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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
58
Citations
30507
World Ranking
3184
National Ranking
1227

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
30380
World Ranking
12879
National Ranking
5480

G. Wayne Minshall publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where G. Wayne Minshall sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 122 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

G. Wayne Minshall D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where G. Wayne Minshall sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

G. Wayne Minshall was affiliated with Idaho State University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on Environmental Science, with notable work across several subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, and Environmental Chemistry.

The main topics covered in their research included:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Minshall's publication record features studies contributing to understanding aquatic ecosystems, particularly freshwater habitats. One of the documented papers is titled "Benthic Insect Assemblage and Species-Level Responses to Eleven Years of Nutrient Addition in the Kootenai River, Idaho," published in 2021 in the journal Northwest Science.

Their work involved collaboration with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Bahman Shafii
  • Charles Holderman
  • Paul J. Anders
  • William J. Price

G. Wayne Minshall contributed primarily to publications within the venue Northwest Science, aligning with their research interests in freshwater ecology and nutrient dynamics.

Recognition of Minshall's scientific contributions included being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • The River Continuum Concept

    Robin L. Vannote;G. Wayne Minshall;Kenneth W. Cummins;James R. Sedell

  • The role of disturbance in stream ecology.

    Vincent H. Resh;Arthur V. Brown;Alan P. Covich;Martin E. Gurtz

  • INTERBIOME COMPARISON OF STREAM ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS

    G. Wayne Minshall;Robert C. Petersen;Kenneth W. Cummins;Thomas L. Bott

  • Developments in Stream Ecosystem Theory

    G. Wayne Minshall;Kenneth W. Cummins;Robert C. Petersen;Colbert E. Cushing

  • Autotrophy in Stream Ecosystems

    G. Wayne Minshall

  • Stream Ecosystem Theory: A Global Perspective

    G. Wayne Minshall

  • Postfire Management on Forested Public Lands of the Western United States

    Robert L. Beschta;Jonathan J. Rhodes;J. Boone Kauffman;Robert E. Gresswell

  • Factors affecting microdistribution of stream benthic insects

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  • MICRODISTRIBUTION OF BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES IN A ROCKY MOUNTAIN (U .S.A.) STREAM

    G. Wayne Minshall;Judy N. Minshall

  • Organic Matter Budgets for Stream Ecosystems: Problems in their Evaluation

    K. W. Cummins;J. R. Sedell;F. J. Swanson;G. W. Minshall

  • Species richness in streams of different size from the same drainage basin

    G. Wayne Minshall;Robert C. Petersen;Curtis F. Nimz

  • Responses of stream benthic macroinvertebrates to fire

    G.Wayne Minshall

  • Interpreting the Yellowstone Fires of 1988Ecosystem responses and management implications

    Norman L. Christensen;James K. Agee;Peter F. Brussard;Jay Hughes

  • Postfire responses of lotic ecosystems in Yellowstone National Park, U.S.A.

    G Wayne Minshall;Christopher T Robinson;Deron E Lawrence

  • Effects of disturbance frequency on stream benthic community structure in relation to canopy cover and season

    Christopher T. Robinson;G. Wayne Minshall

  • Wildfires and Yellowstone's Stream EcosystemsA temporal perspective shows that aquatic recovery parallels forest succession

    G. Wayne Minshall;James T. Brock;John D. Varley

  • The Effect of Reduction in Stream Flow on Invertebrate Drift

    G. Wayne Minshall;Parley V. Winger

  • Transport dynamics of fine particulate organic matter in two Idaho streams

    Colbert E. Cushing;G. Wayne Minshall;J. Denis Newbold

  • Nitrogen and phosphorus uptake in two Idaho (USA) headwater wilderness streams.

    Jeffrey C. Davis;G. Wayne Minshall

  • Twenty Years After the 1988 Yellowstone Fires: Lessons About Disturbance and Ecosystems

    William H. Romme;Mark S. Boyce;Robert Gresswell;Evelyn H. Merrill

  • Fluvial Processes and Local Lithology Controlling Abundance, Structure, and Composition of Mussel Beds

    Robin L. Vannote;G. Wayne Minshall

  • Stream Ecosystem Dynamics of the Salmon River, Idaho: An 8th-Order System

    G. Wayne Minshall;Robert C. Petersen;Thomas L. Bott;Colbert E. Cushing

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher T. Robinson
Christopher T. Robinson Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Todd V. Royer
Todd V. Royer Indiana University
Steven A. Thomas
Steven A. Thomas University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Kenneth W. Cummins
Kenneth W. Cummins Michigan State University
J. Denis Newbold
J. Denis Newbold Stroud Water Research Center
Michael T. Monaghan
Michael T. Monaghan Freie Universität Berlin
F. Richard Hauer
F. Richard Hauer University of Montana
James R. Karr
James R. Karr University of Washington
Robert L. Beschta
Robert L. Beschta Oregon State University
Robert E. Gresswell
Robert E. Gresswell United States Geological Survey

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