World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
8289
World Ranking
5268
National Ranking
1800

Overview

Eric E. Knapp is a researcher affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions across several subfields including global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, ecology, safety, risk, reliability and quality, and atmospheric science.

The research topics Knapp has extensively covered include:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Rangeland and wildlife management
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Plant water relations and carbon dynamics
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Fire dynamics and safety research

Knapp has published frequently in several venues, most notably the Forest Service Research Data Archive, which houses seven of their works. Additional publications appear in Forest Ecology and Management (four publications), Fire Ecology (three publications), Ecological Applications, and the Journal of Forestry.

Noteworthy recent papers authored or co-authored by Eric E. Knapp include:

  • "Variable thinning and prescribed fire influence tree mortality and growth during and after a severe drought," 2020, published in Forest Ecology and Management
  • "Housing arrangement and vegetation factors associated with single-family home survival in the 2018 Camp Fire, California," 2021, published in Fire Ecology
  • "Evidence for widespread changes in the structure, composition, and fire regimes of western North American forests," 2021, published in Ecological Applications
  • "Pyrosilviculture Needed for Landscape Resilience of Dry Western United States Forests," 2021, published in Journal of Forestry
  • "Land management explains major trends in forest structure and composition over the last millennium in California's Klamath Mountains," 2022, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors of Knapp include Emily G. Brodie and Sarah M. Bisbing, each of whom has collaborated on five publications. Other regular collaborators are Scott L. Stephens, Malcolm P. North, and Hugh D. Safford, with three co-authored works each.

Best Publications

  • Prescribed fire in North American forests and woodlands: history, current practice, and challenges

    Kevin C Ryan;Eric E Knapp;J Morgan Varner

  • Fire treatment effects on vegetation structure, fuels, and potential fire severity in western U.S. forests

    Scott L. Stephens;Jason J. Moghaddas;Carl Edminster;Carl E. Fiedler

  • Calibration and validation of the relative differenced Normalized Burn Ratio (RdNBR) to three measures of fire severity in the Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains, California, USA

    Jay D. Miller;Eric E. Knapp;Carl H. Key;Carl N. Skinner

  • Drought, tree mortality, and wildfire in forests adapted to frequent fire

    Scott L Stephens;Brandon M Collins;Christopher J Fettig;Mark A Finney

  • Evidence for widespread changes in the structure, composition, and fire regimes of western North American forests.

    R. K. Hagmann;P. F. Hessburg;P. F. Hessburg;S. J. Prichard;N. A. Povak

  • Ecological Effects of Prescribed Fire Season: A Literature Review and Synthesis for Managers

    Eric E. Knapp;Becky L. Estes;Carl N. Skinner

  • The national Fire and Fire Surrogate study: effects of fuel reduction methods on forest vegetation structure and fuels

    Dylan W. Schwilk;Dylan W. Schwilk;Jon E. Keeley;Eric E. Knapp;James McIver

  • Climatic stress increases forest fire severity across the western United States

    Phillip J. van Mantgem;Jonathan C. B. Nesmith;MaryBeth Keifer;Eric E. Knapp

  • Trends and causes of severity, size, and number of fires in northwestern California, USA

    J. D. Miller;Carl Skinner;H. D. Safford;H. D. Safford;Eric E. Knapp

  • Fuel reduction and coarse woody debris dynamics with early season and late season prescribed fire in a Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest

    Eric E. Knapp;Jon E. Keeley;Elizabeth A. Ballenger;Teresa J. Brennan

  • Pollen-limited reproduction in blue oak: implications for wind pollination in fragmented populations

    Eric E. Knapp;Michael A. Goedde;Kevin J. Rice

  • Quantifying spatial patterns of tree groups and gaps in mixed-conifer forests: Reference conditions and long-term changes following fire suppression and logging

    Jamie M. Lydersen;Malcolm P. North;Malcolm P. North;Eric E. Knapp;Brandon M. Collins

  • Tamm Review: Reforestation for resilience in dry western U.S. forests

    Malcolm P. North;Malcolm P. North;Jens T. Stevens;Jens T. Stevens;David F. Greene;Michelle Coppoletta

  • Factors influencing fire severity under moderate burning conditions in the Klamath Mountains, northern California, USA

    Becky L. Estes;Eric E. Knapp;Carl N. Skinner;Jay D. Miller

  • Long-term overstory and understory change following logging and fire exclusion in a Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest

    Eric E. Knapp;Carl N. Skinner;Malcolm P. North;Becky L. Estes

  • Starting from Seed: Genetic Issues in Using Native Grasses for Restoration

    Eric E. Knapp;Kevin J. Rice

  • Genetic Structure and Gene Flow in Elymus glaucus (blue wildrye): Implications for Native Grassland Restoration

    Eric E. Knapp;Kevin J. Rice

  • Heterogeneity in fire severity within early season and late season prescribed burns in a mixed-conifer forest*

    Eric E. Knapp;Jon E. Keeley

  • Soil nutrients and microbial activity after early and late season prescribed burns in a Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest

    Sarah T. Hamman;Ingrid C. Burke;Eric E. Knapp

  • Pyrosilviculture Needed for Landscape Resilience of Dry Western United States Forests

    M P North;M P North;R A York;B M Collins;B M Collins;M D Hurteau

  • Tree mortality from fire and bark beetles following early and late season prescribed fires in a Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest

    Dylan W. Schwilk;Eric E. Knapp;Scott M. Ferrenberg;Jon E. Keeley

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl N. Skinner
Carl N. Skinner US Forest Service
Malcolm P. North
Malcolm P. North US Forest Service
J. Morgan Varner
J. Morgan Varner US Forest Service
Brandon M. Collins
Brandon M. Collins University of California, Berkeley
Jon E. Keeley
Jon E. Keeley United States Geological Survey
Scott L. Stephens
Scott L. Stephens University of California, Berkeley
Hugh D. Safford
Hugh D. Safford University of California, Davis
Kevin J. Rice
Kevin J. Rice University of California, Davis
Dylan W. Schwilk
Dylan W. Schwilk Texas Tech University
Alan H. Taylor
Alan H. Taylor Pennsylvania State University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Ecology and Evolution can open doors to diverse career options in science, education, and more. Online degrees make it easier than ever to gain expertise while maintaining flexibility. For those interested in historical contexts or environmental policy, earning one of the best online history masters can complement your scientific background and enhance research or teaching prospects.

Libraries frequently employ specialists with strong science knowledge. If you’re considering this career, you might wonder how much does it cost to become a librarian. Fortunately, online library science programs offer affordable pathways to become a science librarian or information specialist.

Communication and teaching skills are valued in environmental outreach and advocacy. There are asha approved slp programs online for those interested in speech-language pathology, an allied field with ecological implications in conservation communication and education.

For career changers or graduates without an SLP background, online bridge programs non-SLP majors offer a route into specialized roles. These pathways demonstrate how interdisciplinary learning—combined with online access—can launch your career in both direct ecological roles and related professions.

Best Scientists Citing Eric E. Knapp

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles