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D-Index
34
Citations
11966
World Ranking
9377
National Ranking
3361

Richard D. Boone 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 Richard D. Boone sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 44 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard D. Boone 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 Richard D. Boone sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard D. Boone is affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the United States. Their work is associated with this institution, indicating involvement in research and academic activities within that environment.

There are no records of recent published papers, coauthors, or frequent publication venues provided in the available data. Similarly, no book publications, main fields or subfields of study, or specific topics of work have been listed for this scientist.

Information regarding awards or distinctions has not been reported.

The available data does not indicate that Richard D. Boone is deceased.

Best Publications

  • Soil water content and temperature as independent or confounded factors controlling soil respiration in a temperate mixed hardwood forest

    EriC. A. Davidson;Elizabeth Belk;Richard D. Boone

  • Roots exert a strong influence on the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration

    Richard D. Boone;Knute J. Nadelhoffer;Jana D. Canary;Jason Philip Kaye

  • Contributions of aboveground litter, belowground litter, and root respiration to total soil respiration in a temperate mixed hardwood forest

    Richard D. Bowden;Knute J. Nadelhoffer;Richard D. Boone;Jerry M. Melillo

  • Controls on soil respiration: Implications for climate change

    Lindsey E. Rustad;Thomas G. Huntington;Richard D. Boone

  • LONG‐TERM IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURE ON SOIL CARBON AND NITROGEN IN NEW ENGLAND FORESTS

    Jana E. Compton;Richard D. Boone

  • The flux of carbon from terrestrial ecosystems to the atmosphere in 1980 due to changes in land use: geographic distribution of the global flux

    R. A. Houghton;R. D. Boone;J. R. Fruci;J. E. Hobbie

  • Fluorescence characteristics and biodegradability of dissolved organic matter in forest and wetland soils from coastal temperate watersheds in southeast Alaska

    Jason B. Fellman;David V. D’Amore;Eran Hood;Richard D. Boone

  • Vertical transport of dissolved organic C and N under long-term N amendments in pine and hardwood forests

    William S. Currie;John D. Aber;William H. Mcdowell;Richard D. Boone

  • Plant and Soil Responses to Chronic Nitrogen Additions at the Harvard Forest, Massachusetts

    John D. Aber;Alison Magill;Richard Boone;Jerry M. Melillo

  • Forest biogeochemistry and primary production altered by nitrogen saturation

    John D. Aber;Alison Magill;Steven G. Mcnulty;Richard D. Boone

  • Controlling site to evaluate history: vegetation patterns of a New England sand plain

    Glenn Motzkin;David Russell Foster;Arthur Allen;Jonathan Harrod

  • FACTORS CONTROLLING NITROGEN CYCLING AND NITROGEN SATURATION IN NORTHERN TEMPERATE FOREST ECOSYSTEMS

    John D. Aber;Jerry M. Melillo;Knute J. Nadelhoffer;John Pastor

  • Observations of Thermokarst and Its Impact on Boreal Forests in Alaska, U.S.A.

    T. E. Osterkamp;L. Viereck;Y. Shur;M. T. Jorgenson

  • Soil nitrogen transformations and the role of light fraction organic matter in forest soils

    Jana E Compton;Richard D Boone

  • Seasonal export of carbon, nitrogen, and major solutes from Alaskan catchments with discontinuous permafrost

    Kevin C. Petrone;Kevin C. Petrone;Jeremy B. Jones;Larry D. Hinzman;Richard D. Boone

  • Spatial changes in forest floor and foliar chemistry of spruce-fir forests across New England

    S. G. McNulty;J. D. Aber;R. D. Boone

  • Light-fraction soil organic matter: origin and contribution to net nitrogen mineralization

    Richard D. Boone

  • Net flux of carbon dioxide from tropical forests in 1980

    R. A. Houghton;R. D. Boone;R. D. Boone;J. M. Melillo;C. A. Palm;C. A. Palm

  • Soil carbon and nitrogen in a pine-oak sand plain in central Massachusetts: Role of vegetation and land-use history.

    Jana E. Compton;Richard D. Boone;Glenn Motzkin;David R. Foster

  • Soil CO2, N2O, and CH4 Exchange

    E. A. Holland;G. P. Robertson;J. Greenberg;P. M. Groffman

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Aber
John D. Aber University of New Hampshire
Jerry M. Melillo
Jerry M. Melillo Marine Biological Laboratory
Jeremy B. Jones
Jeremy B. Jones University of Alaska Fairbanks
Larry D. Hinzman
Larry D. Hinzman University of Alaska Fairbanks
Knute J. Nadelhoffer
Knute J. Nadelhoffer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Roger W. Ruess
Roger W. Ruess University of Alaska Fairbanks
Jana E. Compton
Jana E. Compton Environmental Protection Agency
Knut Kielland
Knut Kielland University of Alaska Fairbanks
Phillip Sollins
Phillip Sollins Oregon State University
Cheryl A. Palm
Cheryl A. Palm University of Florida

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