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Bruce A. Hungate 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 Bruce A. Hungate sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 405 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bruce A. Hungate 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 Bruce A. Hungate sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)

Overview

Bruce A. Hungate is affiliated with Northern Arizona University in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, contributing substantially to several interconnected subfields.

The main fields of study for Bruce A. Hungate include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these fields, the scientist specializes in the following subfields:

  • Ecology
  • Soil Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Global and Planetary Change

The core topics of their research center on:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

Bruce A. Hungate has published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • Life and death in the soil microbiome: how ecological processes influence biogeochemistry (2022, Nature Reviews Microbiology)
  • Integrating the evidence for a terrestrial carbon sink caused by increasing atmospheric CO 2 (2020, New Phytologist)
  • Microbial carbon use efficiency promotes global soil carbon storage (2023, Nature)
  • A trade-off between plant and soil carbon storage under elevated CO2 (2021, Nature)
  • Soil carbon loss with warming: New evidence from carbon-degrading enzymes (2020, Global Change Biology)

The frequent co-authors associated with Bruce A. Hungate include:

  • Egbert Schwartz
  • Paul Dijkstra
  • Jennifer Pett-Ridge
  • Benjamin J. Koch
  • Michaela Hayer

The scientist often publishes in journals and platforms such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Global Change Biology
  • The ISME Journal
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Bruce A. Hungate was recognized as a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America in 2019.

Best Publications

  • A global synthesis reveals biodiversity loss as a major driver of ecosystem change

    David U. Hooper;E. Carol Adair;E. Carol Adair;Bradley J. Cardinale;Jarrett E. K. Byrnes

  • Progressive Nitrogen Limitation of Ecosystem Responses to Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

    Yiqi Luo;Bo Su;William S. Currie;Jeffrey S. Dukes

  • Responses of terrestrial ecosystems to temperature and precipitation change: a meta-analysis of experimental manipulation.

    Zhuoting Wu;Paul Dijkstra;George W. Koch;Josep Peñuelas

  • Life and death in the soil microbiome: how ecological processes influence biogeochemistry

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  • Nitrogen and Climate Change

    Bruce A. Hungate;Jeffrey S. Dukes;M. Rebecca Shaw;Yiqi Luo

  • Biochar boosts tropical but not temperate crop yields

    Simon Jeffery;Diego Abalos;Diego Abalos;Marija Prodana;Ana Catarina Bastos

  • Microbial carbon use efficiency promotes global soil carbon storage

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  • Interactions between plant growth and soil nutrient cycling under elevated CO2: a meta-analysis

    Marie Anne de Graaff;Marie Anne de Graaff;Kees Jan van Groenigen;Kees Jan van Groenigen;Johan Six;Bruce Hungate

  • The fate of carbon in grasslands under carbon dioxide enrichment

    Bruce A. Hungate;Bruce A. Hungate;Elisabeth A. Holland;Robert B. Jackson;F. Stuart Chapin

  • Mycorrhizal association as a primary control of the CO2 fertilization effect

    César Terrer;Sara Vicca;Bruce A. Hungate;Richard P. Phillips

  • 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

  • A trade-off between plant and soil carbon storage under elevated CO2.

    C. Terrer;C. Terrer;R. P. Phillips;B. A. Hungate;J. Rosende

  • Increased soil emissions of potent greenhouse gases under increased atmospheric CO2

    Kees Jan van Groenigen;Kees Jan van Groenigen;Craig W. Osenberg;Bruce A. Hungate

  • Integrating the evidence for a terrestrial carbon sink caused by increasing atmospheric CO2

    Anthony P. Walker;Martin G. De Kauwe;Ana Bastos;Soumaya Belmecheri

  • A meta-analysis of responses of soil biota to global change

    Joseph C. Blankinship;Joseph C. Blankinship;Pascal A. Niklaus;Bruce A. Hungate

  • Below-ground process responses to elevated CO2 and temperature: a discussion of observations, measurement methods, and models

    Elise Pendall;Scott Bridgham;Paul J. Hanson;Bruce Hungate

  • Carbon-Nitrogen Interactions in Terrestrial Ecosystems in Response to Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

    Peter B. Reich;Bruce A. Hungate;Yiqi Luo

  • Global change, nitrification, and denitrification: A review

    Romain Barnard;Paul W. Leadley;Bruce A. Hungate

  • Nitrogen and phosphorus constrain the CO2 fertilization of global plant biomass

    César Terrer;César Terrer;César Terrer;Robert B. Jackson;I. Colin Prentice;I. Colin Prentice;I. Colin Prentice;Trevor F. Keenan;Trevor F. Keenan

  • Linking Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Current Uncertainties and the Necessary Next Steps

    Patricia Balvanera;Ilyas Siddique;Laura Dee;Alain Paquette

  • Protecting climate with forests

    Robert B. Jackson;James T. Randerson;Josep G. Canadell;Ray G. Anderson

  • Element interactions limit soil carbon storage

    Kees Jan Van Groenigen;Johan Six;Bruce A. Hungate;Marie Anne De Graaff;Marie Anne De Graaff

  • Faster Decomposition Under Increased Atmospheric CO2 Limits Soil Carbon Storage

    Kees Jan van Groenigen;Kees Jan van Groenigen;Xuan Qi;Craig W. Osenberg;Yiqi Luo;Yiqi Luo

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Dijkstra
Paul Dijkstra Northern Arizona University
Egbert Schwartz
Egbert Schwartz Northern Arizona University
Kees Jan van Groenigen
Kees Jan van Groenigen University of Exeter
George W. Koch
George W. Koch Northern Arizona University
Bert G. Drake
Bert G. Drake Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Stephen C. Hart
Stephen C. Hart University of California, Merced
Lance B. Price
Lance B. Price George Washington University
Christopher B. Field
Christopher B. Field Stanford University
Jennifer Pett-Ridge
Jennifer Pett-Ridge Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Yiqi Luo
Yiqi Luo Cornell University

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