Catherine A. Gehring

11.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
134 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Catherine A. Gehring is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine A. Gehring has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 80 papers in Plant Science and 48 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Catherine A. Gehring's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (83 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (71 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (46 papers). Catherine A. Gehring is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (83 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (71 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (46 papers). Catherine A. Gehring collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Catherine A. Gehring's co-authors include Thomas G. Whitham, Nancy Collins Johnson, Rebecca Mueller, Christopher M. Sthultz, Joseph K. Bailey, Jason D. Hoeksema, Jennifer A. Schweitzer, Richard L. Lindroth, John N. Klironomos and Anne Pringle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Catherine A. Gehring

132 papers receiving 7.7k citations

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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.

A meta‐analysis of context‐dependency in plant response to inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi

2010 871 citations Jason D. Hoeksema, V. Bala Chaudhary et al. Ecology Letters profile →
A framework for community and ecosystem genetics: from genes to ecosystems

2006 813 citations Thomas G. Whitham, Joseph K. Bailey et al. profile →
COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM GENETICS: A CONSEQUENCE OF THE EXTENDED PHENOTYPE

2003 513 citations Thomas G. Whitham, Catherine A. Gehring et al. Ecology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Catherine A. Gehring United States	43	4.4k	3.4k	2.3k	2.0k	1.7k	134	7.9k
Ian A. Dickie New Zealand	46	5.2k 1.2×	3.1k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	2.4k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	129	8.3k
Jennifer A. Schweitzer United States	40	2.8k 0.6×	3.6k 1.0×	3.0k 1.3×	956 0.5×	2.4k 1.3×	105	7.5k
Daniel Prati Switzerland	43	3.8k 0.9×	4.2k 1.2×	4.0k 1.7×	1.7k 0.8×	2.4k 1.4×	116	9.0k
David C. Hartnett United States	48	4.3k 1.0×	4.6k 1.3×	2.5k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	2.8k 1.6×	100	8.4k
Urs Schaffner Switzerland	37	3.5k 0.8×	3.8k 1.1×	2.9k 1.3×	2.3k 1.1×	2.6k 1.5×	156	8.2k
Joseph K. Bailey United States	45	2.2k 0.5×	3.5k 1.0×	3.1k 1.4×	1.0k 0.5×	2.5k 1.4×	119	7.6k
Nancy Collins Johnson United States	46	8.3k 1.9×	3.4k 1.0×	2.4k 1.1×	2.9k 1.4×	1.9k 1.1×	101	11.4k
Jennifer A. Rudgers United States	44	3.4k 0.8×	1.6k 0.5×	4.0k 1.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	156	6.6k
James W. Dalling United States	49	2.8k 0.6×	5.5k 1.6×	3.2k 1.4×	563 0.3×	1.6k 0.9×	139	8.3k
Mari Moora Estonia	47	6.6k 1.5×	3.6k 1.1×	2.5k 1.1×	3.0k 1.5×	1.4k 0.8×	120	8.8k

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Gehring, Catherine A., Kevin R. Hultine, Bradley C. Posch, et al.. (2025). Remote sensing reveals inter‐ and intraspecific variation in riparian cottonwood ( Populus spp) response to drought. Journal of Ecology. 113(7). 1760–1779. 2 indexed citations

Posch, Bradley C., S. E. Bush, Dan F. Koepke, et al.. (2024). Intensive leaf cooling promotes tree survival during a record heatwave. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(43). e2408583121–e2408583121. 15 indexed citations

Grady, Kevin C., Catherine A. Gehring, Kevin R. Hultine, et al.. (2024). Plasticity in Hydraulic Architecture: Riparian Trees Respond to Increased Temperatures With Genotype‐Specific Adjustments to Leaf Traits. Ecology and Evolution. 14(12). e70683–e70683.

