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2026

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D-Index
152
Citations
153964
World Ranking
25
National Ranking
12

Peter M. Vitousek publications per year

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1975 2025

438 publications in total across all disciplines

Peter M. Vitousek 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 Peter M. Vitousek sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 406 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter M. Vitousek 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 Peter M. Vitousek sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 152 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1992 - William S. Cooper Award, The Ecological Society of America Biological invasion by Myrica faya in Hawaii: plant demography, nitrogen fixation, ecosystem effects. Ecological Monographs 59:247–265.
  • 1992 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society

Overview

Peter M. Vitousek is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans several fields within environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, focusing particularly on soil science, ecology, plant science, atmospheric science, and environmental chemistry.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Peter M. Vitousek has published in several frequent outlets, including:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Oecologia
  • Science

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Vitousek cover a range of topics related to agricultural emissions, nitrogen deposition, environmental impacts of agriculture, and oceanic nitrogen deposition. Notable publications include:

  • "Climate change exacerbates the environmental impacts of agriculture," 2024, Science
  • "Exploring global changes in agricultural ammonia emissions and their contribution to nitrogen deposition since 1980," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Nitrogen deposition accelerates soil carbon sequestration in tropical forests," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Environmental impacts of nitrogen emissions in China and the role of policies in emission reduction," 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • "Modeling global oceanic nitrogen deposition from food systems and its mitigation potential by reducing overuse of fertilizers," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors include Elizabeth Paulus, Kamanamaikalani Beamer, Xuejun Liu, Oliver A. Chadwick, and Te Maire Tau.

In addition to journal articles, Vitousek has contributed to book publications, with "Islands and Cultures" published by Yale University Press in 2022.

The scientist has received several awards and honors, including:

  • Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), 2012
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1993
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1993
  • William S. Cooper Award from The Ecological Society of America, 1992, for work on biological invasion by Myrica faya in Hawaii
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1992
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society

Best Publications

  • Human Domination of Earth's Ecosystems

    Peter M. Vitousek;Harold A. Mooney;Jane Lubchenco;Jerry M. Melillo

  • HUMAN ALTERATION OF THE GLOBAL NITROGEN CYCLE: SOURCES AND CONSEQUENCES

    Peter M. Vitousek;John D. Aber;Robert W. Howarth;Gene E. Likens

  • Consequences of changing biodiversity

    F. Stuart Chapin Iii;Erika S. Zavaleta;Valerie T. Eviner;Rosamond L. Naylor

  • Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology

    F. Stuart Chapin;Pamela A. Matson;Peter M. Vitousek

  • Biological invasions by exotic grasses, the grass/fire cycle, and global change

    Carla M. D'Antonio;Peter M. Vitousek

  • Significant Acidification in Major Chinese Croplands

    J.H. Guo;X.J. Liu;Y. Zhang;J.L. Shen

  • Nitrogen limitation on land and in the sea: How can it occur?

    Peter M. Vitousek;Robert W. Howarth

  • Terrestrial ecosystem production: A process model based on global satellite and surface data

    Christopher S. Potter;James T. Randerson;Christopher B. Field;Pamela A. Matson

  • Beyond Global Warming: Ecology and Global Change

    Peter M. Vitousek

  • Terrestrial phosphorus limitation: mechanisms, implications, and nitrogen–phosphorus interactions

    Peter M. Vitousek;Stephen Porder;Benjamin Z. Houlton;Oliver A. Chadwick

  • INTRODUCED SPECIES: A SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT OF HUMAN-CAUSED GLOBAL CHANGE

    Peter M. Vitousek;Carla M. D'Antonio;Lloyd L. Loope;Marcel Rejmanek

  • Enhanced nitrogen deposition over China

    Xuejun Liu;Ying Zhang;Wenxuan Han;Aohan Tang

  • Biological invasions as global environmental change

    Peter Vitousek;Carla D'Antonio;Lloyd Loope;Randy Westbrooks

  • HUMAN APPROPRIATION OF THE PRODUCTS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS

    Peter M. Vitousek;Paul R. Ehrlich;Anne H. Ehrlich;Pamela A. Matson

  • The global nitrogen cycle in the twenty-first century

    David Fowler;Mhairi Coyle;Ute Skiba;Mark A. Sutton

  • NUTRIENT CYCLING IN MOIST TROPICAL FOREST

    P M Vitousek;R L Sanford

  • Nutrient cycling and nutrient use efficiency

    Peter Vitousek

  • Producing more grain with lower environmental costs

    Xinping Chen;Zhenling Cui;Mingsheng Fan;Peter Vitousek

  • The Effects of Plant Composition and Diversity on Ecosystem Processes

    David U. Hooper;Peter M. Vitousek

  • Litterfall, Nutrient Cycling, and Nutrient Limitation in Tropical Forests

    Peter M. Vitousek

Frequent Co-Authors

Pamela A. Matson
Pamela A. Matson Stanford University
Oliver A. Chadwick
Oliver A. Chadwick University of California, Santa Barbara
F. Stuart Chapin
F. Stuart Chapin University of Alaska Fairbanks
Christopher B. Field
Christopher B. Field Stanford University
Gregory P. Asner
Gregory P. Asner Arizona State University
Fusuo Zhang
Fusuo Zhang China Agricultural University
Patrick V. Kirch
Patrick V. Kirch University of Hawaii at Manoa
Alan R. Townsend
Alan R. Townsend University of Montana
Stephen Porder
Stephen Porder Brown University
Rosamond L. Naylor
Rosamond L. Naylor Stanford University

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