Phillip J. van Mantgem

7.6k citations

62 papers · 4.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 28

Global and Planetary Change top 0.5%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
Ecology top 1%
Atmospheric Science top 2%
Plant Science top 5%

Co-authors: Nathan L. Stephenson Mark W. Schwartz Adrian J. Das Mark E. Harmon Jerry F. Franklin Peter Z. Fulé Alan H. Taylor Thomas T. Veblen
Topics: Fire effects on ecosystems (47 papers)Forest ecology and management (22 papers)Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (21 papers)
Cited by: Nature and Landscape Conservation Global and Planetary Change Ecological Modeling
Journals: ScienceSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaPLoS ONE
Partner nations: United States Canada Australia

In The Last Decade

Phillip J. van Mantgem

59 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Widespread Increase of Tree Mortality Rates in the Western United States

2009 1.4k citations Phillip J. van Mantgem, Nathan L. Stephenson et al. profile →
Linking biodiversity to ecosystem function: implications for conservation ecology

2000 522 citations Mark W. Schwartz, Christy A. Brigham et al. Oecologia profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Sentinel imagery detects the presence of live trees following large wildfires in California 2025 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Christopher Y. S. Wong,(unknown),Phillip J. van Mantgem,Andrew M. Latimer,Derek J. N. Young	0
2	Drought before fire increases tree mortality after fire 2024 ·Ecosphere ·C. Alina Cansler,(unknown),Phillip J. van Mantgem,(unknown),J. Morgan Varner,Sharon M. Hood	8
3	Best practices for distributing and deploying U.S. Geological Survey Shiny applications 2023 ·Techniques and methods ·(unknown),(unknown),Phillip J. van Mantgem,Todd C. Esque	0
4	Drivers of California’s changing wildfires: a state-of-the-knowledge synthesis 2023 ·International Journal of Wildland Fire ·Glen M. MacDonald,(unknown),Carolyn A. F. Enquist,(unknown),John B. Bradford,David D. Breshears,Timothy J. Brown,Daniel R. Cayan,Chunyu Dong,Donald A. Falk,Erica Fleishman,Alexander Gershunov,Molly E. Hunter,Rachel A. Loehman,Phillip J. van Mantgem,Beth Rose Middleton,Hugh D. Safford,Mark W. Schwartz,Valérie Trouet	21
5	The energy–water limitation threshold explains divergent drought responses in tree growth, needle length, and stable isotope ratios 2023 ·Global Change Biology ·Joan Dudney,Andrew M. Latimer,Phillip J. van Mantgem,Harold S. J. Zald,(unknown),Jonathan C. B. Nesmith,Jennifer Cribbs,(unknown)	13
6	Drought survival strategies differ between coastal and montane conifers in northern California 2023 ·Ecosphere ·(unknown),Lucy P. Kerhoulas,Rosemary L. Sherriff,(unknown),Phillip J. van Mantgem	4
7	Growth, drought response, and climate‐associated genomic structure in whitebark pine in the Sierra Nevada of California 2023 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Phillip J. van Mantgem,(unknown),Joan Dudney,Jonathan C. B. Nesmith,Amy G. Vandergast,Harold S. J. Zald	8
8	Spatially explicit models of seed availability improve predictions of conifer regeneration following the 2018 Carr Fire in northern California 2023 ·Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown),Phillip J. van Mantgem,Kevin J. Buffington,Karen M. Thorne,Eamon A. Engber,(unknown)	0
9	Long-term effects of prescribed fire on large tree growth in mixed conifer forests at Lassen Volcanic National Park, California 2022 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·(unknown),Phillip J. van Mantgem,(unknown),Calvin A. Farris,Rosemary L. Sherriff	4
10	Crowding, climate, and the case for social distancing among trees 2021 ·Ecological Applications ·Tucker J. Furniss,Adrian J. Das,Phillip J. van Mantgem,Nathan L. Stephenson,James A. Lutz	35
11	Pre‐fire drought and competition mediate post‐fire conifer mortality in western U.S. National Parks 2018 ·Ecological Applications ·Phillip J. van Mantgem,Donald A. Falk,(unknown),Adrian J. Das,Nathan L. Stephenson	60
12	The relative contributions of disease and insects in the decline of a long-lived tree: a stochastic demographic model of whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) 2016 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Erik S. Jules,(unknown),Phillip J. van Mantgem,(unknown),Michael P. Murray,(unknown)	13
13	Climatic Correlates of Tree Mortality in Water- and Energy-Limited Forests 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Adrian J. Das,Nathan L. Stephenson,Alan L. Flint,Tapash Das,Phillip J. van Mantgem	80
14	Tree mortality patterns following prescribed fire for Pinus and Abies across the southwestern United States 2012 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Phillip J. van Mantgem,Jonathan C. B. Nesmith,MaryBeth Keifer,Matthew L. Brooks	22
15	Structure and dynamics of an upland old-growth forest at Redwood National Park, California 2011 ·Phillip J. van Mantgem,John D. Stuart	3
16	Long-term effects of prescribed fire on mixed conifer forest structure in the Sierra Nevada, California 2011 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Phillip J. van Mantgem,Nathan L. Stephenson,Eric E. Knapp,John J. Battles,Jon E. Keeley	83
17	SPATIAL ELEMENTS OF MORTALITY RISK IN OLD-GROWTH FORESTS 2008 ·Ecology ·Adrian J. Das,John J. Battles,Phillip J. van Mantgem,Nathan L. Stephenson	102
18	Apparent climatically induced increase of tree mortality rates in a temperate forest 2007 ·Ecology Letters ·Phillip J. van Mantgem,Nathan L. Stephenson	295
19	Linking biodiversity to ecosystem function: implications for conservation ecologybreakdown → 2000 ·Oecologia ·Mark W. Schwartz,Christy A. Brigham,Jason D. Hoeksema,Kelly G. Lyons,(unknown),Phillip J. van Mantgem	522
20	Bioextraction of Selenium by Forage and Selected Field Legume Species in Selenium-Laden Soils under Minimal Field Management Conditions 1996 ·Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety ·Phillip J. van Mantgem,Lin Wu,Gary S. Bañuelos	12

About Phillip J. van Mantgem

Phillip J. van Mantgem is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology, having authored 62 papers that have together received 4.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fire effects on ecosystems (47 papers), Forest ecology and management (22 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.4k citations), Global and Planetary Change (3.4k citations) and Ecological Modeling (313 citations). Phillip J. van Mantgem has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Nathan L. Stephenson, Mark W. Schwartz, Adrian J. Das, Mark E. Harmon, Jerry F. Franklin, Peter Z. Fulé, Alan H. Taylor, Thomas T. Veblen, Lori D. Daniels and Andrew J. Larson. Their work appears in journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

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