Thomas A. Spies

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas A. Spies is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas A. Spies has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 7 papers in Environmental Engineering and 6 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Thomas A. Spies's work include Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (7 papers), Forest ecology and management (6 papers) and Remote Sensing in Agriculture (5 papers). Thomas A. Spies is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (7 papers), Forest ecology and management (6 papers) and Remote Sensing in Agriculture (5 papers). Thomas A. Spies collaborates with scholars based in United States and Spain. Thomas A. Spies's co-authors include Warren B. Cohen, Jerry F. Franklin, Jiquan Chen, Steven A. Acker, Geoffrey G. Parker, David J. Harding, M. A. Lefsky, Gay A. Bradshaw, Doug R. Oetter and T. Maiersperger and has published in prestigious journals such as Remote Sensing of Environment, Ecological Applications and International Journal of Remote Sensing.

In The Last Decade

Thomas A. Spies

13 papers receiving 1.8k 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 →
Contrasting microclimates among clearcut, edge, and interior of old-growth Douglas-fir forest

1993 492 citations Jiquan Chen, Jerry F. Franklin et al. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology profile →

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13 of 13 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Counteracting wildfire misinformation 2022 ·Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment ·Gavin M. Jones, Emily K. Vraga, Paul F. Hessburg, Matthew D. Hurteau, Craig D. Allen, Robert E. Keane, Thomas A. Spies, Malcolm P. North, Brandon M. Collins, Mark A. Finney, Jamie M. Lydersen, A. L. Westerling	14
2	Effects of overstorey canopy, plant–plant interactions and soil properties on Mediterranean maritime pine seedling dynamics 2011 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Encarna Rodríguez‐García, Felipe Bravo, Thomas A. Spies	42
3	Projecting Forest Policy and Management Effects across Ownerships in Coastal Oregon¹ 2007 ·Ecological Applications ·Thomas A. Spies, K. Norman Johnson	10
4	Responses of herbs and shrubs to reduced root competition under canopies and in gaps: a trenching experiment in old-growth Douglas-fir forests 2003 ·Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·(unknown), Andrew N. Gray, Thomas A. Spies	37
5	Modelling forest cover attributes as continuous variables in a regional context with Thematic Mapper data 2001 ·International Journal of Remote Sensing ·Warren B. Cohen, T. Maiersperger, Thomas A. Spies, Doug R. Oetter	100
6	Modelling forest cover attributes as continuous variables in a regional context with Thematic Mapper data 2001 ·International Journal of Remote Sensing ·Warren B. Cohen, T. Maiersperger, Thomas A. Spies, Doug R. Oetter	111
7	Lidar remote sensing of the canopy structure and biophysical properties of douglas-fir western hemlock forests - concepts and management 1999 ·Smithsonian Digital Repository (Smithsonian Institution) ·M. A. Lefsky, Warren B. Cohen, Steven A. Acker, Geoffrey G. Parker, Thomas A. Spies, David J. Harding	4
8	Lidar Remote Sensing of the Canopy Structure and Biophysical Properties of Douglas-Fir Western Hemlock Forests breakdown → 1999 ·Remote Sensing of Environment ·M. A. Lefsky, Warren B. Cohen, Steven A. Acker, Geoffrey G. Parker, Thomas A. Spies, David J. Harding	733
9	Cover Land Cover on the Western Slopes of the Central Oregon Cascade Range 1995 ·International Journal of Remote Sensing ·Warren B. Cohen, Thomas A. Spies, Frederick J. Swanson, David O. Wallin	4
10	Contrasting microclimates among clearcut, edge, and interior of old-growth Douglas-fir forest breakdown → 1993 ·Agricultural and Forest Meteorology ·Jiquan Chen, Jerry F. Franklin, Thomas A. Spies	492
11	Estimating structural attributes of Douglas-fir/western hemlock forest stands from landsat and SPOT imagery 1992 ·Remote Sensing of Environment ·Warren B. Cohen, Thomas A. Spies	302
12	IMAGE SPATIAL AND SPECTRAL MODELS FOR ESTIMATING CONIFER FOREST STRUCTURAL ATTRIBUTES 1991 ·Warren B. Cohen, Thomas A. Spies	1
13	Semivariograms of digital imagery for analysis of conifer canopy structure 1990 ·Remote Sensing of Environment ·Warren B. Cohen, Thomas A. Spies, Gay A. Bradshaw	234

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