Ralph D. Nyland

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Ralph D. Nyland is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph D. Nyland has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 37 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 24 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Ralph D. Nyland's work include Forest ecology and management (48 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (24 papers) and Forest Management and Policy (19 papers). Ralph D. Nyland is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (48 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (24 papers) and Forest Management and Policy (19 papers). Ralph D. Nyland collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Iran. Ralph D. Nyland's co-authors include Gregory G. McGee, Donald J. Leopold, Pablo J. Donoso, Laura S. Kenefic, Khosro Sagheb‐Talebi, Sven Wagner, Palle Madsen, Catherine Collet, Tohru Nakashizuka and Matthew J. Kelty and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecological Applications, Landscape and Urban Planning and Forest Ecology and Management.

In The Last Decade

Ralph D. Nyland

71 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Silviculture: Concepts and Applications 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 200 400 600
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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. Silviculture: Concepts and Applications
    1996 613 citations Ralph D. Nyland profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ralph D. Nyland United States 24 1.7k 1.4k 817 530 234 73 2.3k
Louis De Grandpré Canada 28 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.1× 783 1.0× 740 1.4× 205 0.9× 61 2.3k
John C. Tappeiner United States 28 1.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.2× 812 1.0× 761 1.4× 341 1.5× 93 2.6k
Ulrich Kohnle Germany 27 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 797 1.0× 655 1.2× 250 1.1× 89 2.5k
K Dave Coates Canada 23 2.3k 1.4× 1.8k 1.2× 758 0.9× 410 0.8× 344 1.5× 33 2.7k
Marilou Beaudet Canada 24 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 469 0.6× 322 0.6× 257 1.1× 31 1.6k
Nelson Thiffault Canada 23 1.1k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 356 0.4× 410 0.8× 258 1.1× 130 1.8k
Palle Madsen Denmark 22 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 477 0.6× 395 0.7× 421 1.8× 34 1.9k
Andrej Bončina Slovenia 25 1.1k 0.7× 950 0.7× 667 0.8× 276 0.5× 254 1.1× 78 1.7k
Alan S. White United States 22 1.4k 0.8× 1.5k 1.1× 501 0.6× 626 1.2× 342 1.5× 45 2.2k
Jens Peter Skovsgaard Denmark 18 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 345 0.4× 340 0.6× 242 1.0× 38 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ralph D. Nyland

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralph D. Nyland

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nyland, Ralph D., et al.. (2020). Sugar Maple, Red Maple, and Yellow Birch Growth and Mortality in Even-Aged Adirondack Northern Hardwoods. Forest Science. 67(1). 83–92. 3 indexed citations
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Nyland, Ralph D., et al.. (2016). Silviculture: Concepts and Applications, Third Edition. 5 indexed citations
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Nyland, Ralph D., et al.. (2012). Predicting Sugar Maple Mortality in Managed Uneven-Aged Northern Hardwood Stands. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 29(1). 43–45. 1 indexed citations
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Nyland, Ralph D.. (2006). Rehabilitating Cutover Stands: Some Ideas to Ponder. 342. 6 indexed citations
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Nyland, Ralph D., et al.. (2006). Interference to Hardwood Regeneration in Northeastern North America: Assessing and Countering Ferns in Northern Hardwood Forests. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 23(3). 166–175. 26 indexed citations
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Kenefic, Laura S. & Ralph D. Nyland. (2005). Diameter-limit Cutting and Silviculture in Northeastern Forests: a Primer for Landowners, Practitioners,and Policymakers. DigitalCommons (California Polytechnic State University). 19 indexed citations
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Donoso, Pablo J. & Ralph D. Nyland. (2005). Seedling density according to structure, dominance and understory cover in old-growth forest stands of the evergreen forest type in the coastal range of Chile. Revista chilena de historia natural. 78(1). 31 indexed citations
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Lockhart, Brian Roy & Ralph D. Nyland. (2004). Teaching Professional Codes of Ethics to Forestry and Wildlife Students: A Case Study Using Diameter-Limit Harvesting in a Bottomland Hardwood Stand. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 12(1). 27.
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Nyland, Ralph D., David Ray, & Ruth D. Yanai. (2004). Height Development of Upper-Canopy Trees Within Even-Aged Adirondack Northern Hardwood Stands. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 21(3). 117–122. 9 indexed citations
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Nyland, Ralph D., et al.. (2003). Forecasting development of understory American beech after partial cutting in uneven-aged northern hardwood stands. Forest Ecology and Management. 180(1-3). 453–461. 36 indexed citations
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Nyland, Ralph D., et al.. (2000). Natural regeneration of eastern hemlock: a review. 267. 20 indexed citations
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McGee, Gregory G., Donald J. Leopold, & Ralph D. Nyland. (1999). Structural Characteristics of Old-Growth, Maturing, and Partially Cut Northern Hardwood Forests. Ecological Applications. 9(4). 1316–1316. 5 indexed citations
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Nyland, Ralph D.. (1999). Sugar maple: its characteristics and potentials. 261. 4 indexed citations
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Nyland, Ralph D.. (1998). Selection System in Northern Hardwoods. Journal of Forestry. 96(7). 18–21. 89 indexed citations
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Nyland, Ralph D.. (1998). Patterns of lodgepole pine regeneration following the 1988 Yellowstone fires. Forest Ecology and Management. 111(1). 23–33. 22 indexed citations
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Nyland, Ralph D., et al.. (1996). Changes in the Condition and Species Composition of Developing Even-Aged Northern Hardwood Stands in Central New York. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 13(4). 189–194. 11 indexed citations
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Nyland, Ralph D., et al.. (1991). Designated skid trails: results after 18 years. 3 indexed citations
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Zipperer, Wayne C., Robert L. Burgess, & Ralph D. Nyland. (1990). Patterns of deforestation and reforestation in different landscape types in central New York. Forest Ecology and Management. 36(1). 103–117. 36 indexed citations
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Nyland, Ralph D., et al.. (1979). Litter removal impairs growth of direct-seeded Norway spruce [Picea abies].. Forest Science. 6 indexed citations

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