David Ray

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

David Ray is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Ray has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 18 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in David Ray's work include Forest ecology and management (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (11 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (8 papers). David Ray is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (11 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (8 papers). David Ray collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Canada. David Ray's co-authors include Daniel C. Nepstad, Paulo Moutinho, Paul A. Lefebvre, Ingrid Tohver, Peter Schlesinger, Gina Cardinot, Paulo Brando, Plínio Barbosa de Camargo, Eric A. Davidson and Susan Trumbore and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

David Ray

29 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Inhibition of Amazon Deforestation and Fire by Parks and ... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 200 400 600
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. Inhibition of Amazon Deforestation and Fire by Parks and Indigenous Lands
    2006 654 citations Daniel C. Nepstad, Stephan Schwartzman et al. Conservation Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Ray United States 14 2.2k 949 823 362 301 29 2.8k
Urs Gimmi Switzerland 25 1.6k 0.7× 721 0.8× 620 0.8× 419 1.2× 219 0.7× 41 2.4k
Foster Brown Brazil 21 2.0k 0.9× 720 0.8× 822 1.0× 390 1.1× 191 0.6× 56 2.8k
Rosa María Román-Cuesta United States 28 2.2k 1.0× 755 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 341 0.9× 240 0.8× 60 3.1k
John R. Thomlinson Puerto Rico 17 1.6k 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 822 1.0× 225 0.6× 297 1.0× 22 2.6k
Peter Holmgren Sweden 17 1.6k 0.7× 540 0.6× 1.0k 1.3× 180 0.5× 327 1.1× 26 2.8k
Simone Aparecida Vieira Brazil 23 1.8k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 729 0.9× 382 1.1× 550 1.8× 52 2.9k
Heather Keith Australia 34 2.7k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 769 0.9× 443 1.2× 713 2.4× 78 3.8k
Gilvan Sampaio Brazil 22 2.4k 1.1× 411 0.4× 850 1.0× 837 2.3× 258 0.9× 68 3.4k
Rajiv Kumar Chaturvedi India 18 2.3k 1.0× 440 0.5× 1.1k 1.3× 672 1.9× 330 1.1× 48 3.2k
Emanuel Gloor United Kingdom 29 2.2k 1.0× 897 0.9× 818 1.0× 1.0k 2.8× 157 0.5× 55 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by David Ray

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Ray

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Ray

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Ray. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Ray based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David Ray. David Ray is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ray, David, Robert S. Seymour, Shawn Fraver, et al.. (2023). Relative Density as a Standardizing Metric for the Development of Size-Density Management Charts. Journal of Forestry. 121(5-6). 443–456. 2 indexed citations
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Sing, Louise, David Ray, & Kevin Watts. (2015). Ecosystem services and forest management.. 6 indexed citations
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Ray, David, Ruth D. Yanai, Ralph D. Nyland, & Terry R. McConnell. (2011). Growing-Space Relationships in Young Even-Aged Northern Hardwood Stands Based on Individual-Tree and Plot-Level Measurements. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 28(1). 27–35. 5 indexed citations
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Ray, David, Robert S. Seymour, Neal A. Scott, & William S. Keeton. (2009). Mitigating Climate Change with Managed Forests: Balancing Expectations, Opportunity, and Risk. Journal of Forestry. 107(1). 50–51. 15 indexed citations
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Ray, David, Michael R. Saunders, & Robert S. Seymour. (2009). Recent Changes to the Northeast Variant of the Forest Vegetation Simulator and Some Basic Strategies for Improving Model Outputs. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 26(1). 31–34. 24 indexed citations
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Brando, Paulo, Daniel C. Nepstad, Eric A. Davidson, et al.. (2008). Drought effects on litterfall, wood production and belowground carbon cycling in an Amazon forest: results of a throughfall reduction experiment. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 363(1498). 1839–1848. 270 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Daniel C., et al.. (2007). MORTALITY OF LARGE TREES AND LIANAS FOLLOWING EXPERIMENTAL DROUGHT IN AN AMAZON FOREST. Ecology. 88(9). 2259–2269. 493 indexed citations
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Brando, Paulo, David Ray, Daniel C. Nepstad, et al.. (2006). Effects of partial throughfall exclusion on the phenology of Coussarea racemosa (Rubiaceae) in an east-central Amazon rainforest. Oecologia. 150(2). 181–189. 26 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Daniel C., Stephan Schwartzman, Márcio Santilli, et al.. (2006). Inhibition of Amazon Deforestation and Fire by Parks and Indigenous Lands. Conservation Biology. 20(1). 65–73. 654 indexed citations breakdown →
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Trumbore, Susan, Daniel C. Nepstad, Plínio Barbosa de Camargo, et al.. (2005). Dynamics of fine root carbon in Amazonian tropical ecosystems and the contribution of roots to soil respiration. Global Change Biology. 12(2). 217–229. 117 indexed citations
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Nyland, Ralph D., David Ray, & Ruth D. Yanai. (2004). Height Development of Upper-Canopy Trees Within Even-Aged Adirondack Northern Hardwood Stands. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 21(3). 117–122. 9 indexed citations
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Yanai, Ruth D., David Ray, & Thomas G. Siccama. (2004). Lead Reduction and Redistribution in the Forest Floor in New Hampshire Northern Hardwoods. Journal of Environmental Quality. 33(1). 141–141. 3 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Daniel C., Paul A. Lefebvre, Javier Tomasella, et al.. (2004). Amazon drought and its implications for forest flammability and tree growth: a basin‐wide analysis. Global Change Biology. 10(5). 704–717. 316 indexed citations
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Asner, Gregory P., et al.. (2004). Eo-1 Hyperion Measures Canopy Drought Stress In Amazonia. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations
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Yanai, Ruth D., David Ray, & Thomas G. Siccama. (2004). Lead Reduction and Redistribution in the Forest Floor in New Hampshire Northern Hardwoods. Journal of Environmental Quality. 33(1). 141–148. 20 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Daniel C., Paulo Moutinho, M. B. Dias‐Filho, et al.. (2002). The effects of partial throughfall exclusion on canopy processes, aboveground production, and biogeochemistry of an Amazon forest. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 107(D20). 305 indexed citations
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Buckner, C. H. & David Ray. (1968). Notes on the Water Shrew in Bog Habitats of Southeastern Manitoba. Blue Jay. 26(2). 2 indexed citations

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