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Richard M. Petrone

Richard M. Petrone

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
33
Citations
3526
World Ranking
7938
National Ranking
490

Richard M. Petrone publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 152 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard M. Petrone 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 M. Petrone sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 33 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Richard M. Petrone is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions in subfields such as ecology, global and planetary change, atmospheric science, water science and technology, and plant science.

Their recent publications reflect ongoing work in peatlands and wetland ecology, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, and hydrology. Notable papers include: Increasing contribution of peatlands to boreal evapotranspiration in a warming climate (2020, Nature Climate Change); Peatland-fire interactions: A review of wildland fire feedbacks and interactions in Canadian boreal peatlands (2021, The Science of The Total Environment); The biophysical climate mitigation potential of boreal peatlands during the growing season (2020, Environmental Research Letters); Wetlands in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region: the nexus between wetland hydrological function and resource extraction (2020, Environmental Reviews); and Hydrological effects of resource-access road crossings on boreal forested peatlands (2020, Journal of Hydrology).

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers including Jonathan S. Price, Myroslava Khomik, Merrin L. Macrae, Felix Nwaishi, and Adam Green. These frequent co-authorships indicate active engagement within a specialized research community focused on environmental and ecological studies.

Richard M. Petrone has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent venues for their work include Hydrological Processes, Ecohydrology, The Science of The Total Environment, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Journal of Hydrology.

Their research covers a range of topics emphasized in their publications:

  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Fire Effects on Ecosystems
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Climate Change and Permafrost
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies

These topics align with their main field of environmental science, reflecting an integrated approach to understanding the interactions between ecosystems and climate processes, especially in boreal and wetland environments. The focus on peatlands and boreal landscapes addresses key environmental questions related to carbon cycling, climate mitigation, and ecosystem responses to fire and hydrological disturbance.

Best Publications

  • Increasing contribution of peatlands to boreal evapotranspiration in a warming climate

    Manuel Helbig;Manuel Helbig;James Michael Waddington;Pavel Alekseychik;Brian D. Amiro

  • Dynamics of evapotranspiration from a riparian pond complex in the Western Boreal Forest, Alberta, Canada

    R. M. Petrone;U. Silins;K. J. Devito

  • Surface vegetation controls on evapotranspiration from a sub‐humid Western Boreal Plain wetland

    S. M. Brown;R. M. Petrone;C. Mendoza;K. J. Devito

  • Statistical characterization of the spatial variability of soil moisture in a cutover peatland

    Richard M. Petrone;J. S. Price;S. K. Carey;J. M. Waddington

  • Constructing fen peatlands in post-mining oil sands landscapes: Challenges and opportunities from a hydrological perspective

    Scott J. Ketcheson;Jonathan S. Price;Sean K. Carey;Richard M. Petrone

  • Hydrological controls on deep burning in a northern forested peatland

    Maxwell Curtis Lukenbach;Kelly Jean Hokanson;Kelly Jean Hokanson;Paul A. Moore;Kevin J. Devito

  • Atmospheric and soil moisture controls on evapotranspiration from above and within a Western Boreal Plain aspen forest

    S. M. Brown;R. M. Petrone;L. Chasmer;C. Mendoza

  • Peatland-fire interactions: A review of wildland fire feedbacks and interactions in Canadian boreal peatlands.

    Kailyn Nelson;D. Thompson;Christopher Hopkinson;R. Petrone

  • Ecosystem scale evapotranspiration and net CO2 exchange from a restored peatland

    Richard M. Petrone;J. M. Waddington;Jonathan S. Price

  • Surface moisture and energy exchange from a restored peatland, Québec, Canada

    Richard M. Petrone;Jonathan S. Price;J.M. Waddington;H. von Waldow

  • Characterizing vegetation structural and topographic characteristics sampled by eddy covariance within two mature aspen stands using LiDAR and a flux footprint model: Scaling to MODIS

    Laura Chasmer;Natascha Kljun;Christopher Hopkinson;S. Brown

  • Towards developing a functional-based approach for constructed peatlands evaluation in the Alberta Oil Sands Region, Canada

    Felix Nwaishi;Richard M. Petrone;Jonathan S. Price;Roxane Andersen

  • Precipitation variability and its relationship to hydrologic variability in Alberta

    Davison Mwale;Thian Yew Gan;Kevin Devito;Carl Mendoza

  • Landscape controls on long-term runoff in subhumid heterogeneous Boreal Plains catchments.

    Kevin J. Devito;Kelly J. Hokanson;Paul Adrian Moore;Nicholas Kettridge

  • Burned and unburned peat water repellency: Implications for peatland evaporation following wildfire

    N. Kettridge;R.E. Humphrey;J.E. Smith;M.C. Lukenbach

  • The biophysical climate mitigation potential of boreal peatlands during the growing season

    Manuel Helbig;Manuel Helbig;James M. Waddington;Pavel Alekseychik;Brian Amiro

  • The hydrological functioning of a constructed fen wetland watershed.

    Scott J. Ketcheson;Jonathan S. Price;Owen Sutton;George Sutherland

  • Wetlands in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region: the nexus between wetland hydrological function and resource extraction

    Olena Volik;Matthew Elmes;Richard Petrone;Eric Kessel

  • Hydrogeological controls on post-fire moss recovery in peatlands

    M. C. Lukenbach;K. J. Devito;N. Kettridge;R. M. Petrone

  • Climatic controls on groundwater–surface water interactions within the Boreal Plains of Alberta: Field observations and numerical simulations

    Craig Thompson;Carl A. Mendoza;Kevin J. Devito;Richard M. Petrone

  • Ecosystem-scale flux of CO2 from a restored vacuum harvested peatland

    Richard M. Petrone;J.M. Waddington;Jonathan S. Price

  • Peatland water repellency: Importance of soil water content, moss species, and burn severity

    Paul A. Moore;Maxwell Curtis Lukenbach;Maxwell Curtis Lukenbach;Nicholas Kettridge;Richard Michael Petrone

  • Mulch decomposition impedes recovery of net carbon sink function in a restored peatland

    J.M. Waddington;M.J. Greenwood;R.M. Petrone;J.S. Price

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin J. Devito
Kevin J. Devito University of Alberta
Merrin L. Macrae
Merrin L. Macrae University of Waterloo
James M. Waddington
James M. Waddington McMaster University
Jonathan S. Price
Jonathan S. Price University of Waterloo
Carl A. Mendoza
Carl A. Mendoza University of Alberta
Maria Strack
Maria Strack University of Waterloo
Laura Chasmer
Laura Chasmer University of Lethbridge
William L. Quinton
William L. Quinton Wilfrid Laurier University
Chris Hopkinson
Chris Hopkinson University of Lethbridge
Annalea Lohila
Annalea Lohila Finnish Meteorological Institute

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