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Elyn R. Humphreys

Elyn R. Humphreys

Carleton University
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
48
Citations
8669
World Ranking
4228
National Ranking
288

Elyn R. Humphreys publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 211 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elyn R. Humphreys 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 Elyn R. Humphreys sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Elyn R. Humphreys is affiliated with Carleton University in Canada and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work encompasses a broad range of topics closely related to these domains.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Humphreys has contributed extensively to several subfields, with notable publication counts in:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Plant Science
  • Environmental Chemistry

The principal topics in their research focus on:

  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Humphreys has published several papers in high-impact journals. Recent notable publications include:

  • "Representativeness of Eddy-Covariance flux footprints for areas surrounding AmeriFlux sites," 2021, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • "Increasing contribution of peatlands to boreal evapotranspiration in a warming climate," 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • "Statistical upscaling of ecosystem CO2 fluxes across the terrestrial tundra and boreal domain: Regional patterns and uncertainties," 2021, Global Change Biology
  • "Shallow soils are warmer under trees and tall shrubs across Arctic and Boreal ecosystems," 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Environmental drivers of Sphagnum growth in peatlands across the Holarctic region," 2020, Journal of Ecology

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Oliver Sonnentag
  • Peter M. Lafleur
  • E. S. Euskirchen
  • Mats B. Nilsson
  • Ivan Mammarella

Humphreys often publishes in journals and platforms such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Biogeosciences
  • Nature Climate Change
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

Best Publications

  • Contemporary carbon balance and late Holocene carbon accumulation in a northern peatland

    Nigel T. Roulet;Peter M. Lafleur;Pierre J. H. Richard;Pierre J. H. Richard;Tim R. Moore

  • A model-data comparison of gross primary productivity: Results from the North American Carbon Program site synthesis

    Kevin Schaefer;Christopher R. Schwalm;Chris Williams;M. Altaf Arain

  • Representativeness of Eddy-Covariance flux footprints for areas surrounding AmeriFlux sites

    Housen Chu;Xiangzhong Luo;Xiangzhong Luo;Zutao Ouyang;W. Stephen Chan

  • How climate and vegetation type influence evapotranspiration and water use efficiency in Canadian forest, peatland and grassland ecosystems

    Christian Brümmer;T. Andrew Black;Rachhpal S. Jassal;Nicholas J. Grant

  • Variability in exchange of CO2 across 12 northern peatland and tundra sites

    Magnus Lund;Peter M. Lafleur;Nigel T. Roulet;Anders Lindroth

  • Sensitivity and uncertainty of the carbon balance of a Pacific Northwest Douglas-fir forest during an El Niño/La Niña cycle

    Kai Morgenstern;T. Andrew Black;Elyn R. Humphreys;Timothy J. Griffis

  • Measuring forest floor CO2 fluxes in a Douglas-fir forest

    G.B Drewitt;T.A Black;Z Nesic;E.R Humphreys

  • Carbon dioxide fluxes in coastal Douglas-fir stands at different stages of development after clearcut harvesting

    Elyn R. Humphreys;T. Andrew Black;Kai Morgenstern;Tiebo Cai

  • The uncertain climate footprint of wetlands under human pressure

    Ana Maria Roxana Petrescu;Annalea Lohila;Juha-Pekka Tuovinen;Dennis D. Baldocchi

  • Increasing contribution of peatlands to boreal evapotranspiration in a warming climate

    Manuel Helbig;Manuel Helbig;James Michael Waddington;Pavel Alekseychik;Brian D. Amiro

  • Spring warming and carbon dioxide exchange over low Arctic tundra in central Canada

    Peter M. Lafleur;Elyn R. Humphreys

  • Statistical upscaling of ecosystem CO2 fluxes across the terrestrial tundra and boreal domain: Regional patterns and uncertainties

    Anna Maria Virkkala;Juha Aalto;Juha Aalto;Brendan M. Rogers;Torbern Tagesson;Torbern Tagesson

  • A Multi-Year Record of Methane Flux at the Mer Bleue Bog, Southern Canada

    Tim R. Moore;Allison De Young;Jill L. Bubier;Elyn R. Humphreys

  • Summer carbon dioxide and water vapor fluxes across a range of northern peatlands

    Elyn R. Humphreys;Peter M. Lafleur;Lawrence B. Flanagan;Newell Hedstrom

  • Annual and seasonal variability of sensible and latent heat fluxes above a coastal Douglas-fir forest, British Columbia, Canada

    E.R Humphreys;T.A Black;G.J Ethier;G.B Drewitt

  • Ecosystem respiration in a heterogeneous temperate peatland and its sensitivity to peat temperature and water table depth

    Radosław Juszczak;Elyn Humphreys;Manuel Acosta;Maria Michalak-Galczewska

  • Net ecosystem CO2 exchange in a temperate cattail marsh in relation to biophysical properties

    Marie-Claude Bonneville;Ian B. Strachan;Elyn R. Humphreys;Nigel T. Roulet

  • McGill wetland model: evaluation of a peatland carbon simulator developed for global assessments

    F. St-Hilaire;J. Wu;N. T. Roulet;S. Frolking

  • Monthly gridded data product of northern wetland methane emissions based on upscaling eddy covariance observations

    Olli Peltola;Timo Vesala;Yao Gao;Olle Räty

  • The effect of atmospheric turbulence and chamber deployment period on autochamber CO 2 and CH 4 flux measurements in an ombrotrophic peatland

    D.Y.F. Lai;N.T. Roulet;Elyn Humphreys;T.R. Moore

  • Net ecosystem production of a Douglas‐fir stand for 3 years following clearcut harvesting

    Elyn R. Humphreys;T. Andrew Black;Kai Morgenstern;Zhong Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter M. Lafleur
Peter M. Lafleur Trent University
Nigel T. Roulet
Nigel T. Roulet McGill University
Tim R. Moore
Tim R. Moore McGill University
Donatella Zona
Donatella Zona San Diego State University
Walter C. Oechel
Walter C. Oechel San Diego State University
Oliver Sonnentag
Oliver Sonnentag University of Montreal
Annalea Lohila
Annalea Lohila Finnish Meteorological Institute
Mats Nilsson
Mats Nilsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Ankur R. Desai
Ankur R. Desai University of Wisconsin–Madison
Eugénie S. Euskirchen
Eugénie S. Euskirchen University of Alaska Fairbanks

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