Suzanne Brais

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Suzanne Brais is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Insect Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Suzanne Brais has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 31 papers in Insect Science and 30 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Suzanne Brais's work include Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (31 papers), Forest Management and Policy (26 papers) and Forest ecology and management (24 papers). Suzanne Brais is often cited by papers focused on Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (31 papers), Forest Management and Policy (26 papers) and Forest ecology and management (24 papers). Suzanne Brais collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Finland and South Korea. Suzanne Brais's co-authors include David Paré, Brian D. Harvey, Claude Camiré, Évelyne Thiffault, Brian Titus, Yves Bergeron, Paul W. Hazlett, D. G. Maynard, Kirsten Hannam and Arun K. Bose and has published in prestigious journals such as Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Soil Science Society of America Journal and Geoderma.

In The Last Decade

Suzanne Brais

61 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Effects of forest biomass harvesting on soil productivity... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Effects of forest biomass harvesting on soil productivity in boreal and temperate forests — A review
    2011 346 citations Évelyne Thiffault, David Paré et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Suzanne Brais Canada 28 1.3k 974 834 503 428 61 2.1k
Mikko Kukkola Finland 30 913 0.7× 898 0.9× 365 0.4× 665 1.3× 393 0.9× 47 2.0k
Johan Bergh Sweden 29 1.6k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 467 0.6× 342 0.7× 411 1.0× 63 2.5k
Grant M. Domke United States 32 1.8k 1.5× 1.4k 1.5× 645 0.8× 314 0.6× 869 2.0× 124 3.0k
Thomas R. Fox United States 28 1.5k 1.2× 1.8k 1.9× 284 0.3× 550 1.1× 569 1.3× 102 2.8k
Eino Mälkönen Finland 24 810 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 386 0.5× 1.0k 2.1× 744 1.7× 42 2.5k
Pekka Tamminen Finland 23 678 0.5× 483 0.5× 329 0.4× 490 1.0× 356 0.8× 57 1.4k
Matt D. Busse United States 26 858 0.7× 636 0.7× 306 0.4× 739 1.5× 705 1.6× 51 2.2k
Peter N. Beets New Zealand 24 768 0.6× 796 0.8× 336 0.4× 287 0.6× 314 0.7× 54 1.6k
G. J. Rampley Canada 10 2.0k 1.6× 819 0.8× 480 0.6× 140 0.3× 858 2.0× 11 2.7k
Aleksi Lehtonen Finland 34 2.0k 1.6× 1.8k 1.8× 337 0.4× 456 0.9× 660 1.5× 113 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Suzanne Brais

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Fields of papers citing papers by Suzanne Brais

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Suzanne Brais

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Suzanne Brais. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Suzanne Brais 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 Suzanne Brais. Suzanne Brais is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Emilson, Caroline E., Nicolas Bélanger, Suzanne Brais, et al.. (2019). Short‐term growth response of jack pine and spruce spp. to wood ash amendment across Canada. GCB Bioenergy. 12(2). 158–167. 11 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Hugo, et al.. (2018). Early recruitment of boreal forest trees in hybrid poplar plantations of different densities on mine waste rock slopes. Forest Ecology and Management. 429. 520–533. 10 indexed citations
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Brais, Suzanne, et al.. (2015). Wood ash and N fertilization in the Canadian boreal forest: Soil properties and response of jack pine and black spruce. Forest Ecology and Management. 348. 1–14. 52 indexed citations
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Bose, Arun K., Brian D. Harvey, & Suzanne Brais. (2015). Does partial harvesting promote old-growth attributes of boreal mixedwood trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) stands?. Forest Ecology and Management. 353. 173–186. 15 indexed citations
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Bose, Arun K., Suzanne Brais, & Brian D. Harvey. (2014). Trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) volume growth in the boreal mixedwood: Effect of partial harvesting, tree social status, and neighborhood competition. Forest Ecology and Management. 327. 209–220. 17 indexed citations
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Bose, Arun K., Brian D. Harvey, & Suzanne Brais. (2014). Sapling recruitment and mortality dynamics following partial harvesting in aspen-dominated mixedwoods in eastern Canada. Forest Ecology and Management. 329. 37–48. 28 indexed citations
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Bose, Arun K., Brian D. Harvey, Suzanne Brais, Marilou Beaudet, & Alain Leduc. (2013). Constraints to partial cutting in the boreal forest of Canada in the context of natural disturbance-based management: a review. Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research. 87(1). 11–28. 73 indexed citations
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Thiffault, Évelyne, David Paré, Luc Guindon, et al.. (2013). Assessing forest soil base cation status and availability using lake and stream sediment geochemistry: A case study in Quebec (Canada). Geoderma. 211-212. 39–50. 9 indexed citations
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Brais, Suzanne, Timothy T. Work, Christopher D. O’Connor, et al.. (2013). Ecosystem Responses to Partial Harvesting in Eastern Boreal Mixedwood Stands. Forests. 4(2). 364–385. 27 indexed citations
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Kebli, Hedi, Pascal Drouin, Suzanne Brais, & Gavin Kernaghan. (2011). Species Composition of Saproxylic Fungal Communities on Decaying Logs in the Boreal Forest. Microbial Ecology. 61(4). 898–910. 27 indexed citations
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Brais, Suzanne, et al.. (2010). Soil Quality and Tree Growth in Plantations of Forest and Agricultural Origin. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 74(3). 993–1000. 9 indexed citations
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Park, Young-In, Ahmed Koubaa, Suzanne Brais, & Marc J. Mazerolle. (2009). Effects of Cambial Age and Stem Height on Wood Density and Growth of Jack Pine Grown in Boreal Stands. Wood and Fiber Science. 41(4). 346–358. 12 indexed citations
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Purdon, Mark, Suzanne Brais, & Yves Bergeron. (2004). Initial response of understorey vegetation to fire severity and salvage-logging in the southern boreal forest of Québec. Applied Vegetation Science. 7(1). 49–49. 3 indexed citations
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Brais, Suzanne & Claude Camiré. (1998). Soil compaction induced by careful logging in the claybelt region of northwestern Quebec (Canada). Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 78(1). 197–206. 65 indexed citations
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Brais, Suzanne, Claude Camiré, & David Paré. (1995). Impacts of whole-tree harvesting and winter windrowing on soil pH and base status of clayey sites of northwestern Quebec. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 25(6). 997–1007. 38 indexed citations

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