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Norman L. Christensen

Norman L. Christensen

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
52
Citations
12611
World Ranking
3425
National Ranking
1205

Norman L. Christensen 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 Norman L. Christensen sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 96 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Norman L. Christensen 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 Norman L. Christensen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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

  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Norman L. Christensen is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with significant work in the subfields of Ecology, Oceanography, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coastal and Marine Management

Norman L. Christensen has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • "Ecosystem-based management for military training, biodiversity, carbon storage and climate resiliency on a complex coastal land/water-scape" published in 2020 in the Journal of Environmental Management
  • "The Report of the Ecological Society of America Committee on the Scientific Basis for Ecosystem Management" published in 2021 by UNC Libraries
  • "Mapping of the Appleton Anomaly Using Arc Detectors on Starlink Group 6-1 Satellites" published in 2025 in IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Patricia A. Cunningham
  • Kimberly Matthews
  • Iris C. Anderson
  • Mark J. Brush
  • Susan Cohen

Norman L. Christensen has published in various venues, notably:

  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • UNC Libraries
  • IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Norman L. Christensen was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1993.

Best Publications

  • The Report of the Ecological Society of America Committee on the Scientific Basis for Ecosystem Management

    Norman L. Christensen;Ann M. Bartuska;James H Brown;Stephen M Carpenter

  • Dependence of radar backscatter on coniferous forest biomass

    M.C. Dobson;F.T. Ulaby;T. LeToan;A. Beaudoin

  • Fire, Global Warming, and the Carbon Balance of Boreal Forests

    Eric S. Kasischke;N. L. Christensen;Brian J. Stocks

  • Competition and Tree Death

    Robert K. Peet;Norman L. Christensen

  • Landscape heterogeneity and disturbance

    Norman L. Christensen

  • SUCCESSION: A POPULATION PROCESS

    Robert K. Peet;Norman L. Christensen

  • CONVERGENCE DURING SECONDARY FOREST SUCCESSION

    N. L. Christensen;Robert K Peet

  • Effects of Fire on Factors Controlling Plant Growth in Adenostoma Chaparral

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  • White-sand Ecosystems in Amazonia

    J. Marion Adeney;Norman L. Christensen;Alberto Vicentini;Mario Cohn‐Haft

  • Interpreting the Yellowstone Fires of 1988Ecosystem responses and management implications

    Norman L. Christensen;James K. Agee;Peter F. Brussard;Jay Hughes

  • The shrinking ark: patterns of large mammal extinctions in India.

    Krithi K. Karanth;Krithi K. Karanth;James D. Nichols;K. Ullas Karanth;James E. Hines

  • Fire and soil-plant nutrient relations in a pine-wiregrass savanna on the coastal plain of North Carolina.

    Norman L. Christensen

  • Fire and the nitrogen cycle in california chaparral.

    Norman L. Christensen

  • Monitoring of wildfires in boreal forests using large area AVHRR NDVI composite image data

    Eric S. Kasischke;Nancy H.F. French;Peter Harrell;Norman L. Christensen

  • Chapter 6 – Shrubland Fire Regimes and Their Evolutionary Consequences

    Norman L. Christensen

  • Sex matters: Modeling male and female habitat differences for jaguar conservation

    Dalia Amor Conde;Dalia Amor Conde;Fernando Colchero;Heliot Zarza;Norman L Christensen

  • Changes in Structure, Pattern and Diversity Associated with Climax Forest Maturation in Piedmont, North Carolina

    Norman L. Christensen

  • Patterns and determinants of mammal species occurrence in India

    Krithi K. Karanth;Krithi K. Karanth;James D. Nichols;James E. Hines;K. Ullas Karanth

  • Population Dynamics in Loblolly Pine Stands: Changes in Skewness and Size Inequality

    Robert G. Knox;Robert K. Peet;Norman L. Christensen

  • Reserves Protect against Deforestation Fires in the Amazon

    J. Marion Adeney;Norman L. Christensen;Stuart L. Pimm

  • Sensitivity of ERS-1 and JERS-1 radar data to biomass and stand structure in Alaskan boreal forest

    P.A. Harrell;L.L. Bourgeau-Chavez;E.S. Kasischke;N.H.F. French

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric S. Kasischke
Eric S. Kasischke University of Maryland, College Park
Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez
Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez Michigan Technological University
Robert K. Peet
Robert K. Peet University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.C. Dobson
M.C. Dobson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Nancy H. F. French
Nancy H. F. French Michigan Technological University
Krithi K. Karanth
Krithi K. Karanth Duke University
Benjamin Poulter
Benjamin Poulter Goddard Space Flight Center
Stuart L. Pimm
Stuart L. Pimm Duke University
John M. Melack
John M. Melack University of California, Santa Barbara
Fawwaz T. Ulaby
Fawwaz T. Ulaby University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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