Gehring, Catherine A., et al.. (2024). Variation of root functional traits indicates flexible below‐ground economic strategies of the riparian tree species Populus fremontii. Functional Ecology. 38(9). 2003–2014. 2 indexed citations

Sevanto, Sanna, Catherine A. Gehring, Adrian Losko, et al.. (2023). Benefits of symbiotic ectomycorrhizal fungi to plant water relations depend on plant genotype in pinyon pine. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 14424–14424. 4 indexed citations

Gehring, Catherine A., et al.. (2022). Ectomycorrhizal (dipterocarp) and arbuscular mycorrhizal (non‐dipterocarp) tree hosts and their relative distribution in a tropical forest predict soil bacterial communities. Journal of Ecology. 111(1). 251–262. 3 indexed citations

Cooper, Hillary F., Rebecca J. Best, Kevin C. Grady, et al.. (2022). Evidence of climate‐driven selection on tree traits and trait plasticity across the climatic range of a riparian foundation species. Molecular Ecology. 31(19). 5024–5040. 14 indexed citations

Cooper, Hillary F., Jane C. Marks, Richard L. Lindroth, et al.. (2021). Plastic responses to hot temperatures homogenize riparian leaf litter, speed decomposition, and reduce detritivores. Ecology. 102(10). e03461–e03461. 10 indexed citations

Zerebecki, Robyn A., Erik E. Sotka, Torrance C. Hanley, et al.. (2021). Repeated Genetic and Adaptive Phenotypic Divergence across Tidal Elevation in a Foundation Plant Species. The American Naturalist. 198(5). E152–E169. 14 indexed citations

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Koepke, Dan F., Kevin C. Grady, Gerard J. Allan, et al.. (2020). Adaptive trait syndromes along multiple economic spectra define cold and warm adapted ecotypes in a widely distributed foundation tree species. Journal of Ecology. 109(3). 1298–1318. 30 indexed citations

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Mueller, Rebecca, et al.. (2019). Legacy effects of tree mortality mediated by ectomycorrhizal fungal communities. New Phytologist. 224(1). 155–165. 21 indexed citations

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Gehring, Catherine A., Christopher M. Sthultz, Lluvia Flores‐Rentería, Amy V. Whipple, & Thomas G. Whitham. (2017). Tree genetics defines fungal partner communities that may confer drought tolerance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(42). 11169–11174. 170 indexed citations

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Flores‐Rentería, Lluvia, Matthew K. Lau, Louis J. Lamit, & Catherine A. Gehring. (2014). An elusive ectomycorrhizal fungus reveals itself: a new species of Geopora (Pyronemataceae) associated with Pinus edulis. Mycologia. 106(3). 553–563. 15 indexed citations

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Ji, Bao‐Ming, Catherine A. Gehring, Gail W. T. Wilson, et al.. (2013). Patterns of diversity and adaptation in Glomeromycota from three prairie grasslands. Molecular Ecology. 22(9). 2573–2587. 45 indexed citations

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Gehring, Catherine A., et al.. (2008). Neighboring trees affect ectomycorrhizal fungal community composition in a woodland-forest ecotone. Mycorrhiza. 18(6-7). 363–374. 42 indexed citations

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Johnson, Nancy Collins, Jason D. Hoeksema, James D. Bever, et al.. (2006). From Lilliput to Brobdingnag: Extending Models of Mycorrhizal Function across Scales. BioScience. 56(11). 889–889. 63 indexed citations

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Whitham, Thomas G., Eric V. Lonsdorf, Jennifer A. Schweitzer, et al.. (2005). "All effects of a gene on the world": Extended phenotypes, feedbacks, and multi-level selection. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 7 indexed citations

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Gehring, Catherine A., Julie Wolf, & Tad C. Theimer. (2002). Terrestrial vertebrates promote arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and inoculum potential in a rain forest soil. Ecology Letters. 5(4). 540–548. 56 indexed citations

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Gehring, Catherine A., et al.. (1993). Negative Effects of Scale Insect Herbivory on the Ectomycorrhizae of Juvenile Pinyon Pine. Ecology. 74(8). 2297–2302. 40 indexed citations

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Gehring, Catherine A. & Thomas G. Whitham. (1992). Reduced mycorrhizae on Juniperus monosperma with mistletoe: the influence of environmental stress and tree gender on a plant parasite and a plant-fungal mutualism. Oecologia. 89(2). 298–303. 81 indexed citations

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