Adam G. West

9.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Adam G. West is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Adam G. West has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 25 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 22 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Adam G. West's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (30 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (22 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (13 papers). Adam G. West is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (30 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (22 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (13 papers). Adam G. West collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Australia. Adam G. West's co-authors include James R. Ehleringer, John S. Sperry, Nate G. McDowell, Enrico A. Yépez, Jennifer A. Plaut, Neil S. Cobb, Thomas E. Kolb, Craig D. Allen, David D. Breshears and William T. Pockman and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Adam G. West

65 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

Mechanisms of plant survival and mortality during drought: why do some plants survive while others succumb to drought?

2008 3.4k citations Nate G. McDowell, William T. Pockman et al. New Phytologist profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Adam G. West South Africa	31	4.8k	2.7k	2.4k	2.1k	1.9k	68	7.5k
Lucas A. Cernusak Australia	47	5.9k 1.2×	3.0k 1.1×	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	3.4k 1.8×	147	8.4k
Brent R. Helliker United States	36	2.7k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	937 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	70	4.9k
Steven W. Leavitt United States	51	5.6k 1.2×	5.3k 1.9×	1.5k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	2.6k 1.4×	180	9.2k
Pamela H. Templer United States	42	2.7k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	2.7k 1.3×	1.7k 0.9×	123	7.4k
Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg United States	41	2.7k 0.5×	1.9k 0.7×	739 0.3×	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	111	5.4k
Alexander Knohl Germany	42	5.7k 1.2×	1.9k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	2.3k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	142	7.6k
Elise Pendall United States	56	3.8k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	3.5k 1.7×	2.9k 1.5×	196	9.8k
David G. Williams United States	51	9.3k 1.9×	4.2k 1.5×	3.8k 1.6×	2.9k 1.4×	3.7k 2.0×	180	13.6k
Antonio Lara Chile	44	3.3k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	503 0.3×	129	5.7k
Jed P. Sparks United States	39	3.0k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	897 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	139	5.8k

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Cramer, Michael D., et al.. (2025). The Contribution of Hydric Habitats to the Richness of the Cape Fynbos Flora. Diversity and Distributions. 31(1). 2 indexed citations

West, Adam G., et al.. (2024). Genome size variation in Cape schoenoid sedges (Schoeneae) and its ecophysiological consequences. American Journal of Botany. 111(8). e16315–e16315. 3 indexed citations

West, Adam G., et al.. (2023). Hydraulic segmentation explains differences in loss of branch conductance caused by fire. Tree Physiology. 43(12). 2121–2130. 3 indexed citations

Lu, Mingzhen, William J. Bond, Efrat Sheffer, et al.. (2022). Biome boundary maintained by intense belowground resource competition in world’s thinnest-rooted plant community. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(9). 22 indexed citations

Roddy, Adam B., et al.. (2019). Ramification has little impact on shoot hydraulic efficiency in the sexually dimorphic genus Leucadendron (Proteaceae). PeerJ. 7. e6835–e6835. 9 indexed citations

West, Adam G., et al.. (2018). “Alexa, Build Me a Brand” — An Investigation into the I mpact of Artificial Intelligence on Branding. 9(10). 877–887. 44 indexed citations

West, Adam G., et al.. (2018). Differences in germination response to smoke and temperature cues in ‘pyrophyte’ and ‘pyrofuge’ forms of Erica coccinea (Ericaceae). International Journal of Wildland Fire. 27(8). 562–568. 14 indexed citations

Nackley, Lloyd L., Adam G. West, Andrew Skowno, & William J. Bond. (2017). The Nebulous Ecology of Native Invasions. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 32(11). 814–824. 115 indexed citations

West, Adam G., et al.. (2016). Experimental evidence for heat plume‐induced cavitation and xylem deformation as a mechanism of rapid post‐fire tree mortality. New Phytologist. 211(3). 828–838. 56 indexed citations

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West, Adam G., et al.. (2016). Wind drives nocturnal, but not diurnal, transpiration inLeucospermum conocarpodendrontrees: implications for stilling on the Cape Peninsula. Tree Physiology. 36(8). 954–966. 15 indexed citations

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Coutts, Jeff, et al.. (2013). The role of agricultural extension in improving the health and resilience of the Great Barrier Reef. 9(1). 196.

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West, Adam G., Todd E. Dawson, Edmund C. February, et al.. (2012). Diverse functional responses to drought in a Mediterranean‐type shrubland in South Africa. New Phytologist. 195(2). 396–407. 213 indexed citations

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West, Adam G., Gregory R. Goldsmith, Ignatious Matimati, & Todd E. Dawson. (2011). Spectral analysis software improves confidence in plant and soil water stable isotope analyses performed by isotope ratio infrared spectroscopy (IRIS). Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 25(16). 2268–2274. 75 indexed citations

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Rebelo, Tony, et al.. (2009). Alarming plant dieback in the Outeniquas : is this an indication of global warming? : monitoring plant populations. 95(1). 34–35. 1 indexed citations

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McDowell, Nate G., William T. Pockman, Craig D. Allen, et al.. (2008). Mechanisms of plant survival and mortality during drought: why do some plants survive while others succumb to drought?. New Phytologist. 178(4). 719–739. 3350 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hultine, Kevin R., S. E. Bush, Adam G. West, & James R. Ehleringer. (2007). Population structure, physiology and ecohydrological impacts of dioecious riparian tree species of western North America. Oecologia. 154(1). 85–93. 60 indexed citations

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West, Adam G., Kevin R. Hultine, T. L. Jackson, & James R. Ehleringer. (2007). Differential summer water use by Pinus edulis and Juniperus osteosperma reflects contrasting hydraulic characteristics. Tree Physiology. 27(12). 1711–1720. 99 indexed citations

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West, Adam G., et al.. (2007). Seasonal variations in moisture use in a piñon–juniper woodland. Oecologia. 153(4). 787–798. 140 indexed citations

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West, Adam G., et al.. (2006). Water extraction times for plant and soil materials used in stable isotope analysis. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 20(8). 1317–1321. 451 indexed citations

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West, Adam G., William J. Bond, & J. J. Midgley. (2000). Soil carbon isotopes reveal ancient grassland under forest in Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal.. South African Journal of Science. 96(5). 252–254. 22 indexed citations

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