Stephen J. Mitchell

3.4k citations

52 papers · 2.3k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 24

Impact in

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 1%
- Forest ecology and management
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Earth-Surface Processes top 2%
- Aeolian processes and effects

Papers in ⓘ

Nature and Landscape Conservation 25
- Forest ecology and management 18
Mechanical Engineering 25
- Tree Root and Stability Studies 25

Co-authors: Michael D. Novak (3 shared papers)Mark Rudnicki (2 shared papers)William J. Beese (2 shared papers)Hailemariam Temesgen (3 shared papers)Joseph J. Cech (5 shared papers)Jean‐Claude Ruel (6 shared papers)Karl Byrne (2 shared papers)Barry Gardiner (2 shared papers)
Journals: Forest Ecology and Management (8 papers)The Forestry Chronicle (5 papers)Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research (5 papers)Canadian Journal of Forest Research (4 papers)Boundary-Layer Meteorology (2 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Stephen J. Mitchell

52 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Wind as a natural disturbance agent in forests: a synthesis 2012 · 363 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2012 Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research

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1	Wind as a natural disturbance agent in forests: a synthesis Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research ·Stephen J. Mitchell Hit paper breakdown →	2012	363
2	A review of mechanistic modelling of wind damage risk to forests Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research ·Barry Gardiner, Karl Byrne, Sophie Hale, K. Kamimura, Stephen J. Mitchell, Heli Peltola, Jean‐Claude Ruel	2008	223
3	Wind tunnel measurements of crown streamlining and drag relationships for several hardwood species Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·Stephan Vollsinger, Stephen J. Mitchell, Kenneth Earl Byrne, Michael D. Novak, Mark Rudnicki	2005	155
4	Empirical modelling of windthrow risk in partially harvested stands using tree, neighbourhood, and stand attributes Forest Ecology and Management ·Robyn E. Scott, Stephen J. Mitchell	2005	151
5	Wind tunnel measurements of crown streamlining and drag relationships for three conifer species Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·Mark Rudnicki, Stephen J. Mitchell, Michael D. Novak	2004	141
6	The retention system:reconciling variable retention with the principles of silvicultural systems The Forestry Chronicle ·Stephen J. Mitchell, William J. Beese	2002	123
7	Empirical modeling of cutblock edge windthrow risk on Vancouver Island, Canada, using stand level information Forest Ecology and Management ·Stephen J. Mitchell, Hailemariam Temesgen, Yolanta Kulis	2001	95
8	Tree crown ratio models for multi-species and multi-layered stands of southeastern British Columbia The Forestry Chronicle ·Hailemariam Temesgen, Valerie LeMay, Stephen J. Mitchell	2005	74
9	Comparative Growth of Juvenile White Sturgeon and Striped Bass: Effects of Temperature and Hypoxia Estuaries ·Joseph J. Cech, Stephen J. Mitchell, Trent E. Wragg	1984	70
10	Stem growth responses in Douglas-fir and Sitka spruce following thinning: implications for assessing wind-firmness Forest Ecology and Management ·Stephen J. Mitchell	2000	66
11	Distribution of California stream fishes: influence of environmental temperature and hypoxia Environmental Biology of Fishes ·Joseph J. Cech, Stephen J. Mitchell, Daniel T. Castleberry, Maryann McEnroe	1990	65
12	Portability of stand-level empirical windthrow risk models Forest Ecology and Management ·N. Lanquaye-Opoku, Stephen J. Mitchell	2005	59
13	The windthrow triangle: A relative windthrow hazard assessment procedure for forest managers The Forestry Chronicle ·Stephen J. Mitchell	1995	57
14	Two decades of variable retention in British Columbia: a review of its implementation and effectiveness for biodiversity conservation Ecological Processes ·William J. Beese, John Deal, B. G. Dunsworth, Stephen J. Mitchell, Timothy J. Philpott	2019	51
15	Windthrow handbook for British Columbia forests. Research program working paper No. 9401 OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) ·R. J. Stathers, T. P. Rollerson, Stephen J. Mitchell	1994	47
16	Locus-Specific Microemulsion Catalysts for Sulfur Mustard (HD) Chemical Warfare Agent Decontamination Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Ian A. Fallis, Peter C. Griffiths, Terence Cosgrove, Cécile A. Dreiss, Norman Govan, Richard K. Heenan, Ian Holden, Robert L. Jenkins, Stephen J. Mitchell, Stuart Notman, James A. Platts, James R. Riches, Thomas Tatchell	2009	42
17	A diagnostic framework for windthrow risk estimation The Forestry Chronicle ·Stephen J. Mitchell	1998	39
18	A GIS Based Approach to Map Wind Exposure for Windthrow Hazard Rating Northern Journal of Applied Forestry ·Jean‐Claude Ruel, Stephen J. Mitchell, Michel Dornier	2002	32
19	Respiratory Responses of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) to Environmental Changes in Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Transactions of the American Fisheries Society ·Joseph J. Cech, Clain G. Campagna, Stephen J. Mitchell	1979	31
20	Testing of WindFIRM/ForestGALES_BC: A hybrid-mechanistic model for predicting windthrow in partially harvested stands Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research ·Karl Byrne, Stephen J. Mitchell	2012	29

About Stephen J. Mitchell

Stephen J. Mitchell is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Mechanical Engineering, Earth-Surface Processes, Global and Planetary Change and Mechanics of Materials, having authored 52 papers that have together received 2.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Tree Root and Stability Studies (25 papers), Forest ecology and management (18 papers), Aeolian processes and effects (12 papers), Forest Biomass Utilization and Management (10 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (6 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (5 papers), Forest Management and Policy (5 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.3k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (430 citations), Global and Planetary Change (989 citations), Mechanical Engineering (1.1k citations) and Insect Science (326 citations). Stephen J. Mitchell has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Michael D. Novak, Mark Rudnicki, William J. Beese, Hailemariam Temesgen, Joseph J. Cech, Jean‐Claude Ruel, Karl Byrne, Barry Gardiner, Sophie Hale and K. Kamimura. Their work appears in journals such as Forest Ecology and Management, The Forestry Chronicle, Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research, Canadian Journal of Forest Research and Boundary-Layer Meteorology.

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