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Ken W. Krauss

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
61
Citations
15546
World Ranking
2165
National Ranking
781

Ken W. Krauss publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 201 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ken W. Krauss 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 Ken W. Krauss sits on this spectrum.

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75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ken W. Krauss is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with key contributions across several subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Earth-Surface Processes, Plant Science, and Atmospheric Science.

Ken W. Krauss has contributed extensively to the study of coastal and wetland ecosystems. Their main topics of work encompass:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Research published by Ken W. Krauss includes several papers on coastal ecosystems, mangroves, and wetland processes. Notable recent publications featuring their work are:

  • A global biophysical typology of mangroves and its relevance for ecosystem structure and deforestation, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Marshes and Mangroves as Nature-Based Coastal Storm Buffers, 2022, Annual Review of Marine Science
  • Mangrove reforestation provides greater blue carbon benefit than afforestation for mitigating global climate change, 2023, Nature Communications
  • FLUXNET-CH 4: a global, multi-ecosystem dataset and analysis of methane seasonality from freshwater wetlands, 2021, Earth system science data
  • Constraints on the adjustment of tidal marshes to accelerating sea level rise, 2022, Science

Their collaborative work often features coauthors who frequently contribute to similar research themes. Frequent coauthors include Nicole Cormier, Camille L. Stagg, Gregory B. Noe, Daniel A. Friess, and Andrew S. From.

Ken W. Krauss has published in a range of scientific venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • Estuaries and Coasts
  • Wetlands
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Environmental drivers in mangrove establishment and early development: A review

    Ken W. Krauss;Catherine E. Lovelock;Karen L. McKee;Laura López-Hoffman

  • The vulnerability of Indo-Pacific mangrove forests to sea-level rise

    Catherine E. Lovelock;Donald R. Cahoon;Daniel A. Friess;Glenn R. Guntenspergen

  • The State of the World's Mangrove Forests: Past, Present, and Future

    Daniel A. Friess;Daniel A. Friess;Kerrylee Rogers;Catherine E. Lovelock;Ken W. Krauss

  • How mangrove forests adjust to rising sea level

    Ken W. Krauss;Karen L. McKee;Catherine E. Lovelock;Donald R. Cahoon

  • Mangrove expansion and salt marsh decline at mangrove poleward limits

    Neil Saintilan;Nicholas C. Wilson;Kerrylee Rogers;Anusha Rajkaran

  • World Atlas of Mangroves

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  • Are all intertidal wetlands naturally created equal? Bottlenecks, thresholds and knowledge gaps to mangrove and saltmarsh ecosystems

    Daniel A. Friess;Ken W. Krauss;Erik M. Horstman;Erik M. Horstman;Thorsten Balke

  • Climatic controls on the global distribution, abundance, and species richness of mangrove forests

    Michael J. Osland;Laura C. Feher;Kereen T. Griffith;Kyle C. Cavanaugh

  • Differential rates of vertical accretion and elevation change among aerial root types in Micronesian mangrove forests

    K. W. Krauss;K. W. Krauss;J. A. Allen;Donald R. Cahoon

  • A global standard for monitoring coastal wetland vulnerability to accelerated sea-level rise

    Edward L. Webb;Daniel A. Friess;Ken W. Krauss;Donald R. Cahoon

  • Marshes and Mangroves as Nature-Based Coastal Storm Buffers.

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  • Ecosystem Development After Mangrove Wetland Creation: Plant–Soil Change Across a 20-Year Chronosequence

    Michael J. Osland;Michael J. Osland;Amanda C. Spivak;Amanda C. Spivak;Janet A. Nestlerode;Jeannine M. Lessmann

  • Mangrove reforestation provides greater blue carbon benefit than afforestation for mitigating global climate change

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  • FLUXNET-CH4 Synthesis Activity : Objectives, Observations, and Future Directions

    Sara H. Knox;Robert B. Jackson;Benjamin Poulter;Gavin McNicol

  • A global biophysical typology of mangroves and its relevance for ecosystem structure and deforestation

    Thomas A. Worthington;Philine S. E. zu Ermgassen;Daniel A. Friess;Ken W. Krauss

  • Tropical cyclones and the organization of mangrove forests: a review.

    Ken W Krauss;Michael J Osland

  • Constraints on the adjustment of tidal marshes to accelerating sea level rise

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  • Water Level Observations in Mangrove Swamps During Two Hurricanes in Florida

    Ken W. Krauss;Thomas W. Doyle;Terry J. Doyle;Christopher M. Swarzenski

  • Measuring the role of seagrasses in regulating sediment surface elevation.

    Maria Potouroglou;James C. Bull;Ken W. Krauss;Hilary A. Kennedy

  • Predicting the retreat and migration of tidal forests along the northern Gulf of Mexico under sea-level rise

    Thomas W. Doyle;Ken W. Krauss;William H. Conner;Andrew S. From

  • The state of the world’s mangroves in the 21st century under climate change

    Ilka C. Feller;Daniel A. Friess;Ken W. Krauss;Roy R. Lewis

  • Sea-level rise and landscape change influence mangrove encroachment onto marsh in the Ten Thousand Islands region of Florida, USA

    Ken W. Krauss;Andrew S. From;Thomas W. Doyle;Terry J. Doyle

  • Evaluating the relative contributions of hydroperiod and soil fertility on growth of south Florida mangroves

    Ken W. Krauss;Ken W. Krauss;Thomas W. Doyle;Robert R. Twilley;Victor H. Rivera-Monroy

  • Surface Elevation Change and Susceptibility of Different Mangrove Zones to Sea-Level Rise on Pacific High Islands of Micronesia

    Ken W. Krauss;Donald R. Cahoon;James A. Allen;Katherine C. Ewel

Frequent Co-Authors

William H. Conner
William H. Conner Clemson University
Michael J. Osland
Michael J. Osland United States Geological Survey
Daniel A. Friess
Daniel A. Friess Tulane University
Donald R. Cahoon
Donald R. Cahoon United States Geological Survey
Catherine E. Lovelock
Catherine E. Lovelock University of Queensland
Robert R. Twilley
Robert R. Twilley Louisiana State University
Sara H. Knox
Sara H. Knox McGill University
Karen L. McKee
Karen L. McKee United States Geological Survey
Donatella Zona
Donatella Zona San Diego State University
Kerrylee Rogers
Kerrylee Rogers University of Wollongong

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Kerrylee Rogers

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Michael J. Osland

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Peter I. Macreadie

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Pere Masqué

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Carlos M. Duarte

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Jeffrey J. Kelleway

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Nico Koedam

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Victor H. Rivera-Monroy

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