A. Roland Ennos

11.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
97 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

A. Roland Ennos is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Plant Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Roland Ennos has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 34 papers in Plant Science and 20 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in A. Roland Ennos's work include Tree Root and Stability Studies (44 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (15 papers) and Urban Heat Island Mitigation (12 papers). A. Roland Ennos is often cited by papers focused on Tree Root and Stability Studies (44 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (15 papers) and Urban Heat Island Mitigation (12 papers). A. Roland Ennos collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. A. Roland Ennos's co-authors include Stephan Pauleit, J. F. Handley, D. Armson, M.J. Crook, Paul W. Stringer, Susan E. Hartley, Fergus P. Massey, Simon R. Turner, Louise Jones and Mohammad A. Rahman and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

A. Roland Ennos

96 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

Adapting Cities for Climate Change: The Role of the Green... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2012 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Adapting Cities for Climate Change: The Role of the Green Infrastructure
    2007 1.3k citations A. Roland Ennos et al. profile →
  2. The effect of tree shade and grass on surface and globe temperatures in an urban area
    2012 476 citations D. Armson, A. Roland Ennos et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Roland Ennos United Kingdom 49 2.4k 1.9k 1.8k 1.7k 1.4k 97 7.8k
Hans Pretzsch Germany 70 2.4k 1.0× 10.2k 5.4× 3.5k 2.0× 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 364 16.2k
Andrew Peace United Kingdom 28 700 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 504 0.3× 638 0.4× 322 0.2× 69 3.3k
J. L. Monteith United Kingdom 51 7.4k 3.1× 10.2k 5.4× 2.7k 1.5× 340 0.2× 501 0.4× 162 18.4k
Hans Henrik Bruun Denmark 41 1.7k 0.7× 819 0.4× 400 0.2× 64 0.0× 627 0.5× 173 6.9k
Seppo Kellomäki Finland 56 3.4k 1.4× 7.3k 3.8× 846 0.5× 226 0.1× 2.1k 1.6× 333 11.4k
Gil Bohrer United States 55 1.7k 0.7× 6.5k 3.4× 1.1k 0.7× 178 0.1× 182 0.1× 166 10.8k
Helmut Mayer Germany 41 692 0.3× 2.7k 1.4× 7.8k 4.4× 5.6k 3.2× 286 0.2× 107 10.9k
Lee A. Vierling United States 51 1.4k 0.6× 2.9k 1.5× 3.6k 2.1× 272 0.2× 67 0.0× 146 8.4k
Thomas W. Davies United Kingdom 40 259 0.1× 3.8k 2.0× 374 0.2× 919 0.5× 251 0.2× 116 6.0k
Lixin Wang United States 57 3.0k 1.3× 7.2k 3.8× 1.3k 0.8× 199 0.1× 166 0.1× 382 14.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Roland Ennos

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ennos, A. Roland, et al.. (2016). An assessment of the remodelling of bifurcations in hazel (Corylus avellana L.) in response to bracing, drilling and splitting. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. 42(5). 355–370. 2 indexed citations
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Casteren, Adam van, Vivek V. Venkataraman, A. Roland Ennos, & Peter W. Lucas. (2016). Novel developments in field mechanics. Journal of Human Evolution. 98. 5–17. 17 indexed citations
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Casteren, Adam van, et al.. (2013). Factors Affecting the Compliance and Sway Properties of Tree Branches Used by the Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii). PLoS ONE. 8(7). e67877–e67877. 28 indexed citations
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Armson, D., et al.. (2013). A Comparison of the Shading Effectiveness of Five Different Street Tree Species in Manchester, UK. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. 39(4). 86 indexed citations
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Delden, S.H. van, J. Vos, A. Roland Ennos, & T.J. Stomph. (2010). Analysing lodging of the panicle bearing cereal teff (Eragrostis tef). New Phytologist. 186(3). 696–707. 64 indexed citations
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Ennos, A. Roland, et al.. (2008). The effect of humidity on the fracture properties of human fingernails. Journal of Experimental Biology. 211(23). 3677–3681. 28 indexed citations
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Wargent, Jason J., Jason P. Moore, A. Roland Ennos, & N. D. Paul. (2008). Ultraviolet Radiation as a Limiting Factor in Leaf Expansion and Development. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 85(1). 279–286. 79 indexed citations
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Ennos, A. Roland, et al.. (2007). Changes in hydraulic conductivity, mechanical properties, and density reflecting the fall in strain along the lateral roots of two species of tropical trees. Journal of Experimental Botany. 58(15-16). 4095–4105. 16 indexed citations
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Massey, Fergus P., A. Roland Ennos, & Susan E. Hartley. (2007). Grasses and the resource availability hypothesis: the importance of silica‐based defences. Journal of Ecology. 95(3). 414–424. 136 indexed citations
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Ennos, A. Roland, et al.. (2004). The fracture properties and mechanical design of human fingernails. Journal of Experimental Biology. 207(5). 735–741. 52 indexed citations
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Ennos, A. Roland, et al.. (2003). Fungi are the predominant micro-organisms responsible for degradation of soil-buried polyester polyurethane over a range of soil water holding capacities. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 95(1). 78–85. 101 indexed citations
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Linden, Mariëtta L. van der, et al.. (2003). Muscle activity during gait initiation in normal elderly people. Gait & Posture. 19(1). 50–57. 97 indexed citations
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Mickovski, Slobodan B. & A. Roland Ennos. (2002). A morphological and mechanical study of the root systems of suppressed crown Scots pine Pinus sylvestris. Trees. 16(4). 274–280. 48 indexed citations
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Ennos, A. Roland, et al.. (2000). The functional morphology of the petioles of the banana, Musa textilis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 51(353). 2085–2093. 67 indexed citations
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Crook, M.J., et al.. (1997). 板根の機能 板根を持つ熱帯樹木のモラン属種やNephelium ramboutan(ランブータン属)と板根を持たない熱帯樹木のMallotus wrayi(アカメガシワ属)の定着系の比較研究. Journal of Experimental Botany. 48(314). 1703–1716. 1 indexed citations
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Ennos, A. Roland. (1993). The function and formation of buttresses. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 8(10). 350–351. 26 indexed citations
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Wootton, Robin J. & A. Roland Ennos. (1989). The implications of function on the origin and homologies of the dipterous wing. Systematic Entomology. 14(4). 507–520. 90 indexed citations
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Ennos, A. Roland. (1989). The effect of size on the optimal shapes of gliding insects and seeds. Journal of Zoology. 219(1). 61–69. 36 indexed citations
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Ennos, A. Roland. (1988). The Inertial Cause of Wing Rotation in Diptera. Journal of Experimental Biology. 140(1). 161–169. 135 indexed citations
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Ennos, A. Roland. (1988). The Importance of Torsion in the Design of Insect Wings. Journal of Experimental Biology. 140(1). 137–160. 214 indexed citations

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