Charles D. Canham

24.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
158 papers, 18.7k citations indexed

About

Charles D. Canham is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles D. Canham has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 18.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 60 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 46 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Charles D. Canham's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (113 papers), Forest ecology and management (40 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (24 papers). Charles D. Canham is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (113 papers), Forest ecology and management (40 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (24 papers). Charles D. Canham collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Charles D. Canham's co-authors include Stephen W. Pacala, Adrien C. Finzi, John A. Silander, Richard K. Kobe, Richard S. Ostfeld, N. van Breemen, María Uriarte, K Dave Coates, Kathleen C. Weathers and Patrick H. Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Charles D. Canham

156 papers receiving 16.9k citations

Hit Papers

Forest Models Defined by Field Measurements: Estimation, ... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1996 1995 1990 1994 2009 250 500 750
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. Forest Models Defined by Field Measurements: Estimation, Error Analysis and Dynamics
    1996 931 citations Charles D. Canham, Richard K. Kobe et al. profile →
  2. Juvenile Tree Survivorship as a Component of Shade Tolerance
    1995 840 citations Richard K. Kobe, Charles D. Canham et al. Ecological Applications profile →
  3. Light regimes beneath closed canopies and tree-fall gaps in temperate and tropical forests
    1990 815 citations Charles D. Canham et al. Canadian Journal of Forest Research profile →
  4. Causes and consequences of resource heterogeneity in forests: interspecific variation in light transmission by canopy trees
    1994 623 citations Charles D. Canham, Adrien C. Finzi et al. Canadian Journal of Forest Research profile →
  5. Increased tree carbon storage in response to nitrogen deposition in the US
    2009 579 citations R. Quinn Thomas, Charles D. Canham et al. profile →
  6. CANOPY TREE–SOIL INTERACTIONS WITHIN TEMPERATE FORESTS: SPECIES EFFECTS ON SOIL CARBON AND NITROGEN
    1998 540 citations Adrien C. Finzi, Charles D. Canham et al. Ecological Applications profile →
  7. Growth and Canopy Architecture of Shade‐Tolerant Trees: Response to Canopy Gaps
    1988 522 citations Charles D. Canham Ecology profile →
  8. Nonnative forest insects and pathogens in the United States: Impacts and policy options
    2016 280 citations Charles D. Canham et al. Ecological Applications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles D. Canham United States 76 13.0k 8.6k 5.3k 3.4k 3.4k 158 18.7k
Jürgen Bauhus Germany 66 8.9k 0.7× 7.8k 0.9× 3.4k 0.6× 3.1k 0.9× 2.3k 0.7× 259 16.1k
Kris Verheyen Belgium 65 9.0k 0.7× 5.9k 0.7× 4.5k 0.8× 4.9k 1.4× 4.6k 1.4× 547 18.2k
David A. Coomes United Kingdom 70 11.6k 0.9× 8.7k 1.0× 6.0k 1.1× 2.7k 0.8× 3.5k 1.1× 248 19.4k
Frans Bongers Netherlands 75 11.3k 0.9× 7.8k 0.9× 3.1k 0.6× 3.5k 1.0× 5.0k 1.5× 253 17.3k
Juli G. Pausas Spain 78 13.2k 1.0× 14.1k 1.6× 6.8k 1.3× 5.8k 1.7× 5.1k 1.5× 241 23.0k
Jerry F. Franklin United States 75 14.6k 1.1× 17.3k 2.0× 10.0k 1.9× 2.7k 0.8× 3.0k 0.9× 222 27.1k
Johannes M. H. Knops United States 54 8.7k 0.7× 4.4k 0.5× 7.7k 1.5× 5.0k 1.4× 5.2k 1.5× 161 18.3k
Jeffrey S. Dukes United States 56 5.9k 0.5× 5.7k 0.7× 6.2k 1.2× 5.2k 1.5× 3.4k 1.0× 135 16.3k
Martin T. Sykes Sweden 56 10.3k 0.8× 8.0k 0.9× 8.0k 1.5× 3.3k 0.9× 4.8k 1.4× 102 21.5k
Richard Condit United States 59 11.6k 0.9× 5.1k 0.6× 4.2k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 5.3k 1.6× 148 15.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Germain, Sara J., Winslow D. Hansen, & Charles D. Canham. (2025). Reassembly of Disturbed Forests Portends Climate Resilience but Diversity Loss. Ecosystems. 28(1). 2 indexed citations
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Canham, Charles D., Lora Murphy, & Winslow D. Hansen. (2024). Successional dynamics of carbon sequestration in forests of the eastern United States. Ecosphere. 15(4). 2 indexed citations
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Buechling, Arne, Patrick H. Martin, & Charles D. Canham. (2017). Climate and competition effects on tree growth in Rocky Mountain forests. Journal of Ecology. 105(6). 1636–1647. 73 indexed citations
