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D-Index
65
Citations
17011
World Ranking
907
National Ranking
246

David D. Myrold publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David D. Myrold sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 169 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

David D. Myrold D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David D. Myrold sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

His primary areas of study are Ecology, Soil water, Microbial population biology, Denitrification and Soil microbiology. His work in Ecology addresses issues such as Heterotroph, which are connected to fields such as Incubation, Cycling, Autotroph, Mineralization and Nitrification. In his research, Soil science, Organic matter and Nitrogen cycle is intimately related to Environmental chemistry, which falls under the overarching field of Soil water.

His studies in Microbial population biology integrate themes in fields like Soil classification and Botany. His work carried out in the field of Botany brings together such families of science as Mycorrhiza and Agronomy. His Soil microbiology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Ecosystem and Girdling.

His most cited work include:

  • Dynamics of Gross Nitrogen Transformations in an Old-Growth Forest: The Carbon Connection (613 citations)
  • Net transfer of carbon between ectomycorrhizal tree species in the field (579 citations)
  • Is microbial community composition in boreal forest soils determined by pH, C-to-N ratio, the trees, or all three? (512 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

David D. Myrold mostly deals with Soil water, Botany, Ecology, Environmental chemistry and Nitrification. His research integrates issues of Denitrification, Nitrogen cycle and Agronomy in his study of Soil water. As part of the same scientific family, he usually focuses on Nitrogen cycle, concentrating on Soil microbiology and intersecting with Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism.

His research in Botany intersects with topics in Frankia, Horticulture and Microbial population biology. Ecology connects with themes related to Cycling in his study. His Environmental chemistry study incorporates themes from Soil organic matter, Ammonia, Analytical chemistry, Assimilation and Nitrate.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Soil water (43.08%)
  • Botany (35.38%)
  • Ecology (26.92%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Soil water (43.08%)
  • Nitrification (15.38%)
  • Environmental chemistry (20.77%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

David D. Myrold mainly investigates Soil water, Nitrification, Environmental chemistry, Ammonia and Archaea. His Soil water research is included under the broader classification of Ecology. David D. Myrold has researched Nitrification in several fields, including Soil biology, Limnanthes alba, Mineralization and Pest control.

His Environmental chemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Soil organic matter and Soil science. His Ammonia study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Nitrite and Bacteria. David D. Myrold works mostly in the field of Soil test, limiting it down to topics relating to Microbial population biology and, in certain cases, Biogeochemical cycle, Soil classification and Incubation, as a part of the same area of interest.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria rather than archaea respond to short-term urea amendment in an alpine grassland (42 citations)
  • Uncoupling of ammonia oxidation from nitrite oxidation: Impact upon nitrous oxide production in non-cropped Oregon soils (40 citations)
  • Variable responses of ammonia oxidizers across soil particle-size fractions affect nitrification in a long-term fertilizer experiment (22 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Bacteria

His main research concerns Nitrification, Archaea, Environmental chemistry, Soil water and Botany. His work often combines Nitrification and Amendment studies. His study looks at the intersection of Archaea and topics like Pyrosequencing with Ammonia monooxygenase, Fertilizer, Agronomy and Grassland.

His research integrates issues of Nitrite and Ammonia in his study of Environmental chemistry. His Ammonia research focuses on Nitrobacter vulgaris and how it connects with Bacteria. His Botany research includes elements of Actinorhizal plant, Frankia, Symbiosis, Host specificity and Dominance.

Best Publications

  • Net transfer of carbon between ectomycorrhizal tree species in the field

    Suzanne W. Simard;David A. Perry;Melanie D. Jones;David D. Myrold

  • Dynamics of Gross Nitrogen Transformations in an Old-Growth Forest: The Carbon Connection

    Stephen C. Hart;G. E. Nason;David D. Myrold;David A. Perry

  • Is microbial community composition in boreal forest soils determined by pH, C-to-N ratio, the trees, or all three?

    Mona N. Högberg;Peter Högberg;David D. Myrold

  • Denitrification: ecological niches, competition and survival

    James M. Tiedje;Alan J. Sexstone;David D. Myrold;Joseph A. Robinson

  • ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ON DENITRIFYING COMMUNITIES AND DENITRIFICATION RATES: INSIGHTS FROM MOLECULAR METHODS

    Matthew D. Wallenstein;David D. Myrold;Mary Firestone;Mary Voytek

  • Microbial community utilization of added carbon substrates in response to long-term carbon input manipulation

    Justin B. Brant;Elizabeth W. Sulzman;David D. Myrold

  • Microbial Community Dynamics Associated with Rhizosphere Carbon Flow

    Jessica L. Butler;Mark A. Williams;Peter J. Bottomley;David D. Myrold

  • Biogeochemistry of adjacent conifer and alder-conifer stands

    Dan Binkley;Phillip Sollins;Randy Bell;Don Sachs

  • Community composition and functioning of denitrifying bacteria from adjacent meadow and forest soils.

    J. J. Rich;R. S. Heichen;P. J. Bottomley;K. Cromack

  • Use of Length Heterogeneity PCR and Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Profiles To Characterize Microbial Communities in Soil

    Nancy J. Ritchie;Mary E. Schutter;Richard P. Dick;David D. Myrold

  • Comparative Resistance and Resilience of Soil Microbial Communities and Enzyme Activities in Adjacent Native Forest and Agricultural Soils

    Guilherme Chaer;Marcelo F. Fernandes;David D. Myrold;Peter J. Bottomley

  • Root controls on soil microbial community structure in forest soils

    Justin B. Brant;David D. Myrold;Elizabeth W. Sulzman

  • Transformations of nitrogen

    David D. Myrold

  • Carbon and nitrogen mineralization from light- and heavy- fraction additions to soil

    Joann K. Whalen;Peter J. Bottomley;David D. Myrold

  • Microbial Biomass and Soil Enzyme Activities in Compacted and Rehabilitated Skid Trail Soils

    R. P. Dick;D. D. Myrold;E. A. Kerle

  • Simultaneous estimation of several nitrogen cycle rates using 15N: Theory and application

    David D. Myrold;James M. Tiedje

  • Relationship between microbial biomass nitrogen and a nitrogen availability index

    David D. Myrold

  • Bacterial and fungal contributions to soil nitrogen cycling under Douglas fir and red alder at two sites in Oregon

    Stephanie A. Boyle;Rockie R. Yarwood;Peter J. Bottomley;David D. Myrold

  • Establishment of denitrification capacity in soil: effects of carbon, nitrate and moisture.

    David D. Myrold;James M. Tiedje

  • Altered precipitation regime affects the function and composition of soil microbial communities on multiple time scales

    L. H. Zeglin;Peter J. Bottomley;A. Jumpponen;C. W. Rice

  • Community composition and activities of denitrifying bacteria from adjacent agricultural soil, riparian soil, and creek sediment in Oregon, USA

    Jeremy J Rich;David D Myrold

  • Diffusional Constraints on Denitrification in Soil

    David D. Myrold;James M. Tiedje

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Bottomley
Peter J. Bottomley Oregon State University
James M. Tiedje
James M. Tiedje Michigan State University
Kermit Cromack
Kermit Cromack Oregon State University
Markus Kleber
Markus Kleber Oregon State University
Kerstin Huss-Danell
Kerstin Huss-Danell Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Reinhard Well
Reinhard Well University of Göttingen
Zhongjun Jia
Zhongjun Jia Chinese Academy of Sciences
William R. Horwath
William R. Horwath University of California, Davis
Peter Högberg
Peter Högberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Janet K. Jansson
Janet K. Jansson Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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