Dana L. Royer

13.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
81 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Dana L. Royer is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Dana L. Royer has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Atmospheric Science, 32 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 31 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Dana L. Royer's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (41 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (26 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (21 papers). Dana L. Royer is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (41 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (26 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (21 papers). Dana L. Royer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Dana L. Royer's co-authors include David J. Beerling, Robert A. Berner, Peter Wilf, Daniel J. Lunt, Gavin L. Foster, Scott L. Wing, Leo Hickey, Neil J. Tabor, Isabel P. Montañez and Jeffrey Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Dana L. Royer

80 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Future climate forcing potentially without precedent in the last 420 million years

2017 560 citations Gavin L. Foster, Dana L. Royer et al. Nature Communications profile →
Convergent Cenozoic CO2 history

2011 451 citations David J. Beerling, Dana L. Royer profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Global patterns in community‐scale leaf mass per area distributions of extant woody non‐monocot angiosperms and their utility in the fossil record 2025 ·American Journal of Botany ·A. Lowe, Dana L. Royer, Daniel J. Wieczynski, (unknown), Tammo Reichgelt, (unknown), Daniel J. Peppe, Brian J. Enquist, (unknown), Sean T. Michaletz, Caroline A. E. Strömberg	2
2	Estimates of late Early Cretaceous atmospheric CO₂ from Mongolia based on stomatal and isotopic analysis of Pseudotorellia 2024 ·American Journal of Botany ·Xiaoqing Zhang, Dana L. Royer, Gongle Shi, Niiden Ichinnorov, Patrick S. Herendeen, Peter R. Crane, Fabiany Herrera	0
3	Moderate to Elevated Atmospheric CO₂ During the Early Paleocene Recorded by Platanites Leaves of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico 2022 ·Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Richard S. Barclay, (unknown), Dana L. Royer, Daniel J. Peppe	4
4	Revising key parameters for long-term carbon cycle models 2021 ·(unknown), Trond H. Torsvik, Mathew Domeier, Dana L. Royer	2
5	Leaf size estimation based on leaf length, width and shape 2021 ·Annals of Botany ·Julian Schrader, Peijian Shi, Dana L. Royer, Daniel J. Peppe, Rachael V. Gallagher, (unknown), Rong Wang, Ian J. Wright	79
6	Leaf‐economic strategies across the Eocene–Oligocene transition correlate with dry season precipitation and paleoelevation 2020 ·American Journal of Botany ·(unknown), Dana L. Royer	8
7	Connecting the Deep Earth and the Atmosphere 2020 ·Trond H. Torsvik, Henrik H. Svensen, Bernhard Steinberger, Dana L. Royer, Dougal A. Jerram, Morgan T. Jones, Mathew Domeier	5
8	No Evidence for a Large Atmospheric CO₂ Spike Across the Cretaceous‐Paleogene Boundary 2019 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·(unknown), Dana L. Royer, Peter J. Franks, Garland R. Upchurch, (unknown)	20
9	Sensitivity of a leaf gas-exchange model for estimating paleoatmospheric CO ₂ concentration 2019 ·Climate of the past ·Dana L. Royer, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Peter J. Franks	17
10	Experimental evidence for species-dependent responses in leaf shape to temperature: Implications for paleoclimate inference 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Dana L. Royer, Helen M. Poulos	19
11	Post-eruptive maar lake sediments in kimberlite pipes: progress and prospects for reconstructing "greenhouse" paleoenvironments in subarctic Canada 2019 ·EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts ·Alberto V. Reyes, (unknown), Jessica E. Tierney, Peter A. Siver, Dana L. Royer, Joshua H.F.L. Davies, Alexander P. Wolfe	1
12	Multiple Proxy Estimates of Atmospheric CO₂ From an Early Paleocene Rainforest 2018 ·Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology ·(unknown), Dana L. Royer, Ian M. Miller, Clive Anderson, David J. Beerling, Peter J. Franks, Michaela Grein, Wilfried Konrad, Anita Roth‐Nebelsick, Samuel A. Bowring, Kirk R. Johnson, Jahandar Ramezani	19
13	Tank bromeliads capture Saharan dust in El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico 2017 ·Atmospheric Environment ·Dana L. Royer, (unknown), (unknown), G. E. Bodkin, (unknown), Katherine Enright, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Suzanne O’Connell, (unknown)	4
14	Future climate forcing potentially without precedent in the last 420 million years breakdown → 2017 ·Nature Communications ·Gavin L. Foster, Dana L. Royer, Daniel J. Lunt	560
15	Biomechanical and leaf–climate relationships: A comparison of ferns and seed plants 2014 ·American Journal of Botany ·Daniel J. Peppe, (unknown), Dana L. Royer, Scott L. Wing, Ian J. Wright, Christopher H. Lusk, (unknown)	21
16	Declining atmospheric CO2 during the late Middle Eocene climate transition 2011 ·American Journal of Science ·(unknown), Dana L. Royer, A. P. Wolfe, A. M. Fox, John A. Westgate, David J. Beerling	65
17	Fossil leaf economics quantified: calibration, Eocene case study, and implications 2007 ·Paleobiology ·Dana L. Royer, Lawren Sack, Peter Wilf, Bárbara Cariglino, Christopher H. Lusk, Ian J. Wright, Mark Westoby, Gregory J. Jordan, Ülo Niinemets, Phyllis D. Coley, Asher D. Cutter, Conrad C. Labandeira, Matthew B. Palmer, Kirk R. Johnson, Angela T. Moles, Fernando Valladares	111
18	Contrasting seasonal patterns of carbon gain in evergreen and deciduous trees of ancient polar forests 2005 ·Paleobiology ·Dana L. Royer, Colin P. Osborne, David J. Beerling	31
19	CO 2 as a Primary Driver of Phanerozoic Climate Change 2003 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Dana L. Royer, Robert A. Berner	22
20	Ecological conservatism in the “living fossil” Ginkgo 2003 ·Paleobiology ·Dana L. Royer, Leo Hickey, Scott L. Wing	106

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