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H. Wayne Polley publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where H. Wayne Polley sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 142 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

H. Wayne Polley D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where H. Wayne Polley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

H. Wayne Polley is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily spans environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on topics related to ecology, soil dynamics, and agricultural systems.

The scientist has published extensively in fields such as nature and landscape conservation, ecology, global and planetary change, forestry, and soil science. Their work frequently appears in several publication venues including Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Ecosphere, Nature Communications, Ecology, and Biomass and Bioenergy.

The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Pasture and Agricultural Systems
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Bioenergy crop production and management
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by H. Wayne Polley include:

  • "Effects of plant diversity on productivity strengthen over time due to trait-dependent shifts in species overyielding," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Global stocks and capacity of mineral-associated soil organic carbon," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Biotic homogenization destabilizes ecosystem functioning by decreasing spatial asynchrony," 2021, Ecology
  • "Soil depth and grassland origin cooperatively shape microbial community co-occurrence and function," 2020, Ecosphere
  • "Spectrally derived values of community leaf dry matter content link shifts in grassland composition with change in biomass production," 2020, Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation

H. Wayne Polley has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Philip A. Fay
  • Brian J. Wilsey
  • Robert B. Jackson
  • Katerina Georgiou
  • Olga Vindušková

The scientific output reflects a sustained engagement with ecological and agricultural research themes, addressing both theoretical and applied aspects of environmental and biological sciences.

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity increases the resistance of ecosystem productivity to climate extremes

    Forest Isbell;Dylan Craven;John Connolly;Michael Loreau

  • Global stocks and capacity of mineral-associated soil organic carbon

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  • Benefits of increasing plant diversity in sustainable agroecosystems

    Forest Isbell;Paul R. Adler;Nico Eisenhauer;Dario Fornara

  • Biodiversity, productivity and the temporal stability of productivity: patterns and processes.

    Forest I. Isbell;H. Wayne Polley;Brian J. Wilsey

  • Multiple facets of biodiversity drive the diversity–stability relationship

    Dylan Craven;Nico Eisenhauer;William D. Pearse;Yann Hautier

  • Water relations in grassland and desert ecosystems exposed to elevated atmospheric CO2

    J. A. Morgan;D. E. Pataki;Christian Körner;H. Clark

  • Nitrogen and phosphorus constrain the CO2 fertilization of global plant biomass

    César Terrer;César Terrer;César Terrer;Robert B. Jackson;I. Colin Prentice;I. Colin Prentice;I. Colin Prentice;Trevor F. Keenan;Trevor F. Keenan

  • Species richness and the temporal stability of biomass production: A new analysis of recent biodiversity experiments

    Kevin Gross;Bradley J. Cardinale;Jeremy W. Fox;Andrew Gonzalez

  • Nonlinear grassland responses to past and future atmospheric CO 2

    Richard A. Gill;Richard A. Gill;H. Wayne Polley;Hyrum B. Johnson;Laurel J. Anderson;Laurel J. Anderson

  • Climate Change and North American Rangelands: Trends, Projections, and Implications

    H. Wayne Polley;David D. Briske;Jack A. Morgan;Klaus Wolter

  • Predicting ecosystem stability from community composition and biodiversity

    Claire de Mazancourt;Claire de Mazancourt;Forest Isbell;Forest Isbell;Allen Larocque;Frank Berendse

  • Plant diversity effects on grassland productivity are robust to both nutrient enrichment and drought

    Dylan Craven;Forest Isbell;Pete Manning;John Connolly

  • Implications of Atmospheric and Climatic Change for Crop Yield and Water Use Efficiency

    H. Wayne Polley

  • Patterns of Plant Species Diversity in Remnant and Restored Tallgrass Prairies

    H. Wayne Polley;Justin D. Derner;Brian J. Wilsey

  • Do species evenness and plant density influence the magnitude of selection and complementarity effects in annual plant species mixtures

    H. Wayne Polley;Brian J. Wilsey;Justin D. Derner

  • Dominant Species Constrain Effects of Species Diversity on Temporal Variability in Biomass Production of Tallgrass Prairie

    H. Wayne Polley;Brian J. Wilsey;Justin D. Derner

  • Leaf isoprene emission rate as a function of atmospheric CO2 concentration

    Michael J. Wilkinson;Russell K. Monson;Russell K. Monson;Nicole Trahan;Stanfield Lee

  • Viewpoint: atmospheric CO2, soil water, and shrub/grass ratios on rangelands.

    H.W. Polley;H.S. Mayeux;H.B. Johnson;C.R. Tischler

  • Climate change and North American rangelands: Assessment of mitigation and adaptation strategies

    Linda A. Joyce;David D. Briske;Joel R. Brown;H. Wayne Polley

  • Increasing CO2 and plant-plant interactions: effects on natural vegetation

    Hyrum B. Johnson;H. Wayne Polley;Herman S. Mayeux

  • Gas exchange and photosynthetic acclimation over subambient to elevated CO2 in a C3–C4 grassland

    Laurel J. Anderson;Hafiz Maherali;Hyrum B. Johnson;H. Wayne Polley

  • Co-occurring woody species have diverse hydraulic strategies and mortality rates during an extreme drought.

    Daniel M. Johnson;Jean-Christophe Domec;Jean-Christophe Domec;Z. Carter Berry;Z. Carter Berry;Amanda M. Schwantes

  • Climate-change adaptation on rangelands: linking regional exposure with diverse adaptive capacity

    David D Briske;Linda A Joyce;H Wayne Polley;Joel R Brown

  • Increasing CO2: Comparative Responses of the C4 Grass Schizachyrium and Grassland Invader Prosopis

    H. Wayne Polley;Hyrum B. Johnson;Herman S. Mayeux

  • Reductions in grassland species evenness increase dicot seedling invasion and spittle bug infestation

    Brian J. Wilsey;H. Wayne Polley

  • The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity

    Peter Backlund;Anthony C. Janetos;David Schimel;Jerry Hatfield

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip A. Fay
Philip A. Fay Agricultural Research Service
Brian J. Wilsey
Brian J. Wilsey Iowa State University
Robert B. Jackson
Robert B. Jackson Stanford University
Justin D. Derner
Justin D. Derner Agricultural Research Service
Virginia L. Jin
Virginia L. Jin US Department of Agriculture
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
Forest Isbell
Forest Isbell University of Minnesota
Kirsten S. Hofmockel
Kirsten S. Hofmockel Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jack A. Morgan
Jack A. Morgan Agricultural Research Service
Derek W. Bailey
Derek W. Bailey New Mexico State University

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