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Pierre Y. Bernier

Pierre Y. Bernier

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
55
Citations
7796
World Ranking
3033
National Ranking
206

Pierre Y. Bernier 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 Pierre Y. Bernier sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 160 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pierre Y. Bernier 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 Pierre Y. Bernier sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Pierre Y. Bernier is affiliated with Natural Resources Canada and focuses on research within the field of Environmental Science. Their work is predominantly published in the Canadian Journal of Forest Research, with other contributions to the Journal of Cleaner Production.

The primary areas of study include Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's research addresses a variety of topics, with a strong emphasis on fire effects on ecosystems, landslides and related hazards, rangeland and wildlife management, forest ecology and management, tree-ring climate responses, remote sensing in agriculture, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

Recent publications by Pierre Y. Bernier include:

  • "Trends in wildfire burn severity across Canada, 1985 to 2015" (2020, Canadian Journal of Forest Research)
  • "Exposure of the Canadian wildland-human interface and population to wildland fire, under current and future climate conditions" (2021, Canadian Journal of Forest Research)
  • "A new approach for spatializing the Canadian National Forest Inventory (SCANFI) using Landsat dense time series" (2024, Canadian Journal of Forest Research)
  • "Corrigendum to 'Forestry carbon budget models to improve biogenic carbon accounting in life cycle assessment'" (2021, Journal of Cleaner Production)
  • "Climate change, caribou protection, and Canada's timber supply" (2025, Canadian Journal of Forest Research)

Pierre Y. Bernier collaborates frequently with a group of researchers, including Sylvie Gauthier, Francis Manka, Yan Boulanger, Luc Guindon, and André Beaudoin. Notably, Sylvie Gauthier has coauthored four papers with Bernier, while Francis Manka and Yan Boulanger have contributed to three publications each.

Best Publications

  • Boreal forest health and global change

    S. Gauthier;P. Bernier;T. Kuuluvainen;A. Z. Shvidenko

  • FOREST PRODUCTIVITY DECLINE CAUSED BY SUCCESSIONAL PALUDIFICATION OF BOREAL SOILS

    Martin Simard;Martin Simard;Nicolas Lecomte;Yves Bergeron;Pierre Y. Bernier

  • Negative impacts of high temperatures on growth of black spruce forests intensify with the anticipated climate warming.

    Martin P. Girardin;Edward H. Hogg;Pierre Y. Bernier;Werner A. Kurz

  • Soil respiration responses to temperature are controlled more by roots than by decomposition in balsam fir ecosystems

    M B Lavigne;R Boutin;R J Foster;G Goodine

  • Climate change impacts on drought-prone forests in western Canada

    E.H. (Ted) Hogg;Pierre Y Bernier

  • Digital mapping of soil properties in Canadian managed forests at 250m of resolution using the k-nearest neighbor method

    Nicolas Mansuy;Evelyne Thiffault;David Paré;Pierre Bernier

  • Response of tree growth to a changing climate in boreal central Canada: A comparison of empirical, process-based, and hybrid modelling approaches

    Martin P. Girardin;Martin P. Girardin;Frédéric Raulier;Pierre Y. Bernier;Jacques C. Tardif

  • Foliar absorption of dew influences shoot water potential and root growth in Pinus strobus seedlings

    Jean-François Boucher;Alison D. Munson;Pierre Y. Bernier

  • Biophysical Site Indices for Shade Tolerant and Intolerant Boreal Species

    Chhun-Huor Ung;Pierre Y. Bernier;Frédéric Raulier;Richard A. Fournier

  • Late-summer carbon fluxes from Canadian forests and peatlands along an east-west continental transect

    Carole Coursolle;Hank A Margolis;Alan G Barr;T Andrew Black

  • Influence of stand age on the magnitude and seasonality of carbon fluxes in Canadian forests

    C. Coursolle;H.A. Margolis;M.-A. Giasson;P.-Y. Bernier

  • Boreal lichen woodlands: A possible negative feedback to climate change in eastern North America

    P.Y. Bernier;R.L. Desjardins;Y. Karimi-Zindashty;D. Worth

  • Ecophysiology and field performance of black spruce (Picea mariana): a review.

    M. S. Lamhamedi;P. Y. Bernier

  • Stomatal and mesophyll limitations of photosynthesis in black spruce seedlings during multiple cycles of drought

    J. D. Stewart;A. Zine el Abidine;P. Y. Bernier

  • A sensible climate solution for the boreal forest

    Rasmus Andreas Astrup;Pierre Y. Bernier;Helene Genet;David A. Lutz

  • Unusual forest growth decline in boreal North America covaries with the retreat of Arctic sea ice

    Martin P. Girardin;Xiao Jing Guo;Rogier De Jong;Christophe Kinnard

  • Mapping Local Effects of Forest Properties on Fire Risk across Canada

    Pierre Y. Bernier;Sylvie Gauthier;Pierre-Olivier Jean;Francis Manka

  • Initial size and competing vegetation effects on water stress and growth of Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP seedlings planted in three different environments.

    Robert Jobidon;Lise Charette;Pierre Y. Bernier

  • Adapting forestry and forests to climate change: a challenge to change the paradigm.

    Dieter H.F. Schoene;Pierre Y. Bernier

  • Variable source areas and storm-flow generation: An update of the concept and a simulation effort

    P.Y. Bernier

  • Physiological and growth responses of three sizes of containerized Picea mariana seedlings outplanted with and without vegetation control

    M.S Lamhamedi;P.Y Bernier;C Hébert;R Jobidon

  • Use of tree rings to study the effect of climate change on trembling aspen in Québec

    Marie-Pierre Lapointe-Garant;Jian-Guo Huang;Guillermo Gea-Izquierdo;Frédéric Raulier

Frequent Co-Authors

David Paré
David Paré Natural Resources Canada
Hank A. Margolis
Hank A. Margolis National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sylvie Gauthier
Sylvie Gauthier Natural Resources Canada
Yves Bergeron
Yves Bergeron Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Martin P. Girardin
Martin P. Girardin Natural Resources Canada
Werner A. Kurz
Werner A. Kurz Natural Resources Canada
Jing M. Chen
Jing M. Chen University of Toronto
Robert F. Grant
Robert F. Grant University of Alberta
T. A. Black
T. A. Black University of British Columbia
Frank Berninger
Frank Berninger University of Eastern Finland

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