Derek J. N. Young

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Derek J. N. Young is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek J. N. Young has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 13 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Derek J. N. Young's work include Fire effects on ecosystems (15 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers). Derek J. N. Young is often cited by papers focused on Fire effects on ecosystems (15 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers). Derek J. N. Young collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Uzbekistan. Derek J. N. Young's co-authors include Andrew M. Latimer, Hugh D. Safford, Jens T. Stevens, J. Mason Earles, Adam Ellis, Truman P. Young, Jon E. Keeley, Marc D. Meyer, Amarina Wuenschel and Christina Restaino and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Ecology and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Derek J. N. Young

24 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Long‐term climate and competition explain forest mortality patterns under extreme drought

2016 351 citations Derek J. N. Young, Jens T. Stevens et al. Ecology Letters profile →
Mechanisms of forest resilience

2022 140 citations Donald A. Falk, Jon E. Keeley et al. Forest Ecology and Management profile →

Peers

Derek J. N. Young

GPC

NLC

ECOLO

Kimberley T. Davis United States

James S. Rentch United States

Charles W. Lafon United States

Marc Gracia Spain

Aitor Améztegui Spain

Marco Mina Russia

Adam Moreno Austria

George Matusick Australia

Alessio Collalti Italy

Skip J. Van Bloem United States

Kimberley T. Davis United States

Derek J. N. Young

1.0k ×1.2

GPC

669 ×1.2

NLC

497 ×1.2

ECOLO

200 ×0.8

108 ×1.3

Citations per year, relative to Derek J. N. Young Derek J. N. Young (= 1×) peers Kimberley T. Davis

Countries citing papers authored by Derek J. N. Young

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek J. N. Young

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek J. N. Young

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Derek J. N. Young. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Derek J. N. Young 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 Derek J. N. Young. Derek J. N. Young is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Young, Derek J. N., et al.. (2025). Science needs for determining the effects of climate change on harmful algal blooms in the southeastern United States. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations

Wong, Christopher Y. S., et al.. (2025). Sentinel imagery detects the presence of live trees following large wildfires in California. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 25006–25006.

Young, Derek J. N., et al.. (2025). Evaluating short-term effects of fuel treatments on fuel loading in western US dry conifer forests: A meta-analysis. Forest Ecology and Management. 590. 122808–122808.

Young, Derek J. N., et al.. (2024). Tree planting outcomes after severe wildfire depend on climate, competition, and priority. Forest Ecology and Management. 575. 122346–122346. 2 indexed citations

Young, Derek J. N., Matthew J. Reilly, Ramona J. Butz, et al.. (2024). Post-fire resurveys reveal predictability of long-term conifer recruitment in severely burned California dry forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 566. 122100–122100.

Latimer, Andrew M., et al.. (2024). Moderating effects of past wildfire on reburn severity depend on climate and initial severity in Western US forests. Ecological Applications. 34(7). e3023–e3023. 5 indexed citations

Young, Derek J. N., Michèle R. Slaton, & Alexander Koltunov. (2023). Temperature is positively associated with tree mortality in California subalpine forests containing whitebark pine. Ecosphere. 14(2). 9 indexed citations

Young, Derek J. N., Becky L. Estes, Shana Gross, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of forest density reduction treatments for increasing drought resistance of ponderosa pine growth. Ecological Applications. 33(4). e2854–e2854. 13 indexed citations

Falk, Donald A., Jon E. Keeley, Christopher H. Guiterman, et al.. (2022). Mechanisms of forest resilience. Forest Ecology and Management. 512. 120129–120129. 140 indexed citations breakdown →

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Young, Derek J. N., et al.. (2022). Optimizing aerial imagery collection and processing parameters for drone‐based individual tree mapping in structurally complex conifer forests. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 13(7). 1447–1463. 25 indexed citations

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Safford, Hugh D., Alison K. Paulson, Zachary L. Steel, Derek J. N. Young, & Rebecca Bewley Wayman. (2022). The 2020 California fire season: A year like no other, a return to the past or a harbinger of the future?. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 31(10). 2005–2025. 102 indexed citations

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Wong, Christopher Y. S., Derek J. N. Young, Andrew M. Latimer, Thomas N. Buckley, & Troy S. Magney. (2021). Importance of the legacy effect for assessing spatiotemporal correspondence between interannual tree-ring width and remote sensing products in the Sierra Nevada. Remote Sensing of Environment. 265. 112635–112635. 29 indexed citations

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Young, Derek J. N., et al.. (2020). Assisted gene flow in the context of large‐scale forest management in California,USA. Ecosphere. 11(1). 28 indexed citations

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Werner, Chhaya M., Derek J. N. Young, Hugh D. Safford, & Truman P. Young. (2019). Decreased snowpack and warmer temperatures reduce the negative effects of interspecific competitors on regenerating conifers. Oecologia. 191(4). 731–743. 17 indexed citations

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Young, Derek J. N., Chhaya M. Werner, Kevin R. Welch, et al.. (2018). Post‐fire forest regeneration shows limited climate tracking and potential for drought‐induced type conversion. Ecology. 100(2). e02571–e02571. 62 indexed citations

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Young, Derek J. N., et al.. (2016). Long‐term climate and competition explain forest mortality patterns under extreme drought. Ecology Letters. 20(1). 78–86. 351 indexed citations breakdown →

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Young, Derek J. N., et al.. (2015). Western Juniper Management: Assessing Strategies for Improving Greater Sage-grouse Habitat and Rangeland Productivity. Environmental Management. 56(3). 675–683. 12 indexed citations

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Stevens, Jens T., Grace Charles, Stephen E. Fick, et al.. (2015). Plant communities in harsh sites are less invaded: a summary of observations and proposed explanations. AoB Plants. 7. plv056–plv056. 82 indexed citations

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Young, Derek J. N., et al.. (2015). Burning reveals cryptic plant diversity and promotes coexistence in a California prairie restoration experiment. Ecosphere. 6(5). 1–11. 16 indexed citations

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Young, Derek J. N., et al.. (2007). Transferability of e-Portfolios in Education. 2 indexed citations

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