Russell A. Parsons

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Russell A. Parsons is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Russell A. Parsons has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 23 papers in Ecology and 19 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Russell A. Parsons's work include Fire effects on ecosystems (51 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (14 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (13 papers). Russell A. Parsons is often cited by papers focused on Fire effects on ecosystems (51 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (14 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (13 papers). Russell A. Parsons collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Australia. Russell A. Parsons's co-authors include Robert E. Keane, W. Matt Jolly, Chad M. Hoffman, Matthew G. Rollins, Emily K. Heyerdahl, Paul F. Hessburg, Rodman Linn, Alan Swanson, Jared W. Oyler and David L.R. Affleck and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Russell A. Parsons

51 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Decreasing fire season precipitation increased recent western US forest wildfire activity
    2018 315 citations Zachary A. Holden, Alan Swanson et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Russell A. Parsons United States 22 1.7k 739 516 262 248 54 1.8k
Chad M. Hoffman United States 25 1.6k 0.9× 753 1.0× 561 1.1× 204 0.8× 309 1.2× 78 1.9k
Éric Rigolot France 17 1.7k 1.0× 693 0.9× 757 1.5× 280 1.1× 250 1.0× 41 2.1k
Susan J. Prichard United States 24 1.9k 1.2× 919 1.2× 533 1.0× 275 1.0× 225 0.9× 60 2.1k
T. J. Lynham Canada 17 1.7k 1.0× 609 0.8× 306 0.6× 280 1.1× 224 0.9× 18 1.9k
Nicholas S. Skowronski United States 23 1.6k 1.0× 542 0.7× 428 0.8× 185 0.7× 514 2.1× 85 1.9k
C. Alina Cansler United States 22 1.6k 1.0× 983 1.3× 653 1.3× 260 1.0× 167 0.7× 39 1.7k
Luke Collins Australia 23 1.9k 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 636 1.2× 325 1.2× 271 1.1× 50 2.2k
Charles W. McHugh United States 16 1.7k 1.0× 745 1.0× 441 0.9× 327 1.2× 136 0.5× 25 1.8k
E. Louise Loudermilk United States 28 1.7k 1.0× 732 1.0× 845 1.6× 131 0.5× 660 2.7× 72 2.1k
Eric E. Knapp United States 20 2.0k 1.2× 1.2k 1.6× 942 1.8× 184 0.7× 93 0.4× 30 2.2k

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All Works

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Abolt, Charles J., et al.. (2024). Deep-learning-based canopy height model generation from sub-meter resolution panchromatic satellite imagery. Machine Learning Science and Technology. 6(1). 15013–15013.
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Moran, Christopher J., et al.. (2024). Relationships of Fire Rate of Spread with Spectral and Geometric Features Derived from UAV-Based Photogrammetric Point Clouds. Fire. 7(4). 132–132. 2 indexed citations
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Parsons, Russell A., et al.. (2024). FastFuels: Advancing wildland fire modeling with high-resolution 3D fuel data and data assimilation. Environmental Modelling & Software. 183. 106214–106214. 3 indexed citations
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Johnson, Jesse V., et al.. (2023). Application of LiDAR Derived Fuel Cells to Wildfire Modeling at Laboratory Scale. Fire. 6(10). 394–394. 8 indexed citations
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Ruffault, Julien, François Pimont, Jean‐Luc Dupuy, et al.. (2022). Plant hydraulic modelling of leaf and canopy fuel moisture content reveals increasing vulnerability of a Mediterranean forest to wildfires under extreme drought. New Phytologist. 237(4). 1256–1269. 20 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Chad M., Jeffrey M. Kane, J. Morgan Varner, et al.. (2021). Invigorating Prescribed Fire Science Through Improved Reporting Practices. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 4. 8 indexed citations
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Gavin, Daniel G., et al.. (2014). Drought-triggered western spruce budworm outbreaks in the interior Pacific Northwest: A multi-century dendrochronological record. Forest Ecology and Management. 324. 16–27. 57 indexed citations
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Parsons, Russell A., et al.. (2014). Simulated western spruce budworm defoliation reduces torching and crowning potential: a sensitivity analysis using a physics-based fire model. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 23(5). 709–720. 9 indexed citations
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Keane, Robert E., Geoffrey J. Cary, Mike Flannigan, et al.. (2013). Exploring the role of fire, succession, climate, and weather on landscape dynamics using comparative modeling. Ecological Modelling. 266. 172–186. 31 indexed citations
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Jolly, W. Matt, et al.. (2012). Do mountain pine beetle outbreaks change the probability of active crown fire in lodgepole pine forests? Comment.. PubMed. 93(4). 941–5; discussion 946. 33 indexed citations
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Parsons, Russell A., et al.. (2010). Modeling the spatial distribution of forest crown biomass and effects on fire behavior with FUEL3D and WFDS. 6 indexed citations
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Parsons, Russell A.. (2007). Spatial variability in forest fuels: Simulation modeling and effects on fire behavior. The Mathematics Enthusiast. 10 indexed citations
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Keane, Robert E., Lisa M. Holsinger, Russell A. Parsons, & Kathy Gray. (2007). Climate change effects on historical range and variability of two large landscapes in western Montana, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 254(3). 375–389. 36 indexed citations
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Parsons, Russell A., et al.. (2007). Assessing accuracy of point fire intervals across landscapes with simulation modelling. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 37(9). 1605–1614. 20 indexed citations
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Heyerdahl, Emily K., Richard F. Miller, & Russell A. Parsons. (2006). History of fire and Douglas-fir establishment in a savanna and sagebrush–grassland mosaic, southwestern Montana, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 230(1-3). 107–118. 56 indexed citations
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Rollins, Matthew G., Robert E. Keane, & Russell A. Parsons. (2004). MAPPING FUELS AND FIRE REGIMES USING REMOTE SENSING, ECOSYSTEM SIMULATION, AND GRADIENT MODELING. Ecological Applications. 14(1). 75–95. 127 indexed citations
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Keane, Robert E., Geoffrey J. Cary, & Russell A. Parsons. (2003). Using simulation to map fire regimes: an evaluation of approaches, strategies, and limitations. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 12(4). 309–322. 44 indexed citations

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