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Vuong, Holly B., Charles D. Canham, Dina M. Fonseca, et al.. (2014). Occurrence and transmission efficiencies of Borrelia burgdorferi ospC types in avian and mammalian wildlife. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 27. 594–600. 41 indexed citations
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Sheffer, Efrat, Charles D. Canham, Jaime Kigel, & Avi Perevolotsky. (2013). Landscape‐scale density‐dependent recruitment of oaks in planted forests: More is not always better. Ecology. 94(8). 1718–1728. 31 indexed citations
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Canham, Charles D., et al.. (2012). Regional variation in forest harvest regimes in the northeastern United States. Ecological Applications. 23(3). 515–522. 62 indexed citations
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McWilliams, William H., et al.. (2012). Sampling forest regeneration across northern U.S. forests: filling a void in regeneration model input. 290–294.
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Canham, Charles D. & R. Quinn Thomas. (2010). Frequency, not relative abundance, of temperate tree species varies along climate gradients in eastern North America. Ecology. 91(12). 3433–3440. 49 indexed citations
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Comita, Liza S., Jill Thompson, María Uriarte, et al.. (2010). Interactive effects of land use history and natural disturbance on seedling dynamics in a subtropical forest. Ecological Applications. 20(5). 1270–1284. 36 indexed citations
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Canham, Charles D., Michael J. Papaik, María Uriarte, et al.. (2006). Neighborhood Analyses Of Canopy Tree Competition Along Environmental Gradients In New England Forests. Ecological Applications. 16(2). 540–554. 234 indexed citations
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Maranger, Roxane, Charles D. Canham, Michael L. Pace, & Michael J. Papaik. (2006). A spatially explicit model of iron loading to lakes. Limnology and Oceanography. 51(1). 247–256. 16 indexed citations
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Ostfeld, Richard S., et al.. (2006). Climate, Deer, Rodents, and Acorns as Determinants of Variation in Lyme-Disease Risk. PLoS Biology. 4(6). e145–e145. 389 indexed citations
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Latty, Erika F., Charles D. Canham, & Peter L. Marks. (2003). Beech bark disease in northern hardwood forests: the importance of nitrogen dynamics and forest history for disease severity. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 33(2). 257–268. 36 indexed citations
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Tripler, Christopher E., Charles D. Canham, Richard S. Inouye, & Jaclyn L. Schnurr. (2002). Soil nitrogen availability, plant luxury consumption, and herbivory by white-tailed deer. Oecologia. 133(4). 517–524. 85 indexed citations
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Uriarte, María, Charles D. Canham, & Richard B. Root. (2002). A MODEL OF SIMULTANEOUS EVOLUTION OF COMPETITIVE ABILITY AND HERBIVORE RESISTANCE IN A PERENNIAL PLANT. Ecology. 83(10). 2649–2663. 27 indexed citations
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Ostfeld, Richard S., Eric M. Schauber, Charles D. Canham, et al.. (2001). Effects of Acorn Production and Mouse Abundance on Abundance and Borrelia burgdorferi Infection Prevalence of Nymphal Ixodes scapularis Ticks. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 1(1). 55–63. 96 indexed citations
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Finzi, Adrien C. & Charles D. Canham. (2000). Sapling growth in response to light and nitrogen availability in a southern New England forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 131(1-3). 153–165. 132 indexed citations
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Canham, Charles D., Richard K. Kobe, Erika F. Latty, & Robin L. Chazdon. (1999). Interspecific and intraspecific variation in tree seedling survival: effects of allocation to roots versus carbohydrate reserves. Oecologia. 121(1). 1–11. 261 indexed citations
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Berkowitz, Alan R., Charles D. Canham, & Victoria R. Kelly. (1995). Competition vs. Facilitation of Tree Seedling Growth and Survival in Early Successional Communities. Ecology. 76(4). 1156–1168. 218 indexed citations
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Ostfeld, Richard S., et al.. (1994). The roles of small rodents in creating patchy environments. 20. 11 indexed citations

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