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D-Index
52
Citations
9842
World Ranking
1915
National Ranking
508

Douglass F. Jacobs publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Douglass F. Jacobs sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 273 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Douglass F. Jacobs D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Douglass F. Jacobs sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

Douglass F. Jacobs is a researcher affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on subfields such as Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Soil Science.

Their research topics cover a range of ecological and environmental themes, prominently including:

  • Seedling growth and survival studies
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Plant water relations and carbon dynamics
  • Growth and nutrition in plants
  • Heavy metals in the environment
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Douglass F. Jacobs has contributed to several recent papers published in well-known scientific journals. Notable publications include:

  • "The number of tree species on Earth," published in 2022 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients," published in 2022 in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Diversified effects of co-planting landscape plants on heavy metals pollution remediation in urban soil amended with sewage sludge," published in 2020 in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Mitigation of Deer Herbivory in Temperate Hardwood Forest Regeneration: A Meta-Analysis of Research Literature," published in 2020 in Forests
  • "Coconut Coir as a Sustainable Nursery Growing Media for Seedling Production of the Ecologically Diverse Quercus Species," published in 2020 in Forests

Their frequent collaborators include several researchers with whom they have co-authored multiple publications. These coauthors are:

  • Shucai Zeng
  • Daoming Wu
  • Juan A. Oliet
  • Lihua Xian
  • Jianhui Ouyang

Douglass F. Jacobs regularly publishes in journals known for forestry and ecological research. The most common publication venues for their work are:

  • Forests
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • New Forests
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

Best Publications

  • Forest restoration following surface mining disturbance: challenges and solutions

    S. Ellen Macdonald;Simon M. Landhäusser;Jeff Skousen;Jennifer Franklin

  • Quantifying root system quality of nursery seedlings and relationship to outplanting performance.

    Anthony S. Davis;Douglass F. Jacobs

  • Mechanical site preparation for forest restoration

    Magnus Löf;Daniel C. Dey;Rafael M. Navarro;Douglass F. Jacobs

  • The number of tree species on Earth

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  • Drought tolerance and transplanting performance of holm oak (Quercus ilex) seedlings after drought hardening in the nursery.

    Pedro Villar-Salvador;Rosa Planelles;Juan Oliet;Juan L Peñuelas-Rubira

  • Relative contribution of initial root and shoot morphology in predicting field performance of hardwood seedlings

    D.F. Jacobs;K.F. Salifu;J.R. Seifert

  • A conceptual framework for restoration of threatened plants: the effective model of American chestnut (Castanea dentata) reintroduction

    Douglass F. Jacobs;Harmony J. Dalgleish;Harmony J. Dalgleish;C. Dana Nelson

  • Field performance of Pinus halepensis planted in Mediterranean arid conditions: relative influence of seedling morphology and mineral nutrition

    Juan A. Oliet;Rosa Planelles;Francisco Artero;Rosario Valverde

  • Prediction of planted seedling survival of five Mediterranean species based on initial seedling morphology

    Marianthi Tsakaldimi;Petros Ganatsas;Douglass F. Jacobs

  • Restoring forests: What constitutes success in the twenty-first century?

    Douglass F. Jacobs;Juan A. Oliet;James Aronson;James Aronson;Andreas Bolte

  • Toward development of silvical strategies for forest restoration of American chestnut (Castanea dentata) using blight-resistant hybrids

    Douglass F. Jacobs

  • Restoring forests: regeneration and ecosystem function for the future

    Magnus Löf;Palle Madsen;Marek Metslaid;Johanna Witzell

  • Fertilizer-induced Changes in Rhizosphere Electrical Conductivity: Relation to Forest Tree Seedling Root System Growth and Function

    Douglass F. Jacobs;Vic R. Timmer

  • Characterizing fertility targets and multi-element interactions in nursery culture of Quercus rubra seedlings

    K. Francis Salifu;Douglass F. Jacobs

  • Artificial Regeneration of Major Oak (Quercus) Species in the Eastern United States—A Review of the Literature

    Daniel C. Dey;Douglass Jacobs;Ken McNabb;Gary W. Miller

  • Why do large, nitrogen rich seedlings better resist stressful transplanting conditions? A physiological analysis in two functionally contrasting Mediterranean forest species

    Bárbara Cuesta;Pedro Villar-Salvador;Jaime Puértolas;Douglass F. Jacobs

  • Growth and nutritional response of hardwood seedlings to controlled-release fertilization at outplanting

    Douglass F. Jacobs;K. Francis Salifu;John R. Seifert

  • The role of stored carbohydrates and nitrogen in the growth and stress tolerance of planted forest trees

    Pedro Villar-Salvador;Mercedes Uscola;Douglass F. Jacobs

  • Quality Assessment of Temperate Zone Deciduous Hardwood Seedlings

    Barrett C. Wilson;Douglass F. Jacobs

  • Mineral nutrition and growth of containerized Pinus halepensis seedlings under controlled-release fertilizer

    J. Oliet;R. Planelles;M.L. Segura;F. Artero

  • Nursery Nitrogen Loading Improves Field Performance of Bareroot Oak Seedlings Planted on Abandoned Mine Lands

    K. Francis Salifu;Douglass F. Jacobs;Zonda K. D. Birge

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro Villar-Salvador
Pedro Villar-Salvador University of Alcalá
Daniel C. Dey
Daniel C. Dey US Forest Service
Eric J. Gustafson
Eric J. Gustafson US Forest Service
Magnus Löf
Magnus Löf Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Brian R. Sturtevant
Brian R. Sturtevant US Forest Service
Jeff Skousen
Jeff Skousen West Virginia University
Simon M. Landhäusser
Simon M. Landhäusser University of Alberta
Michael A. Jenkins
Michael A. Jenkins Purdue University West Lafayette
Robert J. Joly
Robert J. Joly Purdue University West Lafayette
James Aronson
James Aronson Missouri Botanical Garden

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