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Plant Science and Agronomy

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Matthew J. Germino publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthew J. Germino sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 159 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Matthew J. Germino D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthew J. Germino sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

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

  • 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

  • Conifer seedling distribution and survival in an alpine-treeline ecotone

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

  • 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

  • Another perspective on altitudinal limits of alpine timberlines

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

  • 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

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

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

  • The altitude of alpine treeline: a bellwether of climate change effects

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

  • Estimating visual properties of Rocky Mountain landscapes using GIS

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Microsite differentiation among conifer species during seedling establishment at alpine treeline

    Eliza L. Maher;Matthew J. Germino

  • 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

  • Ecosystem Impacts of Exotic Annual Invaders in the Genus Bromus

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • Aeolian sediment transport following wildfire in sagebrush steppe

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

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

    S. Bansal;M. J. Germino

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

    M. J. Germino;W. K. Smith

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

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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Lara M. Kueppers
Lara M. Kueppers Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
David S. Pilliod
David S. Pilliod United States Geological Survey
Nancy F. Glenn
Nancy F. Glenn Boise State University
William K. Smith
William K. Smith Wake Forest University
Jeanne C. Chambers
Jeanne C. Chambers US Forest Service
Margaret S. Torn
Margaret S. Torn Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
John B. Bradford
John B. Bradford United States Geological Survey
Kathleen A. Lohse
Kathleen A. Lohse Idaho State University
David A. Pyke
David A. Pyke United States Geological Survey
Jeffry B. Mitton
Jeffry B. Mitton University of Colorado Boulder

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