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D-Index
55
Citations
14101
World Ranking
2932
National Ranking
1043

David A. Pyke 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 David A. Pyke sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 160 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David A. Pyke 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 David A. Pyke sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David A. Pyke is a researcher affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Environmental Chemistry.

The researcher's main topics include Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Fire effects on ecosystems, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology, Lichen and fungal ecology, Turfgrass Adaptation and Management, and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics.

David A. Pyke has published research in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Restoration Ecology (3 publications)
  • Ecosphere (3 publications)
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (1 publication)
  • Environmental Management (1 publication)
  • Ecological Modelling (1 publication)

Their recent papers include:

  • Postfire growth of seeded and planted big sagebrush-strategic designs for restoring greater sage-grouse nesting habitat, 2020, Restoration Ecology
  • Ten-year ecological responses to fuel treatments within semiarid Wyoming big sagebrush ecosystems, 2022, Ecosphere

Other recent papers by co-authors related to the same research areas include:

  • Biological soil crusts in ecological restoration: emerging research and perspectives, 2020, Restoration Ecology
  • Fuel reduction treatments reduce modeled fire intensity in the sagebrush steppe, 2022, Ecosphere
  • Components and Predictors of Biological Soil Crusts Vary at the Regional vs. Plant Community Scales, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David A. Pyke include Cameron L. Aldridge, Peter S. Coates, Julie A. Heinrichs, Mark A. Ricca, and Scott E. Shaff. Each of these collaborators is linked to multiple joint publications.

In addition to journal articles, David A. Pyke has contributed to book publications under NeilsonJournals Publishing eBooks. These works are titled "Bumble Bee and Blockchain" (2021) and "BrightSide Produce: Tackling Limited Healthy Food Access Through Produce Distribution" (2024).

Best Publications

  • Effects of Invasive Alien Plants on Fire Regimes

    Matthew L. Brooks;Carla M. D'antonio;David M. Richardson;James B. Grace

  • Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation

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

  • Productivity Is a Poor Predictor of Plant Species Richness

    Peter B. Adler;Eric W. Seabloom;Elizabeth T. Borer;Helmut Hillebrand

  • Statistical Analysis of Survival and Removal Rate Experiments

    David A. Pyke;John N. Thompson

  • Resilience to Stress and Disturbance, and Resistance to Bromus tectorum L. Invasion in Cold Desert Shrublands of Western North America

    Jeanne C. Chambers;Bethany A. Bradley;Cynthia S. Brown;Carla D'Antonio

  • The Demography of Bromus Tectorum: Variation in Time and Space

    Richard N. Mack;David A. Pyke

  • Climate change reduces extent of temperate drylands and intensifies drought in deep soils.

    Daniel R. Schlaepfer;Daniel R. Schlaepfer;John B. Bradford;William K. Lauenroth;William K. Lauenroth;Seth M. Munson

  • Rangeland health attributes and indicators for qualitative assessment.

    David A. Pyke;Jeffrey E. Herrick;Patrick Shaver;Mike Pellant

  • Characteristics of Sagebrush Habitats and Limitations to Long-Term Conservation

    Richard F. Miller;Steven T. Knick;David A. Pyke;Cara W. Meinke

  • African Wild Ungulates Compete with or Facilitate Cattle Depending on Season

    Wilfred O. Odadi;Moses K. Karachi;Shaukat A. Abdulrazak;Truman P. Young

  • Conditions favouring Bromus tectorum dominance of endangered sagebrush steppe ecosystems

    Michael D. Reisner;James B. Grace;David A. Pyke;Paul S. Doescher

  • Long-term effects of seeding after wildfire on vegetation in Great Basin shrubland ecosystems

    Kevin C. Knutson;David A. Pyke;Troy A. Wirth;Robert S. Arkle

  • Resilience and Resistance of Sagebrush Ecosystems: Implications for State and Transition Models and Management Treatments

    Jeanne C. Chambers;Richard F. Miller;David I. Board;David A. Pyke

  • Comparison of skewness coefficient, coefficient of variation, and Gini coefficient as inequality measures within populations.

    R. B. Bendel;S. S. Higgins;J. E. Teberg;D. A. Pyke

  • Interpreting indicators of rangeland health

    Michael L. Pellant;Patrick L. Shaver;David A. Pyke;Jeffrey E. Herrick

  • Plant species’ origin predicts dominance and response to nutrient enrichment and herbivores in global grasslands

    Eric W. Seabloom;Elizabeth T. Borer;Yvonne M. Buckley;Elsa E. Cleland

  • A review of fire effects on vegetation and soils in the Great Basin Region: response and ecological site characteristics

    Richard F. Miller;Jeanne C. Chambers;David A. Pyke;Fred B. Pierson

  • Fire as a Restoration Tool: A Decision Framework for Predicting the Control or Enhancement of Plants Using Fire

    David A. Pyke;Matthew L. Brooks;Carla D'Antonio;Carla D'Antonio

  • Invasive plants and fire in the deserts of North America

    M.L. Brooks;D. Pyke

  • Climate change-induced vegetation shifts lead to more ecological droughts despite projected rainfall increases in many global temperate drylands

    Britta Tietjen;Daniel R. Schlaepfer;Daniel R. Schlaepfer;John B. Bradford;William K. Lauenroth

  • National ecosystem assessments supported by scientific and local knowledge

    Jeffrey E Herrick;Veronica C Lessard;Kenneth E Spaeth;Patrick L Shaver

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeanne C. Chambers
Jeanne C. Chambers US Forest Service
Jeffrey E. Herrick
Jeffrey E. Herrick New Mexico State University
James B. Grace
James B. Grace United States Geological Survey
Richard F. Miller
Richard F. Miller Oregon State University
Nicole Hagenah
Nicole Hagenah University of Pretoria
Matthew L. Brooks
Matthew L. Brooks United States Geological Survey
Yvonne M. Buckley
Yvonne M. Buckley Trinity College Dublin
Jonathan D. Bakker
Jonathan D. Bakker University of Washington
Eugene W. Schupp
Eugene W. Schupp Utah State University
Rebecca L. McCulley
Rebecca L. McCulley University of Kentucky

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