Brian J. Palik

12.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
227 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Brian J. Palik is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian J. Palik has authored 227 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 168 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 142 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 84 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Brian J. Palik's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (86 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (86 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (77 papers). Brian J. Palik is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (86 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (86 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (77 papers). Brian J. Palik collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Brian J. Palik's co-authors include Anthony W. D’Amato, John B. Bradford, Shawn Fraver, Kurt S. Pregitzer, R. Kasten Dumroese, John A. Stanturf, P. Charles Goebel, Robert J. Mitchell, Shawn Fraver and Mike A. Battaglia and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

Brian J. Palik

219 papers receiving 8.2k 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.

Retention Forestry to Maintain Multifunctional Forests: A World Perspective

2012 632 citations Brian J. Palik et al. BioScience profile →
Contemporary forest restoration: A review emphasizing function

2014 377 citations Brian J. Palik et al. Forest Ecology and Management profile →
REVIEW: Can retention forestry help conserve biodiversity? A meta‐analysis

2014 334 citations Brian J. Palik et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian J. Palik

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Ten Years of Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change: An Applied, Coproduced Experimental Framework 2025 ·BioScience ·Linda M. Nagel, Maria K. Janowiak, Peter W. Clark, (unknown), (unknown), Brian J. Palik, Anthony W. D’Amato, Mike A. Battaglia, Christopher W. Swanston	0
2	Tree Planting for Climate Adaptation and Emerald Ash Borer in the Lake States, US: Motivations and State of the Practice 2025 ·Journal of Forestry ·(unknown), Rebecca Montgomery, Brian J. Palik, Peter W. Clark, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Stephen D. Handler, (unknown), Anthony W. D’Amato	0
3	Silviculture—More Complex Than Ever 2025 ·Journal of Forestry ·Klaus J. Puettmann, Anthony W. D’Amato, Michael J. Dockry, Marie‐Josée Fortin, Austin Himes, Brian J. Palik, Kristen M. Waring, (unknown)	1
4	A practical framework for applied forestry assisted migration 2024 ·Frontiers in Forests and Global Change ·Andrew D. Bower, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Brian J. Palik, Alejandro A. Royo, (unknown), Ademir de Oliveira Ferreira, Leslie A. Brandt	5
5	Structural outcomes of climate adaptation treatments in two contrasting northern temperate forests 2024 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·(unknown), Anthony W. D’Amato, Brian J. Palik, Christopher W. Woodall, (unknown), Linda M. Nagel	0
6	Comparing performance of assisted migration seed sources of two oak species in a Minnesota red pine woodland 2024 ·New Forests ·Brian J. Palik, Douglas N. Kastendick, (unknown)	2
7	Restoration of woody plant communities in red pine plantations on abandoned agricultural land in northern Minnesota, USA 2023 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Brian J. Palik, Douglas N. Kastendick	2
8	Impacts of Historic Disturbance on Drought Response of Aspen-dominated Forest 2023 ·Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University) ·(unknown), (unknown), Brian J. Palik	1
9	A conservation science agenda for a changing Upper Midwest and Great Plains, United States 2020 ·Conservation Science and Practice ·Marissa Ahlering, Meredith W. Cornett, Kristen Blann, Mark A. White, Christian Lenhart, (unknown), Michele R. Dudash, (unknown), Bonnie Keeler, Brian J. Palik, John Pastor, Robert W. Sterner, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), James C. Manolis, Hugh P. Possingham	8
10	Evaluating Adaptive Management Options for Black Ash Forests in the Face of Emerald Ash Borer Invasion 2018 ·Forests ·Anthony W. D’Amato, Brian J. Palik, Robert A. Slesak, (unknown), (unknown), Dustin R. Bronson	39
11	Observations of the Habits of <i>Corthylus Punctatissimus</i> (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Infesting Maple Saplings in Central Michigan 2017 ·The Great Lakes Entomologist ·(unknown), Brian J. Palik, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
12	Response of overstory and understory vegetation 37 years after prescribed burning in an aspen-dominated forest in northern Minnesota, USA – A case study 2016 ·Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology ·Amalesh Dhar, (unknown), Hugues B. Massicotte, Brian J. Palik, Christopher Hawkins	1
13	Winning and Losing Tree Species of Reassembly in Minnesota’s Mixed and Broadleaf Forests 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Brice B. Hanberry, Brian J. Palik, Hong S. He	24
14	Seeing the forest for the heterogeneous trees: stand‐scale resource distributions emerge from tree‐scale structure 2012 ·Ecological Applications ·Suzanne Boyden, Rebecca Montgomery, Peter B. Reich, Brian J. Palik	62
15	Pseudoabsence Generation Strategies for Species Distribution Models 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Brice B. Hanberry, Hong S. He, Brian J. Palik	36
16	Improving Tree Age Estimates Derived from Increment Cores: A Case Study of Red Pine 2011 ·Forest Science ·Shawn Fraver, John B. Bradford, Brian J. Palik	21
17	Large-scale, long-term silvicultural experiments in the United States: historical overview and contemporary examples. 2006 ·Robert S. Seymour, James M. Guldin, David Marshall, Brian J. Palik	30
18	A Comparison of Alternative Strategies for Cost-Effective Water Quality Management in Lakes 2006 ·Environmental Management ·Daniel Kramer, Stephen Polasky, Anthony M. Starfield, Brian J. Palik, Lynne M. Westphal, Stephanie A. Snyder, Pamela J. Jakes, (unknown), Eric J. Gustafson	20
19	Maintaining Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems 1999 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Malcolm L. Hunter, Jack Ward Thomas, Robert S. Seymour, Brian J. Palik, Thomas A. Spies, Andrew J. Hansen, Glenn R. Matlack, Yrjö Haila, Mark M. Brinson, Aram J. K. Calhoun, William C. McComb, Nicholas Brokaw, Susan E. Moore, Ian D. Thompson, Constance I. Millar, Lee E. Frelich, David A. Norton, Chadwick Dearing Oliver, Bruce Lippke, Lynn A. Maguire	175
20	Distribution and Host Plants of Corthylus Punctatissimus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan 1987 ·The Great Lakes Entomologist ·(unknown), (unknown), Brian J. Palik, Lawrence R. Kirkendall	2

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