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Plant Science and Agronomy

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64
Citations
15357
World Ranking
978
National Ranking
264

Ecology and Evolution

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Bert G. Drake 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 Bert G. Drake sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 149 publications — 57th percentile

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

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

Bert G. Drake 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 Bert G. Drake sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Bert G. Drake is affiliated with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in the United States. Their research broadly spans the Agricultural and Biological Sciences with a focus on Plant Science, Ecology, Oceanography, and Atmospheric Science. The work notably covers areas such as plant responses to elevated CO2, plant stress responses and tolerance, plant parasitism and resistance, as well as coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics and marine and coastal plant biology. In addition, their research touches on aspects of geology and paleoclimatology.

The scientist has contributed to multiple research papers, published in venues including the OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information), the South African Journal of Botany, and Hydrobiology. Notable recent papers include:

  • "15NH4+ uptake and assimilation into amino acids is markedly reduced by elevated CO2 in Scirpus olneyi, a C3 land plant species" (2024, South African Journal of Botany)
  • "AmeriFlux FLUXNET-1F US-KS2 Kennedy Space Center (scrub oak)" (2023, OSTI OAI)
  • "AmeriFlux FLUXNET-1F US-KS1 Kennedy Space Center (slash pine)" (2023, OSTI OAI)
  • "What's Going on Down There? Impacts of Long-Term Elevated CO2 and Community Composition on Components of Below-Ground Biomass in a Chesapeake Bay Saltmarsh" (2025, Hydrobiology)

Frequent coauthors working alongside Bert G. Drake include Ross Hinkle, Rosvel Bracho, Sabina Dore, Thomas L. Powell, and Felix D. Dakora. Collaboration with these individuals has resulted in several joint publications.

The publication venues that have featured Bert G. Drake's work most often are:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • South African Journal of Botany
  • Hydrobiology

The research contributions are concentrated on understanding biological responses to environmental factors such as elevated atmospheric CO2, with particular emphasis on plant uptake of nutrients, below-ground biomass dynamics, and coastal ecosystem processes.

Best Publications

  • More Efficient Plants : a consequence of rising atmospheric CO2

    Bert G. Drake;Miquel A. Gonzàlez-Meler;Steve P. Long

  • Observed increase in local cooling effect of deforestation at higher latitudes

    Xuhui Lee;Michael L. Goulden;David Y. Hollinger;Alan Barr

  • Altered soil microbial community at elevated CO2 leads to loss of soil carbon

    Karen M. Carney;Bruce A. Hungate;Bert G. Drake;J. Patrick Megonigal

  • PREDICTING ECOSYSTEM RESPONSES TO ELEVATED CO2 CONCENTRATIONS

    H. A. Mooney;Bert G. Drake;R. J. Luxmoore;W. C. Oechel

  • Estimation of Net Ecosystem Carbon Exchange for the Conterminous United States by Combining MODIS and AmeriFlux Data

    Jingfeng Xiao;Qianlai Zhuang;Dennis D. Baldocchi;Beverly E. Law

  • Photosynthetic CO 2 assimilation and rising atmospheric CO 2 concentrations

    Stephen P. Long;Bert G. Drake

  • Growth and senescence in plant communities exposed to elevated CO2 concentrations on an estuarine marsh.

    Peter S. Curtis;Bert G. Drake;Paul W. Leadley;Willem J. Arp

  • Effect of the Long-Term Elevation of CO2 Concentration in the Field on the Quantum Yield of Photosynthesis of the C3 Sedge, Scirpus olneyi

    Stephen P. Long;Bert G. Drake

  • A continuous measure of gross primary production for the conterminous United States derived from MODIS and AmeriFlux data

    Jingfeng Xiao;Qianlai Zhuang;Beverly E. Law;Jiquan Chen

  • Growth and photosynthetic response of nine tropical species with long-term exposure to elevated carbon dioxide.

    L. H. Ziska;K. P. Hogan;A. P. Smith;B. G. Drake

  • Assessing net ecosystem carbon exchange of U.S. terrestrial ecosystems by integrating eddy covariance flux measurements and satellite observations

    Jingfeng Xiao;Qianlai Zhuang;Beverly E. Law;Dennis D. Baldocchi

  • Nitrogen and carbon dynamics in C3 and C4 estuarine marsh plants grown under elevated CO2 in situ.

    Peter S. Curtis;Bert G. Drake;Dennis F. Whigham

  • Canopy photosynthesis of crops and native plant communities exposed to long‐term elevated CO2

    Bert G. Drake;Paul W. Leadley

  • Does elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration inhibit mitochondrial respiration in green plants

    Bert G. Drake;J. Azcon-Bieto;J. Berry;J. Bunce

  • Elevated Atmospheric CO2 Effects on Belowground Processes in C3 and C4 Estuarine Marsh Communities

    Peter S. Curtis;Lisa M. Balduman;Bert G. Drake;Dennis F. Whigham

  • Elevated CO2 increases nitrogen fixation and decreases soil nitrogen mineralization in Florida scrub oak

    Bruce A. Hungate;PauL. Dijkstra;DalE. W. Johnson;C. RosS. Hinkle

  • CO2 Elicits Long-Term Decline in Nitrogen Fixation

    Bruce A. Hungate;Peter D. Stiling;Paul Dijkstra;Dale W. Johnson

  • Direct Inhibition of Plant Mitochondrial Respiration by Elevated CO2.

    Miguel A. Gonzalez-Meler;Miguel Ribas-Carbo;James N. Siedow;Bert G. Drake

  • Open top chambers for exposing plant canopies to elevated CO2 concentration and for measuring net gas exchange

    Paul W. Leadley;Bert G. Drake

  • Climate control of terrestrial carbon exchange across biomes and continents

    Chuixiang Yi;Daniel Ricciuto;Runze Li;John Wolbeck

  • An open top chamber for field studies of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration on saltmarsh vegetation

    Bert G. Drake;Paul W. Leadley;Willem J. Arp;D. Nassiry

  • Temperature and Transpiration Resistances of Xanthium Leaves as Affected by Air Temperature, Humidity, and Wind Speed

    B. G. Drake;K. Raschke;F. B. Salisbury

  • Stimulation of methane emission by carbon dioxide enrichment of marsh vegetation

    J.W.H. Dacey;B.G. Drake;M.J. Klug

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce A. Hungate
Bruce A. Hungate Northern Arizona University
Paul Dijkstra
Paul Dijkstra Northern Arizona University
Peter Stiling
Peter Stiling University of South Florida
J. Patrick Megonigal
J. Patrick Megonigal Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Daniel P. Rasse
Daniel P. Rasse Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
Peter S. Curtis
Peter S. Curtis The Ohio State University
Stephen P. Long
Stephen P. Long University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dale W. Johnson
Dale W. Johnson University of Nevada Reno
Hans Peter Schmid
Hans Peter Schmid Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Dennis F. Whigham
Dennis F. Whigham Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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