Frank K. Lake

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Frank K. Lake is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank K. Lake has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 22 papers in Ecology and 9 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Frank K. Lake's work include Fire effects on ecosystems (20 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (18 papers) and Indigenous Studies and Ecology (7 papers). Frank K. Lake is often cited by papers focused on Fire effects on ecosystems (20 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (18 papers) and Indigenous Studies and Ecology (7 papers). Frank K. Lake collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Frank K. Lake's co-authors include Robin Wall Kimmerer, Jonathan W. Long, Paul F. Hessburg, Susan J. Prichard, Nicholas A. Povak, R. Keala Hagmann, Mary E. McFadzen, David B. McWethy, Penelope Morgan and Camille S. Stevens‐Rumann and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Water Resources Research.

In The Last Decade

Frank K. Lake

46 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Adapting western North American forests to climate change... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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. Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions
    2021 209 citations Susan J. Prichard, Paul F. Hessburg et al. Ecological Applications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank K. Lake United States 21 1.2k 702 356 223 171 46 1.7k
Emilie Ens Australia 23 587 0.5× 925 1.3× 465 1.3× 252 1.1× 118 0.7× 65 1.9k
Dana Lepofsky Canada 27 474 0.4× 761 1.1× 177 0.5× 437 2.0× 198 1.2× 80 2.1k
M. Kat Anderson United States 17 588 0.5× 526 0.7× 274 0.8× 135 0.6× 84 0.5× 28 1.4k
Peter M Cooke Australia 9 665 0.6× 499 0.7× 277 0.8× 78 0.3× 93 0.5× 15 969
Per Sandström Sweden 20 435 0.4× 496 0.7× 217 0.6× 175 0.8× 111 0.6× 50 1.1k
Winslow D. Hansen United States 22 1.1k 0.9× 571 0.8× 445 1.3× 89 0.4× 100 0.6× 41 1.5k
Mina Kislalioglu Canada 8 494 0.4× 558 0.8× 273 0.8× 202 0.9× 164 1.0× 9 1.2k
Darren Ranco United States 12 335 0.3× 257 0.4× 123 0.3× 139 0.6× 201 1.2× 25 936
Faisal Moola Canada 14 401 0.3× 235 0.3× 189 0.5× 157 0.7× 111 0.6× 36 1.0k
César A. López Spain 19 2.0k 1.7× 365 0.5× 180 0.5× 121 0.5× 251 1.5× 28 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Frank K. Lake

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank K. Lake

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank K. Lake

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lake, Frank K., et al.. (2024). Blending Indigenous and western science: Quantifying cultural burning impacts in Karuk Aboriginal Territory. Ecological Applications. 34(4). e2973–e2973. 13 indexed citations
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Lake, Frank K., et al.. (2023). Using culturally significant birds to guide the timing of prescribed fires in the Klamath Siskiyou Bioregion. Ecosphere. 14(6). 2 indexed citations
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Sowerwine, Jennifer, et al.. (2023). Enhancing Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Community Health Through the Karuk Agroecosystem Resilience Initiative: We Are Caring for It: xúus nu’éethti. Health Promotion Practice. 24(6). 1096–1100. 5 indexed citations
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Prichard, Susan J., Paul F. Hessburg, R. Keala Hagmann, et al.. (2021). Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions. Ecological Applications. 31(8). e02433–e02433. 209 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sousa, Wayne P., et al.. (2021). Prescribed fire reduces insect infestation in Karuk and Yurok acorn resource systems. Forest Ecology and Management. 505. 119768–119768. 11 indexed citations
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Long, Jonathan W., et al.. (2020). How Traditional Tribal Perspectives Influence Ecosystem Restoration. Ecopsychology. 12(2). 71–82. 32 indexed citations
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Ticktin, Tamara, et al.. (2020). Simulated Indigenous fire stewardship increases the population growth rate of an understorey herb. Journal of Ecology. 109(3). 1133–1147. 16 indexed citations
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Mansourian, Stéphanie, John A. Parrotta, Imogen Bellwood‐Howard, et al.. (2019). Putting the pieces together: Integration for forest landscape restoration implementation. Land Degradation and Development. 31(4). 419–429. 67 indexed citations
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Lake, Frank K., et al.. (2019). Effects of understory fire management treatments on California Hazelnut, an ecocultural resource of the Karuk and Yurok Indians in the Pacific Northwest. Forest Ecology and Management. 450. 117517–117517. 39 indexed citations
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Long, Jonathan W., Andrew N. Gray, & Frank K. Lake. (2018). Recent Trends in Large Hardwoods in the Pacific Northwest, USA. Forests. 9(10). 651–651. 14 indexed citations
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Lake, Frank K., et al.. (2018). Cultural dimensions of nontimber forest products.. 83–99. 1 indexed citations
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Kramer, H. Anu, Brandon M. Collins, Frank K. Lake, et al.. (2016). Estimating Ladder Fuels: A New Approach Combining Field Photography with LiDAR. Remote Sensing. 8(9). 766–766. 31 indexed citations
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Charnley, Susan, Jonathan W. Long, & Frank K. Lake. (2014). Collaboration in national forest management. 247. 663–704. 4 indexed citations
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Lynn, Kathy, John J. Daigle, Frank K. Lake, et al.. (2013). The impacts of climate change on tribal traditional foods. Climatic Change. 120(3). 545–556. 94 indexed citations
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Lake, Frank K.. (2011). Working with American Indian tribes on wildland fires: protecting cultural heritage sites in northwestern California. 71(3). 14–21. 6 indexed citations
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Lake, Frank K., et al.. (2010). The Karuk tribe, planetary stewardship, and world renewal on the middle Klamath River, California. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 91. 147–149. 17 indexed citations
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Kimmerer, Robin Wall & Frank K. Lake. (2001). The Role of Indigenous Burning in Land Management. Journal of Forestry. 99(11). 36–41. 223 indexed citations

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