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Jennifer D. Knoepp

Jennifer D. Knoepp

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
31
Citations
5848
World Ranking
9643
National Ranking
3457

Jennifer D. Knoepp publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jennifer D. Knoepp sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 100 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Jennifer D. Knoepp D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jennifer D. Knoepp sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Overview

Jennifer D. Knoepp is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research spans fields primarily in Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions in subfields such as Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Atmospheric Science.

Their work addresses a range of topics including Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Tree-ring Climate Responses, Landslides and Related Hazards, and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Jennifer D. Knoepp has coauthored frequently with several researchers, including Chelcy Ford Miniat, Paul V. Bolstad, James M. Vose, Peter V. Caldwell, and Katherine J. Elliott.

They have published studies in journals such as Hydrological Processes, Biogeochemistry, Biogeosciences, Ecology and Evolution, and Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. Notable papers include:

  • Watershed-scale vegetation, water quantity, and water quality responses to wildfire in the southern Appalachian mountain region, United States (2020, Hydrological Processes)
  • Soil carbon availability decouples net nitrogen mineralization and net nitrification across United States Long Term Ecological Research sites (2023, Biogeochemistry)
  • Climate Change May Increase the Drought Stress of Mesophytic Trees Downslope With Ongoing Forest Mesophication Under a History of Fire Suppression (2020, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change)
  • Atmospheric deposition of reactive nitrogen to a deciduous forest in the southern Appalachian Mountains (2023, Biogeosciences)
  • Effects of Rhododendron removal and prescribed fire on bees and plants in the southern Appalachians (2022, Ecology and Evolution)

Jennifer D. Knoepp received recognition as a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Loss of foundation species: consequences for the structure and dynamics of forested ecosystems

    Aaron M. Ellison;Michael S. Bank;Barton D. Clinton;Elizabeth A. Colburn

  • Biological indices of soil quality: an ecosystem case study of their use

    Jennifer D. Knoepp;David C. Coleman;D.A. Crossley;James S. Clark

  • Effects of Watershed History on Dissolved Organic Matter Characteristics in Headwater Streams

    Youhei Yamashita;Youhei Yamashita;Brian D. Kloeppel;Jennifer Knoepp;Gregory L. Zausen

  • Effects of forest management on soil carbon: results of some long-term resampling studies

    D.W Johnson;J.D Knoepp;W.T Swank;J Shan

  • Rates of nitrogen mineralization across an elevation and vegetation gradient in the Southern Appalachians

    Jennifer D. Knoepp;Wayne T. Swank

  • Using soil temperature and moisture to predict forest soil nitrogen mineralization

    Jennifer D. Knoepp;Wayne T. Swank

  • Forest Management Effects on Surface Soil Carbon and Nitrogen

    Jennifer D. Knoepp;Wayne T. Swank

  • Site preparation burning to improve southern Appalachian pine-hardwood stands: nitrogen responses in soil, soil water, and streams

    Jennifer D. Knoepp;Wayne T. Swank

  • Loss of Foundation Species: Consequences for the Structure and Dynamics of Forested Ecosystems

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  • Long-Term Soil Chemistry Changes in Aggrading Forest Ecosystems

    Jennifer Donaldson Knoepp;Wayne T. Swank

  • Using stand replacement fires to restore southern Appalachian pine-hardwood ecosystems: effects on mass, carbon, and nutrient pools

    James M Vose;Wayne T Swank;Barton D Clinton;Jennifer D Knoepp

  • The effects of three regeneration harvest methods on plant diversity and soil characteristics in the southern Appalachians

    Katherine J. Elliott;Jennifer D. Knoepp

  • Stand restoration burning in oak-pine forests in the southern Appalachians: effects on aboveground biomass and carbon and nitrogen cycling

    Robert M. Hubbard;James M. Vose;Barton D. Clinton;Katherine J. Elliott

  • Long-Term Soil Responses to Site Preparation Burning in the Southern Appalachians

    Jennifer D. Knoepp;James M. Vose;Wayne T. Swank

  • Nitrogen deposition and cycling across an elevation and vegetation gradient in southern Appalachian forests

    Jennifer D. Knoepp;James M. Vose;Wayne T. Swank

  • Trends in stream nitrogen concentrations for forested reference catchments across the USA

    A. Argerich;S.L. Johnson;S.D. Sebestyen;C.C. Rhoades

  • Comparison of Available Soil Nitrogen Assays in Control and Burned Forested Sites

    Jennifer Donaldson Knoepp;Wayne T. Swank

  • Hemlock Infestation and Mortality: Impacts on Nutrient Pools and Cycling in Appalachian Forests

    Jennifer D. Knoepp;James M. Vose;Barton D. Clinton;Mark D. Hunter

  • Soil Bacterial and Fungal Communities Exhibit Distinct Long-Term Responses to Disturbance in Temperate Forests.

    Ernest D. Osburn;Steven G. McBride;Frank O. Aylward;Brian D. Badgley

  • Regulation of nitrogen mineralization and nitrification in Southern Appalachian ecosystems: Separating the relative importance of biotic vs. abiotic controls

    Jennifer D. Knoepp;James M. Vose

  • Functional Role of the Herbaceous Layer in Eastern Deciduous Forest Ecosystems

    Katherine J. Elliott;James M. Vose;Jennifer D. Knoepp;Barton D. Clinton

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Vose
James M. Vose North Carolina State University
Wayne T. Swank
Wayne T. Swank US Forest Service
Barton D. Clinton
Barton D. Clinton US Forest Service
Jackson R. Webster
Jackson R. Webster Virginia Tech
Sherri L. Johnson
Sherri L. Johnson US Forest Service
Charles C. Rhoades
Charles C. Rhoades US Forest Service
Gene E. Likens
Gene E. Likens University of Connecticut
Daniel Markewitz
Daniel Markewitz University of Georgia
William H. McDowell
William H. McDowell University of New Hampshire
Peter W. Baas
Peter W. Baas Drexel University

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