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D-Index
46
Citations
7100
World Ranking
4681
National Ranking
1631

Melany C. Fisk publications per year

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1963 2025

85 publications in total across all disciplines

Melany C. Fisk 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 Melany C. Fisk sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 78 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Melany C. Fisk 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 Melany C. Fisk sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Melany C. Fisk is affiliated with Miami University in the United States and has contributed to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research is primarily focused on several interconnected areas relating to soil, plant, and forest ecology.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these broader fields, their subfields of study encompass:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Soil Science
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Plant Science

Key research topics addressed by Melany C. Fisk include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Seedling growth and survival studies
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest ecology and management

This scientist has published in a variety of journals with a focus on ecosystems, forest ecology, and biogeochemistry. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Ecosystems
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Plant and Soil
  • Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Recent papers by Melany C. Fisk demonstrate ongoing research into nutrient interactions and forest soil dynamics. Some of the notable publications include:

  • "Fine Root Growth Increases in Response to Nitrogen Addition in Phosphorus-limited Northern Hardwood Forests," 2022, Ecosystems
  • "Soil carbon availability decouples net nitrogen mineralization and net nitrification across United States Long Term Ecological Research sites," 2023, Biogeochemistry
  • "Evidence for P limitation in eight northern hardwood stands: Foliar concentrations and resorption by three tree species in a factorial N by P addition experiment," 2022, Forest Ecology and Management
  • "Co-limitation of Fine Root Growth by Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Early Successional Northern Hardwood Forests," 2023, Ecosystems
  • "Tracing carbon flow through a sugar maple forest and its soil components: role of invasive earthworms," 2021, Plant and Soil

Collaborations have been a consistent feature of their research activity. Frequent co-authors with whom Melany C. Fisk has worked include:

  • Timothy J. Fahey
  • Ruth D. Yanai
  • Peter M. Groffman
  • Kara E. Gonzales
  • Shinjini Goswami

Best Publications

  • TOPOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF ABOVE- AND BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION AND NITROGEN CYCLING IN ALPINE TUNDRA

    Melany C. Fisk;Steven K. Schmidt;Timothy R. Seastedt;Timothy R. Seastedt

  • The biogeochemistry of carbon at Hubbard Brook

    T. J. Fahey;T. G. Siccama;C. T. Driscoll;G. E. Likens

  • Ecosystem Consequences of Exotic Earthworm Invasion of North Temperate Forests

    Patrick J. Bohlen;Peter M. Groffman;Timothy J. Fahey;Melany C. Fisk;Melany C. Fisk

  • Microbial biomass and nitrogen cycling responses to fertilization and litter removal in young northern hardwood forests

    Melany C. Fisk;Timothy J. Fahey

  • SEASONAL PARTITIONING OF NITROGEN BY PLANTS AND SOIL MICROORGANISMS IN AN ALPINE ECOSYSTEM

    Charles H. Jaeger;Russell K. Monson;Melany C. Fisk;Steven K. Schmidt

  • Influence of Earthworm Invasion on Redistribution and Retention of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen in Northern Temperate Forests

    Patrick J. Bohlen;Derek M. Pelletier;Peter M. Groffman;Timothy J. Fahey

  • Microbial activity and functional composition among northern peatland ecosystems

    Melany C Fisk;Kristin F Ruether;Joseph B Yavitt

  • Snow depth, soil freezing and nitrogen cycling in a northern hardwood forest landscape

    Peter M. Groffman;Janet P. Hardy;Samuel Fashu-Kanu;Charles T. Driscoll

  • Nitrogen Mineralization and Microbial Biomass Nitrogen Dynamics in Three Alpine Tundra Communities

    Melany C. Fisk;Steven K. Schmidt

  • Climate Variation and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling Processes in a Northern Hardwood Forest

    Peter M. Groffman;Janet P. Hardy;Melany C. Fisk;Timothy J. Fahey

  • Long-Term Integrated Studies Show Complex and Surprising Effects of Climate Change in the Northern Hardwood Forest

    Peter M. Groffman;Lindsay E. Rustad;Pamela H. Templer;John L. Campbell

  • Physiological and production responses of plant growth forms to increases in limiting resources in alpine tundra: implications for differential community response to environmental change

    William D. Bowman;William D. Bowman;Theresa A. Theodose;Theresa A. Theodose;Melany C. Fisk;Melany C. Fisk

  • Influence of nonnative earthworms on mycorrhizal colonization of sugar maple (Acer saccharum).

    Beth Lawrence;Melany C. Fisk;Timothy J. Fahey;Esteban R. Suárez

  • Exotic earthworms alter soil microbial community composition and function

    Mark A. Dempsey;Melany C. Fisk;Joseph B. Yavitt;Timothy J. Fahey

  • Exotic Earthworm Invasion and Microbial Biomass in Temperate Forest Soils

    Peter M. Groffman;Patrick J. Bohlen;Melany C. Fisk;Timothy J. Fahey

  • Earthworm Invasion, Fine-root Distributions, and Soil Respiration in North Temperate Forests

    Melany C. Fisk;Timothy J. Fahey;Peter M. Groffman;Patrick J. Bohlen

  • Influence of earthworm invasion on soil microbial biomass and activity in a northern hardwood forest

    Xuyong Li;Melany C Fisk;Timothy J Fahey;Patrick J Bohlen

  • Soil nitrogen affects phosphorus recycling: foliar resorption and plant-soil feedbacks in a northern hardwood forest.

    Craig R. See;Ruth D. Yanai;Melany C. Fisk;Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur

  • Effects of Exotic Earthworms on Soil Phosphorus Cycling in Two Broadleaf Temperate Forests

    Esteban R. Suárez;Derek M. Pelletier;Timothy J. Fahey;Peter M. Groffman

  • Nitrogen oligotrophication in northern hardwood forests

    Peter M. Groffman;Peter M. Groffman;Charles T. Driscoll;Jorge Durán;John L. Campbell

  • NITROGEN STORAGE AND CYCLING IN OLD- AND SECOND-GROWTH NORTHERN HARDWOOD FORESTS

    Melany C. Fisk;Donald R. Zak;Thomas R. Crow

  • Carbon mineralization is promoted by phosphorus and reduced by nitrogen addition in the organic horizon of northern hardwood forests

    Melany Fisk;Sharon Santangelo;Kevan Minick

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy J. Fahey
Timothy J. Fahey Cornell University
Peter M. Groffman
Peter M. Groffman City University of New York
Charles T. Driscoll
Charles T. Driscoll Syracuse University
Ruth D. Yanai
Ruth D. Yanai SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Patrick J. Bohlen
Patrick J. Bohlen University of Central Florida
Steven K. Schmidt
Steven K. Schmidt University of Colorado Boulder
Joseph B. Yavitt
Joseph B. Yavitt Cornell University
Pamela H. Templer
Pamela H. Templer Boston University
John C. Maerz
John C. Maerz University of Georgia
Gene E. Likens
Gene E. Likens University of Connecticut

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