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Best Scientists

D-Index
171
Citations
155411
World Ranking
821
National Ranking
493

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
136
Citations
110588
World Ranking
34
National Ranking
10

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
173
Citations
160088
World Ranking
6
National Ranking
3

Robert B. Jackson publications per year

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1964 2025

770 publications in total across all disciplines

Robert B. Jackson 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 Robert B. Jackson sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 536 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert B. Jackson 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 Robert B. Jackson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 173 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
  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)
  • 2008 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Robert B. Jackson is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and specializes primarily in Environmental Science. Their research portfolio covers 253 publications in this main field, with significant contributions across several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Soil Science, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's work extensively explores topics such as Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, Climate variability and models, Fire effects on ecosystems, and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics.

Robert B. Jackson has contributed to multiple high-impact publication venues. Frequent venues for their work include Environmental Research Letters, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information), Earth system science data, and Nature Geoscience.

Recent notable papers include:

  • The Global Methane Budget 2000-2017 (2020) - NOAA Institutional Repository
  • Global Carbon Budget 2020 (2020) - Earth system science data
  • Temporary reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement (2020) - Nature Climate Change
  • A comprehensive quantification of global nitrous oxide sources and sinks (2020) - Nature
  • Global Carbon Budget 2022 (2022) - Earth system science data

The scientist frequently collaborates with co-authors such as Josep G. Canadell, Benjamin Poulter, Philippe Ciais, Hanqin Tian, and Glen P. Peters. These collaborations reflect ongoing research efforts in atmospheric and environmental science disciplines.

In addition to journal articles, Robert B. Jackson has authored books published by Oxford University Press and King's College London. Titles include Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches (2021) and Θεωρία & Μεθοδολογία των Διεθνών Σχέσεων:Η σύγχρονη συζήτηση (2023).

The scientist has been recognized through fellowships from multiple organizations. These include Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2018), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2017), Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) (2012), and Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) (2008).

Best Publications

  • Global biodiversity scenarios for the year 2100.

    O E Sala;F S Chapin;J J Armesto;E Berlow

  • A Large and Persistent Carbon Sink in the World’s Forests

    Yude Pan;Richard A. Birdsey;Jingyun Fang;Jingyun Fang;Richard Houghton

  • THE VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SOIL ORGANIC CARBON AND ITS RELATION TO CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

    Esteban G. Jobbágy;Robert B. Jackson

  • The diversity and biogeography of soil bacterial communities

    Noah Fierer;Robert B. Jackson

  • Toward an ecological classification of soil bacteria.

    Noah Fierer;Noah Fierer;Mark A. Bradford;Robert B. Jackson

  • A global analysis of root distributions for terrestrial biomes

    R. B. Jackson;J. Canadell;J. R. Ehleringer;H. A. Mooney

  • The global methane budget 2000–2017

    Marielle Saunois;Ann R. Stavert;Ben Poulter;Philippe Bousquet

  • Maximum rooting depth of vegetation types at the global scale.

    J. Canadell;R. B. Jackson;J. R. Ehleringer;H. A. Mooney

  • Temporary reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement

    Corinne Le Quéré;Robert B. Jackson;Matthew W. Jones;Adam J. P. Smith

  • Global Carbon Budget 2020

    Pierre Friedlingstein;Pierre Friedlingstein;Michael O'Sullivan;Matthew W. Jones;Robbie M. Andrew

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • A global budget for fine root biomass, surface area, and nutrient contents

    R. B. Jackson;H. A. Mooney;E.-D. Schulze

  • A Critical Review of the Risks to Water Resources from Unconventional Shale Gas Development and Hydraulic Fracturing in the United States

    Avner Vengosh;Robert B Jackson;Robert B Jackson;Nathaniel R Warner;Thomas H Darrah

  • Assessment of soil microbial community structure by use of taxon-specific quantitative PCR assays.

    Noah Fierer;Jason A. Jackson;Rytas Vilgalys;Robert B. Jackson

  • CO 2 emissions from forest loss

    G. R. van der Werf;D. C. Morton;R. S. DeFries;J. G. J. Olivier

  • A comprehensive quantification of global nitrous oxide sources and sinks

    Hanquin Tian;Rongting Xu;Josep G. Canadell;Rona L. Thompson

  • Methane contamination of drinking water accompanying gas-well drilling and hydraulic fracturing

    Stephen G. Osborn;Avner Vengosh;Nathaniel R. Warner;Robert B. Jackson

  • Rooting depths, lateral root spreads and below-ground/above-ground allometries of plants in water-limited ecosystems

    H. Jochen Schenk;Robert B. Jackson

  • Global Carbon Budget 2019

    Pierre Friedlingstein;Pierre Friedlingstein;Matthew W. Jones;Michael O'Sullivan;Robbie Andrew

  • Global patterns of root turnover for terrestrial ecosystems

    Richard A. Gill;Robert B. Jackson

  • Biophysical and economic limits to negative CO2 emissions

    Pete Smith;Steven J. Davis;Felix Creutzig;Sabine Fuss

  • Trading water for carbon with biological carbon sequestration

    Robert B. Jackson;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Roni Avissar;Somnath Baidya Roy

  • PLANT COMPETITION UNDERGROUND

    Brenda B. Casper;Robert B. Jackson

  • Redefining fine roots improves understanding of below-ground contributions to terrestrial biosphere processes

    M. Luke McCormack;Ian A. Dickie;David M. Eissenstat;Timothy J. Fahey

  • Effects of afforestation on water yield: a global synthesis with implications for policy

    Kathleen A. Farley;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Robert B. Jackson

  • Water in a changing world

    Robert B. Jackson;Stephen R. Carpenter;Clifford N. Dahm;Diane M. McKnight

  • Ecosystem carbon loss with woody plant invasion of grasslands.

    Robert B. Jackson;Jay L. Banner;Esteban G. Jobbágy;William T. Pockman;William T. Pockman

  • Hydrologic regulation of plant rooting depth

    Ying Fan;Gonzalo Miguez-Macho;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Robert B. Jackson

Frequent Co-Authors

Esteban G. Jobbágy
Esteban G. Jobbágy National University of San Luis
Josep G. Canadell
Josep G. Canadell Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Glen P. Peters
Glen P. Peters Center for International Climate and Environmental Research
Avner Vengosh
Avner Vengosh Duke University
Gervasio Piñeiro
Gervasio Piñeiro University of Buenos Aires
Hanqin Tian
Hanqin Tian Auburn University
Thomas H. Darrah
Thomas H. Darrah The Ohio State University
Christopher B. Field
Christopher B. Field Stanford University
Noah Fierer
Noah Fierer University of Colorado Boulder
H. Wayne Polley
H. Wayne Polley Agricultural Research Service

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