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Matthew P. Ayres

Matthew P. Ayres

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
59
Citations
15470
World Ranking
2386
National Ranking
849

Matthew P. Ayres 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 Matthew P. Ayres sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 177 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matthew P. Ayres 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 P. Ayres sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Matthew P. Ayres is affiliated with Dartmouth College in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong focus on ecology, insect science, plant science, nature and landscape conservation, and global and planetary change.

Their work more specifically addresses topics such as forest insect ecology and management, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, plant and animal studies, fire effects on ecosystems, nematode management and characterization studies, and mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions.

Recent publications by Matthew P. Ayres include:

  • Fine roots and mycorrhizal fungi accelerate leaf litter decomposition in a northern hardwood forest regardless of dominant tree mycorrhizal associations, 2020, New Phytologist
  • Impact of Stand and Landscape Management on Forest Pest Damage, 2021, Annual Review of Entomology
  • The Fire and Tree Mortality Database, for empirical modeling of individual tree mortality after fire, 2020, Scientific Data
  • Seedling survival declines with increasing conspecific density in a common temperate tree, 2020, Ecosphere
  • Analytical approaches for evaluating passive acoustic monitoring data: A case study of avian vocalizations, 2022, Ecology and Evolution

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Ayres include:

  • María J. Lombardero
  • Carla S. Pimentel
  • Carolyn Hull Sieg
  • Ashley K. Lang
  • Fiona V. Jevon

Some common venues of publication for Ayres' work include:

  • Ecological Applications
  • NeoBiota
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystems
  • Forest Ecology and Management

Best Publications

  • Climate Change and Forest Disturbances

    Virginia H. Dale;Linda A. Joyce;Steve Mcnulty;Ronald P. Neilson

  • Assessing the consequences of global change for forest disturbance from herbivores and pathogens.

    Matthew P. Ayres;Marı́a J. Lombardero

  • Jensen's inequality predicts effects of environmental variation.

    Jonathan J. Ruel;Matthew P. Ayres

  • Consequences of climate change for biotic disturbances in North American forests

    Aaron S. Weed;Matthew P. Ayres;Jeffrey A. Hicke

  • DIVERSITY OF STRUCTURE AND ANTIHERBIVORE ACTIVITY IN CONDENSED TANNINS

    Matthew P. Ayres;Thomas P. Clausen;Stephen F. MacLean;Ahnya M. Redman

  • Nonnative forest insects and pathogens in the United States: Impacts and policy options.

    Gary M. Lovett;Marissa S. Weiss;Andrew M. Liebhold;Thomas P. Holmes

  • Observed and anticipated impacts of drought on forest insects and diseases in the United States

    Thomas E. Kolb;Christopher J. Fettig;Matthew P. Ayres;Barbara J. Bentz

  • Linking breeding and wintering ranges of a migratory songbird using stable isotopes

    D. R. Rubenstein;C. P. Chamberlain;Richard T. Holmes;M. P. Ayres

  • Nitrogen budgets of phloem-feeding bark beetles with and without symbiotic fungi

    Matthew P. Ayres;Richard T. Wilkens;Jonathan J. Ruel;María J. Lombardero

  • Environmental effects on constitutive and inducible resin defences of Pinus taeda

    Maria L. Lombardero;Matthew P. Ayres;Peter L. Lorio;Jonathan J. Ruel

  • Climate and the northern distribution limits of Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

    Matthew J. Ungerer;Matthew P. Ayres;María J. Lombardero

  • Local Adaptation to Regional Climates in Papilio Canadensis (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

    Matthew P. Ayres;J. Mark Scriber

  • Plant defense, herbivory, and climate change.

    M. P. Ayres;P. M. Kareiva;J. G. Kingsolver;R. B. Huey

  • Causes of cyclicity of Epirrita autumnata (Lepidoptera, Geometridae): grandiose theory and tedious practice

    Kai Ruohomäki;Miia Tanhuanpää;Matthew P. Ayres;Pekka Kaitaniemi

  • Antagonisms, mutualisms and commensalisms affect outbreak dynamics of the southern pine beetle

    Richard W. Hofstetter;James T. Cronin;Kier D. Klepzig;John C. Moser

  • IMPACT OF MINIMUM WINTER TEMPERATURES ON THE POPULATION DYNAMICS OF DENDROCTONUS FRONTALIS

    J. Khai Trân;Tiina Ylioja;Ronald F. Billings;Jacques Régnière

  • Climate affects severity and altitudinal distribution of outbreaks in an eruptive bark beetle

    Lorenzo Marini;Lorenzo Marini;Matthew P. Ayres;Andrea Battisti;Massimo Faccoli

  • Development of Birch Leaves and the Growth Energetics of Epirrita Autumnata (Geometridae)

    M. P. Ayres;S. F. MacLean

  • Bark beetle outbreaks in western North America: Causes and consequences

    Barbara Bentz;Jesse Logan;Jim MacMahon;Craig D. Allen

  • Symbiosis and competition: complex interactions among beetles, fungi, and mites

    Kier D. Klepzig;J.C. Moser;F.J. Lombardero;R.W. Hofstetter

Frequent Co-Authors

Kier D. Klepzig
Kier D. Klepzig Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center
Andrew M. Liebhold
Andrew M. Liebhold Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Barbara J. Bentz
Barbara J. Bentz US Forest Service
Ross A. Virginia
Ross A. Virginia Dartmouth College
Jeffrey A. Hicke
Jeffrey A. Hicke University of Idaho
Kenneth F. Raffa
Kenneth F. Raffa University of Wisconsin–Madison
Heikki Roininen
Heikki Roininen University of Eastern Finland
Daniel A. Herms
Daniel A. Herms The Ohio State University
J. Mark Scriber
J. Mark Scriber Michigan State University
Jacques Régnière
Jacques Régnière Natural Resources Canada

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