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D-Index
41
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12749
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7555
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339

B. M. Wotton publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where B. M. Wotton sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 77 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

B. M. Wotton D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where B. M. Wotton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

B. M. Wotton is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada, contributing extensively to environmental science with a focus on wildland fire research. Their works encompass multiple subfields including global and planetary change, management, monitoring, policy and law, ecology, safety, risk, reliability and quality, and plant science.

The scientist's publication record highlights involvement in the study of fire effects on ecosystems, landslides and related hazards, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, fire dynamics and safety research, rangeland and wildlife management, plant responses to elevated CO2, and flood risk assessment and management.

Frequent publication venues where Wotton's research appears include:

  • International Journal of Wildland Fire
  • Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Reviews
  • Earth system science data

Significant recent papers authored by or associated with Wotton include:

  • "Wildland fire risk research in Canada," 2020, Environmental Reviews
  • "Fifty years of wildland fire science in Canada," 2020, Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • "A global database on holdover time of lightning-ignited wildfires," 2023, Earth system science data
  • "Modelling initial attack success on forest fires suppressed by air attack in the province of Ontario, Canada," 2022, International Journal of Wildland Fire
  • "Mapping smouldering fire potential in boreal peatlands and assessing interactions with the wildland-human interface in Alberta, Canada," 2021, International Journal of Wildland Fire

Wotton collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Melanie Wheatley
  • Douglas G. Woolford
  • David L. Martell
  • Joshua M. Johnston
  • José V. Moris

The scope of Wotton's work strongly intersects with fire effects on ecosystems, addressing both natural and human-influenced fire dynamics. Their research spans risk assessment, fire behavior modeling, and ecological interactions in boreal and forested landscapes. The contributions include data collection, risk analysis, and modeling techniques aimed at improving understanding and management of wildland fire processes within Canada and internationally.

Best Publications

  • Implications of changing climate for global wildland fire

    Mike D. Flannigan;Meg A. Krawchuk;William J. de Groot;B. Mike Wotton

  • Climate change and forest fires

    M.D Flannigan;B.J Stocks;B.M Wotton

  • Large forest fires in Canada, 1959–1997

    B. J. Stocks;J. A. Mason;J. B. Todd;E. M. Bosch

  • Climate Change and Forest Fire Potential in Russian and Canadian Boreal Forests

    B. J. Stocks;M. A. Fosberg;T. J. Lynham;L. Mearns

  • Forest fire occurrence and climate change in Canada

    B. M. Wotton;C. A. Nock;M. D. Flannigan

  • Direct carbon emissions from Canadian forest fires, 1959-1999

    B D Amiro;J B Todd;B M Wotton;K A Logan

  • Future wildfire in circumboreal forests in relation to global warming

    M.D. Flannigan;M.D. Flannigan;Y. Bergeron;O. Engelmark;B.M. Wotton

  • Forest Fires and Climate Change in the 21ST Century

    M. D. Flannigan;B. D. Amiro;B. D. Amiro;K. A. Logan;B. J. Stocks

  • Length of the fire season in a changing climate

    B. M. Wotton;M. D. Flannigan

  • Fuel moisture sensitivity to temperature and precipitation: climate change implications

    M. D. Flannigan;B. M. Wotton;B. M. Wotton;G. A. Marshall;W. J. de Groot

  • Potential climate change impacts on fire intensity and key wildfire suppression thresholds in Canada

    B M Wotton;M D Flannigan;G A Marshall

  • CLIMATE CHANGE AND PEOPLE-CAUSED FOREST FIRE OCCURRENCE IN ONTARIO

    B. M. Wotton;B. M. Wotton;D. L. Martell;K. A. Logan

  • A lightning fire occurrence model for Ontario

    B M Wotton;David L Martell

  • Fire, climate change, carbon and fuel management in the Canadian boreal forest

    B.D. Amiro;B.J. Stocks;M.E. Alexander;Flannigan

  • Crown fire behaviour in a northern jack pine-black spruce forest

    B J Stocks;M E Alexander;B M Wotton;C N Stefner

  • Climate, Weather, and Area Burned

    M.D. Flannigan;B.M. Wotton

  • Interactive effects of vegetation, soil moisture and bulk density on depth of burning of thick organic soils

    B. W. Benscoter;D. K. Thompson;J. M. Waddington;M. D. Flannigan;M. D. Flannigan

  • LIGHTNING-IGNITED FOREST FIRES IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO

    M. D. Flannigan;B. M. Wotton

  • Moderate drop in water table increases peatland vulnerability to post-fire regime shift.

    N. Kettridge;M. R. Turetsky;J. H. Sherwood;D. K. Thompson

  • Flame temperature and residence time of fires in dry eucalypt forest

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  • A 500 hPa synoptic wildland fire climatology for large Canadian forest fires, 1959–1996

    W. R. Skinner;M. D. Flannigan;B. J. Stocks;D. L. Martell

  • Fire weather index system components for large fires in the Canadian boreal forest

    B. D. Amiro;K. A. Logan;B. M. Wotton;B. M. Wotton;M. D. Flannigan

Frequent Co-Authors

Mike D. Flannigan
Mike D. Flannigan University of Alberta
Brian J. Stocks
Brian J. Stocks Canadian Forest Service
Brian D. Amiro
Brian D. Amiro University of Manitoba
David L. Martell
David L. Martell University of Toronto
James M. Waddington
James M. Waddington McMaster University
Dan K. Thompson
Dan K. Thompson Natural Resources Canada
Martin E. Alexander
Martin E. Alexander Wild Rose Fire Behaviour
Merritt R. Turetsky
Merritt R. Turetsky University of Colorado Boulder
Miguel G. Cruz
Miguel G. Cruz Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Linda O. Mearns
Linda O. Mearns National Center for Atmospheric Research

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