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D-Index
32
Citations
4763
World Ranking
8033
National Ranking
2665

Andrew N. Gray 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 Andrew N. Gray sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 110 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew N. Gray 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 Andrew N. Gray sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 32 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Andrew N. Gray is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research centers around environmental science, with a focus on global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, ecology, and atmospheric science. Gray's work contributes to several key subfields, including ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The scientist's main topics of study encompass forest ecology and management, fire effects on ecosystems, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, forest management and policy, polar research and ecology, cryospheric studies and observations, and plant water relations and carbon dynamics.

Andrew N. Gray has contributed to multiple publications in various scientific journals and venues. The most frequent publication outlets include Forest Ecology and Management, with nine publications, followed by the SSRN Electronic Journal with three publications. Other venues include Nature Communications and Global Change Biology with two publications each, as well as The Science of The Total Environment with two publications.

Some notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Gray include:

  • "Remote sensing reveals Antarctic green snow algae as important terrestrial carbon sink," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Ecological forecasting of tree growth: Regional fusion of tree-ring and forest inventory data to quantify drivers and characterize uncertainty," 2022, Global Change Biology
  • "Morphological and Transcriptional Responses to CRISPRi Knockdown of Essential Genes in Escherichia coli," 2021, mBio
  • "Antarctica's vegetation in a changing climate," 2022, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change
  • "A satellite-derived baseline of photosynthetic life across Antarctica," 2024, Nature Geoscience

Frequent collaborators in Gray's research include Peter T. Fretwell, Matthew P. Davey, Peter Convey, Claudia Colesie, and Christopher W. Woodall, each collaborating on multiple occasions. These coauthors collectively contribute to studies primarily related to ecological and environmental science topics.

Best Publications

  • Microclimatic and soil moisture responses to gap formation in coastal Douglas-fir forests

    Andrew N Gray;Thomas A Spies;Mark J Easter

  • MICROSITE CONTROLS ON TREE SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT IN CONIFER FOREST CANOPY GAPS

    Andrew N. Gray;Thomas A. Spies

  • Gap size, within-gap position and canopy structure effects on conifer seedling establishment.

    Andrew N. Gray;Thomas A. Spies

  • Comparison of five canopy cover estimation techniques in the western Oregon Cascades

    Anne C.S. Fiala;Steven L. Garman;Andrew N. Gray

  • Influence of light and soil moisture on Sierran mixed-conifer understory communities

    Malcolm North;Brian Oakley;Rob Fiegener;Andrew Gray

  • A review of the challenges and opportunities in estimating above ground forest biomass using tree-level models

    Hailemariam Temesgen;David Affleck;Krishna Poudel;Andrew Gray

  • Forest stand structure and pattern of old-growth Western Hemlock/Douglas-Fir and mixed-conifer forests

    Malcolm North;Jiquan Chen;Brian Oakley;Bo Song

  • Initial tree regeneration responses to fire and thinning treatments in a Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest, USA

    Harold S.J. Zald;Andrew N. Gray;Malcolm North;Ruth A. Kern

  • Impacts of Nonnative Invasive Species on US Forests and Recommendations for Policy and Management

    W. Keith Moser;Edward L. Barnard;Ronald F. Billings;Susan J. Crocker

  • Vegetation and ecological characteristics of mixed-conifer and red fir forests at the Teakettle Experimental Forest

    Malcolm North;Brian Oakley;Jiquan Chen;Heather Erickson

  • Stand Conditions Associated with Tree Regeneration in Sierran Mixed- Conifer Forests

    Andrew N. Gray;Harold S.J. Zald;Ruth A. Kern;Malcolm North

  • Forest Inventory and Analysis Database of the United States of America (FIA)

    Andrew N. Gray;Thomas J. Brandeis;John D. Shaw;William H. McWilliams

  • Spatiotemporal dynamics of recent mountain pine beetle and western spruce budworm outbreaks across the Pacific Northwest Region, USA

    Garrett W. Meigs;Robert E. Kennedy;Andrew N. Gray;Matthew J. Gregory

  • Influence of soil thickness on stand characteristics in a Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest

    Marc D. Meyer;Malcolm P. North;Malcolm P. North;Andrew N. Gray;Harold S. J. Zald;Harold S. J. Zald

  • Canopy gaps affect long-term patterns of tree growth and mortality in mature and old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest

    Andrew N. Gray;Thomas A. Spies;Robert J. Pabst

  • Water content measurement in forest soils and decayed wood using time domain reflectometry

    Andrew N. Gray;Thomas A. Spies

  • Ecological forecasting of tree growth: Regional fusion of tree‐ring and forest inventory data to quantify drivers and characterize uncertainty

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  • Biomass and carbon attributes of downed woody materials in forests of the United States

    C.W. Woodall;B.F. Walters;S.N. Oswalt;G.M. Domke

  • Average stand age from forest inventory plots does not describe historical fire regimes in ponderosa pine and mixed-conifer forests of western North America

    Jens T. Stevens;Hugh D. Safford;Hugh D. Safford;Malcolm P. North;Malcolm P. North;Jeremy S. Fried

  • Effects of multiple fires on the structure of southwestern Washington forests

    Andrew N. Gray;Jerry F. Franklin

  • Adaptive Ecosystem Management in the Pacific Northwest: a Case Study from Coastal Oregon

    Andrew N. Gray

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas A. Spies
Thomas A. Spies US Forest Service
Malcolm P. North
Malcolm P. North US Forest Service
W. Martin Kast
W. Martin Kast University of Southern California
Hailemariam Temesgen
Hailemariam Temesgen Oregon State University
Bruce McCune
Bruce McCune Oregon State University
John W. Coulston
John W. Coulston US Forest Service
Zhiqiang Yang
Zhiqiang Yang United States Department of Agriculture
Robert E. Kennedy
Robert E. Kennedy Oregon State University
David P. Turner
David P. Turner Oregon State University
Warren B. Cohen
Warren B. Cohen Oregon State University

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