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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
69
Citations
32127
World Ranking
1399
National Ranking
512

Serita D. Frey publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 192 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Serita D. Frey 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 Serita D. Frey sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Serita D. Frey is affiliated with the University of New Hampshire in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work encompasses several subfields including Soil Science, Ecology, Plant Science, Insect Science, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's research focuses on a variety of topics, notably:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Gut microbiota and health

Serita D. Frey has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed articles with recent publications including:

  • "Microbial carbon use efficiency promotes global soil carbon storage," 2023, Nature
  • "Microbial diversity drives carbon use efficiency in a model soil," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Clarifying the evidence for microbial- and plant-derived soil organic matter, and the path toward a more quantitative understanding," 2022, Global Change Biology
  • "Fast-decaying plant litter enhances soil carbon in temperate forests but not through microbial physiological traits," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Fungal community structure and function shifts with atmospheric nitrogen deposition," 2020, Global Change Biology

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Global Change Biology
  • Ecology
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Collaboration has been a notable part of this scientist's career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • A. Stuart Grandy
  • Mark Anthony
  • Kristen M. DeAngelis
  • Kevin M. Geyer
  • Melissa A. Knorr

Serita D. Frey was honored as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Stoichiometry of soil enzyme activity at global scale

    Robert L. Sinsabaugh;Christian L. Lauber;Michael N. Weintraub;Bony Ahmed

  • Bacterial and Fungal Contributions to Carbon Sequestration in Agroecosystems

    J. Six;S. D. Frey;R. K. Thiet;K. M. Batten

  • Temperature and soil organic matter decomposition rates – synthesis of current knowledge and a way forward

    Richard T. Conant;Richard T. Conant;Michael G. Ryan;Göran I. Ågren;Hannah E. Birge

  • Direct evidence for microbial-derived soil organic matter formation and its ecophysiological controls

    Cynthia M. Kallenbach;Cynthia M. Kallenbach;Serita D. Frey;A. Stuart Grandy

  • Quantifying global soil carbon losses in response to warming

    Thomas W. Crowther;Katherine E.O. Todd-Brown;Clara W. Rowe;William R. Wieder

  • NITROGEN ADDITIONS AND LITTER DECOMPOSITION: A META-ANALYSIS

    M. Knorr;S. D. Frey;P. S. Curtis

  • Chronic nitrogen enrichment affects the structure and function of the soil microbial community in temperate hardwood and pine forests

    Serita D Frey;Melissa Knorr;Jeri L Parrent;Rodney T Simpson

  • Thermal adaptation of soil microbial respiration to elevated temperature.

    Mark A. Bradford;Christian A. Davies;Serita D. Frey;Thomas R. Maddox

  • Influence of dry–wet cycles on the interrelationship between aggregate, particulate organic matter, and microbial community dynamics

    Karolien Denef;Karolien Denef;Johan Six;Heleen Bossuyt;Heleen Bossuyt;Serita D. Frey

  • Long-term pattern and magnitude of soil carbon feedback to the climate system in a warming world

    J. M. Melillo;S. D. Frey;K. M. DeAngelis;W. J. Werner

  • The temperature response of soil microbial efficiency and its feedback to climate

    Serita D. Frey;Juhwan Lee;Jerry M. Melillo;Johan Six

  • Bacterial and fungal abundance and biomass in conventional and no-tillage agroecosystems along two climatic gradients

    S.D Frey;E.T Elliott;K Paustian

  • Microbial carbon use efficiency promotes global soil carbon storage

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  • Influence of microbial populations and residue quality on aggregate stability

    H Bossuyt;H Bossuyt;Karolien Denef;Karolien Denef;J Six;S.D Frey

  • Microbial diversity drives carbon use efficiency in a model soil

    Luiz A. Domeignoz-Horta;Grace Pold;Xiao-Jun Allen Liu;Serita D. Frey

  • Mycorrhizal Fungi as Mediators of Soil Organic Matter Dynamics

    Serita D. Frey

  • Temperature response of soil respiration largely unaltered with experimental warming

    Joanna C. Carey;Jianwu Tang;Pamela H. Templer;Kevin D. Kroeger

  • Bacterial and Fungal Cell-Wall Residues in Conventional and No-Tillage Agroecosystems

    Georg Guggenberger;Serita D. Frey;Johan Six;Keith H. Paustian

  • Microbial biomass, functional capacity, and community structure after 12 years of soil warming

    S.D. Frey;R. Drijber;H. Smith;J. Melillo

  • The ecologist's field guide to sequence‐based identification of biodiversity

    Simon Creer;Kristy Deiner;Serita Frey;Dorota Porazinska

  • Chronic nitrogen additions suppress decomposition and sequester soil carbon in temperate forests

    Serita D. Frey;Scott V. Ollinger;K. Nadelhoffer;R. Bowden

  • Microbial physiology and necromass regulate agricultural soil carbon accumulation

    C.M. Kallenbach;A.S. Grandy;S.D. Frey;A.F. Diefendorf

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerry M. Melillo
Jerry M. Melillo Marine Biological Laboratory
Keith Paustian
Keith Paustian Colorado State University
A. Stuart Grandy
A. Stuart Grandy University of New Hampshire
Johan Six
Johan Six ETH Zurich
Mark A. Bradford
Mark A. Bradford Yale University
William R. Wieder
William R. Wieder National Center for Atmospheric Research
E.T. Elliott
E.T. Elliott Colorado State University
Knute J. Nadelhoffer
Knute J. Nadelhoffer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Scott V. Ollinger
Scott V. Ollinger University of New Hampshire
Anne Pringle
Anne Pringle University of Wisconsin–Madison

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