Scott STEPHENS

Scott STEPHENS

University of California, Berkeley

H-index: 82

North America-United States

About Scott STEPHENS

Scott STEPHENS, With an exceptional h-index of 82 and a recent h-index of 50 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of California, Berkeley, specializes in the field of Fire Science, Fire Ecology, forest restoration, forest policy, disturbance ecology.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Fire history in northern Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forests across a distinct gradient in productivity

Forest restoration and fuels reduction work: Different pathways for achieving success in the S ierra N evada

Smoldering of Wood: Effects of Wind and Fuel Geometry

Snag dynamics and surface fuel loads in the Sierra Nevada: Predicting the impact of the 2012–2016 drought

Climate and fire impacts on tree recruitment in mixed conifer forests in northwestern Mexico and California

Wind effects on smoldering behavior of simulated wildland fuels

Shaded fuel breaks create wildfire-resilient forest stands: lessons from a long-term study in the Sierra Nevada

Abrupt, climate-induced increase in wildfires in British Columbia since the mid-2000s

Scott STEPHENS Information

University

Position

Professor of Fire Science

Citations(all)

23120

Citations(since 2020)

10647

Cited By

16475

hIndex(all)

82

hIndex(since 2020)

50

i10Index(all)

207

i10Index(since 2020)

173

Email

University Profile Page

University of California, Berkeley

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Scott STEPHENS Skills & Research Interests

Fire Science

Fire Ecology

forest restoration

forest policy

disturbance ecology

Top articles of Scott STEPHENS

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Fire history in northern Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forests across a distinct gradient in productivity

Michelle Coppoletta

Eric E Knapp

Brandon M Collins

Celeste S Abbott

Hannah Fertel

...

2024/4/30

Forest restoration and fuels reduction work: Different pathways for achieving success in the S ierra N evada

Ecological Applications

Scott L Stephens

Daniel E Foster

John J Battles

Alexis A Bernal

Brandon M Collins

...

2024/3

Smoldering of Wood: Effects of Wind and Fuel Geometry

Fire Technology

Luca Carmignani

Mohammadhadi Hajilou

Jeanette Cobian-Iñiguez

Mark Finney

Scott L Stephens

...

2024/2/6

Snag dynamics and surface fuel loads in the Sierra Nevada: Predicting the impact of the 2012–2016 drought

Forest Ecology and Management

Hudson Northrop

Jodi N Axelson

Adrian J Das

Nathan L Stephenson

Emilio Vilanova

...

2024/1/1

Climate and fire impacts on tree recruitment in mixed conifer forests in northwestern Mexico and California

Ecological Applications

Scott L Stephens

Zachary L Steel

Brandon M Collins

Danny L Fry

Samantha J Gill

...

2023/6

Wind effects on smoldering behavior of simulated wildland fuels

Combustion Science and Technology

Jeanette Cobian-Iñiguez

Franz Richter

Luca Carmignani

Christina Liveretou

Hanyu Xiong

...

2022/2/3

Shaded fuel breaks create wildfire-resilient forest stands: lessons from a long-term study in the Sierra Nevada

Fire Ecology

Kathryn E Low

John J Battles

Ryan E Tompkins

Colin P Dillingham

Scott L Stephens

...

2023/5/5

Abrupt, climate-induced increase in wildfires in British Columbia since the mid-2000s

Communications Earth & Environment

Marc-André Parisien

Quinn E Barber

Mathieu L Bourbonnais

Lori D Daniels

Mike D Flannigan

...

2023/9/5

Mega-Disturbances and forest decline in the Sierra Nevada of California, USA: Insights for managing disturbance dynamics

EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts

Zack Steel

Gavin Jones

Brandon Collins

Rebecca Green

Alex Koltunov

...

2023/5

Vegetation type change in California’s Northern Bay Area: A comparison of contemporary and historical aerial imagery

Forest Ecology and Management

Hannah M Fertel

Brandon M Collins

Jamie M Lydersen

Scott L Stephens

2023/8/15

Degradation and restoration of Indigenous California black oak (Quercus kelloggii) stands in the northern Sierra Nevada

Fire Ecology

Scott L Stephens

Les Hall

Connor W Stephens

Alexis A Bernal

Brandon M Collins

2023/3/3

Removal of N‐fixing vs. non‐N‐fixing herbs in postfire chaparral: Competition and contributions to soil N and C cycling

Ecosphere

Lindsey Hendricks‐Franco

Scott L Stephens

Whendee L Silver

Wayne P Sousa

2023/8

Mega‐disturbances cause rapid decline of mature conifer forest habitat in California

Ecological Applications

Zachary L Steel

Gavin M Jones

Brandon M Collins

Rebecca Green

Alexander Koltunov

...

2023/3

How forest management changed the course of the Washburn fire and the fate of Yosemite’s giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum)

Fire Ecology

Lacey E Hankin

Chad T Anderson

Garrett J Dickman

Parker Bevington

Scott L Stephens

2023/7/12

The North American tree‐ring fire‐scar network

Ecosphere

Ellis Q Margolis

Christopher H Guiterman

Raphaël D Chavardès

Jonathan D Coop

Kelsey Copes‐Gerbitz

...

2022/7

Burn severity drivers in Italian large wildfires

Fire

Francesco Malandra

Alessandro Vitali

Donato Morresi

Matteo Garbarino

Daniel E Foster

...

2022/10/31

Biomass stocks in California’s fire-prone forests: Mismatch in ecology and policy

Environmental Research Letters

Alexis A Bernal

Scott L Stephens

Brandon M Collins

John J Battles

2022/3/25

Managing nature-based solutions in fire-prone ecosystems: competing management objectives in California forests evaluated at a landscape scale

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

Claudia Herbert

Barbara K Haya

Scott L Stephens

Van Butsic

2022/10/19

Operational resilience in western US frequent-fire forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Malcolm P North

Ryan E Tompkins

Alexis A Bernal

Brandon M Collins

Scott L Stephens

...

2022

Fire return intervals explain different vegetation cover responses to wildfire restoration in two Sierra Nevada basins

Forest Ecology and Management

Octavia V Crompton

Gabrielle FS Boisrame

Ekaterina Rakhmatulina

Scott L Stephens

Sally E Thompson

2022/10/1

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