World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Sharon A. Billings

Sharon A. Billings

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
44
Citations
6226
World Ranking
5154
National Ranking
1755

Sharon A. Billings 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 Sharon A. Billings sits on this spectrum.

37–46 publications: 11 scientists 47–56 publications: 41 scientists 57–66 publications: 147 scientists 67–76 publications: 219 scientists 77–86 publications: 409 scientists 87–96 publications: 467 scientists 97–106 publications: 613 scientists 107–116 publications: 585 scientists 117–126 publications: 591 scientists 127–136 publications: 567 scientists 137–146 publications: 535 scientists 147–156 publications: 481 scientists 157–166 publications: 404 scientists 167–176 publications: 338 scientists 177–186 publications: 362 scientists 187–196 publications: 309 scientists 197–206 publications: 246 scientists 207–216 publications: 223 scientists 217–226 publications: 205 scientists 227–236 publications: 167 scientists 237–246 publications: 141 scientists 247–256 publications: 150 scientists 257–266 publications: 125 scientists 267–276 publications: 113 scientists 277–286 publications: 92 scientists 287–296 publications: 81 scientists 297–306 publications: 77 scientists 307–316 publications: 64 scientists 317–326 publications: 47 scientists 327–336 publications: 58 scientists 337–346 publications: 52 scientists 347–356 publications: 48 scientists 357–366 publications: 50 scientists 367–376 publications: 30 scientists 377–386 publications: 30 scientists 387–396 publications: 34 scientists 397–406 publications: 25 scientists 407–416 publications: 17 scientists 417–426 publications: 12 scientists 427–436 publications: 20 scientists 437–446 publications: 9 scientists 447–456 publications: 12 scientists 457–466 publications: 11 scientists 467–476 publications: 13 scientists 477–486 publications: 10 scientists 487–496 publications: 7 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 10 scientists 517–526 publications: 9 scientists 527–532 publications: 6 scientists 533+ publications: 100 scientists
37 publications 533+

This scientist: 140 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 533 publications or more.

Sharon A. Billings 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 Sharon A. Billings sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 152 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 28 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 8 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121 D-Index: 3 scientists 122+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 122+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 122 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sharon A. Billings is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields such as Environmental Chemistry, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography, Geophysics, and Soil Science.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Billings are:

  • Pamela Sullivan
  • Micah Unruh
  • Lola Klamm
  • Jason Toyoda
  • Qian Zhao

The scientist has published in a variety of venues, including:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Biogeosciences
  • Earth s Future
  • Geoderma

Selected recent papers by Sharon A. Billings include:

  • Embracing the dynamic nature of soil structure: A paradigm illuminating the role of life in critical zones of the Anthropocene, 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Continental-scale patterns of extracellular enzyme activity in the subsoil: an overlooked reservoir of microbial activity, 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • Soil organic carbon is not just for soil scientists: measurement recommendations for diverse practitioners, 2021, Ecological Applications
  • Deepening roots can enhance carbonate weathering by amplifying CO2-rich recharge, 2021, Biogeosciences
  • From Soils to Streams: Connecting Terrestrial Carbon Transformation, Chemical Weathering, and Solute Export Across Hydrological Regimes, 2022, Water Resources Research

Best Publications

  • Increases in the flux of carbon belowground stimulate nitrogen uptake and sustain the long‐term enhancement of forest productivity under elevated CO2

    John E. Drake;Anne Gallet-Budynek;Anne Gallet-Budynek;Kirsten S. Hofmockel;Emily S. Bernhardt

  • The ecology of algal biodiesel production

    Val H. Smith;Belinda S.M. Sturm;Frank J. deNoyelles;Sharon A. Billings

  • ‘One physical system’: Tansley's ecosystem as Earth's critical zone

    Daniel deB. Richter;Sharon A. Billings

  • Changes in variability of soil moisture alter microbial community C and N resource use

    Lisa K. Tiemann;Sharon A. Billings

  • Ecological and Genomic Attributes of Novel Bacterial Taxa That Thrive in Subsurface Soil Horizons.

