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Richard P. Phillips

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Publications

301

Citations

27,304

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1966

Research summary
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Richard P. Phillips studies how forests and other ecosystems cycle carbon and nitrogen, with particular attention to the roles of tree roots and mycorrhizal fungi (fungi that live in partnership with plant roots). His work links what happens belowground—root traits, root exudates, and soil microbes—to forest productivity, soil carbon storage, and how ecosystems respond to stresses like drought, warming, and added nutrients. The research often scales from individual plants and soils up to global patterns and predictions for the land carbon sink.

Soil carbon and nitrogen cyclingMycorrhizal fungi and plant-soil interactionsTree root traits and belowground economicsForest ecosystem responses to drought and warmingForest diversity and productivity

Publication activity has been steady and high across the last decade, generally producing 15–25 papers per year with one lower-output year.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 13.8/year recently
2017: 18 publications172018: 19 publications182019: 18 publications192020: 15 publications202021: 25 publications25212022: 7 publications222023: 22 publications232024: 21 publications242025: 17 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Global Change Biology×12
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry×10
  • Figshare×10
  • New Phytologist×9
  • Tree Physiology×8

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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