2026 Douglass F. Jacobs: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	52	1915	1760	508	446	273	9842

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Plant Science and Agronomy

1915

1760

508

446

273

9842

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index

Citations

9842

World Ranking

1915

National Ranking

508

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

408
Citations
Quantifying root system quality of nursery seedlings and relationship to outplanting performance.

Anthony S. Davis;Douglass F. Jacobs

362
Citations
Mechanical site preparation for forest restoration

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

327
Citations
The number of tree species on Earth

Unknown

298
Citations
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

256
Citations
Relative contribution of initial root and shoot morphology in predicting field performance of hardwood seedlings

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

221
Citations
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

210
Citations
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

202
Citations
Prediction of planted seedling survival of five Mediterranean species based on initial seedling morphology

Marianthi Tsakaldimi;Petros Ganatsas;Douglass F. Jacobs

188
Citations
Restoring forests: What constitutes success in the twenty-first century?

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

188
Citations
Toward development of silvical strategies for forest restoration of American chestnut (Castanea dentata) using blight-resistant hybrids

Douglass F. Jacobs

187
Citations
Restoring forests: regeneration and ecosystem function for the future

Magnus Löf;Palle Madsen;Marek Metslaid;Johanna Witzell

166
Citations
Fertilizer-induced Changes in Rhizosphere Electrical Conductivity: Relation to Forest Tree Seedling Root System Growth and Function

Douglass F. Jacobs;Vic R. Timmer

160
Citations
Characterizing fertility targets and multi-element interactions in nursery culture of Quercus rubra seedlings

K. Francis Salifu;Douglass F. Jacobs

159
Citations
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

159
Citations
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

159
Citations
Growth and nutritional response of hardwood seedlings to controlled-release fertilization at outplanting

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

158
Citations
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

149
Citations
Quality Assessment of Temperate Zone Deciduous Hardwood Seedlings

Barrett C. Wilson;Douglass F. Jacobs

127
Citations
Mineral nutrition and growth of containerized Pinus halepensis seedlings under controlled-release fertilizer

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

126
Citations
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

126
Citations