Geoffrey G. Parker

12.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Geoffrey G. Parker is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Geoffrey G. Parker has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 30 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 24 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Geoffrey G. Parker's work include Forest ecology and management (26 papers), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (23 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (18 papers). Geoffrey G. Parker is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (26 papers), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (23 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (18 papers). Geoffrey G. Parker collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Geoffrey G. Parker's co-authors include David J. Harding, M. A. Lefsky, Warren B. Cohen, Martin J. Brown, Steven A. Acker, Sean M. McMahon, Thomas A. Spies, Nalini M. Nadkarni, M. D. Lowman and Herman H. Shugart 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

Geoffrey G. Parker

55 papers receiving 6.0k citations

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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.

Lidar Remote Sensing for Ecosystem Studies

2002 1.4k citations M. A. Lefsky, Warren B. Cohen et al. BioScience profile →
Lidar Remote Sensing of the Canopy Structure and Biophysical Properties of Douglas-Fir Western Hemlock Forests

1999 733 citations M. A. Lefsky, Warren B. Cohen et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Geoffrey G. Parker United States	31	3.9k	3.5k	2.8k	2.4k	1.3k	56	6.5k
Lee A. Vierling United States	51	3.6k 0.9×	2.2k 0.6×	4.6k 1.6×	2.9k 1.2×	915 0.7×	146	8.4k
Göran Ståhl Sweden	46	3.5k 0.9×	3.2k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	2.2k 0.9×	1.8k 1.4×	163	5.5k
Mathias Disney United Kingdom	49	5.7k 1.5×	3.8k 1.1×	4.0k 1.4×	3.0k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	160	8.1k
Ronald J. Hall Canada	41	2.6k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	4.2k 1.5×	3.7k 1.5×	545 0.4×	114	7.0k
M. A. Lefsky United States	34	7.2k 1.8×	4.7k 1.3×	5.2k 1.8×	3.7k 1.5×	1.6k 1.2×	70	10.2k
Jeffrey S. Evans United States	28	1.9k 0.5×	1.9k 0.5×	2.6k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	688 0.5×	59	4.9k
Svein Solberg Norway	36	2.9k 0.7×	2.5k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	89	4.6k
John Armston United States	42	5.5k 1.4×	3.1k 0.9×	4.0k 1.4×	2.8k 1.2×	821 0.6×	132	7.5k
Christian Ginzler Switzerland	33	1.5k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	532 0.4×	144	3.9k
Joseph Mascaro United States	32	1.8k 0.5×	2.2k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	463 0.4×	45	4.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Geoffrey G. Parker

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Sharp, Stuart P., et al.. (2025). Global assessment of solar park impacts on ecosystem services. NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council). 7(3). 32002–32002. 2 indexed citations

Henn, Jonathan J., Brian E. Sedio, Christopher P. Catano, et al.. (2024). Metabolomic and morphological trait diversity display contrasting patterns in temperate forest tree communities. Ecosphere. 15(12). 1 indexed citations

Parker, Geoffrey G., et al.. (2024). Building Custom Large Language Models for Industries: A Comparative Analysis of Fine-Tuning and Retrieval-Augmented Generation Techniques. 1–6.

LaRue, Elizabeth A., Jason R. Rohr, Jonathan A. Knott, et al.. (2021). The evolution of macrosystems biology. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 19(1). 11–19. 15 indexed citations

Jiang, Feng, James A. Lutz, Qingxi Guo, et al.. (2020). Mycorrhizal type influences plant density dependence and species richness across 15 temperate forests. Ecology. 102(3). e03259–e03259. 30 indexed citations

Dandois, Jonathan P., Matthew E. Baker, Marc Olano, Geoffrey G. Parker, & Erle C. Ellis. (2017). What is the Point? Evaluating the Structure, Color, and Semantic Traits of Computer Vision Point Clouds of Vegetation. Remote Sensing. 9(4). 355–355. 32 indexed citations

Coble, Adam P., Marilyn L. Fogel, & Geoffrey G. Parker. (2017). Canopy gradients in leaf functional traits for species that differ in growth strategies and shade tolerance. Tree Physiology. 37(10). 1415–1425. 37 indexed citations

McMahon, Sean M., et al.. (2010). Evidence for a recent increase in forest growth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(8). 3611–3615. 300 indexed citations

Ogunjemiyo, Segun, Dar A. Roberts, Susan L. Ustin, & Geoffrey G. Parker. (2006). Comparison of small and large footprint lidar systems in predicting forest structural characteristics. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6298. 629803–629803. 1 indexed citations

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Ogunjemiyo, Segun, Geoffrey G. Parker, & David C. Roberts. (2005). Reflections in Bumpy Terrain: Implications of Canopy Surface Variations for the Radiation Balance of Vegetation. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. 2(1). 90–93. 23 indexed citations

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Parker, Geoffrey G., et al.. (2004). Structural Phenology of the Leaf Community in the Canopy of a Liriodendron tulipifera L. Forest in Maryland, USA. Forest Science. 50(3). 387–397. 17 indexed citations

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Parker, Geoffrey G. & Mary E. Russ. (2004). The canopy surface and stand development: assessing forest canopy structure and complexity with near-surface altimetry. Forest Ecology and Management. 189(1-3). 307–315. 134 indexed citations

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Lefsky, M. A., Warren B. Cohen, Geoffrey G. Parker, & David J. Harding. (2002). Lidar Remote Sensing for Ecosystem Studies. BioScience. 52(1). 19–19. 1404 indexed citations breakdown →

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Parker, Geoffrey G. & Martin J. Brown. (2000). Forest Canopy Stratification—Is It Useful?. The American Naturalist. 155(4). 473–484. 98 indexed citations

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Lefsky, M. A., Warren B. Cohen, Steven A. Acker, et al.. (1999). Lidar Remote Sensing of the Canopy Structure and Biophysical Properties of Douglas-Fir Western Hemlock Forests. Remote Sensing of Environment. 70(3). 339–361. 733 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lefsky, M. A., Warren B. Cohen, Steven A. Acker, et al.. (1999). Lidar remote sensing of the canopy structure and biophysical properties of douglas-fir western hemlock forests - concepts and management. Smithsonian Digital Repository (Smithsonian Institution). 4 indexed citations

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Lowman, Margaret D., Francis Hallé, Phyllis D. Coley, et al.. (1994). What's Up? Perspectives from the First International Forest Canopy Conference at Sarasota, Florida, 1994. 16(1). 1–11. 3 indexed citations

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Brown, Martin J., et al.. (1994). A Survey of Ultraviolet-B Radiation in Forests. Journal of Ecology. 82(4). 843–843. 76 indexed citations

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Burnham, Robyn J., Scott L. Wing, & Geoffrey G. Parker. (1992). The reflection of deciduous forest communities in leaf litter: implications for autochthonous litter assemblages from the fossil record. Paleobiology. 18(1). 30–49. 148 indexed citations

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Monk, Carl D., et al.. (1989). A classification of the deciduous forest of eastern North America. Plant Ecology. 80(2). 167–181. 12 indexed citations

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