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Fire effects on ecosystems

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Mark R. Kreider
University of Montana
2
Christopher A. Halsch
Binghamton University
3
Amelia R. Nelson
Colorado State University
4
Franz Schug
University of Wisconsin–Madison
5
Kyriaki Psistaki
Democritus University of Thrace
6
Sayedeh Sara Sayedi
Brigham Young University
7
Grant D. Linley
Charles Sturt University
8
Linh Nguyen Van
Kyungpook National University
9
Marc Grünig
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
10
Tiehu He
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Papers

1
Fire suppression makes wildfires more severe and accentuates impacts of climate change and fuel accumulation
Nature Communications|2024
185 cit.
2
An Overview of the Role of Forests in Climate Change Mitigation
Sustainability|2024
118 cit.
3
Publication in Fire Ecology (2024) [116 citations, W4391646605]
Fire Ecology|2024
116 cit.
4
Land cover fraction mapping across global biomes with Landsat data, spatially generalized regression models and spectral-temporal metrics
Remote Sensing of Environment|2024
25 cit.
5
Wildfire impact on soil microbiome life history traits and roles in ecosystem carbon cycling
ISME Communications|2024
21 cit.
6
Soil microbiome feedbacks during disturbance-driven forest ecosystem conversion
The ISME Journal|2024
18 cit.
7
Temporal trends in temperature-related mortality and evidence for maladaptation to heat and cold in the Eastern Mediterranean region
The Science of The Total Environment|2024
15 cit.
8
Publication in Journal of Mammalogy (2024) [12 citations, W4396948974]
Journal of Mammalogy|2024
12 cit.
9
Publication in Data in Brief (2024) [10 citations, W4394019195]
Data in Brief|2024
10 cit.
10
Publication in Science (2026) [10 citations, W7133953893]
Science|2026
10 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Stijn Hantson
Universidad del Rosario
2
Douglas I. Kelley
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
3
Adam L. Mahood
University of Colorado Boulder
4
Abderrahmane Boumezbeur
Université Larbi Tébessi
5
Raiane A.L. Neves
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
6
Stéphane Mangeon
Imperial College London
7
Sam S. Rabin
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
8
Kai Liu
Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University
9
Vanessa Selimovic
University of Michigan
10
Chuangang Fan
Central South University

Papers

1
Human-ignited fires result in more extreme fire behavior and ecosystem impacts
Nature Communications|2022
123 cit.
2
A flame-retardant densified wood as robust and fire-safe structural material
Wood Science and Technology|2022
61 cit.
3
Comparisons of Convolutional Neural Network and Other Machine Learning Methods in Landslide Susceptibility Assessment: A Case Study in Pingwu
Remote Sensing|2023
55 cit.
4
State of Wildfires 2024–2025
Earth system science data|2025
54 cit.
5
Unrevealing past and future vegetation restoration on the Loess Plateau and its impact on terrestrial water storage
Journal of Hydrology|2022
46 cit.
6
Can heavy rainfall affect the burning and smoke spreading characteristics of fire in tunnels?
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer|2023
41 cit.
7
Experimental investigation on the influence of longitudinal fire location on critical velocity in a T-shaped tunnel fire
Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology|2023
32 cit.
8
The influence of thinning and prescribed burning on future forest fires in fire-prone regions of Europe
Environmental Research Letters|2022
29 cit.
9
Country-level fire perimeter datasets (2001–2021)
Scientific Data|2022
27 cit.
10
Optimal climate intervention scenarios for crop production vary by nation
Nature Food|2023
23 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Thomas W. Swetnam
University of Arizona
2
David M. J. S. Bowman
University of Tasmania
3
Thomas T. Veblen
University of Colorado Boulder
4
Scott L. Stephens
University of California, Berkeley
5
Neil S. Cobb
Flagstaff Medical Center
6
Mike Flannigan
Thompson Rivers University
7
Guido R. van der Werf
Wageningen University & Research
8
James T. Randerson
University of California, Irvine
9
Jon E. Keeley
United States Geological Survey
10
Emilio Chuvieco
Universidad de Alcalá

Papers

1
A global overview of drought and heat-induced tree mortality reveals emerging climate change risks for forests
Forest Ecology and Management|2009
7.6k cit.
2
Warming and Earlier Spring Increase Western U.S. Forest Wildfire Activity
Science|2006
5.2k cit.
3
Fire in the Earth System
Science|2009
3.3k cit.
4
Global fire emissions and the contribution of deforestation, savanna, forest, agricultural, and peat fires (1997–2009)
Atmospheric chemistry and physics|2010
3.2k cit.
5
Global fire emissions estimates during 1997–2016
Earth system science data|2017
2.5k cit.
6
Fire as a global ‘herbivore’: the ecology and evolution of flammable ecosystems
Trends in Ecology & Evolution|2005
2.4k cit.
7
Climate-induced variations in global wildfire danger from 1979 to 2013
Nature Communications|2015
2.1k cit.
8
CLIMATE CHANGE AND FORESTS OF THE FUTURE: MANAGING IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY
Ecological Applications|2007
2k cit.
9
Interannual variability in global biomass burning emissions from 1997 to 2004
Atmospheric chemistry and physics|2006
2k cit.
10
Widespread Increase of Tree Mortality Rates in the Western United States
Science|2009
1.8k cit.

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