Michael J. Apps

11.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Apps is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Apps has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 24 papers in Ecology and 18 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Apps's work include Fire effects on ecosystems (21 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (19 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (18 papers). Michael J. Apps is often cited by papers focused on Fire effects on ecosystems (21 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (19 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (18 papers). Michael J. Apps collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Austria. Michael J. Apps's co-authors include Werner A. Kurz, Changhui Peng, Sarah J. Beukema, David T. Price, Ian Campbell, Hong Jiang, Zicheng Yu, А. Shvidenko, R. A. Houghton and Zhong Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Apps

72 papers receiving 5.2k 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.

FOREST CARBON SINKS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

2002 679 citations Michael J. Apps, Linda S. Heath et al. Ecological Applications profile →
A 70-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF CARBON FLUXES IN THE CANADIAN FOREST SECTOR

1999 533 citations Werner A. Kurz, Michael J. Apps Ecological Applications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael J. Apps Canada	36	3.9k	2.0k	1.7k	1.3k	842	74	5.8k
Pierre Y. Bernier Canada	43	3.8k 1.0×	2.4k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	483 0.6×	143	5.6k
А. Shvidenko Austria	39	4.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	591 0.7×	162	5.9k
Jennifer C. Jenkins United States	25	3.1k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	504 0.4×	456 0.5×	40	4.9k
John Grace United Kingdom	38	4.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.6×	95	6.7k
Wayne T. Swank United States	55	3.3k 0.8×	2.6k 1.3×	3.2k 1.9×	880 0.7×	2.5k 3.0×	138	8.5k
R. J. Raison Australia	37	3.7k 0.9×	2.3k 1.2×	1.7k 1.0×	705 0.5×	2.6k 3.1×	73	6.4k
Henry L. Gholz United States	48	5.2k 1.3×	2.8k 1.4×	2.8k 1.6×	1.1k 0.9×	1.9k 2.2×	83	8.2k
Alexander Knohl Germany	42	5.7k 1.5×	1.8k 0.9×	2.3k 1.3×	1.9k 1.5×	1.0k 1.2×	142	7.6k
Richard A. Birdsey United States	45	6.8k 1.7×	4.3k 2.2×	2.4k 1.4×	974 0.7×	844 1.0×	141	9.7k
Heidi Asbjornsen United States	40	3.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	129	5.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael J. Apps

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Balshi, M. S., A. David McGuire, Qianlai Zhuang, et al.. (2007). The role of historical fire disturbance in the carbon dynamics of the pan‐boreal region: A process‐based analysis. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 112(G2). 153 indexed citations

Chapin, F. Stuart, Garry Peterson, Fikret Berkes, et al.. (2004). Resilience and Vulnerability of Northern Regions to Social and Environmental Change. AMBIO. 33(6). 344–349. 142 indexed citations

Li, Zhong, Michael J. Apps, Werner A. Kurz, & Ed Banfield. (2003). Temporal changes of forest net primary production and net ecosystem production in west central Canada associated with natural and anthropogenic disturbances. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 33(12). 2340–2351. 28 indexed citations

Jiang, Hong, Michael J. Apps, Changhui Peng, Yanli Zhang, & Jinxun Liu. (2002). Modelling the influence of harvesting on Chinese boreal forest carbon dynamics. Forest Ecology and Management. 169(1-2). 65–82. 58 indexed citations

Apps, Michael J., et al.. (2000). Simulating global soil-CO_2 flux and its response to climate change. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 12(3). 257–265. 10 indexed citations

Liu, Jinxun, et al.. (2000). Quantifying Ontario's forest carbon budget. 1. Carbon stocks and fluxes of forest ecosystems in 1990.. 6 indexed citations

Kurz, Werner A. & Michael J. Apps. (1999). A 70-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF CARBON FLUXES IN THE CANADIAN FOREST SECTOR. Ecological Applications. 9(2). 526–547. 533 indexed citations breakdown →

Peng, Changhui & Michael J. Apps. (1999). Modelling the response of net primary productivity (NPP) of boreal forest ecosystems to changes in climate and fire disturbance regimes. Ecological Modelling. 122(3). 175–193. 91 indexed citations

Jiang, Hong, Michael J. Apps, Yanli Zhang, Changhui Peng, & Paul M. Woodard. (1999). Modelling the spatial pattern of net primary productivity in Chinese forests. Ecological Modelling. 122(3). 275–288. 69 indexed citations

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Kurz, Werner A., Sarah J. Beukema, & Michael J. Apps. (1998). Carbon Budget Implications of the Transition from Natural to Managed Disturbance Regimes in Forest Landscapes. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 2(4). 405–421. 22 indexed citations

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Peng, Changhui & Michael J. Apps. (1997). Contribution of China to the global carbon cycle since the last glacial maximum. Tellus B. 49(4). 393–393. 40 indexed citations

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Kurz, Werner A., Sarah J. Beukema, & Michael J. Apps. (1997). Carbon budget implications of the transition from natural to manged disturbance regimes in forest landscapes. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 2(4). 405–421. 60 indexed citations

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Kurz, Werner A., Sarah J. Beukema, & Michael J. Apps. (1996). Estimation of root biomass and dynamics for the carbon budget model of the Canadian forest sector. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 26(11). 1973–1979. 178 indexed citations

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Kurz, Werner A., et al.. (1995). 20th century carbon budget of Canadian forests. Tellus B. 47(1-2). 170–170. 75 indexed citations

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Kurz, Werner A. & Michael J. Apps. (1994). The carbon budget of Canadian forests: A sensitivity analysis of changes in disturbance regimes, growth rates, and decomposition rates. Environmental Pollution. 83(1-2). 55–61. 49 indexed citations

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Sampson, R. Neil, Michael J. Apps, Sandra Brown, et al.. (1993). Workshop summary statement: Terrestrial bioshperic carbon fluxesquantification of sinks and sources of CO2. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 70(1-4). 3–15. 32 indexed citations

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Kurz, Werner A., et al.. (1992). The carbon budget of the Canadian forest sector: phase I.. 125 indexed citations

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Apps, Michael J., et al.. (1988). A study of radionuclides in vegetation on abandoned uranium tailings. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 123(1). 133–147. 14 indexed citations

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Sykes, T.R., et al.. (1982). Assay of platinum and gold in biological material by neutron activation analysis. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 69(1-2). 441–452. 8 indexed citations

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Hargesheimer, Erika E, Michael J. Apps, & S. S. Malhotra. (1980). Determination of vanadium in jack pine needles using neutron activation analysis. Environmental Technology Letters. 1(6). 273–282. 4 indexed citations

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