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Sharon A. Billings

Sharon A. Billings

University of Kansas
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
44
Citations
6226
World Ranking
5150
National Ranking
1756

Sharon A. Billings publications per year

1995: 1 publications 1996: 1 publications 1997: 1 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publications 2005: 1 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 1 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 1 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 1 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 485 publications 2025: 451 publications 2026: 5 publications
1995 2026

1,107 publications in total across all disciplines

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.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 140 publications — 46th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 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: 153 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: 119 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: 27 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: 7 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: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

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 121 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

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