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D-Index
44
Citations
7093
World Ranking
5096
National Ranking
334

David A. MacLean 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 David A. MacLean sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 184 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David A. MacLean 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 David A. MacLean sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David A. MacLean is affiliated with the University of New Brunswick in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Medicine, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, and Insect Science.

Their work addresses topics including fire effects on ecosystems, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, remote sensing and LiDAR applications, forest insect ecology and management, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, forest ecology and management, and chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation.

Frequent publication venues for David A. MacLean include the Canadian Journal of Forest Research, where they have contributed ten publications; The Forestry Chronicle with four; Environmental Reviews and The FASEB Journal with two publications each; and the American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology with two publications.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Anthony R. Taylor, Meghan V. McCue, Loïc D'Orangeville, Chris R. Hennigar, and Shawn David Donovan.

Recent papers by David A. MacLean include:

  • 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)
  • A review of natural disturbances to inform implementation of ecological forestry in Nova Scotia, Canada (2020, Environmental Reviews)
  • Evaluating annual spruce budworm defoliation using change detection of vegetation indices calculated from satellite hyperspectral imagery (2020, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • Modelling the spatial distribution of selected North American woodland mammals under future climate scenarios (2020, Mammal Review)

Best Publications

  • The Role of fire in northern circumpolar ecosystems

    Larry Johnson;Ross W. Wien;David A. MacLean

  • Vulnerability of Fir-Spruce Stands During Uncontrolled Spruce Budworm Outbreaks: A Review and Discussion

    David A. MacLean

  • The influence of hardwood content on balsam fir defoliation by spruce budworm

    Qiong Su;Ted D. Needham;David A. MacLean

  • Effects of Spruce Budworm Outbreaks on the Productivity and Stability of Balsam Fir Forests

    David A. MacLean

  • A novel approach to optimize management strategies for carbon stored in both forests and wood products

    Chris R. Hennigar;David A. MacLean;Luke J. Amos-Binks

  • Differences in spruce budworm defoliation among balsam fir and white, red, and black spruce.

    Chris R. Hennigar;David A. MacLean;Dan T. Quiring;John A. Kershaw

  • Patterns of balsam fir mortality caused by an uncontrolled spruce budworm outbreak

    David A. MacLean;Donald P. Ostaff

  • A quantitative relationship between forest growth rates and Thematic Mapper reflectance measurements

    F. J. Ahern;T. Erdle;D. A. Maclean;I. D. Kneppeck

  • Future Spruce Budworm Outbreak May Create a Carbon Source in Eastern Canadian Forests

    Caren C. Dymond;Eric T. Neilson;Graham Stinson;Kevin Porter

  • Weight loss and nutrient changes in decomposing litter and forest floor material in New Brunswick forest stands

    David A. MacLean;Ross W. Wein

  • The Spruce Budworm Decision Support System: forest protection planning to sustain long-term wood supply

    D A MacLean;T A Erdle;W E MacKinnon;K B Porter

  • Stand growth model calibration for use in forest pest impact assessment

    Thom A. Erdle;David A. MacLean

  • Changes in understory vegetation with increasing stand age in New Brunswick forests: species composition, cover, biomass, and nutrients

    David A. MacLean;Ross W. Wein

  • Accuracy of aerial sketch-mapping estimates of spruce budworm defoliation in New Brunswick

    David A. MacLean;Wayne E. MacKinnon

  • Impacts of insect outbreaks on tree mortality, productivity, and stand development

    David A. MacLean

  • Fire and nutrient cycling

    D.A. MacLean;A.J. Woodley;M.G. Weber;R.W. Wein

  • Effects of stand and site characteristics on susceptibility and vulnerability of balsam fir and spruce to spruce budworm in New Brunswick

    David A. MacLean;Wayne E. MacKinnon

  • The Severity of Budworm-Caused Growth Reductions in Balsam Fir/Spruce Stands Varies with the Hardwood Content of Surrounding Forest Landscapes

    Elizabeth M. Campbell;David A. MacLean;Yves Bergeron

  • Changes in landscape composition and stand structure from 19452002 on an industrial forest in New Brunswick, Canada

    David A Etheridge;David A MacLean;Robert G Wagner;Jeremy S Wilson

  • Effects of intensive forest management on stand and landscape characteristics in northern New Brunswick, Canada (1945-2027)

    David A. Etheridge;David A. MacLean;Robert G. Wagner;Jeremy S. Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Ross W. Wein
Ross W. Wein University of Alberta
Aaron R. Weiskittel
Aaron R. Weiskittel University of Maine
Fan-Rui Meng
Fan-Rui Meng University of New Brunswick
Paul A. Arp
Paul A. Arp University of New Brunswick
Charles P.-A. Bourque
Charles P.-A. Bourque University of New Brunswick
Kenneth L. Clark
Kenneth L. Clark US Forest Service
Robert G. Wagner
Robert G. Wagner Purdue University West Lafayette
Daniel Kneeshaw
Daniel Kneeshaw University of Quebec at Montreal
Jacques Régnière
Jacques Régnière Natural Resources Canada
Nicholas C. Coops
Nicholas C. Coops University of British Columbia

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