2026 Andrew J. Burton: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	45	2770	2574	679	603	97	12851
Ecology and Evolution	46	4538	4379	1574	1509	103	13627

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Plant Science and Agronomy

2770

2574

679

603

12851

Ecology and Evolution

4538

4379

1574

1509

103

13627

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index

Citations

12851

World Ranking

2770

National Ranking

679

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index

Citations

13627

World Ranking

4538

National Ranking

1574

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

1349
Citations
FINE ROOT ARCHITECTURE OF NINE NORTH AMERICAN TREES

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

1328
Citations
Responses of tree fine roots to temperature

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

723
Citations
Soil warming, carbon–nitrogen interactions, and forest carbon budgets

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

640
Citations
Simulated chronic nitrogen deposition increases carbon storage in Northern Temperate forests

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

539
Citations
Variation in sugar maple root respiration with root diameter and soil depth

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

538
Citations
Temperature response of soil respiration largely unaltered with experimental warming

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

510
Citations
Relationships between fine root dynamics and nitrogen availability in Michigan northern hardwood forests.

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

507
Citations
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

448
Citations
Chronic nitrogen additions suppress decomposition and sequester soil carbon in temperate forests

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

421
Citations
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

381
Citations
TARGET SELECTION FOR THE APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY GALACTIC EVOLUTION EXPERIMENT (APOGEE)

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

368
Citations
Spatial variation in nitrogen availability in three successional plant communities.

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

352
Citations
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

344
Citations
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

282
Citations
The Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) Spectrographs

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

278
Citations
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

272
Citations
Simulated chronic NO3− deposition reduces soil respiration in northern hardwood forests

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

269
Citations
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

234
Citations
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

233
Citations
SIMULATED ATMOSPHERIC NO3− DEPOSITION INCREASES SOIL ORGANIC MATTER BY SLOWING DECOMPOSITION

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

223
Citations
DROUGHT REDUCES ROOT RESPIRATION IN SUGAR MAPLE FORESTS

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

205
Citations
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

200
Citations