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N. LeRoy Poff 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 N. LeRoy Poff sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 185 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

N. LeRoy Poff 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 N. LeRoy Poff sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

N. LeRoy Poff is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research spans multiple subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Water Science and Technology, and Ocean Engineering.

Their work covers various main topics such as Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Diversity and Ecology, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, Water Resources Management and Optimization, and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Recent publications by N. LeRoy Poff include the following papers:

  • Reducing adverse impacts of Amazon hydropower expansion, 2022, Science
  • River ecosystem conceptual models and non-perennial rivers: A critical review, 2020, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • Temperature dependence of metabolic rate in tropical and temperate aquatic insects: Support for the Climate Variability Hypothesis in mayflies but not stoneflies, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Acute, diel, and annual temperature variability and the thermal biology of ectotherms, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • A unifying framework for analyzing temporal changes in functional and taxonomic diversity along disturbance gradients, 2021, Ecology

N. LeRoy Poff frequently publishes in these venues:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Change Biology
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • Environmental Management
  • Ecology and Evolution

They have collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Julian D. Olden
  • Meryl C. Mims
  • Mary C. Freeman
  • Nathan R. Franssen
  • Keith B. Gido

N. LeRoy Poff has been recognized by notable scientific societies with multiple fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), 2016
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2012

Best Publications

  • Global biodiversity scenarios for the year 2100.

    O E Sala;F S Chapin;J J Armesto;E Berlow

  • The Natural Flow Regime

    N. LeRoy Poff;N. LeRoy Poff;J. David Allan;Mark B. Bain;James R. Karr

  • Ecological responses to altered flow regimes: a literature review to inform the science and management of environmental flows

    N. Leroy Poff;Julie K. H. Zimmerman

  • Landscape filters and species traits: Towards mechanistic understanding and prediction in stream ecology

    N. LeRoy Poff

  • Adaptation to natural flow regimes

    David A. Lytle;N. LeRoy Poff

  • The ecological limits of hydrologic alteration (ELOHA): a new framework for developing regional environmental flow standards

    N. Leroy Poff;Brian D. Richter;Angela H. Arthington;Stuart E. Bunn

  • Ecological and evolutionary consequences of biotic homogenization.

    Julian D. Olden;N. LeRoy Poff;Marlis R. Douglas;Michael E. Douglas

  • Implications of Streamflow Variability and Predictability for Lotic Community Structure: A Regional Analysis of Streamflow Patterns

    N. LeRoy Poff;J. V. Ward

  • Homogenization of regional river dynamics by dams and global biodiversity implications.

    N. LeRoy Poff;Julian D. Olden;David M. Merritt;David M. Pepin

  • THE CHALLENGE OF PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW RULES TO SUSTAIN RIVER ECOSYSTEMS

    Angela H. Arthington;Stuart E. Bunn;N. LeRoy Poff;Robert J. Naiman

  • Ecological Theory and Community Restoration Ecology

    Margaret A. Palmer;Richard F. Ambrose;N. Le Roy Poff;N. Le Roy Poff

  • Functional Organization of Stream Fish Assemblages in Relation to Hydrological Variability

    N. LeRoy Poff;J. David Allan

  • Redundancy and the choice of hydrologic indices for characterizing streamflow regimes

    Julian D. Olden;N. L. Poff

  • Ecological Thresholds: The Key to Successful Environmental Management or an Important Concept with No Practical Application?

    Peter M. Groffman;Jill S. Baron;Tamara Blett;Arthur J. Gold

  • How dams vary and why it matters for the emerging science of dam removal

    N. Leroy Poff;David D. Hart

  • The Network Dynamics Hypothesis: How Channel Networks Structure Riverine Habitats

    Lee Benda;N. Leroy Poff;Daniel Miller;Thomas Dunne

  • Functional trait niches of North American lotic insects: traits-based ecological applications in light of phylogenetic relationships

    N. LeRoy Poff;Julian D. Olden;Nicole K. M. Vieira;Debra S. Finn

  • MEETING ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIETAL NEEDS FOR FRESHWATER

    Jill S. Baron;N. LeRoy Poff;Paul L. Angermeier;Clifford N. Dahm

  • Machine Learning Methods Without Tears: A Primer for Ecologists

    Julian D. Olden;Joshua J. Lawler;N. LeRoy Poff

  • Physical habitat template of lotic systems: Recovery in the context of historical pattern of spatiotemporal heterogeneity

    N. LeRoy Poff;J. V. Ward

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian D. Olden
Julian D. Olden University of Washington
Brian P. Bledsoe
Brian P. Bledsoe University of Georgia
Margaret A. Palmer
Margaret A. Palmer University of Maryland, College Park
David M. Merritt
David M. Merritt US Forest Service
Alexander S. Flecker
Alexander S. Flecker Cornell University
Andrea C. Encalada
Andrea C. Encalada Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Brian D. Richter
Brian D. Richter The Nature Conservancy
Angela Arthington
Angela Arthington Griffith University
W. Chris Funk
W. Chris Funk Colorado State University
Kelly R. Zamudio
Kelly R. Zamudio Cornell University

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