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D-Index
47
Citations
9694
World Ranking
4386
National Ranking
1531

Douglas A. Frank 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 Douglas A. Frank sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 87 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Douglas A. Frank 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 Douglas A. Frank sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Douglas A. Frank is affiliated with Syracuse University in the United States. Their research spans across environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on understanding ecological processes, plant dynamics, and soil systems.

The main fields of study for Douglas A. Frank are:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields within their work include:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Plant Science
  • Soil Science

Their research covers several thematic topics, such as:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2

Douglas A. Frank has contributed to various publications and collaborated with multiple co-authors. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jason D. Fridley
  • Robert J. Griffin-Nolan
  • Katie Becklin
  • Louis J. Lamit
  • Alexander R. Ebert

They have published work in several academic venues, with repeated publications in the following journals:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Biological Invasions
  • Ecology
  • Plant Ecology
  • Ecology Letters

Recent publications by Douglas A. Frank include:

  • Friend or foe? The role of biotic agents in drought-induced plant mortality, 2021, Plant Ecology
  • Fast but steady: An integrated leaf-stem-root trait syndrome for woody forest invaders, 2022, Ecology Letters
  • Herbivores stimulate respiration from labile and recalcitrant soil carbon pools in grasslands of Yellowstone National Park, 2020, Land Degradation and Development
  • Structure and functioning of wild and agricultural grazing ecosystems: A comparative review, 2022, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • Contrasting mycorrhizal growth responses in native and invasive woody species are associated with distinct root trait syndromes, 2023, Functional Ecology

Best Publications

  • Ecosystem-level patterns of primary productivity and herbivory in terrestrial habitats

    S. J. McNaughton;M. Oesterheld;D. A. Frank;K. J. Williams

  • CAN PLANTS STIMULATE SOIL MICROBES AND THEIR OWN NUTRIENT SUPPLY? EVIDENCE FROM A GRAZING TOLERANT GRASS

    E. William Hamilton;Douglas A. Frank

  • Reproductive success, spontaneous embryo abortion, and genetic load in flowering plants.

    D. Wiens;C. L. Calvin;C. A. Wilson;C. I. Davern

  • Ungulate vs. landscape control of soil C and N processes in grasslands of Yellowstone National Park

    Douglas A. Frank;Peter M. Groffman

  • The ecology of the earth's grazing ecosystems: Profound functional similarities exist between the Serengeti and Yellowstone

    Douglas A. Frank;Samuel J. McNaughton;Benjamin F. Tracy

  • EFFECTS OF MIGRATORY GRAZERS ON SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY OF SOIL NITROGEN PROPERTIES IN A GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM

    David J. Augustine;Douglas A. Frank

  • FEEDBACKS BETWEEN SOIL NUTRIENTS AND LARGE HERBIVORES IN A MANAGED SAVANNA ECOSYSTEM

    David J. Augustine;Samuel J. McNaughton;Douglas A. Frank

  • Effects of native grazers on grassland N cycling in Yellowstone National Park

    Douglas A. Frank;R. David Evans

  • The Ecology of Plants, Large Mammalian Herbivores, and Drought in Yellowstone National Park

    Douglas A. Frank;Samuel J. McNaughton

  • Evidence for the promotion of aboveground grassland production by native large herbivores in Yellowstone National Park

    Douglas A. Frank;Samuel J. McNaughton

  • Stability increases with diversity in plant communities: empirical evidence from the 1988 Yellowstone drought

    D. A. Frank;S. J. McNaughton

  • CONSUMER CONTROL OF GRASSLAND PLANT PRODUCTION

    Douglas A. Frank;Michelle M. Kuns;Daniel R. Guido

  • Defoliation induces root exudation and triggers positive rhizospheric feedbacks in a temperate grassland

    E. William Hamilton;Douglas A. Frank;Paul M. Hinchey;Tanya R. Murray

  • How can net Primary Productivity be Measured in Grazing Ecosystems

    S. J. McNaughton;D. G. Milchunas;D. A. Frank

  • Ungulate stimulation of nitrogen cycling and retention in Yellowstone Park grasslands

    D. A. Frank;P. M. Groffman;R. D. Evans;B. F. Tracy

  • Herbivore influence on soil microbial biomass and nitrogen mineralization in a northern grassland ecosystem: Yellowstone National Park.

    Benjamin F. Tracy;Douglas Alan Frank

  • Plant rhizospheric N processes: what we don't know and why we should care.

    Douglas A. Frank;Peter M. Groffman

  • The role of ammonia volatilization in controlling the natural 15N abundance of a grazed grassland

    Douglas A. Frank;R. David Evans;Benjamin F. Tracy

  • The biogeochemistry of a north-temperate grassland with native ungulates: Nitrogen dynamics in Yellowstone National Park

    Douglas A. Frank;Richard S. Inouye;Nancy Huntly;G. Wayn Minshall

  • Aboveground biomass estimation with the canopy intercept method: a plant growth form caveat

    Douglas A. Frank;Samuel J. McNaughton

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason D. Fridley
Jason D. Fridley Clemson University
Samuel J. McNaughton
Samuel J. McNaughton Syracuse University
Peter M. Groffman
Peter M. Groffman City University of New York
Anita C. Risch
Anita C. Risch Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
David J. Augustine
David J. Augustine Agricultural Research Service
Martín Oesterheld
Martín Oesterheld University of Buenos Aires
Xuhui Zhou
Xuhui Zhou Northeast Forestry University
Deli Wang
Deli Wang Northeast Normal University
Catherine A. Gehring
Catherine A. Gehring Northern Arizona University
Louis V. Verchot
Louis V. Verchot Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical

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