Mark A. Finney

12.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
141 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Mark A. Finney is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark A. Finney has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 69 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and 30 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Mark A. Finney's work include Fire effects on ecosystems (123 papers), Fire dynamics and safety research (68 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (24 papers). Mark A. Finney is often cited by papers focused on Fire effects on ecosystems (123 papers), Fire dynamics and safety research (68 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (24 papers). Mark A. Finney collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Mark A. Finney's co-authors include Alan A. Ager, Charles W. McHugh, Isaac C. Grenfell, David E. Calkin, Matthew P. Thompson, Jack D. Cohen, Sara McAllister, Nicole M. Vaillant, Scott L. Stephens and James K. Agee and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and European Journal of Operational Research.

In The Last Decade

Mark A. Finney

138 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

How risk management can prevent future wildfire disasters in the wildland-urban interface

2013 347 citations David E. Calkin, Jack D. Cohen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Drought, Tree Mortality, and Wildfire in Forests Adapted to Frequent Fire

2017 259 citations Scott L. Stephens, Mark A. Finney et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark A. Finney United States	44	7.2k	2.4k	2.0k	1.5k	1.4k	141	7.8k
Paulo M. Fernandes Portugal	47	6.7k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	2.2k 1.6×	203	7.8k
Alexandra D. Syphard United States	45	6.1k 0.8×	2.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.3×	98	7.8k
Alan A. Ager United States	49	4.8k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	776 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	893 0.6×	150	6.0k
Crystal A. Kolden United States	42	6.7k 0.9×	2.9k 1.2×	942 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	115	7.8k
B. Mike Wotton Canada	41	7.5k 1.0×	2.5k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	75	8.3k
Todd J. Hawbaker United States	40	4.6k 0.6×	2.5k 1.0×	741 0.4×	837 0.6×	955 0.7×	92	5.8k
José M. C. Pereira Portugal	49	6.7k 0.9×	3.3k 1.4×	832 0.4×	1.3k 0.9×	751 0.5×	171	8.4k
Martin E. Alexander Canada	33	4.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	831 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	102	4.5k
D. X. Viegas Portugal	34	3.5k 0.5×	756 0.3×	1.5k 0.8×	751 0.5×	483 0.3×	290	4.6k
Trent D. Penman Australia	40	3.7k 0.5×	2.0k 0.8×	492 0.2×	634 0.4×	1.3k 0.9×	186	5.0k

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Finney, Mark A., et al.. (2025). A generalized wildfire containment algorithm. Ecological Modelling. 505. 111134–111134. 1 indexed citations

Ren, Xingyu, et al.. (2025). Surface Flow Characterization of Fires Under the Combined Effect of Slope and Wind. Fire Technology. 61(7). 5445–5460.

Trouvé, Arnaud, et al.. (2024). Simulations of flaming combustion and flaming-to-smoldering transition in wildland fire spread at flame scale. Combustion and Flame. 262. 113370–113370. 2 indexed citations

Carmignani, Luca, et al.. (2024). Correction: Smoldering of Wood: Effects of Wind and Fuel Geometry. Fire Technology. 60(3). 1685–1685. 1 indexed citations

Calkin, David E., et al.. (2023). Wildland-urban fire disasters aren’t actually a wildfire problem. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(51). e2315797120–e2315797120. 22 indexed citations

Katurji, Marwan, et al.. (2023). Influence of fuel structure on gorse fire behaviour. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 32(6). 927–941. 3 indexed citations

Katurji, Marwan, Tara Strand, Mark A. Finney, et al.. (2021). Turbulent Thermal Image Velocimetry at the Immediate Fire and Atmospheric Interface. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 126(24). 11 indexed citations

Kalabokidis, Kostas, Alan A. Ager, Mark A. Finney, et al.. (2016). AEGIS: a wildfire prevention and management information system. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 16(3). 643–661. 48 indexed citations

Finney, Mark A., et al.. (2014). Scale Modeling in Combustion and Fire Research (特集燃焼現象のスケール効果と模型実験). 56(177). 194–204. 1 indexed citations

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Ager, Alan A., Michelle A. Day, Charles W. McHugh, et al.. (2014). Wildfire exposure and fuel management on western US national forests. Journal of Environmental Management. 145. 54–70. 71 indexed citations

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Salis, Michele, Alan A. Ager, Bachisio Arca, et al.. (2012). Assessing exposure of human and ecological values to wildfire in Sardinia, Italy. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 22(4). 549–565. 115 indexed citations

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Calkin, David E., Matthew P. Thompson, Mark A. Finney, & Kevin D. Hyde. (2011). A Real-Time Risk Assessment Tool Supporting Wildland Fire Decisionmaking. Journal of Forestry. 109(5). 274–280. 118 indexed citations

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Salis, Michele, Bachisio Arca, Valentina Bacciu, et al.. (2010). Application of wildfire spread and behavior models to assess fire probability and severity in the Mediterranean region. EGUGA. 12991. 2 indexed citations

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Finney, Mark A., et al.. (2007). Predicting Wildfires. Scientific American. 297(2). 46–55. 37 indexed citations

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Finney, Mark A., et al.. (2006). Historical Fire Cycles in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks. Forest Science. 52(6). 704–717. 37 indexed citations

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Butler, Bret W., et al.. (2005). Detailed wind information and at its application to improved firefighter safety. 2 indexed citations

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Stephens, Scott L., et al.. (2004). Bulk density and fuel loads of ponderosa pine and white fir forest floors: impacts of leaf morphology.. Northwest Science. 78(2). 93–110. 31 indexed citations

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Finney, Mark A.. (2001). Design of Regular Landscape Fuel Treatment Patterns for Modifying Fire Growth and Behavior. Forest Science. 47(2). 219–228. 346 indexed citations

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Finney, Mark A.. (1993). Effects of thermal wounding, shading and exogenous auxin on some sprouting responses of coast redwood seedlings. Tree Physiology. 12(3). 301–309. 6 indexed citations

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Finney, Mark A. & Roberta E. Martin. (1992). Short fire intervals recorded by redwoods at Annadel State Park, California.. Madroño; a West American journal of botany. 39(4). 251–262. 25 indexed citations

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