2026 Bruce A. Caldwell: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	35	5010	1224	66	8167

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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8167

Overview

Bruce A. Caldwell is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Within these domains, Caldwell's work focuses on subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Ecology specifically.

The scientist has contributed to topics related to Hemiptera Insect Studies and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior. These areas reflect their interest in insect biology and aquatic ecosystems, integrating aspects of behavior and systematics with environmental factors.

Among Caldwell's recent scholarly output is a paper titled "Description of the pupa of 'Diamesinae Genus P' Doughman, 1985 (Diptera: Chironomidae), with comments on habitat, distribution and further characterization of the larva," published in 2024 in the CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research. This publication focuses on detailed morphological descriptions and ecological observations concerning chironomid larvae and pupae.

Caldwell has collaborated with other researchers, including Richard E. Jacobsen, who appears as a frequent co-author in their work. Their publication record is concentrated in the CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research, indicating a specialized engagement with this peer-reviewed venue.

Hemiptera Insect Studies
Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior

"Description of the pupa of 'Diamesinae Genus P' Doughman, 1985 (Diptera: Chironomidae), with comments on habitat, distribution and further characterization of the larva" (2024), CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research

Richard E. Jacobsen

CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research

This profile summarizes Caldwell's active engagement in the study of insect systematics and aquatic ecology as evident from their publications and research collaborations. Their academic contributions further scientific understanding of specific aquatic insect groups within an ecological and biological framework.

Best Publications

Stabilization and destabilization of soil organic matter: mechanisms and controls

Phillip Sollins;Peter Homann;Bruce A. Caldwell

2154
Citations
Enzyme activities as a component of soil biodiversity: A review

Bruce A. Caldwell

922
Citations
Organic C and N stabilization in a forest soil: Evidence from sequential density fractionation

Phillip Sollins;Christopher Swanston;Markus Kleber;Timothy Filley

522
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
Sources of plant-derived carbon and stability of organic matter in soil: implications for global change

Susan E. Crow;Susan E. Crow;Kate Lajtha;Timothy R. Filley;Christopher W. Swanston

344
Citations
Role of proteins in soil carbon and nitrogen storage: controls on persistence

Matthias C. Rillig;Matthias C. Rillig;Bruce A. Caldwell;Han A. B. Wösten;Philip Sollins

330
Citations
Soil solution chemistry of ectomycorrhizal mats in forest soil

R.P. Griffiths;J.E. Baham;B.A. Caldwell

271
Citations
Increased coniferous needle inputs accelerate decomposition of soil carbon in an old-growth forest

Susan E. Crow;Susan E. Crow;Kate Lajtha;Richard D. Bowden;Yuriko Yano

218
Citations
Soil Chemistry in a Loblolly/Longleaf Pine Forest with Interval Burning

Dan Binkley;Dan Richter;Mark B. David;Bruce Caldwell

181
Citations
Utilization of major detrital substrates by dark-septate, root endophytes'

Bruce A. Caldwell;Ari Jumpponen;James M. Trappe

172
Citations
Carbon dynamics during a long-term incubation of separate and recombined density fractions from seven forest soils

Christopher W Swanston;Bruce A Caldwell;Peter S Homann;Lisa Ganio

155
Citations
Alders increase soil phosphorus availability in a Douglas-fir plantation

Christian Paul Giardina;Steve Huffman;Dan Binkley;Bruce A. Caldwell

146
Citations
Chemistry and Dynamics of Dissolved Organic Matter in a Temperate Coniferous Forest on Andic Soils: Effects of Litter Quality

Yuriko Yano;Kate Lajtha;Phillip Sollins;Bruce A. Caldwell

126
Citations
Fungal sporocarp mediated losses of Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, N, P, and Zn from conifer logs in the early stages of decomposition

Mark E. Harmon;Jay Sexton;Bruce A. Caldwell;Steve E. Carpenter

126
Citations
Effects of Dinitrogen-Fixing Trees on Phosphorus Biogeochemical Cycling in Contrasting Forests

Xiaoming Zou;Dan Binkley;Bruce A. Caldwell

123
Citations
Seed longevity in terrestrial orchids : Potential for persistent in situ seed banks

Dennis F. Whigham;John P. O’Neill;Hanne N. Rasmussen;Bruce A. Caldwell

120
Citations
Leaf litter chemistry controls on decomposition of Pacific Northwest trees and woody shrubs

Y.S. Valachovic;B.A. Caldwell;K. Cromack Jr.;Robert P. Griffiths

118
Citations
Soil enzyme response to vegetation disturbance in two lowland Costa Rican soils.

Bruce A. Caldwell;Robert P. Griffiths;Phillip Sollins

109
Citations
Long-term effects of elevated nitrogen on forest soil organic matter stability

Christopher Swanston;Christopher Swanston;Peter S. Homann;Bruce A. Caldwell;David D. Myrold

103
Citations
Chemical and Seasonal Controls on the Dynamics of Dissolved Organic Matter in a Coniferous Old-growth Stand in the Pacific Northwest, USA

Yuriko Yano;Kate Lajtha;Phillip Sollins;Bruce A. Caldwell

101
Citations
Effects of invasive scotch broom on soil properties in a Pacific coastal prairie soil

Bruce A. Caldwell

91
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