Jan Weslien

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Jan Weslien is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Weslien has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Insect Science, 45 papers in Ecology and 19 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Jan Weslien's work include Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (41 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (40 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (17 papers). Jan Weslien is often cited by papers focused on Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (41 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (40 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (17 papers). Jan Weslien collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Finland and Norway. Jan Weslien's co-authors include Mats Jonsell, Leif Martin Schroeder, Bengt Ehnström, Lena Gustafsson, Åke Berg, Tomas Hallingbäck, Olof Widenfalk, B. Ehnström, Line B. Djupström and Åke Lindelöw and has published in prestigious journals such as Conservation Biology, Journal of Animal Ecology and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Jan Weslien

68 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Threatened Plant, Animal, and Fungus Species in Swedish Forests: Distribution and Habitat Associations

1994 551 citations Åke Berg, B. Ehnström et al. Conservation Biology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jan Weslien Sweden	29	2.4k	1.5k	1.0k	975	951	70	3.0k
Beat Wermelinger Switzerland	30	2.2k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	1.0k 1.0×	966 1.0×	672 0.7×	106	3.3k
Christophe Bouget France	31	2.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	970 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	89	3.0k
Bjørn Økland Norway	22	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	707 0.7×	461 0.5×	505 0.5×	55	2.0k
David W. Langor Canada	33	2.8k 1.1×	2.5k 1.7×	1.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.6×	575 0.6×	140	4.2k
Manuela Branco Portugal	29	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	355 0.4×	528 0.6×	121	2.6k
Mats Jonsell Sweden	26	2.3k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	60	2.9k
Marı́a J. Lombardero United States	18	1.1k 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	576 0.6×	578 0.6×	377 0.4×	45	2.0k
Martin Schroeder Sweden	23	1.1k 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	476 0.5×	502 0.5×	432 0.5×	57	1.7k
Pekka Punttila Finland	28	2.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.4×	975 1.0×	712 0.7×	61	3.3k
Vincent G. Nealis Canada	22	1.0k 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	657 0.7×	716 0.7×	298 0.3×	61	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Jan Weslien

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan Weslien

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Djupström, Line B., et al.. (2017). Simulated long-term effects of varying tree retention on wood production, dead wood and carbon stock changes. Journal of Environmental Management. 201. 37–44. 13 indexed citations

Felton, Adam, Lena Gustafsson, Jean‐Michel Roberge, et al.. (2015). How climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies can threaten or enhance the biodiversity of production forests: Insights from Sweden. Biological Conservation. 194. 11–20. 96 indexed citations

Gustafsson, Lena, Adam Felton, Annika M. Felton, et al.. (2014). Natural Versus National Boundaries: the Importance of Considering Biogeographical Patterns in Forest Conservation Policy. Conservation Letters. 8(1). 50–57. 20 indexed citations

Nordlander, Göran, et al.. (2014). Effects of different insect species on seed quantity and quality in N orway spruce. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 17(2). 158–163. 4 indexed citations

Ring, Eva, Lars Högbom, Stefan Andersson, & Jan Weslien. (2013). Soil and soil-solution chemistry after burning a clear-felled area in boreal Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 28(8). 735–745. 2 indexed citations

Almqvist, Curt, et al.. (2012). Systemic Insecticide and Gibberellin Reduced Cone Damage and Increased Flowering in a Spruce Seed Orchard. Journal of Economic Entomology. 105(3). 916–922. 11 indexed citations

Weslien, Jan, Line B. Djupström, Martin Schroeder, & Olof Widenfalk. (2011). Long-term priority effects among insects and fungi colonizing decaying wood. Journal of Animal Ecology. 80(6). 1155–1162. 117 indexed citations

Komonen, Atte, Leif Martin Schroeder, & Jan Weslien. (2010). Ips typographus population development after a severe storm in a nature reserve in southern Sweden. Journal of Applied Entomology. 135(1-2). 132–141. 90 indexed citations

Perhans, Karin, Mattias Boman, Line B. Djupström, et al.. (2008). Conservation Goals and the Relative Importance of Costs and Benefits in Reserve Selection. Conservation Biology. 22(5). 1331–1339. 33 indexed citations

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Weslien, Jan, et al.. (2007). Detecting Rare Species with Random or Subjective Sampling: a Case Study of Red‐Listed Saproxylic Beetles in Boreal Sweden. Conservation Biology. 22(1). 212–215. 21 indexed citations

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Weslien, Jan, et al.. (2005). Assessment of Cone-Damaging Insects in a Swedish Spruce Seed Orchard and the Efficacy of Large-Scale Application of Bacillus thuringiensis variety aizawai × kurstaki Against Lepidopterans. Journal of Economic Entomology. 98(2). 402–408. 18 indexed citations

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Weslien, Jan, et al.. (2005). Temporal patterns of seedling mortality by pine weevils (Hylobius abietis) after prescribed burning in northern Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 20(2). 130–135. 1 indexed citations

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Schroeder, Leif Martin, et al.. (2003). Tree killing by Ips typographus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) at stand edges with and without colonized felled spruce trees. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 5(1). 67–74. 42 indexed citations

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Weslien, Jan & Leif Martin Schroeder. (1999). Population levels of bark beetles and associated insects in managed and unmanaged spruce stands. Forest Ecology and Management. 115(2-3). 267–275. 76 indexed citations

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Schroeder, Leif Martin & Jan Weslien. (1994). Reduced offspring production in bark beetleTomicus piniperda in pine bolts baited with ethanol and α-pinene, which attract antagonistic insects. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 20(7). 1429–1444. 49 indexed citations

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Berg, Åke, B. Ehnström, Lena Gustafsson, et al.. (1994). Threatened Plant, Animal, and Fungus Species in Swedish Forests: Distribution and Habitat Associations. Conservation Biology. 8(3). 718–731. 551 indexed citations breakdown →

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Weslien, Jan. (1992). Effects of mass trapping on Ips typographus (L.) populations¹. Journal of Applied Entomology. 114(1-5). 228–232. 33 indexed citations

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Weslien, Jan. (1992). Monitoring Ips typographus (L.) populations and forecasting damage¹. Journal of Applied Entomology. 114(1-5). 338–340. 30 indexed citations

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Eidmann, H., Peter Bæckström, Susanne Harding, et al.. (1987). Methylbutynol effectively replaces methylbutenol, a pheromone component ofIps typographus (L.) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 13(6). 1555–1560. 4 indexed citations

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Lindelöw, Åke & Jan Weslien. (1986). SEX-SPECIFIC EMERGENCE OF IPS TYPOGRAPHUS L. (COLEOPTERA: SCOLYTIDAE) AND FLIGHT BEHAVIOR IN RESPONSE TO PHEROMONE SOURCES FOLLOWING HIBERNATION. The Canadian Entomologist. 118(1). 59–67. 27 indexed citations

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