Per‐Anders Esseen

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Per‐Anders Esseen is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Per‐Anders Esseen has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 18 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 17 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Per‐Anders Esseen's work include Lichen and fungal ecology (23 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (16 papers). Per‐Anders Esseen is often cited by papers focused on Lichen and fungal ecology (23 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (16 papers). Per‐Anders Esseen collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Norway and Canada. Per‐Anders Esseen's co-authors include Karl‐Erik Renhorn, Holger Dettki, Bengt Gunnar Jonsson, Karen A. Harper, Dar A. Roberts, Kimberley D. Brosofske, Philip J. Burton, Malanding Jaiteh, S. Ellen Macdonald and Jiquan Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Global Change Biology and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Per‐Anders Esseen

33 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Edge Influence on Forest Structure and Composition in Fra... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Edge Influence on Forest Structure and Composition in Fragmented Landscapes
    2005 1.0k citations Per‐Anders Esseen et al. Conservation Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Per‐Anders Esseen Sweden 21 1.6k 1.3k 1.1k 905 815 33 2.9k
Glenn R. Matlack United States 29 1.0k 0.6× 2.4k 1.9× 963 0.8× 686 0.8× 1.3k 1.6× 60 3.6k
Juri Nascimbene Italy 32 2.4k 1.5× 867 0.7× 1.9k 1.6× 902 1.0× 419 0.5× 158 3.4k
Joseph A. Antos Canada 31 925 0.6× 1.8k 1.4× 728 0.6× 550 0.6× 1.1k 1.4× 106 2.7k
P. L. Marks United States 25 829 0.5× 2.3k 1.8× 944 0.8× 445 0.5× 1.0k 1.3× 36 3.1k
Knut Rydgren Norway 31 862 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 766 0.7× 325 0.4× 445 0.5× 82 2.3k
Jonas E. Lawesson Denmark 19 666 0.4× 1.1k 0.9× 894 0.8× 442 0.5× 367 0.5× 51 2.0k
Joachim Strengbom Sweden 29 588 0.4× 815 0.6× 842 0.7× 577 0.6× 650 0.8× 88 2.2k
S.M. Hennekens Netherlands 21 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 306 0.3× 361 0.4× 62 2.5k
W.A. Ozinga Netherlands 27 1.3k 0.8× 1.7k 1.4× 977 0.9× 397 0.4× 458 0.6× 68 2.7k
Simon Thorn Germany 32 1.0k 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 958 0.8× 2.1k 2.3× 1.4k 1.7× 101 3.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Per‐Anders Esseen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Esseen, Per‐Anders & Darwyn Coxson. (2024). Microclimate drives growth of hair lichens in boreal forest canopies after partial cutting. Forest Ecology and Management. 572. 122319–122319. 1 indexed citations
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Esseen, Per‐Anders, et al.. (2023). Long-term dynamics of the iconic old-forest lichen Usnea longissima in a protected landscape. Forest Ecology and Management. 546. 121369–121369. 3 indexed citations
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Esseen, Per‐Anders, Magnus Ekström, Anton Grafström, et al.. (2022). Multiple drivers of large‐scale lichen decline in boreal forest canopies. Global Change Biology. 28(10). 3293–3309. 18 indexed citations
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Esseen, Per‐Anders & Magnus Ekström. (2022). Influence of canopy structure and light on the three-dimensional distribution of the iconic lichen Usnea longissima. Forest Ecology and Management. 529. 120667–120667. 7 indexed citations
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Ståhl, Göran, Magnus Ekström, Jonas Dahlgren, et al.. (2020). Presence–absence sampling for estimating plant density using survey data with variable plot size. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 11(4). 580–590. 2 indexed citations
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Ståhl, Göran, Magnus Ekström, Jonas Dahlgren, et al.. (2017). Informative plot sizes in presence‐absence sampling of forest floor vegetation. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 8(10). 1284–1291. 8 indexed citations
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Esseen, Per‐Anders, et al.. (2011). Length and classification of natural and created forest edges in boreal landscapes throughout northern Sweden. Forest Ecology and Management. 262(3). 461–469. 10 indexed citations
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Ottvall, Richard, et al.. (2008). Ortolansparvens Emberiza hortulana förekomst och habitatval i Sverige. Ornis Svecica. 18(1). 10 indexed citations
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Esseen, Per‐Anders, et al.. (2006). Forest edge quantification by line intersect sampling in aerial photographs. Forest Ecology and Management. 230(1-3). 32–42. 18 indexed citations
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Dettki, Holger & Per‐Anders Esseen. (2003). Modelling long-term effects of forest management on epiphytic lichens in northern Sweden. Forest Ecology and Management. 175(1-3). 223–238. 79 indexed citations
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Dettki, Holger & Per‐Anders Esseen. (1998). Epiphytic macrolichens in managed and natural forest landscapes: a comparison at two spatial scales. Ecography. 21(6). 613–624. 132 indexed citations
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Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar & Per‐Anders Esseen. (1998). Plant colonisation in small forest–floor patches: importance of plant group and disturbance traits. Ecography. 21(5). 518–526. 53 indexed citations
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Esseen, Per‐Anders & Karl‐Erik Renhorn. (1998). Edge Effects on an Epiphytic Lichen in Fragmented Forests. Conservation Biology. 12(6). 1307–1317. 207 indexed citations
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Sundberg, Bodil, Kristin Palmqvist, Per‐Anders Esseen, & Karl‐Erik Renhorn. (1997). Growth and vitality of epiphytic lichens. Oecologia. 109(1). 10–18. 104 indexed citations
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Esseen, Per‐Anders, et al.. (1997). Growth and vitality of epiphytic lichens. Oecologia. 109(1). 1–9. 133 indexed citations
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Esseen, Per‐Anders, Karl‐Erik Renhorn, & Roger Pettersson. (1996). Epiphytic Lichen Biomass in Managed and Old‐Growth Boreal Forests: Effect of Branch Quality. Ecological Applications. 6(1). 228–238. 241 indexed citations
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Esseen, Per‐Anders. (1994). Tree mortality patterns after experimental fragmentation of an old-growth conifer forest. Biological Conservation. 68(1). 19–28. 129 indexed citations
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Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar & Per‐Anders Esseen. (1990). Treefall Disturbance Maintains High Bryophyte Diversity in a Boreal Spruce Forest. Journal of Ecology. 78(4). 924–924. 159 indexed citations
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Esseen, Per‐Anders. (1985). Litter fall of epiphytic macrolichens in two old Picea abies forests in Sweden. Canadian Journal of Botany. 63(5). 980–987. 71 indexed citations
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Esseen, Per‐Anders, Lars Ericson, Håkan Lindström, & Olle Zackrisson. (1981). Occurrence and Ecology of Usnea Longissima in Central Sweden. The Lichenologist. 13(2). 177–190. 50 indexed citations

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