2026 Marc-André Parisien: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	57	2725	2612	175	166	134	11568

Overview

Marc-André Parisien is affiliated with Natural Resources Canada in Canada and specializes in environmental science, contributing extensively to the understanding of fire ecology and related environmental dynamics. Their overall body of work encompasses 137 publications, primarily focused on topics such as fire effects on ecosystems, landslides and related hazards, rangeland and wildlife management, fire dynamics and safety research, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

Their research falls under key subfields including global and planetary change, ecology, management, monitoring, policy and law, atmospheric science, and safety, risk, reliability and quality. This interdisciplinary approach reflects a broad engagement with environmental processes and risks influencing boreal and other ecosystems.

Marc-André Parisien has published frequently in venues such as Canadian Journal of Forest Research, Ecosphere, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature Communications, and Environmental Research Letters, indicating a consistent presence in both specialized forestry journals and broader environmental science outlets.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Ellen Whitman, Mike Flannigan, Xianli Wang, Sean A. Parks, and Quinn E. Barber. These coauthors have contributed to multiple joint publications, suggesting active partnerships in fire ecology and environmental monitoring studies.

Notable publications by Marc-André Parisien include:

"Increasing fire and the decline of fire adapted black spruce in the boreal forest," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Fuel availability not fire weather controls boreal wildfire severity and carbon emissions," 2020, Nature Climate Change
"Drivers and Impacts of the Record-Breaking 2023 Wildfire Season in Canada," 2024, Nature Communications
"Climate-change refugia in boreal North America: what, where, and for how long?," 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
"Wildland fire risk research in Canada," 2020, Environmental Reviews

The topics of these papers reflect a focus on fire dynamics, ecosystem responses, and climate impacts in boreal regions, addressing critical environmental changes and their implications.

Best Publications

Global pyrogeography: the current and future distribution of wildfire.

Meg A. Krawchuk;Max A. Moritz;Marc-André Parisien;Marc-André Parisien;Jeff Van Dorn

1107
Citations
Climate change and disruptions to global fire activity

Max A. Moritz;Marc-André Parisien;Enric Batllori;Meg A. Krawchuk

1020
Citations
Wildfire-driven forest conversion in western North American landscapes

Jonathan D. Coop;Sean A. Parks;Camille S. Stevens-Rumann;Shelley D. Crausbay

559
Citations
Fire-regime changes in Canada over the last half century

Chelene C. Hanes;Xianli Wang;Piyush Jain;Marc-André Parisien

498
Citations
Environmental controls on the distribution of wildfire at multiple spatial scales

Marc-André Parisien;Marc-André Parisien;Max A. Moritz

431
Citations
Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire: an expert assessment

Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

304
Citations
Soil bacterial and fungal response to wildfires in the Canadian boreal forest across a burn severity gradient

Thea Whitman;Ellen Whitman;Ellen Whitman;Jamie Woolet;Mike D. Flannigan

251
Citations
Increasing fire and the decline of fire adapted black spruce in the boreal forest.

Jennifer L. Baltzer;Nicola J. Day;Xanthe J. Walker;David Greene

243
Citations
Short-interval wildfire and drought overwhelm boreal forest resilience

Ellen Whitman;Ellen Whitman;Marc-André Parisien;Dan K. Thompson;Mike D. Flannigan

212
Citations
Climate change-induced shifts in fire for Mediterranean ecosystems

Enric Batllori;Marc-André Parisien;Meg A. Krawchuk;Max A. Moritz

204
Citations
Spatial variability in wildfire probability across the western United States

Marc-André Parisien;Marc-André Parisien;Susan Snetsinger;Jonathan A. Greenberg;Cara R. Nelson

201
Citations
Large fires as agents of ecological diversity in the North American boreal forest

Philip J. Burton;Marc-André Parisien;Marc-André Parisien;Jeffrey A. Hicke;Ronald J. Hall

191
Citations
Wildland fire deficit and surplus in the western United States, 1984–2012

Sean A. Parks;Carol Miller;Marc-André Parisien;Lisa M. Holsinger

182
Citations
How will climate change affect wildland fire severity in the western US

Sean A Parks;Carol Miller;John T Abatzoglou;Lisa M Holsinger

181
Citations
Resistance of the boreal forest to high burn rates

Jessie Héon;Dominique Arseneault;Marc-André Parisien

175
Citations
Fuel availability not fire weather controls boreal wildfire severity and carbon emissions

X. J. Walker;B. M. Rogers;S. Veraverbeke;J. F. Johnstone;J. F. Johnstone

161
Citations
The spatially varying influence of humans on fire probability in North America

Marc-Andre Parisien;Carol Miller;Sean A. Parks;Evan R. DeLancey;Evan R. DeLancey

159
Citations
Topographic and fire weather controls of fire refugia in forested ecosystems of northwestern North America

Meg A. Krawchuk;Sandra L. Haire;Jonathan D. Coop;Marc-Andre Parisien

158
Citations
Wildfire‐mediated vegetation change in boreal forests of Alberta, Canada

Diana Stralberg;Xianli Wang;Xianli Wang;Marc‐André Parisien;François‐Nicolas Robinne

152
Citations
Climate-change refugia in boreal North America: what, where, and for how long?

Diana Stralberg;Dominique Arseneault;Jennifer L. Baltzer;Quinn E. Barber

151
Citations
Spatial patterns of forest fires in Canada, 1980-1999

Marc-André Parisien;Marc-André Parisien;Vernon S. Peters;Yonghe Wang;John M. Little

137
Citations
Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire

Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

7
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mike D. Flannigan University of Alberta

Carol Miller US Forest Service

Sean A. Parks US Forest Service

Dan K. Thompson Natural Resources Canada

Dominique Arseneault Université du Québec à Rimouski

Meg A. Krawchuk Oregon State University

Max A. Moritz University of California, Santa Barbara

Kevin D. Bladon Oregon State University

Merritt R. Turetsky University of Colorado Boulder

Jill F. Johnstone University of Saskatchewan

External Links

Personal website of Marc-André Parisien

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