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D-Index
41
Citations
8185
World Ranking
5755
National Ranking
1964

Lara M. Kueppers 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 Lara M. Kueppers sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 139 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lara M. Kueppers 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 Lara M. Kueppers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Lara M. Kueppers is affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans various aspects of environmental science, with significant contributions to the study of global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, and atmospheric science. Their work also intersects with ecology and plant science, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding environmental processes.

The scientist's research focuses primarily on plant water relations and carbon dynamics, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, tree-ring climate responses, and fire effects on ecosystems. Additional topics include forest ecology and management, species distribution and climate change, as well as rangeland and wildlife management.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Lara M. Kueppers include:

  • Charles D. Koven
  • Ryan Knox
  • Chonggang Xu
  • Rosie A. Fisher
  • Matthew J. Germino

They have published extensively in venues such as:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • New Phytologist
  • Biogeosciences
  • Global Change Biology
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Pervasive shifts in forest dynamics in a changing world," 2020, Science
  • "Benchmarking and parameter sensitivity of physiological and vegetation dynamics using the Functionally Assembled Terrestrial Ecosystem Simulator (FATES) at Barro Colorado Island, Panama," 2020, Biogeosciences
  • "Hydraulically-vulnerable trees survive on deep-water access during droughts in a tropical forest," 2021, New Phytologist
  • "Warming increased bark beetle-induced tree mortality by 30% during an extreme drought in California," 2021, Global Change Biology
  • "Forest regeneration within Earth system models: current process representations and ways forward," 2022, New Phytologist

Best Publications

  • Pervasive shifts in forest dynamics in a changing world

    Nate G. McDowell;Craig D. Allen;Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira;Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira;Brian H. Aukema

  • Drivers and Mechanisms of Tree Mortality in Moist Tropical Forests

    Nate G. McDowell;Craig D. Allen;Kristina Anderson‐Teixeira;Kristina Anderson‐Teixeira;Paulo M. Brando

  • A meta-analysis of 1,119 manipulative experiments on terrestrial carbon-cycling responses to global change

    Jian Song;Jian Song;Shiqiang Wan;Shiqiang Wan;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Alan K. Knapp

  • Protecting climate with forests

    Robert B. Jackson;James T. Randerson;Josep G. Canadell;Ray G. Anderson

  • Irrigation cooling effect: Regional climate forcing by land-use change

    Lara M. Kueppers;Lara M. Kueppers;Mark A. Snyder;Lisa C. Sloan

  • Biophysical considerations in forestry for climate protection

    Ray G Anderson;Josep G Canadell;James T Randerson;Robert B Jackson

  • Coordinated approaches to quantify long-term ecosystem dynamics in response to global change

    Yiqi Luo;Jerry Melillo;Shuli Niu;Claus Beier

  • Modeled regional climate change and California endemic oak ranges

    Lara M. Kueppers;Mark A. Snyder;Lisa C. Sloan;Erika S. Zavaleta

  • Irrigation cooling effect on temperature and heat index extremes

    David B. Lobell;Celine J. Bonfils;Lara M. Kueppers;Mark A. Snyder

  • CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND PLANT COMMUNITY DYNAMICS FOLLOWING REFORESTATION OF TROPICAL PASTURE

    Whendee L. Silver;Whendee L. Silver;Lara M. Kueppers;Ariel E. Lugo;Rebecca Ostertag;Rebecca Ostertag

  • Dead wood biomass and turnover time, measured by radiocarbon, along a subalpine elevation gradient.

    Lara M. Kueppers;John Southon;Paul Baer;John Harte

  • Warming and provenance limit tree recruitment across and beyond the elevation range of subalpine forest

    Lara M. Kueppers;Lara M. Kueppers;Erin Conlisk;Cristina Castanha;Cristina Castanha;Andrew B. Moyes;Andrew B. Moyes

  • Benchmarking and parameter sensitivity of physiological and vegetation dynamics using the Functionally Assembled Terrestrial Ecosystem Simulator (FATES) at Barro Colorado Island, Panama

    Charles D. Koven;Ryan G. Knox;Rosie A. Fisher;Jeffrey Q. Chambers;Jeffrey Q. Chambers

  • Evidence for foliar endophytic nitrogen fixation in a widely distributed subalpine conifer

    Andrew B. Moyes;Andrew B. Moyes;Lara M. Kueppers;Lara M. Kueppers;Jennifer Pett‐Ridge;Dana L. Carper

  • Seasonal temperature responses to land-use change in the western United States

    Lara M. Kueppers;Mark A. Snyder;Lisa C. Sloan;Dan Cayan

  • Hydraulically-vulnerable trees survive on deep-water access during droughts in a tropical forest

    Rutuja Chitra-Tarak;Rutuja Chitra-Tarak;Chonggang Xu;Salomón Aguilar;Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira;Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira

  • Soil moisture mediates alpine life form and community productivity responses to warming

    Daniel E. Winkler;Kenneth J. Chapin;Lara M. Kueppers;Lara M. Kueppers

  • Warming and the dependence of limber pine (Pinus flexilis) establishment on summer soil moisture within and above its current elevation range.

    Andrew B. Moyes;Cristina Castanha;Matthew J. Germino;Matthew J. Germino;Lara M. Kueppers

  • Influence of irrigated agriculture on diurnal surface energy and water fluxes, surface climate, and atmospheric circulation in California

    Lara M. Kueppers;Mark A. Snyder

  • Land-atmosphere coupling and climate prediction over the U.S. Southern Great Plains

    Ian N. Williams;Yaqiong Lu;Lara M. Kueppers;William J. Riley

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles D. Koven
Charles D. Koven Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Matthew J. Germino
Matthew J. Germino United States Geological Survey
Jeffrey Q. Chambers
Jeffrey Q. Chambers Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Margaret S. Torn
Margaret S. Torn Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Nate G. McDowell
Nate G. McDowell Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Rosie A. Fisher
Rosie A. Fisher National Center for Atmospheric Research
Matteo Detto
Matteo Detto Princeton University
Chonggang Xu
Chonggang Xu Los Alamos National Laboratory
Michael L. Goulden
Michael L. Goulden University of California, Irvine
William J. Riley
William J. Riley Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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