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D-Index
71
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24814
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1276
National Ranking
471

Donald R. Strong 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 R. Strong sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 199 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donald R. Strong 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 R. Strong sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 71 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Donald R. Strong is affiliated with the University of California, Davis, in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these areas, their work notably includes subfields such as Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, Oceanography, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The main topics covered in Donald R. Strong's research involve:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Plant parasitism and resistance
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coral and marine ecosystems studies
  • Coastal and marine management
  • Plant and animal studies

Donald R. Strong has published several research papers, including:

  • Climate and geographic adaptation drive latitudinal clines in biomass of a widespread saltmarsh plant in its native and introduced ranges, 2020, Limnology and Oceanography
  • Susan Lynn Williams: the Life of an Exceptional Scholar, Leader, and Friend (1951-2018), 2021, Estuaries and Coasts
  • Moisture and distribution of a keratophagous moth, Tinea occidentella, 2022, Ecological Entomology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Donald R. Strong include:

  • Wenwen Liu
  • Xincong Chen
  • Steven C. Pennings
  • Matthew L. Kirwan
  • Xiaolin Chen

The primary venues where Donald R. Strong publishes are:

  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • Estuaries and Coasts
  • Ecological Entomology

Best Publications

  • Insects on Plants: Community Patterns and Mechanisms

    D. R. Strong;J. H. Lawton;Sir R. Southwood

  • Food Web Complexity and Community Dynamics

    Gary A. Polis;Donald R. Strong

  • ARE TROPHIC CASCADES ALL WET? DIFFERENTIATION AND DONOR-CONTROL IN SPECIOSE ECOSYSTEMS'

    Donald R. Strong

  • Ecological Communities: Conceptual Issues and the Evidence

    Donald R. Strong;Daniel Simberloff;Lawrence G. Abele;Anne B. Thistle

  • Insects on Plants

    B. Shorrocks;D. R. Strong;J. H. Lawton;R. Southwood

  • When is a trophic cascade a trophic cascade

    Gary A Polis;Anna L.W Sears;Gary R Huxel;Donald R Strong

  • Aquaculture--A Gateway for Exotic Species

    Rosamond L. Naylor;Susan L. Williams;Donald R. Strong

  • COMMUNITY PATTERNS AND COMPETITION IN FOLIVOROUS INSECTS

    J. H. Lawton

  • Status, prediction and prevention of introduced cordgrass Spartina spp. invasions in Pacific estuaries, USA

    Curtis C. Daehler;Donald R. Strong

  • TESTS OF COMMUNITY-WIDE CHARACTER DISPLACEMENT AGAINST NULL HYPOTHESES.

    Donald R. Strong;Lee Ann Szyska;Daniel S. Simberloff

  • Soil Ecology and Ecosystem Services

    D.H. Wall;R.D. Bardgett;V. Behan-Pelletier;J.E. Herrick

  • Spread of Exotic Cordgrasses and Hybrids (Spartina sp.) in the Tidal Marshes of San Francisco Bay, California, USA

    Debra R. Ayres;Debra L. Smith;Katy Zaremba;Shannon Klohr

  • Pollen limitation causes an Allee effect in a wind-pollinated invasive grass (Spartina alterniflora)

    Heather G. Davis;Caz M. Taylor;John G. Lambrinos;Donald R. Strong

  • Hybridization between introduced smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora; Poaceae) and native California cordgrass (S. foliosa) in San Francisco Bay, California, USA.

    Curtis C. Daehler;Donald R. Strong

  • Natural Variability and the Manifold Mechanisms of Ecological Communities

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  • Amino acid nutrition of herbivorous insects and stress to host plants.

    Brent Brodbeck;Donald Strong

  • Biogeographic Dynamics of Insect-Host Plant Communities

    D. R Strong

  • Time and the Number of Herbivore Species: The Pests of Sugarcane

    Donald R. Strong;Earl D. McCoy;Jorge R. Rey

  • An Allee effect at the front of a plant invasion: Spartina in a Pacific estuary

    Heather G. Davis;Caz M. Taylor;Janie C. Civille;Donald R. Strong

  • Species Richness of Plant Parasites and Growth Form of Their Hosts

    Donald R. Strong;Donald A. Levin

  • Biological Control of Invading Species--Risk and Reform

    Donald R. Strong;Robert W. Pemberton

  • Soil ecology and ecosystem services.

    D. H. Wall;R. D. Bardgett;V. Behan-Pelletier;J. E. Herrick

  • An Introduction to Population Ecology

    Donald R. Strong;G. E. Hutchinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Evan L. Preisser
Evan L. Preisser University of Rhode Island
Peter Stiling
Peter Stiling University of South Florida
Curtis C. Daehler
Curtis C. Daehler University of Hawaii at Manoa
Daniel S. Gruner
Daniel S. Gruner University of Maryland, College Park
Michael J. Blum
Michael J. Blum University of Tennessee at Knoxville
James T. Cronin
James T. Cronin Louisiana State University
Jeffrey E. Herrick
Jeffrey E. Herrick New Mexico State University
Valerie M. Behan-Pelletier
Valerie M. Behan-Pelletier Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Brian Dennis
Brian Dennis University of Idaho
Diana H. Wall
Diana H. Wall Colorado State University

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