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Ingrid C. Burke

Ingrid C. Burke

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
77
Citations
21765
World Ranking
961
National Ranking
360

Ingrid C. Burke 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 Ingrid C. Burke sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 533+

This scientist: 188 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 533 publications or more.

Ingrid C. Burke 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 Ingrid C. Burke sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 122+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 122 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ingrid C. Burke is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work extensively covers subfields such as Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

Their research topics focus on:

  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ingrid C. Burke include:

  • Small effects of livestock grazing intensification on diversity, abundance, and composition in a dryland plant community (2022, Ecological Applications)
  • Allometric Modeling of Bunchgrasses in Big Sagebrush Plant Communities (2021, Rangeland Ecology & Management)
  • Understanding the effects of livestock grazing on dryland plant communities within the context of abiotic variability (2024, Ecosphere)
  • Ecosystem Structure and Function across Western Dryland Ecosystems: A Cross-Site Comparison of Semiarid Ecosystem Types in Colorado and Wyoming (2023, Western North American Naturalist)
  • Climate change and C4 and C3 grasses in a midlatitude dryland steppe (2024, Ecology and Evolution)

Burke frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Ecosphere (4 publications)
  • Ecological Applications (2 publications)
  • Rangeland Ecology & Management (1 publication)
  • Western North American Naturalist (1 publication)
  • Ecology and Evolution (1 publication)

Collaborative work is notable with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • William K. Lauenroth (12 collaborations)
  • Trace E. Martyn (3 collaborations)
  • Kyle A. Palmquist (2 collaborations)
  • Scott M. Carpenter (2 collaborations)
  • Daniel R. Schlaepfer (2 collaborations)

In 2010, Ingrid C. Burke was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Global-Scale Similarities in Nitrogen Release Patterns During Long-Term Decomposition

    William Parton;Whendee L. Silver;Ingrid C. Burke;Leo Grassens

  • The Importance of Land-Use Legacies to Ecology and Conservation

    David Foster;Frederick Swanson;John Aber;Ingrid Burke

  • Texture, climate, and cultivation effects on soil organic matter content in U.S. grassland soils

    I C Burke;C M Yonker;W J Parton;C V Cole

  • ANPP ESTIMATES FROM NDVI FOR THE CENTRAL GRASSLAND REGION OF THE UNITED STATES

    José M. Paruelo;Howard E. Epstein;William K. Lauenroth;Ingrid C. Burke

  • Simple three‐pool model accurately describes patterns of long‐term litter decomposition in diverse climates

    E. Carol Adair;William J. Parton;Steven J. Del Grosso;Whendee L. Silver

  • Carbon fluxes, nitrogen cycling, and soil microbial communities in adjacent urban, native and agricultural ecosystems

    Jason P. Kaye;Rebecca L. McCulley;Ingrid C. Burke

  • INTERACTIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL PLANT SPECIES AND SOIL NUTRIENT STATUS IN SHORTGRASS STEPPE

    Mary Ann Vinton;Ingrid C. Burke

  • Ecosystem consequences of changing biodiversity

    F. Stuart Chapin;Osvaldo E. Sala;Ingrid C. Burke;J. Phillip Grime

  • Soil Organic Matter Recovery in Semiarid Grasslands: Implications for the Conservation Reserve Program

    Ingrid C. Burke;William K. Lauenroth;Debra P. Coffin

  • REGIONAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION IN NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION AND NITROGEN MINERALIZATION IN GRASSLANDS

    Ingrid C. Burke;William K. Lauenroth;William J. Parton

  • Grassland Precipitation-Use Efficiency Varies Across a Resource Gradient

    José M. Paruelo;William K. Lauenroth;Ingrid C. Burke;Osvaldo E. Sala

  • Biogeochemistry in a shortgrass landscape: control by topography, soil texture, and microclimate.

    Paul B. Hook;Ingrid C. Burke

  • Heterogeneity of soil and plant N and C associated with individual plants and openings in North American shortgrass steppe

    Paul B. Hook;Ingrid C. Burke;William K. Lauenroth

  • Plant-Soil interactions in temperate grasslands

    Ingrid C. Burke;William K. Lauenroth;Mary Ann Vinton;Paul B. Hook

  • Livestock Grazing: Animal and Plant Biodiversity of Shortgrass Steppe and the Relationship to Ecosystem Function

    D.G. Milchunas;W.K. Lauenroth;I.C. Burke

  • Estimating stand structure using discrete-return lidar: an example from low density, fire prone ponderosa pine forests

    S. A. Hall;I.C. Burke;D. O. Box;M. R. Kaufmann

  • Regional Analysis of the Central Great Plains

    I. C. Burke;T. G. F. Kittel;W. K. Lauenroth;P. Snook

  • PRODUCTIVITY PATTERNS OF C3 AND C4 FUNCTIONAL TYPES IN THE U.S. GREAT PLAINS

    H. E. Epstein;W. K. Lauenroth;I. C. Burke;D. P. Coffin

  • Spatial Variability of Soil Properties in the Shortgrass Steppe: The Relative Importance of Topography, Grazing, Microsite, and Plant Species in Controlling Spatial Patterns

    Ingrid C. Burke;William K. Lauenroth;Rebecca Riggle;Peter Brannen

  • Long-term patterns of mass loss during the decomposition of leaf and fine root litter: an intersite comparison

    Mark E. Harmon;Whendee L. Silver;Becky Fasth;Hua Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

William K. Lauenroth
William K. Lauenroth Yale University
William J. Parton
William J. Parton Colorado State University
José M. Paruelo
José M. Paruelo University of Buenos Aires
Rebecca L. McCulley
Rebecca L. McCulley University of Kentucky
John B. Bradford
John B. Bradford United States Geological Survey
Daniel G. Milchunas
Daniel G. Milchunas Colorado State University
Arvin R. Mosier
Arvin R. Mosier University of Melbourne
Osvaldo E. Sala
Osvaldo E. Sala Arizona State University
John E. Barrett
John E. Barrett Virginia Tech
Mark E. Harmon
Mark E. Harmon Oregon State University

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