Frederick J. Swanson

25.5k total citations · 9 hit papers
89 papers, 15.0k citations indexed

About

Frederick J. Swanson is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Frederick J. Swanson has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 15.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Ecology, 41 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 26 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Frederick J. Swanson's work include Fire effects on ecosystems (27 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (26 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (26 papers). Frederick J. Swanson is often cited by papers focused on Fire effects on ecosystems (27 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (26 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (26 papers). Frederick J. Swanson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Chile. Frederick J. Swanson's co-authors include Steven M. Wondzell, Stanley V. Gregory, W. Arthur McKee, Kenneth W. Cummins, Edward A. Keller, Peter Landres, Penelope Morgan, Jerry F. Franklin, Thomas A. Spies and Futoshi Nakamura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Frederick J. Swanson

87 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

An Ecosystem Perspective ... 1979 2026 1994 2010 1991 2001 2003 1999 1999 500 1000 1.5k
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. An Ecosystem Perspective of Riparian Zones
    1991 1.8k citations Frederick J. Swanson et al. BioScience profile →
  2. Climate Change and Forest Disturbances
    2001 1.7k citations Frederick J. Swanson et al. BioScience profile →
  3. The Importance of Land-Use Legacies to Ecology and Conservation
    2003 925 citations Frederick J. Swanson et al. BioScience profile →
  4. Floods, channel change, and the hyporheic zone
    1999 918 citations Frederick J. Swanson et al. profile →
  5. OVERVIEW OF THE USE OF NATURAL VARIABILITY CONCEPTS IN MANAGING ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
    1999 773 citations Peter Landres, Penelope Morgan et al. Ecological Applications profile →
  6. The forgotten stage of forest succession: early‐successional ecosystems on forest sites
    2010 744 citations Mark E. Swanson, Jerry F. Franklin et al. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment profile →
  7. Ecosystem stewardship: sustainability strategies for a rapidly changing planet
    2009 629 citations F. Stuart Chapin, Stephen R. Carpenter et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
  8. Effects of large organic material on channel form and fluvial processes
    1979 628 citations Frederick J. Swanson et al. profile →
  9. Conserving Biodiversity in Managed Forests
    1991 567 citations Thomas A. Spies, Frederick J. Swanson et al. BioScience profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Frederick J. Swanson 8.2k 6.1k 5.1k 3.8k 2.3k 89 15.0k
Klement Tockner 15.0k 1.8× 5.1k 0.8× 9.0k 1.8× 4.2k 1.1× 6.2k 2.7× 215 23.9k
Frank Berendse 8.6k 1.0× 4.1k 0.7× 7.1k 1.4× 4.1k 1.1× 791 0.3× 225 19.4k
Christopher J. Kucharik 6.7k 0.8× 12.0k 2.0× 3.3k 0.7× 2.8k 0.7× 2.2k 1.0× 157 21.8k
Heikki Setälä 6.0k 0.7× 4.4k 0.7× 6.0k 1.2× 4.7k 1.2× 443 0.2× 186 18.1k
Michael T. Coe 6.1k 0.7× 12.9k 2.1× 3.9k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 3.4k 1.5× 110 21.0k
Estéban G. Jobbágy 6.5k 0.8× 8.8k 1.4× 4.4k 0.9× 7.8k 2.1× 2.7k 1.2× 216 20.3k
Scott L. Collins 11.1k 1.4× 9.7k 1.6× 12.9k 2.5× 3.9k 1.0× 733 0.3× 325 24.3k
Margaret A. Palmer 12.5k 1.5× 5.9k 1.0× 7.6k 1.5× 2.0k 0.5× 5.2k 2.3× 188 21.4k
James M. Vose 3.4k 0.4× 6.9k 1.1× 3.9k 0.8× 1.9k 0.5× 2.2k 1.0× 209 11.3k
Ariel E. Lugo 7.2k 0.9× 7.6k 1.2× 7.8k 1.5× 1.9k 0.5× 414 0.2× 184 17.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frederick J. Swanson

