World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
73
Citations
22791
World Ranking
1175
National Ranking
437

Steven R. Archer 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 R. Archer sits on this spectrum.

37–41 publications: 2 scientists 42–46 publications: 9 scientists 47–51 publications: 10 scientists 52–56 publications: 31 scientists 57–61 publications: 56 scientists 62–66 publications: 91 scientists 67–71 publications: 92 scientists 72–76 publications: 127 scientists 77–81 publications: 173 scientists 82–86 publications: 236 scientists 87–91 publications: 227 scientists 92–96 publications: 240 scientists 97–101 publications: 333 scientists 102–106 publications: 280 scientists 107–111 publications: 300 scientists 112–116 publications: 285 scientists 117–121 publications: 305 scientists 122–126 publications: 287 scientists 127–131 publications: 278 scientists 132–136 publications: 289 scientists 137–141 publications: 273 scientists 142–146 publications: 262 scientists 147–151 publications: 246 scientists 152–156 publications: 235 scientists 157–161 publications: 205 scientists 162–166 publications: 199 scientists 167–171 publications: 174 scientists 172–176 publications: 164 scientists 177–181 publications: 173 scientists 182–186 publications: 189 scientists 187–191 publications: 170 scientists 192–196 publications: 139 scientists 197–201 publications: 128 scientists 202–206 publications: 117 scientists 207–211 publications: 115 scientists 212–216 publications: 107 scientists 217–221 publications: 124 scientists 222–226 publications: 81 scientists 227–231 publications: 82 scientists 232–236 publications: 85 scientists 237–241 publications: 75 scientists 242–246 publications: 66 scientists 247–251 publications: 81 scientists 252–256 publications: 69 scientists 257–261 publications: 70 scientists 262–266 publications: 55 scientists 267–271 publications: 64 scientists 272–276 publications: 49 scientists 277–281 publications: 48 scientists 282–286 publications: 44 scientists 287–291 publications: 45 scientists 292–296 publications: 36 scientists 297–301 publications: 39 scientists 302–306 publications: 38 scientists 307–311 publications: 30 scientists 312–316 publications: 34 scientists 317–321 publications: 25 scientists 322–326 publications: 22 scientists 327–331 publications: 28 scientists 332–336 publications: 30 scientists 337–341 publications: 22 scientists 342–346 publications: 30 scientists 347–351 publications: 26 scientists 352–356 publications: 22 scientists 357–361 publications: 29 scientists 362–366 publications: 21 scientists 367–371 publications: 12 scientists 372–376 publications: 18 scientists 377–381 publications: 17 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 21 scientists 392–396 publications: 13 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 15 scientists 407–411 publications: 8 scientists 412–416 publications: 9 scientists 417–421 publications: 8 scientists 422–426 publications: 4 scientists 427–431 publications: 10 scientists 432–436 publications: 10 scientists 437–441 publications: 5 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 10 scientists 452–456 publications: 2 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 7 scientists 472–476 publications: 6 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 3 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 4 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 8 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 5 scientists 522–526 publications: 4 scientists 527–530 publications: 5 scientists 531+ publications: 100 scientists
37 publications 531+

This scientist: 166 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven R. Archer 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 R. Archer 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: 73 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Steven R. Archer is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with an emphasis on global and planetary change, ecology, nature and landscape conservation, as well as soil science. Their work frequently intersects with a range of topics related to rangeland and wildlife management, plant water relations, carbon dynamics, biocrusts, microbial ecology, fire effects on ecosystems, forest management and policy, and aeolian processes.

Their scholarly output includes numerous papers published in a variety of scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • "Woody-plant encroachment: Precipitation, herbivory, and grass-competition interact to affect shrub recruitment," 2022, Ecological Applications
  • "Soil organic carbon in drylands: shrub encroachment and vegetation management effects dwarf those of livestock grazing," 2020, Ecological Applications
  • "A climate change indicator framework for rangelands and pastures of the USA," 2020, Climatic Change
  • "Supplying ecosystem services on US rangelands," 2023, Nature Sustainability
  • "Soil-litter mixing promotes decomposition and soil aggregate formation on contrasting geomorphic surfaces in a shrub-invaded Sonoran Desert grassland," 2020, Plant and Soil

Frequent co-authors include Heather L. Throop, Russell L. Scott, Philip Heilman, Adam T. Naito, and Furong Niu. Steven R. Archer's work has appeared repeatedly in several key publication venues, indicating a consistent contribution to specific academic communities. These venues include:

  • Plant and Soil
  • Rangeland Ecology & Management
  • Ecological Applications
  • Climatic Change
  • Ecosphere

Their research interests are reflected in the diversity of subfields to which they have contributed, including global and planetary change, ecology, nature and landscape conservation, ecology evolution behavior and systematics, and soil science. The depth of their work in rangeland and wildlife management and ecology and vegetation dynamics studies highlights a sustained focus on terrestrial ecosystems and land management.

