Stephen J. Mitchell

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Stephen J. Mitchell is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Mechanical Engineering and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen J. Mitchell has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 25 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 12 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Stephen J. Mitchell's work include Tree Root and Stability Studies (25 papers), Forest ecology and management (18 papers) and Aeolian processes and effects (12 papers). Stephen J. Mitchell is often cited by papers focused on Tree Root and Stability Studies (25 papers), Forest ecology and management (18 papers) and Aeolian processes and effects (12 papers). Stephen J. Mitchell collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Stephen J. Mitchell's 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 Heli Peltola and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, European Journal of Biochemistry and Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Stephen J. Mitchell

52 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Wind as a natural disturbance agent in forests: a synthesis 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

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. Wind as a natural disturbance agent in forests: a synthesis
    2012 363 citations Stephen J. Mitchell Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen J. Mitchell Canada 24 1.3k 1.1k 989 457 430 52 2.3k
Andreas Schuck Finland 17 659 0.5× 258 0.2× 882 0.9× 429 0.9× 68 0.2× 47 1.5k
Holger Gärtner Switzerland 27 904 0.7× 501 0.5× 1.7k 1.7× 386 0.8× 147 0.3× 121 2.9k
Zdeněk Vacek Czechia 29 1.7k 1.3× 424 0.4× 985 1.0× 362 0.8× 27 0.1× 166 2.6k
Harri Mäkinen Finland 41 3.3k 2.5× 1.1k 1.0× 2.9k 2.9× 356 0.8× 35 0.1× 144 4.7k
Eric K. Zenner United States 32 1.2k 0.9× 124 0.1× 1.6k 1.6× 685 1.5× 95 0.2× 106 2.8k
Hailemariam Temesgen United States 31 2.1k 1.6× 417 0.4× 1.3k 1.3× 706 1.5× 31 0.1× 97 2.8k
Juan Gabriél Álvarez‐González Spain 30 1.7k 1.3× 414 0.4× 1.4k 1.4× 394 0.9× 20 0.0× 105 2.2k
Marek Fabrika Slovakia 7 915 0.7× 108 0.1× 1.4k 1.4× 564 1.2× 38 0.1× 11 2.0k
Hubert Hasenauer Austria 34 2.2k 1.7× 275 0.2× 2.5k 2.5× 627 1.4× 15 0.0× 136 3.6k
Helena M. Henttonen Finland 21 782 0.6× 124 0.1× 775 0.8× 332 0.7× 17 0.0× 63 1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen J. Mitchell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mitchell, Stephen J., et al.. (2017). Windthrow Dynamics in Boreal Ontario: A Simulation of the Vulnerability of Several Stand Types across a Range of Wind Speeds. Forests. 8(7). 233–233. 23 indexed citations
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Albrecht, Axel, Éric Badel, Vivien Bonnesoeur, et al.. (2016). Comment on “Critical wind speed at which trees break”. Physical review. E. 94(6). 67001–67001. 12 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Stephen J., et al.. (2016). Windthrow modelling in old-growth and multi-layered boreal forests. Ecological Modelling. 327. 105–114. 20 indexed citations
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Hovenden, Mark J., et al.. (2012). Short-term effects of firebreaks on seedling growth, nutrient concentrations and soil strength in southern Australian wet eucalypt forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 278. 110–117. 5 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Stephen J.. (2012). Wind as a natural disturbance agent in forests: a synthesis. Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research. 86(2). 147–157. 363 indexed citations breakdown →
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Byrne, Karl & Stephen J. Mitchell. (2012). Testing of WindFIRM/ForestGALES_BC: A hybrid-mechanistic model for predicting windthrow in partially harvested stands. Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research. 86(2). 185–199. 29 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Stephen J., et al.. (2007). Comparison of wind speeds obtained using numerical weather prediction models and topographic exposure indices for predicting windthrow in mountainous terrain. Forest Ecology and Management. 254(2). 193–204. 24 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Stephen J., et al.. (2005). Wind tunnel measurements of crown streamlining and drag relationships for several hardwood species. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35(5). 1238–1249. 155 indexed citations
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Temesgen, Hailemariam, Valerie LeMay, & Stephen J. Mitchell. (2005). Tree crown ratio models for multi-species and multi-layered stands of southeastern British Columbia. The Forestry Chronicle. 81(1). 133–141. 74 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Stephen J., et al.. (2005). Empirical modelling of windthrow risk in partially harvested stands using tree, neighbourhood, and stand attributes. Forest Ecology and Management. 218(1-3). 193–209. 151 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Stephen J. & William J. Beese. (2002). The retention system:reconciling variable retention with the principles of silvicultural systems. The Forestry Chronicle. 78(3). 397–403. 123 indexed citations
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Burleigh, Scott, et al.. (2002). WWWorkflow: World Wide Web based workflow. 4. 397–404. 15 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Stephen J., Thomas A. Churchill, Marc C. Winslet, & Barry Fuller. (1996). Effects of Different Cold Preservation Solutions on Restoration of Hepatic Energy Metabolism during Cold Reperfusion. Cryobiology. 33(4). 413–422. 17 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Stephen J.. (1995). The windthrow triangle: A relative windthrow hazard assessment procedure for forest managers. The Forestry Chronicle. 71(4). 446–450. 57 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Stephen J., Thomas A. Churchill, & Barry Fuller. (1995). Restoration of hepatic metabolism by cold reperfusion. Biochemical Society Transactions. 23(2). 318S–318S. 2 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Stephen J., et al.. (1994). 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). 47 indexed citations
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Gorman, Jeffrey J., Gary L. Corino, & Stephen J. Mitchell. (1987). Fluorescent labeling of cysteinyl residues. Application to extensive primary structure analysis of proteins on a microscale. European Journal of Biochemistry. 168(1). 169–179. 24 indexed citations
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Cech, Joseph J., et al.. (1984). Comparative Growth of Juvenile White Sturgeon and Striped Bass: Effects of Temperature and Hypoxia. Estuaries. 7(1). 12–12. 70 indexed citations
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Cech, Joseph J., et al.. (1979). Respiratory Responses of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) to Environmental Changes in Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 108(2). 166–171. 31 indexed citations

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