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D-Index
41
Citations
8256
World Ranking
5749
National Ranking
89

Elisabeth J. Cooper 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 Elisabeth J. Cooper sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 97 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elisabeth J. Cooper 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 Elisabeth J. Cooper sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Elisabeth J. Cooper is affiliated with the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway. Their research focuses on multiple areas within Earth and Environmental Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Arctic environments and climate-related phenomena.

The primary fields of study in Cooper's work include Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Subfields covered extensively are Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecological Modeling.

Cooper's main research topics encompass:

  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Arctic Science
  • Global Change Biology
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature
  • Remote Sensing

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Cooper are:

  • Global maps of soil temperature, 2021, Global Change Biology
  • Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems, 2022, Arctic Science
  • Experimental warming differentially affects vegetative and reproductive phenology of tundra plants, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A review of open top chamber (OTC) performance across the ITEX Network, 2022, Arctic Science

The research collaborations of Cooper include frequent co-authors such as:

  • Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir
  • Robert D. Hollister
  • Juha M. Alatalo
  • Michele Carbognani
  • Kari Klanderud

These collaborations and publication venues demonstrate a consistent focus on Arctic and alpine ecosystem dynamics, particularly in relation to climate change impacts and environmental monitoring methods. Cooper's contributions mostly address the climatic extremes of tundra biomes and effects of warming on vegetative and reproductive processes within these ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Global assessment of experimental climate warming on tundra vegetation: heterogeneity over space and time.

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H. R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Robert G. Bjork

  • Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming.

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H.R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Robert G. Björk

  • Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

    Anne D. Bjorkman;Anne D. Bjorkman;Isla H. Myers-Smith;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Signe Normand

  • BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

    Maria Dornelas;Laura H. Antão;Laura H. Antão;Faye Moyes;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates

  • Large loss of CO2 in winter observed across the northern permafrost region

    Susan M. Natali;Jennifer D. Watts;Brendan M. Rogers;Stefano Potter

  • Greater temperature sensitivity of plant phenology at colder sites: implications for convergence across northern latitudes

    Janet Prevéy;Mark Vellend;Nadja Rüger;Robert D. Hollister

  • Late snowmelt delays plant development and results in lower reproductive success in the High Arctic

    Elisabeth J. Cooper;Stefan Dullinger;Philipp Semenchuk;Philipp Semenchuk

  • The Arctic Oscillation predicts effects of climate change in two trophic levels in a high-arctic ecosystem

    Ronny Aanes;Ronny Aanes;Bernt‐Erik Sæther;Fiona M. Smith;Elisabeth J. Cooper

  • Variable temperature effects of Open Top Chambers at polar and alpine sites explained by irradiance and snow depth

    Stef Bokhorst;Ad Huiskes;Rien Aerts;Peter Convey

  • Warmer Shorter Winters Disrupt Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems

    Elisabeth J. Cooper

  • The importance of winter in annual ecosystem respiration in the High Arctic: effects of snow depth in two vegetation types

    Elke Morgner;Elke Morgner;Bo Elberling;Bo Elberling;Ditte Strebel;Ditte Strebel;Elisabeth J. Cooper

  • When spring ephemerals fail to meet pollinators: mechanism of phenological mismatch and its impact on plant reproduction.

    Gaku Kudo;Elisabeth J. Cooper

  • Warming shortens flowering seasons of tundra plant communities

    Janet S. Prevéy;Christian Rixen;Nadja Rüger;Toke T. Høye

  • Experimental warming differentially affects vegetative and reproductive phenology of tundra plants

    Courtney G. Collins;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Robert D. Hollister;Greg H. R. Henry

  • Deeper snow alters soil nutrient availability and leaf nutrient status in high Arctic tundra

    Philipp Semenchuk;Bo Elberling;Cecilie Amtorp;Judith Winkler

  • Spring feeding by pink-footed geese reduces carbon stocks and sink strength in tundra ecosystems

    Rene Van Der Wal;Sofie Sjogersten;Sarah Jane Woodin;Elisabeth J. Cooper

  • Plant recruitment in the High Arctic: Seed bank and seedling emergence on Svalbard

    Elisabeth J. Cooper;Inger G. Alsos;Dagmar Hagen;Fiona M. Smith

  • Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome

    H. J. D. Thomas;A. D. Bjorkman;A. D. Bjorkman;I. H. Myers-Smith;S. C. Elmendorf

  • Differential effects of reindeer on high Arctic lichens

    René van der Wal;Rob Brooker;Elisabeth Cooper;Rolf Langvatn

  • Winter carbon dioxide effluxes from Arctic ecosystems: An overview and comparison of methodologies

    Mats P. Björkman;Mats P. Björkman;Elke Morgner;Elke Morgner;Elisabeth J. Cooper;Bo Elberling;Bo Elberling

  • Snow cover and extreme winter warming events control flower abundance of some, but not all species in high arctic Svalbard

    Philipp R. Semenchuk;Philipp R. Semenchuk;Bo Elberling;Elisabeth J. Cooper

  • High Arctic plant phenology is determined by snowmelt patterns but duration of phenological periods is fixed: an example of periodicity

    Philipp R Semenchuk;Mark A K Gillespie;Sabine B Rumpf;Nanna Baggesen

Frequent Co-Authors

Bo Elberling
Bo Elberling University of Copenhagen
Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir
Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir University of Iceland
Anders Michelsen
Anders Michelsen University of Copenhagen
Sarah C. Elmendorf
Sarah C. Elmendorf Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Anne D. Bjorkman
Anne D. Bjorkman University of Gothenburg
Robert D. Hollister
Robert D. Hollister Grand Valley State University
Christian Rixen
Christian Rixen Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Isla H. Myers-Smith
Isla H. Myers-Smith University of Edinburgh
Robert G. Björk
Robert G. Björk University of Gothenburg
Philip A. Wookey
Philip A. Wookey University of Stirling

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