2026 H. Wayne Polley: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	57	1422	1303	375	326	142	13714
Ecology and Evolution	60	2276	2182	813	768	150	15246

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

1789
Citations
Global stocks and capacity of mineral-associated soil organic carbon

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826
Citations
Benefits of increasing plant diversity in sustainable agroecosystems

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

625
Citations
Biodiversity, productivity and the temporal stability of productivity: patterns and processes.

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

575
Citations
Multiple facets of biodiversity drive the diversity–stability relationship

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

564
Citations
Water relations in grassland and desert ecosystems exposed to elevated atmospheric CO2

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

546
Citations
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

497
Citations
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

427
Citations
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

403
Citations
Climate Change and North American Rangelands: Trends, Projections, and Implications

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

390
Citations
Predicting ecosystem stability from community composition and biodiversity

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

362
Citations
Plant diversity effects on grassland productivity are robust to both nutrient enrichment and drought

Dylan Craven;Forest Isbell;Pete Manning;John Connolly

258
Citations
Implications of Atmospheric and Climatic Change for Crop Yield and Water Use Efficiency

H. Wayne Polley

243
Citations
Patterns of Plant Species Diversity in Remnant and Restored Tallgrass Prairies

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

215
Citations
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

206
Citations
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

203
Citations
Leaf isoprene emission rate as a function of atmospheric CO2 concentration

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

200
Citations
Viewpoint: atmospheric CO2, soil water, and shrub/grass ratios on rangelands.

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

186
Citations
Climate change and North American rangelands: Assessment of mitigation and adaptation strategies

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

183
Citations
Increasing CO2 and plant-plant interactions: effects on natural vegetation

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

182
Citations
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

177
Citations
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

161
Citations
Climate-change adaptation on rangelands: linking regional exposure with diverse adaptive capacity

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

157
Citations
Increasing CO2: Comparative Responses of the C4 Grass Schizachyrium and Grassland Invader Prosopis

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

156
Citations
Reductions in grassland species evenness increase dicot seedling invasion and spittle bug infestation

Brian J. Wilsey;H. Wayne Polley

153
Citations
The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity

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

141
Citations