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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
88
Citations
30776
World Ranking
643
National Ranking
286

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
88
Citations
30694
World Ranking
2681
National Ranking
1392

Paul J. Hanson 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 J. Hanson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 349 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Paul J. Hanson 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 J. Hanson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Paul J. Hanson is affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States. Their primary research contributions lie in the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Plant Science, and Environmental Chemistry as subfields.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, including:

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

Paul J. Hanson has published extensively, with a number of papers contributing to both specialized and interdisciplinary journals. Some recent publications include:

  • "Global transpiration data from sap flow measurements: the SAPFLUXNET database," 2021, Earth System Science Data
  • "Massive peatland carbon banks vulnerable to rising temperatures," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Peatland warming strongly increases fine-root growth," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Minnesota peat viromes reveal terrestrial and aquatic niche partitioning for local and global viral populations," 2021, Microbiome
  • "Rapid Net Carbon Loss From a Whole-Ecosystem Warmed Peatland," 2020, AGU Advances

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including Joel E. Kostka, Jeffrey P. Chanton, Rachel Wilson, J. M. Warren, and Colleen M. Iversen, demonstrating consistent research partnerships.

Publication venues where Paul J. Hanson has contributed multiple works include:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Global Change Biology
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

In recognition of their work, the scientist has received several honors, including being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2020 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Climate Change and Forest Disturbances

    Virginia H. Dale;Linda A. Joyce;Steve Mcnulty;Ronald P. Neilson

  • Separating root and soil microbial contributions to soil respiration: A review of methods and observations

    P. J. Hanson;N. T. Edwards;C. T. Garten;J. A. Andrews

  • CO2 balance of boreal, temperate, and tropical forests derived from a global database

    Sebastiaan Luyssaert;Sebastiaan Luyssaert;I. Inglima;M. Jung;A. D. Richardson

  • A comparison of methods for determining forest evapotranspiration and its components: sap-flow, soil water budget, eddy covariance and catchment water balance

    Kell B Wilson;Paul J Hanson;Patrick J Mulholland;Dennis D Baldocchi

  • The 2007 Eastern US Spring Freeze: Increased Cold Damage in a Warming World

    Lianhong Gu;Paul J. Hanson;W. Mac Post;Dale P. Kaiser

  • Dry deposition of reactive nitrogen compounds: A review of leaf, canopy and non-foliar measurements

    Paul J. Hanson;Steven E. Lindberg

  • Drought disturbance from climate change: response of United States forests.

    Paul J. Hanson;Jake F. Weltzin

  • Biometric and eddy-covariance based estimates of annual carbon storage in five eastern North American deciduous forests

    Peter S. Curtis;Paul J. Hanson;Paul Bolstad;Carol Barford

  • Below-ground process responses to elevated CO2 and temperature: a discussion of observations, measurement methods, and models

    Elise Pendall;Scott Bridgham;Paul J. Hanson;Bruce Hungate

  • Seasonal and topographic patterns of forest floor CO2 efflux from an upland oak forest

    P. J. Hanson;S. D. Wullschleger;S. A. Bohlman;D. E. Todd

  • Spatial and seasonal variability of photosynthetic parameters and their relationship to leaf nitrogen in a deciduous forest.

    Kell B. Wilson;Dennis D. Baldocchi;Paul J. Hanson

  • Evaluation of 11 terrestrial carbon–nitrogen cycle models against observations from two temperate Free‐Air CO2 Enrichment studies

    Soenke Zaehle;Belinda E. Medlyn;Martin G. De Kauwe;Anthony P. Walker

  • Forest water use and water use efficiency at elevated CO2: a model‐data intercomparison at two contrasting temperate forest FACE sites

    Martin G. De Kauwe;Belinda E. Medlyn;Soenke Zaehle;Anthony P. Walker

  • Belowground carbon allocation in forests estimated from litterfall and IRGA-based soil respiration measurements

    E.A Davidson;K Savage;P Bolstad;D.A Clark

  • Modeled interactive effects of precipitation, temperature, and [CO2] on ecosystem carbon and water dynamics in different climatic zones

    Yiqi Luo;Dieter Gerten;Guerric Le Maire;William J. Parton

  • Ecosystem warming extends vegetation activity but heightens vulnerability to cold temperatures

    Andrew D. Richardson;Andrew D. Richardson;Koen Hufkens;Thomas Milliman;Donald M. Aubrecht

  • Using ecosystem experiments to improve vegetation models

    Belinda E Medlyn;Belinda E Medlyn;Sonke Zaehle;Martin G De Kauwe;Anthony P Walker

  • Leaf age affects the seasonal pattern of photosynthetic capacity and net ecosystem exchange of carbon in a deciduous forest

    K. B. Wilson;D. D. Baldocchi;P. J. Hanson

  • Transpiration from a multi-species deciduous forest as estimated by xylem sap flow techniques

    Stan D Wullschleger;P.J Hanson;D.E Todd

  • Air/surface exchange of mercury vapor over forests-the need for a reassessment of continental biogenic emissions

    S.E. Lindberg;P.J. Hanson;T.P. Meyers;K.-H. Kim

  • Where does the carbon go? A model-data intercomparison of vegetation carbon allocation and turnover processes at two temperate forest free-air CO2 enrichment sites.

    Martin G. De Kauwe;Belinda E. Medlyn;Sönke Zaehle;Anthony P. Walker

Frequent Co-Authors

Stan D. Wullschleger
Stan D. Wullschleger Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Yiqi Luo
Yiqi Luo Cornell University
Richard J. Norby
Richard J. Norby University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Donald E. Todd
Donald E. Todd Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Colleen M. Iversen
Colleen M. Iversen Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jeffrey M. Warren
Jeffrey M. Warren Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Daniel M. Ricciuto
Daniel M. Ricciuto Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Lianhong Gu
Lianhong Gu Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Margaret S. Torn
Margaret S. Torn Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ram Oren
Ram Oren Duke University

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