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Aaron R. Weiskittel

Aaron R. Weiskittel

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
40
Citations
6696
World Ranking
3897
National Ranking
969

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
41
Citations
7359
World Ranking
5794
National Ranking
1974

Aaron R. Weiskittel publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aaron R. Weiskittel sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 193 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Aaron R. Weiskittel D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aaron R. Weiskittel sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 40 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Aaron R. Weiskittel is affiliated with the University of Maine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on forest ecology and management. Their work spans various subfields including global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, environmental engineering, ecology, and insect science.

The scientist's research addresses multiple topics such as forest ecology and management, forest management and policy, remote sensing and LiDAR applications, fire effects on ecosystems, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, and remote sensing in agriculture.

Frequent publication venues for their work include Forest Ecology and Management, where they have published 14 papers, the Journal of Forestry with 7 publications, SSRN Electronic Journal with 6, as well as Canadian Journal of Forest Research and Remote Sensing, each with 4 publications.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Evolution, history, and use of stem taper equations: a review of their development, application, and implementation (2020, Canadian Journal of Forest Research)
  • Spruce budworm tree host species distribution and abundance mapping using multi-temporal Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellite imagery (2020, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing)
  • Sentinel-2 based prediction of spruce budworm defoliation using red-edge spectral vegetation indices (2020, Remote Sensing Letters)
  • Individual Tree Attribute Estimation and Uniformity Assessment in Fast-Growing Eucalyptus spp. Forest Plantations Using Lidar and Linear Mixed-Effects Models (2020, Remote Sensing)
  • Relative density of United States forests has shifted to higher levels over last two decades with important implications for future dynamics (2021, Scientific Reports)

Aaron R. Weiskittel has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, Anthony W. D'Amato, Adam Daigneault, Christopher W. Woodall, and Xinyuan Wei. The number of joint publications with these colleagues ranges from 8 to 15.

Best Publications

  • Forest growth and yield modeling

    A. R. Weiskittel;D. W. Hann;J. A. Kershaw;J. K. Vanclay

  • Forest Growth and Yield Modeling: Vanclay/Forest Growth and Yield Modeling

    Aaron R. Weiskittel;David W. Hann;John A. Kershaw;Jerome K. Vanclay

  • Addressing climate change in the forest vegetation simulator to assess impacts on landscape forest dynamics.

    Nicholas L. Crookston;Gerald E. Rehfeldt;Gary E. Dixon;Aaron R. Weiskittel

  • Layer stacking: A novel algorithm for individual forest tree segmentation from LiDAR point clouds

    Elias Ayrey;Shawn Fraver;John A. Kershaw;Laura S. Kenefic

  • Comparison of model forms for estimating stem taper and volume in the primary conifer species of the North American Acadian Region

    Rongxia Li;Aaron R. Weiskittel

  • An Evidence-Based Review of Timber Harvesting Behavior among Private Woodland Owners

    Emily J. Silver;Jessica E. Leahy;Aaron R. Weiskittel;Caroline L. Noblet

  • Linking climate, gross primary productivity, and site index across forests of the western United States

    Aaron R. Weiskittel;Nicholas L. Crookston;Philip J. Radtke

  • Regional stem taper equations for eleven conifer species in the Acadian Region of North America: development and assessment.

    Rongxia Li;Aaron Weiskittel;Adam R. Dick;John A. Kershaw

  • A Call to Improve Methods for Estimating Tree Biomass for Regional and National Assessments

    Aaron R. Weiskittel;David W. MacFarlane;Philip J. Radtke;David L.R. Affleck

  • Sources of Variation in the Self-Thinning Boundary Line for Three Species with Varying Levels of Shade Tolerance

    Aaron Weiskittel;Peter Gould;Hailemariam Temesgen

  • Effects of Weather Conditions on Tourism Spending: Implications for Future Trends under Climate Change:

    Emily Wilkins;Sandra de Urioste-Stone;Aaron Weiskittel;Todd Gabe

  • Response of branch growth and mortality to silvicultural treatments in coastal Douglas-fir plantations: implications for predicting tree growth.

    Aaron R. Weiskittel;Douglas A. Maguire;Robert A. Monserud

  • Annualized diameter and height growth equations for Pacific Northwest plantation-grown Douglas-fir, western hemlock, and red alder.

    Aaron R. Weiskittel;Sean M. Garber;Gregory P. Johnson;Douglas A. Maguire

  • Modeling crown structural responses to competing vegetation control, thinning, fertilization, and Swiss needle cast in coastal Douglas-fir of the Pacific Northwest, USA.

    Aaron R. Weiskittel;Douglas A. Maguire;Robert A. Monserud

  • Maximum and largest crown width equations for 15 tree species in Maine

    Matthew B. Russell;Aaron R. Weiskittel

  • Linking annual tree growth with eddy-flux measures of net ecosystem productivity across twenty years of observation in a mixed conifer forest

    Aaron Teets;Shawn Fraver;David Y. Hollinger;Aaron R. Weiskittel

  • Modeling annualized occurrence, frequency, and composition of ingrowth using mixed-effects zero-inflated models and permanent plots in the Acadian Forest Region of North America

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  • Evolution, history, and use of stem taper equations: a review of their development, application, and implementation

    John Paul McTague;Aaron R. Weiskittel

  • Long-term effects of precommercial thinning on stem form, volume, and branch characteristics of red spruce and balsam fir crop trees

    Aaron Weiskittel;Laura S. Kenefic;Robert S. Seymour;Leah M. Phillips

  • New England and northern New York forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework project

    Maria K. Janowiak;Anthony W. DAmato;Christopher W. Swanston;Louis Iverson

  • Effect of wide spacing on tree growth, branch and sapwood properties of young Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco] in south-western Germany

    Sebastian Hein;Aaron R. Weiskittel;Ulrich Kohnle

  • Estimating and predicting bark thickness for seven conifer species in the Acadian Region of North America using a mixed-effects modeling approach: comparison of model forms and subsampling strategies

    Rongxia Li;Aaron R. Weiskittel

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert G. Wagner
Robert G. Wagner Purdue University West Lafayette
Jerome K. Vanclay
Jerome K. Vanclay Southern Cross University
Shawn Fraver
Shawn Fraver University of Maine
Ivan J. Fernandez
Ivan J. Fernandez University of Maine
Daniel J. Hayes
Daniel J. Hayes University of Maine
Douglas A. Maguire
Douglas A. Maguire Oregon State University
David A. MacLean
David A. MacLean University of New Brunswick
John W. Coulston
John W. Coulston US Forest Service
Hailemariam Temesgen
Hailemariam Temesgen Oregon State University
Bruce D. Cook
Bruce D. Cook Goddard Space Flight Center

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