Francis M. Kelliher

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

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Francis M. Kelliher is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Soil Science and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis M. Kelliher has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 33 papers in Soil Science and 26 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Francis M. Kelliher's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (48 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (31 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (24 papers). Francis M. Kelliher is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (48 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (31 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (24 papers). Francis M. Kelliher collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and Germany. Francis M. Kelliher's co-authors include Ernst‐Detlef Schulze, R. Leuning, T. M. McSeveny, J. N. Byers, David Whitehead, John E. Hunt, Robert R. Sherlock, Timothy J. Clough, Jon Lloyd and Michael Raupach and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Francis M. Kelliher

99 papers receiving 6.4k 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.

RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MAXIMUM STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE, ECOSYSTEM SURFACE CONDUCTANCE, CARBON ASSIMILATION RATE, AND PLANT NITROGEN NUTRITION: A Global Ecology Scaling Exercise

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francis M. Kelliher New Zealand	45	4.7k	2.0k	1.7k	1.4k	1.4k	102	6.9k
Jukka Pumpanen Finland	43	3.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	1.8k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	174	6.2k
Timothy J. Griffis United States	44	5.3k 1.1×	2.2k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	2.7k 1.9×	1.4k 1.0×	141	8.2k
Ana Rey Spain	35	2.9k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	2.6k 1.6×	1.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	72	5.9k
Richard D. Boone United States	32	2.8k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	3.8k 2.3×	2.5k 1.8×	950 0.7×	42	7.2k
Frank Hagedorn Switzerland	51	3.1k 0.7×	2.3k 1.1×	3.8k 2.2×	2.8k 2.0×	1.6k 1.2×	181	8.4k
Henry L. Gholz United States	48	5.2k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.1×	2.8k 2.0×	1.7k 1.2×	83	8.2k
Junhua Yan China	41	3.1k 0.7×	896 0.4×	1.9k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	959 0.7×	129	5.4k
Yingnian Li China	41	3.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	2.2k 1.5×	749 0.5×	160	6.0k
Qiufeng Wang China	42	3.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	2.1k 1.3×	1.8k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	121	6.5k
Sara Vicca Belgium	40	4.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	3.1k 1.8×	3.2k 2.3×	2.2k 1.6×	112	9.5k

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McNally, Sam, Mike Beare, D. Curtin, et al.. (2017). Soil carbon sequestration potential of permanent pasture and continuous cropping soils in New Zealand. Global Change Biology. 23(11). 4544–4555. 108 indexed citations

Clough, Timothy J., et al.. (2017). Determining the nitrous oxide transfer velocity and emission factor of an agricultural drain. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 60(3). 277–286. 4 indexed citations

Schipper, Louis A., Paul L. Mudge, Miko U. F. Kirschbaum, et al.. (2017). A review of soil carbon change in New Zealand’s grazed grasslands. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 60(2). 93–118. 49 indexed citations

Kelliher, Francis M., C. W. Gray, & Alasdair Noble. (2017). Superphosphate fertiliser application and cadmium accumulation in a pastoral soil. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 60(4). 404–422. 17 indexed citations

Kelliher, Francis M., et al.. (2016). A graphical method to evaluate irrigation water application uniformity. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 60(1). 80–92.

Laubach, Johannes, et al.. (2013). Ammonia emissions from cattle urine and dung excreted on pasture. Biogeosciences. 10(1). 327–338. 67 indexed citations

Clough, Timothy J., et al.. (2013). Nitrous Oxide Emissions from In Situ Deposition of ¹⁵N-Labeled Ryegrass Litter in a Pasture Soil. Journal of Environmental Quality. 42(2). 323–331. 10 indexed citations

Laubach, Johannes, Arezoo Taghizadeh‐Toosi, Robert R. Sherlock, & Francis M. Kelliher. (2012). Measuring and modelling ammonia emissions from a regular pattern of cattle urine patches. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 156. 1–17. 35 indexed citations

Kelliher, Francis M., et al.. (2007). Grassland soil microbial respiration responses to urea and litter applications. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 50(3). 321–326. 3 indexed citations

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Sherlock, Robert R., et al.. (2004). Pristine New Zealand forest soil is a strong methane sink. Global Change Biology. 10(1). 16–26. 94 indexed citations

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Clough, Timothy J., Robert R. Sherlock, & Francis M. Kelliher. (2003). Can liming mitigate N 2 O fluxes from a urine-amended soil?. Australian Journal of Soil Research. 41(3). 439–457. 47 indexed citations

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Kelliher, Francis M., M.B. Kirkham, & John E. Hunt. (2000). Photosynthesis and stomatal conductance of the New Zealand tree, Meryta sinclairii, grown under two watering regimes. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 38(3). 515–519. 2 indexed citations

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Arneth, Almut, Francis M. Kelliher, T. M. McSeveny, & J. N. Byers. (1998). Fluxes of carbon and water in a Pinus radiata forest subject to soil water deficit. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 25(5). 557–570. 31 indexed citations

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Walcroft, A. S., Warwick B. Silvester, David Whitehead, & Francis M. Kelliher. (1997). Seasonal Changes in Stable Carbon Isotope Ratios within Annual Rings of Pinus radiata Reflect Environmental Regulation of Growth Processes. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 24(1). 57–68. 93 indexed citations

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Walcroft, A. S., David Whitehead, Warwick B. Silvester, & Francis M. Kelliher. (1997). The response of photosynthetic model parameters to temperature and nitrogen concentration in Pinus radiata D. Don. Plant Cell & Environment. 20(11). 1338–1348. 130 indexed citations

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Hunt, John E., Francis M. Kelliher, & D. L. McNeil. (1996). Response in chlorophyll a fluorescence of six New Zealand tree species to a step‐wise increase in ultraviolet‐B irradiance. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 34(3). 401–410. 8 indexed citations

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Arneth, Almut, Francis M. Kelliher, G. Bauer, et al.. (1996). Environmental regulation of xylem sap flow and total conductance of Larix gmelinii trees in eastern Siberia. Tree Physiology. 16(1-2). 247–255. 84 indexed citations

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Cook, F. J., et al.. (1994). Changes in Infiltration and Drainage during Wastewater Irrigation of a Highly Permeable Soil. Journal of Environmental Quality. 23(3). 476–482. 29 indexed citations

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Black, T. A. & Francis M. Kelliher. (1989). Processes controlling understorey evapotranspiration. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 324(1223). 207–231. 81 indexed citations

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Kelliher, Francis M. & C. G. Tauer. (1980). Stomatal resistance and growth of drought-stressed eastern cottonwood from a wet and [a] dry site.. Silvae genetica. 29. 166–171. 7 indexed citations

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