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D-Index
45
Citations
7157
World Ranking
4887
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1686

James N. Long 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 James N. Long sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 133 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James N. Long 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 James N. Long sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James N. Long is affiliated with Utah State University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with subfields including insect science, global and planetary change, ecology, and nature and landscape conservation.

Their work covers a variety of topics related to forest ecosystems, including:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Forest insect ecology and management
  • Insect and pesticide research
  • Insect-plant interactions and control
  • Forest management and policy
  • Forest ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Seedling growth and survival studies

Among recent publications authored or coauthored by James N. Long are:

  • Landscape-Scale Drivers of Resistance and Resilience to Bark Beetles: A Conceptual Susceptibility Model, 2021, published in Forests
  • What Does it Mean to be a Silviculturist?, 2023, published in Journal of Forestry
  • Exploring seedling-based aspen (Populus tremuloides) restoration near range limits in the Intermountain West, USA, 2020, published in Forest Ecology and Management

The scientist often collaborates with coauthors including:

  • Marcella A. Windmuller-Campione
  • R. Justin DeRose
  • Kristen M. Waring
  • Andrew S. Nelson
  • Mark R. Nabel

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Forests
  • Journal of Forestry
  • Forest Ecology and Management

Best Publications

  • COARSE WOODY DEBRIS AS A FUNCTION OF AGE, STAND STRUCTURE, AND DISTURBANCE IN BOREAL NEWFOUNDLAND

    Brian R. Sturtevant;John A. Bissonette;James N. Long;Dave W. Roberts

  • A Practical Approach to Density Management

    James N. Long

  • Relation between size and density in developing stands: A description and possible mechanisms

    James N. Long;Frederick W. Smith

  • Emulating natural disturbance regimes as a basis for forest management: A North American view

    James N. Long

  • Linkages between silviculture and ecology: an analysis of density management diagrams

    Steven B. Jack;James N. Long

  • Assessment of Growing Stock in Uneven-Aged Stands

    James N. Long;Theodore W. Daniel

  • Age-related decline in forest growth: an emergent property

    Frederick W. Smith;James N. Long

  • Influence of stand density on log quality of lodgepole pine

    Louis A. Ballard;James N. Long

  • Accumulation of organic matter in a series of Douglas-Fir stands

    J. Turner;James N. Long

  • Linkages between silviculture and ecology: an analysis of densitymanagement diagrams

    Steven B. Jack;James N. Long

  • Resistance and resilience: A conceptual framework for silviculture

    Robert J. DeRose;James N. Long

  • Linkages between silviculture and ecology: examination of several important conceptual models

    James N. Long;Thomas J. Dean;Scott D. Roberts

  • Leaf Area-Sapwood Area Relations of Lodgepole Pine as Influenced by Stand Density and Site Index

    James N. Long;Frederick W. Smith

  • Volume increment in Pinus contorta var. latifolia: the influence of stand development and crown dynamics

    James N. Long;Frederick W. Smith

  • Variation in Sapwood Area-Leaf Area Relations Within Two Stands of Lodgepole Pine

    T. J. Dean;J. N. Long

  • Factors influencing the amount and distribution of leaf area of pine stands

    James M. Vose;Phillip M. Dougherty;James N. Long;Frederick W. Smith

  • Comparison of Leaf Area Index Estimates from Tree Allometrics and Measured Light Interception

    F. W. Smith;D. A. Sampson;James N. Long

  • A Density Management Diagram for Even-aged Ponderosa Pine Stands

    James N. Long;John D. Shaw

  • The role of Douglas-fir stem sapwood and heartwood in the mechanical and physiological support of crowns and development of stem form

    James N. Long;Frederick W. Smith;David R. M. Scott

  • A lodgepole pine density management diagram

    James B. McCarter;James N. Long

  • Sustaining the People's Lands -- Recommendations for Stewardship of the National Forests and Grasslands into the Next Century

    K. Norman Johnson;James Agee;Robert Beschta;Virginia Dale

Frequent Co-Authors

Helga Van Miegroet
Helga Van Miegroet Utah State University
Karen E. Mock
Karen E. Mock Utah State University
Virginia H. Dale
Virginia H. Dale University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Barry R. Noon
Barry R. Noon Colorado State University
John A. Bissonette
John A. Bissonette Utah State University
Brian R. Sturtevant
Brian R. Sturtevant US Forest Service
Renzo Motta
Renzo Motta University of Turin
Kevin L. O'Hara
Kevin L. O'Hara University of California, Berkeley
Michael G. Ryan
Michael G. Ryan Colorado State University
Simon M. Landhäusser
Simon M. Landhäusser University of Alberta

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