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D-Index
40
Citations
13069
World Ranking
5962
National Ranking
2030

Nicholas Brokaw 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 Nicholas Brokaw sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 66 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicholas Brokaw 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 Nicholas Brokaw sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicholas Brokaw is a researcher affiliated with the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with a detailed emphasis on subfields such as global and planetary change, and nature and landscape conservation.

The scientist's work covers various key topics within ecology and environmental dynamics. These include:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Plant water relations and carbon dynamics
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies

Among recent publications, the paper titled "Aboveground carbon responses to experimental and natural hurricane impacts in a subtropical wet forest in Puerto Rico", published in 2022 in the journal Ecosphere, is a notable contribution. This work investigates carbon dynamics influenced by hurricane disturbances in subtropical forest environments.

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Nicholas Brokaw include:

  • Hervé Chevalier
  • Sheila Ward
  • Jess K. Zimmerman
  • Aaron B. Shiels
  • John E. Bithorn

Regarding publication venues, Brokaw has contributed to the journal Ecosphere, which serves as a platform for ecological and environmental science research.

Best Publications

  • Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

    William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;D. Carolina Useche;Julio Rendeiro;Margareta Kalka

  • The Importance of Land-Use Legacies to Ecology and Conservation

    David Foster;Frederick Swanson;John Aber;Ingrid Burke

  • Gap-phase regeneration in a tropical forest.

    Nicholas V. L. Brokaw

  • Forest damage and recovery from catastrophic wind

    Edwin M. Everham;Nicholas V. L. Brokaw

  • The definition of treefall gap and its effect on measures of forest dynamics.

    Nicholas V. L. Brokaw

  • Niche versus chance and tree diversity in forest gaps

    Nicholas Brokaw;Richard T. Busing

  • Gap-phase regeneration of three pioneer tree species in a tropical forest.

    N. V. L. Brokaw

  • Responses of Tree Species to Hurricane Winds in Subtropical Wet Forest in Puerto Rico: Implications for Tropical Tree Life Histories

    Jess K. Zimmerman;Edwin M. Everham;Robert B. Waide;D. Jean Lodge

  • Chapter 4 – Treefalls, Regrowth, and Community Structure in Tropical Forests

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  • Earthquake-caused landslides: a major disturbance to tropical forests.

    Nancy C. Garwood;David P. Janos;Nicholas Brokaw

  • Species Composition in Gaps and Structure of a Tropical Forest

    Nicholas V. L. Brokaw;Samuel M. Scheiner

  • Summary of the effects of Caribbean hurricanes on vegetation.

    Nicholas V. L. Brokaw;Lawrence R. Walker

  • Land use history, environment, and tree composition in a tropical forest

    Jill Thompson;Nicholas Brokaw;Jess K. Zimmerman;Robert B. Waide

  • Forest structure before and after Hurricane Hugo at three elevations in the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico

    Nicholas V. L. Brokaw;Jason S. Grear

  • Treefalls and the Distribution of Understory Birds in a Tropical Forest

    Douglas W. Schemske;Nicholas Brokaw;Nicholas Brokaw

  • Valuation of consumption and sale of forest goods from a Central American rain forest

    Ricardo Godoy;David Wilkie;Han Overman;Adoni Cubas

  • Household determinants of deforestation by amerindians in honduras

    Ricardo Godoy;Kathleen O'neill;Stephen Groff;Peter Kostishack

  • Sprouting of Broken Trees on Barro Colorado Island, Panama

    Francis E. Putz;Nicholas V. L. Brokaw

  • Seedling recruitment in a hurricane-driven tropical forest: light limitation, density-dependence and the spatial distribution of parent trees

    María Uriarte;Charles D. Canham;Jill Thompson;Jess K. Zimmerman

  • The Effect of Income on the Extraction of Non-Timber Tropical Forest Products: Model, Hypotheses, and Preliminary Findings from the Sumu Indians of Nicaragua

    Ricardo Godoy;Nicholas Brokaw;David Wilkie

  • Forest damage caused by selection logging of mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) in northern Belize

    Andrew A. Whitman;Nicholas V.L. Brokaw;John M. Hagan

Frequent Co-Authors

Jill Thompson
Jill Thompson University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
Jess K. Zimmerman
Jess K. Zimmerman University of Puerto Rico
Ariel E. Lugo
Ariel E. Lugo US Forest Service
David Wilkie
David Wilkie Wildlife Conservation Society
Todd A. Crowl
Todd A. Crowl Florida International University
Ricardo Godoy
Ricardo Godoy Brandeis University
Michael R. Willig
Michael R. Willig University of Connecticut
Robert B. Waide
Robert B. Waide University of New Mexico
Catherine M. Pringle
Catherine M. Pringle University of Georgia
William H. McDowell
William H. McDowell University of New Hampshire

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