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D-Index
86
Citations
28270
World Ranking
585
National Ranking
206

Stephen K. Hamilton 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 Stephen K. Hamilton sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 248 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen K. Hamilton 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 Stephen K. Hamilton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stephen K. Hamilton is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a total of 89 and 32 publications respectively in these main fields. Within these broader areas, their work covers subfields including Ecology, Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics addressed in their research include Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Bioenergy Crop Production and Management, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, as well as Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport.

Stephen K. Hamilton has contributed articles to several scientific journals and publications. Frequent publication venues include Frontiers in Environmental Science, Soil Science Society of America Journal, Environmental Research Letters, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Their notable recent papers include the following:

  • An evaluation of carbon indicators of soil health in long-term agricultural experiments, 2022, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Reducing adverse impacts of Amazon hydropower expansion, 2022, Science
  • Evaluation of aggregate stability methods for soil health, 2022, Geoderma
  • Leaching losses of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen from agricultural soils in the upper US Midwest, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Empirical Evidence for the Potential Climate Benefits of Decarbonizing Light Vehicle Transport in the U.S. with Bioenergy from Purpose-Grown Biomass with and without BECCS, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Stephen collaborates frequently with several researchers. Regular co-authors include G. Philip Robertson, Mir Zaman Hussain, Meagan E. Schipanski, Daniel Liptzin, and Shannon B. Cappellazzi.

Best Publications

  • Control of nitrogen export from watersheds by headwater streams

    Bruce J. Peterson;Wilfred M. Wollheim;Patrick J. Mulholland;Jackson R. Webster

  • Stream denitrification across biomes and its response to anthropogenic nitrate loading

    Patrick J. Mulholland;Patrick J. Mulholland;Ashley M. Helton;Geoffrey C. Poole;Robert O. Hall

  • Have we overemphasized the role of denitrification in aquatic ecosystems? A review of nitrate removal pathways

    Amy J. Burgin;Stephen K. Hamilton

  • Ecosystem services and agriculture: Cultivating agricultural ecosystems for diverse benefits

    Scott M. Swinton;Frank Lupi;G. Philip Robertson;Stephen K. Hamilton

  • Nitrous oxide emission from denitrification in stream and river networks

    Jake J. Beaulieu;Jennifer L. Tank;Stephen K. Hamilton;Wilfred M. Wollheim

  • Inter‐biome comparison of factors controlling stream metabolism

    P. J. Mulholland;Christy Susan Fellows;J. L. Tank;N. B. Grimm

  • Inundation patterns in the Pantanal wetland of South America determined from passive microwave remote sensing

    Stephen K. Hamilton;Suzanne J. Sippel;John M. Melack

  • Cellulosic biofuel contributions to a sustainable energy future: Choices and outcomes

    G. Philip Robertson;G. Philip Robertson;Stephen K. Hamilton;Stephen K. Hamilton;Bradford L. Barham;Bradford L. Barham;Bruce E. Dale;Bruce E. Dale

  • Flow variability in dryland rivers: boom, bust and the bits in between

    Stuart E. Bunn;Martin C. Thoms;Stephen K. Hamilton;Samantha J. Capon

  • Inter-regional comparison of land-use effects on stream metabolism

    Melody J. Bernot;Daniel J. Sobota;Daniel J. Sobota;Robert O. Hall;Patrick J. Mulholland

  • Energy sources for aquatic animals in the Orinoco River floodplain: evidence from stable isotopes.

    S. K. Hamilton;S. K. Hamilton;W. M. Lewis;W. M. Lewis;S. J. Sippel;S. J. Sippel

  • Factors affecting ammonium uptake in streams – an inter‐biome perspective

    Jackson R. Webster;Patrick J. Mulholland;Jennifer L. Tank;H. Maurice Valett

  • N uptake as a function of concentration in streams

    Walter K. Dodds;Amanda J. Lopez;William B. Bowden;Stan Gregory

  • Regionalization of methane emissions in the Amazon Basin with microwave remote sensing

    John M. Melack;Laura L. Hess;Mary Gastil;Bruce R. Forsberg

  • Farming for Ecosystem Services: An Ecological Approach to Production Agriculture

    G. Philip Robertson;Katherine L. Gross;Stephen K. Hamilton;Douglas A. Landis

  • Comparison of inundation patterns among major South American floodplains

    Stephen K. Hamilton;Suzanne J. Sippel;Suzanne J. Sippel;John M. Melack

  • Biogeochemical time lags may delay responses of streams to ecological restoration

    Stephen K. Hamilton

  • A diverse suite of pharmaceuticals contaminates stream and riparian food webs

    Erinn K. Richmond;Emma J. Rosi;David M. Walters;Jerker Fick

  • Development of a global inundation map at high spatial resolution from topographic downscaling of coarse-scale remote sensing data

    Etienne Fluet-Chouinard;Bernhard Lehner;Lisa Maria Rebelo;Fabrice Papa

  • Ecological Determinism on the Orinoco Floodplain

    William M. Lewis;Stephen K. Hamilton;Margaret A. Lasi;Marco Rodríguez

  • Can uptake length in streams be determined by nutrient addition experiments? Results from an interbiome comparison study

    P. J. Mulholland;J. L. Tank;J. R. Webster;W. B. Bowden

Frequent Co-Authors

G. Philip Robertson
G. Philip Robertson Michigan State University
Jennifer L. Tank
Jennifer L. Tank University of Notre Dame
Patrick J. Mulholland
Patrick J. Mulholland Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jiquan Chen
Jiquan Chen Michigan State University
G. P. Robertson
G. P. Robertson Michigan State University
William H. McDowell
William H. McDowell University of New Hampshire
Walter K. Dodds
Walter K. Dodds Kansas State University
Jackson R. Webster
Jackson R. Webster Virginia Tech
Bruce J. Peterson
Bruce J. Peterson Marine Biological Laboratory
Stuart E. Bunn
Stuart E. Bunn Griffith University

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