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Frederick J. Swanson

Frederick J. Swanson

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
63
Citations
37114
World Ranking
2397
National Ranking
965

Frederick J. Swanson 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 Frederick J. Swanson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 131 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Frederick J. Swanson 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 Frederick J. Swanson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 75th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Frederick J. Swanson is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research spans a range of topics within environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a special emphasis on hydrology, sediment transport processes, and earth surface dynamics.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Reflections on the history of research on large wood in rivers, 2020, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Seventy years of watershed response to floods and changing forestry practices in western Oregon, USA, 2022, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • The April 2015 Calbuco eruption pyroclastic density currents: deposition, impacts on woody vegetation, and cooling on the northern flank of the cone, 2023, Andean geology
  • Lessons from a Post-Eruption Landscape, 2020, Eos
  • Cover Image, 2021, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Frederick J. Swanson has collaborated frequently with researchers including Stanley V. Gregory, Andrés Iroumé, Virginia Ruíz-Villanueva, Ellen Wohl, and Julia Jones. These collaborations have contributed to their work across several areas of study.

The scientist has published multiple papers in the following venues:

  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Andean geology
  • Eos
  • Estudios Geológicos

Their main fields of study comprise:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, key subfields of study include:

  • Ecology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Soil Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Geophysics

The topics most frequently addressed in Frederick J. Swanson's work are:

  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Climate variability and models

Recognition within the scientific community includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2018 and a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Ecology of Coarse Woody Debris in Temperate Ecosystems

    M.E. Harmon;J.F. Franklin;F.J. Swanson;P. Sollins

  • An Ecosystem Perspective of Riparian Zones

    Stanley V. Gregory;Frederick J. Swanson;W. Arthur McKee;Kenneth W. Cummins

  • Road Ecology: Science and Solutions

    Richard T T Forman;Daniel Sperling;John A Bissonette;Anthony P Clevenger

  • Climate Change and Forest Disturbances

    Virginia H. Dale;Linda A. Joyce;Steve Mcnulty;Ronald P. Neilson

  • OVERVIEW OF THE USE OF NATURAL VARIABILITY CONCEPTS IN MANAGING ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

    Peter B. Landres;Penelope Morgan;Frederick J. Swanson

  • The Importance of Land-Use Legacies to Ecology and Conservation

    David Foster;Frederick Swanson;John Aber;Ingrid Burke

  • EFFECTS OF LARGE ORGANIC MATERIAL ON CHANNEL FORM AND FLUVIAL PROCESSES

    Edward A. Keller;Frederick J. Swanson

  • Ecosystem stewardship: sustainability strategies for a rapidly changing planet

    F. Stuart Chapin;Stephen R. Carpenter;Gary P. Kofinas;Carl Folke;Carl Folke

  • The forgotten stage of forest succession: early-successional ecosystems on forest sites

    Mark E Swanson;Jerry F Franklin;Robert L Beschta;Charles M Crisafulli

  • CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY IN MANAGED FORESTS : LESSONS FROM NATURAL FORESTS

    A. J. Hansen;T. A. Spies;F. J. Swanson;J. L. Ohmann

  • Landform Effects on Ecosystem Patterns and Processes

    F. J. Swanson;T. K. Kratz;N. Caine;R. G. Woodmansee

  • Large wood and fluvial processes

    Angela Gurnell;H Piegay;F J Swanson;S Gregory

  • Pattern and origin of stepped-bed morphology in high-gradient streams, Western Cascades, Oregon

    Gordon E. Grant;Frederick J. Swanson;M. Gordon Wolman

  • Effects of Roads on Hydrology, Geomorphology, and Disturbance Patches in Stream Networks

    Julia A. Jones;Frederick J. Swanson;Beverley C. Wemple;Kai U. Snyder

  • Effects of coarse woody debris on morphology and sediment storage of a mountain stream system in western Oregon

    Futoshi Nakamura;Frederick J. Swanson

  • Impact of clear-cutting and road construction on soil erosion by landslides in the western Cascade Range, Oregon

    F. J. Swanson;C. T. Dyrness

  • New forestry principles from ecosystem analysis of Pacific Northwest forests

    F. J. Swanson;J. F. Franklin

  • FLOODS, CHANNEL CHANGE, AND THE HYPORHEIC ZONE

    Steven M. Wondzell;Frederick J. Swanson

  • Dynamics of large woody debris in streams in old-growth Douglas-fir forests

    G. W. Lienkaemper;F. J. Swanson

  • Natural Variability: Implications for Ecosystem Management

    David O. Wallin;Frederick J. Swanson;J. A. Jones;John H. Cissel

  • LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT USING HISTORICAL FIRE REGIMES: BLUE RIVER, OREGON

    John H. Cissel;Frederick J. Swanson;Peter J. Weisberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Julia A. Jones
Julia A. Jones Oregon State University
Jerry F. Franklin
Jerry F. Franklin University of Washington
Virginia H. Dale
Virginia H. Dale University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Gordon E. Grant
Gordon E. Grant US Forest Service
Thomas A. Spies
Thomas A. Spies US Forest Service
F. Stuart Chapin
F. Stuart Chapin University of Alaska Fairbanks
Stanley V. Gregory
Stanley V. Gregory Oregon State University
Ariel E. Lugo
Ariel E. Lugo US Forest Service
Futoshi Nakamura
Futoshi Nakamura Hokkaido University
Steven M. Wondzell
Steven M. Wondzell US Forest Service

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