation gradient

    Jeanette Whitaker;Nicholas J. Ostle;Andrew T. Nottingham;Adan Ccahuana

  • Intrinsic effects of species on leaf litter and root decomposition: a comparison of temperate grasses from North and South America

    Lucía Vivanco;Lucía Vivanco;Amy T. Austin

  • Carbon and nitrogen dynamics across a natural precipitation gradient in Patagonia, Argentina

    Amy T. Austin;Osvaldo E. Sala

  • The 15N natural abundance (d15N) of ecosystem samples reflects measures of water availability

    L.L. Handley;A.T. Austin;D. Robinson;C.M. Scrimgeour

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos L. Ballaré
Carlos L. Ballaré University of Buenos Aires
Osvaldo E. Sala
Osvaldo E. Sala Arizona State University
Richard G. Zepp
Richard G. Zepp Environmental Protection Agency
Luiz Antonio Martinelli
Luiz Antonio Martinelli Universidade de São Paulo
Nigel D. Paul
Nigel D. Paul Lancaster University
Sasha Madronich
Sasha Madronich National Center for Atmospheric Research
Richard McKenzie
Richard McKenzie National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Donat-P. Häder
Donat-P. Häder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Janet F. Bornman
Janet F. Bornman Curtin University
Alkiviadis F. Bais
Alkiviadis F. Bais Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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