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 Jan W. van Wagtendonk sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 62 publications — 2nd percentile
2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 Jan W. van Wagtendonk sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 30 D-Index — 1st percentile
1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Jan W. van Wagtendonk was affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their scholarly contributions focused primarily on environmental science and social sciences, with a specialized emphasis on global and planetary change, ecology, anthropology, nature and landscape conservation, and ecological modeling.
The research topics central to van Wagtendonk's work included fire effects on ecosystems, rangeland and wildlife management, archaeology and natural history, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, species distribution and climate change, and forest management and policy.
Van Wagtendonk authored several papers with documented publication years and venues. Notable recent publications included:
Frequent co-authors working alongside van Wagtendonk included Scott L. Stephens, David Parsons, Sally Thompson, Gabrielle Boisramé, and Brandon M. Collins. Collaboration with these researchers contributed to multiple publications, particularly in venues such as Fire Ecology and Environmental Research Communications.
The primary publication venues for van Wagtendonk's work were:
Their research contributed to advancing understanding in several environmental science subfields, particularly those related to fire ecology, species distribution affected by climate and fire, and landscape-level ecological processes.
James K. Agee;Bernie Bahro;Mark A. Finney;Philip N. Omi
Jan W. van Wagtendonk;Ralph R. Root;Carl H. Key
Robert E. Keane;Robert E. Burgan;Jan W. Van Wagtendonk
Scott L Stephens;Neil Burrows;Alexander Buyantuyev;Robert W Gray
Brandon M. Collins;Jay D. Miller;Andrea E. Thode;Maggi Kelly
James A. Lutz;Jan W. van Wagtendonk;Jerry F. Franklin
Brandon M. Collins;Maggi Kelly;Jan W. van Wagtendonk;Scott L. Stephens
Jan W. van Wagtendonk
Alistair M. S. Smith;Crystal A. Kolden;Travis B. Paveglio;Mark A. Cochrane
Crystal A. Kolden;James A. Lutz;Carl H. Key;Jonathan T. Kane
James A. Lutz;Jan W. van Wagtendonk;Andrea E. Thode;Jay D. Miller
Jan W. van Wagtendonk;Kent A. van Wagtendonk;Andrea E. Thode
David J. Parsons;David M. Graber;James K. Agee;Jan W. Van Wagtendonk
Neil G. Sugihara;Jan W. Van Wagtendonk;Joann Fites-Kaufman
Jan W. Van Wagtendonk;Ralph R. Root
Jan W. van Wagtendonk;Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman;Hugh D. Safford;Malcolm P. North
Jay D. Miller;Brandon M. Collins;James A. Lutz;Scott L. Stephens
Susan L. Roberts;Jan W. van Wagtendonk;A. Keith Miles;Douglas A. Kelt
Jan W. van Wagtendonk;Daniel R. Cayan
Jan W. van Wagtendonk;James A. Lutz
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