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![Le Yang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/03/910211.jpg)
ALD
Thin Film Deposition
PVD
Optical Coatings
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,694
49,767
0.910
![Kenneth P Burnham](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/89/910178.jpg)
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlife
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,102
47,671
0.298
![David Rojas Rueda](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c7/910192.jpg)
Epidemiology
Public Health
Environmental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,352
45,454
0.706
![David Anderson](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/85/910179.jpg)
statistical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,426
43,889
0.306
![Jessica L Metcalf](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ee/910261.jpg)
Microbiome Science
forensics
human and animal health
Ancient DNA
populations genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,324
28,567
0.857
![Edward B Barbier](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d2/910181.jpg)
environmental and resource economics
development economics
sustainability
ecosystem services
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,248
27,423
0.380
![Keith Paustian](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ec/910186.jpg)
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,708
26,354
0.395
![Diana H Wall](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0b/910188.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,847
25,796
0.398
![Norm Buchanan](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
High Energy Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,821
23,895
0.232
![N Leroy Poff](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/46/910184.jpg)
riverine conservation
hydro-ecology & Eflows
traits-based ecology
freshwater climate adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,499
23,561
0.344
![William Cormack Black IV](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Entomology
Statistics
Population Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,710
22,716
0.401
![David Randall](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/be/910183.jpg)
climate modeling
clouds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,430
22,502
0.298
![Michael F Steger](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/89/910205.jpg)
Meaning in life
Meaningful Work
Health
Well-Being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,330
21,740
0.582
![Nathan D Mueller](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1c/910234.jpg)
agriculture
climate
food security
sustainability
food-energy-water nexus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,248
19,373
0.686
![Melinda D Smith](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f8/910213.jpg)
Plant community ecology
grassland ecosystems
global change
climate extremes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,939
18,205
0.570
![Knapp Alan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ec/910193.jpg)
Plant Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,920
17,623
0.384
![Matthew Wallenstein](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/88/910223.jpg)
Ecology
Microbial Ecology
Soil
Biogeochemistry
Global Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,800
17,511
0.608
![Michael Shaffer](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f7/910493.jpg)
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,097
16,953
0.992
![Robert J Wilson](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/56/910182.jpg)
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,202
16,412
0.213
![Richard T Conant](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
ecosystem ecology
carbon cycling
nitrogen cycling
greenhouse gases
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,256
15,261
0.540
![Lynn Shore](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
diversity
perceived organizational support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,506
14,992
0.379
![M Francesca Cotrufo](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d5/910254.jpg)
litter decomposition
soil organic matter
stable isotopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,930
14,350
0.626
![Tami C Bond](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/08/910199.jpg)
Energy
Air Quality
Climate
Environment
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,543
14,241
0.401
![Ellen Wohl](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e6/910201.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,324
13,987
0.385
![Charles Henry](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/70/910236.jpg)
Analytical Chemistry
Lab-on-a-Chip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,798
12,730
0.584
Le Yang
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,694
49,767
0.910
ALD
Thin Film Deposition
PVD
Optical Coatings
Materials Science
Kenneth P Burnham
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,102
47,671
0.298
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlife
David Rojas Rueda
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,352
45,454
0.706
Epidemiology
Public Health
Environmental Health
David Anderson
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,426
43,889
0.306
Jessica L Metcalf
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,324
28,567
0.857
Microbiome Science
forensics
human and animal health
Ancient DNA
populations genetics
Edward B Barbier
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,248
27,423
0.380
environmental and resource economics
development economics
sustainability
ecosystem services
economics
Keith Paustian
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,708
26,354
0.395
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
Diana H Wall
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,847
25,796
0.398
Norm Buchanan
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,821
23,895
0.232
N Leroy Poff
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,499
23,561
0.344
riverine conservation
hydro-ecology & Eflows
traits-based ecology
freshwater climate adaptation
William Cormack Black IV
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,710
22,716
0.401
Entomology
Statistics
Population Genetics
David Randall
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,430
22,502
0.298
climate modeling
clouds
Michael F Steger
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,330
21,740
0.582
Meaning in life
Meaningful Work
Health
Well-Being
Nathan D Mueller
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,248
19,373
0.686
agriculture
climate
food security
sustainability
food-energy-water nexus
Melinda D Smith
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,939
18,205
0.570
Plant community ecology
grassland ecosystems
global change
climate extremes
Knapp Alan
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,920
17,623
0.384
Plant Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
Matthew Wallenstein
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,800
17,511
0.608
Ecology
Microbial Ecology
Soil
Biogeochemistry
Global Change
Michael Shaffer
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,097
16,953
0.992
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Microbial Ecology
Robert J Wilson
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,202
16,412
0.213
Richard T Conant
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,256
15,261
0.540
ecosystem ecology
carbon cycling
nitrogen cycling
greenhouse gases
agriculture
Lynn Shore
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,506
14,992
0.379
diversity
perceived organizational support
M Francesca Cotrufo
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,930
14,350
0.626
litter decomposition
soil organic matter
stable isotopes
Tami C Bond
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,543
14,241
0.401
Energy
Air Quality
Climate
Environment
Health
Ellen Wohl
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,324
13,987
0.385
Charles Henry
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,798
12,730
0.584
Analytical Chemistry
Lab-on-a-Chip