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All Works

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Romero, Jorge E., Frederick J. Swanson, Julia Jones, et al.. (2023). The April 2015 Calbuco eruption pyroclastic density currents: deposition, impacts on woody vegetation, and cooling on the northern flank of the cone. Andean geology. 50(3). 319–319. 3 indexed citations
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Crisafulli, Charles M., et al.. (2020). Lessons from a Post-Eruption Landscape. Eos. 101. 2 indexed citations
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Tepley, Alan J., Frederick J. Swanson, & Thomas A. Spies. (2013). Fire‐mediated pathways of stand development in Douglas‐fir/western hemlock forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA. Ecology. 94(8). 1729–1743. 90 indexed citations
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Swanson, Frederick J., Julia Jones, Charles M. Crisafulli, & Antonio Lara. (2013). Effects of volcanic and hydrologic processes on forest vegetation: Chaitén Volcano, Chile. Andean geology. 40(2). 52 indexed citations
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Jones, Julia, et al.. (2013). Interactive visual analysis promotes exploration of long‐term ecological data. Ecosphere. 4(9). 1–22. 4 indexed citations
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Driscoll, Charles T., Kathleen F. Lambert, F. Stuart Chapin, et al.. (2012). Science and Society: The Role of Long-Term Studies in Environmental Stewardship. BioScience. 62(4). 354–366. 39 indexed citations
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Swanson, Mark E., Jerry F. Franklin, Robert L. Beschta, et al.. (2010). The forgotten stage of forest succession: early‐successional ecosystems on forest sites. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 9(2). 117–125. 744 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chapin, F. Stuart, Stephen R. Carpenter, Gary P. Kofinas, et al.. (2009). Ecosystem stewardship: sustainability strategies for a rapidly changing planet. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 25(4). 241–249. 629 indexed citations breakdown →
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Swanson, Frederick J., et al.. (2008). Change in Extent of Meadows and Shrub Fields in the Central Western Cascade Range, Oregon. The Professional Geographer. 60(4). 527–540. 27 indexed citations
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Richardson, John S., Robert J. Naiman, Frederick J. Swanson, & David E. Hibbs. (2005). RIPARIAN COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH PACIFIC NORTHWEST HEADWATER STREAMS: ASSEMBLAGES, PROCESSES, AND UNIQUENESS. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 41(4). 935–947. 76 indexed citations
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Swanson, Frederick J., et al.. (2004). Fire severity in intermittent stream drainages, Western Cascade Range, Oregon.. Northwest Science. 78(3). 186–191. 4 indexed citations
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Weisberg, Peter J. & Frederick J. Swanson. (2001). Fire dating from tree rings in Western Cascades Douglas-fir forests: an error analysis. Northwest Science. 75(2). 145–156. 15 indexed citations
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Landres, Peter, Penelope Morgan, & Frederick J. Swanson. (1999). Overview of the Use of Natural Variability Concepts in Managing Ecological Systems.. Ecological Applications. 9(4). 1179–1179. 85 indexed citations
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Wallin, David O., Frederick J. Swanson, Barbara Marks, John H. Cissel, & Jane Kertis. (1996). Comparison of managed and pre-settlement landscape dynamics in forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 85(1-3). 291–309. 65 indexed citations
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Franklin, Jerry F., et al.. (1993). Developing alternative forest cutting patterns: A simulation approach. Landscape Ecology. 8(1). 63–75. 124 indexed citations
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Swanson, Frederick J., Lee Benda, Gordon E. Grant, et al.. (1987). Mass failures and other processes of sediment production in Pacific northwest forest landscapes. 39 indexed citations
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Swanson, Frederick J., et al.. (1986). Vegetation composition on recent landslides in the Cascade Mountains of western Oregon. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 16(4). 739–744. 34 indexed citations
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Swanson, Frederick J. & George W. Lienkaemper. (1978). Physical consequences of large organic debris in Pacific Northwest streams.. 69. 141 indexed citations
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Swanson, Frederick J. & C. T. Dyrness. (1975). Impact of clear-cutting and road construction on soil erosion by landslides in the western Cascade Range, Oregon. Geology. 3(7). 393–393. 202 indexed citations

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