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Lindsey E. Rustad

Lindsey E. Rustad

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
52
Citations
13491
World Ranking
3407
National Ranking
1196

Lindsey E. Rustad 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 Lindsey E. Rustad sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 111 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lindsey E. Rustad 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 Lindsey E. Rustad sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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

  • 2015 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Overview

Lindsey E. Rustad is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Engineering. Within these domains, notable subfields include Atmospheric Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Mechanical Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology.

Their main research topics cover a range of environmental and ecological concerns, such as Tree Root and Stability Studies, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, Forest Ecology and Management, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, Seedling Growth and Survival Studies, Climate Change and Permafrost, and Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications.

Rustad has contributed to multiple recent papers, including:

  • A new generation of sensors and monitoring tools to support climate-smart forestry practices (2021, Canadian Journal of Forest Research)
  • Remote Sensing and GIS in Natural Resource Management: Comparing Tools and Emphasizing the Importance of In-Situ Data (2024, Remote Sensing)
  • Watershed studies at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Building on a long legacy of research with new approaches and sources of data (2020, Hydrological Processes)
  • Experimental approach and initial forest response to a simulated ice storm experiment in a northern hardwood forest (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Simulating Impacts of Ice Storms on Forest Ecosystems (2020, Journal of Visualized Experiments)

Frequent co-authors of Lindsey E. Rustad include:

  • Charles T. Driscoll
  • John L. Campbell
  • Peter M. Groffman
  • Wendy Leuenberger
  • Timothy J. Fahey

Rustad's work is often published in established venues, with multiple publications in the Canadian Journal of Forest Research and the Journal of Visualized Experiments. Other notable journals include Remote Sensing, Hydrological Processes, and PLoS ONE.

In recognition of their contributions, Rustad was named a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • A meta-analysis of the response of soil respiration, net nitrogen mineralization, and aboveground plant growth to experimental ecosystem warming

    L.E. Rustad;J.L. Campbell;G.M. Marion;R.J. Norby

  • Nitrogen Saturation in Temperate Forest Ecosystems

    John Aber;William McDowell;Knute Nadelhoffer;Alison Magill

  • Who needs environmental monitoring

    Gary M. Lovett;Douglas A. Burns;Charles T. Driscoll;Jennifer C. Jenkins

  • Controls on soil respiration: Implications for climate change

    Lindsey E. Rustad;Thomas G. Huntington;Richard D. Boone

  • 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

  • Modeled interactive effects of precipitation, temperature, and [CO2] on ecosystem carbon and water dynamics in different climatic zones

    Yiqi Luo;Dieter Gerten;Guerric Le Maire;William J. Parton

  • Early stage litter decomposition across biomes

    Ika Djukic;Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas;Inger Kappel Schmidt;Klaus Steenberg Larsen

  • Global patterns and substrate-based mechanisms of the terrestrial nitrogen cycle

    Shuli Niu;Aimée T. Classen;Jeffrey S. Dukes;Paul Kardol

  • Current status, uncertainty and future needs in soil organic carbon monitoring.

    Robert Jandl;Mirco Rodeghiero;Cristina Martinez;M. Francesca Cotrufo

  • The response of terrestrial ecosystems to global climate change: Towards an integrated approach

    Lindsey E. Rustad

  • Consequences of climate change for biogeochemical cycling in forests of northeastern North America

    John L. CampbellJ.L. Campbell;Lindsey E. RustadL.E. Rustad;Elizabeth W. BoyerE.W. Boyer;Sheila F. ChristopherS.F. Christopher

  • The Engaged University: Providing a Platform for Research That Transforms Society

    Ali Whitmer;Laura Ogden;John Lawton;Pam Sturner

  • Forest biogeochemistry in response to drought.

    William H. Schlesinger;Michael C. Dietze;Robert B. Jackson;Richard P. Phillips

  • Do Nutrient Limitation Patterns Shift from Nitrogen Toward Phosphorus with Increasing Nitrogen Deposition Across the Northeastern United States

    K. F. Crowley;B. E. McNeil;G. M. Lovett;C. D. Canham

  • Experimental Acidification Causes Soil Base-Cation Depletion at the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine

    Ivan J. Fernandez;Lindsey E. Rustad;Stephen A. Norton;Jeffrey S. Kahl

  • Regional assessment of N saturation using foliar and root δ15N

    L. H. Pardo;P. H. Templer;C. L. Goodale;S. Duke

  • Experimental soil warming effects on CO2 and CH4 flux from a low elevation spruce–fir forest soil in Maine, USA

    Lindsey E. Rustad;Ivan. J. Fernandez

  • Soil Carbon Dioxide Characteristics under Different Forest Types and after Harvest

    Ivan J. Fernandez;Yowhan Son;Chuck R. Kraske;Lindsey E. Rustad

  • Long-Term Integrated Studies Show Complex and Surprising Effects of Climate Change in the Northern Hardwood Forest

    Peter M. Groffman;Lindsay E. Rustad;Pamela H. Templer;John L. Campbell

  • Modelled effects of precipitation on ecosystem carbon and water dynamics in different climatic zones

    Dieter Gerten;Yiqi Luo;Guerric Le Maire;William J. Parton

  • Regional Assessment of N Saturation using Foliar and Root <img src="/fulltext-image.asp?format=htmln

    Linda H. Pardo;Pamela H. Templer;Christine L. Goodale;Sara E. Duke;Sara E. Duke

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivan J. Fernandez
Ivan J. Fernandez University of Maine
Peter M. Groffman
Peter M. Groffman City University of New York
Charles T. Driscoll
Charles T. Driscoll Syracuse University
Stephen A. Norton
Stephen A. Norton University of Maine
Pamela H. Templer
Pamela H. Templer Boston University
Jeffrey S. Kahl
Jeffrey S. Kahl Thomas College
Jeffrey S. Dukes
Jeffrey S. Dukes Purdue University West Lafayette
Paul G. Schaberg
Paul G. Schaberg US Forest Service
Myron J. Mitchell
Myron J. Mitchell SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Timothy J. Fahey
Timothy J. Fahey Cornell University

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