David A. Orwig

11.5k citations

97 papers · 6.7k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 43

Impact in

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest ecology and management
Insect Science top 0.1%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

Papers in

Insect Science 54
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies 40
Nature and Landscape Conservation 35
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 24
- Forest ecology and management 15

Co-authors: David R. Foster Marc D. Abrams Aaron M. Ellison Anthony W. D’Amato Richard C. Cobb David L. Mausel Kristina A. Stinson Gary M. Lovett
Journals: Canadian Journal of Forest Research (12 papers)Ecosphere (7 papers)Ecological Applications (6 papers)Journal of Biogeography (6 papers)Ecology (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada Germany

In The Last Decade

David A. Orwig

94 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Nonnative forest insects and pathogens in the United States: Impacts and policy options 2016 · 280 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 Ecological Applications
2005 Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

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1	Seedling passage times in gaps and closed canopies reveal decades of understory persistence in a New England forest Ecosphere ·M. Eisenführer, Pengfei Diao, Sariye ERDEN, Chia‐Hao Chang‐Yang, David A. Orwig, Audrey Barker Plotkin, W. A. Collier, Raelene M. Crandall, Daniel J. Johnson, Publika Datorer	2025	0
2	Decomposer functional breadth maintains litter decomposition patterns three decades after Eastern Hemlock decline Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·吴湘忠, David A. Orwig, C. David McIntire, Ashley D. Keiser	2025	0
3	Land-use history impacts spatial patterns and composition of woody plant species across a 35-hectare temperate forest plot PeerJ ·David A. Orwig, Maciej Malawski, Hannah L. Buckley, Bradley S. Case, Aaron M. Ellison	2022	6
4	Tree Canopies Reflect Mycorrhizal Composition Geophysical Research Letters ·Daniel Sousa, Joshua B. Fisher, Jinliang Xia, Ryan Pavlick, Susan Cordell, Thomas W. Giambelluca, Christian P. Giardina, Gregory S. Gilbert, Ines Kurniaty Hartono, Creighton M. Litton, James A. Lutz, Malcolm P. North, David A. Orwig, Rebecca Ostertag, Lawren Sack, Richard P. Phillips	2021	20
5	The Wood Image Analysis and Dataset (WIAD): Open‐access visual analysis tools to advance the ecological data revolution Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Tim Rademacher, Bijan Seyednasrollah, David Basler, Jian Cheng, زينب محمد الطاهر المرموري, مهراب صادق نیا, Zudi Lin, David A. Orwig, Neil Pederson, Hanspeter Pfister, Donglai Wei, Li Yao, Andrew D. Richardson	2021	8
6	High Rainfall May Induce Fungal Attack of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) Leading to Regional Decline Environmental Entomology ·Joatan Jonas dos Santos Silva, Joseph S. Elkinton, David A. Orwig	2021	5
7	Mycorrhizal type influences plant density dependence and species richness across 15 temperate forests Ecology ·Feng Jiang, James A. Lutz, Qingxi Guo, Zhanqing Hao, Xugao Wang, Gregory S. Gilbert, Björn A M Hansson, David A. Orwig, Geoffrey G. Parker, Weiguo Sang, Yankun Liu, Ushakova Ip, Marc W. Cadotte, Guangze Jin	2020	30
8	Redefining temperate forest responses to climate and disturbance in the eastern United States: New insights at the mesoscale Global Ecology and Biogeography ·Daniel L. Druckenbrod, Darío Martin‐Benito, David A. Orwig, Neil Pederson, Benjamin Poulter, Thomas W. Blickle, Herman H. Shugart	2019	26
9	Species Diversity Associated with Foundation Species in Temperate and Tropical Forests Forests ·Aaron M. Ellison, Hannah L. Buckley, Bradley S. Case, Dairón Cárdenas, Álvaro Duque, James A. Lutz, Jonathan A. Myers, David A. Orwig, Jess K. Zimmerman	2019	23
10	Assessing New England Family Forest Owners' Invasive Insect Awareness Journal of Extension ·J. Bonsall, Marla Markowski‐Lindsay, Brett J. Butler, David B. Kittredge, Jonathan R. Thompson, David A. Orwig	2019	3
11	Landowner functional types to characterize response to invasive forest insects People and Nature ·Julien G. Jacobs, Mark E. Borsuk, Brett J. Butler, David B. Kittredge, 亮小松崎, Connie, Marla Markowski‐Lindsay, David A. Orwig, Jonathan R. Thompson	2019	7
12	Net primary production and soil respiration in New England hemlock forests affected by the hemlock woolly adelgid Ecosphere ·Adrien C. Finzi, Cat Zavis, Marc‐André Giasson, David A. Orwig	2014	22
13	A foundation tree at the precipice:Tsuga canadensishealth after the arrival ofAdelges tsugaein central New England Ecosphere ·David A. Orwig, Jonathan R. Thompson, Nicholas A. Povak, Jeanne Sunarjo, Deanna Braddy, David R. Foster	2012	77
14	Effects of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid and Elongate Hemlock Scale on Eastern Hemlock Growth and Foliar Chemistry Environmental Entomology ·Madhu Sriwastav, David A. Orwig, Evan L. Preisser	2010	37
15	THE INFLUENCE OF SUCCESSIONAL PROCESSES AND DISTURBANCE ON THE STRUCTURE OFTSUGA CANADENSISFORESTS Ecological Applications ·Anthony W. D’Amato, David A. Orwig, David R. Foster	2008	61
16	New Estimates of Massachusetts Old-growth Forests: Useful Data for Regional Conservation and Forest Reserve Planning Northeastern Naturalist ·Anthony W. D’Amato, David A. Orwig, David R. Foster	2006	12
17	THE ECOLOGY OF ENERGY AND NUTRIENT FLUXES IN HEMLOCK FORESTS INVADED BY HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID Ecology ·Bernhard Stadler, Thomas Müller, David A. Orwig	2006	77
18	Decomposition of green foliage in eastern hemlock forests of southern New England impacted by hemlock woolly adelgid infestations Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·Richard C. Cobb, David A. Orwig, Shaswati Sardar	2006	45
19	Variation in radial growth responses to drought among species, site, and canopy strata Trees ·David A. Orwig, Marc D. Abrams	1997	238
20	Structure, radial growth dynamics and recent climatic variations of a 320-year-old Pinus rigida rock outcrop community Oecologia ·Marc D. Abrams, David A. Orwig	1995	50

About David A. Orwig

David A. Orwig is a scholar working on Insect Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Atmospheric Science, having authored 97 papers that have together received 6.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Forest Insect Ecology and Management (45 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (40 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (31 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (24 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (22 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (18 papers), Forest ecology and management (15 papers) and Forest Management and Policy (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.6k citations), Insect Science (2.2k citations), Global and Planetary Change (3.1k citations), Ecology (3.6k citations) and Ecological Modeling (498 citations). David A. Orwig has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Frequent co-authors include David R. Foster, Marc D. Abrams, Aaron M. Ellison, Anthony W. D’Amato, Richard C. Cobb, David L. Mausel, Kristina A. Stinson, Gary M. Lovett, Elizabeth A. Colburn and Chelcy R. Ford. Their work appears in journals such as Canadian Journal of Forest Research, Ecosphere, Ecological Applications, Journal of Biogeography and Ecology.

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