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James D. Bever

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
85
Citations
30877
World Ranking
631
National Ranking
226

James D. Bever 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 James D. Bever sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 222 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James D. Bever 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 James D. Bever sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2013 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

James D. Bever is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research primarily lies in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a strong focus on plant science and ecology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Frequent co-authors collaborating with James D. Bever are:

  • Liz Koziol
  • Camille S. Delavaux
  • Peggy A. Schultz
  • Sidney Luiz Stürmer
  • Maarten B. Eppinga

They have published multiple articles in key venues, notably in:

  • Mycorrhiza
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • New Phytologist
  • Restoration Ecology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Notable recent papers by James D. Bever include:

  • Soil microbial legacy drives crop diversity advantage: Linking ecological plant-soil feedback with agricultural intercropping, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Below-ground-mediated and phase-dependent processes drive nitrogen-evoked community changes in grasslands, 2020, Journal of Ecology
  • Manipulating plant microbiomes in the field: Native mycorrhizae advance plant succession and improve native plant restoration, 2021, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Perennial, but not annual legumes synergistically benefit from infection with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobia: a meta-analysis, 2021, New Phytologist
  • Mycorrhizal types influence island biogeography of plants, 2021, Communications Biology

James D. Bever has been recognized with professional honors including:

  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2013
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2012

Best Publications

  • Plant–soil feedbacks: the past, the present and future challenges

    Wim H. van der Putten;Richard D. Bardgett;James D. Bever;T. Martijn Bezemer

  • Incorporating the soil community into plant population dynamics: the utility of the feedback approach.

    James D. Bever;Kristi M. Westover;Janis Antonovics

  • A meta-analysis of context-dependency in plant response to inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi

    Jason D. Hoeksema;V. Bala Chaudhary;Catherine A. Gehring;Nancy Collins Johnson

  • Negative plant–soil feedback predicts tree-species relative abundance in a tropical forest

    Scott A. Mangan;Stefan A. Schnitzer;Stefan A. Schnitzer;Edward A. Herre;Keenan M. L. Mack

  • Soil community feedback and the coexistence of competitors: conceptual frameworks and empirical tests

    James D. Bever

  • Biotic interactions and plant invasions

    Charles E. Mitchell;Anurag A. Agrawal;James D. Bever;Gregory S. Gilbert

  • Rooting theories of plant community ecology in microbial interactions

    James D. Bever;Ian A. Dickie;Evelina Facelli;Jose M. Facelli

  • GRASSROOTS ECOLOGY: PLANT-MICROBE-SOIL INTERACTIONS AS DRIVERS OF PLANT COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS

    Heather L. Reynolds;Alissa Packer;James D. Bever;Keith Clay

  • Feeback between Plants and Their Soil Communities in an Old Field Community

    James D. Bever

  • Host-Dependent Sporulation and Species Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in a Mown Grassland

    James D. Bever;Joseph B. Morton;Janis Antonovics;Peggy A. Schultz

  • Preferential allocation to beneficial symbiont with spatial structure maintains mycorrhizal mutualism.

    James D. Bever;Sarah C. Richardson;Brandy M. Lawrence;Jonathan Holmes

  • Microbial population and community dynamics on plant roots and their feedbacks on plant communities.

    James D. Bever;Thomas G. Platt;Elise R. Morton

  • Mycorrhizal Symbioses and Plant Invasions

    Anne Pringle;James D. Bever;Monique Gardes;Jeri L. Parrent

  • Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: More Diverse than Meets the Eye, and the Ecological Tale of Why

    James D. Bever;Peggy A. Schultz;Anne Pringle;Joseph B. Morton

  • Negative feedback within a mutualism: host–specific growth of mycorrhizal fungi reduces plant benefit

    James D. Bever

  • Mycorrhizal fungal identity and richness determine the diversity and productivity of a tallgrass prairie system

    Keith M. Vogelsang;Heather L. Reynolds;James D. Bever

  • Maintenance of Plant Species Diversity by Pathogens

    James D. Bever;Scott A. Mangan;Helen M. Alexander

  • Coevolution of symbiotic mutualists and parasites in a community context.

    Peter H. Thrall;Michael E. Hochberg;Jeremy J. Burdon;James D. Bever

  • Conspecific negative density dependence and forest diversity.

    Daniel J. Johnson;Wesley T. Beaulieu;James D. Bever;Keith Clay

  • Mycorrhizal densities decline in association with nonnative plants and contribute to plant invasion

    Keith M. Vogelsang;James D. Bever

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter H. Thrall
Peter H. Thrall Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Keith Clay
Keith Clay Tulane University
John N. Klironomos
John N. Klironomos American University of Sharjah
Anne Pringle
Anne Pringle University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gail W. T. Wilson
Gail W. T. Wilson Oklahoma State University
Catherine A. Gehring
Catherine A. Gehring Northern Arizona University
Janis Antonovics
Janis Antonovics University of Virginia
Fusuo Zhang
Fusuo Zhang China Agricultural University
Clay Fuqua
Clay Fuqua Indiana University
Miranda M. Hart
Miranda M. Hart University of British Columbia

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T. Martijn Bezemer

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Ragan M. Callaway

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