Jens T. Stevens

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Jens T. Stevens is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jens T. Stevens has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 22 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 20 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Jens T. Stevens's work include Fire effects on ecosystems (28 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (20 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers). Jens T. Stevens is often cited by papers focused on Fire effects on ecosystems (28 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (20 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers). Jens T. Stevens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Malawi. Jens T. Stevens's co-authors include Andrew M. Latimer, Hugh D. Safford, Malcolm P. North, Brandon M. Collins, Scott L. Stephens, Derek J. N. Young, J. Mason Earles, Adam Ellis, Jay Miller and Kyle E. Merriam and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, New Phytologist and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

Jens T. Stevens

32 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Long‐term climate and competition explain forest mortality patterns under extreme drought

2016 351 citations Derek J. N. Young, Jens T. Stevens et al. Ecology Letters profile →
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						Papers	Cites
Jens T. Stevens United States	19	1.6k	854	849	257	169	33	1.8k
David W. Huffman United States	25	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	219 0.9×	173 1.0×	66	2.0k
Yan Boulanger Canada	31	1.7k 1.1×	766 0.9×	754 0.9×	412 1.6×	201 1.2×	78	2.2k
Camille S. Stevens‐Rumann United States	17	1.6k 1.0×	673 0.8×	838 1.0×	196 0.8×	186 1.1×	46	1.7k
Garrett W. Meigs United States	23	1.5k 1.0×	772 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	185 0.7×	104 0.6×	37	1.9k
Jonathan D. Coop United States	19	1.1k 0.7×	633 0.7×	753 0.9×	181 0.7×	152 0.9×	43	1.3k
Mike A. Battaglia United States	31	2.2k 1.4×	1.5k 1.7×	1.1k 1.3×	438 1.7×	108 0.6×	74	2.6k
Dennis C. Odion United States	18	1.7k 1.1×	742 0.9×	902 1.1×	143 0.6×	275 1.6×	34	1.9k
Joseph E. Crouse United States	18	1.4k 0.9×	686 0.8×	922 1.1×	162 0.6×	205 1.2×	28	1.5k
Alan J. Tepley United States	21	1.3k 0.8×	731 0.9×	596 0.7×	356 1.4×	128 0.8×	29	1.5k
Becky K. Kerns United States	19	844 0.5×	491 0.6×	560 0.7×	156 0.6×	106 0.6×	53	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jens T. Stevens

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Rodman, Kyle C., et al.. (2025). Give seeds a chance? Opportunities and techniques for post‐fire reforestation using tree seeding. Ecosphere. 16(10).

Marshall, Laura A.E., Paula J. Fornwalt, Camille S. Stevens‐Rumann, et al.. (2024). What influences planted tree seedling survival in burned Colorado montane forests?. Forest Ecology and Management. 572. 122321–122321. 3 indexed citations

Wion, Andreas P., et al.. (2024). Multidecadal vegetation transformations of a New Mexico ponderosa pine landscape after severe fires and aerial seeding. Ecological Applications. 34(6). e3008–e3008. 4 indexed citations

Springer, Judith D., Michael T. Stoddard, Kyle C. Rodman, et al.. (2023). Increases in understory plant cover and richness persist following restoration treatments inPinus ponderosaforests. Journal of Applied Ecology. 61(1). 25–35. 5 indexed citations

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 →

Collins, Brandon M., et al.. (2021). Variability in wildland fuel patches following high-severity fire and post-fire treatments in the northern Sierra Nevada. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 30(12). 921–932. 2 indexed citations

Thode, Andrea E., et al.. (2021). Management strategy influences landscape patterns of high-severity burn patches in the southwestern United States. Landscape Ecology. 36(12). 3429–3449. 15 indexed citations

Collins, Brandon M., et al.. (2021). Mixed‐conifer forest reference conditions for privately owned timberland in the southern Cascade Range. Ecological Applications. 31(7). e02400–e02400. 6 indexed citations

Stevens, Jens T., et al.. (2020). Forest Vegetation Change and Its Impacts on Soil Water Following 47 Years of Managed Wildfire. Ecosystems. 23(8). 1547–1565. 23 indexed citations

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Stevens, Jens T., Jesse E. D. Miller, & Paula J. Fornwalt. (2019). Fire severity and changing composition of forest understory plant communities. Journal of Vegetation Science. 30(6). 1099–1109. 21 indexed citations

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Stephens, Scott L., Jens T. Stevens, Brandon M. Collins, R.A. York, & Jamie M. Lydersen. (2018). Historical and modern landscape forest structure in fir (Abies)-dominated mixed conifer forests in the northern Sierra Nevada, USA. Fire Ecology. 14(2). 14 indexed citations

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Fry, Danny L., et al.. (2018). Surface fuel accumulation and decomposition in old-growth pine-mixed conifer forests, northwestern Mexico. Fire Ecology. 14(2). 15 indexed citations

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Stevens, Jens T., Brandon M. Collins, Jay Miller, Malcolm P. North, & Scott L. Stephens. (2017). Changing spatial patterns of stand-replacing fire in California conifer forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 406. 28–36. 151 indexed citations

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Stevens, Jens T.. (2017). Scale‐dependent effects of post‐fire canopy cover on snowpack depth in montane coniferous forests. Ecological Applications. 27(6). 1888–1900. 42 indexed citations

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Young, Derek J. N., et al.. (2016). Long‐term climate and competition explain forest mortality patterns under extreme drought. Ecology Letters. 20(1). 78–86. 351 indexed citations breakdown →

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Stevens, Jens T., Hugh D. Safford, Malcolm P. North, et al.. (2016). Average Stand Age from Forest Inventory Plots Does Not Describe Historical Fire Regimes in Ponderosa Pine and Mixed-Conifer Forests of Western North America. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0147688–e0147688. 52 indexed citations

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Stevens, Jens T., Grace Charles, Stephen E. Fick, et al.. (2015). Plant communities in harsh sites are less invaded: a summary of observations and proposed explanations. AoB Plants. 7. plv056–plv056. 82 indexed citations

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Stevens, Jens T., Hugh D. Safford, & Andrew M. Latimer. (2014). Wildfire-contingent effects of fuel treatments can promote ecological resilience in seasonally dry conifer forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 44(8). 843–854. 63 indexed citations

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Stevens, Jens T. & Andrew M. Latimer. (2014). Snowpack, fire, and forest disturbance: interactions affect montane invasions by non‐native shrubs. Global Change Biology. 21(6). 2379–2393. 22 indexed citations

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Stevens, Jens T. & Brian Beckage. (2009). Fire feedbacks facilitate invasion of pine savannas by Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius). New Phytologist. 184(2). 365–375. 50 indexed citations

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