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Kenneth L. Clark

Kenneth L. Clark

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
43
Citations
8205
World Ranking
7028
National Ranking
2508

Kenneth L. Clark publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kenneth L. Clark sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 128 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Kenneth L. Clark D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kenneth L. Clark sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kenneth L. Clark is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States and has a research portfolio spanning environmental science and physics and astronomy. Their scholarly work encompasses diverse fields including global and planetary change, nuclear and high energy physics, atmospheric science, astronomy and astrophysics, and nature and landscape conservation.

Their research addresses a range of scientific topics. Key areas include fire effects on ecosystems, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, astrophysics and cosmic phenomena, neutrino physics research, fire dynamics and safety research, radio astronomy observations and technology, and tree-ring climate responses.

Kenneth L. Clark has contributed to numerous publications across several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Forest Service Research Data Archive
  • Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference - PoS(ICRC2021)
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Nicholas S. Skowronski
  • Michael R. Gallagher
  • Matthew M. Patterson
  • Warren E. Heilman
  • Jason A. Cole

Selected recent publications illustrate the scope of their work:

  • Representativeness of Eddy-Covariance flux footprints for areas surrounding AmeriFlux sites, 2021, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Safety and efficacy of intravenous belimumab in children with systemic lupus erythematosus: results from a randomised, placebo-controlled trial, 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Global transpiration data from sap flow measurements: the SAPFLUXNET database, 2021, Earth system science data
  • A randomized, phase II study of sequential belimumab and rituximab in primary Sjögren's syndrome, 2022, JCI Insight
  • Sensitivity studies for the IceCube-Gen2 radio array, 2021, Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference - PoS(ICRC2021)

Best Publications

  • Modeling and measuring the effects of disturbance history and climate on carbon and water budgets in evergreen needleleaf forests

    Peter E Thornton;Beverley E Law;Henry L Gholz;Kenneth L Clark

  • Ecosystem carbon dioxide fluxes after disturbance in forests of North America

    B. D. Amiro;A. G. Barr;J. G. Barr;T. A. Black

  • Representativeness of Eddy-Covariance flux footprints for areas surrounding AmeriFlux sites

    Housen Chu;Xiangzhong Luo;Xiangzhong Luo;Zutao Ouyang;W. Stephen Chan

  • Soil CO2 efflux and its spatial variation in a Florida slash pine plantation.

    C. Fang;John B. Moncrieff;Henry L. Gholz;Kenneth L. Clark

  • Disentangling the role of photosynthesis and stomatal conductance on rising forest water-use efficiency.

    Rossella Guerrieri;Rossella Guerrieri;Soumaya Belmecheri;Scott V. Ollinger;Heidi Asbjornsen

  • Atmospheric deposition and net retention of ions by the canopy in a tropical montane forest, Monteverde, Costa Rica

    Kenneth L. Clark;Nalini M. Nadkarni;Douglas Schaefer;Henry L. Gholz

  • Apparent Decline of the Golden Toad: Underground or Extinct?

    Martha L. Crump;Frank R. Hensley;Kenneth L. Clark

  • Invasive insects impact forest carbon dynamics

    Kenneth L. Clark;Nicholas Skowronski;John Hom

  • Albedo estimates for land surface models and support for a new paradigm based on foliage nitrogen concentration

    David Y. Hollinger;S. V. Ollinger;A. D. Richardson;T. P. Meyers

  • CARBON DYNAMICS ALONG A CHRONOSEQUENCE OF SLASH PINE PLANTATIONS IN NORTH FLORIDA

    Kenneth L. Clark;Henry L. Gholz;Mark S. Castro

  • Remotely sensed measurements of forest structure and fuel loads in the Pinelands of New Jersey

    Nicholas Skowronski;Kenneth Clark;Ross Nelson;John Hom

  • Global transpiration data from sap flow measurements: the SAPFLUXNET database

    Rafael Poyatos;Víctor Granda;Víctor Flo;Mark A. Adams;Mark A. Adams

  • Three-dimensional canopy fuel loading predicted using upward and downward sensing LiDAR systems

    Nicholas S. Skowronski;Nicholas S. Skowronski;Kenneth L. Clark;Matthew Duveneck;John Hom

  • ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS OVER NET EXCHANGES OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM CONTRASTING FLORIDA ECOSYSTEMS

    Kenneth L. Clark;Henry L. Gholz;John B. Moncrieff;Ford Cropley

  • Energy exchange across a chronosequence of slash pine forests in Florida

    Henry L. Gholz;Kenneth L. Clark

  • Spatial Variability of Turbulent Fluxes in the Roughness Sublayer of an Even-Aged Pine Forest

    Gabriel G. Katul;Cheng-I. Hsieh;David Bowling;Kenneth Clark

  • Improved estimates of net primary productivity from modis satellite data at regional and local scales.

    Yude Pan;Richard Birdsey;John Hom;Kevin McCullough

  • Carbon exchange of a mature, naturally regenerated pine forest in north Florida

    Thomas L. Powell;Thomas L. Powell;Henry L. Gholz;Kenneth L. Clark;Kenneth L. Clark;Gregory Starr;Gregory Starr

  • Experimental Procedures Characterising Firebrand Generation in Wildland Fires

    Mohamad El Houssami;Eric Mueller;Alexander Filkov;Jan C. Thomas

  • Investigation of firebrand production during prescribed fires conducted in a pine forest

    Alexander Filkov;Alexander Filkov;Sergey Prohanov;Eric Mueller;Denis Kasymov

Frequent Co-Authors

David Y. Hollinger
David Y. Hollinger US Forest Service
Henry L. Gholz
Henry L. Gholz National Science Foundation
Ankur R. Desai
Ankur R. Desai University of Wisconsin–Madison
Xindi Bian
Xindi Bian United States Department of Agriculture
Asko Noormets
Asko Noormets Texas A&M University
Kimberly A. Novick
Kimberly A. Novick Indiana University
Gil Bohrer
Gil Bohrer The Ohio State University
Shiyuan Zhong
Shiyuan Zhong Michigan State University
Jiquan Chen
Jiquan Chen Michigan State University
Robert M. Scheller
Robert M. Scheller North Carolina State University

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