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Matthew L. Brooks

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
33
Citations
7344
World Ranking
7761
National Ranking
2595

Matthew L. Brooks publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 114 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matthew L. Brooks 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 Matthew L. Brooks sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Matthew L. Brooks is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with detailed work in subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Communication, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The scientist's work covers several main topics. These include:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception

Matthew L. Brooks has published in various venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • U.S. Geological Survey circular/U.S. Geological Survey Circular
  • Biological Invasions
  • Digital Geography and Society

Recent scientific papers authored or coauthored by Brooks include:

  • Combined effects of biological control of an invasive shrub and fluvial processes on riparian vegetation dynamics (2020) - Biological Invasions
  • Homogenization of soil seed bank communities by fire and invasive species in the Mojave Desert (2024) - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Contrasting Geographic Patterns of Ignition Probability and Burn Severity in the Mojave Desert (2021) - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • U.S. Geological Survey wildland fire science strategic plan, 2021-26 (2021) - U.S. Geological Survey circular/U.S. Geological Survey Circular
  • Editorial: Fire regimes in desert ecosystems: Drivers, impacts and changes (2022) - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Brooks are:

  • Steven R. Lee
  • R Klinger
  • James R. Meldrum
  • Douglas J. Shinneman
  • Eduardo González

Best Publications

  • Effects of Invasive Alien Plants on Fire Regimes

    Matthew L. Brooks;Carla M. D'antonio;David M. Richardson;James B. Grace

  • Effects of increased soil nitrogen on the dominance of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert

    Matthew L. Brooks

  • Conditional vulnerability of plant diversity to atmospheric nitrogen deposition across the United States

    Samuel M. Simkin;Edith B. Allen;William D. Bowman;Christopher M. Clark

  • Control of invasive weeds with Prescribed burning

    Joseph M. DiTOMASO;Matthew L. Brooks;Edith B. Allen;Ralph Minnich

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of wildfires in the Mojave Desert, 1980-2004

    M.L. Brooks;J.R. Matchett

  • Long-term effects of seeding after wildfire on vegetation in Great Basin shrubland ecosystems

    Kevin C. Knutson;David A. Pyke;Troy A. Wirth;Robert S. Arkle

  • Competition between alien annual grasses and native annual plants in the Mojave Desert.

    Matthew L. Brooks;Matthew L. Brooks

  • Fire as a Restoration Tool: A Decision Framework for Predicting the Control or Enhancement of Plants Using Fire

    David A. Pyke;Matthew L. Brooks;Carla D'Antonio;Carla D'Antonio

  • Invasive plants and fire in the deserts of North America

    M.L. Brooks;D. Pyke

  • Short- and Long-term Effects of Fire on Carbon in US Dry Temperate Forest Systems

    Matthew D. Hurteau;Matthew L. Brooks

  • Wildfire, climate, and invasive grass interactions negatively impact an indicator species by reshaping sagebrush ecosystems

    Peter S. Coates;Mark A. Ricca;Brian G. Prochazka;Matthew L. Brooks

  • Alien annual grasses and fire in the Mojave Desert.

    Matthew L Brooks

  • Evidence of fuels management and fire weather influencing fire severity in an extreme fire event

    Jamie M. Lydersen;Brandon M. Collins;Brandon M. Collins;Matthew L. Brooks;John R. Matchett

  • Assessing fire effects on forest spatial structure using a fusion of Landsat and airborne LiDAR data in Yosemite National Park

    Van R. Kane;Malcolm P. North;James A. Lutz;Derek J. Churchill

  • Landscape-scale effects of fire severity on mixed-conifer and red fir forest structure in Yosemite National Park

    Van R. Kane;James A. Lutz;Susan L. Roberts;Douglas F. Smith

  • PEAK FIRE TEMPERATURES AND EFFECTS ON ANNUAL PLANTS IN THE MOJAVE DESERT

    Matthew L. Brooks

  • Quantifying restoration effectiveness using multi-scale habitat models: implications for sage-grouse in the Great Basin.

    Robert S. Arkle;David S. Pilliod;Steven E. Hanser;Matthew L. Brooks

  • Resistance to Invasion and Resilience to Fire in Desert Shrublands of North America

    Matthew L. Brooks;Jeanne C. Chambers

  • Habitat Invasibility and Dominance by Alien Annual Plants in the Western Mojave Desert

    Matthew L. Brooks

  • Dominance and environmental correlates of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert, USA

    M.L. Brooks;K.H. Berry

  • Effects of livestock watering sites on alien and native plants in the Mojave Desert, USA.

    M.L. Brooks;J.R. Matchett;K.H. Berry

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeanne C. Chambers
Jeanne C. Chambers US Forest Service
David A. Pyke
David A. Pyke United States Geological Survey
David S. Pilliod
David S. Pilliod United States Geological Survey
Jayne Belnap
Jayne Belnap United States Geological Survey
Edith B. Allen
Edith B. Allen University of California, Riverside
Carla M. D'Antonio
Carla M. D'Antonio University of California, Santa Barbara
Lars Søndergaard
Lars Søndergaard Abbott (United States)
Eric L. Berlow
Eric L. Berlow University of California, Merced
Jon E. Keeley
Jon E. Keeley United States Geological Survey
James B. Grace
James B. Grace United States Geological Survey

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Scott R. Abella

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Jon E. Keeley

Jon E. Keeley

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Brandon M. Collins

Brandon M. Collins

University of California, Berkeley

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Petr Pyšek

Petr Pyšek

Czech Academy of Sciences

Publications: 36

Bruce A. Roundy

Bruce A. Roundy

Brigham Young University

Publications: 31

Edith B. Allen

Edith B. Allen

University of California, Riverside

Publications: 31

Scott L. Stephens

Scott L. Stephens

University of California, Berkeley

Publications: 30

Malcolm P. North

Malcolm P. North

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Matthew J. Germino

United States Geological Survey

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James A. Lutz

Utah State University

Publications: 27

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David S. Pilliod

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Samuel B. St. Clair

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