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Neil E. West

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
5571
World Ranking
7325
National Ranking
2468

Neil E. West 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 Neil E. West sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 129 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Neil E. West 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 Neil E. West sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% 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

  • 1976 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Neil E. West is affiliated with Utah State University in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics such as:

  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
  • Environmental Quality and Pollution

Among their recent publications, one notable paper is "Improving Hierarchical Ecosystem Structures and Multicriteria Evaluation for Current Land Ecosystem Classification," published in 2023 in the journal Environmental Processes.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with West include Yanqing Zhang and Jian Hua Xu. The scientist has often published in the journal Environmental Processes.

Neil E. West was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1976.

Best Publications

  • Plant-Induced Soil Chemical Patterns in Some Shrub-Dominated Semi-Desert Ecosystems of Utah

    Neil E. West;James L Charley

  • Ecology and management of sage-grouse and sage-grouse habitat

    John A. Crawford;Rich A. Olson;Neil E. West;Jeffrey C. Mosley

  • Biodiversity of rangelands.

    Neil E. West

  • Western intermountain sagebrush steppe

    N.E. West

  • Tree age and dominance patterns in Great Basin pinyon-juniper woodlands.

    R.J. Tausch;N.E. West;A.A. Nabi

  • Temperate deserts and semi-deserts

    Neil E. West

  • Vegetation Change after 13 Years of Livestock Grazing Exclusion on Sagebrush Semidesert in West Central Utah

    N.E. West;F.D. Provenza;P.S. Johnson;M.K. Owens

  • VEGETATION RESPONSES FOLLOWING WILDFIRE ON GRAZED AND UNGRAZED SAGEBRUSH SEMI-DESERT

    Neil E. West;Terence P. Yorks

  • A Protocol for Retrospective Remote Sensing–Based Ecological Monitoring of Rangelands

    Robert A. Washington-Allen;Neil E. West;R. Douglas Ramsey;Rebecca A. Efroymson

  • Recovery of Sagebrush-Grass Vegetation Following Wildfire

    Neil E. West;M. A. Hassan

  • PLANT DEMOGRAPHIC STUDIES IN SAGEBRUSH-GRASS COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO'

    Neil E. West;Kenneth H. Rea;Roy O. Harniss

  • Toleration of Traffic by Vegetation: Life Form Conclusions and Summary Extracts from a Comprehensive Data Base

    Terence Preston Yorks;Neil E. West;Richard J. Mueller;Steven D. Warren

  • Comparison of Two Approaches for Determining Fire Dates From Tree Scars

    Michael H. Madany;Thomas W. Swetnam;Neil E. West

  • Quantification of the Ecological Resilience of Drylands Using Digital Remote Sensing

    Robert A. Washington-Allen;R. D. Ramsey;Neil E. West;Brien E. Norton

  • Cover components on long-term seasonal sheep grazing treatments in three-tip sagebrush steppe.

    Edward W. Bork;Neil E. West;John W. Walker

  • Rodent-Influenced Establishment of Ponderosa Pine and Bitterbrush Seedlings in Central Oregon

    Neil E. West

  • A comparison of techniques for assessing dispersion patterns

    David W. Goodall;Neil E. West

  • Theoretical Underpinnings of Rangeland Monitoring

    Neil E. West

  • Successional patterns and productivity potentials of pinyon-juniper ecosystems

    Neil E. West

  • Measurements of Terrestrial Vegetation

    Neil E. West;C. D. Bonham

  • Estimation of Phytomass for Ungrazed Crested Wheatgrass Plants Using Allometric Equations

    Patricia S. Johnson;Craig L. Johnson;Neil E. West

  • Remote Sensing-Based Piosphere Analysis

    Robert A. Washington-Allen;Thomas G. Van Niel;R. Douglas Ramsey;Neil E. West

  • Synthesis Paper Ecology and management of sage-grouse and sage-grouse habitat

    John A. Crawford;Rich A. Olson;Neil E. West;Jeffrey C. Mosley

  • Ecology: A Bridge between Science and Society

    Neil E. West;Eugene P. Odum

  • The Worst Is Yet to Come

    Neil E. West

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward W. Bork
Edward W. Bork University of Alberta
John W. Walker
John W. Walker Texas A&M University
Ross W. Wein
Ross W. Wein University of Alberta
Edith B. Allen
Edith B. Allen University of California, Riverside
Ronald J. Ryel
Ronald J. Ryel Utah State University
Chad S. Boyd
Chad S. Boyd Oregon State University
Richard F. Miller
Richard F. Miller Oregon State University
Thomas W. Swetnam
Thomas W. Swetnam University of Arizona
Michael F. Allen
Michael F. Allen University of California, Riverside
James A. Young
James A. Young Agricultural Research Service

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Jeffrey L. Beck

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Tony J. Svejcar

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