Kevin Boston
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Associate Professor of Forest Operations
Also affiliated: Oregon State University (1987–2017); University of Georgia (1999–2017); University of Canterbury (1998); Cal Poly Humboldt (2017–2023); Slovenian Forestry Institute (2009); Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (2020–2021); General Directorate of Forestry (2017); Oregon Department of Forestry (2023)
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Biography and Research Information
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Kevin Boston's research focuses on the application of optimization and computational methods to forest management and wildlife planning problems. He has investigated various heuristic planning techniques, including Tabu search and simulated annealing, for scheduling timber harvests and managing forest biomass supply chains. His work also addresses environmental considerations in forest management, such as the potential effects of forest roads.
Boston has published extensively in areas related to forest management and planning, with notable contributions to optimizing forest operations and addressing spatial wildlife goals. His research group at the University of Arkansas at Monticello explores these complex ecological and logistical challenges. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 24, with over 2,600 citations across more than 150 publications, designating him as a highly cited researcher. He has collaborated with several faculty members at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, including Sagar Godar Chhetri, Matthew H. Pelkki, Shaun Tanger, and Elena C. Rubino.
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- h-index: 23
- Publications: 156
- Citations: 2,609
Positions
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Associate Professor of Forest Operations publications 2024–2026University of Arkansas at Monticello Institution web page
Selected Publications
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Do Consulting Foresters in States Requiring Licensing Manage Forestlands Similarly to those in States without Licensing? (2025)
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Precision Forestry Revisited (2025)
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Regional Drivers of Primary Wood Processing Mills in the Western Southeast US (2025)
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Perceptions of Multi-Story Wood Buildings: A Scoping Review (2025)
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Introducing the inaugural issue of Forests Monitor: an international peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal. (2025)
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The potential impact of Loper v. Raimondo decision removing agency deference on natural resource management (2024)
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Sustainability language found in forest plans and its mathematical modeling potential (2024)
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Drivers of Tribal Co-Management on Public Lands in California, USA: Social Learning, Social Capital, and Enabling Conditions (2024)
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Sustainability Language Found in Forest Plans and Its Mathematical Modeling Potential (2024)
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Subgrade Strength Recovery of Fine-Grained-Soil-Containing Roads in Western Oregon Forest (2024)
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- Precision Forestry Revisited
- Sustainability Language Found in Forest Plans and Its Mathematical Modeling Potential
- Sustainability language found in forest plans and its mathematical modeling potential
- Perceptions of Multi-Story Wood Buildings: A Scoping Review
- Regional Drivers of Primary Wood Processing Mills in the Western Southeast US
- Do Consulting Foresters in States Requiring Licensing Manage Forestlands Similarly to those in States without Licensing?
- Sustainability Language Found in Forest Plans and Its Mathematical Modeling Potential
- Sustainability language found in forest plans and its mathematical modeling potential
- Sustainability Language Found in Forest Plans and Its Mathematical Modeling Potential
- Sustainability language found in forest plans and its mathematical modeling potential
- Sustainability Language Found in Forest Plans and Its Mathematical Modeling Potential
- Sustainability language found in forest plans and its mathematical modeling potential
- Sustainability Language Found in Forest Plans and Its Mathematical Modeling Potential
- Sustainability language found in forest plans and its mathematical modeling potential
- Regional Drivers of Primary Wood Processing Mills in the Western Southeast US
- Do Consulting Foresters in States Requiring Licensing Manage Forestlands Similarly to those in States without Licensing?
- Subgrade Strength Recovery of Fine-Grained-Soil-Containing Roads in Western Oregon Forest
- Subgrade Strength Recovery of Fine-Grained-Soil-Containing Roads in Western Oregon Forest
- Drivers of Tribal Co-Management on Public Lands in California, USA: Social Learning, Social Capital, and Enabling Conditions
- Drivers of Tribal Co-Management on Public Lands in California, USA: Social Learning, Social Capital, and Enabling Conditions
- Drivers of Tribal Co-Management on Public Lands in California, USA: Social Learning, Social Capital, and Enabling Conditions
- The potential impact of Loper v. Raimondo decision removing agency deference on natural resource management
- Introducing the inaugural issue of Forests Monitor: an international peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal.
- Introducing the inaugural issue of Forests Monitor: an international peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal.
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