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Rebecca A. Montgomery

Rebecca A. Montgomery

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
46
Citations
9687
World Ranking
2653
National Ranking
655

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
46
Citations
9714
World Ranking
4600
National Ranking
1597

Rebecca A. Montgomery publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rebecca A. Montgomery sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 97 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Rebecca A. Montgomery D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rebecca A. Montgomery sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

Rebecca A. Montgomery is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on environmental science and medicine with numerous publications in related subfields.

The main fields of study covered by their work include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine

Within these areas, their research further specializes in several subfields such as:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Plant Science

Their key research topics reflect an emphasis on ecosystem dynamics, plant biology, climate effects, and advanced medical techniques, including:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture

Rebecca A. Montgomery's recent scientific publications include:

  • "Even modest climate change may lead to major transitions in boreal forests," 2022, Nature
  • "Phenological responses of temperate and boreal trees to warming depend on ambient spring temperatures, leaf habit, and geographic range," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset," 2022, Scientific Data
  • "Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy for primary kidney cancer (TROG 15.03 FASTRACK II): a non-randomised phase 2 trial," 2024, The Lancet Oncology
  • "Single-Fraction vs Multifraction Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy for Pulmonary Oligometastases (SAFRON II)," 2021, JAMA Oncology

Their frequent coauthors reflect interdisciplinary collaborations and include:

  • Peter B. Reich
  • Artur Stefański
  • Jeannine Cavender-Bares
  • Raimundo Bermúdez
  • Shankar Siva

Rebecca's research has appeared most often in several scientific journals, including:

  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Global Change Biology
  • Nature
  • Tree Physiology

Best Publications

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Effects of climate warming on photosynthesis in boreal tree species depend on soil moisture

    Peter B. Reich;Peter B. Reich;Kerrie M. Sendall;Kerrie M. Sendall;Artur Stefanski;Roy L. Rich;Roy L. Rich

  • Light gradient partitioning by tropical tree seedlings in the absence of canopy gaps.

    Rebecca A Montgomery;R. L. Chazdon

  • Forest structure, canopy architecture, and light transmittance in tropical wet forests

    Rebecca A. Montgomery;Robin L. Chazdon

  • Photoperiod constraints on tree phenology, performance and migration in a warming world

    Danielle A. Way;Danielle A. Way;Rebecca A. Montgomery

  • Decomposition in tropical forests: a pan‐tropical study of the effects of litter type, litter placement and mesofaunal exclusion across a precipitation gradient

    Jennifer S Powers;Rebecca A Montgomery;E Carol Adair;Francis Q Brearley

  • Why are evergreen leaves so contrary about shade

    Christopher H. Lusk;Peter B Reich;Rebecca A Montgomery;David D. Ackerly

  • The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset

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  • Boreal and temperate trees show strong acclimation of respiration to warming

    Peter B. Reich;Kerrie M. Sendall;Artur Stefanski;Xiaorong Wei;Xiaorong Wei

  • Geographic range predicts photosynthetic and growth response to warming in co-occurring tree species

    Peter B. Reich;Peter B. Reich;Kerrie M. Sendall;Karen Rice;Roy L. Rich

  • Adaptive radiation of photosynthetic physiology in the Hawaiian lobeliads: light regimes, static light responses, and whole-plant compensation points.

    Thomas J. Givnish;Rebecca A. Montgomery;Guillermo Goldstein

  • Even modest climate change may lead to major transitions in boreal forests

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  • Effects of light, alien grass, and native species additions on hawaiian dry forest restoration

    Robert J. Cabin;Stephen G. Weller;David H. Lorence;Susan Cordell

  • Ectomycorrhizal fungal response to warming is linked to poor host performance at the boreal-temperate ecotone.

    Christopher W. Fernandez;Nhu H. Nguyen;Nhu H. Nguyen;Artur Stefanski;Ying Han

  • Acclimation of photosynthetic temperature optima of temperate and boreal tree species in response to experimental forest warming.

    Kerrie M Sendall;Peter B Reich;Peter B Reich;Changming Zhao;Hou Jihua

  • Biological and environmental controls on tree transpiration in a suburban landscape

    Emily B. Peters;Joseph P. McFadden;Rebecca A. Montgomery

  • Do deer and shrubs override canopy gap size effects on growth and survival of yellow birch, northern red oak, eastern white pine, and eastern hemlock seedlings?

    Christel C. Kern;Christel C. Kern;Peter B. Reich;Rebecca A. Montgomery;Terry F. Strong

  • Untangling positive and negative biotic interactions: Views from above and below ground in a forest ecosystem

    Rebecca A. Montgomery;Peter B. Reich;Brian J. Palik

  • Food webs obscure the strength of plant diversity effects on primary productivity.

    Eric W. Seabloom;Linda Kinkel;Elizabeth T. Borer;Yann Hautier;Yann Hautier

  • The response of boreal peatland community composition and NDVI to hydrologic change, warming, and elevated carbon dioxide.

    Mara Y. McPartland;Evan S. Kane;Evan S. Kane;Michael J. Falkowski;Randy Kolka

  • Phenological responses of temperate and boreal trees to warming depend on ambient spring temperatures, leaf habit, and geographic range.

    Rebecca A. Montgomery;Karen E. Rice;Karen E. Rice;Artur Stefanski;Roy L. Rich;Roy L. Rich

  • Simulated climate warming alters phenological synchrony between an outbreak insect herbivore and host trees

    Ezra G. Schwartzberg;Mary A. Jamieson;Kenneth F. Raffa;Peter B. Reich;Peter B. Reich

  • Relative importance of photosynthetic physiology and biomass allocation for tree seedling growth across a broad light gradient

    Rebecca Montgomery

  • Light‐induced plasticity in leaf hydraulics, venation, anatomy, and gas exchange in ecologically diverse Hawaiian lobeliads

    Christine Scoffoni;Justin Kunkle;Jessica Pasquet‐Kok;Christine Vuong

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
Jeannine Cavender-Bares
Jeannine Cavender-Bares University of Minnesota
Brian J. Palik
Brian J. Palik US Forest Service
Sarah E. Hobbie
Sarah E. Hobbie University of Minnesota
Thomas J. Givnish
Thomas J. Givnish University of Wisconsin–Madison
John A. Gamon
John A. Gamon University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Xiaorong Wei
Xiaorong Wei Northwest A&F University
David Tilman
David Tilman University of Minnesota
Lee E. Frelich
Lee E. Frelich University of Minnesota
Evan S. Kane
Evan S. Kane Michigan Technological University

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