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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
33
Citations
12781
World Ranking
7731
National Ranking
2589

Robert D. Hollister publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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This scientist: 79 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert D. Hollister 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 D. Hollister sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Robert D. Hollister is affiliated with Grand Valley State University in the United States. Their research primarily situates within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with an emphasis on atmospheric science and ecological studies. Their work encompasses climate-related phenomena, polar ecology, and ecological modeling, integrating long-term environmental observations to explore tundra ecosystems and climate interactions.

The scientist's research topics prominently cover:

  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Peatlands and wetlands ecology
  • Polar research and ecology

Among the most frequented publication venues are:

  • Arctic Science
  • Nature Communications
  • Global Change Biology
  • Ecology Letters
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Robert D. Hollister has authored and co-authored a range of papers addressing various aspects of tundra and Arctic ecological research. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic," 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • "Experimental warming differentially affects vegetative and reproductive phenology of tundra plants," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "A review of open top chamber (OTC) performance across the ITEX Network," 2022, Arctic Science
  • "The International Tundra Experiment (ITEX): 30 years of research on tundra ecosystems," 2022, Arctic Science

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir
  • Jeremy L. May
  • Isla H. Myers-Smith
  • Sarah C. Elmendorf
  • Juha M. Alatalo

Best Publications

  • Evidence and implications of recent climate change in northern Alaska and other arctic regions.

    Larry D. Hinzman;Neil D. Bettez;W. Robert Bolton;F. Stuart Chapin

  • Plant community responses to experimental warming across the tundra biome

    Marilyn D Walker;C Henrik Wahren;Robert D Hollister;Greg H R Henry

  • RESPONSES OF TUNDRA PLANTS TO EXPERIMENTAL WARMING:META‐ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TUNDRA EXPERIMENT

    A. M. Arft;M. D. Walker;J. Gurevitch;J. M. Alatalo

  • Global assessment of experimental climate warming on tundra vegetation: heterogeneity over space and time.

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H. R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Robert G. Bjork

  • Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming.

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H.R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Robert G. Björk

  • Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic

    Isla H. Myers-Smith;Jeffrey T. Kerby;Gareth K. Phoenix;Jarle W. Bjerke

  • Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

    Anne D. Bjorkman;Anne D. Bjorkman;Isla H. Myers-Smith;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Signe Normand

  • 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

  • TUNDRA CO2 FLUXES IN RESPONSE TO EXPERIMENTAL WARMING ACROSS LATITUDINAL AND MOISTURE GRADIENTS

    Steven F. Oberbauer;Craig E. Tweedie;Jeff M. Welker;Jace T. Fahnestock

  • The Response of Alaskan Arctic Tundra to Experimental Warming: Differences Between Short- and Long-term Responses

    Robert D. Hollister;Patrick J. Webber;Craig E. Tweedie

  • Experiment, monitoring, and gradient methods used to infer climate change effects on plant communities yield consistent patterns

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H. R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Anna Maria Fosaa

  • Biotic Validation of Small Open-top Chambers in a Tundra Ecosystem

    Robert D. Hollister;Patrick J. Webber

  • Greater temperature sensitivity of plant phenology at colder sites: implications for convergence across northern latitudes

    Janet Prevéy;Mark Vellend;Nadja Rüger;Robert D. Hollister

  • Decadal variations of active-layer thickness in moisture-controlled landscapes, Barrow, Alaska

    Nikolay I. Shiklomanov;Dmitry A. Streletskiy;Frederick E. Nelson;Robert D. Hollister

  • Variable temperature effects of Open Top Chambers at polar and alpine sites explained by irradiance and snow depth

    Stef Bokhorst;Ad Huiskes;Rien Aerts;Peter Convey

  • Phenological response of tundra plants to background climate variation tested using the International Tundra Experiment

    S F Oberbauer;S C Elmendorf;T G Troxler;R D Hollister

  • PLANT RESPONSE TO TEMPERATURE IN NORTHERN ALASKA: IMPLICATIONS FOR PREDICTING VEGETATION CHANGE

    Robert D. Hollister;Patrick J. Webber;Christian Bay

  • Warming shortens flowering seasons of tundra plant communities

    Janet S. Prevéy;Christian Rixen;Nadja Rüger;Toke T. Høye

  • Nonlinear controls on evapotranspiration in arctic coastal wetlands

    A K Liljedahl;L D Hinzman;Y Harazono;Y Harazono;D Zona;D Zona

  • Experimental warming differentially affects vegetative and reproductive phenology of tundra plants

    Courtney G. Collins;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Robert D. Hollister;Greg H. R. Henry

  • Evidence and Implications of Recent Climate Change in Northern Alaska and Other Arctic Regions

    L. D. Hinzman;N. Bettez;W. R. Bolton;F. S. Chapin

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven F. Oberbauer
Steven F. Oberbauer Florida International University
Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir
Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir University of Iceland
Sarah C. Elmendorf
Sarah C. Elmendorf Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Anne D. Bjorkman
Anne D. Bjorkman University of Gothenburg
Christian Rixen
Christian Rixen Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Isla H. Myers-Smith
Isla H. Myers-Smith University of Edinburgh
Jeffrey M. Welker
Jeffrey M. Welker University of Oulu
Elisabeth J. Cooper
Elisabeth J. Cooper University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Ulf Molau
Ulf Molau University of Gothenburg
Esther Lévesque
Esther Lévesque Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

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