Jonathan A. O’Donnell

7.8k citations

63 papers · 4.3k · 2 hit papers · h-index 29

Impact in

Atmospheric Science top 0.5%
- Climate change and permafrost
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Environmental Chemistry top 1%
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Papers in

Atmospheric Science 55
- Climate change and permafrost 50
- Cryospheric studies and observations 30
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 26
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics 10
Ecology 18
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology 14

Co-authors: J. W. Harden (23 shared papers)Edward A. G. Schuur (5 shared papers)Mikhail Kanevskiy (11 shared papers)M. Torre Jorgenson (9 shared papers)Chien‐Lu Ping (5 shared papers)Peter Kuhry (4 shared papers)Charles D. Koven (5 shared papers)V. E. Romanovsky (2 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences (6 papers)Environmental Research Letters (4 papers)Global Change Biology (4 papers)Ecosystems (3 papers)Biogeosciences (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada Sweden

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Jonathan A. O’Donnell

61 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Jonathan A. O’Donnell's Hit Papers

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Estimated stocks of circumpolar permafrost carbon with quantified uncertainty ranges and identified data gaps 2014 · 1.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 Biogeosciences
2010 Canadian Journal of Forest Research

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1	Estimated stocks of circumpolar permafrost carbon with quantified uncertainty ranges and identified data gaps Biogeosciences ·Gustaf Hugelius, Jens Strauß, Sebastian Zubrzycki, J. W. Harden, Edward A. G. Schuur, Chien‐Lu Ping, Lutz Schirrmeister, Guido Grosse, G. J. Michaelson, Charles D. Koven, Jonathan A. O’Donnell, Bo Elberling, Umakant Mishra, Philip Camill, Zicheng Yu, Juri Palmtag, Peter Kuhry Hit paper breakdown →	2014	1150
2	Resilience and vulnerability of permafrost to climate changeThis article is one of a selection of papers from The Dynamics of Change in Alaska’s Boreal Forests: Resilience and Vulnerability in Response to Climate Warming. Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·M. Torre Jorgenson, V. E. Romanovsky, J. W. Harden, Yuri Shur, Jonathan A. O’Donnell, Edward A. G. Schuur, Mikhail Kanevskiy, S. S. Marchenko Hit paper breakdown →	2010	443
3	Field information links permafrost carbon to physical vulnerabilities of thawing Geophysical Research Letters ·J. W. Harden, Charles D. Koven, Chien‐Lu Ping, Gustaf Hugelius, A. David McGuire, Phillip Camill, T. Jorgenson, Peter Kuhry, G. J. Michaelson, Jonathan A. O’Donnell, Edward A. G. Schuur, C. Tarnocai, Kristopher D. Johnson, Guido Grosse	2012	233
4	Reorganization of vegetation, hydrology and soil carbon after permafrost degradation across heterogeneous boreal landscapes Environmental Research Letters ·M. Torre Jorgenson, J. W. Harden, Mikhail Kanevskiy, Jonathan A. O’Donnell, Kimberly P. Wickland, S. A. Ewing, Kristen Manies, Qianlai Zhuang, Yuri Shur, Robert G. Striegl, Joshua C. Koch	2013	191
5	Reviews and syntheses: Changing ecosystem influences on soil thermal regimes in northern high-latitude permafrost regions Biogeosciences ·M. M. Loranty, Benjamin W. Abbott, Daan Blok, Thomas A. Douglas, Howard E. Epstein, Bruce C. Forbes, Benjamin Jones, Alexander Kholodov, Heather Kropp, Avni Malhotra, Steven D. Mamet, Isla H. Myers‐Smith, Susan M. Natali, Jonathan A. O’Donnell, Gareth K. Phoenix, Adrian V. Rocha, Oliver Sonnentag, Ken D. Tape, Donald A. Walker	2018	161
6	The Effects of Permafrost Thaw on Soil Hydrologic, Thermal, and Carbon Dynamics in an Alaskan Peatland Ecosystems ·Jonathan A. O’Donnell, M. Torre Jorgenson, J. W. Harden, A. D. McGuire, Mikhail Kanevskiy, Kimberly P. Wickland	2011	159
7	The Effect of Moisture Content on the Thermal Conductivity of Moss and Organic Soil Horizons From Black Spruce Ecosystems in Interior Alaska Soil Science ·Jonathan A. O’Donnell, V. E. Romanovsky, J. W. Harden, A. David McGuire	2009	141
8	The effect of fire and permafrost interactions on soil carbon accumulation in an upland black spruce ecosystem of interior Alaska: implications for post-thaw carbon loss Global Change Biology ·Jonathan A. O’Donnell, J. W. Harden, A. David McGuire, Mikhail Kanevskiy, M. Torre Jorgenson, Xiaomei Xu	2010	109
9	Dissolved organic matter composition of winter flow in the Yukon River basin: Implications of permafrost thaw and increased groundwater discharge Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·Jonathan A. O’Donnell, George R. Aiken, Michelle A. Walvoord, Kenna D. Butler	2012	106
