David C. Shaw

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

David C. Shaw is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David C. Shaw has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Ecology, 34 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 33 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in David C. Shaw's work include Forest ecology and management (25 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (24 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (24 papers). David C. Shaw is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (25 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (24 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (24 papers). David C. Shaw collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. David C. Shaw's co-authors include Jiquan Chen, Mark E. Harmon, Robert Van Pelt, Ken Bible, Dean Rae Berg, Thomas A. Spies, William S. Keeton, David B. Lindenmayer, Andrew B. Carey and D. A. Thornburgh and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, PLoS ONE and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

David C. Shaw

114 papers receiving 3.7k 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 Robert Van Pelt, Mark E. Harmon et al. Forest Ecology and Management profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David C. Shaw United States	27	1.9k	1.7k	1.1k	955	908	119	4.1k
E. David Ford United States	35	2.1k 1.2×	2.7k 1.6×	1.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	387 0.4×	85	5.0k
Tord Snäll Sweden	33	1.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	852 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	102	4.1k
Barry Gardiner United Kingdom	41	3.1k 1.7×	3.0k 1.7×	756 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	511 0.6×	121	6.4k
François Gillet France	33	1.4k 0.8×	2.2k 1.3×	2.5k 2.3×	1.1k 1.2×	491 0.5×	114	6.3k
Frank van Langevelde Netherlands	44	2.3k 1.2×	2.4k 1.4×	2.8k 2.7×	567 0.6×	683 0.8×	215	6.9k
Kerstin Wiegand Germany	37	2.5k 1.3×	3.0k 1.8×	2.1k 2.0×	642 0.7×	335 0.4×	99	5.7k
David W. Roberts United States	34	739 0.4×	921 0.5×	890 0.8×	903 0.9×	627 0.7×	163	3.9k
Robert B. Allen New Zealand	45	2.4k 1.3×	4.2k 2.5×	2.8k 2.6×	1.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.3×	139	7.1k
Haiganoush K. Preisler United States	40	2.3k 1.2×	738 0.4×	1.5k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	1.7k 1.8×	104	5.4k
Alain Franc France	27	730 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	630 0.7×	567 0.6×	62	3.0k

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Shaw, David C., et al.. (2024). Introduction to the Special Issue on Parasitic Flowering Plants in Forests. Botany. 102(3). 56–57. 1 indexed citations

Singh, Pooja, J. Bradley St. Clair, Brandon M. Lind, et al.. (2024). Genetic architecture of disease resistance and tolerance in Douglas‐fir trees. New Phytologist. 243(2). 705–719. 4 indexed citations

Shaw, David C., et al.. (2023). Site-level estimates of Douglas-fir foliage retention from climate, soil, and topographic variables. Forest Ecology and Management. 537. 120930–120930. 2 indexed citations

Warren, Dana R., et al.. (2023). An interdisciplinary framework for evaluating 19th century landscape paintings for ecological research. Ecosphere. 14(9). 3 indexed citations

Shaw, David C., et al.. (2023). Recent Douglas-fir Mortality in the Klamath Mountains Ecoregion of Oregon: Evidence for a Decline Spiral. Journal of Forestry. 121(3). 246–261. 12 indexed citations

Shaw, David C., Peter A. Beedlow, Eungul Lee, et al.. (2022). The complexity of biological disturbance agents, fuels heterogeneity, and fire in coniferous forests of the western United States. Forest Ecology and Management. 525. 120572–120572. 7 indexed citations

Merschel, Andrew G., Peter A. Beedlow, David C. Shaw, et al.. (2021). An ecological perspective on living with fire in ponderosa pine forests of Oregon and Washington: Resistance, gone but not forgotten. Trees Forests and People. 4. 100074–100074. 14 indexed citations

Kim, Mee‐Sook, Jarkko Hantula, Juha Kaitera, et al.. (2021). Recovery Plan for Scots Pine Blister Rust Caused by Cronartium pini. Plant Health Progress. 23(1). 105–130. 5 indexed citations

Shaw, David C., et al.. (2020). Transformation of western hemlock ( Tsuga heterophylla ) tree crowns by dwarf mistletoe ( Arceuthobium tsugense , Viscaceae). Forest Pathology. 51(1). 4 indexed citations

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Shaw, David C., et al.. (2019). Severity of Swiss needle cast in young and mature Douglas-fir forests in western Oregon, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 442. 79–95. 8 indexed citations

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French, Andrew S., David C. Shaw, Stuart W. Gibb, & Mark A. Taggart. (2017). Geochemical landscapes as drivers of trace and toxic element profiles in wild red deer ( Cervus elaphus ). The Science of The Total Environment. 601-602. 1606–1618. 14 indexed citations

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Progar, Robert A., et al.. (2016). Climate Risk Modelling of Balsam Woolly Adelgid Damage Severity in Subalpine Fir Stands of Western North America. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0165094–e0165094. 8 indexed citations

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Hagar, Joan C., et al.. (2016). Oak mistletoe (Phoradendron villosum) is linked to microhabitat availability and avian diversity in Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana) woodlands. Botany. 95(3). 283–294. 6 indexed citations

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Kelsey, Rick G., et al.. (2013). Ethanol Attracts Scolytid Beetles to Phytophthora ramorum Cankers on Coast Live Oak. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 39(4). 494–506. 37 indexed citations

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Shaw, David C., et al.. (2011). Managing an Epidemic of Swiss Needle Cast in the Douglas-Fir Region of Oregon: The Role of the Swiss Needle Cast Cooperative. Journal of Forestry. 109(2). 109–119. 26 indexed citations

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Swanson, Mark E., et al.. (2006). Distribution of Western Hemlock Dwarf Mistletoe (Arceuthobium tsugense (Rosendahl) G.N. Jones Subsp. tsugense) in Mature and Old- growth Douglas-fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) Forests. Northwest Science. 80(3). 207–217. 5 indexed citations

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Meinzer, Frederick C., J. Renée Brooks, Jean‐Christophe Domec, et al.. (2005). Dynamics of water transport and storage in conifers studied with deuterium and heat tracing techniques. Plant Cell & Environment. 29(1). 105–114. 119 indexed citations

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Parker, Geoffrey G., Mark E. Harmon, M. A. Lefsky, et al.. (2004). Three-dimensional Structure of an Old-growth Pseudotsuga-Tsuga Canopy and Its Implications for Radiation Balance, Microclimate, and Gas Exchange. Ecosystems. 7(5). 150 indexed citations

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Shaw, David C., et al.. (2002). The vertical occurrence of small birds in an old-growth Douglas-fir-western hemlock forest stand. Northwest Science. 76(4). 322–334. 12 indexed citations

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Shaw, David C. & S. B. Weiss. (2000). Canopy light and the distribution of hemlock dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium tsugense (Rosendahl) G.N. Jones subsp. tsugense) aerial shoots in an old-growth Douglas-fir/western hemlock forest.. Northwest Science. 74(4). 306–315. 15 indexed citations

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