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Nichole N. Barger

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
39
Citations
5693
World Ranking
6399
National Ranking
2172

Nichole N. Barger 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 Nichole N. Barger sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 88 publications — 11th percentile

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

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

Nichole N. Barger 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 Nichole N. Barger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 26th percentile

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

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

Overview

Nichole N. Barger is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research spans several domains within environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular focus on ecology and related subfields.

The scientist's primary fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Their work extends into more specialized subfields such as:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Barger's research covers key topics including:

  • Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Aeolian processes and effects

The scientist has contributed to numerous publications, with recent selected papers as follows:

  • "What is a biocrust? A refined, contemporary definition for a broadening research community" (2022) published in Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "The pervasive and multifaceted influence of biocrusts on water in the world's drylands" (2020) published in Global Change Biology
  • "Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts" (2021) published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "How to halt the global decline of lands" (2020) published in Nature Sustainability
  • "A land degradation interpretation matrix for reporting on UN SDG indicator 15.3.1 and land degradation neutrality" (2020) published in Environmental Science & Policy

Publications by Nichole N. Barger appear frequently in several scholarly venues, including:

  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Restoration Ecology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Akasha M. Faist
  • Matthew A. Bowker
  • Anita Antoninka
  • Caroline A. Havrilla
  • Sasha C. Reed

Best Publications

  • LINKAGES BETWEEN MICROBIAL AND HYDROLOGIC PROCESSES IN ARID AND SEMIARID WATERSHEDS

    Jayne Belnap;Jill R. Welter;Nancy B. Grimm;Nichole Barger

  • Woody plant proliferation in North American drylands: A synthesis of impacts on ecosystem carbon balance

    Nichole N. Barger;Steven R. Archer;John L. Campbell;Cho Ying Huang

  • Wind erosion and dust from US drylands: a review of causes, consequences, and solutions in a changing world

    Michael C. Duniway;Alix A. Pfennigwerth;Alix A. Pfennigwerth;Stephen E. Fick;Stephen E. Fick;Travis W. Nauman

  • The pervasive and multifaceted influence of biocrusts on water in the world's drylands.

    David J. Eldridge;Sasha Reed;Samantha K. Travers;Matthew A. Bowker

  • Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts.

    Nancy Shackelford;Nancy Shackelford;Gustavo B. Paterno;Gustavo B. Paterno;Daniel E. Winkler;Todd E. Erickson

  • Impacts of Biological Soil Crust Disturbance and Composition on C and N Loss from Water Erosion

    Nichole N. Barger;Nichole N. Barger;Jeffrey E. Herrick;Justin Van Zee;Jayne Belnap;Jayne Belnap

  • Extraction of chlorophyll a from biological soil crusts: A comparison of solvents for spectrophotometric determination

    Sarah C. Castle;Conor D. Morrison;Nichole N. Barger

  • Patterns and Controls on Nitrogen Cycling of Biological Soil Crusts

    Nichole N. Barger;Bettina Weber;Ferran Garcia-Pichel;Eli Zaady

  • Summary for policymakers of the assessment report on land degradation and restoration of the Intergovernmental Science- Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

    Robert Scholes;Luca Montanarella;Anastasia Brainich;Nichole Barger

  • Biological soil crust and disturbance controls on surface hydrology in a semi-arid ecosystem

    Akasha M. Faist;Jeffrey E. Herrick;Jayne Belnap;Justin W. Van Zee

  • Ecophysiological traits associated with the competitive ability of invasive Australian acacias.

    Taryn L. Morris;Taryn L. Morris;Karen J. Esler;Nichole N. Barger;Shayne M. Jacobs

  • Towards a predictive framework for biocrust mediation of plant performance: A meta‐analysis

    Caroline A. Havrilla;Caroline A. Havrilla;V. Bala Chaudhary;Scott Ferrenberg;Anita J. Antoninka

  • Declines in pinyon pine cone production associated with regional warming

    Miranda D. Redmond;Frank Forcella;Nichole N. Barger

  • Microbial nursery production of high-quality biological soil crust biomass for restoration of degraded dryland soils

    Sergio Velasco Ayuso;Ana Giraldo Silva;Corey J. Nelson;Nichole N. Barger

  • Nursing biocrusts: isolation, cultivation, and fitness test of indigenous cyanobacteria

    Ana Giraldo-Silva;Corey Nelson;Nichole N. Barger;Ferran Garcia-Pichel

  • Are Namibian "fairy circles" the consequence of self-organizing spatial vegetation patterning?

    Michael D. Cramer;Nichole N. Barger

  • Changes in plant functional groups, litter quality, and soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization with sheep grazing in an Inner Mongolian grassland

    Nichole N. Barger;Dennis S. Ojima;Jayne Belnap;Wang Shiping

  • Regional aboveground live carbon losses due to drought-induced tree dieback in piñon-juniper ecosystems.

    Cho ying Huang;Cho ying Huang;Gregory P. Asner;Nichole N. Barger;Jason C. Neff

  • NO Gas Loss from Biologically Crusted Soils in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

    Nichole N. Barger;Jayne Belnap;Dennis S. Ojima;Arvin Mosier

  • Constraints to colonization and growth of the African grass, Melinis minutiflora, in a Venezuelan savanna

    Nichole N. Barger;Carla M. D'Antonio;Thaura Ghneim;Elvira Cuevas

  • Denitrification from nitrogen-fixing biologically crusted soils in a cool desert environment,

    Nichole N Barger;Sarah C Castle;Gavin N Dean

Frequent Co-Authors

Jayne Belnap
Jayne Belnap United States Geological Survey
Matthew A. Bowker
Matthew A. Bowker Northern Arizona University
Ferran Garcia-Pichel
Ferran Garcia-Pichel Arizona State University
Michael D. Cramer
Michael D. Cramer University of Cape Town
Gregory P. Asner
Gregory P. Asner Arizona State University
Jason C. Neff
Jason C. Neff University of Colorado Boulder
Sasha C. Reed
Sasha C. Reed United States Geological Survey
Jeffrey E. Herrick
Jeffrey E. Herrick New Mexico State University
Neil S. Cobb
Neil S. Cobb Northern Arizona University
Dennis S. Ojima
Dennis S. Ojima Colorado State University

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