2026 Patrick J. Bohlen: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	44	4957	4781	1699	1628	101	13965

Overview

Patrick J. Bohlen is affiliated with the University of Central Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a significant output in Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Soil Science.

The main topics of their work include:

Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Recent publication venues for their work include:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Nature Communications
Ecosphere
Wetlands
Plant and Soil

Frequent co-authors of Patrick J. Bohlen are:

Elizabeth H. Boughton
David G. Jenkins
Pedro F. Quintana-Ascencio
John E. Fauth
Hilary M. Swain

Some of their recent papers include:

Grassland intensification effects cascade to alter multifunctionality of wetlands within metaecosystems, 2023, Nature Communications
Pasture management, grazing, and fire interact to determine wetland provisioning in a subtropical agroecosystem, 2020, Ecosphere
Hydro-ecological Controls on Soil Carbon Storage in Subtropical Freshwater Depressional Wetlands, 2021, Wetlands
Tracing carbon flow through a sugar maple forest and its soil components: role of invasive earthworms, 2021, Plant and Soil
Using biodiversity response for prioritizing participants and service provisions in a payment-for-water-storage program in the Everglades basin, 2022, Journal of Hydrology

Best Publications

Biology and ecology of earthworms

C. A. Edwards;P. J. Bohlen

5065
Citations
Non‐native invasive earthworms as agents of change in northern temperate forests

Patrick J. Bohlen;Stefan Scheu;Cindy M. Hale;Mary Ann McLean

594
Citations
Global decomposition experiment shows soil animal impacts on decomposition are climate-dependent

Diana H. Wall;Mark A. Bradford;Mark G. St. John;John A. Trofymow

586
Citations
Ecosystem Processes Along an Urban-to-Rural Gradient

Mark J. McDonnell;Steward T.A. Pickett;Peter Groffman;Patrick Bohlen

579
Citations
Earthworm invasion into previously earthworm-free temperate and boreal forests

Lee E Frelich;Cynthia M Hale;Stefan Scheu;Andrew R Holdsworth

421
Citations
Exotic Earthworm Invasions in North America: Ecological and Policy Implications

Paul F. Hendrix;Patrick J. Bohlen

377
Citations
Ecosystem Consequences of Exotic Earthworm Invasion of North Temperate Forests

Patrick J. Bohlen;Peter M. Groffman;Timothy J. Fahey;Melany C. Fisk;Melany C. Fisk

330
Citations
The Effects of Toxic Chemicals on Earthworms

Clive A. Edwards;Patrick J. Bohlen

319
Citations
Influence of Earthworm Invasion on Redistribution and Retention of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen in Northern Temperate Forests

Patrick J. Bohlen;Derek M. Pelletier;Peter M. Groffman;Timothy J. Fahey

267
Citations
Influence of exotic earthworm invasion on soil organic matter, microbial biomass and denitrification potential in forest soils of the northeastern United States

Amy E Burtelow;Patrick J Bohlen;Peter M Groffman

264
Citations
Change in dominance determines herbivore effects on plant biodiversity

Sally E. Koerner;Melinda D. Smith;Deron E. Burkepile;Niall P. Hanan

247
Citations
Global change effects on plant communities are magnified by time and the number of global change factors imposed

Kimberly J. Komatsu;Meghan L. Avolio;Nathan P. Lemoine;Forest Isbell

241
Citations
PLANT-SOIL-MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS IN A NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST

Patrick J. Bohlen;Peter M. Groffman;Charles T. Driscoll;Timothy J. Fahey

225
Citations
Earthworm effects on N dynamics and soil respiration in microcosms receiving organic and inorganic nutrients

Patrick J. Bohlen;Clive A. Edwards

214
Citations
Exotic Earthworm Invasion and Microbial Biomass in Temperate Forest Soils

Peter M. Groffman;Patrick J. Bohlen;Melany C. Fisk;Timothy J. Fahey

162
Citations
Soil and Sediment Biodiversity: Cross-system comparisons and large-scale effects

Peter M. Groffman;Patrick J. Bohlen

161
Citations
EARTHWORM EFFECTS ON CARBON AND NITROGEN DYNAMICS OF SURFACE LITTER IN CORN AGROECOSYSTEMS

Patrick J. Bohlen;Robert W. Parmelee;David A. McCartney;Clive A. Edwards

157
Citations
Earthworms Increase Nitrogen Leaching to Greater Soil Depths in Row Crop Agroecosystems

Jorge Domínguez;Patrick J. Bohlen;Robert W. Parmelee

154
Citations
Earthworm Invasion, Fine-root Distributions, and Soil Respiration in North Temperate Forests

Melany C. Fisk;Timothy J. Fahey;Peter M. Groffman;Patrick J. Bohlen

151
Citations
Earthworm Management in Tropical Agroecosystems

P.J Bohlen

61
Citations
Earthworm invasion into previously earthworm-free temperate and boreal forests

Lee E Frelich;Cindy M. Hale;Peter B Reich;Andrew R. Holdsworth

16
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter M. Groffman City University of New York

Timothy J. Fahey Cornell University

Melany C. Fisk Miami University

Clive A. Edwards The Ohio State University

Pedro F. Quintana-Ascencio University of Central Florida

Joseph B. Yavitt Cornell University

David G. Jenkins University of Central Florida

John C. Maerz University of Georgia

Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota

Martin J. Shipitalo Agricultural Research Service

External Links

Personal website of Patrick J. Bohlen Google Scholar page

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