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55
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2964
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1049

John J. Battles 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 John J. Battles sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 179 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

John J. Battles 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 John J. Battles sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

John J. Battles is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their work primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science with a significant focus on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Plant Science.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Recent publications from Battles showcase a range of ecological and environmental themes:

  • Nonlinear shifts in infectious rust disease due to climate change (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • Tallo: A global tree allometry and crown architecture database (2022), published in Global Change Biology
  • Land management explains major trends in forest structure and composition over the last millennium in California's Klamath Mountains (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Forest restoration and fuels reduction work: Different pathways for achieving success in the Sierra Nevada (2023), published in Ecological Applications
  • Rethinking fire-adapted species in an altered fire regime (2020), published in Ecosphere

Battles frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • R.A. York
  • Scott L. Stephens
  • Daniel E. Foster
  • Brandon M. Collins
  • Adrian J. Das

Common venues for Battles' publications reflect a broad engagement with ecological and forestry journals:

  • Ecosphere
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • Ecology
  • Nature Communications

John J. Battles was recognized as a Hellman Fellow in 1998.

Best Publications

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Forest carbon storage: ecology, management, and policy

    Timothy J Fahey;Peter B Woodbury;John J Battles;Christine L Goodale

  • The effects of forest management on plant species diversity in a Sierran conifer forest

    John J Battles;Ayn J Shlisky;Reginald H Barrett;Robert C Heald

  • Mercury Distribution Across 14 U.S. Forests. Part I: Spatial Patterns of Concentrations in Biomass, Litter, and Soils

    D. Obrist;D. W. Johnson;S. E. Lindberg;Y. Luo

  • The biogeochemistry of carbon at Hubbard Brook

    T. J. Fahey;T. G. Siccama;C. T. Driscoll;G. E. Likens

  • Assessing the relative importance of disturbance, herbivory, diversity, and propagule pressure in exotic plant invasion

    Anne K. Eschtruth;John J. Battles

  • Forest carbon densities and uncertainties from Lidar, QuickBird, and field measurements in California

    Patrick Gonzalez;Gregory P. Asner;John J. Battles;Michael A. Lefsky

  • Human and biophysical legacies shape contemporary urban forests: A literature synthesis

    Lara A. Roman;Hamil Pearsall;Theodore S. Eisenman;Tenley M. Conway

  • Small‐scale disturbance and regeneration dynamics in a neotropical mangrove forest

    Ruth E. Sherman;Timothy J. Fahey;John J. Battles

  • Vegetation dynamics in declining eastern hemlock stands: 9 years of forest response to hemlock woolly adelgid infestation

    Anne K Eschtruth;Natalie L Cleavitt;John J Battles;Richard A Evans

  • Effects of an intense ice storm on the structure of a northern hardwood forest

    Anne G. Rhoads;Steven P. Hamburg;Timothy J. Fahey;Thomas G. Siccama

  • Ectomycorrhizal fungal spore bank recovery after a severe forest fire: some like it hot.

    Sydney I Glassman;Carrie R Levine;Angela M DiRocco;John J Battles

  • Challenges and Approaches in Planning Fuel Treatments across Fire-Excluded Forested Landscapes

    Brandon M. Collins;Scott L. Stephens;Jason J. Moghaddas;John Battles

  • The contribution of competition to tree mortality in old-growth coniferous forests

    Adrian Das;John Battles;Nathan L. Stephenson;Phillip J. van Mantgem

  • BAAD: a Biomass And Allometry Database for woody plants

    Daniel S. Falster;Remko A. Duursma;Masae I. Ishihara;Diego R. Barneche

  • RESPONSES OF EARLY SUCCESSIONAL NORTHERN HARDWOOD FORESTS TO CHANGES IN NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY

    Timothy J. Fahey;John J. Battles;Geoffrey F. Wilson

  • Synchrony of seed dispersal, hydrology and local climate in a semi-arid river reach in California

    John C. Stella;John C. Stella;John J. Battles;Bruce K. Orr;Joe R. McBride

  • Restoring Soil Calcium Reverses Forest Decline

    John J. Battles;Timothy J. Fahey;Charles T. Driscoll;Joel D. Blum

  • Spatial elements of mortality risk in old-growth forests.

    Adrian Das;John Battles;Phillip J. van Mantgem;Nathan L. Stephenson

  • Acceleration of exotic plant invasion in a forested ecosystem by a generalist herbivore.

    Anne K. Eschtruth;John J. Battles

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy J. Fahey
Timothy J. Fahey Cornell University
Brandon M. Collins
Brandon M. Collins University of California, Berkeley
Scott L. Stephens
Scott L. Stephens University of California, Berkeley
John C. Stella
John C. Stella SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Chris E. Johnson
Chris E. Johnson Syracuse University
Charles T. Driscoll
Charles T. Driscoll Syracuse University
Gene E. Likens
Gene E. Likens University of Connecticut
Thomas G. Siccama
Thomas G. Siccama Yale University
Arthur H. Johnson
Arthur H. Johnson University of Pennsylvania
Andrew J. Friedland
Andrew J. Friedland Dartmouth College

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