Chad S. Boyd

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Chad S. Boyd is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Chad S. Boyd has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Ecology, 89 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 69 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Chad S. Boyd's work include Rangeland and Wildlife Management (118 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (85 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (57 papers). Chad S. Boyd is often cited by papers focused on Rangeland and Wildlife Management (118 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (85 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (57 papers). Chad S. Boyd collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Chad S. Boyd's co-authors include Kirk W. Davies, Tony J. Svejcar, Jon D. Bates, Michael A. Gregg, Jay D. Kerby, Jeffrey L. Beck, April Hulet, Matthew D. Madsen, Jonathan D. Bates and Jeffrey C. Mosley and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and BioScience.

In The Last Decade

Chad S. Boyd

122 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Saving the sagebrush sea: An ecosystem conservation plan for big sagebrush plant communities

2011 400 citations Kirk W. Davies, Chad S. Boyd et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chad S. Boyd United States	31	3.2k	2.3k	1.9k	1.1k	347	129	3.7k
Kirk W. Davies United States	40	4.7k 1.5×	3.4k 1.5×	3.3k 1.7×	1.3k 1.2×	730 2.1×	174	5.3k
Mike Pellant United States	18	1.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	283 0.3×	334 1.0×	42	2.2k
Matthew L. Brooks United States	28	3.1k 1.0×	2.6k 1.2×	2.7k 1.4×	395 0.4×	850 2.4×	80	4.5k
Jonathan D. Bakker United States	29	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	141 0.1×	531 1.5×	99	3.0k
Lance T. Vermeire United States	23	1.1k 0.3×	770 0.3×	769 0.4×	137 0.1×	223 0.6×	94	1.6k
Robert S. Arkle United States	23	2.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	291 0.3×	77 0.2×	45	2.9k
Eric E. Knapp United States	27	1.6k 0.5×	2.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	61 0.1×	283 0.8×	50	3.0k
Arthur W. Bailey Canada	24	1.3k 0.4×	1.0k 0.5×	953 0.5×	211 0.2×	464 1.3×	62	2.3k
Gregory R. Houseman United States	16	1.1k 0.3×	732 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	95 0.1×	361 1.0×	31	2.0k
Phillip L. Sims United States	23	1.4k 0.4×	929 0.4×	895 0.5×	198 0.2×	516 1.5×	58	2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chad S. Boyd

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Davies, Kirk W., Peter J. Olsoy, Chad S. Boyd, et al.. (2025). Deeper Seeding Allows Bunchgrass Establishment While the Pre-emergent Herbicide Indaziflam Controls Invasive Annual Grasses. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 102. 139–144.

Holdrege, Martin C., Kyle A. Palmquist, Daniel R. Schlaepfer, et al.. (2024). Climate Change Amplifies Ongoing Declines in Sagebrush Ecological Integrity. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 97. 25–40. 9 indexed citations

Boyd, Chad S., Megan K. Creutzburg, Alexander V. Kumar, et al.. (2024). A Strategic and Science-Based Framework for Management of Invasive Annual Grasses in the Sagebrush Biome. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 97. 61–72. 16 indexed citations

Johnson, Dustin D., et al.. (2024). Effects of Dormant Season and Contemporary Spring-Summer Grazing on Plant Community Composition in the Sagebrush Ecosystem. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 98. 214–222. 3 indexed citations

Prendeville, Holly R., et al.. (2024). Climate Change Vulnerabilities and Adaptation Strategies for Land Managers on Northwest US Rangelands. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 98. 399–413. 1 indexed citations

Davies, Kirk W., et al.. (2023). Effects of Using Indaziflam and Activated Carbon Seed Technology in Efforts to Increase Perennials in Ventenata dubia–Invaded Rangelands. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 88. 70–76. 14 indexed citations

Price, W. J., April Hulet, Eva K. Strand, et al.. (2023). Managing Medusahead Using Dormant Season Grazing in the Northern Great Basin. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 90. 146–156. 4 indexed citations

Larson, Julie E., Chad S. Boyd, John B. Bradford, et al.. (2023). A recruitment niche framework for improving seed‐based restoration. Restoration Ecology. 31(7). 22 indexed citations

Copeland, Stella M., David L. Hoover, David J. Augustine, et al.. (2023). Variable effects of long‐term livestock grazing across the western United States suggest diverse approaches are needed to meet global change challenges. Applied Vegetation Science. 26(1). 10 indexed citations

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Fernández‐Guisuraga, José Manuel, Leonor Calvo, Paulo M. Fernandes, et al.. (2022). Estimates of fine fuel litter biomass in the northern Great Basin reveal increases during short fire-free intervals associated with invasive annual grasses. The Science of The Total Environment. 860. 160634–160634. 4 indexed citations

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Smith, Joseph T., Brady Allred, Chad S. Boyd, et al.. (2021). The elevational ascent and spread of exotic annual grass dominance in the Great Basin, USA. Diversity and Distributions. 28(1). 83–96. 76 indexed citations

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Copeland, Stella M., Kirk W. Davies, Chad S. Boyd, & Jonathan D. Bates. (2021). Recovery of the herbaceous component of degraded sagebrush steppe is unimpeded by 75 years of moderate cattle grazing. Ecosphere. 12(3). 19 indexed citations

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Boyd, Chad S., Kirk W. Davies, & April Hulet. (2015). Predicting fire-based perennial bunchgrass mortality in big sagebrush plant communities. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 24(4). 527–533. 23 indexed citations

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Madsen, Matthew D., Kirk W. Davies, Chad S. Boyd, et al.. (2013). Restoring North America’s Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystem Using Seed Enhancement Technologies. UKnowledge (University of Kentucky). 393–401. 8 indexed citations

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Boyd, Chad S., Steven E. Petersen, Wendell Gilgert, et al.. (2011). Looking Toward a Brighter Future for Lekking Grouse. Rangelands. 33(6). 2–11. 6 indexed citations

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Ng, David C., Chris E. Williams, Chad S. Boyd, et al.. (2011). Wireless power delivery for retinal prostheses. PubMed. 295. 8356–8360. 17 indexed citations

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Ganskopp, Dave, et al.. (2008). Interspace/Undercanopy Foraging Patterns of Beef Cattle in Sagebrush Habitats. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 61(4). 389–393. 13 indexed citations

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Boyd, Chad S. & Terrence G. Bidwell. (2007). Influence of Prescribed Fire on Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat in Shinnery Oak Communities in Western Oklahoma. 22 indexed citations

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Fuhlendorf, Samuel D., Chad S. Boyd, & David M. Engle. (1999). SRM Philosophy: Science or Advocacy?. UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona). 1 indexed citations

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Boyd, Chad S., Dale Rollins, & David M. Engle. (1997). Is good range management for livestock really good management for wildlife. Rangelands Archives. 19(5). 19–21. 1 indexed citations

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