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D-Index
58
Citations
19574
World Ranking
2504
National Ranking
886

Katherine L. Gross 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 Katherine L. Gross sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 107 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Katherine L. Gross 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 Katherine L. Gross sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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

  • 2010 - Corbin Award in Companion Animal Biology, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Katherine L. Gross is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focused on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Materials Science, with a significant emphasis on subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Materials Chemistry, Plant Science, Mechanics of Materials, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's main topics of work cover a range of areas related to bioenergy, ecology, and materials applications. These include:

  • Bioenergy crop production and management
  • Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • ZnO doping and properties

Recent publications authored or coauthored by the scientist reflect this multidisciplinary research focus. Some notable papers include:

  • "Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community responses to drought and nitrogen fertilization in switchgrass stands," 2021, Applied Soil Ecology
  • "Cross-Site Comparisons of Dryland Ecosystem Response to Climate Change in the US Long-Term Ecological Research Network," 2021, BioScience
  • "Drought minimized nitrogen fertilization effects on bioenergy feedstock quality," 2020, Biomass and Bioenergy
  • "Temporal variability in production is not consistently affected by global change drivers across herbaceous-dominated ecosystems," 2020, Oecologia
  • "Effect of Ethylene Glycol: Citric Acid Molar Ratio and pH on the Morphology, Vibrational, Optical and Electronic Properties of TiO2 and CuO Powders Synthesized by Pechini Method," 2022, Materials

The scientist collaborates frequently with various researchers, highlighting ongoing partnerships in their work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Karen A. Stahlheber
  • Sarah M. Emery
  • Mónica Andrea Vargas
  • Lorena Marín
  • Winny Mónica Castillo

Publication venues where their work appears demonstrate diversity across ecological, biological, and materials science journals, including:

  • Applied Soil Ecology
  • BioScience
  • Biomass and Bioenergy
  • Oecologia
  • Materials

In 2010, Katherine L. Gross received the Corbin Award in Companion Animal Biology from the American Society of Animal Science, indicating recognition within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Alternative states and positive feedbacks in restoration ecology

    Katharine N. Suding;Katharine N. Suding;Katherine L. Gross;Gregory R. Houseman

  • WHAT IS THE OBSERVED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPECIES RICHNESS AND PRODUCTIVITY

    Gary G. Mittelbach;Christopher F. Steiner;Samuel M. Scheiner;Katherine L. Gross

  • Functional- and abundance-based mechanisms explain diversity loss due to N fertilization.

    Katharine N. Suding;Scott L. Collins;Laura Gough;Christopher Clark

  • Sustainable bioenergy production from marginal lands in the US Midwest.

    Ilya Gelfand;Ilya Gelfand;Ritvik Sahajpal;Ritvik Sahajpal;Ritvik Sahajpal;Xuesong Zhang;Xuesong Zhang;R. César Izaurralde;R. César Izaurralde;R. César Izaurralde

  • Linking ecology and economics for ecosystem management

    Stephen Farber;Robert Costanza;Daniel L. Childers;Jon Erickson

  • A comparison of methods for estimating seed numbers in the soil

    Katherine L. Gross

  • SPECIES RICHNESS IN A SUCCESSIONAL GRASSLAND: EFFECTS OF NITROGEN ENRICHMENT AND PLANT LITTER

    Bryan L. Foster;Katherine L. Gross

  • Effects of seed size and growth form on seedling establishment of six monocarpic perennial plants

    Katherine L. Gross

  • Fertilization effects on species density and primary productivity in herbaceous plant communities

    Laura Gough;Craig W. Osenberg;Katherine L. Gross;Scott L. Collins

  • Perennial grasslands enhance biodiversity and multiple ecosystem services in bioenergy landscapes.

    Ben P. Werling;Timothy L. Dickson;Rufus Isaacs;Hannah Gaines

  • Colonizing Abilities of 'Biennial' Plant Species in Relation to Ground Cover: Implications for their Distributions in a Successional Sere

    Katherine L. Gross;Patricia A. Werner

  • Environmental and plant community determinants of species loss following nitrogen enrichment.

    Chris M. Clark;Elsa E. Cleland;Scott L. Collins;Joseph E. Fargione

  • Effects of Crop Diversity on Agroecosystem Function: Crop Yield Response

    Richard G. Smith;Richard G. Smith;Katherine L. Gross;G. Philip Robertson

  • Mechanisms contributing to stability in ecosystem function depend on the environmental context.

    Emily Grman;Jennifer A. Lau;Donald R. Schoolmaster;Katherine L. Gross

  • Spatial variation in nitrogen availability in three successional plant communities.

    Katherine L. Gross;Kurt S. Pregitzer;Andrew J. Burton

  • Weed aboveground and seedbank community responses to agricultural management systems

    Fabián D. Menalled;Katherine L. Gross;Mark Hammond

  • Patterns of species density and productivity at different spatial scales in herbaceous plant communities

    Katherine L. Gross;Michael R. Willig;Laura Gough;Richard Inouye

  • Farming for Ecosystem Services: An Ecological Approach to Production Agriculture

    G. Philip Robertson;Katherine L. Gross;Stephen K. Hamilton;Douglas A. Landis

  • Predictions of fate from rosette size in four "biennial" plant species: Verbascum thapsus, Oenothera biennis, Daucus carota, and Tragopogon dubius.

    Katherine L. Gross

  • Sensitivity of grassland plant community composition to spatial vs. temporal variation in precipitation

    Elsa E. Cleland;Scott L. Collins;Timothy L. Dickson;Emily C. Farrer

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary G. Mittelbach
Gary G. Mittelbach Michigan State University
Scott L. Collins
Scott L. Collins University of New Mexico
Katharine N. Suding
Katharine N. Suding University of Colorado Boulder
Laura Gough
Laura Gough Towson University
Elsa E. Cleland
Elsa E. Cleland University of California, San Diego
Steven C. Pennings
Steven C. Pennings University of Houston
Thomas M. Schmidt
Thomas M. Schmidt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
G. Philip Robertson
G. Philip Robertson Michigan State University
Douglas A. Landis
Douglas A. Landis Michigan State University
Joseph Fargione
Joseph Fargione The Nature Conservancy

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