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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 34 9436 9034 54 51 87 4990

John E. Hunt publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John E. Hunt between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John E. Hunt published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 6 publications in 2011. 6 of the 99 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 6. Peak 6 publications in 2011. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 1 publication 2014: 5 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 6 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 2 publications
1990 2025

99 publications in total across all disciplines

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John E. Hunt: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 3
1996 3
1997 1
1998 2
1999 2
2000 2
2001 0
2002 2
2003 2
2004 2
2005 5
2006 3
2007 1
2008 3
2009 3
2010 5
2011 6
2012 1
2013 1
2014 5
2015 1
2016 6
2017 3
2018 3
2019 4
2020 6
2021 5
2022 4
2023 5
2024 4
2025 2
Total 99
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John E. Hunt publications per year - data summary

  • John E. Hunt, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Landcare Research, has 99 publications recorded across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1990 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2011, 2016 and 2020, with 6 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1990, 1994, 1997, 2007 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 36 years in the span carry no publications at all (1991, 1993 and 2001).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.0 per year counting only the 33 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 20 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1990-2001: 17 publications (1.4 per year); 2002-2013: 34 publications (2.8 per year); 2014-2025: 48 publications (4.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

John E. Hunt 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 John E. Hunt sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 81–90 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 87 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361 87
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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John E. Hunt publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • John E. Hunt, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Landcare Research, records 87 publications - the 7th percentile of the discipline.
  • 7% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than John E. Hunt, and about 93% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and John E. Hunt ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

John E. Hunt 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 John E. Hunt sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 34 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123 34
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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John E. Hunt D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • John E. Hunt, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Landcare Research, records 34 D-Index - the 3rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 3% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than John E. Hunt, and about 97% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and John E. Hunt ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

John E. Hunt is affiliated with Landcare Research in New Zealand and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans a range of subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Soil Science, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The primary topics of their work focus on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, Climate variability and models, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology.

John E. Hunt has published research in several scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, with five papers, Pedosphere with two publications, and one each in Science, Global Change Biology, and Agricultural Water Management.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Hunt are:

  • Biotic interactions drive ecosystem responses to exotic plant invaders, 2020, Science
  • Soil microbial sensitivity to temperature remains unchanged despite community compositional shifts along geothermal gradients, 2021, Global Change Biology
  • Carbon, water and energy fluxes in agricultural systems of Australia and New Zealand, 2020, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Irrigation and grazing management affect leaching losses and soil nitrogen balance of lucerne, 2021, Agricultural Water Management
  • Methane emissions from animal agriculture: Micrometeorological solutions for challenging measurement situations, 2024, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Frequent collaborators of John E. Hunt include Johannes Laubach, David Whitehead, Scott L. Graham, Louis A. Schipper, and Jordan P. Goodrich.

Best Publications

  • Carbon dioxide exchange between an undisturbed old-growth temperate forest and the atmosphere

    D. Y. Hollinger;F. M. Kelliher;J. N. Byers;J. E. Hunt

  • Carbon metabolism of the terrestrial biosphere: A multitechnique approach for improved understanding

    J. G. Canadell;H. A. Mooney;Dennis Baldocchi;J. A. Berry

  • Transpiration and canopy conductance in a pristine broad-leaved forest of Nothofagus : an analysis of xylem sap flow and eddy correlation measurements

    Barbara Köstner;Ernst-Detlef Schulze;Francis M. Kelliher;Dave Y. Hollinger

  • Evaporation and carbon dioxide exchange between the atmosphere and a tussock grassland during a summer drought

    J.E. Hunt;F.M. Kelliher;T.M. McSeveny;J.N. Byers

  • Evaporation from an eastern Siberian larch forest

    F.M. Kelliher;D.Y. Hollinger;E.-D. Schulze;N.N. Vygodskaya

  • Evaporation, xylem sap flow, and tree transpiration in a New Zealand broad-leaved forest

    Francis M. Kelliher;Barbara Köstner;Dave Y. Hollinger;J. N. Byers

  • Forest–atmosphere carbon dioxide exchange in eastern Siberia

    D.Y. Hollinger;D.Y. Hollinger;F.M. Kelliher;E.-D. Schulze;G. Bauer

  • Long-term carbon exchange in a sparse, seasonally dry tussock grassland

    John E. Hunt;Francis M. Kelliher;Tony M. McSeveny;Des J. Ross

  • Ecosystem service and biodiversity trade-offs in two woody successions

    Ian A. Dickie;Gregor W. Yeates;Mark G. St. John;Bryan A. Stevenson

  • Environmental regulation of xylem sap flow and total conductance of Larix gmelinii trees in eastern Siberia.

    A. Arneth;F. M. Kelliher;G. Bauer;D. Y. Hollinger

  • Nitrogen status affects UV-B sensitivity of cucumber

    J.E. Hunt;D.L. McNeil

  • The temperature sensitivity of soil organic matter decomposition is constrained by microbial access to substrates

    Gabriel Y.K. Moinet;John E. Hunt;Miko U.F. Kirschbaum;Christopher P. Morcom

  • Partitioning soil surface CO2 efflux into autotrophic and heterotrophic components, using natural gradients in soil δ13C in an undisturbed savannah soil

    Peter Millard;Andrew J. Midwood;John E. Hunt;David Whitehead

  • Biotic interactions drive ecosystem responses to exotic plant invaders.

    L. P. Waller;W. J. Allen;B. I. P. Barratt;B. I. P. Barratt;L. M. Condron

  • Components of ecosystem evaporation in a temperate coniferous rainforest, with canopy transpiration scaled using sapwood density

    M. M. Barbour;J. E. Hunt;A. S. Walcroft;G. N. D. Rogers

  • Annual carbon fixation in terrestrial populations of Nostoc commune (Cyanobacteria) from an Antarctic dry valley is driven by temperature regime

    Phil M. Novis;David Whitehead;Ed G. Gregorich;John E. Hunt

  • Quantifying the contribution of soil organic matter turnover to forest soil respiration, using natural abundance δ13C.

    Peter Millard;Andrew J. Midwood;John E. Hunt;Margaret M. Barbour

  • Photosynthesis and reflectance indices for rainforest species in ecosystems undergoing progression and retrogression along a soil fertility chronosequence in New Zealand

    David Whitehead;Natalie T. Boelman;Matthew H. Turnbull;Kevin L. Griffin

  • Variation in the degree of coupling between δ13C of phloem sap and ecosystem respiration in two mature Nothofagus forests

    Margaret M. Barbour;John E. Hunt;Roger J. Dungan;Matthew H. Turnbull

  • Performance of large open-top chambers for long-term field investigations of tree response to elevated carbon dioxide concentration.

    D. Whitehead;K.P. Hogan;G.N.D. Rogers;J.N. Byers

  • Temperature sensitivity of decomposition decreases with increasing soil organic matter stability.

    Gabriel Y.K. Moinet;Gabriel Y.K. Moinet;Matthias Moinet;Matthias Moinet;John E. Hunt;Cornelia Rumpel

Frequent Co-Authors

David Whitehead
David Whitehead Landcare Research
Margaret M. Barbour
Margaret M. Barbour University of Sydney
Peter Millard
Peter Millard Landcare Research
Matthew H. Turnbull
Matthew H. Turnbull University of Canterbury
Ernst-Detlef Schulze
Ernst-Detlef Schulze Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Tim J. Clough
Tim J. Clough Lincoln University
Louis A. Schipper
Louis A. Schipper University of Waikato
Miko U. F. Kirschbaum
Miko U. F. Kirschbaum Landcare Research
Nate G. McDowell
Nate G. McDowell Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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