Caroline E. R. Lehmann

9.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
53 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Caroline E. R. Lehmann is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Caroline E. R. Lehmann has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 31 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 15 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Caroline E. R. Lehmann's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (36 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (21 papers) and Plant and animal studies (10 papers). Caroline E. R. Lehmann is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (36 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (21 papers) and Plant and animal studies (10 papers). Caroline E. R. Lehmann collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and United States. Caroline E. R. Lehmann's co-authors include Sally Archibald, William J. Bond, Nicola Stevens, William A. Hoffmann, Ross A. Bradstock, José Gómez‐Dans, Brett P. Murphy, Giselda Durigan, Catherine L. Parr and Colin P. Osborne and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Caroline E. R. Lehmann

51 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Defining pyromes and global syndromes of fire regimes

2013 556 citations Sally Archibald, Caroline E. R. Lehmann et al. profile →
Savanna woody encroachment is widespread across three continents

2016 486 citations Nicola Stevens, Caroline E. R. Lehmann et al. Global Change Biology profile →
Tropical grassy biomes: misunderstood, neglected, and under threat

2014 426 citations Catherine L. Parr, Caroline E. R. Lehmann et al. profile →

Peers

Caroline E. R. Lehmann

GPC

NLC

ECOLO

EEBS

A. Carla Staver United States

Mahesh Sankaran India

Gerhard E. Overbeck Brazil

Martı́n R. Aguiar Argentina

Ana M. Cingolani Argentina

Bryan Finegan Costa Rica

Μαργαρίτα Αριανούτσου Greece

Marcelo Sternberg Israel

K. J. Kirby United Kingdom

Élise Buisson France

A. Carla Staver United States

Caroline E. R. Lehmann

3.0k ×1.1

GPC

2.5k ×1.0

NLC

1.7k ×1.1

ECOLO

571 ×0.7

EEBS

475 ×0.8

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Countries citing papers authored by Caroline E. R. Lehmann

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Fields of papers citing papers by Caroline E. R. Lehmann

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Caroline E. R. Lehmann

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tölgyesi, Csaba, Vicky M. Temperton, Élise Buisson, et al.. (2025). Limited carbon sequestration potential from global ecosystem restoration. Nature Geoscience. 18(8). 761–768. 2 indexed citations

Phelps, Leanne N., et al.. (2025). Africa-wide diversification of livelihood strategies: Isotopic insights into Holocene human adaptations to climate change. One Earth. 8(6). 101304–101304.

Lehmann, Caroline E. R., et al.. (2024). Fire facilitates ground layer plant diversity in a Miombo ecosystem. Annals of Botany. 133(5-6). 743–756. 7 indexed citations

Lehmann, Caroline E. R., et al.. (2024). Geography and ecology structure diversification in Ziziphus Mill. (Rhamnaceae). Frontiers of Biogeography. 17.

Tiley, George P., Andrew A. Crowl, Guillaume Besnard, et al.. (2023). Genetic variation in Loudetia simplex supports the presence of ancient grasslands in Madagascar. Plants People Planet. 6(2). 315–329. 4 indexed citations

Hempson, Gareth P., Catherine L. Parr, Caroline E. R. Lehmann, & Sally Archibald. (2022). Grazing lawns and overgrazing in frequently grazed grass communities. Ecology and Evolution. 12(9). e9268–e9268. 5 indexed citations

Pennington, R. Toby, et al.. (2022). Diversity in habit expands the environmental niche of Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae). Biotropica. 54(5). 1285–1299. 1 indexed citations

Lehmann, Caroline E. R., et al.. (2022). Encroachment diminishes herbaceous plant diversity in grassy ecosystems worldwide. Global Change Biology. 28(18). 5532–5546. 49 indexed citations

Standish, Rachel J., R.J. Harper, Don Butler, et al.. (2022). Defining biodiverse reforestation: Why it matters for climate change mitigation and biodiversity. Plants People Planet. 5(1). 27–38. 27 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Caroline E. R., et al.. (2022). Drought and fire determine juvenile and adult woody diversity and dominance in a semi‐arid African savanna. Biotropica. 54(4). 1015–1029. 9 indexed citations

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Vorontsova, Maria S., et al.. (2021). Shade alters the growth and architecture of tropical grasses by reducing root biomass. Biotropica. 53(4). 1052–1062. 11 indexed citations

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Pilon, Natashi A. L., Giselda Durigan, R. Toby Pennington, et al.. (2020). Shade alters savanna grass layer structure and function along a gradient of canopy cover. Journal of Vegetation Science. 32(1). 41 indexed citations

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Simpson, Kimberley J., Sally Archibald, Elisabeth J. Forrestel, et al.. (2020). Resprouting grasses are associated with less frequent fire than seeders. New Phytologist. 230(2). 832–844. 33 indexed citations

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Griffith, Daniel M., Colin P. Osborne, Erika J. Edwards, et al.. (2020). Lineage‐based functional types: characterising functional diversity to enhance the representation of ecological behaviour in Land Surface Models. New Phytologist. 228(1). 15–23. 21 indexed citations

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Criado, Mariana García, Isla H. Myers‐Smith, Anne D. Bjorkman, Caroline E. R. Lehmann, & Nicola Stevens. (2020). Woody plant encroachment intensifies under climate change across tundra and savanna biomes. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29(5). 925–943. 137 indexed citations

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Vorontsova, Maria S., Gareth P. Hempson, Jan Hackel, et al.. (2020). Fire and grazing determined grasslands of central Madagascar represent ancient assemblages. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 287(1927). 20200598–20200598. 56 indexed citations

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Archibald, Sally, Gareth P. Hempson, & Caroline E. R. Lehmann. (2019). A unified framework for plant life‐history strategies shaped by fire and herbivory. New Phytologist. 224(4). 1490–1503. 98 indexed citations

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Osborne, Colin P., Tristan Charles‐Dominique, Nicola Stevens, et al.. (2018). Human impacts in African savannas are mediated by plant functional traits. New Phytologist. 220(1). 10–24. 116 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Caroline E. R. & Catherine L. Parr. (2016). Tropical grassy biomes: linking ecology, human use and conservation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 371(1703). 20160329–20160329. 56 indexed citations

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Nelson, Andrew, Mark Heuer, Caroline E. R. Lehmann, et al.. (2014). Measurement of Bi-Directional Ammonia Exchange Above a Maize Canopy in the Midwestern United States. AGUFM. 2014. 1 indexed citations

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