2026 Matthew J. Germino: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	49	2282	2105	574	504	159	8583
Ecology and Evolution	53	3330	3201	1174	1116	229	9492

Overview

Matthew J. Germino is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. In addition, their work covers subfields such as Atmospheric Science and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work centers on topics including:

Rangeland and Wildlife Management
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Fire effects on ecosystems
Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
Tree-ring climate responses
Landslides and related hazards

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Matthew J. Germino include:

Cara Applestein
Brynne E. Lazarus
Lara M. Kueppers
T. Trevor Caughlin
Christopher R. Anthony

The scientist has published extensively in various venues, with the most common ones being:

Rangeland Ecology & Management
Restoration Ecology
OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
Ecosphere
Ecological Indicators

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Matthew J. Germino include:

"Small-scale water deficits after wildfires create long-lasting ecological impacts" (2020), Environmental Research Letters
"Are drought indices and climate data good indicators of ecologically relevant soil moisture dynamics in drylands?" (2021), Ecological Indicators
"Postfire growth of seeded and planted big sagebrush-strategic designs for restoring greater sage-grouse nesting habitat" (2020), Restoration Ecology
"Monitoring for adaptive management of burned sagebrush-steppe rangelands: addressing variability and uncertainty on the 2015 Soda Megafire" (2021), Rangelands
"Statistical considerations of nonrandom treatment applications reveal region-wide benefits of widespread post-fire restoration action" (2022), Nature Communications

Best Publications

A multi-species synthesis of physiological mechanisms in drought-induced tree mortality

Henry D. Adams;Melanie J.B. Zeppel;Melanie J.B. Zeppel;William R.L. Anderegg;Henrik Hartmann

1102
Citations
Resilience to Stress and Disturbance, and Resistance to Bromus tectorum L. Invasion in Cold Desert Shrublands of Western North America

Jeanne C. Chambers;Bethany A. Bradley;Cynthia S. Brown;Carla D'Antonio

461
Citations
Conifer seedling distribution and survival in an alpine-treeline ecotone

Matthew J. Germino;William K. Smith;A. Catherine Resor

447
Citations
Environmental amenities and agricultural land values: a hedonic model using geographic information systems data

Chris T. Bastian;Donald M. McLeod;Matthew J. Germino;William A. Reiners

435
Citations
Another perspective on altitudinal limits of alpine timberlines

William K. Smith;Matthew J. Germino;Thomas E. Hancock;Daniel M. Johnson

385
Citations
Nonstructural leaf carbohydrate dynamics of Pinus edulis during drought-induced tree mortality reveal role for carbon metabolism in mortality mechanism

Henry D. Adams;Henry D. Adams;Matthew J. Germino;Matthew J. Germino;David D. Breshears;Greg A. Barron‐Gafford

309
Citations
Sky exposure, crown architecture, and low‐temperature photoinhibition in conifer seedlings at alpine treeline

M. J. Germino;W. K. Smith;W. K. Smith

258
Citations
The altitude of alpine treeline: a bellwether of climate change effects

William K. Smith;Matthew J. Germino;Daniel M. Johnson;Keith Reinhardt

254
Citations
Estimating visual properties of Rocky Mountain landscapes using GIS

Matthew J. Germino;William A. Reiners;Benedict J. Blasko;Donald McLeod

201
Citations
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

177
Citations
Interactive effects of tree and herb cover on survivorship, physiology, and microclimate of conifer seedlings at the alpine tree-line ecotone

Eliza L Maher;Matthew J Germino;Niles J Hasselquist

152
Citations
Microsite differentiation among conifer species during seedling establishment at alpine treeline

Eliza L. Maher;Matthew J. Germino

152
Citations
Exotic plants increase and native plants decrease with loss of foundation species in sagebrush steppe

Janet S. Prevéy;Matthew J. Germino;Nancy J. Huntly;Nancy J. Huntly;Richard S. Inouye;Richard S. Inouye

134
Citations
Ecosystem Impacts of Exotic Annual Invaders in the Genus Bromus

Matthew J. Germino;Jayne Belnap;John M. Stark;Edith B. Allen

117
Citations
Abiotic factors limiting photosynthesis in Abies lasiocarpa and Picea engelmannii seedlings below and above the alpine timberline

Daniel M Johnson;Matthew J Germino;William K Smith

112
Citations
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

111
Citations
Adapting management to a changing world: Warm temperatures, dry soil, and interannual variability limit restoration success of a dominant woody shrub in temperate drylands.

Robert K. Shriver;Caitlin M. Andrews;David S. Pilliod;Robert S. Arkle

108
Citations
Invasion of shrublands by exotic grasses : ecohydrological consequences in cold versus warm deserts.

Bradford P. Wilcox;Laura Turnbull;Michael H. Young;C. Jason Williams

103
Citations
Aeolian sediment transport following wildfire in sagebrush steppe

J.B. Sankey;M.J. Germino;N.F. Glenn

98
Citations
Carbon balance of conifer seedlings at timberline: relative changes in uptake, storage, and utilization

S. Bansal;M. J. Germino

92
Citations
Differences in microsite, plant form, and low-temperature photoinhibition in alpine plants.

M. J. Germino;W. K. Smith

92
Citations
High resistance to low‐temperature photoinhibition in two alpine, snowbank species

Matthew J. Germino;Matthew J. Germino;William K. Smith

91
Citations
Exotic Brome-Grasses in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems of the Western US

Matthew J. Germino;Jeanne C. Chambers;Cynthia S. Brown

70
Citations