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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
87
Citations
30596
World Ranking
545
National Ranking
196

Donald A. Walker 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 Donald A. Walker sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 351 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donald A. Walker 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 Donald A. Walker sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Donald A. Walker is affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the United States. The primary field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Atmospheric Science as a leading subfield. Their work also encompasses General Health Professions, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research spans several main topics including Climate change and permafrost, Cryospheric studies and observations, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, and Tree-ring climate responses.

Recent publications illustrate the scope of their contributions. Key papers include:

  • Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic, 2020, published in Nature Climate Change
  • Consequences of permafrost degradation for Arctic infrastructure - bridging the model gap between regional and engineering scales, 2021, published in The Cryosphere
  • The Arctic, 2020, published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Arctic roads and railways: social and environmental consequences of transport infrastructure in the circumpolar North, 2022, published in Arctic Science
  • Climate drivers of Arctic tundra variability and change using an indicators framework, 2021, published in Environmental Research Letters

Collaboration is a significant aspect of this scientist's work. Frequent co-authors include Howard E. Epstein, Martha K. Raynolds, Gerald V. Frost, Uma S. Bhatt, and Bruce C. Forbes.

Their work appears consistently in journals such as Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Arctic Science, Environmental Research Letters, Global Change Biology, and Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research.

Best Publications

  • Purification and cloning of amyloid precursor protein beta-secretase from human brain.

    Sukanto Sinha;John P. Anderson;Robin Barbour;Guriqbal S. Basi

  • Evidence and implications of recent climate change in northern Alaska and other arctic regions.

    Larry D. Hinzman;Neil D. Bettez;W. Robert Bolton;F. Stuart Chapin

  • Role of Land-Surface Changes in Arctic Summer Warming

    F. S. Chapin;M. Sturm;Mark C. Serreze;J.P. McFadden

  • The Circumpolar Arctic vegetation map

    Donald A. Walker;Martha K. Raynolds;Fred J. A. Daniëls;Eythor Einarsson

  • Remote sensing of vegetation and land-cover change in Arctic Tundra Ecosystems

    Douglas A. Stow;Allen Hope;David McGuire;David Verbyla

  • Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic

    Isla H. Myers-Smith;Jeffrey T. Kerby;Gareth K. Phoenix;Jarle W. Bjerke

  • Pan-Arctic ice-wedge degradation in warming permafrost and its influence on tundra hydrology

    Anna K. Liljedahl;Julia Boike;Ronald P. Daanen;Alexander N. Fedorov

  • Climate change and Arctic ecosystems: 2. Modeling, paleodata‐model comparisons, and future projections

    JO Kaplan;JO Kaplan;NH Bigelow;IC Prentice;SP Harrison;SP Harrison

  • Ecological Consequences of Sea-Ice Decline

    Eric Post;Uma S. Bhatt;Cecilia M. Bitz;Jedediah F. Brodie

  • Circumpolar Arctic Tundra Vegetation Change Is Linked to Sea Ice Decline

    Uma S. Bhatt;Donald A. Walker;Martha K. Raynolds;Josefino C. Comiso

  • Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation [Map]

    Cavm Team;Donald A. Walker;Martha K. Raynolds;Maier, Hilmar, A.

  • Greening of arctic Alaska, 1981-2001

    Gensuo J. Jia;Gensuo J. Jia;Howard E. Epstein;Donald A. Walker

  • Long-term studies of snow-vegetation interactions

    D. A. Walker;James C. Halfpenny;Marilyn D. Walker;Carol A. Wessman

  • Climate change and Arctic ecosystems: 1. Vegetation changes north of 55°N between the last glacial maximum, mid‐Holocene, and present

    Nancy H. Bigelow;Linda B. Brubaker;Mary E. Edwards;Mary E. Edwards;Mary E. Edwards;Sandy P. Harrison;Sandy P. Harrison

  • High stocks of soil organic carbon in the North American Arctic region

    Chien-Lu Ping;Gary J. Michaelson;Mark T. Jorgenson;John M. Kimble

  • Estimating active-layer thickness over a large region: Kuparuk River Basin, Alaska, U.S.A

    F.E. Nelson;N.I. Shiklomanov;G.R. Mueller;K.M. Hinkel

  • Long-term experimental manipulation of winter snow regime and summer temperature in arctic and alpine tundra

    M. D. Walker;D. A. Walker;J. M. Welker;J. M. Welker;A. M. Arft

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • Relationship between satellite-derived land surface temperatures, arctic vegetation types, and NDVI

    Martha K. Raynolds;Josefino C. Comiso;Donald A. Walker;David Verbyla

  • Dynamics of Aboveground Phytomass of the Circumpolar Arctic Tundra During the Past Three Decades

    Howard E Epstein;Martha K Raynolds;Donald A Walker;Uma S Bhatt

  • Evidence and Implications of Recent Climate Change in Northern Alaska and Other Arctic Regions

    L. D. Hinzman;N. Bettez;W. R. Bolton;F. S. Chapin

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard E. Epstein
Howard E. Epstein University of Virginia
Martha K. Raynolds
Martha K. Raynolds University of Alaska Fairbanks
Vladimir E. Romanovsky
Vladimir E. Romanovsky University of Alaska Fairbanks
Uma S. Bhatt
Uma S. Bhatt University of Alaska Fairbanks
Gensuo Jia
Gensuo Jia Chinese Academy of Sciences
Marilyn D. Walker
Marilyn D. Walker Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Bruce C. Forbes
Bruce C. Forbes University of Lapland
Josefino C. Comiso
Josefino C. Comiso Goddard Space Flight Center
Compton J. Tucker
Compton J. Tucker Goddard Space Flight Center
Chien-Lu Ping
Chien-Lu Ping University of Alaska Fairbanks

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