Dieter Mueller‐Dombois

14.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
113 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Dieter Mueller‐Dombois is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Dieter Mueller‐Dombois has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 33 papers in Ecology and 26 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Dieter Mueller‐Dombois's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (37 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (18 papers) and Forest ecology and management (13 papers). Dieter Mueller‐Dombois is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (37 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (18 papers) and Forest ecology and management (13 papers). Dieter Mueller‐Dombois collaborates with scholars based in United States, Fiji and Japan. Dieter Mueller‐Dombois's co-authors include Heinz Ellenberg, A. W. Küchler, Peter M. Vitousek, Kanehiro Kitayama, F. Raymond Fosberg, Lawrence R. Walker, Louis D. Whiteaker, Pamela A. Matson, James H. Fownes and J. H. Burnett and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Dieter Mueller‐Dombois

107 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

Aims and Methods of Vegetation Ecology 1972 2026 1990 2008 1976 1995 1987 1998 1972 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dieter Mueller‐Dombois United States 33 5.6k 3.9k 3.5k 3.2k 2.3k 113 11.1k
Heinz Ellenberg Germany 17 6.0k 1.1× 3.9k 1.0× 5.2k 1.5× 3.6k 1.1× 2.2k 0.9× 40 11.9k
Imanuel Noy‐Meir Israel 39 6.3k 1.1× 4.5k 1.2× 2.5k 0.7× 2.8k 0.9× 3.4k 1.5× 96 11.3k
P. J. Grubb United Kingdom 52 8.4k 1.5× 3.5k 0.9× 4.2k 1.2× 4.9k 1.5× 3.2k 1.4× 156 12.8k
S. J. McNaughton United States 64 8.0k 1.4× 8.0k 2.0× 3.6k 1.0× 3.3k 1.0× 3.4k 1.5× 128 15.6k
Deborah A. Clark United States 51 6.0k 1.1× 2.5k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 4.3k 1.9× 126 10.4k
Lawrence R. Walker United States 52 7.3k 1.3× 4.9k 1.3× 3.4k 1.0× 3.6k 1.1× 3.4k 1.5× 134 13.1k
John J. Ewel United States 35 6.0k 1.1× 4.5k 1.2× 2.0k 0.6× 2.9k 0.9× 3.8k 1.7× 61 11.9k
Jan P. Bakker Netherlands 61 7.4k 1.3× 8.0k 2.0× 5.3k 1.5× 3.1k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 220 13.5k
T. C. Whitmore United Kingdom 42 5.2k 0.9× 2.3k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 3.4k 1.1× 2.7k 1.2× 145 9.8k
Laura Huenneke United States 26 7.2k 1.3× 6.3k 1.6× 2.5k 0.7× 3.1k 1.0× 4.1k 1.7× 50 13.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Dieter Mueller‐Dombois

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dieter Mueller‐Dombois

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jacobi, James D., et al.. (2018). Regeneration of Metrosideros polymorpha forests in Hawaii after landscape‐level canopy dieback. Journal of Vegetation Science. 30(1). 146–155. 11 indexed citations
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Walter, H., Dieter Mueller‐Dombois, & J. H. Burnett. (2016). BOOK REVIEW By SJG Ecology of Tropical and Subtropical Vegetation. Tropical Agriculture. 49(4). 4 indexed citations
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Mueller‐Dombois, Dieter. (2015). Population death in Hawaiian plant communities : a causal theory and its successional significance. Publication Server of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Goethe University Frankfurt).
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Mueller‐Dombois, Dieter & Hans Juergen Boehmer. (2013). Origin of the Hawaiian rainforest ecosystem and its evolution in long-term primary succession. 1 indexed citations
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Mueller‐Dombois, Dieter & Hans Juergen Boehmer. (2013). Origin of the Hawaiian rainforest and its transition states in long-term primary succession. Biogeosciences. 10(7). 5171–5182. 20 indexed citations
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Gerrish, Grant & Dieter Mueller‐Dombois. (1999). Measuring Stem Growth Rates for Determining Age and Cohort Analysis of a Tropical Evergreen Tree. Pacific Science. 53(4). 418–429. 10 indexed citations
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Mueller‐Dombois, Dieter. (1992). A global perspective on forest decline. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 11(8). 1069–1076. 5 indexed citations
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Mueller‐Dombois, Dieter. (1992). A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON FOREST DECLINE. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 11(8). 1069–1069. 2 indexed citations
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Mueller‐Dombois, Dieter. (1992). Distributional Dynamics in the Hawaiian Vegetation. Pacific Science. 46(2). 221–231. 18 indexed citations
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Mueller‐Dombois, Dieter. (1992). The formation of island ecosystems. GeoJournal. 28(2). 9 indexed citations
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Mueller‐Dombois, Dieter & Louis D. Whiteaker. (1990). Plants associated with Myrica faya and two other pioneer trees on a recent volcanic surface in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Phytocoenologia. 19(1). 29–41. 10 indexed citations
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Mueller‐Dombois, Dieter. (1988). Towards a unifying theory for stand-level dieback. GeoJournal. 17(2). 249–251. 23 indexed citations
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Vitousek, Peter M., Lawrence R. Walker, Louis D. Whiteaker, Dieter Mueller‐Dombois, & Pamela A. Matson. (1987). Biological Invasion by Myrica faya Alters Ecosystem Development in Hawaii. Science. 238(4828). 802–804. 661 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mueller‐Dombois, Dieter. (1985). 'Ohi'a Dieback in Hawaii: 1984 Synthesis and Evaluation. Pacific Science. 39(2). 150–170. 25 indexed citations
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Mueller‐Dombois, Dieter. (1984). Zum Baumgruppensterben in pazifischen Inselwäldern. Phytocoenologia. 12(1). 1–8. 1 indexed citations
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Mueller‐Dombois, Dieter, et al.. (1983). Nutrient studies in relation to habitat types and canopy dieback in the montane rain forest ecosystem, Island of Hawai'i.. Pacific Science. 37(4). 339–359. 25 indexed citations
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Mueller‐Dombois, Dieter. (1983). Canopy Dieback and Successional Processes in Pacific Forests. Pacific Science. 37(4). 317–325. 40 indexed citations
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Jacobi, James D., Grant Gerrish, & Dieter Mueller‐Dombois. (1983). 'Ohi'a Dieback in Hawai'i: Vegetation Changes in Permanent Plots!. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 16 indexed citations
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Walter, Heinrich, et al.. (1975). Klimadiagramm-Karten der einzelnen Kontinente und die ökologische Klimagliederung der Erde : eine Erg. zu d. Vegetationsmonographien. Fischer eBooks. 14 indexed citations
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Mueller‐Dombois, Dieter. (1972). A non-adapted vegetation interferes with soil water removal in a tropical rain forest area in Hawaii. Tropical Ecology. 14(1). 1–18. 45 indexed citations

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