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 Gene E. Likens sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 579 publications — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 533 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 Gene E. Likens sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 147 D-Index — 100th percentile
100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 122 D-Index or more.
Gene E. Likens is affiliated with the University of Connecticut in the United States. Their research primarily concentrates on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a notable focus on global and planetary change, atmospheric science, pollution, water science and technology, and environmental engineering. The scientist's work encompasses subjects such as smart materials for construction, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, hydrology and watershed management studies, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, and land use and ecosystem services.
The scientist has coauthored works frequently with Richard T. Holmes, Emma J. Rosi, Sujay S. Kaushal, Michael L. Pace, and Jenna E. Reimer. Publication venues for their research include Biogeochemistry, Science, Hydrological Processes, Atmospheric Environment, and Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. Biogeochemistry and Science each contain two of their publications, as does Hydrological Processes.
Some of the recent papers by Gene E. Likens include:
Gene E. Likens has published a book titled Hubbard Brook in 2020 under Yale University Press. This adds a scholarly contribution to their extensive research output.
The scientist has been awarded multiple honors, including the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Franklin Institute in 2019 and the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in 2016. They became a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America in 2012 and received the US President's National Medal of Science in 2001 for their discovery of acid rain in North America and leadership in the development of ecology and ecosystem science fields. Additional recognitions include membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 1981, fellowship with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1979, fellowship of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation since 1972, and fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 1965. The scientist also holds honorary membership in the British Ecological Society.
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Sujay S. Kaushal;Peter M. Groffman;Gene E. Likens;Kenneth T. Belt
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Peter M. Vitousek;John D. Aber;Robert W. Howarth;Gene E. Likens
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