Gerhard Zotz

13.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
235 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Gerhard Zotz is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerhard Zotz has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 210 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 76 papers in Plant Science and 39 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Gerhard Zotz's work include Fern and Epiphyte Biology (170 papers), Plant and animal studies (149 papers) and Plant Diversity and Evolution (100 papers). Gerhard Zotz is often cited by papers focused on Fern and Epiphyte Biology (170 papers), Plant and animal studies (149 papers) and Plant Diversity and Evolution (100 papers). Gerhard Zotz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Panama and Switzerland. Gerhard Zotz's co-authors include Gerold Schmidt, Peter Hietz, Christian Körner, Stefan Laube, Roman Asshoff, Klaus Winter, Uwe Winkler, Katrin Wagner, Glenda Mendieta‐Leiva and Maaike Y. Bader and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Gerhard Zotz

230 papers receiving 8.1k 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.

The systematic distribution of vascular epiphytes - a critical update

2013 318 citations Gerhard Zotz profile →
Plants on Plants – The Biology of Vascular Epiphytes

2016 264 citations Gerhard Zotz profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Functional ecology and evolution of terrestrial and epiphytic species of Rhododendron section Schistanthe (Ericaceae) 2024 ·Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics ·Gulzar Khan, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dirk C. Albach, Gerhard Zotz	1
2	Smoothing out the misconceptions of the role of bark roughness in vascular epiphyte attachment 2023 ·New Phytologist ·(unknown), Gerhard Zotz, Helena J. R. Einzmann	3
3	A new approach to an old problem: how to categorize the habit of ferns and lycophytes 2023 ·Annals of Botany ·Gerhard Zotz, (unknown), Helena J. R. Einzmann	4
4	Does A Velamen Radicum Effectively Protect Epiphyte Roots against Excessive Infrared Radiation? 2023 ·Plants ·(unknown), Helena J. R. Einzmann, Gerhard Zotz	1
5	Exo‐ and endophytic fungi enable rapid transfer of nutrients from ant waste to orchid tissue 2023 ·New Phytologist ·(unknown), Anke Bellaire, Arno Schintlmeister, Markus Schmid, Markus Kubicek, Hermann Voglmayr, Gerhard Zotz, Andreas Richter, Veronika Mayer	9
6	New Proposal of Epiphytic Bromeliaceae Functional Groups to Include Nebulophytes and Shallow Tanks 2022 ·Plants ·Casandra Reyes‐García, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Peter Hietz, Gerhard Zotz, José Luís Andrade, Catherine L. Cardelús, (unknown), Helena J. R. Einzmann, (unknown), Thorsten Krömer, (unknown), Juliano Sarmento Cabral, Wolfgang Wanek, Carrie L. Woods	5
7	Broad‐ and small‐scale environmental gradients drive variation in chemical, but not morphological, leaf traits of vascular epiphytes 2022 ·Functional Ecology ·(unknown), Nathaly R. Guerrero‐Ramírez, Dylan Craven, Gustavo B. Paterno, Amanda Taylor, Thorsten Krömer, Wolfgang Wanek, Gerhard Zotz, Holger Kreft	7
8	The relationship between chlorophyllous spores and mycorrhizal associations in ferns: evidence from an evolutionary approach 2022 ·American Journal of Botany ·(unknown), Weston Testo, Michael Sundue, Gerhard Zotz, Holger Kreft, Mario Coiro, Michael Kessler	4
9	Long‐term community dynamics in vascular epiphytes on Annona glabra along the shoreline of Barro Colorado Island, Panama 2021 ·Journal of Ecology ·Helena J. R. Einzmann, (unknown), Gerhard Zotz	14
10	Vascular epiphytes contribute disproportionately to global centres of plant diversity 2021 ·Global Ecology and Biogeography ·Amanda Taylor, Gerhard Zotz, Patrick Weigelt, Lirong Cai, Dirk Nikolaus Karger, Christian König, Holger Kreft	54
11	Effects of fungal inoculation on the growth of Salicornia (Amaranthaceae) under different salinity conditions 2021 ·Symbiosis ·(unknown), Rodica Pena, Gerhard Zotz, Dirk C. Albach	14
12	Biovera-Epi: A new database on species diversity, community composition and leaf functional traits of vascular epiphytes along gradients of elevation and forest-use intensity in Mexico 2021 ·ZooKeys ·(unknown), Patrick Weigelt, Dylan Craven, Gerhard Zotz, Thorsten Krömer, Holger Kreft	3
13	Functional trait dimensions of trophic metacommunities 2021 ·Ecography ·Barbara Bauer, Michael Kleyer, Dirk C. Albach, Bernd Blasius, Ulrich Brose, (unknown), Ulrike Feudel, Gabriele Gerlach, Christian Hof, Holger Kreft, (unknown), Kertu Lõhmus, Stefanie Moorthi, Christoph Scherber, Stefan Scheu, Gerhard Zotz, Helmut Hillebrand	15
14	Directional changes over time in the species composition of tropical vascular epiphyte assemblages 2021 ·Journal of Ecology ·Glenda Mendieta‐Leiva, Hannah L. Buckley, Gerhard Zotz	7
15	Vascular Epiphyte Assemblages on Isolated Trees along an Elevational Gradient in Southwest Panama 2021 ·Diversity ·(unknown), Gerhard Zotz	7
16	Agent‐based modeling of the effects of forest dynamics, selective logging, and fragment size on epiphyte communities 2021 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), Gerhard Zotz, Holger Kreft, Juliano Sarmento Cabral	13
17	Effects of forest‐use intensity on vascular epiphyte diversity along an elevational gradient 2019 ·Diversity and Distributions ·(unknown), Gerhard Zotz, Dylan Craven, Amanda Taylor, Thorsten Krömer, (unknown), Holger Kreft	29
18	Chemical composition of cell walls in velamentous roots of epiphytic Orchidaceae 2019 ·PROTOPLASMA ·(unknown), Dênis Coelho de Oliveira, Gerhard Zotz, João Custódio Fernandes Cardoso, Ana Sílvia Franco Pinheiro Moreira	15
19	Composition patterns and network structure of epiphyte–host interactions in Chilean and New Zealand temperate forests 2016 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·Amanda Taylor, Alfredo Saldaña, Gerhard Zotz, (unknown), Iván A. Díaz, Kevin C. Burns	28
20	Carbon Flux and Growth in Mature Deciduous Forest Trees Exposed to Elevated CO ₂ 2005 ·Science ·Christian Körner, Roman Asshoff, Olivier Bignucolo, Stephan Hättenschwiler, Sonja G. Keel, (unknown), Steeve Pépin, Rolf Siegwolf, Gerhard Zotz	425

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