Alexis Achim

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
131 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Alexis Achim is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexis Achim has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 58 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 48 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alexis Achim's work include Forest ecology and management (82 papers), Tree Root and Stability Studies (48 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (28 papers). Alexis Achim is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (82 papers), Tree Root and Stability Studies (48 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (28 papers). Alexis Achim collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and France. Alexis Achim's co-authors include David Auty, Barry Gardiner, Nicholas C. Coops, Bruce Nicoll, Piotr Tompalski, Tristan R.H. Goodbody, David Pothier, Andrew J. Sánchez Meador, Florian de Boissieu and Jean‐Claude Ruel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alexis Achim

123 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

lidR: An R package for analysis of Airborne Laser Scannin... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. lidR: An R package for analysis of Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) data
    2020 620 citations David Auty, Nicholas C. Coops et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexis Achim Canada 29 1.8k 1.2k 1.2k 892 573 131 3.3k
Douglas A. Maguire United States 37 2.6k 1.4× 895 0.7× 1.9k 1.6× 532 0.6× 501 0.9× 118 3.4k
Michael S. Watt New Zealand 37 2.1k 1.1× 621 0.5× 1.3k 1.1× 1.3k 1.4× 1.4k 2.5× 209 4.5k
David Auty United States 23 1.1k 0.6× 541 0.4× 608 0.5× 693 0.8× 363 0.6× 60 1.9k
Mériem Fournier France 30 1.2k 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 978 0.8× 530 0.6× 231 0.4× 83 2.7k
Jari Hynynen Finland 30 1.8k 1.0× 324 0.3× 1.8k 1.5× 627 0.7× 438 0.8× 101 3.0k
Mark O. Kimberley New Zealand 32 1.7k 0.9× 297 0.2× 1.2k 1.0× 460 0.5× 1.4k 2.4× 164 4.0k
Jean-Michel Leban France 30 1.0k 0.5× 821 0.7× 702 0.6× 284 0.3× 152 0.3× 91 2.6k
Klaus von Gadow Germany 37 3.6k 2.0× 673 0.6× 2.6k 2.2× 1.1k 1.2× 739 1.3× 235 4.9k
Margarida Tomé Portugal 35 3.2k 1.7× 757 0.6× 2.5k 2.1× 1.7k 1.9× 715 1.2× 159 4.9k
Geoffrey M. Downes Australia 32 1.8k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 210 0.2× 168 0.3× 105 3.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexis Achim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexis Achim

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alexis Achim. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alexis Achim based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alexis Achim. Alexis Achim is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Coops, Nicholas C., et al.. (2025). The assessment of individual tree canopies using drone-based intra-canopy photogrammetry. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 234. 110200–110200. 3 indexed citations
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Barrette, Julie, et al.. (2025). Changes in wood density, growth, and carbon storage of the main stem of planted white spruce (Picea glauca) after commercial thinning. Forest Ecology and Management. 580. 122542–122542. 1 indexed citations
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Coops, Nicholas C., et al.. (2025). A Review of Dendrochronology and Remote Sensing Integration for Forest Growth and Disturbance Monitoring. Current Forestry Reports. 11(1). 25–25.
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Coops, Nicholas C., et al.. (2024). Characterizing forest structural changes in response to non-stand replacing disturbances using bitemporal airborne laser scanning data. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10. 100160–100160. 3 indexed citations
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Gennaretti, Fabio, et al.. (2024). Spatial distribution of dark heartwood and wood rot in sugar maple at the northern edge of its range. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 55. 1–14.
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Chagnon, Catherine, et al.. (2024). Physical and mechanical properties affecting the suitability of black ash wood for W8banaki basketry. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 54(10). 1170–1182. 1 indexed citations
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Mulverhill, Christopher, Nicholas C. Coops, Yan Boulanger, et al.. (2024). Wildfires are spreading fast in Canada — we must strengthen forests for the future. Nature. 633(8029). 282–285. 1 indexed citations
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Bergeron, Yves, Igor Drobyshev, Alexis Achim, et al.. (2023). Recent decline in sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) growth extends to the northern parts of its distribution range in eastern Canada. Forest Ecology and Management. 545. 121304–121304. 10 indexed citations
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Mulverhill, Christopher, Nicholas C. Coops, & Alexis Achim. (2023). Continuous monitoring and sub-annual change detection in high-latitude forests using Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 data. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 197. 309–319. 29 indexed citations
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Coops, Nicholas C., et al.. (2023). Updating forest road networks using single photon LiDAR in northern Forest environments. Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research. 97(1). 38–47. 4 indexed citations
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Barrette, Julie, Alexis Achim, & David Auty. (2023). Impact of Intensive Forest Management Practices on Wood Quality from Conifers: Literature Review and Reflection on Future Challenges. Current Forestry Reports. 9(2). 101–130. 15 indexed citations
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Lenz, P., Jean-Romain Roussel, Simon Nadeau, et al.. (2023). The phenotypic and genetic effects of drought-induced stress on wood specific conductivity and anatomical properties in white spruce seedlings, and relationships with growth and wood density. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1297314–1297314. 8 indexed citations
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Chagnon, Catherine, et al.. (2023). American beech outgrows sugar maple at the sapling stage regardless of partial harvest intensity in northern hardwood forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 553. 121630–121630. 2 indexed citations
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Chagnon, Catherine, et al.. (2023). Strong latitudinal gradient in temperature-growth coupling near the treeline of the Canadian subarctic forest. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 6. 3 indexed citations
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Chagnon, Catherine, et al.. (2022). Broad‐scale wood degradation dynamics in the face of climate change: A meta‐analysis. GCB Bioenergy. 14(8). 941–958. 10 indexed citations
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Hassegawa, Mariana, et al.. (2015). Large-Scale Variations in Lumber Value Recovery of Yellow Birch and Sugar Maple in Quebec, Canada. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0136674–e0136674. 7 indexed citations
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Nicoll, Bruce, Alexis Achim, Alan Crossley, Barry Gardiner, & Shaun Mochan. (2009). The effects of spacing on root anchorage and tree stability.. 63(1). 32–36. 3 indexed citations
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Norris, Joanne E., Alexia Stokes, Slobodan B. Mickovski, et al.. (2008). Slope Stability and Erosion Control: Ecotechnological Solutions. ResearchOnline (Glasgow Caledonian University). 218 indexed citations

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