William K. Ferrell

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

William K. Ferrell is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William K. Ferrell has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 13 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 11 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in William K. Ferrell's work include Seedling growth and survival studies (9 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (8 papers) and Forest ecology and management (5 papers). William K. Ferrell is often cited by papers focused on Seedling growth and survival studies (9 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (8 papers) and Forest ecology and management (5 papers). William K. Ferrell collaborates with scholars based in United States. William K. Ferrell's co-authors include Mark E. Harmon, Jerry F. Franklin, Jon D. Johnson, J.P. Blake, Richard P. Pharis, Frank C. Sorensen, Allan P. Drew, David J. Brooks, Steven L. Garman and John D. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

William K. Ferrell

21 papers receiving 831 citations

Hit Papers

Effects on Carbon Storage of Conversion of Old-Growth For... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 100 200 300 400 500
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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 on Carbon Storage of Conversion of Old-Growth Forests to Young Forests
    1990 567 citations Mark E. Harmon, William K. Ferrell et al. Science profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William K. Ferrell United States 14 770 458 222 154 149 21 1.0k
Donald A. Perala United States 14 460 0.6× 524 1.1× 156 0.7× 181 1.2× 68 0.5× 37 807
Ralph S. Meldahl United States 18 495 0.6× 493 1.1× 219 1.0× 55 0.4× 132 0.9× 42 790
René Doucet Canada 13 573 0.7× 689 1.5× 108 0.5× 285 1.9× 71 0.5× 28 872
Risto Ojansuu Finland 16 764 1.0× 765 1.7× 126 0.6× 276 1.8× 200 1.3× 29 1.1k
Gordon J. Kayahara Canada 16 514 0.7× 573 1.3× 153 0.7× 159 1.0× 129 0.9× 27 840
Barry D. Shiver United States 21 583 0.8× 848 1.9× 130 0.6× 100 0.6× 35 0.2× 47 1.0k
Bruce R. Zutter United States 21 544 0.7× 901 2.0× 211 1.0× 136 0.9× 27 0.2× 49 1.1k
Ian G. W. Corns Canada 14 268 0.3× 316 0.7× 95 0.4× 80 0.5× 80 0.5× 23 619
Pentti Niemistö Finland 12 360 0.5× 498 1.1× 137 0.6× 170 1.1× 62 0.4× 44 800
William H. Emmingham United States 16 439 0.6× 450 1.0× 92 0.4× 210 1.4× 78 0.5× 44 806

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Fields of papers citing papers by William K. Ferrell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William K. Ferrell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Harmon, Mark E., Steven L. Garman, & William K. Ferrell. (1996). Modeling Historical Patterns of Tree Utilization in the Pacific Northwest: Carbon Sequestration Implications. Ecological Applications. 6(2). 641–652. 37 indexed citations
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Harmon, Mark E., et al.. (1996). Modeling carbon stores in Oregon and Washington forest products: 1900?1992. Climatic Change. 33(4). 521–550. 65 indexed citations
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Wallin, David O., Warren B. Cohen, Phillip Sollins, et al.. (1994). Using a GIS to Model Effects of Land Use on Carbon Storage in the Forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA. 3 indexed citations
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Harmon, Mark E., William K. Ferrell, & Jerry F. Franklin. (1990). Effects on Carbon Storage of Conversion of Old-Growth Forests to Young Forests. Science. 247(4943). 699–702. 567 indexed citations breakdown →
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Johnson, Jon D. & William K. Ferrell. (1983). Stomatal response to vapour pressure deficit and the effect of plant water stress. Plant Cell & Environment. 6(6). 451–456. 16 indexed citations
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Johnson, John D. & William K. Ferrell. (1982). The relationship of abscisic acid metabolism to stomatal conductance in Douglas‐fir during water stress. Physiologia Plantarum. 55(4). 431–437. 18 indexed citations
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Ferrell, William K., et al.. (1980). Abscisic acid levels and stomatal behavior during drought and recovery in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). Canadian Journal of Botany. 58(12). 1370–1375. 4 indexed citations
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Drew, Allan P. & William K. Ferrell. (1979). Seasonal changes in the water balance of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) seedlings grown under different light intensities. Canadian Journal of Botany. 57(6). 666–674. 7 indexed citations
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Drew, Allan P. & William K. Ferrell. (1977). Morphological acclimation to light intensity in Douglas-fir seedlings. Canadian Journal of Botany. 55(15). 2033–2042. 25 indexed citations
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Sorensen, Frank C. & William K. Ferrell. (1973). Photosynthesis and growth of Douglas-fir seedlings when grown in different environments. Canadian Journal of Botany. 51(9). 1689–1698. 31 indexed citations
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Ferrell, William K., et al.. (1970). Effect of drought upon rates of photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration of seedlings of two ecotypes of Douglas Fir. II. Two-year-old seedlings.. Photosynthetica. 4(1). 58–67. 12 indexed citations
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Ferrell, William K., et al.. (1968). Effect of Drought upon Rates of Photosynthesis, Respiration, and Transpiration of Seedlings of Two Ecotypes of Douglas-Fir. Botanical Gazette. 129(4). 346–350. 26 indexed citations
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Ferrell, William K., et al.. (1966). Effects of Seed Origin on Drought Resistance of Douglas‐Fir (Pseudotsuga Menziesii) (Mirb.) Franco. Ecology. 47(3). 499–503. 29 indexed citations
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Pharis, Richard P. & William K. Ferrell. (1966). DIFFERENCES IN DROUGHT RESISTANCE BETWEEN COASTAL AND INLAND SOURCES OF DOUGLAS FIR. Canadian Journal of Botany. 44(12). 1651–1659. 33 indexed citations
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Ferrell, William K., et al.. (1960). Movement and Distribution of Radiophosphorus in Crowns of Healthy and Pole Blighted Western White Pines. (Pinus Monticola D. Don.). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 35(4). 413–417. 1 indexed citations
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Ferrell, William K., et al.. (1958). Invasion of brush species into small stand openings in the Douglas-Fir forests of the Willamette foothills.. Northwest Science. 34(3). 77–88. 4 indexed citations
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Ferrell, William K., et al.. (1956). Mobility of Calcium-45 after Injection into Western White Pine. Science. 124(3217). 364–365. 9 indexed citations

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