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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
82
Citations
24554
World Ranking
747
National Ranking
275

Whendee L. Silver 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 Whendee L. Silver sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 269 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Whendee L. Silver 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 Whendee L. Silver sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)

Overview

Whendee L. Silver is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with notable specialization in subfields such as Soil Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport

Whendee L. Silver has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Global Change Biology
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Ecosystems
  • Ecological Applications

Some of the recent papers including the scientist as an author are:

  • "COSORE: A community database for continuous soil respiration and other soil-atmosphere greenhouse gas flux data" (2020), published in Global Change Biology
  • "The role of soil in the contribution of food and feed" (2021), published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Productive wetlands restored for carbon sequestration quickly become net CO2 sinks with site-level factors driving uptake variability" (2021), published in PLoS ONE
  • "Soil organic carbon is not just for soil scientists: measurement recommendations for diverse practitioners" (2021), published in Ecological Applications
  • "Hot moments drive extreme nitrous oxide and methane emissions from agricultural peatlands" (2021), published in Global Change Biology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Tyler L. Anthony
  • Christine S. O'Connell
  • Yang Lin
  • Peter Nico
  • Debjani Sihi

In 2016, Whendee L. Silver was recognized as a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA).

Best Publications

  • Global-Scale Similarities in Nitrogen Release Patterns During Long-Term Decomposition

    William Parton;Whendee L. Silver;Ingrid C. Burke;Leo Grassens

  • Global patterns in root decomposition: comparisons of climate and litter quality effects.

    Whendee L. Silver;Ryan K. Miya

  • Interactions between Aboveground and Belowground Biodiversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Feedbacks

    David U. Hooper;David E. Bignell;Valerie K. Brown;Lijbert Brussard

  • The Potential for Carbon Sequestration Through Reforestation of Abandoned Tropical Agricultural and Pasture Lands

    W. L. Silver;W. L. Silver;R. Ostertag;R. Ostertag;A. E. Lugo

  • Simple three‐pool model accurately describes patterns of long‐term litter decomposition in diverse climates

    E. Carol Adair;William J. Parton;Steven J. Del Grosso;Whendee L. Silver

  • Relationships among net primary productivity, nutrients and climate in tropical rain forest: a pan‐tropical analysis

    Cory C. Cleveland;Alan R. Townsend;Philip Taylor;Silvia Alvarez-Clare

  • Changes in microbial community characteristics and soil organic matter with nitrogen additions in two tropical forests

    Daniela F. Cusack;Whendee L. Silver;Margaret S. Torn;Sarah D. Burton

  • Effects of soil texture on belowground carbon and nutrient storage in a lowland Amazonian forest ecosystem

    Whendee L. Silver;Jason Neff;Megan McGroddy;Ed Veldkamp

  • Biodiversity recovery of Neotropical secondary forests

    Danaë Rozendaal;Frans Bongers;T. Mitchell Aide;Esteban Álvarez-Dávila

  • Nitrogen loss from soil through anaerobic ammonium oxidation coupled to iron reduction

    Wendy H. Yang;Karrie A. Weber;Whendee L. Silver

  • Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium in upland tropical forest soils

    Whendee L. Silver;Donald J. Herman;Mary K. Firestone

  • Soil oxygen availability and biogeochemistry along rainfall and topographic gradients in upland wet tropical forest soils

    Whendee L. Silver;Whendee L. Silver;A. E. Lugo;M. Keller

  • Microbial communities acclimate to recurring changes in soil redox potential status

    Kristen M. DeAngelis;Kristen M. DeAngelis;Whendee L. Silver;Whendee L. Silver;Andrew W. Thompson;Mary K. Firestone;Mary K. Firestone

  • Pre-exposure to drought increases the resistance of tropical forest soil bacterial communities to extended drought

    Nicholas J Bouskill;Hsiao Chien Lim;Sharon Borglin;Rohit Salve

  • Iron oxidation stimulates organic matter decomposition in humid tropical forest soils

    Steven J. Hall;Whendee L. Silver

  • Iron Reduction and Soil Phosphorus Solubilization in Humid Tropical Forests Soils: The Roles of Labile Carbon Pools and an Electron Shuttle Compound

    Noemi Chacon;Noemi Chacon;Whendee L. Silver;Eric A. Dubinsky;Daniela F. Cusack

  • Long-term patterns of mass loss during the decomposition of leaf and fine root litter: an intersite comparison

    Mark E. Harmon;Whendee L. Silver;Becky Fasth;Hua Chen

  • Direct nitrous oxide emissions in Mediterranean climate cropping systems: Emission factors based on a meta-analysis of available measurement data

    Maria L. Cayuela;Eduardo Aguilera;Alberto Sanz-Cobena;Dean C. Adams

  • Impacts of organic matter amendments on carbon and nitrogen dynamics in grassland soils

    Rebecca Ryals;Michael Kaiser;Margaret S. Torn;Asmeret Asefaw Berhe

  • Controls on long-term root and leaf litter decomposition in neotropical forests

    Daniela F. Cusack;Wendy W. Chou;Wendy H. Yang;Mark E. Harmon

  • Effects of Global Changes on Above- and Belowground Biodiversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Implications for Ecosystem Functioning

    V. Wolters;W.L. Silver;D.E. Bignell;D.C. Coleman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer Pett-Ridge
Jennifer Pett-Ridge Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Mary K. Firestone
Mary K. Firestone University of California, Berkeley
Rebecca Ostertag
Rebecca Ostertag University of Hawaii at Hilo
Steven J. Hall
Steven J. Hall Iowa State University
Ariel E. Lugo
Ariel E. Lugo US Forest Service
Frederick N. Scatena
Frederick N. Scatena University of Pennsylvania
Blake A. Simmons
Blake A. Simmons Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
William H. McDowell
William H. McDowell University of New Hampshire
Dennis D. Baldocchi
Dennis D. Baldocchi University of California, Berkeley
Terry C. Hazen
Terry C. Hazen University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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