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123
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World Ranking
87
National Ranking
30

Steward T. A. Pickett 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 Steward T. A. Pickett sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 359 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steward T. A. Pickett 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 Steward T. A. Pickett sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 123 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2015 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Steward T. A. Pickett is affiliated with the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, Sociology and Political Science, and Plant Science.

The main topics in Steward T. A. Pickett's body of work include urban green space and health, land use and ecosystem services, urban heat island mitigation, environmental justice and health disparities, geographies of human-animal interactions, noise effects and management, and urban agriculture and sustainability.

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Steward T. A. Pickett span various aspects of urban ecology and environmental planning. Notable papers include:

  • Residential housing segregation and urban tree canopy in 37 US Cities, 2021, npj Urban Sustainability
  • Beyond city expansion: multi-scale environmental impacts of urban megaregion formation in China, 2021, National Science Review
  • What is green infrastructure? A study of definitions in US city planning, 2022, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Transforming US urban green infrastructure planning to address equity, 2022, Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Urban tree canopy has greater cooling effects in socially vulnerable communities in the US, 2021, One Earth

Steward T. A. Pickett has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • J. Morgan Grove (24 joint publications)
  • Mary L. Cadenasso (24 joint publications)
  • Weiqi Zhou (9 joint publications)
  • Timon McPhearson (8 joint publications)
  • Christopher G. Boone (4 joint publications)

The scientist's work has appeared in several recurring publication venues, including:

  • AMBIO (6 publications)
  • Landscape and Urban Planning (3 publications)
  • npj Urban Sustainability (2 publications)
  • Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (2 publications)
  • Ecosphere (2 publications)

Steward T. A. Pickett has authored books published by notable academic presses. These include titles such as "Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast" published in 2020 by Cornell University Press eBooks, and "The Baltimore School of Urban Ecology" published in 2020 by Yale University Press.

Recognitions in Steward T. A. Pickett's career include being named a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America in 2015 and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1993.

Best Publications

  • The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and Patch Dynamics.

    J. Proctor;S. T. A. Pickett;P. S. White

  • The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and Patch Dynamics

    S. T.A. Pickett;Peter S White

  • Urban ecological systems: linking terrestrial ecological, physical, and socioeconomic components of metropolitan areas

    S. T. A. Pickett;M. L. Cadenasso;J. M. Grove;C. H. Nilon

  • Plant litter : its dynamics and effects on plant community structure

    José M. Facelli;Steward T. A. Pickett

  • Natural disturbance and patch dynamics: an introduction.

    Peter S White;S. T.A. Pickett

  • Ecosystem Structure and Function along Urban‐Rural Gradients: An Unexploited Opportunity for Ecology

    M. J. McDonnell;S. T. A. Pickett

  • Integrated approaches to long-term studies of urban ecological systems

    Nancy B. Grimm;J. Morgan Grove;Steward T.A. Pickett;Charles L. Redman

  • Urban ecological systems: Scientific foundations and a decade of progress

    S.T.A. Pickett;M.L. Cadenasso;J.M. Grove;Christopher G. Boone

  • Integrated Approaches to Long-TermStudies of Urban Ecological Systems

    Nancy B. Grimm;J. Morgan Grove;Steward T. A. Pickett;Charles L. Redman

  • Don't judge species on their origins

    Mark A. Davis;Matthew K. Chew;Richard J. Hobbs;Ariel E. Lugo

  • Landscape Ecology: Spatial Heterogeneity in Ecological Systems

    S. T. A. Pickett;M. L. Cadenasso

  • Resilient cities: meaning, models, and metaphor for integrating the ecological, socio-economic, and planning realms

    S.T.A. Pickett;M.L. Cadenasso;J.M. Grove

  • PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY OF TROPICAL SUCCESSION: A Comparative Review

    and F A Bazzaz;S T A Pickett

  • Patch dynamics and the design of nature reserves

    S.T.A. Pickett;John N. Thompson

  • Models, mechanisms and pathways of succession

    S. T.A. Pickett;S. L. Collins;Juan J. Armesto

  • Ecological Understanding: The Nature of Theory and the Theory of Nature

    Steward T. A. Pickett;Clive G. Jones;Jurek Kolasa

  • The ecological concept of disturbance and its expression at various hierarchical levels

    S. T.A. Pickett;J. Kolasa;J. J. Armesto;S. L. Collins

  • Advancing Urban Ecology toward a Science of Cities

    Timon McPhearson;Steward T. A. Pickett;Nancy B. Grimm;Jari Niemela

  • Spatial heterogeneity in urban ecosystems: reconceptualizing land cover and a framework for classification

    Mary L. Cadenasso;Steward T. A. Pickett;Kirsten Schwarz

  • The New Paradigm in Ecology: Implications for Conservation Biology Above the Species Level

    Steward T. A. Pickett;V. Thomas Parker;Peggy L. Fiedler

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary L. Cadenasso
Mary L. Cadenasso University of California, Davis
J. Morgan Grove
J. Morgan Grove US Forest Service
Mark J. McDonnell
Mark J. McDonnell University of Melbourne
Peter M. Groffman
Peter M. Groffman City University of New York
Weiqi Zhou
Weiqi Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Scott J. Meiners
Scott J. Meiners Eastern Illinois University
Richard V. Pouyat
Richard V. Pouyat US Forest Service
Daniel L. Childers
Daniel L. Childers Arizona State University
F. Stuart Chapin
F. Stuart Chapin University of Alaska Fairbanks
Moshe Shachak
Moshe Shachak Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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