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Robert F. Powers

Robert F. Powers

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
5602
World Ranking
7322
National Ranking
2466

Robert F. Powers 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 F. Powers sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

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 F. Powers 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 F. Powers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert F. Powers was affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their career involved work related to forestry and natural resource management, as suggested by this affiliation.

No data is available regarding specific research papers, co-authors, publication venues, fields or subfields of study, topics, or awarded recognitions linked to Robert F. Powers. Consequently, details of scientific contributions, collaborations, or areas of specialization cannot be outlined beyond the institutional association.

Due to the lack of recorded publication output, topics, or awards, a detailed overview of Robert F. Powers' research activities or scholarly impact is not accessible through the provided information.

Best Publications

  • Glyphosate toxicity and the effects of long-term vegetation control on soil microbial communities.

    Matt D Busse;Alice W Ratcliff;Carol J Shestak;Robert F Powers

  • The North American long-term soil productivity experiment: Findings from the first decade of research

    Robert F. Powers;D. Andrew Scott;Felipe G. Sanchez;Richard A. Voldseth

  • Soil compaction effects on growth of young ponderosa pine following litter removal in California's Sierra Nevada

    A. Gomez;R. F. Powers;M. J. Singer;W. R. Horwath

  • Mineralizable soil nitrogen as an index of nitrogen availability to forest trees

    Robert F. Powers

  • Sustained Productivity of Forest Soils

    S. P. Gessel;D. S. Lacate;G. F. Weetman;R. F. Powers

  • Soil physical property changes at the North American long-term soil productivity study sites: 1 and 5 years after compaction

    Deborah S Page-Dumroese;Martin F Jurgensen;Allan E Tiarks;Felix Ponder

  • Lethal soil temperatures during burning of masticated forest residues

    Matt D. Busse;Ken R. Hubbert;Gary O. Fiddler;Carol J. Shestak

  • Soil nitrogen mineralization in a clearcutting chronosequence in a northern California conifer forest.

    D. W. Frazer;J. G. McColl;R. F. Powers

  • Nitrogen mineralization along an altitudinal gradient: interactions of soil temperature, moisture, and substrate quality.

    Robert F. Powers

  • Linkages between phosphorus transformations and carbon decomposition in a forest soil

    Noam Gressel;John G. McColl;Caroline M. Preston;Roger H. Newman

  • Effects of organic matter removal, soil compaction, and vegetation control on 5-year seedling performance: a regional comparison of Long-Term Soil Productivity sites

    Robert L. Fleming;Robert F. Powers;Neil W. Foster;J. Marty Kranabetter

  • Ten-year responses of ponderosa pine plantations to repeated vegetation and nutrient control along an environmental gradient

    Robert F Powers;Phillip E Reynolds

  • Seedling Root Growth as a Function of Soil Density and Water Content

    C. M. Siegel-Issem;J. A. Burger;R. F. Powers;F. Ponder

  • Effects of organic matter removal, soil compaction and vegetation control on 10th year biomass and foliar nutrition: LTSP continent-wide comparisons

    Felix Ponder Jr.;Robert L. Fleming;Shannon Berch;Matt D. Busse

  • Long-Term Soil Productivity: genesis of the concept and principles behind the program

    Robert F Powers

  • On the sustainable productivity of planted forests

    Robert F. Powers

  • Assessing Soil Quality: Practicable Standards for Sustainable Forest Productivity in the United States

    Robert F. Powers;Allan E. Tiarks;James R. Boyle

  • The effects of wildfire, salvage logging, and post-fire N-fixation on the nutrient budgets of a Sierran forest.

    D.W. Johnson;J.F. Murphy;R.B. Susfalk;T.G. Caldwell

  • Microbial community responses in forest mineral soil to compaction, organic matter removal, and vegetation control

    Matt D. Busse;Samual E. Beattie;Robert F. Powers;Felipe G. Sanchez

  • Soil carbon sequestration and changes in fungal and bacterial biomass following incorporation of forest residues

    Matt D. Busse;Felipe G. Sanchez;Alice W. Ratcliff;John R. Butnor

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah S. Page-Dumroese
Deborah S. Page-Dumroese United States Department of Agriculture
William R. Horwath
William R. Horwath University of California, Davis
James A. Burger
James A. Burger Virginia Tech
Michael J. Singer
Michael J. Singer University of California, Davis
Martin F. Jurgensen
Martin F. Jurgensen Michigan Technological University
John D. Marshall
John D. Marshall University of Gothenburg
Caroline M. Preston
Caroline M. Preston Natural Resources Canada
Steven R. Radosevich
Steven R. Radosevich Oregon State University
Lucas C. R. Silva
Lucas C. R. Silva University of Oregon
Dale W. Johnson
Dale W. Johnson University of Nevada Reno

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