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D-Index
60
Citations
13115
World Ranking
2301
National Ranking
820

Brian J. Palik publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian J. Palik sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 276 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Brian J. Palik D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian J. Palik sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Brian J. Palik is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of environmental science. Their body of work includes research primarily focused on forest management, ecology, and responses to climate and environmental change.

Their research spans various topics within environmental science, including:

  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management

Brian J. Palik's main fields of study are centered on environmental science, with a subfield focus on:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Insect Science
  • Atmospheric Science

Frequent publication venues for Brian J. Palik's work include:

  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • Ecological Applications
  • Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
  • Wetlands

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Brian J. Palik bring insight into climate adaptation and ecosystem management. Some of these publications include:

  • Operationalizing forest-assisted migration in the context of climate change adaptation: Examples from the eastern USA, 2022, Ecosphere
  • Low stand density moderates growth declines during hot droughts in semi-arid forests, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Effects of forest harvesting and biomass removal on soil carbon and nitrogen: Two complementary meta-analyses, 2021, Forest Ecology and Management
  • Building on the last "new" thing: exploring the compatibility of ecological and adaptation silviculture, 2020, Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • A lack of ecological diversity in forest nurseries limits the achievement of tree-planting objectives in response to global change, 2023, BioScience

Brian J. Palik collaborates frequently with several other researchers in the field. Notable co-authors include:

  • Anthony W. D'Amato
  • Robert A. Slesak
  • Douglas N. Kastendick
  • Peter W. Clark
  • Mike A. Battaglia

Best Publications

  • Retention Forestry to Maintain Multifunctional Forests: A World Perspective

    Lena Gustafsson;Susan C. Baker;Jurgen Bauhus;William J. Beese

  • Contemporary forest restoration: A review emphasizing function

    John A. Stanturf;Brian J. Palik;R. Kasten Dumroese

  • A major shift to the retention approach for forestry can help resolve some global forest sustainability issues

    David Lindenmayer;J F Franklin;A. Lohmus;Simon Baker

  • Can retention forestry help conserve biodiversity? A meta-analysis

    Katja Fedrowitz;Julia Koricheva;Susan C. Baker;David B. Lindenmayer

  • Effects of thinning on drought vulnerability and climate response in north temperate forest ecosystems

    Anthony W. D'Amato;John B. Bradford;Shawn Fraver;Shawn Fraver;Brian J. Palik

  • Forest management for mitigation and adaptation to climate change: Insights from long-term silviculture experiments

    Anthony W. D'Amato;John B. Bradford;Shawn Fraver;Brian J. Palik

  • Natural disturbance and stand development principles for ecological forestry

    Jerry F. Franklin;Robert J. Mitchell;Brian J. Palik

  • Density‐dependent vulnerability of forest ecosystems to drought

    Alessandra Bottero;Alessandra Bottero;Anthony W. D'Amato;Anthony W. D'Amato;Brian J. Palik;John B. Bradford

  • Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change: A National Experiment in Manager-Scientist Partnerships to Apply an Adaptation Framework

    Linda M. Nagel;Brian J. Palik;Michael A. Battaglia;Anthony W. D'Amato

  • Relationships between environmental characteristics and macroinvertebrate communities in seasonal woodland ponds of Minnesota

    Darold P. Batzer;Brian J. Palik;Richard Buech

  • Effects of canopy structure on resource availability and seedling responses in a longleaf pine ecosystem

    Brian J. Palik;Robert J. Mitchell;Greg Houseal;Neil Pederson

  • Disturbance versus edge effects in sugar-maple/beech forest fragments

    Brian J. Palik;Peter G. Murphy

  • Competition amplifies drought stress in forests across broad climatic and compositional gradients

    Kelly E. Gleason;John B. Bradford;Alessandra Bottero;Anthony W. D'Amato

  • Modeling silviculture after natural disturbance to sustain biodiversity in the longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystem: balancing complexity and implementation

    Brian J. Palik;Robert J. Mitchell;J.Kevin Hiers

  • Forest Restoration Paradigms

    John Stanturf;Brian J. Palik;Mary I. Williams;R. Kasten Dumroese

  • USING LANDSCAPE HIERARCHIES TO GUIDE RESTORATION OF DISTURBED ECOSYSTEMS

    Brian J. Palik;P. Charles Goebel;L. Katherine Kirkman;Larry West

  • DEPRESSIONAL WETLAND VEGETATION TYPES: A QUESTION OF PLANT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

    L. Katherine Kirkman;P. Charles Goebel;Larry West;Mark B. Drew

  • Effects of organic matter removal, soil compaction and vegetation control on 10th year biomass and foliar nutrition: LTSP continent-wide comparisons

    Felix Ponder Jr.;Robert L. Fleming;Shannon Berch;Matt D. Busse

  • SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF OVERSTORY RETENTION INFLUENCES RESOURCES AND GROWTH OF LONGLEAF PINE SEEDLINGS

    Brian Palik;Robert J. Mitchell;Stephen Pecot;Mike Battaglia

  • Untangling positive and negative biotic interactions: Views from above and below ground in a forest ecosystem

    Rebecca A. Montgomery;Peter B. Reich;Brian J. Palik

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony W. D'Amato
Anthony W. D'Amato University of Vermont
Shawn Fraver
Shawn Fraver University of Maine
John B. Bradford
John B. Bradford United States Geological Survey
Kurt S. Pregitzer
Kurt S. Pregitzer University of Idaho
Robert J. Mitchell
Robert J. Mitchell La Trobe University
Randall K. Kolka
Randall K. Kolka US Forest Service
Michael Battaglia
Michael Battaglia Agriculture and Food
Rebecca A. Montgomery
Rebecca A. Montgomery University of Minnesota
Hong S. He
Hong S. He University of Missouri
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota

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