Bill Mason

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 568 citations indexed

About

Bill Mason is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Bill Mason has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 568 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 3 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Bill Mason's work include Forest ecology and management (7 papers), Forest Management and Policy (5 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (3 papers). Bill Mason is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (7 papers), Forest Management and Policy (5 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (3 papers). Bill Mason collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and United States. Bill Mason's co-authors include Peter Brang, Manfred J. Lexer, Susanna Nocentini, Caroline Heiri, Jürgen Bauhus, Peter Spathelf, J. B. Larsen, Gary Kerr, Miroslav Svoboda and G.M.J. Mohren and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Ecology and Ecological Indicators.

In The Last Decade

Bill Mason

15 papers receiving 539 citations

Hit Papers

Suitability of close-to-nature silviculture for adapting ... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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. Suitability of close-to-nature silviculture for adapting temperate European forests to climate change
    2014 325 citations Peter Brang, Peter Spathelf et al. Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bill Mason United Kingdom 9 366 346 186 96 93 17 568
Jørgen Bo Larsen Denmark 11 379 1.0× 331 1.0× 182 1.0× 129 1.3× 115 1.2× 20 606
Philippe Nolet Canada 14 425 1.2× 466 1.3× 214 1.2× 91 0.9× 112 1.2× 30 672
Armando Torres‐Lezama Venezuela 8 353 1.0× 304 0.9× 161 0.9× 66 0.7× 83 0.9× 16 538
Mary Ann Fajvan United States 15 434 1.2× 384 1.1× 216 1.2× 76 0.8× 227 2.4× 33 672
Anna Gazda Poland 12 284 0.8× 192 0.6× 123 0.7× 101 1.1× 123 1.3× 42 455
Jiří Trombik Czechia 12 222 0.6× 247 0.7× 148 0.8× 73 0.8× 167 1.8× 28 477
Suzanne Boyden United States 10 465 1.3× 370 1.1× 89 0.5× 48 0.5× 70 0.8× 11 559
Mats Hannerz Sweden 14 393 1.1× 310 0.9× 184 1.0× 186 1.9× 152 1.6× 32 662
Andrea D. Kupferschmid Switzerland 18 505 1.4× 360 1.0× 239 1.3× 92 1.0× 284 3.1× 44 690
Franka Huth Germany 11 259 0.7× 221 0.6× 107 0.6× 88 0.9× 79 0.8× 21 405

Countries citing papers authored by Bill Mason

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bill Mason

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bill Mason

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bill Mason. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bill Mason 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 Bill Mason. Bill Mason is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Šimůnek, Václav, Lukáš Bílek, Zdeněk Vacek, et al.. (2024). Effects of Climate Change on Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Growth across Europe: Decrease of Tree-Ring Fluctuation and Amplification of Climate Stress. Forests. 15(1). 91–91. 10 indexed citations
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Greenstein, Joel S., et al.. (2020). Early Design: Lessons And Strategies From Succeed. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 1.169.1–1.169.17. 1 indexed citations
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Davis, Kimberley T., Ragan M. Callaway, Alex Fajardo, et al.. (2018). Severity of impacts of an introduced species corresponds with regional eco‐evolutionary experience. Ecography. 42(1). 12–22. 28 indexed citations
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Drößler, Lars, Eric Agestam, Kamil Bielak, et al.. (2018). Over- and Underyielding in Time and Space in Experiments with Mixed Stands of Scots Pine and Norway Spruce. Forests. 9(8). 495–495. 25 indexed citations
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Gundale, Michael J., Håkan Wallander, David A. Wardle, et al.. (2016). Differences in endophyte communities of introduced trees depend on the phylogenetic relatedness of the receiving forest. Journal of Ecology. 104(5). 1219–1232. 33 indexed citations
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Mason, Bill & Maurizio Mencuccini. (2014). Managing forests for ecosystem services - can spruce forests show the way?. Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research. 87(2). 189–191. 5 indexed citations
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Brang, Peter, Peter Spathelf, J. B. Larsen, et al.. (2014). Suitability of close-to-nature silviculture for adapting temperate European forests to climate change. Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research. 87(4). 492–503. 325 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mason, Bill, et al.. (2013). Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.): are we ignoring one of our most useful tree species?. 67. 10–14. 4 indexed citations
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Mason, Bill. (2013). Termination Of Lease. American Legal Encyclopedia. 1 indexed citations
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Carnus, Jean-Michel, Geerten Hengeveld, & Bill Mason. (2012). Sustainability Impact Assessment of Forest Management Alternatives in Europe: an Introductory Background and Framework. Ecology and Society. 17(4). 8 indexed citations
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Mason, Bill, et al.. (2011). Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) forests in Atlantic Europe: changes in forest management and possible consequences for carbon sequestration. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 26(S11). 72–81. 37 indexed citations
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Edwards, David, Frank Søndergaard Jensen, Mariella Marzano, et al.. (2009). A theoretical framework to assess the impacts of forest management on the recreational value of European forests. Ecological Indicators. 11(1). 81–89. 44 indexed citations
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Mason, Bill, et al.. (1998). The Brechfa forest plots results after 40 years. 92(2). 141–152. 1 indexed citations
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Mason, Bill, et al.. (1987). Vegetative propagation of Sitka spruce. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B Biological Sciences. 93(1-2). 197–203. 8 indexed citations
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Mason, Bill, et al.. (1951). Blender for Preparation of Mycelial Inocula. Journal of General Microbiology. 5(3). 516–518. 8 indexed citations

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