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Joseph B. Yavitt

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
68
Citations
14674
World Ranking
1544
National Ranking
568

Joseph B. Yavitt publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 186 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joseph B. Yavitt 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 Joseph B. Yavitt sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Joseph B. Yavitt is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their academic work focuses primarily on environmental science, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences.

The main fields of study in their research include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

The subfields of study covered extensively by Yavitt are:

  • Ecology
  • Soil Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Chemistry

Their research addresses multiple topics within ecology and environmental science, including:

  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Yavitt has contributed to several recent papers, among which are:

  • Suppressing peatland methane production by electron snorkeling through pyrogenic carbon in controlled laboratory incubations, 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • Latitude, Elevation, and Mean Annual Temperature Predict Peat Organic Matter Chemistry at a Global Scale, 2022, published in Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Peatland Microbial Community Composition Is Driven by a Natural Climate Gradient, 2020, published in Microbial Ecology
  • Variation in carbon and nitrogen concentrations among peatland categories at the global scale, 2022, published in PLoS ONE
  • Soil Organic Matter, Soil Structure, and Bacterial Community Structure in a Post-Agricultural Landscape, 2021, published in Frontiers in Earth Science

Frequent co-authors of Joseph B. Yavitt include:

  • Nathan Basiliko
  • Erik A. Lilleskov
  • Suzanna L. Bräuer
  • Michael A. Carson
  • Lorna I. Harris

Yavitt's work has been published often in the following venues:

  • Ecology
  • Nature Communications
  • Microbial Ecology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles

In 2018, Joseph B. Yavitt was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Soil nutrients influence spatial distributions of tropical tree species

    Robert John;James W. Dalling;James W. Dalling;Kyle Edward Harms;Kyle Edward Harms;Joseph B. Yavitt

  • Potassium, phosphorus, or nitrogen limit root allocation, tree growth, or litter production in a lowland tropical forest

    S. Joseph Wright;Joseph B. Yavitt;Nina Wurzburger;Nina Wurzburger;Benjamin L. Turner

  • Multiple nutrients limit litterfall and decomposition in a tropical forest.

    Michael E. Kaspari;Michael E. Kaspari;Milton N. Garcia;Kyle Edward Harms;Kyle Edward Harms;Mirna Santana

  • Soil resources and topography shape local tree community structure in tropical forests

    Claire A. Baldeck;Kyle E. Harms;Kyle E. Harms;Joseph B. Yavitt;Robert John

  • MERCURY CYCLING IN LITTER AND SOIL IN DIFFERENT FOREST TYPES IN THE ADIRONDACK REGION, NEW YORK, USA

    Jason D. Demers;Charles T. Driscoll;Timothy J. Fahey;Joseph B. Yavitt

  • Tropical tree seedling growth responses to nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium addition

    Louis S. Santiago;S. Joseph Wright;Kyle Edward Harms;Kyle Edward Harms;Joseph B. Yavitt

  • Mountain pine beetle outbreaks in the Rocky Mountains: Regulators of primary productivity?

    William H. Romme;Dennis H. Knight;Joseph B. Yavitt

  • Vertical Profiles Of Methanogenesis And Methanogens In Two Contrasting Acidic Peatlands In Central New York State, USA

    Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz;Suzanna Bräuer;Erika Yashiro;Christine Sun

  • Methanoregula Boonei Gen. Nov., Sp. Nov., An Acidiphilic Methanogen Isolated From An Acidic Peat Bog

    Suzanna L. Bräuer;Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz;Rebekah J. Ward;Joseph B. Yavitt

  • Isolation of a novel acidiphilic methanogen from an acidic peat bog.

    Suzanna L. Bräuer;Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz;Erika Yashiro;Joseph B. Yavitt

  • Methane Biogeochemistry and Methanogen Communities in Two Northern Peatland Ecosystems, New York State

    N. Basiliko;J. B. Yavitt;P. M. Dees;S. M. Merkel

  • Production of methane and carbon dioxide in peatland ecosystems across North America: Effects of temperature, aeration, and organic chemistry of peat

    Joseph B. Yavitt;Christopher J. Williams;R. Kelman Wieder

  • Environmental control of fine root dynamics in a northern hardwood forest

    Geraldine L. Tierney;Timothy J. Fahey;Peter M. Groffman;Janet P. Hardy

  • Microbial activity and functional composition among northern peatland ecosystems

    Melany C Fisk;Kristin F Ruether;Joseph B Yavitt

  • Anaerobic oxidation of methane: an underappreciated aspect of methane cycling in peatland ecosystems?

    K. A. Smemo;K. A. Smemo;J. B. Yavitt

  • Plant responses to fertilization experiments in lowland, species-rich, tropical forests.

    S. Joseph Wright;Benjamin L. Turner;Joseph B. Yavitt;Kyle E. Harms

  • LITTER DECAY AND LEACHING FROM THE FOREST FLOOR IN PINUS CONTORTA (LODGEPOLE PINE) ECOSYSTEMS

    Joseph B. Yavitt;Timothy J. Fahey

  • The nitrogen cycle in lodgepole pine forests, southeastern Wyoming

    Timothy J. Fahey;Joseph B. Yavitt;John A. Pearson;Dennis H. Knight

  • Methane and carbon dioxide dynamics in a northern hardwood ecosystem

    J. B. Yavitt;T. J. Fahey;J. A. Simmons

  • Exotic earthworms alter soil microbial community composition and function

    Mark A. Dempsey;Melany C. Fisk;Joseph B. Yavitt;Timothy J. Fahey

  • Control of carbon mineralization to CH4 and CO2 in anaerobic, sphagnum-derived peat from Big Run Bog, West Virginia

    Joseph B. Yavitt;Gerald E. Lang;R. Kelman Wieder

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy J. Fahey
Timothy J. Fahey Cornell University
Kyle E. Harms
Kyle E. Harms Louisiana State University
Peter M. Groffman
Peter M. Groffman City University of New York
Stephen H. Zinder
Stephen H. Zinder Cornell University
S. Joseph Wright
S. Joseph Wright Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
James W. Dalling
James W. Dalling University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Benjamin L. Turner
Benjamin L. Turner Gyeongsang National University
R. Kelman Wieder
R. Kelman Wieder Villanova University
Patrick J. Bohlen
Patrick J. Bohlen University of Central Florida
Stuart J. Davies
Stuart J. Davies Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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