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60
Citations
16651
World Ranking
2262
National Ranking
811

Dana M. Blumenthal 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 Dana M. Blumenthal sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 116 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dana M. Blumenthal 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 Dana M. Blumenthal sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dana M. Blumenthal is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research predominantly spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Ecology.

Blumenthal's work addresses multiple core topics in ecology and related disciplines. These topics include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2

Their recent publications reflect a focus on plant traits, ecological responses to climate variables, and invasion biology. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Adjusting the lens of invasion biology to focus on the impacts of climate-driven range shifts," 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • "Traits link drought resistance with herbivore defence and plant economics in semi-arid grasslands: The central roles of phenology and leaf dry matter content," 2020, Journal of Ecology
  • "Global environmental changes more frequently offset than intensify detrimental effects of biological invasions," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Nutrient addition increases grassland sensitivity to droughts," 2020, Ecology
  • "Plant traits related to precipitation sensitivity of species and communities in semiarid shortgrass prairie," 2020, New Phytologist

The researcher has published extensively in several scientific journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • Ecology
  • New Phytologist
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Climate Change

Collaborations are an integral part of this scientist's work, with frequent co-authors including Montserrat Vilà, Julie A. Kray, Evelyn M. Beaury, Bethany A. Bradley, and Jeffrey S. Dukes. Each of these collaborators has contributed to multiple joint publications, indicating ongoing partnerships in research projects.

Best Publications

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Global threats from invasive alien species in the twenty-first century and national response capacities

    Regan Early;Bethany A. Bradley;Jeffrey S. Dukes;Joshua J. Lawler

  • Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation

    Elizabeth T. Borer;Eric W. Seabloom;Daniel S. Gruner;W. Stanley Harpole

  • Predicting plant invasions in an era of global change

    Bethany A. Bradley;Bethany A. Bradley;Dana M. Blumenthal;David S. Wilcove;Lewis H. Ziska

  • Will Extreme Climatic Events Facilitate Biological Invasions

    Jeffrey M Diez;Carla M D'Antonio;Jeffrey S Dukes;Edwin D Grosholz

  • Grassland productivity limited by multiple nutrients

    Philip A. Fay;Suzanne M. Prober;W. Stanley Harpole;Johannes M. H. Knops

  • C4 grasses prosper as carbon dioxide eliminates desiccation in warmed semi-arid grassland.

    Jack A. Morgan;Daniel R. LeCain;Elise Pendall;Dana M. Blumenthal

  • 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

  • SOIL CARBON ADDITION CONTROLS WEEDS AND FACILITATES PRAIRIE RESTORATION

    Dana M. Blumenthal;Nicholas R. Jordan;Michael P. Russelle

  • Interactions between resource availability and enemy release in plant invasion.

    Dana M. Blumenthal

  • Poised to prosper? A cross-system comparison of climate change effects on native and non-native species performance.

    Cascade J. B. Sorte;Ines Ibáñez;Dana M. Blumenthal;Nicole A. Molinari

  • Effects of Livestock Grazing on Stand Dynamics and Soils in Upland Forests of the Interior West

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  • Do invasive species perform better in their new ranges

    John D. Parker;Mark E. Torchin;Ruth A. Hufbauer;Nathan P. Lemoine

  • Climate change alters stoichiometry of phosphorus and nitrogen in a semiarid grassland

    Feike A. Dijkstra;Elise Pendall;Jack A. Morgan;Dana M. Blumenthal

  • Global change, global trade, and the next wave of plant invasions

    Bethany A. Bradley;Dana M. Blumenthal;Regan Early;Edwin D. Grosholz

  • Invasive species and climate change: an agronomic perspective

    Lewis H. Ziska;Dana M. Blumenthal;G. Brett Runion;E. Raymond Hunt

  • Interrelated Causes of Plant Invasion

    Dana Blumenthal

  • Synergy between pathogen release and resource availability in plant invasion.

    Dana Blumenthal;Charles E. Mitchell;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Vojtěch Jarošík;Vojtěch Jarošík

  • Indirect effects of parasites in invasions

    Alison M. Dunn;Mark E. Torchin;Melanie J. Hatcher;Melanie J. Hatcher;Peter M. Kotanen

  • Life-history constraints in grassland plant species : a growth-defence trade-off is the norm

    Eric M. Lind;Elizabeth Borer;Eric Seabloom;Peter Adler

  • Controls on pathogen species richness in plants' introduced and native ranges: roles of residence time, range size and host traits.

    Charles E. Mitchell;Dana Blumenthal;Vojtěch Jarošík;Vojtěch Jarošík;Emily E. Puckett

Frequent Co-Authors

Elise Pendall
Elise Pendall Western Sydney University
Jack A. Morgan
Jack A. Morgan Agricultural Research Service
Daniel R. LeCain
Daniel R. LeCain Agricultural Research Service
Kevin E. Mueller
Kevin E. Mueller Cleveland State University
Feike A. Dijkstra
Feike A. Dijkstra University of Sydney
David G. Williams
David G. Williams University of Wyoming
Jennifer Firn
Jennifer Firn Queensland University of Technology
Justin D. Derner
Justin D. Derner Agricultural Research Service
Eric W. Seabloom
Eric W. Seabloom University of Minnesota
Elizabeth T. Borer
Elizabeth T. Borer University of Minnesota

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