    Tess E. Brewer;Emma L. Aronson;Keshav Arogyaswamy;Sharon A. Billings

  • Emergent insects, pathogens and drought shape changing patterns in oak decline in North America and Europe

    Laurel J. Haavik;Sharon A. Billings;James M. Guldin;Fred M. Stephen

  • How interactions between microbial resource demands, soil organic matter stoichiometry, and substrate reactivity determine the direction and magnitude of soil respiratory responses to warming

    Sharon A. Billings;Ford Ballantyne

  • Changes in stable isotopic signatures of soil nitrogen and carbon during 40 years of forest development

    S. A. Billings;D. D. Richter

  • Effects of temperature and fertilization on nitrogen cycling and community composition of an urban lawn

    Neeta S. Bijoor;Claudia I. Czimczik;Diane E. Pataki;Sharon A. Billings

  • Altered patterns of soil carbon substrate usage and heterotrophic respiration in a pine forest with elevated CO2 and N fertilization

    Sharon A. Billings;Susan E. Ziegler

  • Embracing the dynamic nature of soil structure: A paradigm illuminating the role of life in critical zones of the Anthropocene

    P.L. Sullivan;S. Billings;D. Hirmas;L. Li

  • Responses of soil nitrogen dynamics in a Mojave Desert ecosystem to manipulations in soil carbon and nitrogen availability.

    S. M. Schaeffer;S. A. Billings;R. D. Evans

  • Long-term nitrogen deposition linked to reduced water use efficiency in forests with low phosphorus availability

    Zhiqun Huang;Bao Liu;Murray Davis;Jordi Sardans

  • Trace N gas losses and N mineralization in Mojave desert soils exposed to elevated CO2.

    S.A Billings;S.M Schaeffer;R.D Evans

  • Soil carbon sequestration in a pine forest after 9 years of atmospheric CO2 enrichment

    John Lichter;Sharon A. Billings;Susan E. Ziegler;Deeya Gaindh

  • Differential effects of pH on temperature sensitivity of organic carbon and nitrogen decay

    Kyungjin Min;Christoph A. Lehmeier;Ford Ballantyne;Anna Tatarko

  • Soil organic matter dynamics and land use change at a grassland/forest ecotone

    S.A. Billings

  • Soil carbon dioxide fluxes and profile concentrations in two boreal forests

    S A Billings;D D Richter;J Yarie

  • Carbon balance of the taiga forest within Alaska: present and future

    John Yarie;Sharon Billings

  • Sensitivity of soil methane fluxes to reduced precipitation in boreal forest soils

    S.A. Billings;D.D. Richter;J. Yarie

  • Nitrogen fixation by biological soil crusts and heterotrophic bacteria in an intact Mojave Desert ecosystem with elevated CO2 and added soil carbon

    S.A Billings;S.M Schaeffer;R.D Evans

  • Linking microbial activity and soil organic matter transformations in forest soils under elevated CO2

    S. A. Billings;S. E. Ziegler

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan E. Ziegler
Susan E. Ziegler Memorial University of Newfoundland
Daniel Richter
Daniel Richter Duke University
Daniel Markewitz
Daniel Markewitz University of Georgia
Kathleen A. Lohse
Kathleen A. Lohse Idaho State University
Sean M. Schaeffer
Sean M. Schaeffer University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Kate Lajtha
Kate Lajtha Oregon State University
Whendee L. Silver
Whendee L. Silver University of California, Berkeley
Jason P. Kaye
Jason P. Kaye Pennsylvania State University
Craig Rasmussen
Craig Rasmussen University of Arizona
Ronald Benner
Ronald Benner University of South Carolina

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Ecology and Evolution can open doors to diverse and meaningful career paths in science, education, conservation, and policy. For those seeking flexible educational options, a range of online degree programs are now available in related fields. Programs such as bsn to msn online programs offer pathways for those interested in environmental health or public outreach connected to ecological concerns.

Selecting a quality institution is key. Consider enrolling at a non profit online university to ensure a focus on academic excellence and student success. Students with military backgrounds can also find tailored support through military friendly online schools, which understand unique transitional needs.

Graduates interested in advocacy, community work, or social-ecological resilience may want to explore an online masters of social work to enhance their expertise. These options can help you build a career at the intersection of environmental science, policymaking, and community engagement, all with the flexibility of online learning.

Best Scientists Citing Sharon A. Billings

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles