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1877
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491

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David M. Engle 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 M. Engle sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 205 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David M. Engle 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 M. Engle sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David M. Engle is affiliated with Oklahoma State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on ecology and related subfields.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, their work branches into several subfields, such as:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

The topics they frequently explore in their research are:

  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Plant and fungal interactions
  • Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties
  • Botanical Research and Chemistry

The recent papers by David M. Engle cover a variety of ecological and environmental themes. Selected publications include:

  • "Soil moisture as an indicator of growing-season herbaceous fuel moisture and curing rate in grasslands," published in 2020 in the International Journal of Wildland Fire
  • "Moderate Grazer Density Stabilizes Forage Availability More Than Patch Burning in Low-Stature Grassland," 2021, Land
  • "Patch burning tall fescue invaded grasslands alters alkaloids and tiller defoliation with implications for cattle toxicosis," 2021, Rangeland Ecology & Management
  • "Optimal Range Improvement Programs Under Multiple-Use Objectives on Oak-Dominated Rangeland," 2021, AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • International Journal of Wildland Fire
  • Land
  • Rangeland Ecology & Management
  • AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)

David M. Engle collaborates regularly with multiple coauthors, reflecting interdisciplinary and collaborative research efforts. Prominent coauthors are:

  • Samuel D. Fuhlendorf
  • Diane M. Debinski
  • Sonisa Sharma
  • J. D. Carlson
  • Erik S. Krueger

Best Publications

  • Restoring Heterogeneity on Rangelands: Ecosystem Management Based on Evolutionary Grazing Patterns

    Samuel D. Fuhlendorf;David M. Engle

  • Application of the fire–grazing interaction to restore a shifting mosaic on tallgrass prairie

    S. D. Fuhlendorf;D. M. Engle

  • Should heterogeneity be the basis for conservation? Grassland bird response to fire and grazing.

    Samuel D. Fuhlendorf;Wade C. Harrell;David M. Engle;Robert G. Hamilton

  • Pyric Herbivory: Rewilding Landscapes through the Recoupling of Fire and Grazing

    Samuel D. Fuhlendorf;David M. Engle;Jay Kerby;Robert Hamilton

  • Connecting Soil Organic Carbon and Root Biomass with Land-Use and Vegetation in Temperate Grassland

    Devan Allen McGranahan;Aaron Lee Daigh;Jessica J. Veenstra;David M. Engle

  • AVIAN RESPONSE TO LANDSCAPE CHANGE IN FRAGMENTED SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS GRASSLANDS

    Bryan R. Coppedge;David M. Engle;Ronald E. Masters;Mark S. Gregory

  • Ungulate preference for burned patches reveals strength of fire–grazing interaction

    Brady W. Allred;Samuel D. Fuhlendorf;David M. Engle;R. Dwayne Elmore

  • Avian community response to vegetation and structural features in grasslands managed with fire and grazing

    Bryan. R. Coppedge;Samuel. D. Fuhlendorf;Wade. C. Harrell;David. M. Engle

  • The rising Great Plains fire campaign: citizens' response to woody plant encroachment

    Dirac Twidwell;William E Rogers;Samuel D Fuhlendorf;Carissa L Wonkka

  • Conservation of Pattern and Process: Developing an Alternative Paradigm of Rangeland Management

    Samuel D. Fuhlendorf;David M. Engle;R. Dwayne Elmore;Ryan F. Limb

  • Spatial heterogeneity increases diversity and stability in grassland bird communities.

    Torre J. Hovick;R. Dwayne Elmore;Samuel D. Fuhlendorf;David M. Engle

  • Effects of late growing‐season and late dormant‐season prescribed fire on herbaceous vegetation in restored pine‐grassland communities

    Jeffrey C. Sparks;Ronald E. Masters;David M. Engle;Michael W. Palmer

  • Landscape cover type and pattern dynamics in fragmented southern Great Plains grasslands, USA

    Bryan R. Coppedge;David M. Engle;Samuel D. Fuhlendorf;Ronald E. Masters

  • Effects of late summer fire on tallgrass prairie microclimate and community composition.

    A. L. Ewing;D. M. Engle

  • From the Dust Bowl to the Green Glacier: Human Activity and Environmental Change in Great Plains Grasslands

    David M. Engle;Bryan R. Coppedge;Samuel D. Fuhlendorf

  • Viewpoint: The response of central North American prairies to seasonal fire

    David M. Engle;Terrence G. Bidwell

  • REVIEW: Evidence of negative effects of anthropogenic structures on wildlife: a review of grouse survival and behaviour

    Torre J. Hovick;R. Dwayne Elmore;David K. Dahlgren;Samuel D. Fuhlendorf

  • The response of central North American prairies to seasonal fire.

    D.M. Engle;T.G. Bidwell

  • Effects of Patch-Burn Management on Dickcissel Nest Success in a Tallgrass Prairie

    Roy T. Churchwell;Craig A. Davis;Samuel D. Fuhlendorf;David M. Engle

  • Invertebrate Community Response to a Shifting Mosaic of Habitat

    David M. Engle;Samuel D. Fuhlendorf;Aaron Roper;David M. Leslie

  • Effects of seasonal fire, bison grazing and climatic variation on tallgrass prairie vegetation

    B.R. Coppedge;D.M. Engle;C.S. Toepfer;J.H. Shaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel D. Fuhlendorf
Samuel D. Fuhlendorf Oklahoma State University
David M. Leslie
David M. Leslie Oklahoma State University
Diane M. Debinski
Diane M. Debinski Montana State University
James R. Miller
James R. Miller University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Robert L. Lochmiller
Robert L. Lochmiller Oklahoma State University
Eric C. Hellgren
Eric C. Hellgren University of Florida
Dirac Twidwell
Dirac Twidwell University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Paul M. Mayer
Paul M. Mayer Environmental Protection Agency
Scott T. McMurry
Scott T. McMurry Oklahoma State University
Tyson Ochsner
Tyson Ochsner Oklahoma State University

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