Gerald E. Lang
Impact in
- Soil Science top 1%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
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- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest ecology and management
Papers in
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- Forest ecology and management 13
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 10
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- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics 6
- Co-authors
- William A. Reiners (13 shared papers)R. Kelman Wieder (10 shared papers)Joseph B. Yavitt (4 shared papers)Dennis H. Knight (4 shared papers)Christopher S. Cronan (4 shared papers)Jeffrey R. Foster (1 shared paper)Richard T. T. Forman (1 shared paper)Daniel M. Downey (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Ecology (6 papers)Canadian Journal of Forest Research (5 papers)Science (3 papers)American Journal of Botany (2 papers)Soil Biology and Biochemistry (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyNetherlands
In The Last Decade
Gerald E. Lang
37 papers receiving 2.5k citations
Gerald E. Lang's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 98
- Soil Science 697
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 834
- Environmental Chemistry 674
- Ecology 1.3k
- Insect Science 513
Countries citing papers authored by Gerald E. Lang
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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerald E. Lang
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Co-authors
The 16 scholars most cited alongside Gerald E. Lang, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | A Critique of the Analytical Methods Used in Examining Decomposition Data Obtained From Litter Bags Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 831 |
| 2 | 1980 | 259 | |
| 3 | 1983 | 164 | |
| 4 | 1979 | 157 | |
| 5 | 1987 | 134 | |
| 6 | 1978 | 132 | |
| 7 | 1988 | 130 | |
| 8 | 1990 | 128 | |
| 9 | 1988 | 118 | |
| 10 | 1982 | 117 | |
| 11 | 1976 | 106 | |
| 12 | 1985 | 82 | |
| 13 | 1978 | 78 | |
| 14 | 1986 | 72 | |
| 15 | 1981 | 64 | |
| 16 | 1981 | 63 | |
| 17 | 1980 | 58 | |
| 18 | 1995 | 53 | |
| 19 | 1979 | 42 | |
| 20 | 1983 | 42 |
About Gerald E. Lang
Gerald E. Lang is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Atmospheric Science, having authored 37 papers that have together received 3.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Forest ecology and management (13 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (12 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (7 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (6 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (6 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (5 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (697 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (834 citations), Environmental Chemistry (674 citations), Ecology (1.3k citations) and Insect Science (513 citations). Gerald E. Lang has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include William A. Reiners, R. Kelman Wieder, Joseph B. Yavitt, Dennis H. Knight, Christopher S. Cronan, Jeffrey R. Foster, Richard T. T. Forman, Daniel M. Downey, Robert C. Reynolds and Timothy J. Fahey. Their work appears in journals such as Ecology, Canadian Journal of Forest Research, Science, American Journal of Botany and Soil Biology and Biochemistry.
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