2026 Marc D. Abrams: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	70	726	669	208	185	147	14808
Ecology and Evolution	71	1319	1260	487	457	161	16971

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Plant Science and Agronomy

726

669

208

185

147

14808

Ecology and Evolution

1319

1260

487

457

161

16971

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index

Citations

14808

World Ranking

726

National Ranking

208

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index

Citations

16971

World Ranking

1319

National Ranking

487

Overview

Marc D. Abrams is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Anthropology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Paleontology.

Their research contributions are notably concentrated on topics such as Fire effects on ecosystems, Tree-ring climate responses, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Archaeology and Natural History, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Marc D. Abrams has coauthored frequently with colleagues including Brice B. Hanberry, Gregory J. Nowacki, Stephen J. Tulowiecki, Mary A. Arthur, and J. Morgan Varner.

Their published work appears across various academic venues, including:

The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society
Land
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Nature Sustainability
Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Recent notable papers by Marc D. Abrams include:

Native American imprint in palaeoecology (2020), published in Nature Sustainability
Oak forests and woodlands as Indigenous landscapes in the Eastern United States (2021), published in The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society
Reviewing Fire, Climate, Deer, and Foundation Species as Drivers of Historically Open Oak and Pine Forests and Transition to Closed Forests (2020), published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change (coauthored by Brice B. Hanberry)

Their research touches on ecological and environmental dynamics, particularly relating to forest ecosystems and historical landscape transformations. The work involves both contemporary and paleoecological perspectives, integrating environmental science with archaeological contexts.

Marc D. Abrams' interdisciplinary studies extend to examining the interactions between climate factors, vegetation dynamics, and anthropogenic influences across temporal scales. Their collaboration with other researchers contributes to advancing understanding of complex environmental and ecological systems.

Best Publications

Fire and the Development of Oak Forests

Marc D. Abrams

1631
Citations
The Demise of Fire and “Mesophication” of Forests in the Eastern United States

Gregory J. Nowacki;Marc D. Abrams

1516
Citations
The red maple paradox: What explains the widespread expansion of red maple in eastern forests?

Marc D. Abrams

835
Citations
Adaptations and responses to drought in Quercus species of North America.

Marc D. Abrams

719
Citations
RADIAL-GROWTH AVERAGING CRITERIA FOR RECONSTRUCTING DISTURBANCE HISTORIES FROM PRESETTLEMENT-ORIGIN OAKS

Gregory J. Nowacki;Marc D. Abrams

656
Citations
Where Has All the White Oak Gone

Marc D. Abrams

554
Citations
Historical variation in fire, oak recruitment, and post-logging accelerated succession in central Pennsylvania

Marc D. Abrams;Gregory J. Nowacki

373
Citations
Variation in radial growth responses to drought among species, site, and canopy strata

David A. Orwig;Marc D. Abrams

346
Citations
Leaf structural characteristics of 31 hardwood and conifer tree species in central Wisconsin: influence of light regime and shade-tolerance rank.

Marc David Abrams;Mark E. Kubiske

341
Citations
Native Americans as active and passive promoters of mast and fruit trees in the eastern USA

Marc D. Abrams;Gregory J. Nowacki

292
Citations
Dendroecological analysis of successional dynamics for a presettlement-origin white-pine-mixed-oak forest in the southern Appalachians, USA.

Marc D. Abrams;David A. Orwig;Thomas E. Demeo

267
Citations
Fire affects ecophysiology and community dynamics of central Wisconsin oak forest regeneration

Peter B. Reich;Marc D. Abrams;Marc D. Abrams;David S. Ellsworth;Eric L. Kruger

260
Citations
Successional replacement of old-growth white oak by mixed mesophytic hardwoods in southwestern Pennsylvania

Marc D. Abrams;Julie A. Downs

257
Citations
Disturbance-mediated accelerated succession in two Michigan forest types

Marc D. Abrams;Michael L. Scott

232
Citations
USE OF BOUNDARY-LINE GROWTH PATTERNS AS A BASIS FOR DENDROECOLOGICAL RELEASE CRITERIA

Bryan Andrew Black;Marc D. Abrams

231
Citations
Is climate an important driver of post‐European vegetation change in the Eastern United States?

Gregory J. Nowacki;Marc D. Abrams

227
Citations
Gas exchange, leaf structure and nitrogen in contrasting successional tree species growing in open and understory sites during a drought.

Marc D. Abrams;Scott A. Mostoller

227
Citations
Relating wet and dry year ecophysiology to leaf structure in contrasting temperate tree species

Marc D. Abrams;Mark E. Kubiske;Scott A. Mostoller

223
Citations
A TEN-YEAR RECORD OF ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS IN A KANSAS TALLGRASS PRAIRIE: EFFECTS OF FIRE AND TOPOGRAPHIC POSITION

Marc D. Abrams;Alan K. Knapp;Lloyd C. Hulbert

218
Citations
A 400-year history of fire and oak recruitment in an old-growth oak forest in western Maryland, U.S.A.

Durland L. Shumway;Marc D. Abrams;Charles M. Ruffner

213
Citations