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Christopher Craft

Christopher Craft

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
52
Citations
13092
World Ranking
3419
National Ranking
1198

Christopher Craft 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 Christopher Craft sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 533+

This scientist: 144 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 533 publications or more.

Christopher Craft 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 Christopher Craft sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 122+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 122 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christopher Craft is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research contributions span primarily across Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial focus on Ecology within these fields. Their work involves numerous aspects of ecosystem dynamics, particularly related to wetlands and coastal environments.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these broad disciplines, subfields of particular interest to Craft are:

  • Ecology
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Global and Planetary Change

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Christopher Craft has contributed to several publications, with recent notable papers as follows:

  • "Sea-level rise and the emergence of a keystone grazer alter the geomorphic evolution and ecology of southeast US salt marshes," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Practical Guide to Measuring Wetland Carbon Pools and Fluxes," 2023, Wetlands
  • "Distribution of organic carbon storage in different salt-marsh plant communities: A case study at the Yangtze Estuary," 2020, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • "Global dataset of soil organic carbon in tidal marshes," 2023, Scientific Data
  • "Urban-Soil Pedogenesis Drives Contrasting Legacies of Lead from Paint and Gasoline in City Soil," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Scott C. Neubauer
  • Courtney Mobilian
  • Merryl Alber
  • Steven C. Pennings
  • Nathaniel B. Weston

Christopher Craft often publishes in venues such as:

  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Ecology
  • Ecosphere
  • River
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Estimating Global “Blue Carbon” Emissions from Conversion and Degradation of Vegetated Coastal Ecosystems

    Linwood Pendleton;Daniel C. Donato;Brian C. Murray;Stephen Crooks

  • Forecasting the effects of accelerated sea‐level rise on tidal marsh ecosystem services

    Christopher Craft;Jonathan Clough;Jeff Ehman;Samantha Joye

  • Numerical models of salt marsh evolution: Ecological, geomorphic, and climatic factors

    Sergio Fagherazzi;Matthew Lynn Kirwan;Matthew Lynn Kirwan;Simon Marius Mudd;Glenn R. Guntenspergen

  • Do geographically isolated wetlands influence landscape functions

    Matthew J. Cohen;Irena F. Creed;Laurie C. Alexander;Nandita Basu

  • TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTRUCTED SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA (LOISEL) MARSHES

    Christopher Craft;Judy Reader;John N. Sacco;Stephen W. Broome

  • Freshwater input structures soil properties, vertical accretion, and nutrient accumulation of Georgia and U.S tidal marshes

    Christopher Craft

  • THE PACE OF ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTRUCTED SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA MARSHES

    Christopher Craft;Patrick Megonigal;Patrick Megonigal;Stephen Broome;Jan Stevenson

  • Loss on ignition and kjeldahl digestion for estimating organic carbon and total nitrogen in estuarine marsh soils: Calibration with dry combustion

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  • Peat Accretion and N, P, and Organic C Accumulation in Nutrient-Enriched and Unenriched Everglades Peatlands.

    C. B. Craft;C. J. Richardson

  • Sediment and nutrient accumulation in floodplain and depressional freshwater wetlands of Georgia, USA.

    Christopher B. Craft;William P. Casey

  • Peat accretion and phosphorus accumulation along a eutrophication gradient in the northern Everglades

    C. B. Craft;C. J. Richardson

  • Fifteen Years of Vegetation and Soil Development after Brackish‐Water Marsh Creation

    Christopher Craft;Stephen Broome;Carlton Campbell

  • Geographically Isolated Wetlands are Important Biogeochemical Reactors on the Landscape

    John M. Marton;Irena F. Creed;David B. Lewis;Charles R. Lane

  • Coastal wetland loss, consequences, and challenges for restoration

    Xiuzhen Li;Richard Bellerby;Richard Bellerby;Christopher Craft;Sarah E. Widney

  • Effects of Salinity on Denitrification and Greenhouse Gas Production from Laboratory-incubated Tidal Forest Soils

    John M. Marton;Ellen R. Herbert;Christopher B. Craft

  • RESPONSE OF EVERGLADES PLANT COMMUNITIES TO NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS ADDITIONS

    Christopher B. Craft;Jan Vymazal;Curtis J. Richardson

  • Nitrogen, phosphorus and organic carbon pools in natural and transplanted marsh soils

    C. B. Craft;S. W. Broome;E. D. Seneca

  • Enhancing protection for vulnerable waters

    Irena F. Creed;Irena F. Creed;Charles R. Lane;Jacqueline N. Serran;Laurie C. Alexander

  • Hydrologic Regime Controls Soil Phosphorus Fluxes in Restoration and Undisturbed Wetlands

    Allison Aldous;Paul McCormick;Chad Ferguson;Chad Ferguson;Sean Graham

  • Recent and long-term organic soil accretion and nutrient accumulation in the Everglades

    C. B. Craft;C. J. Richardson

  • Biogeochemistry of Wetlands: Science and Applications

    Christopher Craft

  • Fifteen Years of Vegetation and Soil Development after Brackish-Water

    Christopher Craft;Stephen Broome;Carlton Campbell

Frequent Co-Authors

Curtis J. Richardson
Curtis J. Richardson Duke University
Steven C. Pennings
Steven C. Pennings University of Houston
Irena F. Creed
Irena F. Creed University of Toronto
Matthew J. Cohen
Matthew J. Cohen University of Florida
Matthew L. Kirwan
Matthew L. Kirwan Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Nandita B. Basu
Nandita B. Basu University of Waterloo
Charles R. Lane
Charles R. Lane Environmental Protection Agency
Jan Vymazal
Jan Vymazal Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Samantha B. Joye
Samantha B. Joye University of Georgia
Peter M. Groffman
Peter M. Groffman City University of New York

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