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Plant Science and Agronomy

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45
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2770
National Ranking
679

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Andrew J. Burton publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew J. Burton sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 97 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Andrew J. Burton D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew J. Burton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

Andrew J. Burton is affiliated with Michigan Technological University in the United States. Their research is primarily situated in Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Soil Science, Plant Science, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics of their research encompass:

  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

Andrew J. Burton has contributed to several recent research papers, including:

  • Root respiration and biomass responses to experimental soil warming vary with root diameter and soil depth, 2020, Plant and Soil
  • Modeling impacts of drought-induced salinity intrusion on carbon dynamics in tidal freshwater forested wetlands, 2022, Ecological Applications
  • Coarse woody debris decomposition assessment tool: Model development and sensitivity analysis, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Modeling impacts of saltwater intrusion on methane and nitrous oxide emissions in tidal forested wetlands, 2023, Ecological Applications
  • α4/α9 Integrins Coordinate Epithelial Cell Migration Through Local Suppression of MAP Kinase Signaling Pathways, 2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

The frequent co-authors in their collaborative work include:

  • Zhaohua Dai
  • Carl Trettin
  • Hongqing Wang
  • Ken W. Krauss
  • Gregory B. Noe

Publication venues where Andrew J. Burton frequently disseminates work are:

  • Ecological Applications
  • PLoS ONE
  • Plant and Soil
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

Best Publications

  • Quantifying global soil carbon losses in response to warming

    Thomas W. Crowther;Katherine E.O. Todd-Brown;Clara W. Rowe;William R. Wieder

  • FINE ROOT ARCHITECTURE OF NINE NORTH AMERICAN TREES

    Kurt S. Pregitzer;Jared L. DeForest;Andrew J. Burton;Michael F. Allen

  • Responses of tree fine roots to temperature

    Kurt S. Pregitzer;John S. King;Andrew J. Burton;Shannon E. Brown

  • Soil warming, carbon–nitrogen interactions, and forest carbon budgets

    Jerry M. Melillo;Sarah Butler;Jennifer Johnson;Jacqueline Mohan

  • Simulated chronic nitrogen deposition increases carbon storage in Northern Temperate forests

    Kurt S. Pregitzer;Andrew J. Burton;Donald R. Zak;Alan F. Talhelm

  • Variation in sugar maple root respiration with root diameter and soil depth

    Kurt S. Pregitzer;Michele J. Laskowski;Andrew J. Burton;Veronica C. Lessard

  • Temperature response of soil respiration largely unaltered with experimental warming

    Joanna C. Carey;Jianwu Tang;Pamela H. Templer;Kevin D. Kroeger

  • Relationships between fine root dynamics and nitrogen availability in Michigan northern hardwood forests.

    A. J. Burton;K. S. Pregitzer;R. L. Hendrick

  • Atmospheric Nitrate Deposition, Microbial Community Composition, and Enzyme Activity in Northern Hardwood Forests

    Jared L. DeForest;Donald R. Zak;Kurt S. Pregitzer;Andrew J. Burton

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

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

  • Root respiration in North American forests: effects of nitrogen concentration and temperature across biomes

    A.J. Burton;K.S. Pregitzer;R.W. Ruess;R.L. Hendrick

  • TARGET SELECTION FOR THE APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY GALACTIC EVOLUTION EXPERIMENT (APOGEE)

    G. Zasowski;G. Zasowski;Jennifer A. Johnson;P. M. Frinchaboy;S. R. Majewski

  • Spatial variation in nitrogen availability in three successional plant communities.

    Katherine L. Gross;Kurt S. Pregitzer;Andrew J. Burton

  • Coupling fine root dynamics with ecosystem carbon cycling in black spruce forests of interior Alaska

    Roger W. Ruess;Ronald L. Hendrick;Andrew J. Burton;Kurt S. Pregitzer

  • Atmospheric nitrate deposition and the microbial degradation of cellobiose and vanillin in a northern hardwood forest

    Jared L DeForest;Donald R Zak;Kurt S Pregitzer;Andrew J Burton

  • The Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) Spectrographs

    J. C. Wilson;F. R. Hearty;M. F. Skrutskie;S. R. Majewski

  • Chronic nitrate additions dramatically increase the export of carbon and nitrogen from northern hardwood ecosystems

    Kurt S. Pregitzer;Donald R. Zak;Andrew J. Burton;Jennifer A. Ashby

  • Simulated chronic NO3− deposition reduces soil respiration in northern hardwood forests

    Andrew J. Burton;Kurt S. Pregitzer;Jeffrey N. Crawford;Gregory P. Zogg

  • MICROBIAL IMMOBILIZATION AND THE RETENTION OF ANTHROPOGENIC NITRATE IN A NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST

    Gregory P. Zogg;Donald R. Zak;Kurt S. Pregitzer;Andrew J. Burton

  • Fine root respiration in northern hardwood forests in relation to temperature and nitrogen availability

    Gregory P. Zogg;Donald R. Zak;Andrew J. Burton;Kurt S. Pregitzer

  • SIMULATED ATMOSPHERIC NO3− DEPOSITION INCREASES SOIL ORGANIC MATTER BY SLOWING DECOMPOSITION

    Donald R. Zak;William E. Holmes;Andrew J. Burton;Kurt S. Pregitzer

  • DROUGHT REDUCES ROOT RESPIRATION IN SUGAR MAPLE FORESTS

    Andrew J. Burton;Kurt S. Pregitzer;Gregory P. Zogg;Donald R. Zak

  • Soil respiration, root biomass, and root turnover following long‐term exposure of northern forests to elevated atmospheric CO2 and tropospheric O3

    Kurt S. Pregitzer;Andrew J. Burton;John S. King;Donald R. Zak

Frequent Co-Authors

Kurt S. Pregitzer
Kurt S. Pregitzer University of Idaho
Donald R. Zak
Donald R. Zak University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Dmitry Bizyaev
Dmitry Bizyaev New Mexico State University
Mark E. Kubiske
Mark E. Kubiske US Forest Service
Serita D. Frey
Serita D. Frey University of New Hampshire
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
Steven D. Allison
Steven D. Allison University of California, Irvine
Michael F. Allen
Michael F. Allen University of California, Riverside
Matthew Shetrone
Matthew Shetrone The University of Texas at Austin
Sven Marhan
Sven Marhan University of Hohenheim

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