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6763
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2281

Richard K. Kobe 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 Richard K. Kobe sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Richard K. Kobe 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 Richard K. Kobe sits on this spectrum.

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20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Richard K. Kobe is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to subfields such as nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, plant science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and insect science.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics including ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, plant and animal studies, forest ecology and management, seedling growth and survival studies, and forest ecology and biodiversity studies.

Richard K. Kobe has published research in various academic venues, frequently contributing to Ecology Letters, Forest Ecology and Management, SSRN Electronic Journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Nature Communications.

Some notable recent papers include:

  • Is there tree senescence? The fecundity evidence (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Limits to reproduction and seed size-number trade-offs that shape forest dominance and future recovery (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Globally, tree fecundity exceeds productivity gradients (2022, Ecology Letters)
  • Short-lived legacies of Prunus serotina plant-soil feedbacks (2021, Oecologia)
  • Linking seed size and number to trait syndromes in trees (2023, Global Ecology and Biogeography)

Richard K. Kobe frequently collaborates with several co-authors including Inés Ibáñez, Tong Qiu, Marie-Claire Aravena Acuña, Michał Bogdziewicz, and Thomas Boivin.

Collectively, the research of Richard K. Kobe spans various aspects of plant ecology, reproduction, and forest dynamics, contributing to understanding traits such as fecundity, seed size, and plant-soil feedback processes within forest ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Forest models defined by field measurements : Estimation, error analysis and dynamics

    Stephen W. Pacala;Charles D. Canham;John Saponara;John A. Silander

  • Juvenile Tree Survivorship as a Component of Shade Tolerance

    Richard K. Kobe;Stephen W. Pacala;John A. Silander;Charles D. Canham

  • RESORPTION EFFICIENCY DECREASES WITH INCREASING GREEN LEAF NUTRIENTS IN A GLOBAL DATA SET

    Richard K. Kobe;Christopher A. Lepczyk;Meera Iyer

  • Sapling growth as a function of resources in a north temperate forest

    Stephen W. Pacala;Charles D. Canham;John A. Silander;Richard K. Kobe

  • LIGHT GRADIENT PARTITIONING AMONG TROPICAL TREE SPECIES THROUGH DIFFERENTIAL SEEDLING MORTALITY AND GROWTH

    Richard K. Kobe

  • Models of sapling mortality as a function of growth to characterize interspecific variation in shade tolerance of eight tree species of northwestern British Columbia

    R K Kobe;K D Coates

  • Carbohydrate allocation to storage as a basis of interspecific variation in sapling survivorship and growth

    Richard K. Kobe

  • Interspecific and intraspecific variation in tree seedling survival: effects of allocation to roots versus carbohydrate reserves.

    Charles D. Canham;Richard K. Kobe;Erika F. Latty;Robin L. Chazdon

  • Intraspecific Variation in Sapling Mortality and Growth Predicts Geographic Variation in Forest Composition

    Richard K. Kobe

  • Tropical tree growth is correlated with soil phosphorus, potassium, and calcium, though not for legumes

    Thomas W. Baribault;Richard K. Kobe;Andrew O. Finley

  • Optimal partitioning theory revisited: Nonstructural carbohydrates dominate root mass responses to nitrogen

    Richard K. Kobe;Meera Iyer;Michael B. Walters

  • Conspecific density dependence in seedlings varies with species shade tolerance in a wet tropical forest

    Richard K. Kobe;Corine F. Vriesendorp

  • Sapling size influences shade tolerance ranking among southern boreal tree species

    Daniel D. Kneeshaw;Richard K. Kobe;K. David Coates;Christian Messier

  • A general integrative framework for modelling woody biomass production and carbon sequestration rates in forests

    David A. Coomes;Robert J. Holdaway;Richard K. Kobe;Emily R. Lines

  • Tree seedling growth and mortality responses to manipulations of calcium and aluminum in a northern hardwood forest

    Richard K. Kobe;Gene E. Likens;Christopher Eagar

  • Interspecific variation in sapling mortality in relation to growth and soil moisture

    John P. Caspersen;Richard K. Kobe

  • Soil water content and emergence time control seedling establishment in three co-occurring Mediterranean oak species

    Itziar R. UrbietaI.R. Urbieta;Ignacio M. Pérez-RamosI.M. Pérez-Ramos;Miguel A. ZavalaM.A. Zavala;Teodoro MarañónT. Marañón

  • TOLERANCE OF SOIL PATHOGENS CO-VARIES WITH SHADE TOLERANCE ACROSS SPECIES OF TROPICAL TREE SEEDLINGS

    Sarah McCarthy-Neumann;Richard K. Kobe

  • Conspecific plant–soil feedbacks reduce survivorship and growth of tropical tree seedlings

    Sarah McCarthy-Neumann;Richard K. Kobe

  • Divergence from the growth–survival trade-off and extreme high growth rates drive patterns of exotic tree invasions in closed-canopy forests

    Patrick H. Martin;Charles D. Canham;Richard K. Kobe

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles D. Canham
Charles D. Canham Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
John A. Silander
John A. Silander University of Connecticut
Stephen W. Pacala
Stephen W. Pacala Princeton University
Michael B. Walters
Michael B. Walters Michigan State University
Miguel A. Zavala
Miguel A. Zavala University of Alcalá
James S. Clark
James S. Clark Duke University
Teodoro Marañón
Teodoro Marañón Spanish National Research Council
Ignacio Manuel Pérez-Ramos
Ignacio Manuel Pérez-Ramos Spanish National Research Council
Catherine A. Gehring
Catherine A. Gehring Northern Arizona University
Christian Messier
Christian Messier University of Quebec at Montreal

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