D. A. Thornburgh

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

D. A. Thornburgh is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, D. A. Thornburgh has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 3 papers in Ecology and 3 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in D. A. Thornburgh's work include Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (3 papers), Forest Management and Policy (3 papers) and Forest ecology and management (2 papers). D. A. Thornburgh is often cited by papers focused on Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (3 papers), Forest Management and Policy (3 papers) and Forest ecology and management (2 papers). D. A. Thornburgh collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. D. A. Thornburgh's co-authors include Andrew B. Carey, Jerry F. Franklin, David B. Lindenmayer, Robert Van Pelt, William S. Keeton, David C. Shaw, Jiquan Chen, Mark E. Harmon, Thomas A. Spies and Dean Rae Berg and has published in prestigious journals such as Forest Ecology and Management, Forest Science and Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution).

In The Last Decade

D. A. Thornburgh

5 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Disturbances and structural development of natural forest ecosystems with silvicultural implications, using Douglas-fir forests as an example

2002 1.4k citations Jerry F. Franklin, Thomas A. Spies et al. Forest Ecology and Management profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. A. Thornburgh United States	3	939	896	608	421	148	6	1.4k
Dean Rae Berg United States	5	980 1.0×	932 1.0×	625 1.0×	466 1.1×	147 1.0×	5	1.5k
Ken Bible United States	8	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	647 1.1×	471 1.1×	167 1.1×	8	1.8k
Marilou Beaudet Canada	24	1.3k 1.3×	1.0k 1.1×	469 0.8×	322 0.8×	168 1.1×	31	1.6k
Paula Bartemucci Canada	10	834 0.9×	675 0.8×	298 0.5×	211 0.5×	138 0.9×	14	1.0k
T.A. Spies United States	6	730 0.8×	576 0.6×	220 0.4×	265 0.6×	165 1.1×	10	1.0k
W. Grodzki Poland	19	563 0.6×	578 0.6×	672 1.1×	779 1.9×	266 1.8×	84	1.4k
W. L. Mason United Kingdom	21	961 1.0×	757 0.8×	356 0.6×	247 0.6×	89 0.6×	58	1.4k
W. Keith Moser United States	22	840 0.9×	814 0.9×	288 0.5×	422 1.0×	94 0.6×	88	1.3k
Gary Kerr United Kingdom	18	867 0.9×	620 0.7×	398 0.7×	235 0.6×	92 0.6×	49	1.2k
Jerzy Szwagrzyk Poland	19	907 1.0×	532 0.6×	572 0.9×	326 0.8×	237 1.6×	65	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by D. A. Thornburgh

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. A. Thornburgh

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6 of 6 papers shown

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Franklin, Jerry F., Andrew B. Carey, Steven P. Courtney, et al.. (2007). Managing Second-Growth Forests in the Redwood Region for Accelerated Development of Marbled Murrelet Nesting Habitat. 194. 2 indexed citations

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Thornburgh, D. A.. (2007). Restoration of Old-Growth Redwood Structural Characteristics With Frequent Variable Silvicultural Entries. 194.

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Franklin, Jerry F., Thomas A. Spies, Robert Van Pelt, et al.. (2002). Disturbances and structural development of natural forest ecosystems with silvicultural implications, using Douglas-fir forests as an example. Forest Ecology and Management. 155(1-3). 399–423. 1385 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harrington, T. C., et al.. (1983). Notes: Association of Black-Stain Root Disease with Precommercial Thinning of Douglas-fir. Forest Science. 29(1). 12–14. 14 indexed citations

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Sawyer, John O., et al.. (1970). EXTENSION OF THE RANGE OF ABIES LASIOCARPA INTO CALIFORNIA. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 1 indexed citations

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Thornburgh, D. A.. (1969). Dynamics of the true Fir-Hemlock forests of the west slope of the Washington Cascade range.. 14 indexed citations

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