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Christopher Craft

Environmental Science · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1982
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsPeatlands and Wetlands EcologySoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchCoastal and Marine Dynamics

Publications

176

Citations

10,899

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

44

Publishing since 1982

Research summary
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Christopher Craft studies coastal and freshwater wetlands, focusing on how these ecosystems store carbon and nutrients, respond to disturbances like hurricanes and saltwater intrusion, and accumulate soil and metals over time. Much of the work examines salt marshes and tidal freshwater forests, including their role in 'blue carbon' (carbon captured by coastal ecosystems) and implications for restoration and climate change. Research combines field measurements, large soil-carbon datasets, and ecological analysis.

Coastal wetland and salt marsh ecologySoil carbon and nutrient storage (blue carbon)Wetland response to saltwater intrusion and stormsWetland restoration and managementSoil organic matter and metal accumulation

Publication activity has been fairly steady over the last decade, with a peak in 2022 and an average of about seven papers per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

No award with a current end date on record.

2 earlier awards
  • NSF 1457513Aug 2015 – Jul 2019 · $180k awarded

    Collaborative Research: RUI: Human Alterations of Sediment Delivery to the Coast- Legacies of Land Use, Costal Wetland Accretion, and Future Vulnerability to Sea Level

  • NSF 1401070Jun 2014 – Sep 2015 · $20k awarded

    DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Effects of Nutrient Enrichment and Salinization on the Fate and Persistence of Soil Organic Matter in Tidal Freshwater Wetlands

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 573 established Environmental Science PIs within our index
Citations: 10,899cohort median 2,398
h-index: 51cohort median 23
Publications / year (recent): 6.8cohort median 3.7

Typically publishes in teams of ~5 · 42% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 40 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.8/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 6 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 9 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 17 publications17222023: 5 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 4 publications2526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 2 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Elsevier eBooks×16
  • Ecological Engineering×4
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science×3
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×2
  • Biogeochemistry×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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