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D-Index
101
Citations
47776
World Ranking
263
National Ranking
109

Edward A. G. Schuur publications per year

1997: 1 publications 1998: 1 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 32 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 14 publications
1997 2025

364 publications in total across all disciplines

Edward A. G. Schuur 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 Edward A. G. Schuur sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 319 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Edward A. G. Schuur 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 Edward A. G. Schuur sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 101 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Edward A. G. Schuur is affiliated with Northern Arizona University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in Environmental Science. Within these fields, Schuur's work extensively covers subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Soil Science.

Schuur's research topics include:

  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Their recent publications show a focus on the carbon cycle and permafrost dynamics. Notable papers include:

  • "Carbon release through abrupt permafrost thaw," 2020, published in Nature Geoscience
  • "Spatial heterogeneity and environmental predictors of permafrost region soil organic carbon stocks," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Permafrost and Climate Change: Carbon Cycle Feedbacks From the Warming Arctic," 2022, Annual Review of Environment and Resources
  • "Statistical upscaling of ecosystem CO2 fluxes across the terrestrial tundra and boreal domain: Regional patterns and uncertainties," 2021, Global Change Biology
  • "Fuel availability not fire weather controls boreal wildfire severity and carbon emissions," 2020, Nature Climate Change

Frequent co-authors include:

  • E. S. Euskirchen
  • Marguerite Mauritz
  • Susan M. Natali
  • Gerardo Celis
  • Oliver Sonnentag

Schuur's work is often published in these venues, reflecting their research areas:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Climate Change
  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Environmental Research Letters

In 2019, Edward A. G. Schuur was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Best Publications

  • Climate change and the permafrost carbon feedback

    E. A. G. Schuur;A. D. McGuire;C. Schädel;C. Schädel;Guido Grosse

  • Soil organic carbon pools in the northern circumpolar permafrost region

    C. Tarnocai;J. G. Canadell;E. A. G. Schuur;Peter Kuhry

  • Vulnerability of Permafrost Carbon to Climate Change: Implications for the Global Carbon Cycle

    Edward A. G. Schuur;James Bockheim;Josep G. Canadell;Eugenie Euskirchen

  • Estimated stocks of circumpolar permafrost carbon with quantified uncertainty ranges and identified data gaps

    Gustaf Hugelius;Jens Strauss;Sebastian Zubrzycki;Jennifer W. Harden

  • Permafrost and the Global Carbon Budget

    Sergey A. Zimov;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

  • The effect of permafrost thaw on old carbon release and net carbon exchange from tundra

    Edward A. G. Schuur;Jason G. Vogel;Kathryn G. Crummer;Hanna Lee

  • Global patterns of the isotopic composition of soil and plant nitrogen

    Ronald Amundson;A. T. Austin;E. A. G. Schuur;E. A. G. Schuur;K. Yoo

  • Ecosystem carbon storage in arctic tundra reduced by long-term nutrient fertilization

    Michelle C. Mack;Edward A. G. Schuur;M. Syndonia Bret-Harte;Gaius R. Shaver

  • The impact of boreal forest fire on climate warming.

    J. T. Randerson;H. Liu;M. G. Flanner;S. D. Chambers

  • Global patterns of foliar nitrogen isotopes and their relationships with climate, mycorrhizal fungi, foliar nutrient concentrations, and nitrogen availability

    Joseph M. Craine;Andrew J. Elmore;Marcos P. M. Aidar;Mercedes Bustamante

  • Carbon release through abrupt permafrost thaw

    Merritt R. Turetsky;Merritt R. Turetsky;Benjamin W. Abbott;Miriam C. Jones;Katey Walter Anthony

  • Causes of variation in soil carbon simulations from CMIP5 Earth system models and comparison with observations

    K. E. O. Todd-Brown;J. T. Randerson;W. M. Post;F. M. Hoffman;F. M. Hoffman

  • Global Carbon and other Biogeochemical Cycles and Feedbacks

    Josep G. Canadell;Pedro M.S. Monteiro;Marcos H. Costa;Leticia Cotrim Da Cunha

  • Resilience and vulnerability of permafrost to climate change

    M. Torre JorgensonM.T. Jorgenson;Vladimir RomanovskyV. Romanovsky;Jennifer HardenJ. Harden;Yuri ShurY. Shur

  • Circumpolar distribution and carbon storage of thermokarst landscapes

    D. Olefeldt;S. Goswami;Guido Grosse;D. Hayes

  • Dependence of the evolution of carbon dynamics in the northern permafrost region on the trajectory of climate change.

    A. David McGuire;David M. Lawrence;Charles Koven;Joy S. Clein

  • Carbon loss from an unprecedented Arctic tundra wildfire

    Michelle C. Mack;M. Syndonia Bret-Harte;Teresa N. Hollingsworth;Randi R. Jandt

  • Vulnerability of high-latitude soil organic carbon in North America to disturbance

    Guido Grosse;Jennifer W. Harden;Merritt Turetsky;A. David McGuire

  • Increasing wildfires threaten historic carbon sink of boreal forest soils

    Xanthe J. Walker;Jennifer L. Baltzer;Steven G. Cumming;Nicola J. Day

  • Potential carbon release from permafrost soils of Northeastern Siberia

    Koushik Dutta;E. A. G. Schuur;J. C. Neff;S. A. Zimov

  • PRODUCTIVITY AND GLOBAL CLIMATE REVISITED: THE SENSITIVITY OF TROPICAL FOREST GROWTH TO PRECIPITATION

    Edward A. G. Schuur

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan M. Natali
Susan M. Natali Woods Hole Research Center
Jizhong Zhou
Jizhong Zhou University of Oklahoma
Yiqi Luo
Yiqi Luo Cornell University
Michelle C. Mack
Michelle C. Mack Northern Arizona University
Guido Grosse
Guido Grosse Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Christina Schädel
Christina Schädel Northern Arizona University
Peter Kuhry
Peter Kuhry Stockholm University
Gustaf Hugelius
Gustaf Hugelius Stockholm University
Merritt R. Turetsky
Merritt R. Turetsky University of Colorado Boulder
James M. Tiedje
James M. Tiedje Michigan State University

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