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42
Citations
10092
World Ranking
5449
National Ranking
1858

Angela D. Kent 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 Angela D. Kent sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 97 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Angela D. Kent 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 Angela D. Kent sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Angela D. Kent is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, focusing on the intersection of soil, plant, and microbial interactions in agroecosystems.

The scientist's subfields of study include Plant Science, Soil Science, Ecology, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Biomedical Engineering. Their work addresses key topics such as Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Bioenergy Crop Production and Management, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Plant Nutrient Uptake and Metabolism, and Nematode Management and Characterization Studies.

Notable recent publications by Angela D. Kent include:

  • Maize germplasm chronosequence shows crop breeding history impacts recruitment of the rhizosphere microbiome, 2021, The ISME Journal
  • Micromanaging the nitrogen cycle in agroecosystems, 2022, Trends in Microbiology
  • Impacts of directed evolution and soil management legacy on the maize rhizobiome, 2020, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Microbial functional genes commonly respond to elevated carbon dioxide, 2020, Environment International
  • Host genetic variation drives the differentiation in the ecological role of the native Miscanthus root-associated microbiome, 2023, Microbiome

Angela D. Kent has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Wendy H. Yang, Sierra S. Raglin, Alonso Favela, Martin Bohn, and Niu-Niu Ji.

The scientist's work is regularly published in venues such as GCB Bioenergy, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Plant and Soil, and Soil Science Society of America Journal.

Best Publications

  • Pyrosequencing enumerates and contrasts soil microbial diversity

    Luiz F W Roesch;Roberta R Fulthorpe;Alberto Riva;George Casella

  • Habitat degradation impacts black howler monkey ( Alouatta pigra ) gastrointestinal microbiomes

    Katherine R Amato;Carl J Yeoman;Carl J Yeoman;Angela Kent;Nicoletta Righini

  • Microbial Communities and Their Interactions in Soil and Rhizosphere Ecosystems

    Angela D. Kent;Eric W. Triplett

  • Agricultural management and plant selection interactively affect rhizosphere microbial community structure and nitrogen cycling

    Jennifer E. Schmidt;Angela D. Kent;Vanessa L. Brisson;Vanessa L. Brisson;Amélie C. M. Gaudin

  • The Gut Microbiota Appears to Compensate for Seasonal Diet Variation in the Wild Black Howler Monkey ("Alouatta pigra")

    Katherine R. Amato;Katherine R. Amato;Steven R. Leigh;Angela D. Kent;Roderick I. Mackie

  • Synchrony in aquatic microbial community dynamics.

    Angela D Kent;Angela D Kent;Anthony C Yannarell;Anthony C Yannarell;James A Rusak;Eric W Triplett

  • Web-Based Phylogenetic Assignment Tool for Analysis of Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Profiles of Microbial Communities

    Angela D. Kent;Dan J. Smith;Barbara J. Benson;Eric W. Triplett

  • Comparative Biogeochemical Cycles of Bioenergy Crops Reveal Nitrogen-Fixation and Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions in a Miscanthus × giganteus Agro-Ecosystem

    Sarah C. Davis;William J. Parton;Frank G. Dohleman;Candice M. Smith

  • Temporal Patterns in Bacterial Communities in Three Temperate Lakes of Different Trophic Status

    A. C. Yannarell;A. D. Kent;G. H. Lauster;T. K. Kratz

  • Interannual dynamics and phenology of bacterial communities in a eutrophic lake

    Ashley Shade;Angela D. Kent;Stuart E. Jones;Ryan J. Newton

  • Long-term fertilizer and crop-rotation treatments differentially affect soil bacterial community structure

    Chinmay Soman;Dongfang Li;Michelle M. Wander;Angela D. Kent

  • Molecular epidemiology of cross-species Giardia duodenalis transmission in western Uganda.

    Amanda R. Johnston;Thomas R. Gillespie;Innocent B. Rwego;Traci L. Tranby McLachlan

  • Annual patterns in bacterioplankton community variability in a humic lake.

    Angela D Kent;S. E. Jones;Anthony Yannarell;Anthony Yannarell;J. M. Graham

  • Microbial community structure and denitrification in a wetland mitigation bank.

    Ariane L. Peralta;Jeffrey W. Matthews;Jeffrey W. Matthews;Angela D. Kent

  • Microbial community dynamics in a humic lake: differential persistence of common freshwater phylotypes.

    Ryan J. Newton;Angela D. Kent;Eric W. Triplett;Katherine D. McMahon

  • The role of gut microbes in satisfying the nutritional demands of adult and juvenile wild, black howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra).

    Katherine R. Amato;Katherine R. Amato;Steven R. Leigh;Angela Kent;Roderick I. Mackie

  • Mercury methylation in the hypolimnetic waters of lakes with and without connection to wetlands in northern Wisconsin

    CS Eckley;CS Eckley;CJ Watras;H Hintelmann;K Morrison

  • Interactions between specific phytoplankton and bacteria affect lake bacterial community succession

    Sara F. Paver;Kevin R. Hayek;Kelsey A. Gano;Jennie R. Fagen

  • Bacterial community response to changes in soil redox potential along a moisture gradient in restored wetlands

    Ariane L. Peralta;Sarah Ludmer;Jeffrey W. Matthews;Angela D. Kent

  • Relative influence of landscape vs. local factors on plant community assembly in restored wetlands

    Jeffrey W. Matthews;Jeffrey W. Matthews;Ariane L. Peralta;Diana N. Flanagan;Patrick M. Baldwin

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric W. Triplett
Eric W. Triplett University of Florida
Jinbo Xiong
Jinbo Xiong Ningbo University
Jizhong Zhou
Jizhong Zhou University of Oklahoma
Katherine D. McMahon
Katherine D. McMahon University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ye Deng
Ye Deng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Stuart E. Jones
Stuart E. Jones University of Notre Dame
Yuanhui Zhang
Yuanhui Zhang University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Zhili He
Zhili He Sun Yat-sen University
Karen E. Nelson
Karen E. Nelson J. Craig Venter Institute
Amélie C. M. Gaudin
Amélie C. M. Gaudin University of California, Davis

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