Barbara Bentz

10.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
116 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Barbara Bentz is a scholar working on Ecology, Insect Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Bentz has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Ecology, 76 papers in Insect Science and 35 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Barbara Bentz's work include Forest Insect Ecology and Management (109 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (41 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (32 papers). Barbara Bentz is often cited by papers focused on Forest Insect Ecology and Management (109 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (41 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (32 papers). Barbara Bentz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Sweden. Barbara Bentz's co-authors include Jeffrey A. Hicke, Jesse A. Logan, Jacques Régnière, James A. Powell, Allan L. Carroll, E. Matthew Hansen, Kenneth F. Raffa, Christopher J. Fettig, Brian H. Aukema and William H. Romme and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Bentz

111 papers receiving 6.9k citations

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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.

Cross-scale Drivers of Natural Disturbances Prone to Anthropogenic Amplification: The Dynamics of Bark Beetle Eruptions

2008 1.3k citations Kenneth F. Raffa, Brian H. Aukema et al. profile →
Climate Change and Bark Beetles of the Western United States and Canada: Direct and Indirect Effects

2010 938 citations Barbara Bentz, Jacques Régnière et al. profile →
Observed and anticipated impacts of drought on forest insects and diseases in the United States

2016 294 citations Christopher J. Fettig, Barbara Bentz et al. profile →
Climate drivers of bark beetle outbreak dynamics in Norway spruce forests

2016 246 citations Barbara Bentz, Allan L. Carroll et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barbara Bentz United States	42	5.4k	3.6k	3.1k	1.4k	1.3k	116	7.3k
Allan L. Carroll Canada	32	4.8k 0.9×	2.9k 0.8×	3.3k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	84	6.8k
Jacques Régnière Canada	37	3.8k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	3.0k 1.0×	1.8k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	124	6.4k
Christopher J. Fettig United States	29	3.3k 0.6×	2.1k 0.6×	2.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	503 0.4×	127	4.8k
John R. Spence Canada	47	3.9k 0.7×	4.2k 1.1×	2.3k 0.8×	3.1k 2.3×	3.1k 2.3×	257	8.5k
Pekka Niemelä Finland	41	3.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.4×	1.2k 0.4×	2.5k 1.8×	2.3k 1.7×	168	6.5k
David W. Langor Canada	33	2.5k 0.5×	2.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	140	4.2k
Martin M. Goßner Germany	41	2.4k 0.5×	3.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.5×	2.5k 1.8×	2.7k 2.0×	205	6.3k
Mark Maraun Germany	48	2.9k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	774 0.2×	1.8k 1.3×	3.9k 2.9×	179	6.8k
Edwin D. Grosholz United States	39	4.9k 0.9×	714 0.2×	3.8k 1.2×	1.8k 1.3×	980 0.7×	97	8.0k
Jeffry B. Mitton United States	44	2.2k 0.4×	764 0.2×	1.3k 0.4×	1.7k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	105	5.6k

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Ragland, Gregory J., et al.. (2025). QTL identification and characterization of the recombination landscape of the mountain pine beetle ( Dendroctonus ponderosae ). G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 15(7).

Hansen, E. Matthew, James A. Powell, Andrew D. Graves, et al.. (2025). Empirical and mechanistic models predict pinyon ips (Ips confusus) phenology. Ecological Modelling. 510. 111282–111282.

Schebeck, Martin, Philipp Lehmann, Mathieu Laparie, et al.. (2024). Seasonality of forest insects: why diapause matters. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 39(8). 757–770. 17 indexed citations

Powell, James A., et al.. (2024). A mountain pine beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) adult development rate model confirms evolved geographic differences. Journal of Insect Science. 24(4). 2 indexed citations

Runyon, Justin B., et al.. (2022). Constitutive and Induced Defenses in Long-lived Pines Do Not Trade Off but Are Influenced by Climate. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 48(9-10). 746–760. 4 indexed citations

Powell, James A., et al.. (2022). Oviposition Model for a Southern Population of Mountain Pine Beetle. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 84(11). 133–133. 2 indexed citations

Bonello, Pierluigi, et al.. (2021). Lignin concentrations in phloem and outer bark are not associated with resistance to mountain pine beetle among high elevation pines. PLoS ONE. 16(9). e0250395–e0250395. 4 indexed citations

Keen, Rachel M., et al.. (2020). Stronger influence of growth rate than severity of drought stress on mortality of large ponderosa pines during the 2012–2015 California drought. Oecologia. 194(3). 359–370. 14 indexed citations

Schebeck, Martin, E. Matthew Hansen, Axel Schopf, et al.. (2017). Diapause and overwintering of two spruce bark beetle species. Physiological Entomology. 42(3). 200–210. 62 indexed citations

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Bentz, Barbara & E. Matthew Hansen. (2017). Evidence for a Prepupal Diapause in the Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae). Environmental Entomology. 47(1). 175–183. 18 indexed citations

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Bracewell, Ryan, Barbara Bentz, Brian T. Sullivan, & Jeffrey M. Good. (2017). Rapid neo-sex chromosome evolution and incipient speciation in a major forest pest. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1593–1593. 54 indexed citations

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Bentz, Barbara, et al.. (2016). Mountain Pine Beetle Dynamics and Reproductive Success in Post-Fire Lodgepole and Ponderosa Pine Forests in Northeastern Utah. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0164738–e0164738. 11 indexed citations

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Raffa, Kenneth F., Brian H. Aukema, Barbara Bentz, et al.. (2009). A Literal Use of “Forest Health” Safeguards against Misuse and Misapplication. Journal of Forestry. 107(5). 276–277. 15 indexed citations

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Lundquist, J. E. & Barbara Bentz. (2009). Bark beetles in a changing climate.. 784. 39–49. 2 indexed citations

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Davis, Corey S., Karen E. Mock, Barbara Bentz, et al.. (2009). Isolation and characterization of 16 microsatellite loci in the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Molecular Ecology Resources. 9(3). 1071–1073. 12 indexed citations

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Negrón, José F., Barbara Bentz, Christopher J. Fettig, et al.. (2008). US Forest Service Bark Beetle Research in the Western United States: Looking Toward the Future. Journal of Forestry. 106(6). 325–331. 24 indexed citations

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Régnière, Jacques & Barbara Bentz. (2007). Modeling cold tolerance in the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae. Journal of Insect Physiology. 53(6). 559–572. 154 indexed citations

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Wulder, Michael A., Joanne C. White, & Barbara Bentz. (2005). Detection and mapping of mountain pine beetle red attack: Matching information needs with appropriate remotely sensed data. 5 indexed citations

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Logan, Jesse A. & Barbara Bentz. (1999). Model Analysis of Mountain Pine Beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Seasonality. Environmental Entomology. 28(6). 924–934. 163 indexed citations

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Bentz, Barbara, James A. Powell, & Jesse A. Logan. (1996). Localized spatial and temporal attack dynamics of the mountain pine beetle in lodgepole pine. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 21 indexed citations

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