Klaus J. Puettmann

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
128 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Klaus J. Puettmann is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Klaus J. Puettmann has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 91 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 43 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Klaus J. Puettmann's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (61 papers), Forest ecology and management (50 papers) and Forest Management and Policy (49 papers). Klaus J. Puettmann is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (61 papers), Forest ecology and management (50 papers) and Forest Management and Policy (49 papers). Klaus J. Puettmann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Chile. Klaus J. Puettmann's co-authors include Christian Messier, Jürgen Bauhus, Adrián Ares, Peter B. Reich, Michael R. Saunders, Meredith W. Cornett, Robert T. Fahey, David E. Hibbs, Julia I. Burton and Duncan S. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Ecology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Klaus J. Puettmann

127 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

Silviculture for old-growth attributes

2009 478 citations Jürgen Bauhus, Klaus J. Puettmann et al. Forest Ecology and Management profile →
Global patterns and climatic controls of forest structural complexity

2021 210 citations Martin Ehbrecht, Dominik Seidel et al. Nature Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Klaus J. Puettmann United States	41	3.2k	3.2k	1.7k	1.1k	503	128	5.0k
Philip J. Burton Canada	34	2.7k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	930 0.5×	1.5k 1.3×	599 1.2×	77	4.4k
Daniel Kneeshaw Canada	45	4.5k 1.4×	3.7k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	1.6k 1.4×	589 1.2×	167	6.4k
Kevin L. O’Hara United States	36	2.7k 0.8×	2.9k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	917 0.8×	499 1.0×	123	4.1k
Alain Leduc Canada	35	2.8k 0.9×	2.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	395 0.8×	102	4.1k
Thomas A. Nagel Slovenia	28	2.5k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	999 0.9×	513 1.0×	57	4.1k
Anthony W. D’Amato United States	41	4.9k 1.5×	3.5k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	1.7k 1.5×	654 1.3×	237	6.7k
Charles B. Halpern United States	38	2.8k 0.9×	3.6k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.5×	785 1.6×	102	5.1k
Dominik Thom Germany	24	2.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.6×	853 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	343 0.7×	51	3.8k
Peter Schall Germany	33	1.6k 0.5×	2.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	720 1.4×	85	4.1k
Thomas R. Crow United States	41	3.4k 1.1×	3.3k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	2.2k 1.9×	694 1.4×	90	5.9k

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Seidel, Dominik, et al.. (2024). Increase in forest structural complexity along a precipitation gradient is mediated by partial harvests in temperate Patagonian forests. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 13656–13656. 5 indexed citations

Puettmann, Klaus J., et al.. (2023). Deer browse deterrents and microsite selection influence Callitropsis nootkatensis and Thuja plicata planting success in Southeast Alaska. New Forests. 55(4). 877–895. 1 indexed citations

Ehbrecht, Martin, Dominik Seidel, Peter Annighöfer, et al.. (2021). Global patterns and climatic controls of forest structural complexity. Nature Communications. 12(1). 519–519. 210 indexed citations breakdown →

Russell, Matthew B., et al.. (2020). The Decline of the Clearcut: 26 Years of Change in Silvicultural Practices and Implications in Minnesota. Journal of Forestry. 118(3). 244–259. 9 indexed citations

Bannister, Jan R., et al.. (2019). Shrub influences on seedling performance when restoring the slow‐growing conifer Pilgerodendron uviferum in southern bog forests. Restoration Ecology. 28(2). 396–407. 12 indexed citations

Puettmann, Klaus J.. (2016). Understanding the past to prepare for the future. Ecology. 97(4). 1085–1086. 4 indexed citations

Messier, Christian, et al.. (2016). Dealing with Non-linearity and Uncertainty in Forest Management. Current Forestry Reports. 2(2). 150–161. 34 indexed citations

Russell, Matthew B., Anthony W. D’Amato, Christopher W. Woodall, et al.. (2015). Performance of the Forest Vegetation Simulator in Managed White Spruce Plantations Influenced by Eastern Spruce Budworm in Northern Minnesota. Forest Science. 61(4). 723–730. 9 indexed citations

Burton, Julia I., Adrián Ares, Deanna H. Olson, & Klaus J. Puettmann. (2013). Management trade‐off between aboveground carbon storage and understory plant species richness in temperate forests. Ecological Applications. 23(6). 1297–1310. 44 indexed citations

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Puettmann, Klaus J.. (2011). Silvicultural Challenges and Options in the Context of Global Change: “Simple” Fixes and Opportunities for New Management Approaches. Journal of Forestry. 109(6). 321–331. 114 indexed citations

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Puettmann, Klaus J., et al.. (2011). Short-term bryoid and vascular vegetation response to reforestation alternatives following wildfire in conifer plantations. Applied Vegetation Science. 14(3). 326–339. 3 indexed citations

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Ammer, Christian & Klaus J. Puettmann. (2009). The road ahead of forest stand management - single or multiple management objectives?. 80(3). 90–96. 4 indexed citations

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Puettmann, Klaus J., et al.. (2009). Initial Response of Understory Vegetation to Three Alternative Thinning Treatments. Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 28(8). 904–934. 28 indexed citations

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Bauhus, Jürgen, Klaus J. Puettmann, & Christian Messier. (2009). Silviculture for old-growth attributes. Forest Ecology and Management. 258(4). 525–537. 478 indexed citations breakdown →

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Puettmann, Klaus J., et al.. (2007). Overstory Response to Alternative Thinning Treatments in Young Douglas-fir Forests of Western Oregon. Northwest Science. 81(1). 1–14. 50 indexed citations

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Puettmann, Klaus J., et al.. (2006). Development of Tree and Understory Vegetation in Young Douglas-Fir Plantations in Western Oregon. Western Journal of Applied Forestry. 21(2). 94–101. 25 indexed citations

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Zenner, Eric K., et al.. (2005). Early Growth Responses of Naturally Regenerated Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus L.) to Partial Release from Juvenile Aspen and Pathological Pruning. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 22(1). 27–34. 9 indexed citations

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Sarr, Daniel A., et al.. (2004). Restoration Ecology: New Perspectives and Opportunities for Forestry. Journal of Forestry. 102(5). 20–24. 22 indexed citations

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Cornett, Meredith W., Klaus J. Puettmann, & Peter B. Reich. (1998). Canopy type, forest floor, predation, and competition influence conifer seedling emergence and early survival in two Minnesota conifer-deciduous forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 28(2). 196–205. 33 indexed citations

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Puettmann, Klaus J., David W. Hann, & David E. Hibbs. (1993). Evaluation of the Size-Density Relationships for Pure Red Alder and Douglas-Fir Stands. Forest Science. 39(1). 7–27. 56 indexed citations

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