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D-Index
71
Citations
32834
World Ranking
1270
National Ranking
468

Cory C. Cleveland 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 Cory C. Cleveland sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 145 publications — 49th percentile

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

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

Cory C. Cleveland 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 Cory C. Cleveland sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 85th percentile

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

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Overview

Cory C. Cleveland is affiliated with the University of Montana in the United States. Their research primarily spans environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on ecology and soil science. Their work addresses topics including soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, peatlands and wetlands ecology, microbial community ecology and physiology, and ecosystem vegetation dynamics.

Their notable recent papers include:

  • Exploring the Role of Cryptic Nitrogen Fixers in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Frontier in Nitrogen Cycling Research, 2022, Ecosystems
  • Acquisition and Evolution of Enhanced Mutualism-An Underappreciated Mechanism for Invasive Success?, 2022, The ISME Journal
  • Invasive Plant-Derived Dissolved Organic Matter Alters Microbial Communities and Carbon Cycling in Soils, 2021, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • A Roadmap for Sampling and Scaling Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Terrestrial Ecosystems, 2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • The Effects of Temperature on Soil Phosphorus Availability and Phosphatase Enzyme Activities: A Cross-Ecosystem Study from the Tropics to the Arctic, 2020, Biogeochemistry

Cleveland frequently collaborates with other researchers. Some of their frequent co-authors are:

  • Fiona M. Soper
  • Katherine A. Dynarski
  • Sasha C. Reed
  • Benton N. Taylor
  • Mark B. Peoples

The main publication venues where Cleveland's work appears include:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Ecosystems
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Ecology

Cleveland's research fields are detailed by:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

The subfields of study for their work highlight:

  • Ecology
  • Soil Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Environmental Chemistry

Their key research topics include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Fire Effects on Ecosystems
  • Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics

Best Publications

  • Nitrogen cycles: past, present, and future

    J. N. Galloway;F. J. Dentener;D. G. Capone;E. W. Boyer

  • C:N:P stoichiometry in soil: is there a “Redfield ratio” for the microbial biomass?

    Cory C. Cleveland;Cory C. Cleveland;Daniel Liptzin

  • Global patterns in belowground communities.

    Noah Fierer;Michael S. Strickland;Daniel Liptzin;Mark A. Bradford

  • Global patterns of terrestrial biological nitrogen (N2) fixation in natural ecosystems

    Cory C. Cleveland;Alan R. Townsend;David S. Schimel;Hank Fisher

  • Towards an ecological understanding of biological nitrogen fixation

    Peter M. Vitousek;Ken Cassman;Cory Cleveland;Tim Crews

  • Biological nitrogen fixation: rates, patterns and ecological controls in terrestrial ecosystems.

    Peter M. Vitousek;Duncan N. L. Menge;Sasha C. Reed;Cory C. Cleveland

  • Functional Ecology of Free-Living Nitrogen Fixation: A Contemporary Perspective

    Sasha C. Reed;Cory C. Cleveland;Alan R. Townsend

  • Negative impact of nitrogen deposition on soil buffering capacity

    William D. Bowman;Cory C. Cleveland;Ĺuboš Halada;Juraj Hreško

  • Future productivity and carbon storage limited by terrestrial nutrient availability

    William R. Wieder;William R. Wieder;Cory C. Cleveland;W. Kolby Smith;W. Kolby Smith;Katherine Todd-Brown;Katherine Todd-Brown

  • Human health effects of a changing global nitrogen cycle

    Alan R. Townsend;Robert W. Howarth;Fakhri A. Bazzaz;Mary S. Booth

  • CONTROLS OVER FOLIAR N:P RATIOS IN TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS

    Alan R. Townsend;Cory C. Cleveland;Gregory P. Asner;Mercedes M. C. Bustamante

  • Nutrient additions to a tropical rain forest drive substantial soil carbon dioxide losses to the atmosphere.

    Cory C. Cleveland;Alan R. Townsend;Alan R. Townsend

  • Relationships among net primary productivity, nutrients and climate in tropical rain forest: a pan‐tropical analysis

    Cory C. Cleveland;Alan R. Townsend;Philip Taylor;Silvia Alvarez-Clare

  • Phosphorus Limitation of Microbial Processes in Moist Tropical Forests: Evidence from Short-term Laboratory Incubations and Field Studies

    Cory C. Cleveland;Alan R. Townsend;Steven K. Schmidt

  • Global patterns in the biogeography of bacterial taxa

    Diana R. Nemergut;Elizabeth K. Costello;Micah Hamady;Catherine Lozupone

  • Increases in soil respiration following labile carbon additions linked to rapid shifts in soil microbial community composition

    Cory C. Cleveland;Diana R. Nemergut;Steven K. Schmidt;Alan R. Townsend

  • Biochar additions alter phosphorus and nitrogen availability in agricultural ecosystems: A meta-analysis.

    Si Gao;Thomas H. DeLuca;Cory C. Cleveland

  • Soil fungal pathogens and the relationship between plant diversity and productivity.

    John L. Maron;Marilyn Marler;John N. Klironomos;Cory C. Cleveland

  • Microbial Community Succession in an Unvegetated, Recently Deglaciated Soil

    Diana R. Nemergut;Suzanne P. Anderson;Cory C. Cleveland;Andrew P. Martin

  • Changes in assembly processes in soil bacterial communities following a wildfire disturbance

    Scott Ferrenberg;Sean P O'Neill;Sean P O'Neill;Joseph E Knelman;Joseph E Knelman;Bryan Todd

  • BIOGEOCHEMICAL CONSEQUENCES OF RAPID MICROBIAL TURNOVER AND SEASONAL SUCCESSION IN SOIL

    S. K. Schmidt;E. K. Costello;D. R. Nemergut;D. R. Nemergut;Cory C. Cleveland

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan R. Townsend
Alan R. Townsend University of Montana
Sasha C. Reed
Sasha C. Reed United States Geological Survey
William R. Wieder
William R. Wieder National Center for Atmospheric Research
Gregory P. Asner
Gregory P. Asner Arizona State University
Diana R. Nemergut
Diana R. Nemergut University of Colorado Boulder
Steven K. Schmidt
Steven K. Schmidt University of Colorado Boulder
Stephen Porder
Stephen Porder Brown University
Laurent Philippot
Laurent Philippot INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Ylva Lekberg
Ylva Lekberg University of Montana
A. Stuart Grandy
A. Stuart Grandy University of New Hampshire

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