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Paul C. Frost

Paul C. Frost

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
41
Citations
6522
World Ranking
7710
National Ranking
346

Paul C. Frost publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul C. Frost sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 112 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Paul C. Frost D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul C. Frost sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Paul C. Frost is affiliated with Trent University in Canada. Their research primarily lies within the field of Environmental Science, with a strong focus on Environmental Chemistry and Ecology. Their work spans areas including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity

Paul C. Frost has contributed to several recent scientific papers, including:

  • "Interactive effects of nitrogen and phosphorus on growth and stoichiometry of lake phytoplankton" (2023, Limnology and Oceanography)
  • "Phosphorus, nitrogen and dissolved organic carbon fluxes from sediments in freshwater rivermouths entering Green Bay (Lake Michigan; USA)" (2020, Biogeochemistry)
  • "Interactive effects of water temperature and stoichiometric food quality on Daphnia pulicaria" (2020, Freshwater Biology)
  • "Global Patterns and Controls of Nutrient Immobilization on Decomposing Cellulose in Riverine Ecosystems" (2022, Global Biogeochemical Cycles)
  • "Human activities shape global patterns of decomposition rates in rivers" (2024, Science)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paul C. Frost include:

  • Marguerite A. Xenopoulos
  • Nolan J. T. Pearce
  • James H. Larson
  • Mary Anne Evans
  • Catriona L. C. Jones

The scientist has published extensively in several prominent journals, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Biogeochemistry
  • Freshwater Biology
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Oecologia
  • Science

Best Publications

  • Ecological stoichiometry in freshwater benthic systems: recent progress and perspectives

    Wyatt F. Cross;Jonathan P. Benstead;Paul C. Frost;Steven A. Thomas

  • Threshold elemental ratios of carbon and phosphorus in aquatic consumers.

    Paul C. Frost;Jonathan P. Benstead;Wyatt F. Cross;Helmut Hillebrand

  • The interaction between cyanobacteria and zooplankton in a more eutrophic world.

    Kemal Ali Ger;Pablo Urrutia-Cordero;Paul C. Frost;Lars Anders Hansson

  • Are you what you eat? Physiological constraints on organismal stoichiometry in an elementally imbalanced world

    Paul C. Frost;Michelle A. Evans-White;Zoe V. Finkel;Thomas C. Jensen

  • Human activities cause distinct dissolved organic matter composition across freshwater ecosystems.

    Clayton J. Williams;Paul C. Frost;Ana M. Morales-Williams;James H. Larson

  • Growth responses of littoral mayflies to the phosphorus content of their food

    P. C. Frost;J. J. Elser

  • Ecological stoichiometry of trophic interactions in the benthos: Understanding the role of C:N:P ratios in lentic and lotic habitats

    Paul C. Frost;Paul C. Frost;Robert S. Stelzer;Gary A. Lamberti;James Elser

  • Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones

    Scott D. Tiegs;David M. Costello;Mark W. Isken;Guy Woodward

  • ROSEMARY MACKAY FUND ARTICLE: Ecological stoichiometry of trophic interactions in the benthos: understanding the role of C:N:P ratios in lentic and lotic habitats

    Paul C. Frost;Robert S. Stelzer;Gary A. Lamberti;James J. Elser

  • RESPONSES OF A BACTERIAL PATHOGEN TO PHOSPHORUS LIMITATION OF ITS AQUATIC INVERTEBRATE HOST

    Paul C. Frost;Dieter Ebert;Val H. Smith

  • Beyond best management practices: pelagic biogeochemical dynamics in urban stormwater ponds

    Clayton J. Williams;Paul C. Frost;Marguerite A. Xenopoulos

  • JOINT EFFECTS OF UV RADIATION AND PHOSPHORUS SUPPLY ON ALGAL GROWTH RATE AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION

    Marguerite A. Xenopoulos;Paul C. Frost;James J. Elser

  • Landscape predictors of stream dissolved organic matter concentration and physicochemistry in a Lake Superior river watershed

    Paul C. Frost;James H. Larson;Carol A. Johnston;Katie C. Young

  • Transgenerational effects of poor elemental food quality on Daphnia magna.

    Paul C. Frost;Dieter Ebert;James H. Larson;Michelle A. Marcus

  • Thermal stratification patterns in urban ponds and their relationships with vertical nutrient gradients.

    Keunyea Song;Marguerite A. Xenopoulos;James M. Buttle;Jiri Marsalek

  • Effects of light and nutrients on the net accumulation and elemental composition of epilithon in boreal lakes

    Paul C. Frost;James J. Elser

  • Elemental Composition of Littoral Invertebrates from Oligotrophic and Eutrophic Canadian Lakes

    Paul C. Frost;Paul C. Frost;Suzanne E. Tank;Michael A. Turner;James J. Elser

  • Low algal carbon content and its effect on the C : P stoichiometry of periphyton

    Paul C. Frost;Helmut Hillebrand;Helmut Hillebrand;Maria Kahlert

  • Effects of upstream lakes on dissolved organic matter in streams

    James H. Larson;Paul C. Frost;Zhiyu Zheng;Carol A. Johnston

  • Nutritional indicators and their uses in ecology

    Nicole D. Wagner;Helmut Hillebrand;Alexander Wacker;Paul C. Frost

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary A. Lamberti
Gary A. Lamberti University of Notre Dame
James J. Elser
James J. Elser University of Montana
Helmut Hillebrand
Helmut Hillebrand Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Scott D. Bridgham
Scott D. Bridgham University of Oregon
Dieter Ebert
Dieter Ebert University of Basel
Holger Hintelmann
Holger Hintelmann Trent University
Jiri Marsalek
Jiri Marsalek Luleå University of Technology
Wyatt F. Cross
Wyatt F. Cross Montana State University
Carol A. Johnston
Carol A. Johnston South Dakota State University

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