Steven A. Acker

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Steven A. Acker is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven A. Acker has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 20 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 16 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Steven A. Acker's work include Forest ecology and management (22 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (15 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (14 papers). Steven A. Acker is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (22 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (15 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (14 papers). Steven A. Acker collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. Steven A. Acker's co-authors include M. A. Lefsky, Warren B. Cohen, Geoffrey G. Parker, David J. Harding, Thomas A. Spies, Joseph E. Means, Mark E. Harmon, Andrew T. Hudak, Frederick J. Swanson and Charles B. Halpern and has published in prestigious journals such as Remote Sensing of Environment, Geophysical Research Letters and IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

In The Last Decade

Steven A. Acker

41 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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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.

Lidar Remote Sensing of the Canopy Structure and Biophysical Properties of Douglas-Fir Western Hemlock Forests

1999 733 citations M. A. Lefsky, Warren B. Cohen et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven A. Acker United States	22	1.6k	1.5k	1.1k	946	787	42	2.6k
Mats Nilsson Sweden	21	1.8k 1.1×	2.4k 1.6×	1.3k 1.2×	701 0.7×	912 1.2×	45	2.9k
Christopher W. Bater Canada	21	1.0k 0.6×	1.8k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	656 0.7×	564 0.7×	49	2.3k
Benoît St-Onge Canada	25	1.5k 0.9×	2.5k 1.7×	1.4k 1.3×	679 0.7×	886 1.1×	45	3.0k
Thomas A. Spies United States	10	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	818 0.9×	396 0.5×	13	2.1k
Jason Drake United States	16	1.2k 0.7×	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	719 0.8×	384 0.5×	36	2.5k
Janet L. Ohmann United States	23	1.5k 0.9×	813 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	1.5k 1.6×	621 0.8×	39	2.8k
Brady S. Hardiman United States	24	1.1k 0.7×	641 0.4×	608 0.6×	1.4k 1.5×	312 0.4×	55	2.2k
Robert Van Pelt United States	14	1.5k 0.9×	326 0.2×	702 0.6×	1.5k 1.6×	823 1.0×	19	2.5k
Lilian Blanc France	28	1.3k 0.8×	574 0.4×	610 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	195 0.2×	66	2.3k
Jenny Lovell Australia	20	1.3k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	543 0.6×	585 0.7×	38	2.3k

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Acker, Steven A., et al.. (2023). Classification and Assessment of Riparian Ecosystems in Northwest Oregon for Restoration Planning. Northwest Science. 96(3-4).

Haugo, Ryan D., et al.. (2018). Expanding Our Understanding of Forest Structural Restoration Needs in the Pacific Northwest. Northwest Science. 92(1). 18–18. 22 indexed citations

Acker, Steven A., Jane Kertis, & Robert J. Pabst. (2016). Tree regeneration, understory development, and biomass dynamics following wildfire in a mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 384. 72–82. 7 indexed citations

Acker, Steven A., et al.. (2013). Dynamics of coarse woody debris following wildfire in a mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 302. 231–239. 12 indexed citations

Jones, Chad C., Steven A. Acker, & Charles B. Halpern. (2010). Combining local‐ and large‐scale models to predict the distributions of invasive plant species. Ecological Applications. 20(2). 311–326. 85 indexed citations

Woodward, Andrea, Edward G. Schreiner, Patrick Crain, et al.. (2008). Conceptual Models for Research and Monitoring of Elwha Dam Removal—Management Perspective. Northwest Science. 82(sp1). 59–71. 23 indexed citations

Zabowski, D., et al.. (2008). Predicting Secondary Reservoir Sediment Erosion and Stabilization Following Dam Removal. Northwest Science. 82(sp1). 236–245. 12 indexed citations

Acker, Steven A., Timothy J. Beechie, & Patrick B. Shafroth. (2008). Effects of a Natural Dam-Break Flood on Geomorphology and Vegetation on the Elwha River, Washington, U.S.A. Northwest Science. 82(sp1). 210–223. 26 indexed citations

Acker, Steven A., et al.. (2006). Two decades of stability and change in old-growth forest at Mount Rainier National Park.. Northwest Science. 8 indexed citations

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Lefsky, M. A., Andrew T. Hudak, Warren B. Cohen, & Steven A. Acker. (2005). Geographic variability in lidar predictions of forest stand structure in the Pacific Northwest. Remote Sensing of Environment. 95(4). 532–548. 112 indexed citations

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Lefsky, M. A., Andrew T. Hudak, Warren B. Cohen, & Steven A. Acker. (2005). Patterns of covariance between forest stand and canopy structure in the Pacific Northwest. Remote Sensing of Environment. 95(4). 517–531. 93 indexed citations

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Harcombe, P. A., et al.. (2004). The influence of fire and windthrow dynamics on a coastal spruce–hemlock forest in Oregon, USA, based on aerial photographs spanning 40 years. Forest Ecology and Management. 194(1-3). 71–82. 28 indexed citations

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Acker, Steven A., Charles B. Halpern, Mark E. Harmon, & C. T. Dyrness. (2002). Trends in bole biomass accumulation, net primary production and tree mortality in Pseudotsuga menziesii forests of contrasting age. Tree Physiology. 22(2-3). 213–217. 72 indexed citations

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Smithwick, Erica A. H., Mark E. Harmon, Suzanne M. Remillard, Steven A. Acker, & Jerry F. Franklin. (2002). Potential Upper Bounds of Carbon Stores in Forests of the Pacific Northwest. Ecological Applications. 12(5). 1303–1303. 12 indexed citations

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Acker, Steven A., Sarah E. Greene, & Christopher R. Keyes. (2001). Overstory and shrub influences on seedling recruitment patterns in an old-growth ponderosa pine stand. 10 indexed citations

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Means, Joseph E., et al.. (2000). Predicting forest stand characteristics with airborne scanning lidar. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 66(11). 1367–1371. 410 indexed citations

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Lefsky, M. A., Warren B. Cohen, Steven A. Acker, et al.. (1999). Lidar remote sensing of the canopy structure and biophysical properties of douglas-fir western hemlock forests - concepts and management. Smithsonian Digital Repository (Smithsonian Institution). 4 indexed citations

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Lefsky, M. A., Warren B. Cohen, Steven A. Acker, et al.. (1999). Lidar Remote Sensing of the Canopy Structure and Biophysical Properties of Douglas-Fir Western Hemlock Forests. Remote Sensing of Environment. 70(3). 339–361. 733 indexed citations breakdown →

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Acker, Steven A., Thomas E. Sabin, Lisa M. Ganio, & W. Arthur McKee. (1998). Development of old-growth structure and timber volume growth trends in maturing Douglas-fir stands. Forest Ecology and Management. 104(1-3). 265–280. 66 indexed citations

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Harmon, Mark E., W. Arthur McKee, Thomas A. Spies, & Steven A. Acker. (1996). Spatial patterns of tree mortality in an old-growth Abies-Pseudotsuga stand. Northwest Science. 70(2). 132–138. 5 indexed citations

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