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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
160
Citations
155476
World Ranking
15
National Ranking
7

Harold A. Mooney publications per year

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1959 2020

528 publications in total across all disciplines

Harold A. Mooney 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 Harold A. Mooney sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 511 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Harold A. Mooney 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 Harold A. Mooney sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 160 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)
  • 1982 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1982 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1974 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1962 - George Mercer Award, The Ecological Society of America

Overview

Harold A. Mooney is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with significant contributions to the subfields of Global and Planetary Change, Horticulture, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Anthropology.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to conservation, biodiversity, resource management, land use, ecosystem services, sustainability, climate change governance, agricultural innovations, and practices, as well as specific agronomy related to cocoa and sweet potato. Notable papers authored or co-authored by Mooney include:

  • The IPBES Global Assessment: Pathways to Action (2020), published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Integrating agroecological production in a robust post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (2020), published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • A Call to Action: Marshaling Science for Society (2020), published in BioScience
  • Advisory Board and Contents (2020), published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Editorial Board and Contents (2020), published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Frequent co-authors working with Mooney include:

  • Andrea Stephens
  • Jessica Miles
  • Patrick Scheffmann
  • Spencer C. H. Barrett
  • Ragan M. Callaway

Mooney's frequent publication venues are as follows:

  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • BioScience

Main fields of study represented in Mooney's work are:

  • Environmental Science

Subfields of study include:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Horticulture
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Anthropology

Key research topics covered in Mooney's work are:

  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
  • Agricultural Innovations and Practices
  • European Linguistics and Anthropology

Throughout their career, Mooney has been recognized with several awards and honors, including:

  • Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), 2012
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1982
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1982
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1974
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1963
  • George Mercer Award, The Ecological Society of America, 1962

Best Publications

  • Human Domination of Earth's Ecosystems

    Peter M. Vitousek;Harold A. Mooney;Jane Lubchenco;Jerry M. Melillo

  • Global biodiversity scenarios for the year 2100.

    O E Sala;F S Chapin;J J Armesto;E Berlow

  • Effect of aquaculture on world fish supplies

    Rosamond L. Naylor;Rebecca J. Goldburg;Jurgenne H. Primavera;Nils Kautsky

  • Terrestrial ecosystem production: A process model based on global satellite and surface data

    Christopher S. Potter;James T. Randerson;Christopher B. Field;Pamela A. Matson

  • A global analysis of root distributions for terrestrial biomes

    R. B. Jackson;J. Canadell;J. R. Ehleringer;H. A. Mooney

  • Resource Limitation in Plants-An Economic Analogy

    A J Bloom;and F S Chapin;H A Mooney

  • Environment and development. Sustainability science.

    Kates Rw;Clark Wc;Corell R;Hall Jm

  • The IPBES Conceptual Framework - connecting nature and people

    Sandra Díaz;Sebsebe Demissew;Julia Carabias;Carlos Joly

  • Shifting plant phenology in response to global change

    Elsa E. Cleland;Isabelle Chuine;Annette Menzel;Harold A. Mooney

  • Science for managing ecosystem services: Beyond the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

    Stephen R. Carpenter;Harold A. Mooney;John Agard;Doris Capistrano

  • photosynthesis--nitrogen relationship in wild plants

    C. Field;H.A. Mooney

  • Ecosystem services in decision making: time to deliver

    Gretchen C Daily;Stephen Polasky;Joshua Goldstein;Peter M Kareiva

  • The evolutionary impact of invasive species.

    H. A. Mooney;E. E. Cleland

  • Maximum rooting depth of vegetation types at the global scale.

    J. Canadell;R. B. Jackson;J. R. Ehleringer;H. A. Mooney

  • Does global change increase the success of biological invaders

    Jeffrey S. Dukes;Harold A. Mooney

  • The Ecology and Economics of Storage in Plants

    F. Stuart Chapin;Ernst-Detlef Schulze;Harold A. Mooney

  • Modeling the Exchanges of Energy, Water, and Carbon Between Continents and the Atmosphere

    P. J. Sellers;R. E. Dickinson;D. A. Randall;A. K. Betts

  • A global budget for fine root biomass, surface area, and nutrient contents

    R. B. Jackson;H. A. Mooney;E.-D. Schulze

  • The Nature and Value of Ecosystem Services: An Overview Highlighting Hydrologic Services

    Kate A. Brauman;Gretchen C. Daily;T. Ka eo Duarte;Harold A. Mooney

  • Invasive species in a changing world

    Harold A. Mooney;R. J. Hobbs

  • Plant Physiological Ecology

    Robert W. Pearcy;James R. Ehleringer;Harold A. Mooney;Philip W. Rundel

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher B. Field
Christopher B. Field Stanford University
James R. Ehleringer
James R. Ehleringer University of Utah
Ernst-Detlef Schulze
Ernst-Detlef Schulze Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Richard J. Hobbs
Richard J. Hobbs University of Western Australia
Georgina M. Mace
Georgina M. Mace University College London
Charles Perrings
Charles Perrings Arizona State University
Robert J. Scholes
Robert J. Scholes University of the Witwatersrand
Osvaldo E. Sala
Osvaldo E. Sala Arizona State University
Paul R. Ehrlich
Paul R. Ehrlich Stanford University
Robert B. Jackson
Robert B. Jackson Stanford University

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