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D-Index
34
Citations
8076
World Ranking
7498
National Ranking
2518

Nancy J. Huntly 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 Nancy J. Huntly sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 111 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nancy J. Huntly 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 Nancy J. Huntly sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 34 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)

Overview

Nancy J. Huntly is affiliated with Utah State University in the United States and focuses their research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans various subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science, Modeling and Simulation, and Cancer Research.

Their research covers several key topics, notably:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

Recent publications by Nancy J. Huntly include:

  • "Coexistence of "Cream Skimmer" and "Crumb Picker" Phenotypes in Nature and in Cancer" (2021), published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Water Availability for Cannabis in Northern California: Intersections of Climate, Policy, and Public Discourse" (2020), published in Water
  • "Worldviews more than experience predict Californians' support for wildfire risk mitigation policies" (2024), published in Environmental Research Letters
  • "What Is the Storage Effect, Why Should It Occur in Cancers, and How Can It Inform Cancer Therapy?" (2020), published in Cancer Control
  • "Stories as data: Indigenous research sovereignty and the "Intentional Fire" podcast" (2023), published in Environment and Planning F

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as HydroShare Resources, Environmental Research Letters, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Water, and Cancer Control.

Notable frequent coauthors include Mark W. Brunson, Sarah C. Klain, Anna Miller, David Basanta, and Joel S. Brown.

Nancy J. Huntly was recognized as a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Herbivores and the dynamics of communities and ecosystems

    Nancy J. Huntly

  • The Roles of Harsh and Fluctuating Conditions in the Dynamics of Ecological Communities

    Peter Chesson;Nancy Huntly

  • Resource pulses, species interactions and diversity maintenance in arid and semi-arid environments

    Peter Chesson;Renate L. E. Gebauer;Susan Schwinning;Nancy Huntly

  • Ecological Principles and Guidelines for Managing the Use of Land

    Virginia H Dale;Sandra Brown;R A Haeuber;N T Hobbs

  • Old-Field Succession on a Minnesota Sand Plain

    Richard S. Inouye;Richard S. Inouye;Nancy J. Huntly;Nancy J. Huntly;David Tilman;John R. Tester

  • Pocket gophers in ecosystems: patterns and mechanisms

    Nancy Huntly;Richard Inouye

  • Short-term instabilities and long-term community dynamics.

    Peter Chesson;Nancy Huntly

  • Ecology: Achievement and Challenge

    M C Press;Nancy J. Huntly;S A Levin

  • Pocket gophers (Geomys bursarius), vegetation, and soil nitrogen along a successional sere in east central Minnesota.

    R S Inouye;Nancy J. Huntly;D Tilman;J R Tester

  • Developing a broader scientific foundation for river restoration: Columbia River food webs.

    Robert J. Naiman;Robert J. Naiman;J. Richard Alldredge;David A. Beauchamp;Peter A. Bisson

  • DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS OF HERBIVORES ON NITROGEN DYNAMICS: VOLES IN RIPARIAN AREAS

    Joseph M. Sirotnak;Nancy J. Huntly

  • The biogeochemistry of a north-temperate grassland with native ungulates: Nitrogen dynamics in Yellowstone National Park

    Douglas A. Frank;Richard S. Inouye;Nancy Huntly;G. Wayn Minshall

  • Effects of Subterranean Mammalian Herbivores on Vegetation

    Nancy J. Huntly;O J Reichman

  • Foraging Behavior of the Pika (Ochotona princeps), with Comparisons of Grazing versus Haying

    Nancy J. Huntly;Nancy J. Huntly;Andrew T. Smith;Andrew T. Smith;Barbara L. Ivins;Barbara L. Ivins

  • Community consequences of life-history traits in a variable environment

    P L Chesson;Nancy J. Huntly

  • 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

  • Influence of refuging consumers (Pikas: Ochotona princeps) on subalpine meadow vegetation

    Nancy J. Huntly

  • Habitat-specific demography: evidence for source-sink population structure in a mammal, the pika.

    M P Kreuzer;Nancy J. Huntly

  • Non-random orientation of nest entrances in saguaro cacti

    Richard S. Inouye;Nancy J. Huntly;David W. Inouye

  • Pikas (Ochotona princeps : Lagomorpha) as allogenic engineers in an alpine ecosystem

    Ken Aho;Nancy Huntly;Jon Moen;Tarja Oksanen

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Chesson
Peter Chesson University of Arizona
Spencer A. Wood
Spencer A. Wood University of Washington
Bruce P. Finney
Bruce P. Finney Idaho State University
Bruce E. Rieman
Bruce E. Rieman US Forest Service
Peter E. Smouse
Peter E. Smouse Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Jennifer A. Dunne
Jennifer A. Dunne Santa Fe Institute
Robert J. Naiman
Robert J. Naiman University of Washington
David Tilman
David Tilman University of Minnesota
Philip M. Dixon
Philip M. Dixon Iowa State University
José M. Facelli
José M. Facelli University of Adelaide

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