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D-Index
36
Citations
9432
World Ranking
7004
National Ranking
2351

Robert B. Waide 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. Waide sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 83 publications — 8th percentile

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

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

Robert B. Waide 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. Waide sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Robert B. Waide is affiliated with the University of New Mexico in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on Environmental Science, supported by work in Computer Science and Decision Sciences. This interdisciplinary approach enables a broad exploration of ecological systems and data management practices.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Computer Science
  • Decision Sciences

Within these fields, Waide's subfields of study emphasize:

  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Information Systems

The primary research topics investigated are diverse and include:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Research Data Management Practices
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Scientific Computing and Data Management
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Waide encompass ecological data, microbial networks, and forest ecology. Selected papers are:

  • "Biogeographic patterns of microbial co-occurrence ecological networks in six American forests," 2020, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "Disturbance and resilience in the Luquillo Experimental Forest," 2020, Biological Conservation
  • "The Environmental Data Initiative: Connecting the past to the future through data reuse," 2023, Ecology and Evolution
  • "Publishing Ecological Data in a Repository: An Easy Workflow for Everyone," 2022, Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America

Waide has also contributed to scholarly books, including a publication with Springer International Publishing titled The Challenges of Long Term Ecological Research: A Historical Analysis released in 2021.

Collaboration is evident in Waide's frequent co-authorship with several researchers, including:

  • Sharon Kingsland
  • Kristin Vanderbilt
  • Corinna Gries
  • Paul C. Hanson
  • Margaret O'Brien

Their work has appeared in several key academic venues such as:

  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Biological Conservation
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America

Best Publications

  • The Relationship Between Productivity and Species Richness

    R. B. Waide;M. R. Willig;C. F. Steiner;G. Mittelbach

  • WHAT IS THE OBSERVED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPECIES RICHNESS AND PRODUCTIVITY

    Gary G. Mittelbach;Christopher F. Steiner;Samuel M. Scheiner;Katherine L. Gross

  • Temperature mediates continental-scale diversity of microbes in forest soils

    Jizhong Zhou;Jizhong Zhou;Jizhong Zhou;Ye Deng;Ye Deng;Lina Shen;Chongqing Wen

  • Threads of Continuity There are immense differences between even-aged silvicultural disturbances (especially clearcutting) and natural disturbances, such as windthrow, wildfire, and even volcanic eruptions.

    Jerry F. Franklin;David Lindenmayer;James A. MacMahon;Arthur McKee

  • Responses of Tree Species to Hurricane Winds in Subtropical Wet Forest in Puerto Rico: Implications for Tropical Tree Life Histories

    Jess K. Zimmerman;Edwin M. Everham;Robert B. Waide;D. Jean Lodge

  • BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

    Maria Dornelas;Laura H. Antão;Laura H. Antão;Faye Moyes;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates

  • Tropical forest biomass and successional age class relationships to a vegetation index derived from Landsat TM data

    Steven A. Sader;Robert B. Waide;William T. Lawrence;Armond T. Joyce

  • The food web of a tropical rain forest

    Douglas P. Reagan;Robert Bruce Waide

  • Land use history, environment, and tree composition in a tropical forest

    Jill Thompson;Nicholas Brokaw;Jess K. Zimmerman;Robert B. Waide

  • A comparison of the species–time relationship across ecosystems and taxonomic groups

    Ethan P. White;Peter B. Adler;William K. Lauenroth;Richard A. Gill

  • Distribution of Overwintering Nearctic Migrants in the Bahamas and Greater Antilles

    Joseph M. Wunderle;Robert B. Waide

  • Nitrogen immobilization by decomposing woody debris and the recovery of tropical wet forest from hurricane disturbance

    Jess K. Zimmerman;William M. Pulliam;D. Jean Lodge;Vanessa Quinones-Orfila

  • Short-Term Effects of Hurricane Gilbert on Terrestrial Bird Populations on Jamaica

    Joseph M. Wunderle;D. Jean Lodge;Robert B. Waide

  • The effect of Hurricane Hugo on bird populations in the Luquillo experimental forest, Puerto Rico

    Robert B. Waide

  • An introduction to hurricanes in the Caribbean.

    L. R. Walker;D. J. Lodge;N. V. L. Brokaw;R. B. Waide

  • Long-term influence of deforestation on tree species composition and litter dynamics of a tropical rain forest in Puerto Rico

    Xiaoming Zou;Carol P. Zucca;Robert B. Waide;William H. McDowell

  • Summary of the response of animal populations to Hurricanes in the Caribbean

    Robert B. Waide

  • Biogeographic patterns of microbial co-occurrence ecological networks in six American forests

    Qichao Tu;Qichao Tu;Qingyun Yan;Ye Deng;Ye Deng;Sean T. Michaletz

  • A Research Perspective on Disturbance and Recovery of a Tropical Montane Forest

    Robert B. Waide;Ariel E. Lugo

  • Biogeographic patterns of soil diazotrophic communities across six forests in the North America

    Qichao Tu;Qichao Tu;Ye Deng;Qingyun Yan;Lina Shen

  • WHAT IS THE OBSERVED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPECIES RICHNESS AND PRODUCTIVITY ? REPLY

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Frequent Co-Authors

Jizhong Zhou
Jizhong Zhou University of Oklahoma
Sean T. Michaletz
Sean T. Michaletz University of British Columbia
Brian J. Enquist
Brian J. Enquist University of Arizona
Michael R. Willig
Michael R. Willig University of Connecticut
Michael Kaspari
Michael Kaspari University of Oklahoma
Ariel E. Lugo
Ariel E. Lugo US Forest Service
Ye Deng
Ye Deng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhili He
Zhili He Sun Yat-sen University
Michael D. Weiser
Michael D. Weiser University of Oklahoma
Jess K. Zimmerman
Jess K. Zimmerman University of Puerto Rico

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