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99
Citations
61329
World Ranking
281
National Ranking
115

Jerry F. Franklin 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 Jerry F. Franklin sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 277 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.

Jerry F. Franklin 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 Jerry F. Franklin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Jerry F. Franklin is a researcher affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their work predominantly spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several interconnected subfields and topics.

Franklin's research encompasses areas such as:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Insect Science
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Ecology

The main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Among the recent papers contributed to by Franklin are:

  • Variable retention harvesting in the Douglas-fir region, 2020, published in Ecological Processes
  • Ecological perspectives on variable retention forestry, 2020, published in Ecological Processes
  • Continent-wide tree fecundity driven by indirect climate effects, 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • Impacts of Climate Variability and Change, Pacific Northwest, 2021, published in ResearchWorks at the University of Washington
  • North American tree migration paced by climate in the West, lagging in the East, 2022, published in Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • James S. Clark
  • Yves Bergeron
  • Michał Bogdziewicz
  • Benoît Courbaud
  • Adrian J. Das

Franklin has published multiple works in journals such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • Ecological Processes
  • Landscape Ecology
  • Natural Areas Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

In addition to journal publications, Franklin has contributed to book publications, including:

  • The Making of the Northwest Forest Plan, published by Oregon State University Press eBooks in 2023

Franklin was recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Ecology of Coarse Woody Debris in Temperate Ecosystems

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

  • Natural vegetation of Oregon and Washington

    Jerry F. Franklin;C. T. Dyrness

  • The Report of the Ecological Society of America Committee on the Scientific Basis for Ecosystem Management

    Norman L. Christensen;Ann M. Bartuska;James H Brown;Stephen M Carpenter

  • Disturbances and structural development of natural forest ecosystems with silvicultural implications, using Douglas-fir forests as an example

    Jerry F Franklin;Thomas A Spies;Robert Van Pelt;Andrew B Carey

  • Widespread increase of tree mortality rates in the western United States

    Phillip J. van Mantgem;Nathan L. Stephenson;John C. Byrne;Lori D. Daniels

  • Conserving Forest Biodiversity: A Comprehensive Multiscaled Approach

    David B. Lindenmayer;Jerry F. Franklin

  • Preserving Biodiversity: Species, Ecosystems, or Landscapes?

    Jerry F. Franklin

  • Changing disturbance regimes, ecological memory, and forest resilience

    Jill F. Johnstone;Craig D. Allen;Jerry F. Franklin;Lee E. Frelich

  • Creating landscape patterns by forest cutting: Ecological consequences and principles

    Jerry F. Franklin

  • Tree Death as an Ecological Process

    Jerry F. Franklin;H. H. Shugart;Mark E. Harmon

  • Microclimate in Forest Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology

    Jiquan Chen;Sari C. Saunders;Thomas R. Crow;Robert J. Naiman

  • Effects on carbon storage of conversion of old-growth forests to young forests.

    Mark E. Harmon;William K. Ferrell;Jerry F. Franklin

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

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

  • Growing‐Season Microclimatic Gradients from Clearcut Edges into Old‐Growth Douglas‐Fir Forests

    Jiquan Chen;Jerry F. Franklin;Thomas A. Spies

  • Rate of tree carbon accumulation increases continuously with tree size.

    N. L. Stephenson;A. J. Das;Richard S. Condit;S. E. Russo

  • Retention Forestry to Maintain Multifunctional Forests: A World Perspective

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

  • Alternative silviclutural approaches to timber harvesting : variable retention harvest systems

    J.F. Franklin;D.F. Berg;D. Thornburg;J. C. Tappeiner

  • General management principles and a checklist of strategies to guide forest biodiversity conservation

    David Lindenmayer;J F Franklin;Joern Fischer

  • Coarse Woody Debris in Douglas-Fir Forests of Western Oregon and Washington

    Thomas A. Spies;Jerry F. Franklin;Ted B. Thomas

  • A checklist for ecological management of landscapes for conservation

    David Lindenmayer;Richard J. Hobbs;Rebecca Montague-Drake;Jason Alexandra

  • Natural Vegetation of Oregon and Washington

    Grant A. Harris;Jerry Franklin;C. T. Dyrness

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Lindenmayer
David B. Lindenmayer Australian National University
James A. Lutz
James A. Lutz Utah State University
Thomas A. Spies
Thomas A. Spies US Forest Service
Jiquan Chen
Jiquan Chen Michigan State University
Andrew J. Larson
Andrew J. Larson University of Montana
Malcolm P. North
Malcolm P. North US Forest Service
Mark E. Harmon
Mark E. Harmon Oregon State University
Paul F. Hessburg
Paul F. Hessburg United States Department of Agriculture
Frederick J. Swanson
Frederick J. Swanson US Forest Service
Daniel C. Donato
Daniel C. Donato University of Washington

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