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 Joy B. Zedler sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 214 publications — 78th percentile
78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 533 publications or more.
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 Joy B. Zedler sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 80 D-Index — 90th percentile
90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 122 D-Index or more.
Joy B. Zedler is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these broader fields, their work focuses on subfields such as Ecology, Plant Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.
The scientist's research topics cover a range of ecological and environmental dynamics and include:
Recent publications authored or co-authored by Joy B. Zedler include:
Among frequent co-authors are:
The scientist has published multiple papers in the journals Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution and Annals of Botany. Their work largely addresses ecological and biological aspects of plant and ecosystem dynamics, with specific attention to microbial communities and biogeochemical processes in wetland and desert environments.
Joy B. Zedler was recognized as a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) in 2013.
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Joy B. Zedler;Suzanne Kercher
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Joy B. Zedler;John C. Callaway
Margaret A. Palmer;Joy B. Zedler;Donald A. Falk
T. J. Kwak;Joy B. Zedler
Stuart H. Hurlbert;Joy Zedler;Deborah Fairbanks
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Katherine J. Werner;Joy B. Zedler
Suzanne M. Kercher;Joy B. Zedler
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Joy B. Zedler;John C. Callaway;Julie S. Desmond;Gabrielle Vivian-Smith
Deborah A. Maurer;Joy B. Zedler
Rene Langis;Malgorzata Zalejko;Joy B. Zedler
Kimberly A. Selkoe;Kimberly A. Selkoe;Thorsten Blenckner;Margaret R. Caldwell;Larry B. Crowder
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Suzanne M. Kercher;Joy B. Zedler
Isa Woo;Joy B. Zedler
Margaret A. Palmer;Joy B. Zedler;Donald A. Falk
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