2026 Nigel T. Roulet: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	85	382	326	12	11	231	26694
Biology and Biochemistry	91	2330	2126	68	63	253	28853

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Canada Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award
2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Nigel T. Roulet is a researcher affiliated with McGill University in Canada. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on ecology and related subfields.

The main fields of their study include:

Environmental Science

Their subfields of study further break down into:

Ecology
Atmospheric Science
Global and Planetary Change
Plant Science
Environmental Chemistry

Nigel T. Roulet's work covers several key topics, notably:

Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
Climate change and permafrost
Fire effects on ecosystems
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Their scientific output includes a range of recent papers published in respected journals. These notable publications are:

Increasing contribution of peatlands to boreal evapotranspiration in a warming climate, 2020, Nature Climate Change
The essential carbon service provided by northern peatlands, 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
The biophysical climate mitigation potential of boreal peatlands during the growing season, 2020, Environmental Research Letters
Drainage reduces the resilience of a boreal peatland, 2020, Environmental Research Communications
Latitude, Elevation, and Mean Annual Temperature Predict Peat Organic Matter Chemistry at a Global Scale, 2022, Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Their research has appeared frequently in several publication venues, including:

Biogeosciences
Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Environmental Research Letters
Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
Ecosystems

Frequent collaborators in Roulet's research include:

Tim R. Moore
Hongxing He
Lorna I. Harris
Elyn Humphreys
Ian B. Strachan

Nigel T. Roulet has been recognized by election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2014, under the Academy of Science category.

Best Publications

Sensitivity of the carbon cycle in the Arctic to climate change

A. David McGuire;Leif G. Anderson;Torben R. Christensen;Scott Dallimore

1261
Citations
Peatlands and the carbon cycle: from local processes to global implications - a synthesis

J. Limpens;F. Berendse;Christian Blodau;J. G. Canadell

1186
Citations
Contemporary carbon balance and late Holocene carbon accumulation in a northern peatland

Nigel T. Roulet;Peter M. Lafleur;Pierre J. H. Richard;Pierre J. H. Richard;Tim R. Moore

788
Citations
Arctic and boreal ecosystems of western North America as components of the climate system

F. S. Chapin Iii;A. D. McGuire;J. Randerson;Roger A. Pielke

697
Citations
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE FRESHWATERS OF ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC NORTH AMERICA

Wayne R. Rouse;Marianne S. V. Douglas;Robert E. Hecky;Anne E. Hershey

590
Citations
Environmental chemistry: browning the waters.

Nigel Roulet;Tim R Moore

530
Citations
Uncertainty in Predicting the Effect of Climatic Change on the Carbon Cycling of Canadian Peatlands

T. R. Moore;N. T. Roulet;J. M. Waddington

528
Citations
Peatlands in the Earth's 21st century climate system

Steve Frolking;Julie Talbot;Miriam C. Jones;Claire C. Treat

528
Citations
Remote sensing of the land surface for studies of global change: Models — algorithms — experiments

P.J. Sellers;B.W. Meeson;F.G. Hall;G. Asrar

494
Citations
Plant biomass and production and CO2 exchange in an ombrotrophic bog

Tim R. Moore;Jill L. Bubier;Steve E. Frolking;Peter M. Lafleur

491
Citations
Interannual variability in the peatland-atmosphere carbon dioxide exchange at an ombrotrophic bog

Peter M. Lafleur;Nigel T. Roulet;Jill L. Bubier;Steve Frolking

473
Citations
Holocene radiative forcing impact of northern peatland carbon accumulation and methane emissions

Steve Frolking;Nigel T. Roulet

470
Citations
A model-data comparison of gross primary productivity: Results from the North American Carbon Program site synthesis

Kevin Schaefer;Christopher R. Schwalm;Chris Williams;M. Altaf Arain

454
Citations
PEATLANDS, CARBON STORAGE, GREENHOUSE GASES, AND THE KYOTO PROTOCOL: PROSPECTS AND SIGNIFICANCE FOR CANADA

Nigel T. Roulet

430
Citations
Wetlands In a Changing Climate: Science, Policy and Management

William R. Moomaw;G. L. Chmura;Gillian T. Davies;C. M. Finlayson

427
Citations
Modeling Northern Peatland Decomposition and Peat Accumulation

Steve Frolking;Nigel T. Roulet;Tim R. Moore;Pierre J. H. Richard

425
Citations
Northern fens: methane flux and climatic change

Nigel Roulet;Tim Moore;Jill Bubier;Peter Lafleur

420
Citations
Production and Loss of Methylmercury and Loss of Total Mercury from Boreal Forest Catchments Containing Different Types of Wetlands

Vincent L. St. Louis;John W. M. Rudd;Carol A. Kelly;Ken G. Beaty

419
Citations
Parametrization of Peatland Hydraulic Properties for the Canadian Land Surface Scheme

Matthew G. Letts;Nigel T. Roulet;Neil T. Comer;Michael R. Skarupa

398
Citations
Methane flux: Water table relations in northern wetlands

T. R. Moore;N. T. Roulet

396
Citations
Spatial and Temporal Variability in Growing-Season Net Ecosystem Carbon Dioxide Exchange at a Large Peatland in Ontario, Canada

Jill L. Bubier;Gaytri Bhatia;Tim R. Moore;Nigel T. Roulet

367
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim R. Moore McGill University

Steve Frolking University of New Hampshire

Peter M. Lafleur Trent University

Elyn R. Humphreys Carleton University

Jill L. Bubier Mount Holyoke College

Lawrence B. Flanagan University of Lethbridge

James M. Waddington McMaster University

David Olefeldt University of Alberta

Mats Nilsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Mika Aurela Finnish Meteorological Institute

External Links

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