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Jana E. Compton

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
7829
World Ranking
5285
National Ranking
1804

Jana E. Compton 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 Jana E. Compton sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 533+

This scientist: 103 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Jana E. Compton 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 Jana E. Compton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 122+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jana E. Compton is affiliated with the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with particular emphasis on Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics of their work cover soil and water nutrient dynamics, hydrology and watershed management studies, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, fish ecology and management studies, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, as well as wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal.

Some recent papers authored by Jana E. Compton include:

  • Patterns and predictions of drinking water nitrate violations across the conterminous United States (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Phosphorus Inventory for the Conterminous United States (2002-2012) (2021) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • A framework for nitrogen futures in the shared socioeconomic pathways (2020) published in Global Environmental Change
  • National hydrologic connectivity classification links wetlands with stream water quality (2023) published in Nature Water
  • Deep soil nitrogen storage slows nitrate leaching through the vadose zone (2022) published in Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

Their work has been featured most frequently in the following publication venues:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Global Environmental Change

Frequent co-authors include Robert D. Sabo, Ryan A. Hill, Marc H. Weber, J. Renée Brooks, and Michael J. Pennino.

Best Publications

  • LONG‐TERM IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURE ON SOIL CARBON AND NITROGEN IN NEW ENGLAND FORESTS

    Jana E. Compton;Richard D. Boone

  • How inhibiting nitrification affects nitrogen cycle and reduces environmental impacts of anthropogenic nitrogen input

    Chunlian Qiao;Lingli Liu;Shuijin Hu;Jana E. Compton

  • FOREST ECOSYSTEM CARBON AND NITROGEN ACCUMULATION DURING THE FIRST CENTURY AFTER AGRICULTURAL ABANDONMENT

    Toby D. Hooker;Jana E. Compton

  • Key ecological responses to nitrogen are altered by climate change

    T.L. Greaver;C.M. Clark;J.E. Compton;D. Vallano

  • Response of soil microbial biomass and community composition to chronic nitrogen additions at Harvard forest

    Jana E Compton;Lidia S Watrud;L Arlene Porteous;Shira DeGrood

  • Ecosystem services altered by human changes in the nitrogen cycle: a new perspective for US decision making.

    Jana E. Compton;John A. Harrison;Robin L. Dennis;Tara L. Greaver

  • Nitrogen Export from Forested Watersheds in the Oregon Coast Range: The Role of N2-fixing Red Alder

    Jana E. Compton;M. Robbins Church;Scott T. Larned;William E. Hogsett

  • Cost of reactive nitrogen release from human activities to the environment in the United States

    Daniel J. Sobota;Jana E. Compton;Michelle L. McCrackin;Shweta Singh

  • Sinks for nitrogen inputs in terrestrial ecosystems: a meta‐analysis of 15N tracer field studies

    P. H. Templer;M. C. Mack;F. S. Chapin;L. M. Christenson

  • Soil nitrogen transformations and the role of light fraction organic matter in forest soils

    Jana E Compton;Richard D Boone

  • Soil carbon and nitrogen in a pine-oak sand plain in central Massachusetts: Role of vegetation and land-use history.

    Jana E. Compton;Richard D. Boone;Glenn Motzkin;David R. Foster

  • Trends in Drinking Water Nitrate Violations Across the United States

    Michael J. Pennino;Jana E. Compton;Scott G. Leibowitz

  • Regional assessment of N saturation using foliar and root δ15N

    L. H. Pardo;P. H. Templer;C. L. Goodale;S. Duke

  • A world of cobenefits: solving the global nitrogen challenge.

    Benjamin Z. Houlton;Maya Almaraz;Viney Aneja;Amy Theresa Austin

  • Juvenile Coho Salmon Growth and Survival across Stream Network Seasonal Habitats

    Joseph L. Ebersole;Parker J. Wigington;Joan P. Baker;Michael A. Cairns

  • Interactive effects of anthropogenic nitrogen enrichment and climate change on terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity

    Ellen M. Porter;William D. Bowman;Christopher M. Clark;Jana E. Compton

  • Response of nutrients, biofilm, and benthic insects to salmon carcass addition

    Shannon M Claeson;Judith L Li;Jana E Compton;Peter A Bisson

  • Coho salmon dependence on intermittent streams

    PJ Wigington;JL Ebersole;ME Colvin;SG Leibowitz

  • Reactive nitrogen inputs to US lands and waterways: how certain are we about sources and fluxes?

    Daniel J Sobota;Jana E Compton;John A Harrison

  • Mangrove-Exported Nutrient Incorporation by Sessile Coral Reef Invertebrates

    Elise F. Granek;Elise F. Granek;Jana E. Compton;Donald L. Phillips

  • Response of soil microbial biomass and community composition to chronic nitrogen additions at Harvard forest

    J Compton

  • Regional Assessment of N Saturation using Foliar and Root <img src="/fulltext-image.asp?format=htmln

    Linda H. Pardo;Pamela H. Templer;Christine L. Goodale;Sara E. Duke;Sara E. Duke

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Harrison
John A. Harrison Washington State University
Scott G. Leibowitz
Scott G. Leibowitz Environmental Protection Agency
Dale W. Cole
Dale W. Cole University of Washington
Steven S. Perakis
Steven S. Perakis United States Geological Survey
David U. Hooper
David U. Hooper Western Washington University
James N. Galloway
James N. Galloway University of Virginia
Richard D. Boone
Richard D. Boone University of Alaska Fairbanks
Eric A. Davidson
Eric A. Davidson University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Pamela H. Templer
Pamela H. Templer Boston University
Robin L. Dennis
Robin L. Dennis Environmental Protection Agency

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