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Scott D. Wilson

Scott D. Wilson

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
54
Citations
11002
World Ranking
3136
National Ranking
213

Scott D. Wilson 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 Scott D. Wilson sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 125 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Scott D. Wilson 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 Scott D. Wilson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Scott D. Wilson is affiliated with the University of Regina in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on Engineering and several subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aerospace Engineering, and Ecology.

The scientist's work covers diverse main topics such as Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines, Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies, Plant and Animal Studies, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Relativity and Gravitational Theory, and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.

Frequent collaborative partners include Nancy Shackelford, Gustavo B. Paterno, Daniel E. Winkler, Todd E. Erickson, and Elizabeth A. Leger.

Scott D. Wilson has contributed to the following publication venues with multiple papers:

  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2021 Forum
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • London Journal of Physics
  • Nuclear Technology

Representative recent publications include:

  • "Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts", 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Heat Transport and Power Conversion of the Kilopower Reactor Test", 2020, Nuclear Technology
  • "Synchronous and asynchronous root and shoot phenology in temperate woody seedlings", 2020, Oikos
  • "Climate change and defoliation interact to affect root length across northern temperate grasslands", 2020, Functional Ecology
  • "Per-gram competitive effects and contrasting soil resource effects in grasses and woody plants", 2020, Journal of Ecology

Best Publications

  • PLANT COMPETITION AND RESOURCE AVAILABILITY IN RESPONSE TO DISTURBANCE AND FERTILIZATION

    Scott D. Wilson;David Tilman

  • Component of Plant Competition Along an Experimental Gradient of Nitrogen Availability

    Scott D. Wilson;David Tilman

  • Species Competitive Ability and Position Along a Natural Stress/Disturbance Gradient

    Scott D. Wilson;Paul A. Keddy

  • Climate change reduces extent of temperate drylands and intensifies drought in deep soils.

    Daniel R. Schlaepfer;Daniel R. Schlaepfer;John B. Bradford;William K. Lauenroth;William K. Lauenroth;Seth M. Munson

  • LONG‐TERM ECOSYSTEM IMPACTS OF AN INTRODUCED GRASS IN THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS

    Janice M. Christian;Scott D. Wilson

  • Species richness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: associations with grassland plant richness and biomass

    Inga Hiiesalu;Inga Hiiesalu;Meelis Pärtel;John Davison;Pille Gerhold

  • Measuring diffuse competition along an environmental gradient: results from a shoreline plant community

    Scott D. Wilson;Paul A. Keddy

  • CONTINGENCY OF GRASSLAND RESTORATION ON YEAR, SITE, AND COMPETITION FROM INTRODUCED GRASSES

    Jonathan D. Bakker;Scott D. Wilson;Janice M. Christian;Xingdong Li

  • Competitive responses of eight old-field plant species in four environments

    Scott D. Wilson;David Tilman

  • QUADRATIC VARIATION IN OLD-FIELD SPECIES RICHNESS ALONG GRADIENTS OF DISTURBANCE AND NITROGEN

    Scott D. Wilson;David Tilman

  • LITTER DECOMPOSITION AND NITROGEN DYNAMICS IN ASPEN FOREST AND MIXED-GRASS PRAIRIE

    Martin Köchy;Scott D. Wilson

  • Nitrogen deposition and forest expansion in the northern Great Plains

    Martin Köchy;Scott D. Wilson

  • Using ecological restoration to constrain biological invasion

    Jonathan D. Bakker;Scott D. Wilson

  • Arctic alpine vegetation change over 20 years

    Scott D. Wilson;Christer Nilsson

  • Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts.

    Nancy Shackelford;Nancy Shackelford;Gustavo B. Paterno;Gustavo B. Paterno;Daniel E. Winkler;Todd E. Erickson

  • Plant diversity and tree responses following contrasting disturbances in boreal forest

    Duane A Peltzer;Marcy L Bast;Scott D Wilson;Ann K Gerry

  • Plant zonation on a shoreline gradient: physiological response curves of component species

    Scott D. Wilson;Paul A. Keddy

  • Climate change-induced vegetation shifts lead to more ecological droughts despite projected rainfall increases in many global temperate drylands

    Britta Tietjen;Daniel R. Schlaepfer;Daniel R. Schlaepfer;John B. Bradford;William K. Lauenroth

  • Interactive effects of fertilization and disturbance on community structure and resource availability in an old-field plant community

    Scott D. Wilson;David Tilman

  • Strategies for mixed-grass prairie restoration: herbicide, tilling, and nitrogen manipulation.

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  • Competitive abilities of introduced and native grasses

    Jonathan Bakker;Scott Wilson

  • Competition, Fire, and Nutients in a Mixed-Grass Prairie

    Scott D. Wilson;Jennifer M. Shay

Frequent Co-Authors

Duane A. Peltzer
Duane A. Peltzer Landcare Research
Meelis Pärtel
Meelis Pärtel University of Tartu
Paul A. Keddy
Paul A. Keddy Southeastern Louisiana University
William K. Lauenroth
William K. Lauenroth Yale University
Ann Milbau
Ann Milbau Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Andrew S. MacDougall
Andrew S. MacDougall University of Guelph
Maarja Öpik
Maarja Öpik University of Tartu
Britta Tietjen
Britta Tietjen Freie Universität Berlin
Seth M. Munson
Seth M. Munson United States Geological Survey
Gensuo Jia
Gensuo Jia Chinese Academy of Sciences

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