10	Soil carbon distribution in Alaska in relation to soil-forming factors Geoderma ·Kristofer Johnson, J. W. Harden, A. D. McGuire, Norman B. Bliss, James G. Bockheim, Mark Clark, Teresa Nettleton-Hollingsworth, M. Torre Jorgenson, Evan S. Kane, Michelle C. Mack, Jonathan A. O’Donnell, Chien‐Lu Ping, Edward A. G. Schuur, Merritt R. Turetsky, D. W. Valentine	2011	102
11	Effects of permafrost aggradation on peat properties as determined from a pan‐Arctic synthesis of plant macrofossils Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·Claire C. Treat, Miriam C. Jones, Philip Camill, Angela Gallego‐Sala, Michelle Garneau, J. W. Harden, Gustaf Hugelius, Eric S. Klein, Ulla Kokfelt, Peter Kuhry, Julie Loisel, Paul Mathijssen, Jonathan A. O’Donnell, Pirita Oksanen, Tiina Ronkainen, A. Britta K. Sannel, Julie Talbot, C. Tarnocai, Minna Väliranta	2015	100
12	DOM composition and transformation in boreal forest soils: The effects of temperature and organic‐horizon decomposition state Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·Jonathan A. O’Donnell, George R. Aiken, Kenna D. Butler, François Guillemette, David C. Podgorski, Robert G. M. Spencer	2016	84
13	Source water controls on the character and origin of dissolved organic matter in streams of the Yukon River basin, Alaska Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Jonathan A. O’Donnell, George R. Aiken, Evan S. Kane, Jeremy B. Jones	2010	81
14	Rapid carbon loss and slow recovery following permafrost thaw in boreal peatlands Global Change Biology ·Miriam C. Jones, J. W. Harden, Jonathan A. O’Donnell, Kristen Manies, T. Jorgenson, Claire C. Treat, S. A. Ewing	2016	80
15	Interactive Effects of Fire, Soil Climate, and Moss on CO2 Fluxes in Black Spruce Ecosystems of Interior Alaska Ecosystems ·Jonathan A. O’Donnell, Merritt R. Turetsky, J. W. Harden, Kristen Manies, L. E. Pruett, Gordon Shetler, Jason C. Neff	2008	75
16	Cryostratigraphy and Permafrost Evolution in the Lacustrine Lowlands of West‐Central Alaska Permafrost and Periglacial Processes ·Mikhail Kanevskiy, T. Jorgenson, Y. Shur, Jonathan A. O’Donnell, J. W. Harden, Qianlai Zhuang, Daniel Fortier	2014	73
17	Novel wildlife in theArctic: the influence of changing riparian ecosystems and shrub habitat expansion on snowshoe hares Global Change Biology ·Ken D. Tape, Katie S. Christie, Geoff Carroll, Jonathan A. O’Donnell	2015	67
18	Contrasting soil thermal responses to fire in Alaskan tundra and boreal forest Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface ·Yueyang Jiang, Adrian V. Rocha, Jonathan A. O’Donnell, Jessica A. Drysdale, Edward B. Rastetter, Gaius R. Shaver, Qianlai Zhuang	2015	66
19	Dissolved organic matter composition of Arctic rivers: Linking permafrost and parent material to riverine carbon Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·Jonathan A. O’Donnell, George R. Aiken, David K. Swanson, Santosh K. Panda, Kenna D. Butler, Andrew P. Baltensperger	2016	64
20	Long‐term anoxia and release of ancient, labile carbon upon thaw of Pleistocene permafrost Geophysical Research Letters ·S. A. Ewing, Jonathan A. O’Donnell, George R. Aiken, Kenna D. Butler, David Butman, Lisamarie Windham‐Myers, Mikhail Kanevskiy	2015	62

About Jonathan A. O’Donnell

Jonathan A. O’Donnell is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change and General Health Professions, having authored 63 papers that have together received 4.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Climate change and permafrost (50 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (30 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (26 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (14 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (10 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (8 papers), Indigenous Studies and Ecology (6 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (3.6k citations), Environmental Chemistry (602 citations), Ecology (1.3k citations), Global and Planetary Change (720 citations) and Soil Science (236 citations). Jonathan A. O’Donnell has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include J. W. Harden, Edward A. G. Schuur, Mikhail Kanevskiy, M. Torre Jorgenson, Chien‐Lu Ping, Peter Kuhry, Charles D. Koven, V. E. Romanovsky, Gustaf Hugelius and George R. Aiken. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences, Environmental Research Letters, Global Change Biology, Ecosystems and Biogeosciences.

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