2026 Thomas J. Stohlgren: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	65	1779	1702	650	612	217	17086

Overview

Thomas J. Stohlgren is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with notable contributions spanning related subfields such as nature and landscape conservation, ecology, ecological modeling, and management, monitoring, policy, and law.

The main topics addressed in their work include ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, species distribution and climate change, rangeland and wildlife management, forest insect ecology and management, and rangeland management and livestock ecology.

The scientist's recent publications include the following papers:

A modeling workflow that balances automation and human intervention to inform invasive plant management decisions at multiple spatial scales, 2020, published in PLoS ONE
PLANT SPECIES INVASIONS ALONG THE LATITUDINAL GRADIENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 2021, published by UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thomas J. Stohlgren are:

Robert G. Woodmansee
William H. Romme
Paul Evangelista
Nicholas E. Young
Catherine S. Jarnevich

The scientist's work has been published mainly in the venues:

PLoS ONE
UNC Libraries

Best Publications

EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES INVADE HOT SPOTS OF NATIVE PLANT DIVERSITY

Thomas J. Stohlgren;Thomas J. Stohlgren;Dan Binkley;Geneva W. Chong;Mohammed A. Kalkhan

1375
Citations
The invasion paradox: reconciling pattern and process in species invasions.

J. D. Fridley;J. J. Stachowicz;S. Naeem;D. F. Sax

1146
Citations
Maxent modeling for predicting suitable habitat for threatened and endangered tree Canacomyrica monticola in New Caledonia

Sunil Kumar;Thomas J. Stohlgren

667
Citations
The rich get richer: patterns of plant invasions in the United States

Thomas J. Stohlgren;David T. Barnett;John T. Kartesz

661
Citations
A Modified-Whittaker nested vegetation sampling method

T. J. Stohlgren;M. B. Falkner;L. D. Schell

590
Citations
GLOBAL POTENTIAL NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION PREDICTED FROM VEGETATION CLASS, PRECIPITATION, AND TEMPERATURE

Stephen Del Grosso;Stephen Del Grosso;William Parton;Thomas Stohlgren;Daolan Zheng

512
Citations
Assessing citizen science data quality: an invasive species case study

Alycia W. Crall;Gregory J. Newman;Thomas J. Stohlgren;Kirstin A. Holfelder

439
Citations
How grazing and soil quality affect native and exotic plant diversity in Rocky Mountain grasslands

Thomas J. Stohlgren;Lisa D. Schell;Brian Vanden Heuvel

435
Citations
Riparian zones as havens for exotic plant species in the central grasslands

Thomas J. Stohlgren;Kelly A. Bull;Yuka Otsuki;Cynthia A. Villa

372
Citations
Risk analysis for biological hazards: what we need to know about invasive species.

Thomas J. Stohlgren;John L. Schnase

356
Citations
Evidence that local land use practices influence regional climate, vegetation, and stream flow patterns in adjacent natural areas.

Thomas J. Stohlgren;Thomas N. Chase;Roger A. Pielke;Timothy G. F. Kittel

345
Citations
Caveats for correlative species distribution modeling

Catherine S. Jarnevich;Thomas J. Stohlgren;Sunil Kumar;Jeffery T. Morisette

337
Citations
Spatial heterogeneity influences native and nonnative plant species richness.

Sunil Kumar;Thomas J. Stohlgren;Geneva W. Chong

323
Citations
Improving and integrating data on invasive species collected by citizen scientists

Alycia W. Crall;Gregory J. Newman;Catherine S. Jarnevich;Thomas J. Stohlgren

312
Citations
Field validation of an invasive species Maxent model

Amanda M. West;Sunil Kumar;Cynthia S Brown;Thomas J. Stohlgren

300
Citations
Modelling invasion for a habitat generalist and a specialist plant species

Paul H. Evangelista;Sunil Kumar;Thomas J. Stohlgren;Catherine S. Jarnevich

297
Citations
Comparison of rangeland vegetation sampling techniques in the Central Grasslands

Thomas J. Stohlgren;Kelly A. Bull;Yuka Otsuki

273
Citations
Measuring Plant Diversity: Lessons from the Field

Thomas J. Stohlgren

260
Citations
Ensemble habitat mapping of invasive plant species.

Thomas J. Stohlgren;Peter Ma;Sunil Kumar;Monique Rocca

260
Citations
Potential habitat distribution for the freshwater diatom Didymosphenia geminata in the continental US

Sunil Kumar;Sarah A Spaulding;Sarah A Spaulding;Thomas J Stohlgren;Karl A Hermann

250
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine S. Jarnevich United States Geological Survey

Dan Binkley Colorado State University

Jill S. Baron United States Geological Survey

Curtis H. Flather US Forest Service

Roger A. Pielke University of Colorado Boulder

Timothy G. F. Kittel University of Colorado Boulder

Jeffrey T. Morisette United States Geological Survey

Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences

Jayne Belnap United States Geological Survey

Merrill R. Kaufmann US Forest Service

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