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D-Index
37
Citations
6113
World Ranking
6826
National Ranking
2299

David F. Greene 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 F. Greene sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 93 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David F. Greene 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 F. Greene sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David F. Greene is affiliated with Humboldt State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within environmental and biological sciences, focusing notably on ecological processes and plant dynamics.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these fields, Greene's work addresses various subfields such as:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Plant Science

The topics covered in their research emphasize:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance

Greene's recent papers reflect an interest in fire ecology, forest dynamics, and reproductive ecology of plants. Some notable publications are:

  • "Increasing fire and the decline of fire adapted black spruce in the boreal forest," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Mast seeding patterns are asynchronous at a continental scale," 2020, Nature Plants
  • "MASTREE+: Time-series of plant reproductive effort from six continents," 2022, Global Change Biology
  • "An assessment of temporal variability in mast seeding of North American Pinaceae," 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Cone allometry and seed protection from fire are similar in serotinous and nonserotinous conifers," 2024, New Phytologist

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Greene has worked with Jalene M. LaMontagne, Jill F. Johnstone, Ian S. Pearse, Walter D. Koenig, and Jeffrey M. Kane. These collaborations have likely contributed to a multidisciplinary understanding of ecological and plant science topics.

The publication venues where Greene's work appears cover a range of respected journals in ecology and environmental science, including:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Plants
  • Global Change Biology
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • New Phytologist

Best Publications

  • A review of the regeneration dynamics of North American boreal forest tree species

    D. F. Greene;John C. Zasada;L. Sirois;D. Kneeshaw

  • A MODEL OF WIND DISPERSAL OF WINGED OR PLUMED SEEDS

    D. F. Greene;E. A. Johnson

  • Seed mass and dispersal capacity in wind-dispersed diaspores

    D. F. Greene;E. A. Johnson

  • Wind Dispersal of Seeds from a Forest Into a Clearing

    D. F. Greene;E. A. Johnson

  • Estimating the Mean Annual Seed Production of Trees

    D. F. Greene;E. A. Johnson

  • Increasing fire and the decline of fire adapted black spruce in the boreal forest.

    Jennifer L. Baltzer;Nicola J. Day;Xanthe J. Walker;David Greene

  • The reduction of organic-layer depth by wildfire in the North American boreal forest and its effect on tree recruitment by seed

    David F. GreeneD.F. Greene;S. Ellen MacdonaldS.E. Macdonald;Sybille HaeusslerS. Haeussler;Susy DomenicanoS. Domenicano

  • Post-wildfire seedbeds and tree establishment in the southern mixedwood boreal forest

    I Charron;D F Greene

  • LONG-DISTANCE WIND DISPERSAL OF TREE SEEDS

    D. F. Greene;E. A. Johnson

  • Modelling recruitment of Populus tremuloides, Pinus banksiana, and Picea mariana following fire in the mixedwood boreal forest

    D F Greene;E A Johnson

  • Tamm Review: Reforestation for resilience in dry western U.S. forests

    Malcolm P. North;Malcolm P. North;Jens T. Stevens;Jens T. Stevens;David F. Greene;Michelle Coppoletta

  • An evaluation of alternative dispersal functions for trees

    David F. Greene;David F. Greene;Charles D. Canham;K. David Coates;Philip T. Lepage

  • Recruitment of Picea mariana, Pinus banksiana, and Populus tremuloides across a burn severity gradient following wildfire in the southern boreal forest of Quebec

    D F Greene;J Noël;Y Bergeron;M Rousseau

  • The aerodynamics of plumed seeds.

    D. F. Greene;E. A. Johnson

  • Tree recruitment from burn edges

    D F Greene;E A Johnson

  • Testing forest ecosystem management in boreal mixedwoods of northwestern Quebec: initial response of aspen stands to different levels of harvesting

    S Brais;B D Harvey;Y Bergeron;C Messier

  • The relationship between ice thickness and northern hardwood tree damage during ice storms

    Olga J. Proulx;David F. Greene

  • THE ROLE OF ABSCISSION IN LONG-DISTANCE SEED DISPERSAL BY THE WIND

    David F. Greene

  • Secondary dispersal of tree seeds on snow

    D.F. Greene;E.A. Johnson

  • Modelling silvicultural alternatives for conifer regeneration in boreal mixedwood stands (aspen/white spruce/balsam fir)

    D.F. Greene;D.D. Kneeshaw;C. Messier;V. Lieffers

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward A. Johnson
Edward A. Johnson University of Calgary
Yves Bergeron
Yves Bergeron Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Sylvie Gauthier
Sylvie Gauthier Natural Resources Canada
Christian Messier
Christian Messier University of Quebec at Montreal
Sean T. Michaletz
Sean T. Michaletz University of British Columbia
Mauricio Quesada
Mauricio Quesada National Autonomous University of Mexico
Daniel Kneeshaw
Daniel Kneeshaw University of Quebec at Montreal
Marie-Josée Fortin
Marie-Josée Fortin University of Toronto
Josef Daniel Ackerman
Josef Daniel Ackerman University of Guelph
Leigh R. Hochberg
Leigh R. Hochberg Harvard University

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