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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 41 5421 5013 2004 1783 71 8858

Ishi Buffam publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ishi Buffam between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ishi Buffam published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2008. 4 of the 89 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2008. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 5 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 3 publications 2026: 1 publication
1995 2026

89 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ishi Buffam: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 1
2003 1
2004 1
2005 3
2006 3
2007 7
2008 11
2009 4
2010 6
2011 3
2012 3
2013 3
2014 2
2015 2
2016 8
2017 4
2018 4
2019 1
2020 5
2021 2
2022 3
2023 2
2024 1
2025 3
2026 1
Total 89
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Ishi Buffam publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ishi Buffam sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 68–77 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 71 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161 71
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Ishi Buffam D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ishi Buffam sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289 41
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Ishi Buffam is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States and works primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans several interconnected subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their recent publications address diverse topics relevant to environmental systems and urban ecology. Notable papers include:

  • Priorities and barriers for urban ecosystem service provision: A comparison of stakeholder perspectives from three cities (2022, Frontiers in Sustainable Cities)
  • Unified understanding of intrinsic and extrinsic controls of dissolved organic carbon reactivity in aquatic ecosystems (2022, Ecology)
  • Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus variation along a green roof chronosequence: Implications for green roof ecosystem development (2021, Ecological Engineering)
  • Green Roof Research in North America: A Recent History and Future Strategies (2020, Journal of Living Architecture)
  • Biochar-amended substrate improves nutrient retention in green roof plots (2023, Nature-Based Solutions)

The main topics covered by Ishi Buffam's research include:

  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Frequent collaborators contributing to Buffam's body of work include Tobias Emilsson, Amy Heim, Mark E. Mitchell, Åsa Ode Sang, and Pierre-Luc Chagnon.

Buffam has published repeatedly in the following venues:

  • Nature-Based Solutions
  • Journal of Living Architecture
  • Ecology
  • Ecological Engineering
  • Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

The range of topics and publication venues reflects a focus on urban ecological systems, environmental processes, and ecosystem services. This comprehensive output contributes to understanding factors influencing city environments, green infrastructure development, and nutrient dynamics in various ecological contexts.

Best Publications

  • Energy exchange and water budget partitioning in a boreal minerogenic mire

    Matthias Peichl;Jörgen Sagerfors;Anders Lindroth;Ishi Buffam;Ishi Buffam

  • Ecosystem Consequences of Changing Inputs of Terrestrial Dissolved Organic Matter to Lakes: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges

    Christopher T. Solomon;Stuart E. Jones;Brian C. Weidel;Ishi Buffam

  • Patterns and dynamics of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in boreal streams: The role of processes, connectivity, and scaling

    Hjalmar Laudon;Martin Berggren;Martin Berggren;Anneli Ågren;Ishi Buffam

  • Contemporary carbon accumulation in a boreal oligotrophic minerogenic mire – a significant sink after accounting for all C‐fluxes

    Mats Nilsson;Joergen Sagerfors;Ishi Buffam;Hjalmar Laudon

  • Thirty-five years of synchrony in the organic matter concentrations of Swedish rivers explained by variation in flow and sulphate

    Martin Erlandsson;Ishi Buffam;Jens Fölster;Hjalmar Laudon

  • Seasonal TOC export from seven boreal catchments in northern Sweden

    Hjalmar Laudon;Stephan Jürgen Köhler;Ishi Buffam

  • Importance of seasonality and small streams for the landscape regulation of dissolved organic carbon export

    Annelie Ågren;I Buffam;Mats Jansson;Hjalmar Laudon

  • Contemporary changes in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in human-dominated rivers: is there a role for DOC management?

    Emily H. Stanley;Stephen M. Powers;Noah R. Lottig;Ishi Buffam

  • Aqua Incognita: the unknown headwaters

    Kevin H Bishop;Ishi Buffam;M Erlandsson;J Fölster

  • Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire: an expert assessment

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

  • A stormflow/baseflow comparison of dissolved organic matter concentrations and bioavailability in an Appalachian stream

    Ishi Buffam;James N. Galloway;Linda K. Blum;Karen J. McGLATHERY

  • The role of catchment scale and landscape characteristics for runoff generation of boreal streams

    Hjalmar Laudon;Viktor Sjöblom;Ishi Buffam;Jan Seibert

  • Terrestrial inputs of organic matter to coastal ecosystems : An intercomparison of chemical characteristics and bioavailability

    Charles S. Hopkinson;Ishi Buffam;John Hobbie;Joseph Vallino

  • Evasion of CO2 from streams - the dominant component of the carbon export through the aquatic conduit in a boreal landscape.

    Marcus B. Wallin;Marcus B. Wallin;Thomas Grabs;Ishi Buffam;Hjalmar Laudon

  • Landscape-scale variability of acidity and dissolved organic carbon during spring flood in a boreal stream network

    Ishi Buffam;Hjalmar Laudon;Hjalmar Laudon;Johan Temnerud;Johan Temnerud;Carl-Magnus Mörth

  • Integrating aquatic and terrestrial components to construct a complete carbon budget for a north temperate lake district

    Ishi Buffam;Monica G. Turner;Ankur R. Desai;Paul C. Hanson

  • Dissolved organic carbon characteristics in boreal streams in a forest-wetland gradient during the transition between winter and summer

    Anneli Ågren;Ishi Buffam;Ishi Buffam;Martin Berggren;Kevin Bishop

  • Spatiotemporal variability of the gas transfer coefficient (KCO2) in boreal streams: Implications for large scale estimates of CO2 evasion

    Marcus B. Wallin;Mats G. Öquist;Ishi Buffam;Michael F. Billett

  • Temporal and spatial variability of dissolved inorganic carbon in a boreal stream network: Concentrations and downstream fluxes

    Marcus Wallin;Ishi Buffam;Mats Öquist;Hjalmar Laudon

  • Cold winter soils enhance dissolved organic carbon concentrations in soil and stream water

    Mahsa Haei;Mats G. Öquist;Ishi Buffam;Anneli Ågren

  • Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

Frequent Co-Authors

Hjalmar Laudon
Hjalmar Laudon Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Kevin Bishop
Kevin Bishop Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Stephan J. Köhler
Stephan J. Köhler Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jan Seibert
Jan Seibert University of Zurich
Carl-Magnus Mörth
Carl-Magnus Mörth Stockholm University
Leif Klemedtsson
Leif Klemedtsson University of Gothenburg
Carl J. Watras
Carl J. Watras University of Wisconsin–Madison
Mats Jansson
Mats Jansson Umeå University
Paul C. Hanson
Paul C. Hanson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Emily H. Stanley
Emily H. Stanley University of Wisconsin–Madison

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