Michael J. Apps

9.9k citations

74 papers · 5.8k · 2 hit papers · h-index 36

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Global and Planetary Change top 0.2%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Forest Management and Policy
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
- Forest ecology and management

Papers in

Global and Planetary Change 52
- Fire effects on ecosystems 21
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics 19
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics 17
- Forest Management and Policy 17
Ecology 24
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology 18

Co-authors: Werner A. Kurz (24 shared papers)Changhui Peng (11 shared papers)Sarah J. Beukema (5 shared papers)David T. Price (8 shared papers)Ian Campbell (6 shared papers)Hong Jiang (5 shared papers)Zicheng Yu (7 shared papers)А. Shvidenko (5 shared papers)
Journals: Ecological Modelling (8 papers)Water Air & Soil Pollution (7 papers)Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change (6 papers)Ecological Applications (5 papers)Canadian Journal of Forest Research (5 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States Germany

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Michael J. Apps

72 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Michael J. Apps's Hit Papers

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FOREST CARBON SINKS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 2002 · 682 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

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it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2002 Ecological Applications
1999 Ecological Applications

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1	FOREST CARBON SINKS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Ecological Applications ·Christine L. Goodale, Michael J. Apps, Richard A. Birdsey, Christopher B. Field, Linda S. Heath, R. A. Houghton, Jennifer C. Jenkins, Gundolf H. Kohlmaier, Werner A. Kurz, Shirong Liu, G.J. Nabuurs, S. Nilsson, А. Shvidenko Hit paper breakdown →	2002	682
2	A 70-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF CARBON FLUXES IN THE CANADIAN FOREST SECTOR Ecological Applications ·Werner A. Kurz, Michael J. Apps Hit paper breakdown →	1999	533
3	CBM-CFS3: A model of carbon-dynamics in forestry and land-use change implementing IPCC standards Ecological Modelling ·Werner A. Kurz, Caren C. Dymond, T. M. White, G. Stinson, Cindy Shaw, G. J. Rampley, C. Smyth, Brian N. Simpson, Eric T. Neilson, J. A. Trofymow, Juha M. Metsaranta, Michael J. Apps	2008	430
4	NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION AND CARBON ALLOCATION PATTERNS OF BOREAL FOREST ECOSYSTEMS Ecological Applications ·Stith T. Gower, Olga N. Krankina, Randall J. Olson, Michael J. Apps, Sune Linder, Chuan Kuan Wang	2001	363
5	The Terrestrial Carbon Cycle: Implications for the Kyoto Protocol Science ·(unknown), Will Steffen, Ian Noble, Josep G. Canadell, Michael J. Apps, Ernst-Detlef Schulze, P. G. Jarvis	1998	324
6	Belowground biomass dynamics in the Carbon Budget Model of the Canadian Forest Sector: recent improvements and implications for the estimation of NPP and NEP Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·Zhong Li, Werner A. Kurz, Michael J. Apps, Sarah J. Beukema	2003	199
7	Estimation of root biomass and dynamics for the carbon budget model of the Canadian forest sector Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·Werner A. Kurz, Sarah J. Beukema, Michael J. Apps	1996	177
8	Towards a standard methodology for greenhouse gas balances of bioenergy systems in comparison with fossil energy systems Biomass and Bioenergy ·Bernhard Schlamadinger, Michael J. Apps, Folke Bohlin, Leif Gustavsson, Gerfried Jungmeier, Gregg Marland, Kim Pingoud, Iina Savolainen	1997	171
9	Boreal forests and tundra Water Air & Soil Pollution ·Michael J. Apps, Werner A. Kurz, R. J. Luxmoore, Lars Owe Nilsson, Roger A. Sedjo, Roland Schmidt, Lloyd G. Simpson, T. S. Vinson	1993	170
10	TRIPLEX: a generic hybrid model for predicting forest growth and carbon and nitrogen dynamics Ecological Modelling ·Changhui Peng, Jinxun Liu, Qing‐Lai Dang, Michael J. Apps, Hong Jiang	2002	163
11	The role of historical fire disturbance in the carbon dynamics of the pan‐boreal region: A process‐based analysis Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·M. S. Balshi, A. David McGuire, Qianlai Zhuang, Jerry M. Melillo, David W. Kicklighter, Eric S. Kasischke, Christian Wirth, Mike Flannigan, J. W. Harden, J. S. Clein, T. J. Burnside, J. McAllister, Werner A. Kurz, Michael J. Apps, А. Shvidenko	2007	154
12	Resilience and Vulnerability of Northern Regions to Social and Environmental Change AMBIO ·F. Stuart Chapin, Garry Peterson, Fikret Berkes, Terry V. Callaghan, Per Angelstam, Michael J. Apps, Colin M. Beier, Yves Bergeron, A-S. Crépin, K. Danell, Thomas Elmqvist, Carl Folke, Bruce C. Forbes, Nancy Fresco, Glenn P. Juday, Jari Niemelä, А. Shvidenko, Gail Whiteman	2004	142
13	Late Holocene ∼1500 yr climatic periodicities and their implications Geology ·Ian Campbell, Celina Campbell, Michael J. Apps, Nathaniel W. Rutter, Andrew B. G. Bush	1998	139
14	The carbon budget of the Canadian forest sector: phase I. Werner A. Kurz, Michael J. Apps, Timothy M. Webb, Peter J. McNamee	1992	125
15	Understanding Holocene peat accumulation pattern of continental fens in western Canada Canadian Journal of Botany ·Zicheng Yu, Dale H. Vitt, Ian Campbell, Michael J. Apps	2003	101
16	Forest Ecosystems, Forest Management and the Global Carbon Cycle Michael J. Apps, David T. Price	1996	95
17	Modelling the response of net primary productivity (NPP) of boreal forest ecosystems to changes in climate and fire disturbance regimes Ecological Modelling ·Changhui Peng, Michael J. Apps	1999	92
18	Biotic Feedbacks in the Warming of the Earth Climatic Change ·George M. Woodwell, Fred T. Mackenzie, R. A. Houghton, Michael J. Apps, Eville Gorham, Eric A. Davidson	1998	86
19	Carbon sequestration in western Canadian peat highly sensitive to Holocene wet-dry climate cycles at millennial timescales The Holocene ·Zicheng Yu, Ian Campbell, Celina Campbell, Dale H. Vitt, Gérard C. Bond, Michael J. Apps	2003	85
20	Developing Canada's National Forest Carbon Monitoring, Accounting and Reporting System to Meet the Reporting Requirements of the Kyoto Protocol Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change ·Werner A. Kurz, Michael J. Apps	2006	84

About Michael J. Apps

Michael J. Apps is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Atmospheric Science and Soil Science, having authored 74 papers that have together received 5.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fire effects on ecosystems (21 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (19 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (18 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (17 papers), Forest Management and Policy (17 papers), Forest ecology and management (15 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (9 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Global and Planetary Change (3.9k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.9k citations), Soil Science (840 citations), Atmospheric Science (1.3k citations) and Ecology (1.7k citations). Michael J. Apps has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Werner A. Kurz, Changhui Peng, Sarah J. Beukema, David T. Price, Ian Campbell, Hong Jiang, Zicheng Yu, А. Shvidenko, R. A. Houghton and Zhong Li. Their work appears in journals such as Ecological Modelling, Water Air & Soil Pollution, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Ecological Applications and Canadian Journal of Forest Research.

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