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Ross A. Virginia

Ross A. Virginia

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
74
Citations
22806
World Ranking
1108
National Ranking
416

Ross A. Virginia publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 222 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ross A. Virginia 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 Ross A. Virginia sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ross A. Virginia is affiliated with Dartmouth College in the United States and conducts research primarily in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several related subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The main topics covered in Virginia's research include:

  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Viral Infections and Vectors

Virginia has published in a variety of scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • The Cryosphere
  • Polar Biology
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Nature
  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene

Some notable recent publications include:

  • "Induced polarization effects in airborne transient electromagnetic data collected in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica" (2021) in Geophysical Journal International
  • "Make greenhouse-gas accounting reliable - build interoperable systems" (2022) in Nature
  • "Applying a leverage points framework to the United Nations climate negotiations: The (dis)empowerment of youth participants" (2020) in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • "Consumer-resource dynamics in Arctic ponds" (2020) in Ecology
  • "Trade-offs Between Wood and Leaf Production in Arctic Shrubs Along a Temperature and Moisture Gradient in West Greenland" (2020) in Ecosystems

Virginia frequently collaborates with several coauthors, among them:

  • Jill A. Mikucki
  • Esben Auken
  • Neil Foley
  • Peter T. Doran
  • Hilary A. Dugan

Virginia's contributions to science have been recognized by awards such as the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Biological Feedbacks in Global Desertification

    William H. Schlesinger;James F. Reynolds;Gary L. Cunningham;Laura F. Huenneke

  • Increasing risk of great floods in a changing climate

    P C D Milly;R T Wetherald;K A Dunne;T L Delworth

  • Global patterns of foliar nitrogen isotopes and their relationships with climate, mycorrhizal fungi, foliar nutrient concentrations, and nitrogen availability

    Joseph M. Craine;Andrew J. Elmore;Marcos P. M. Aidar;Mercedes Bustamante

  • Open‐top designs for manipulating field temperature in high‐latitude ecosystems

    G.M. Marion;G.H.R. Henry;D.W. Freckman;J. Johnstone

  • Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in soil

    Lijbert Brussaard;Val M. Behan-Pelletier;David E. Bignell;Valerie K. Brown

  • Impact of drought on desert shrubs : Effects of seasonality and degree of resource island development

    James F. Reynolds;Ross A. Virginia;Paul R. Kemp;Amrita G. de Soyza

  • Antarctic climate cooling and terrestrial ecosystem response

    Peter T. Doran;John C. Priscu;W. Berry Lyons;John E. Walsh

  • The polar regions in a 2°C warmer world

    Eric Post;Richard B. Alley;Torben R. Christensen;Marc Macias-Fauria

  • Natural 15N abundance of presumed N2-fixing and non-N2-fixing plants from selected ecosystems.

    Ross A. Virginia;C. C. Delwiche

  • LOW-DIVERSITY ANTARCTIC SOIL NEMATODE COMMUNITIES: DISTRIBUTION AND RESPONSE TO DISTURBANCE

    Diana W. Freckman;Ross A. Virginia

  • Controls on soil biodiversity: insights from extreme environments

    Diana H Wall;Ross A Virginia

  • Physical Controls on the Taylor Valley Ecosystem, Antarctica

    Andrew G. Fountain;W. Berry Lyons;Melody B. Burkins;Gayle L. Dana

  • Soil Properties in a Mesquite-Dominated Sonoran Desert Ecosystem

    Ross A. Virginia;W. M. Jarrell

  • Estimates of N2-fixation from variation in the natural abundance of 15N in Sonoran desert ecosystems.

    G. Shearer;D. H. Kohl;R. A. Virginia;B. A. Bryan

  • The Biodiversity and Biogeochemistry of Cryoconite Holes from McMurdo Dry Valley Glaciers, Antarctica

    Dorota L. Porazinska;Andrew G. Fountain;Thomas H. Nylen;Martyn Tranter

  • Measurement of microbial biomass in arctic tundra soils using fumigation-extraction and substrate-induced respiration procedures

    Weixin cheng;Ross A. Virginia

  • Diurnal and seasonal water relations of the desert phreatophyte Prosopis glandulosa (honey mesquite) in the Sonoran Desert of California

    Erika Tallak Nilsen;M. Rasoul Sharifi;Philip W. Rundel;Wesley M. Jarrell

  • Carbon isotopes reveal soil organic matter dynamics following arid land shrub expansion

    S. L. Connin;R. A. Virginia;C. P. Chamberlain

  • ORIGIN AND DISTRIBUTION OF SOIL ORGANIC MATTER IN TAYLOR VALLEY, ANTARCTICA

    Melody B. Burkins;Ross A. Virginia;C. Page Chamberlain;Diana H. Wall

  • Deep groundwater and potential subsurface habitats beneath an Antarctic dry valley

    Jill A. Mikucki;E. Auken;S. Tulaczyk;R. A. Virginia

  • Alarm Calls of California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi)

    Donald H. Owings;Ross A. Virginia

Frequent Co-Authors

Diana H. Wall
Diana H. Wall Colorado State University
John E. Barrett
John E. Barrett Virginia Tech
Peter T. Doran
Peter T. Doran Louisiana State University
Byron J. Adams
Byron J. Adams Brigham Young University
Andrew G. Fountain
Andrew G. Fountain Portland State University
Diane M. McKnight
Diane M. McKnight University of Colorado Boulder
Esben Auken
Esben Auken Aarhus University
John C. Priscu
John C. Priscu Montana State University
W. Berry Lyons
W. Berry Lyons The Ohio State University
Michael N. Gooseff
Michael N. Gooseff University of Colorado Boulder

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