Kevin C. Ryan

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Kevin C. Ryan is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin C. Ryan has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 29 papers in Ecology and 19 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Kevin C. Ryan's work include Fire effects on ecosystems (44 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (13 papers) and Forest ecology and management (12 papers). Kevin C. Ryan is often cited by papers focused on Fire effects on ecosystems (44 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (13 papers) and Forest ecology and management (12 papers). Kevin C. Ryan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Indonesia. Kevin C. Ryan's co-authors include Elizabeth D. Reinhardt, J. Morgan Varner, Eric E. Knapp, David L. Peterson, Robert E. Keane, Gene D. Amman, R. J. Yokelson, Chelsea E. Stockwell, Steven W. Running and J. Reardon and has published in prestigious journals such as Environment International, Ecological Applications and Atmospheric chemistry and physics.

In The Last Decade

Kevin C. Ryan

54 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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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.

Prescribed fire in North American forests and woodlands: history, current practice, and challenges

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kevin C. Ryan United States	26	2.8k	1.5k	1.0k	591	314	54	3.3k
Matthew D. Hurteau United States	35	3.3k 1.2×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	451 0.8×	285 0.9×	99	3.6k
Roger D. Ottmar United States	35	3.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	670 0.7×	877 1.5×	245 0.8×	99	3.8k
W. L. McCaw Australia	32	2.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	302 0.5×	492 1.6×	99	3.2k
Tania Schoennagel United States	23	4.5k 1.6×	2.2k 1.5×	1.5k 1.5×	651 1.1×	727 2.3×	36	5.0k
J. Kevin Hiers United States	39	3.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	1.7k 1.7×	290 0.5×	268 0.9×	95	3.8k
Gregory H. Aplet United States	29	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	255 0.4×	271 0.9×	69	3.0k
Kiyoko Miyanishi Canada	21	1.6k 0.6×	862 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	474 0.8×	226 0.7×	33	2.4k
Geoffrey J. Cary Australia	33	3.6k 1.3×	1.9k 1.3×	1.5k 1.5×	303 0.5×	551 1.8×	93	4.4k
Eric E. Knapp United States	27	2.3k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	182 0.3×	344 1.1×	50	3.0k
J. Morgan Varner United States	37	4.2k 1.5×	2.2k 1.5×	2.2k 2.2×	417 0.7×	317 1.0×	132	4.6k

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Güney, Aylin, et al.. (2024). Modeling post-fire mortality of Turkish pine (Pinus brutia Ten.). Forest Ecology and Management. 572. 122265–122265. 1 indexed citations

Ryan, Kevin C., et al.. (2019). Wildfire in Turkey: Fire management challenges at an ancient crossroads of nature and culture. 21–28. 1 indexed citations

Jayarathne, Thilina, Chelsea E. Stockwell, Kaitlyn Daugherty, et al.. (2018). Chemical characterization of fine particulate matter emitted by peat fires in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, during the 2015 El Niño. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(4). 2585–2600. 78 indexed citations

Stockwell, Chelsea E., Thilina Jayarathne, Mark A. Cochrane, et al.. (2016). Field measurements of trace gases and aerosols emitted by peat fires inCentral Kalimantan, Indonesia, during the 2015 El Niño. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 16(18). 11711–11732. 159 indexed citations

Stockwell, Chelsea E., R. J. Yokelson, Sonia M. Kreidenweis, et al.. (2014). Trace gas emissions from combustion of peat, crop residue, biofuels, grasses, and other fuels: configuration and FTIR component of the fourth Fire Lab at Missoula Experiment (FLAME-4). 15 indexed citations

Stockwell, Chelsea E., R. J. Yokelson, Sonia M. Kreidenweis, et al.. (2014). Trace gas emissions from combustion of peat, crop residue, domestic biofuels, grasses, and other fuels: configuration and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) component of the fourth Fire Lab at Missoula Experiment (FLAME-4). Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 14(18). 9727–9754. 183 indexed citations

Jolly, W. Matt, et al.. (2012). Do mountain pine beetle outbreaks change the probability of active crown fire in lodgepole pine forests? Comment.. PubMed. 93(4). 941–5; discussion 946. 33 indexed citations

Ryan, Kevin C.. (2010). Effects of fire on cultural resources. 1 indexed citations

Hood, Sharon M., Charles W. McHugh, Kevin C. Ryan, Elizabeth D. Reinhardt, & Sheri L. Smith. (2007). Evaluation of a post-fire tree mortality model for western USA conifers. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 16(6). 679–689. 86 indexed citations

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Beyers, Jan L., James K. Brown, Matt D. Busse, et al.. (2005). Wildland Fire in EcosystemsEffects of Fire on Soil and Water. Insecta mundi. 73 indexed citations

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Ryan, Kevin C., et al.. (2004). Techniques and approaches for the removal of feral pigs from island and mainland ecosystems. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 21(21). 42–46. 6 indexed citations

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White, Joseph D., et al.. (2002). Fuzzy Logic Merger of Spectral and Ecological Information for Improved Montane Forest Mapping. Geocarto International. 17(1). 61–68. 4 indexed citations

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White, Joseph D., Steven W. Running, Ramakrishna Nemani, Robert E. Keane, & Kevin C. Ryan. (1997). Measurement and remote sensing of LAI in Rocky Mountain montane ecosystems. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 27(11). 1714–1727. 141 indexed citations

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Keane, Robert E., Kevin C. Ryan, & S. W. Running. (1996). Simulating effects of fire on northern Rocky Mountain landscapes with the ecological process model FIRE-BGC. Tree Physiology. 16(3). 319–331. 79 indexed citations

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Keane, Robert E., Kevin C. Ryan, & Steven W. Running. (1995). Simulating the effects of fire and climate change on northern Rocky Mountain landscapes using the ecological process model FIRE-BGC. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations

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Ryan, Kevin C.. (1993). Effects of fire-caused defoliation and basal girdling on water relations and growth of ponderosa pine. The Mathematics Enthusiast. 10 indexed citations

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Amman, Gene D., et al.. (1991). Insect infestation of fire-injured trees in the greater Yellowstone area /. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 53 indexed citations

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Ryan, Kevin C.. (1991). Vegetation and wildland fire: Implications of global climate change. Environment International. 17(2-3). 169–178. 40 indexed citations

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Reinhardt, Elizabeth D. & Kevin C. Ryan. (1988). How to estimate tree mortality resulting from underburning. 49(4). 30–36. 19 indexed citations

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Ryan, Kevin C., et al.. (1976). Forest fire hazard and risk in Colorado. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 104(12). 2011–2018. 3 indexed citations

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