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 Elsa E. Cleland sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 105 publications — 22nd percentile
22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 Elsa E. Cleland sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 61 D-Index — 75th percentile
75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Elsa E. Cleland is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego, in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions spanning several interconnected subfields.
Their work covers topics including ecology and vegetation dynamics, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, plant and animal studies, rangeland and wildlife management, forest management and policy, soil and water nutrient dynamics, and peatlands and wetlands ecology.
Elsa E. Cleland has published extensively in notable scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:
Recent representative papers demonstrate the breadth and focus of their scientific contributions:
Key collaborators who frequently co-author with Elsa E. Cleland include:
The main fields of study identified in Cleland's research portfolio are Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Important subfields elaborated in their work are Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Soil Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.
In recognition of research contributions, Elsa E. Cleland was awarded the Hellman Fellow award in 2010.
James J. Elser;Matthew E.S. Bracken;Elsa E. Cleland;Daniel S. Gruner
Elsa E. Cleland;Isabelle Chuine;Annette Menzel;Harold A. Mooney
H. A. Mooney;E. E. Cleland
Katharine Hayhoe;Daniel Cayan;Christopher B. Field;Peter C. Frumhoff
Katharine N. Suding;Scott L. Collins;Laura Gough;Christopher Clark
W. Stanley Harpole;Jacqueline T. Ngai;Elsa E. Cleland;Eric W. Seabloom
E. M. Wolkovich;B. I. Cook;B. I. Cook;J. M. Allen;T. M. Crimmins
Elizabeth T. Borer;Eric W. Seabloom;Daniel S. Gruner;W. Stanley Harpole
Jennifer L. Funk;Elsa E. Cleland;Katherine N. Suding;Erika S. Zavaleta
Suzanne M. Prober;Jonathan W. Leff;Scott T. Bates;Elizabeth T. Borer
Peter B. Adler;Eric W. Seabloom;Elizabeth T. Borer;Helmut Hillebrand
M. Rebecca Shaw;Erika S. Zavaleta;Erika S. Zavaleta;Nona R. Chiariello;Elsa E. Cleland;Elsa E. Cleland
Elsa E. Cleland;Nona R. Chiariello;Scott R. Loarie;Harold A. Mooney
Philip A. Fay;Suzanne M. Prober;W. Stanley Harpole;Johannes M. H. Knops
W. Stanley Harpole;W. Stanley Harpole;Lauren L. Sullivan;Eric M. Lind;Jennifer Firn
Stephanie Pau;Elizabeth M. Wolkovich;Benjamin I. Cook;T. Jonathan Davies
Elizabeth M Wolkovich;Elsa E Cleland
Michael J. Novacek;Elsa E. Cleland
Marc W. Cadotte;T. Jonathan Davies;James Regetz;Steven W. Kembel;Steven W. Kembel
Daniel S. Gruner;Jennifer E. Smith;Eric W. Seabloom;Stuart A. Sandin
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Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), CSIC
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