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D-Index
50
Citations
13848
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4871
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1792

Diana R. Nemergut publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Diana R. Nemergut sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 69 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Diana R. Nemergut D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Diana R. Nemergut sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Diana R. Nemergut was affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research spanned several scientific disciplines, including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broader fields, they explored specialized subfields such as Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work focused on a range of topics, notably:

  • Tea Polyphenols and Effects
  • Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications
  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food

One documented publication from 2022 was titled "Inoculation, Growth and Bactericidal Effects of Three Kombucha Cultures," which appeared in the journal Microbiology Research. This paper recorded 10 citations, indicating its recognition within the scientific community.

Collaborations were part of their research activities, with frequent co-authors including Jill Ann Jarrell, Namrata Walia, Amar Agadi, and Joan W. Bennett. These professional connections reflect a network engaged in related domains of study.

Nemergut contributed primarily to the journal Microbiology Research, which was the known frequent publication venue associated with at least one of their works.

Best Publications

  • Patterns and Processes of Microbial Community Assembly

    Diana R. Nemergut;Steven K. Schmidt;Tadashi Fukami;Sean P. O'Neill

  • Minimum information about a marker gene sequence (MIMARKS) and minimum information about any (x) sequence (MIxS) specifications.

    Pelin Yilmaz;Pelin Yilmaz;Renzo Kottmann;Dawn Field;Rob Knight;Rob Knight

  • Microbes as engines of ecosystem function: When does community structure enhance predictions of ecosystem processes?

    Emily B. Graham;Emily B. Graham;Joseph E. Knelman;Joseph E. Knelman;Andreas Schindlbacher;Steven Siciliano

  • Phylogenetic limiting similarity and competitive exclusion

    Cyrille Violle;Cyrille Violle;Cyrille Violle;Diana R. Nemergut;Diana R. Nemergut;Zhichao Pu;Lin Jiang

  • Global patterns in the biogeography of bacterial taxa

    Diana R. Nemergut;Elizabeth K. Costello;Micah Hamady;Catherine Lozupone

  • Increases in soil respiration following labile carbon additions linked to rapid shifts in soil microbial community composition

    Cory C. Cleveland;Diana R. Nemergut;Steven K. Schmidt;Alan R. Townsend

  • Microbial Community Succession in an Unvegetated, Recently Deglaciated Soil

    Diana R. Nemergut;Suzanne P. Anderson;Cory C. Cleveland;Andrew P. Martin

  • Changes in assembly processes in soil bacterial communities following a wildfire disturbance

    Scott Ferrenberg;Sean P O'Neill;Sean P O'Neill;Joseph E Knelman;Joseph E Knelman;Bryan Todd

  • BIOGEOCHEMICAL CONSEQUENCES OF RAPID MICROBIAL TURNOVER AND SEASONAL SUCCESSION IN SOIL

    S. K. Schmidt;E. K. Costello;D. R. Nemergut;D. R. Nemergut;Cory C. Cleveland

  • Changes through time: integrating microorganisms into the study of succession.

    Noah Fierer;Diana Nemergut;Diana Nemergut;Rob Knight;Joseph M. Craine

  • Relationships between protein-encoding gene abundance and corresponding process are commonly assumed yet rarely observed

    Jennifer D. Rocca;Edward K. Hall;Edward K. Hall;Jay T. Lennon;Sarah E. Evans

  • The earliest stages of ecosystem succession in high-elevation (5000 metres above sea level), recently deglaciated soils.

    S.K Schmidt;Sasha C Reed;Sasha C Reed;Diana R Nemergut;A Stuart Grandy

  • The effects of chronic nitrogen fertilization on alpine tundra soil microbial communities: implications for carbon and nitrogen cycling

    Diana R. Nemergut;Alan R. Townsend;Sarah R. Sattin;Kristen R. Freeman

  • Plot-scale manipulations of organic matter inputs to soils correlate with shifts in microbial community composition in a lowland tropical rain forest

    Diana R. Nemergut;Diana R. Nemergut;Cory C. Cleveland;William R. Wieder;William R. Wieder;Christopher L. Washenberger

  • Generalized joint attribute modeling for biodiversity analysis: median-zero, multivariate, multifarious data

    James S. Clark;Diana Nemergut;Bijan Seyednasrollah;Phillip J. Turner

  • Litter quality versus soil microbial community controls over decomposition: a quantitative analysis.

    Cory C. Cleveland;Sasha C. Reed;Adrienne B. Keller;Diana R. Nemergut

  • Dissolved organic matter sources and consequences for iron and arsenic mobilization in Bangladesh aquifers.

    Natalie Mladenov;Yan Zheng;Matthew P Miller;Diana R Nemergut

  • Bacterial community structure and function change in association with colonizer plants during early primary succession in a glacier forefield

    Joseph E. Knelman;Joseph E. Knelman;Teresa M. Legg;Teresa M. Legg;Sean P. O’Neill;Sean P. O’Neill;Christopher L. Washenberger

  • Decreases in average bacterial community rRNA operon copy number during succession

    Diana R Nemergut;Joseph E Knelman;Scott Ferrenberg;Teresa Bilinski

  • Understanding how microbiomes influence the systems they inhabit.

    Ed K. Hall;Emily S. Bernhardt;Raven L. Bier;Mark A. Bradford

  • Do bacterial and fungal communities assemble differently during primary succession

    S. K. Schmidt;D. R. Nemergut;D. R. Nemergut;J. L. Darcy;R. Lynch

  • Experimental litterfall manipulation drives large and rapid changes in soil carbon cycling in a wet tropical forest

    Jonathan W. Leff;William R. Wieder;William R. Wieder;Philip G. Taylor;Philip G. Taylor;Alan R. Townsend;Alan R. Townsend

  • Direct sequencing of the human microbiome readily reveals community differences

    Justin Kuczynski;Elizabeth K Costello;Diana R Nemergut;Jesse Zaneveld

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven K. Schmidt
Steven K. Schmidt University of Colorado Boulder
Cory C. Cleveland
Cory C. Cleveland University of Montana
Alan R. Townsend
Alan R. Townsend University of Montana
Rob Knight
Rob Knight University of California, San Diego
William R. Wieder
William R. Wieder National Center for Atmospheric Research
Sasha C. Reed
Sasha C. Reed United States Geological Survey
William D. Bowman
William D. Bowman University of Colorado Boulder
Laurent Philippot
Laurent Philippot INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Noah Fierer
Noah Fierer University of Colorado Boulder
Michael N. Weintraub
Michael N. Weintraub University of Toledo

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