Steven R. Archer was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009, acknowledging their professional contributions within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Tree-grass interactions in Savannas

    R. J. Scholes;S. R. Archer

  • Mechanisms of shrubland expansion: land use, climate or CO2?

    Steve Archer;David S. Schimel;Elisabeth A. Holland

  • Autogenic succession in a subtropical savanna: conversion of grassland to thorn woodland

    Steve Archer;Charles Scifres;C. R. Bassham;Robert Maggio

  • Shrub encroachment in North American grasslands: shifts in growth form dominance rapidly alters control of ecosystem carbon inputs

    Alan K. Knapp;John M. Briggs;Scott L. Collins;Steven R. Archer

  • Have southern Texas savannas been converted to woodlands in recent history

    Steve Archer

  • δ13C values of soil organic carbon and their use in documenting vegetation change in a subtropical savanna ecosystem

    Thomas W Boutton;Steven R Archer;Andrew J Midwood;Stephen F Zitzer

  • Ecohydrology of water-limited environments: A scientific vision

    Brent D. Newman;Bradford P. Wilcox;Steven R. Archer;David D. Breshears

  • Woody plant encroachment into southwestern grasslands and savannas: rates, patterns and proximate causes.

    S. Archer;M. Vavra;W. A. Laycock;R. D. Pieper

  • Woody Plant Encroachment: Causes and Consequences

    Steven R. Archer;Erik M. Andersen;Katharine I. Predick;Susanne Schwinning

  • TREES IN GRASSLANDS: BIOGEOCHEMICAL CONSEQUENCES OF WOODY PLANT EXPANSION

    Steve Archer;Thomas W. Boutton

  • Tree-grass dynamics in a Prosopis-thornscrub savanna parkland: Reconstructing the past and predicting the future

    Steve Archer

  • Conundrums in mixed woody-herbaceous plant systems

    Joanna I. House;Steve Archer;David D. Breshears;Robert J. Scholes

  • Net changes in regional woody vegetation cover and carbon storage in Texas Drylands, 1937–1999

    Gregory P. Asner;Steve Archer;R. Flint Hughes;R. James Ansley

  • BIOGEOCHEMICAL CHANGES ACCOMPANYING WOODY PLANT ENCROACHMENT IN A SUBTROPICAL SAVANNA

    K. A. Hibbard;S. Archer;D. S. Schimel;D. W. Valentine

  • Desertification, land use, and the transformation of global drylands

    Brandon T Bestelmeyer;Gregory S Okin;Michael C Duniway;Steven R Archer

  • Shrub invasion of grassland : recruitment is continuous and not regulated by herbaceous biomass or density

    Joel R. Brown;Steve Archer

  • Rainfall, land use and woody vegetation cover change in semi-arid Australian savanna

    R. J. Fensham;R. J. Fairfax;S. R. Archer;S. R. Archer

  • Woody plant proliferation in North American drylands: A synthesis of impacts on ecosystem carbon balance

    Nichole N. Barger;Steven R. Archer;John L. Campbell;Cho Ying Huang

  • Woody plant invasion of grasslands: establishment of honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa var.glandulosa) on sites differing in herbaceous biomass and grazing history

    J. R. Brown;Steve Archer

  • SMALL‐MAMMAL REGULATION OF VEGETATION STRUCTURE IN A TEMPERATE SAVANNA

    Jake F. Weltzin;Steve Archer;Rod K. Heitschmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas W. Boutton
Thomas W. Boutton Texas A&M University
Edith Bai
Edith Bai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gregory S. Okin
Gregory S. Okin University of California, Los Angeles
Brandon T. Bestelmeyer
Brandon T. Bestelmeyer Agricultural Research Service
Mitchel P. McClaran
Mitchel P. McClaran University of Arizona
Debra P. C. Peters
Debra P. C. Peters United States Department of Agriculture
Gregory P. Asner
Gregory P. Asner Arizona State University
Rebecca L. McCulley
Rebecca L. McCulley University of Kentucky
Enrique R. Vivoni
Enrique R. Vivoni Arizona State University
Carol A. Wessman
Carol A. Wessman University of Colorado Boulder

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

For students interested in careers connected to Ecology and Evolution, there are a number of flexible online degree pathways to consider. Many accredited institutions now offer programs designed for remote learners, including those pursuing science, healthcare, and environmental studies.

When choosing a program, it's important to compare factors like curriculum, tuition, accreditation, and support services. For example, examining options such as wgu vs chamberlain can help you determine which online degree provider best matches your academic and career goals.

If you're seeking to advance your education, rn to msn bridge programs offer accelerated pathways for those with a nursing background. In addition, exploring non profit online colleges can ensure your credentials come from reputable institutions focused on student outcomes rather than profit.

Many online programs also cater specifically to military personnel and veterans. If this applies to you, check which institutions are recognized as veteran friendly online colleges for added support and resources.

Best Scientists Citing Steven R. Archer

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles