Brendan Choat

22.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
127 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Brendan Choat is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Brendan Choat has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 67 papers in Plant Science and 56 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Brendan Choat's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (112 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (56 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (29 papers). Brendan Choat is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (112 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (56 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (29 papers). Brendan Choat collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Germany. Brendan Choat's co-authors include Steven Jansen, Timothy J. Brodribb, Craig R. Brodersen, Remko A. Duursma, Belinda E. Medlyn, Rosana López, Hervé Cochard, Lawren Sack, Andrew J. McElrone and Ale×ander R. Cobb and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Brendan Choat

121 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

Triggers of tree mortality under drought

2018 1.2k citations Brendan Choat, Timothy J. Brodribb et al. profile →
Meta-analysis reveals that hydraulic traits explain cross-species patterns of drought-induced tree mortality across the globe

2016 591 citations William R. L. Anderegg, Tamir Klein et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Hanging by a thread? Forests and drought

2020 525 citations Timothy J. Brodribb, Hervé Cochard et al. profile →
The correlations and sequence of plant stomatal, hydraulic, and wilting responses to drought

2016 390 citations Megan K. Bartlett, Tamir Klein et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Trees tolerate an extreme heatwave via sustained transpirational cooling and increased leaf thermal tolerance

2018 280 citations John E. Drake, Mark G. Tjoelker et al. Global Change Biology profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brendan Choat

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brendan Choat. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brendan Choat based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Brendan Choat. Brendan Choat is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Foliar Water Uptake Supports Water Potential Recovery but Does Not Affect Xylem Sap Composition in Two Salt‐Secreting Mangroves 2024 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·Adriano Losso, Alice Gauthey, Stefan Mayr, Brendan Choat	0
2	Demographic change and loss of big trees in resprouting eucalypt forests exposed to megadisturbance 2024 ·Global Ecology and Biogeography ·(unknown), Luke Collins, (unknown), Michael Bedward, Matthias M. Boer, Brendan Choat, Rachael V. Gallagher, Belinda E. Medlyn, Rachael H. Nolan	3
3	Specific leaf area and vapour pressure deficit control live fuel moisture content 2023 ·Functional Ecology ·Anne Griebel, Matthias M. Boer, Chris J. Blackman, Brendan Choat, David S. Ellsworth, Paul A. Madden, Belinda E. Medlyn, Víctor Resco de Dios, Agnieszka Wujeska‐Klause, Marta Yebra, Nicolás Younes, Rachael H. Nolan	18
4	Seasonal variation in the xylem sap composition of six Australian trees and shrubs 2023 ·AoB Plants ·Adriano Losso, Alice Gauthey, Brendan Choat, Stefan Mayr	3
5	Testing the limits of plant drought stress and subsequent recovery in four provenances of a widely distributed subtropical tree species 2022 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·Honglang Duan, Víctor Resco de Dios, Defu Wang, Nan Zhao, Guomin Huang, Wenfei Liu, Jianping Wu, Shuangxi Zhou, Brendan Choat, David T. Tissue	18
6	Leaf water potential measurements using the pressure chamber: Synthetic testing of assumptions towards best practices for precision and accuracy 2022 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·Celia M. Rodríguez Domínguez, Alicia Forner, Sebastià Martorell, Brendan Choat, Rosana López, Jennifer M. R. Peters, Sebastian Pfautsch, Stefan Mayr, Madeline R. Carins‐Murphy, Scott A. M. McAdam, (unknown), Antonio Díaz‐Espejo, Virginia Hernández‐Santana, Paulo Eduardo Menezes‐Silva, José Manuel Torres Ruiz, (unknown), Lawren Sack	96
7	High safety margins to drought‐induced hydraulic failure found in five pasture grasses 2022 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·(unknown), Brendan Choat, Amber C. Churchill, Haiyang Zhang, Craig V. M. Barton, (unknown), Alison K. Post, Sally A. Power, Belinda E. Medlyn, David T. Tissue	16
8	Plant hydraulic modelling of leaf and canopy fuel moisture content reveals increasing vulnerability of a Mediterranean forest to wildfires under extreme drought 2022 ·New Phytologist ·Julien Ruffault, (unknown), François Pimont, Jean‐Luc Dupuy, Miquel De Cáceres, Hervé Cochard, Florent Mouillot, Chris J. Blackman, José Manuel Torres Ruiz, Russell A. Parsons, (unknown), Sylvain Delzon, Steven Jansen, Albert Olioso, Brendan Choat, Nicolas Martin‐StPaul	20
9	Towards species‐level forecasts of drought‐induced tree mortality risk 2022 ·New Phytologist ·Martin G. De Kauwe, Manon Sabot, Belinda E. Medlyn, A. J. Pitman, Patrick Meir, Lucas A. Cernusak, Rachael V. Gallagher, Anna Ukkola, Sami W. Rifai, Brendan Choat	19
10	Mechanisms of xylem hydraulic recovery after drought in Eucalyptus saligna 2022 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·Alice Gauthey, Jennifer M. R. Peters, Rosana López, Madeline R. Carins‐Murphy, Celia M. Rodríguez Domínguez, David T. Tissue, Belinda E. Medlyn, Timothy J. Brodribb, Brendan Choat	36
11	Hydraulic failure and tree size linked with canopy die‐back in eucalypt forest during extreme drought 2021 ·New Phytologist ·Rachael H. Nolan, Alice Gauthey, Adriano Losso, Belinda E. Medlyn, Rhiannon Smith, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xine Li, Linda J. Beaumont, Matthias M. Boer, Ian J. Wright, Brendan Choat	88
12	Living on the edge: A continental‐scale assessment of forest vulnerability to drought 2021 ·Global Change Biology ·Jennifer M. R. Peters, Rosana López, Markus Nolf, Lindsay B. Hutley, Tim Wardlaw, Lucas A. Cernusak, Brendan Choat	60
13	Vulnerability to xylem cavitation of Hakea species (Proteaceae) from a range of biomes and life histories predicted by climatic niche 2021 ·Annals of Botany ·(unknown), (unknown), Brendan Choat, David T. Tissue, Paul D. Rymer	7
14	Coordination between leaf, stem, and root hydraulics and gas exchange in three arid‐zone angiosperms during severe drought and recovery 2018 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·Danielle Creek, Chris J. Blackman, Timothy J. Brodribb, Brendan Choat, David T. Tissue	89
15	Trees tolerate an extreme heatwave via sustained transpirational cooling and increased leaf thermal tolerance breakdown → 2018 ·Global Change Biology ·John E. Drake, Mark G. Tjoelker, Angelica Vårhammar, Belinda E. Medlyn, Peter B. Reich, Andrea Leigh, Sebastian Pfautsch, Chris J. Blackman, Rosana López, Michael J. Aspinwall, Kristine Y. Crous, Remko A. Duursma, Dushan Kumarathunge, Martin G. De Kauwe, Mingkai Jiang, Adrienne B. Nicotra, David T. Tissue, Brendan Choat, Owen K. Atkin, Craig V. M. Barton	280
16	Meta-analysis reveals that hydraulic traits explain cross-species patterns of drought-induced tree mortality across the globe breakdown → 2016 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·William R. L. Anderegg, Tamir Klein, Megan K. Bartlett, Lawren Sack, Adam F. A. Pellegrini, Brendan Choat, Steven Jansen	591
17	The Relationships between Xylem Safety and Hydraulic Efficiency in the Cupressaceae: The Evolution of Pit Membrane Form and Function 2010 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Jarmila Pittermann, Brendan Choat, Steven Jansen, Stephanie Stuart, (unknown), Todd E. Dawson	117
18	Three-dimensional analysis of wood structure: X--ray computed microtomography (microCT) of vessel networks and atomic force microscopy (AFM) of pit membranes 2007 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Steven Jansen, Annelies Pletsers, Kathy Steppe, Veerle Cnudde, Bert Masschaele, Brendan Choat, Yasuhisa Sano, Thomas C. Pesacreta, (unknown)	1
19	Three-dimensional imaging of wood anatomical characters using X–ray computed microtomography (microCT) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) 2007 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Steven Jansen, Annelies Pletsers, Kathy Steppe, Veerle Cnudde, Bert Masschaele, Brendan Choat, Yasuhisa Sano, Thomas C. Pesacreta, (unknown)	1
20	Intervascular pit membranes with a torus in the wood of Ulmus (Ulmaceae) and related genera 2004 ·Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) ·Steven Jansen, Brendan Choat, Stefan Vinckier, Frederic Lens, Peter Schols, Erik Smets	13

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