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D-Index
39
Citations
4883
World Ranking
8450
National Ranking
3012

Donald R. Young 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 Donald R. Young sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 97 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Donald R. Young 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 Donald R. Young sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Donald R. Young is affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States. Their research contributions focus primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable work in several related subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Sociology and Political Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology.

Young's research addresses a range of topics centered on ecosystem dynamics and environmental impacts, highlighting areas such as Fire effects on ecosystems, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Disaster Management and Resilience, and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Anticipating and Adapting to the Future Impacts of Climate Change on the Health, Security and Welfare of Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Communities in Southeastern USA," 2021, published in Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • "State changes: insights from the U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network," 2021, published in Ecosphere
  • "Shrub Age and Water Dynamics Influence Primary Production, Carbon, and Nitrogen Stocks in a Coastal Environment," 2024, published in Wetlands
  • "Barrier Island Morphology and Sediment Characteristics Affect the Recovery of Dune Building Grasses following Storm-Induced Overwash," 2020, published in UNC Libraries

Young has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including Julie C. Zinnert, Thomas R. Allen, Joshua G. Behr, Anamaria Bukvic, and Ryan S. D. Calder.

Their research has been published in diverse scientific venues, which include:

  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Ecosphere
  • Wetlands
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Shrub encroachment in North American grasslands: shifts in growth form dominance rapidly alters control of ecosystem carbon inputs

    Alan K. Knapp;John M. Briggs;Scott L. Collins;Steven R. Archer

  • Going with the flow or against the grain? The promise of vegetation for protecting beaches, dunes, and barrier islands from erosion

    Rusty A Feagin;Jens Figlus;Julie C Zinnert;Jake Sigren

  • Ecophysiology of the Herbaceous Layer in Temperate Deciduous Forests

    Howard S. Neufeld;Donald R. Young

  • NDVI as an indicator for changes in water availability to woody vegetation

    Cristina Aguilar;Julie C. Zinnert;Julie C. Zinnert;María José Polo;Donald R. Young

  • Leaf chlorophyll fluorescence, reflectance, and physiological response to freshwater and saltwater flooding in the evergreen shrub, Myrica cerifera

    Julie C. Naumann;Donald R. Young;John E. Anderson

  • Application of hyperspectral vegetation indices to detect variations in high leaf area index temperate shrub thicket canopies

    Steven T. Brantley;Julie C. Zinnert;Donald R. Young

  • Linking leaf chlorophyll fluorescence properties to physiological responses for detection of salt and drought stress in coastal plant species.

    Julie C. Naumann;Donald R. Young;John E. Anderson

  • Predictions of Soil-Water Potentials in the North-Western Sonoran Desert

    Donald R. Young;Park S. Nobel

  • Influence of Sunlight on Photosynthesis, Water Relations, and Leaf Structure in the Understory Species Arnica Cordifolia

    Donald R. Young;William K. Smith

  • Influence of sunflecks on the temperature and water relations of two subalpine understory congeners.

    D. R. Young;W. K. Smith

  • Ecomorphodynamic feedbacks and barrier island response to disturbance: Insights from the Virginia Barrier Islands, Mid-Atlantic Bight, USA

    Catherine W.V. Wolner;Laura J. Moore;Donald R. Young;Steven T. Brantley

  • Barrier Islands: Coupling Anthropogenic Stability with Ecological Sustainability

    Rusty A. Feagin;William K. Smith;Norbert P. Psuty;Donald R. Young

  • LEAF-AREA INDEX AND LIGHT ATTENUATION IN RAPIDLY EXPANDING SHRUB THICKETS

    Steven T. Brantley;Donald R. Young

  • Salinity and the small-scale distribution of three barrier island shrubs

    Donald R. Young;David L. Erickson;Shawn W. Semones

  • Freshwater and saltwater flooding response for woody species common to barrier island swales

    Kathryn S. Tolliver;David W. Martin;Donald R. Young

  • Spatial and temporal growth dynamics of Barrier Island shrub thickets

    Donald R. Young;Guofan Shao;John H. Porter

  • Autumn stomatal closure in six conifer species of the Central Rocky Mountains.

    W. K. Smith;D. R. Young;G. A. Carter;J. L. Hadley

  • Effect of Cloudcover on Photosynthesis and Transpiration in the Subalpine Understory Species Arnica Latifolia

    Donald R. Young;William K. Smith

  • Influence of physiological integration on survivorship and water relations in a clonal herb

    Robyne R. Lau;Donald R. Young

  • Cross-Scale Patterns in Shrub Thicket Dynamics in the Virginia Barrier Complex

    Donald R. Young;John H. Porter;Charles M. Bachmann;Guofan Shao

  • Linking Leaf Chlorophyll Fluorescence Properties to Physiological Responses for Stress Detection in Coastal Plant Species

    Julie C Naumann;Donald R Young;John E Anderson

Frequent Co-Authors

William K. Smith
William K. Smith Wake Forest University
Guofan Shao
Guofan Shao Purdue University West Lafayette
Alan K. Knapp
Alan K. Knapp Colorado State University
Paolo D'Odorico
Paolo D'Odorico University of California, Berkeley
R. E. Koske
R. E. Koske University of Rhode Island
Park S. Nobel
Park S. Nobel University of California, Los Angeles
Patrizia Trifilò
Patrizia Trifilò University of Messina
Elise Pendall
Elise Pendall Western Sydney University
Brent E. Ewers
Brent E. Ewers University of Wyoming
M. A. Lo Gullo
M. A. Lo Gullo University of Messina

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