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 Kurt H. Riitters sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 132 publications — 41st percentile
41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 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 Kurt H. Riitters sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile
56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Kurt H. Riitters is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a detailed emphasis on subfields such as global and planetary change, ecology, nature and landscape conservation, insect science, and ecological modeling.
The main topics covered in Riitters's scholarly work include land use and ecosystem services, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, fire effects on ecosystems, remote sensing in agriculture, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, forest management and policy, and species distribution and climate change.
Riitters has contributed to publications in various scientific venues, frequently publishing in the Forest Service Research Data Archive, PLoS ONE, Forests, Ecological Indicators, and Landscape Ecology.
Recent papers authored or co-authored by Riitters encompass diverse aspects of environmental and forest sciences. These include:
Throughout their career, Riitters has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Kevin M. Potter, Peter Vogt, Karen Schleeweis, Jennifer Costanza, and Qinfeng Guo. These collaborations reflect a focus on interdisciplinary and applied environmental research.
Kurt H. Riitters;R.V. O'Neill;C.T. Hunsaker;James D. Wickham
Collin G. Homer;Jon Dewitz;Suming Jin;George Z. Xian
Peter Vogt;Kurt H. Riitters;Christine Estreguil;Jacek Kozak
Kurt H. Riitters;James Wickham;Robert V. O'Neill;Bruce Jones
K. Bruce Jones;Anne C. Neale;Malisha S. Nash;Rick D. van Remortel
R.V. O''Neill;C.T. Hunsaker;S.P. Timmins;B.L. Jackson
Kurt H. Riitters;James D. Wickham;Robert V. O'Neill;K. Bruce Jones
Timothy G. Wade;Kurt H. Riitters;James D. Wickham;K. Bruce Jones
Robert V. O'Neill;Carolyn T. Hunsaker;K. Bruce Jones;Kurt H. Riitters
Kurt H. Riitters;James D. Wickham
James D. Wickham;Kurt H. Riitters;Timothy G. Wade;Peter Vogt
Peter Vogt;Kurt Riitters
Peter Vogt;Joseph R. Ferrari;Todd R. Lookingbill;Robert H. Gardner
Douglas H. Cain;Douglas H. Cain;Kurt H. Riitters;Kenneth Orvis
Peter Vogt;Kurt H. Riitters;Marcin Iwanowski;Christine Estreguil
J. D. Wickham;K. H. Riitters
Robert V. O'Neill;Kurt H. Riitters;James D. Wickham;K. Bruce Jones
Liem T. Tran;C. Gregory Knight;Robert V. O'Neill;Elizabeth R. Smith
Kurt H. Riitters;R.V. O'Neill;K.B. Jones
James D. Wickham;Robert V. O'Neill;Kurt H. Riitters;Timothy G. Wade
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