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D-Index
36
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4667
World Ranking
7160
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2415

Evan S. Kane 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 Evan S. Kane sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 116 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Evan S. Kane 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 Evan S. Kane sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Evan S. Kane is affiliated with Michigan Technological University in the United States and is an active researcher primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work focuses on ecological and environmental dynamics related to peatlands, wetlands, and broader climatic interactions.

Their research covers a number of specialized subfields, including:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Plant Science
  • Oceanography

Kane's main topics of study include:

  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on carbon dynamics in northern ecosystems and peatlands. Notable papers include:

  • Fuel availability not fire weather controls boreal wildfire severity and carbon emissions, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • Latitude, Elevation, and Mean Annual Temperature Predict Peat Organic Matter Chemistry at a Global Scale, 2022, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Lowering water table reduces carbon sink strength and carbon stocks in northern peatlands, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • Peatland microbial community responses to plant functional group and drought are depth-dependent, 2021, Molecular Ecology
  • Variation in carbon and nitrogen concentrations among peatland categories at the global scale, 2022, PLoS ONE

Kane frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Erik A. Lilleskov
  • Randall K. Kolka
  • Merritt R. Turetsky
  • Rodney A. Chimner
  • Louis J. Lamit

Their work is regularly published in high-profile scientific venues such as:

  • Global Change Biology
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Wetlands
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Earth Science

Best Publications

  • Recent acceleration of biomass burning and carbon losses in Alaskan forests and peatlands

    Merritt R. Turetsky;Evan S. Kane;Jennifer W. Harden;Roger D. Ottmar

  • Potential carbon emissions dominated by carbon dioxide from thawed permafrost soils

    Christina Schädel;Martin K.-F. Bader;Edward A.G. Schuur;Christina Biasi

  • Towards a global assessment of pyrogenic carbon from vegetation fires

    Cristina Santín;Stefan H. Doerr;Evan S. Kane;Caroline A. Masiello

  • Evaluation of the composite burn index for assessing fire severity in Alaskan black spruce forests

    Eric S. Kasischke;Merritt R. Turetsky;Merritt R. Turetsky;Roger D. Ottmar;Nancy H. F. French

  • Fuel availability not fire weather controls boreal wildfire severity and carbon emissions

    X. J. Walker;B. M. Rogers;S. Veraverbeke;J. F. Johnstone;J. F. Johnstone

  • Soil carbon distribution in Alaska in relation to soil-forming factors

    Kristofer D. Johnson;Jennifer Harden;A. David McGuire;Norman B. Bliss

  • A decade of boreal rich fen greenhouse gas fluxes in response to natural and experimental water table variability.

    David Olefeldt;David Olefeldt;Eugénie S. Euskirchen;Jennifer W. Harden;Evan S. Kane

  • Topographic influences on wildfire consumption of soil organic carbon in interior Alaska: Implications for black carbon accumulation

    E. S. Kane;E. S. Kasischke;D. W. Valentine;M. R. Turetsky

  • The response of boreal peatland community composition and NDVI to hydrologic change, warming, and elevated carbon dioxide.

    Mara Y. McPartland;Evan S. Kane;Evan S. Kane;Michael J. Falkowski;Randy Kolka

  • Soil carbon stabilization along climate and stand productivity gradients in black spruce forests of interior Alaska

    E S Kane;D W Valentine;E Ag Schuur;K Dutta

  • Effects of water table position and plant functional group on plant community, aboveground production, and peat properties in a peatland mesocosm experiment (PEATcosm)

    Lynette R. Potvin;Evan S. Kane;Evan S. Kane;Rodney A. Chimner;Randall K. Kolka

  • Response of anaerobic carbon cycling to water table manipulation in an Alaskan rich fen

    E.S. Kane;M.R. Chivers;M.R. Turetsky;Claire C. Treat

  • The effect of long‐term water table manipulations on dissolved organic carbon dynamics in a poor fen peatland

    John A. Hribljan;John A. Hribljan;Evan S. Kane;Evan S. Kane;Thomas G. Pypker;Thomas G. Pypker;Rodney A. Chimner

  • Seasonal ice and hydrologic controls on dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen concentrations in a boreal-rich fen

    Evan S. Kane;Evan S. Kane;Merritt R. Turetsky;Jennifer W. Harden;A. David McGuire

  • Topographic controls on black carbon accumulation in Alaskan black spruce forest soils: implications for organic matter dynamics

    E. S. Kane;W. C. Hockaday;M. R. Turetsky;C. A. Masiello

  • Modeling fire severity in black spruce stands in the Alaskan boreal forest using spectral and non-spectral geospatial data.

    Kirsten M. Barrett;E.S. Kasischke;A.D. McGuire;M.R. Turetsky

  • Carbon Stores and Biogeochemical Properties of Soils under Black Spruce Forest, Alaska

    C. L. Ping;G. J. Michaelson;E. S. Kane;E. C. Packee

  • Patterns of Total Ecosystem Carbon Storage with Changes in Soil Temperature in Boreal Black Spruce Forests

    E. S. Kane;J. G. Vogel

  • Interactive plant functional group and water table effects on decomposition and extracellular enzyme activity in Sphagnum peatlands

    Magdalena M. Wiedermann;Magdalena M. Wiedermann;Evan S. Kane;Evan S. Kane;Lynette R. Potvin;Erik A. Lilleskov

  • Iron (Oxyhydr)Oxides Serve as Phosphate Traps in Tundra and Boreal Peat Soils

    Elizabeth M. Herndon;Lauren Kinsman-Costello;Kiersten A. Duroe;Jonathan Mills

  • Forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis for northern Wisconsin and western Upper Michigan: a report from the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework project

    Maria K. Janowiak;Louis R. Iverson;David J. Mladenoff;Emily Peters

  • Soil Carbon Stabilization Along Climate and Stand Productivity Gradients in Black Spruce Forests of Interior Alaska

    E. S. Kane;D. W. Valentine;E. A. Schuur;K. Dutta

Frequent Co-Authors

Merritt R. Turetsky
Merritt R. Turetsky University of Colorado Boulder
Eric S. Kasischke
Eric S. Kasischke University of Maryland, College Park
Erik A. Lilleskov
Erik A. Lilleskov US Forest Service
Randall K. Kolka
Randall K. Kolka US Forest Service
Jennifer W. Harden
Jennifer W. Harden United States Geological Survey
Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez
Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez Michigan Technological University
Michelle C. Mack
Michelle C. Mack Northern Arizona University
Michael J. Falkowski
Michael J. Falkowski Colorado State University
Rodney A. Chimner
Rodney A. Chimner Michigan Technological University
Nancy H. F. French
Nancy H. F. French Michigan Technological University

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