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D-Index
49
Citations
7637
World Ranking
4085
National Ranking
1426

Steven J. Fonte 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 Steven J. Fonte sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 135 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven J. Fonte 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 Steven J. Fonte sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Steven J. Fonte is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on soil-related studies and ecosystem dynamics.

The main fields of study for Steven J. Fonte include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these broader fields, they have contributed significantly to subfields such as Soil Science, Plant Science, Environmental Chemistry, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

  • Soil Science
  • Plant Science
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Steven J. Fonte's work covers a range of research topics, including:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
  • Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Soil Management and Crop Yield
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • Geoderma
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Steven J. Fonte are:

  • An evaluation of carbon indicators of soil health in long-term agricultural experiments, 2022, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Soil aggregation, ecosystem engineers and the C cycle, 2020, Acta Oecologica
  • Evaluation of aggregate stability methods for soil health, 2022, Geoderma
  • Compost amendment maintains soil structure and carbon storage by increasing available carbon and microbial biomass in agricultural soil - A six-year field study, 2022, Geoderma
  • Soil macroinvertebrate communities: A world-wide assessment, 2022, Global Ecology and Biogeography

Collaborative efforts are evident in their frequent co-authorship with several researchers, including:

  • Steven J. Vanek
  • Meagan E. Schipanski
  • Katherin Meza
  • Steve W. Culman
  • Kate M. Scow

Best Publications

  • Greenhouse-gas emissions from soils increased by earthworms

    Ingrid M. Lubbers;Kees Jan van Groenigen;Steven J. Fonte;Johan Six

  • Global distribution of earthworm diversity

    Helen R P Phillips;Carlos A Guerra;Marie L C Bartz;Maria J I Briones

  • Biochar additions can enhance soil structure and the physical stabilization of C in aggregates.

    Daoyuan Wang;Steven J. Fonte;Sanjai J. Parikh;Johan Six;Johan Six

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

    Lawrence N Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L L Hill;Samantha L L Hill

  • Soil macrofauna as indicators of soil quality and land use impacts in smallholder agroecosystems of western Nicaragua

    Laurent Rousseau;Steven J. Fonte;Orlando Téllez;Rein van der Hoek

  • The distribution of nematodes and soil microbial communities across soil aggregate fractions and farm management systems

    Shabeg S. Briar;Steven J. Fonte;Inmyoung Park;Johan Six

  • Soil ecosystem services and land use in the rapidly changing Orinoco River Basin of Colombia

    Patrick M. Lavelle;Nubia E Rodríguez;Orlando Arguello;Jaime Bernal

  • Biodiversity and multiple ecosystem functions in an organic farmscape.

    S.M. Smukler;S. Sánchez-Moreno;S.J. Fonte;H. Ferris

  • Influence of earthworm activity on aggregate-associated carbon and nitrogen dynamics differs with agroecosystem management

    Steven J. Fonte;Angela Y.Y. Kong;Chris van Kessel;Paul F. Hendrix

  • Plant versus microbial controls on soil aggregate stability in a seasonally dry ecosystem.

    Joseph C. Blankinship;Steven J. Fonte;Steven J. Fonte;Johan Six;Joshua P. Schimel

  • Pasture degradation impacts soil phosphorus storage via changes to aggregate-associated soil organic matter in highly weathered tropical soils

    Steven J. Fonte;Maike Nesper;Django Hegglin;Jaime E. Velásquez

  • Predicting bee community responses to land-use changes : Effects of geographic and taxonomic biases

    Adriana De Palma;Adriana De Palma;Stefan Abrahamczyk;Marcelo A. Aizen;Matthias Albrecht

  • Soil macroinvertebrate communities: A world‐wide assessment

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  • Earthworm populations in relation to soil organic matter dynamics and management in California tomato cropping systems

    Steven J. Fonte;Thaïs Winsome;Johan Six

  • Earthworms, soil fertility and aggregate-associated soil organic matter dynamics in the Quesungual agroforestry system

    Steven J. Fonte;Edmundo Barrios;Johan Six

  • Soil aggregation, ecosystem engineers and the C cycle

    Patrick Lavelle;Alister Spain;Steven Fonte;Jose Camilo Bedano

  • Transitioning from standard to minimum tillage: Trade-offs between soil organic matter stabilization, nitrous oxide emissions, and N availability in irrigated cropping systems

    Angela Y.Y. Kong;Steven J. Fonte;Chris van Kessel;Johan Six

  • Soil macrofauna-mediated impacts of plant species composition on soil functioning in Amazonian pastures

    Elena Velásquez;Steven J. Fonte;Sébastien Barot;Michel Grimaldi

  • Interactive effects of plants and earthworms on the physical stabilization of soil organic matter in aggregates

    Steven J. Fonte;D. Carolina Quintero;Elena Velásquez;Patrick Lavelle;Patrick Lavelle

  • How rural out-migrations drive changes to farm and land management: A case study from the rural Andes

    Mark Caulfield;Judith Bouniol;Steven J. Fonte;Aad Kessler

  • Earthworms and litter management contributions to ecosystem services in a tropical agroforestry system.

    Steven J. Fonte;Johan Six

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Lavelle
Patrick Lavelle Sorbonne University
Johan Six
Johan Six ETH Zurich
Tim Diekötter
Tim Diekötter Kiel University
Jason M. Tylianakis
Jason M. Tylianakis University of Canterbury
Andy Purvis
Andy Purvis Natural History Museum
Tom M. Fayle
Tom M. Fayle Queen Mary University of London
Alain Dejean
Alain Dejean Paul Sabatier University
Tony R. Walker
Tony R. Walker Dalhousie University
Mick E. Hanley
Mick E. Hanley Plymouth University
Jérémy Bouyer
Jérémy Bouyer INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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