Eric E. Knapp

2.9k citations

30 papers · 2.2k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 20

Impact in

Global and Planetary Change top 1%
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 1%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest ecology and management

Papers in ⓘ

Global and Planetary Change 27
- Fire effects on ecosystems 27
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics 4
Ecology 18
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management 16
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management 3

Co-authors: J. Morgan Varner (12 shared papers)Kevin C. Ryan (1 shared paper)Carl N. Skinner (5 shared papers)Becky L. Estes (3 shared papers)Brandon M. Collins (3 shared papers)Malcolm P. North (3 shared papers)Jeffrey M. Kane (5 shared papers)Scott L. Stephens (3 shared papers)
Journals: International Journal of Wildland Fire (8 papers)Forest Ecology and Management (7 papers)Ecological Applications (2 papers)Fire Ecology (2 papers)Crop Science (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Ireland Netherlands

In The Last Decade

Eric E. Knapp

30 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Drought, Tree Mortality, and Wildfire in Forests Adapted to Frequent Fire 2017 · 259 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.

2017 BioScience
2013 Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

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1	Prescribed fire in North American forests and woodlands: history, current practice, and challenges Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment ·Kevin C. Ryan, Eric E. Knapp, J. Morgan Varner Hit paper breakdown →	2013	520
2	Drought, Tree Mortality, and Wildfire in Forests Adapted to Frequent Fire BioScience ·Scott L. Stephens, Brandon M. Collins, Christopher J. Fettig, Mark A. Finney, Chad M. Hoffman, Eric E. Knapp, Malcolm P. North, Hugh D. Safford, Rebecca Bewley Wayman Hit paper breakdown →	2017	259
3	The national Fire and Fire Surrogate study: effects of fuel reduction methods on forest vegetation structure and fuels Ecological Applications ·Dylan W. Schwilk, Jon E. Keeley, Eric E. Knapp, James D. McIver, John D. Bailey, Christopher J. Fettig, Carl E. Fiedler, Richy J. Harrod, Jason J. Moghaddas, Kenneth W. Outcalt, Carl N. Skinner, Scott L. Stephens, Thomas A. Waldrop, Daniel A. Yaussy, Andrew Youngblood	2009	229
4	Ecological effects of prescribed fire season: a literature review and synthesis for managers Eric E. Knapp, Becky L. Estes, Carl N. Skinner	2009	212
5	Quantifying spatial patterns of tree groups and gaps in mixed-conifer forests: Reference conditions and long-term changes following fire suppression and logging Forest Ecology and Management ·Jamie M. Lydersen, Malcolm P. North, Eric E. Knapp, Brandon M. Collins	2013	113
6	Long-term effects of prescribed fire on mixed conifer forest structure in the Sierra Nevada, California Forest Ecology and Management ·Phillip J. van Mantgem, Nathan L. Stephenson, Eric E. Knapp, John J. Battles, Jon E. Keeley	2011	83
7	Soil nutrients and microbial activity after early and late season prescribed burns in a Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest Forest Ecology and Management ·Sarah T. Hamman, Ingrid C. Burke, Eric E. Knapp	2008	74
8	Role of burning season on initial understory vegetation response to prescribed fire in a mixed conifer forest Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·Eric E. Knapp, Dylan W. Schwilk, Jeffrey M. Kane, Jon E. Keeley	2007	72
9	Behaviour and effects of prescribed fire in masticated fuelbeds International Journal of Wildland Fire ·Eric E. Knapp, J. Morgan Varner, Matt D. Busse, Carl N. Skinner, Carol J. Shestak	2011	69
10	Novel fuelbed characteristics associated with mechanical mastication treatments in northern California and south-western Oregon, USA International Journal of Wildland Fire ·Jeffrey M. Kane, J. Morgan Varner, Eric E. Knapp	2009	64
11	Long‐term effects of fire severity on oak–conifer dynamics in the southern Cascades Ecological Applications ·Matthew I. Cocking, J. Morgan Varner, Eric E. Knapp	2013	53
12	Relating fuel loads to overstorey structure and composition in a fire-excluded Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest International Journal of Wildland Fire ·Jamie M. Lydersen, Brandon M. Collins, Eric E. Knapp, Gary B. Roller, Scott L. Stephens	2015	49
13	Effects of particle fracturing and moisture content on fire behaviour in masticated fuelbeds burned in a laboratory International Journal of Wildland Fire ·Jesse K. Kreye, J. Morgan Varner, Eric E. Knapp	2011	46
14	Seasonal variation in surface fuel moisture between unthinned and thinned mixed conifer forest, northern California, USA International Journal of Wildland Fire ·Becky L. Estes, Eric E. Knapp, Carl N. Skinner, Fabian C.C. Uzoh	2012	44
15	Understory vegetation response to mechanical mastication and other fuels treatments in a ponderosa pine forest Applied Vegetation Science ·Jeffrey M. Kane, J. Morgan Varner, Eric E. Knapp, Robert F. Powers	2009	44
16	Shrub Seed Banks in Mixed Conifer Forests of Northern California and the Role of Fire in Regulating Abundance Fire Ecology ·Eric E. Knapp, C. Phillip Weatherspoon, Carl N. Skinner	2012	38
17	Moisture desorption in mechanically masticated fuels: effects of particle fracturing and fuelbed compaction International Journal of Wildland Fire ·Jesse K. Kreye, J. Morgan Varner, Eric E. Knapp	2012	29
18	Spatial, seasonal, and diel forest floor moisture dynamics in Jeffrey pine-white fir forests of the Lake Tahoe Basin, USA Forest Ecology and Management ·Erin M. Banwell, J. Morgan Varner, Eric E. Knapp, Robert W. Van Kirk	2013	26
19	Response of understory vegetation to salvage logging following a high‐severity wildfire Ecosphere ·Eric E. Knapp, Martin W. Ritchie	2016	21
20	Spatial dynamics of tree group and gap structure in an old-growth ponderosa pine-California black oak forest burned by repeated wildfires Forest Ecology and Management ·Natalie C. Pawlikowski, Michelle Coppoletta, Eric E. Knapp, Alan H. Taylor	2018	21

About Eric E. Knapp

Eric E. Knapp is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, having authored 30 papers that have together received 2.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fire effects on ecosystems (27 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (16 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers), Landslides and related hazards (4 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (4 papers), Forest ecology and management (3 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (3 papers) and Fire dynamics and safety research (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Global and Planetary Change (2.0k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (942 citations), Ecology (1.2k citations), Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality (181 citations) and Ecological Modeling (73 citations). Eric E. Knapp has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Ireland and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include J. Morgan Varner, Kevin C. Ryan, Carl N. Skinner, Becky L. Estes, Brandon M. Collins, Malcolm P. North, Jeffrey M. Kane, Scott L. Stephens, Jon E. Keeley and Christopher J. Fettig. Their work appears in journals such as International Journal of Wildland Fire, Forest Ecology and Management, Ecological Applications, Fire Ecology and Crop Science.

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