Gerhard Schütze

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Gerhard Schütze is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerhard Schütze has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 9 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Gerhard Schütze's work include Forest ecology and management (16 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (9 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers). Gerhard Schütze is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (16 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (9 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers). Gerhard Schütze collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Spain. Gerhard Schütze's co-authors include Hans Pretzsch, Enno Uhl, Peter Biber, Thomas Rötzer, Miren del Rı́o, Kamil Bielak, B. L. Lefer, Takayoshi Koike, Ben du Toit and Karl‐Heinz Häberle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Scientific Reports and Plant and Soil.

In The Last Decade

Gerhard Schütze

19 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Resistance of European tree species to drought stress in ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2014 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Resistance of European tree species to drought stress in mixed versus pure forests: evidence of stress release by inter‐specific facilitation
    2012 463 citations Hans Pretzsch, Gerhard Schütze et al. Plant Biology profile →
  2. Forest stand growth dynamics in Central Europe have accelerated since 1870
    2014 458 citations Hans Pretzsch, Peter Biber et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gerhard Schütze Germany 18 1.7k 1.6k 881 306 279 19 2.2k
Enno Uhl Germany 21 1.6k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 866 1.0× 340 1.1× 339 1.2× 66 2.4k
Jean‐Daniel Bontemps France 26 1.7k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 938 1.1× 222 0.7× 224 0.8× 59 2.3k
Ricardo Ruíz‐Peinado Spain 24 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 305 0.3× 294 1.0× 231 0.8× 58 2.1k
Radek Bače Czechia 25 933 0.6× 947 0.6× 504 0.6× 787 2.6× 297 1.1× 50 1.7k
Peter Annighöfer Germany 23 1.2k 0.7× 775 0.5× 226 0.3× 495 1.6× 269 1.0× 74 1.7k
Harri Strandman Finland 26 721 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 335 0.4× 204 0.7× 202 0.7× 54 1.7k
Andrés Bravo‐Oviedo Spain 28 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 283 0.3× 342 1.1× 137 0.5× 54 1.9k
Philip G. Comeau Canada 33 2.6k 1.6× 2.3k 1.4× 610 0.7× 591 1.9× 433 1.6× 121 3.4k
Martina Mund Germany 23 677 0.4× 1.3k 0.8× 564 0.6× 216 0.7× 268 1.0× 43 1.8k
Charles A. Nock Canada 19 734 0.4× 973 0.6× 358 0.4× 129 0.4× 273 1.0× 39 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Gerhard Schütze

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerhard Schütze

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerhard Schütze

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gerhard Schütze. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gerhard Schütze based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Gerhard Schütze. Gerhard Schütze is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Pretzsch, Hans, Torben Hilmers, Peter Biber, et al.. (2020). Evidence of elevation-specific growth changes of spruce, fir, and beech in European mixed mountain forests during the last three centuries. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 50(7). 689–703. 39 indexed citations
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Pretzsch, Hans, et al.. (2018). Wood density reduced while wood volume growth accelerated in Central European forests since 1870. Forest Ecology and Management. 429. 589–616. 103 indexed citations
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Pretzsch, Hans, Gerhard Schütze, & Peter Biber. (2018). Drought can favour the growth of small in relation to tall trees in mature stands of Norway spruce and European beech. Forest Ecosystems. 5(1). 82 indexed citations
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Pretzsch, Hans & Gerhard Schütze. (2018). Growth recovery of mature Norway spruce and European beech from chronic O3 stress. European Journal of Forest Research. 137(2). 251–263. 7 indexed citations
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Pretzsch, Hans, Peter Biber, Enno Uhl, et al.. (2017). Climate change accelerates growth of urban trees in metropolises worldwide. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 15403–15403. 160 indexed citations
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Ammer, Christian, Peter Annighöfer, Peter Biber, et al.. (2017). Tree ring wood density of Scots pine and European beech lower in mixed-species stands compared with monocultures. Forest Ecology and Management. 400. 363–374. 57 indexed citations
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Rötzer, Thomas, et al.. (2017). Tree species and size drive water consumption of beech/spruce forests - a simulation study highlighting growth under water limitation. Plant and Soil. 418(1-2). 337–356. 37 indexed citations
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Pretzsch, Hans, Taryn L. Bauerle, Karl‐Heinz Häberle, et al.. (2016). Tree diameter growth after root trenching in a mature mixed stand of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica [L.]). Trees. 30(5). 1761–1773. 28 indexed citations
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Pretzsch, Hans & Gerhard Schütze. (2015). Effect of tree species mixing on the size structure, density, and yield of forest stands. European Journal of Forest Research. 135(1). 1–22. 146 indexed citations
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Pretzsch, Hans, Peter Biber, Gerhard Schütze, Enno Uhl, & Thomas Rötzer. (2014). Forest stand growth dynamics in Central Europe have accelerated since 1870. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4967–4967. 458 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pretzsch, Hans & Gerhard Schütze. (2014). Size-structure dynamics of mixed versus pure forest stands. Forest Systems. 23(3). 560–572. 31 indexed citations
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Pretzsch, Hans, Peter Biber, Gerhard Schütze, & Kamil Bielak. (2013). Changes of forest stand dynamics in Europe. Facts from long-term observational plots and their relevance for forest ecology and management. Forest Ecology and Management. 316. 65–77. 59 indexed citations
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Rı́o, Miren del, Gerhard Schütze, & Hans Pretzsch. (2013). Temporal variation of competition and facilitation in mixed species forests inCentralEurope. Plant Biology. 16(1). 166–176. 113 indexed citations
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Pretzsch, Hans, Enno Uhl, Peter Biber, Gerhard Schütze, & K. David Coates. (2012). Change of allometry between coarse root and shoot of Lodgepole pine (Pinus contortaDOUGL. ex. LOUD) along a stress gradient in the sub-boreal forest zone of British Columbia. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 27(6). 532–544. 27 indexed citations
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Pretzsch, Hans, Gerhard Schütze, & Enno Uhl. (2012). Resistance of European tree species to drought stress in mixed versus pure forests: evidence of stress release by inter‐specific facilitation. Plant Biology. 15(3). 483–495. 463 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pretzsch, Hans & Gerhard Schütze. (2008). Transgressive overyielding in mixed compared with pure stands of Norway spruce and European beech in Central Europe: evidence on stand level and explanation on individual tree level. European Journal of Forest Research. 128(2). 183–204. 229 indexed citations
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