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Joel R. Brown 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 Joel R. Brown sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 115 publications — 21st percentile

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

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

Joel R. Brown 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 Joel R. Brown sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Joel R. Brown is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on subfields such as Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Soil Science, Animal Science and Zoology, and Genetics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology.

Joel R. Brown has contributed to several publications with notable recent papers including:

  • Toward a sustainable grassland ecosystem worldwide (2022) published in The Innovation
  • Matching beef cattle breeds to the environment for desired outcomes in a changing climate: A systematic review (2023) published in Journal of Arid Environments
  • The Landscape Data Commons: A system for standardizing, accessing, and applying large environmental datasets for agroecosystem research and management (2023) published in Agricultural & Environmental Letters
  • Why has the adoption of rotational grazing declined in parts of the United States? (2023) published in Rangelands
  • Hidden biodiversity: Dryland soil seed banks across ecological sites and states (2025) published in Journal of Arid Environments

Frequent coauthors in Joel R. Brown's research include Emile Elias, Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, C. M. Steele, Nicholas P. Webb, and Brandon L. Edwards.

Publication venues where Joel R. Brown has frequently published are:

  • Journal of Arid Environments
  • Rangelands
  • The Innovation
  • Agricultural & Environmental Letters
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Best Publications

  • Rotational Grazing on Rangelands: Reconciliation of Perception and Experimental Evidence

    D. D. Briske;J. D. Derner;J. R. Brown;S. D. Fuhlendorf

  • Ecological services to and from rangelands of the United States

    Kris M. Havstad;Debra P.C. Peters;Rhonda Skaggs;Joel Brown

  • Climate change and the potential distribution of an invasive alien plant: Acacia nilotica ssp. indica in Australia

    D. J. Kriticos;D. J. Kriticos;R. W. Sutherst;J. R. Brown;S. W. Adkins

  • Development and use of state-and-transition models for rangelands

    Brandon T. Bestelmeyer;Joel R. Brown;Kris M. Havstad;Robert Alexander

  • Climate Change and North American Rangelands: Trends, Projections, and Implications

    H. Wayne Polley;David D. Briske;Jack A. Morgan;Klaus Wolter

  • Shrub invasion of grassland : recruitment is continuous and not regulated by herbaceous biomass or density

    Joel R. Brown;Steve Archer

  • State-and-Transition Models for Heterogeneous Landscapes: A Strategy for Development and Application

    Brandon T. Bestelmeyer;Arlene J. Tugel;George L. Peacock;Daniel G. Robinett

  • Land Management in the American Southwest: A State-and-Transition Approach to Ecosystem Complexity

    Brandon T. Bestelmeyer;Jeffrey E. Herrick;Joel R. Brown;David A. Trujillo

  • Measuring total soil carbon with laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS).

    David A. Cremers;Michael H. Ebinger;David D. Breshears;Pat J. Unkefer

  • Patterns of tree dieback in Queensland, Australia: the importance of drought stress and the role of resistance to cavitation.

    Kevin J. Rice;Steven L. Matzner;William Byer;Joel R. Brown

  • Climate change and North American rangelands: Assessment of mitigation and adaptation strategies

    Linda A. Joyce;David D. Briske;Joel R. Brown;H. Wayne Polley

  • Water relations of a perennial grass and seedling vs. adult woody plants in a subtropical savanna, Texas.

    Joel R. Brown;Steve Archer

  • Climate-change adaptation on rangelands: linking regional exposure with diverse adaptive capacity

    David D Briske;Linda A Joyce;H Wayne Polley;Joel R Brown

  • Rotational Grazing Systems and Livestock Grazing Behavior in Shrub-Dominated Semi-Arid and Arid Rangelands

    Derek W. Bailey;Joel R. Brown

  • Soil Change, Soil Survey, and Natural Resources Decision Making

    A. J. Tugel;J. E. Herrick;J. R. Brown;M. J. Mausbach

  • State and Transition Models: Theory, Applications, and Challenges

    Brandon T. Bestelmeyer;Andrew Ash;Joel R. Brown;Bulgamaa Densambuu

  • Climate change and biotic invasions: a case history of a tropical woody vine

    D.J. Kriticos;R.W. Sutherst;J.R. Brown;S.W. Adkins

  • An integrated framework for science-based arid land management

    J.E. Herrick;B.T. Bestelmeyer;S. Archer;A.J. Tugel

  • Application of Soil Quality to Monitoring and Management

    Jeffrey E. Herrick;Joel R. Brown;Arlene J. Tugel;Patrick L. Shaver

  • Soil change, soil survey, and natural resources decision making: a blueprint for action

    A. J. Tugel;J. E. Herrick;J. R. Brown;M. J. Mausbach

  • Indicators and benchmarks for wind erosion monitoring, assessment and management

    Nicholas P. Webb;Emily Kachergis;Scott W. Miller;Scott W. Miller;Sarah E. McCord

Frequent Co-Authors

Brandon T. Bestelmeyer
Brandon T. Bestelmeyer Agricultural Research Service
Jeffrey E. Herrick
Jeffrey E. Herrick New Mexico State University
Kris M. Havstad
Kris M. Havstad Agricultural Research Service
Darren J. Kriticos
Darren J. Kriticos Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
David D. Briske
David D. Briske Texas A&M University
Derek W. Bailey
Derek W. Bailey New Mexico State University
H. Wayne Polley
H. Wayne Polley Agricultural Research Service
Debra P. C. Peters
Debra P. C. Peters United States Department of Agriculture
Albert Rango
Albert Rango United States Department of Agriculture
Samuel D. Fuhlendorf
Samuel D. Fuhlendorf Oklahoma State University

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