Robert Van Pelt

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Robert Van Pelt is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Van Pelt has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 6 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Robert Van Pelt's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (7 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (6 papers) and Forest ecology and management (6 papers). Robert Van Pelt is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (7 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (6 papers) and Forest ecology and management (6 papers). Robert Van Pelt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Romania. Robert Van Pelt's co-authors include Jerry F. Franklin, David C. Shaw, Jiquan Chen, Mark E. Harmon, David B. Lindenmayer, Ken Bible, D. A. Thornburgh, William S. Keeton, Andrew B. Carey and Thomas A. Spies and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecological Applications, Forest Ecology and Management and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Robert Van Pelt

19 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Disturbances and structural development of natural forest ecosystems with silvicultural implications, using Douglas-fir forests as an example

2002 1.4k citations Jerry F. Franklin, Thomas A. Spies et al. Forest Ecology and Management profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Van Pelt United States	14	1.5k	1.5k	823	702	326	19	2.5k
Louis De Grandpré Canada	28	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	783 1.0×	740 1.1×	357 1.1×	61	2.3k
Emanuele Lingua Italy	28	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	727 0.9×	711 1.0×	364 1.1×	93	2.3k
Shawn Fraver United States	31	1.8k 1.2×	2.0k 1.4×	1.1k 1.3×	670 1.0×	752 2.3×	85	3.2k
Matteo Garbarino Italy	31	924 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	533 0.6×	596 0.8×	415 1.3×	82	2.1k
Ken Bible United States	8	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	647 0.8×	471 0.7×	221 0.7×	8	1.8k
K Dave Coates Canada	23	2.3k 1.5×	1.8k 1.2×	758 0.9×	410 0.6×	289 0.9×	33	2.7k
Philippe Balandier France	29	2.0k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	647 0.8×	520 0.7×	286 0.9×	76	2.9k
Tomáš Hlásny Czechia	25	816 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	615 0.7×	829 1.2×	365 1.1×	76	2.0k
Robert T. Fahey United States	27	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	347 0.4×	742 1.1×	139 0.4×	77	2.4k
Eric T. Neilson Canada	14	1.0k 0.7×	2.4k 1.6×	549 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	501 1.5×	14	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Van Pelt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Van Pelt

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Van Pelt

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Van Pelt. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Van Pelt based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Robert Van Pelt. Robert Van Pelt is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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19 of 19 papers shown

Prior, Lynda D., et al.. (2025). Tasmania’s giant eucalypts: discovery, documentation, macroecology and conservation status of the world’s largest angiosperms. Australian Journal of Botany. 73(1). 2 indexed citations

Sillett, Stephen C., et al.. (2019). Structure and dynamics of forests dominated by Sequoiadendron giganteum. Forest Ecology and Management. 448. 218–239. 22 indexed citations

Carroll, Allyson L., Stephen C. Sillett, & Robert Van Pelt. (2018). Tree-Ring Indicators of Fire in Two Old-Growth Coast Redwood Forests. Fire Ecology. 14(1). 85–105. 12 indexed citations

Pătruț, Adrian, et al.. (2017). RADIOCARBON DATING OF A VERY LARGE AFRICAN BAOBAB FROM LIMPOPO, SOUTH AFRICA: INVESTIGATION OF THE SAGOLE BIG TREE. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Chemia. 355–364. 1 indexed citations

Pelt, Robert Van, et al.. (2016). Emergent crowns and light-use complementarity lead to global maximum biomass and leaf area in Sequoia sempervirens forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 375. 279–308. 70 indexed citations

Sillett, Stephen C., Robert Van Pelt, Russell D. Kramer, Allyson L. Carroll, & George W. Koch. (2015). Biomass and growth potential of Eucalyptus regnans up to 100m tall. Forest Ecology and Management. 348. 78–91. 66 indexed citations

Guo, Zhongling, Ning Huang, Zhibao Dong, Robert Van Pelt, & Ted M. Zobeck. (2014). Wind Erosion Induced Soil Degradation in Northern China: Status, Measures and Perspective. Sustainability. 6(12). 8951–8966. 62 indexed citations

Pătruț, Adrian, et al.. (2011). Age determination of large live trees with inner cavities: radiocarbon dating of Platland tree, a giant African baobab. Annals of Forest Science. 68(5). 993–1003. 28 indexed citations

Ambrose, Anthony R., Stephen C. Sillett, George W. Koch, et al.. (2010). Effects of height on treetop transpiration and stomatal conductance in coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). Tree Physiology. 30(10). 1260–1272. 62 indexed citations

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Sillett, Stephen C., Robert Van Pelt, George W. Koch, et al.. (2010). Increasing wood production through old age in tall trees. Forest Ecology and Management. 259(5). 976–994. 150 indexed citations

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Franklin, Jerry F., et al.. (2007). Extent and Distribution of Old Forest Conditions on DNR-Managed State Trust Lands in Eastern Washington. 1 indexed citations

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Latterell, J. J., J. Scott Bechtold, Thomas C. O’Keefe, Robert Van Pelt, & Robert J. Naiman. (2006). Dynamic patch mosaics and channel movement in an unconfined river valley of the Olympic Mountains. Freshwater Biology. 51(3). 523–544. 123 indexed citations

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Franklin, Jerry F. & Robert Van Pelt. (2004). Spatial Aspects of Structural Complexity in Old-Growth Forests. Journal of Forestry. 102(3). 22–28. 220 indexed citations

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Pelt, Robert Van & Nalini M. Nadkarni. (2004). Development of Canopy Structure in Pseudotsuga menziesii Forests in the Southern Washington Cascades. Forest Science. 50(3). 326–341. 41 indexed citations

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Parker, Geoffrey G., Mark E. Harmon, M. A. Lefsky, et al.. (2004). Three-dimensional Structure of an Old-growth Pseudotsuga-Tsuga Canopy and Its Implications for Radiation Balance, Microclimate, and Gas Exchange. Ecosystems. 7(5). 150 indexed citations

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Franklin, Jerry F., Thomas A. Spies, Robert Van Pelt, et al.. (2002). Disturbances and structural development of natural forest ecosystems with silvicultural implications, using Douglas-fir forests as an example. Forest Ecology and Management. 155(1-3). 399–423. 1385 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sillett, Stephen C. & Robert Van Pelt. (2000). A redwood tree whose crown is a forest canopy.. Northwest Science. 74(1). 34–43. 22 indexed citations

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Pelt, Robert Van & Jerry F. Franklin. (1999). RESPONSE OF UNDERSTORY TREES TO EXPERIMENTAL GAPS IN OLD-GROWTH DOUGLAS-FIR FORESTS. Ecological Applications. 9(2). 504–512. 51 indexed citations

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Pelt, Robert Van, et al.. (1998). Landfill Gas Emissions Model, version 2.0., user`s manual. Final report, September 1993--September 1997. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations

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