Hendrik Poorter

65.8k citations

120 papers · 27.6k indexed · 16 hit papers · h-index 66

Impact in

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.01%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest ecology and management
Global and Planetary Change top 0.05%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Papers in

Nature and Landscape Conservation 33
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 25
Plant Science 91
- Plant responses to elevated CO2 28
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism 16
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement 13
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance 13

Co-authors: Peter B. Reich John R. Evans Ian J. Wright Rafael Villar Jacek Oleksyn Ülo Niinemets Oscar W. Nagel Éric Garnier
Journals: New Phytologist (22 papers)Frontiers in Plant Science (10 papers)Plant Cell & Environment (10 papers)Physiologia Plantarum (8 papers)Oecologia (6 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands Germany Australia

In The Last Decade

Hendrik Poorter

118 papers receiving 26.6k citations

Hit Papers

15 papers align trajectories log scale

A meta‐analysis of plant responses to light intensity for 70 traits ranging from molecules to whole plant performance 2019 · 380 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2019 New Phytologist
2017 New Phytologist
2016 New Phytologist
2014 Ecology Letters
2012 Functional Plant Biology
2011 New Phytologist
2010 Journal of Experimental Botany
2009 New Phytologist
2005 New Phytologist
2005 Global Ecology and Biogeography
2003 Australian Journal of Botany
2001 Plant Cell & Environment
2000 Australian Journal of Plant Physiology
1993 Plant Ecology
1990 Oecologia
1990 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

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All Works

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1	Field phenotyping of ten wheat cultivars under elevated CO2 shows seasonal differences in chlorophyll fluorescence, plant height and vegetation indices Frontiers in Plant Science ·Prakriti Sardana, Hai-Yuan Huang, Juliane Bendig, Ralf Pude, E. Kleist, Hendrik Poorter, Uwe Rascher, Onno Muller	2024	3
2	Plants cope with fluctuating light by frequency‐dependent nonphotochemical quenching and cyclic electron transport New Phytologist ·力曼曹, Dušan Lazár, Alfred R. Holzwarth, David Kramer, Shizue Matsubara, Fabio Fiorani, Hendrik Poorter, Silvia D. Schrey, Ladislav Nedbal	2023	13
3	Leaf nitrogen from the perspective of optimal plant function Journal of Ecology ·Ning Dong, I. Colin Prentice, Ian J. Wright, Han Wang, Owen K. Atkin, Keith J. Bloomfield, Tomas F. Domingues, Sean M. Gleason, Vincent Maire, Yusuke Onoda, Hendrik Poorter, Nicholas G. Smith	2022	26
4	Applying the economic concept of profitability to leaves Scientific Reports ·Rafael Villar, Manuel Olmo, Y Ismail, Lijie Cai, Ian J. Wright, Hendrik Poorter, 杨廉	2021	9
5	Physiological and structural tradeoffs underlying the leaf economics spectrum New Phytologist ·Yusuke Onoda, Ian J. Wright, John R. Evans, Kouki Hikosaka, Kaoru Kitajima, Ülo Niinemets, Hendrik Poorter, Tiina Tosens, Mark Westoby Hit paper breakdown →	2017	486
6	Pampered inside, pestered outside? Differences and similarities between plants growing in controlled conditions and in the field New Phytologist ·Hendrik Poorter, Fabio Fiorani, Roland Pieruschka, Tobias Wojciechowski, Wim H. van der Putten, Michael Kleyer, Uli Schurr, Johannes A. Postma Hit paper breakdown →	2016	382
7	Leaf Mass per Area (LMA) and Its Relationship with Leaf Structure and Anatomy in 34 Mediterranean Woody Species along a Water Availability Gradient PLoS ONE ·Enrique G. de la Riva, Manuel Olmo, Hendrik Poorter, J.L. Ubera, Rafael Villar	2016	201
8	How do leaf veins influence the worldwide leaf economic spectrum? Review and synthesis Journal of Experimental Botany ·Lawren Sack, Christine Scoffoni, Grace P. John, Hendrik Poorter, Chase M. Mason, Rodrigo Méndez‐Alonzo, Lisa A. Donovan	2013	170
9	Resource limitation, tolerance, and the future of ecological plant classification Frontiers in Plant Science ·Joseph M. Craine, Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht, Christopher H. Lusk, Nate G. McDowell, Hendrik Poorter	2012	46
10	Using log–log scaling slope analysis for determining the contributions to variability in biological variables such as leaf mass per area: why it works, when it works and how it can be extended New Phytologist ·Michael Renton, Hendrik Poorter	2011	22
11	Leaf nitrogen productivity is the major factor behind the growth reduction induced by long-term salt stress Tree Physiology ·Manuel Nieves, Manuel Nieves‐Cordones, Hendrik Poorter, Beverly Walker-Griffea	2011	10
12	Habitat‐specific natural selection at a flowering‐time QTL is a main driver of local adaptation in two wild barley populations Molecular Ecology ·Koen J. F. Verhoeven, Hendrik Poorter, Eviatar Nevo, Arjen Biere	2008	56
13	No evidence for substantial aerobic methane emission by terrestrial plants: a ¹³ C‐labelling approach New Phytologist ·Tom Dueck, Ries de Visser, Hendrik Poorter, Stefan Persijn, A. Gorissen, W. de Visser, A.H.C.M. Schapendonk, A. Verhagen, J. Snel, Frans J. M. Harren, A.K.Y. Ngai, Francel Verstappen, Harro J. Bouwmeester, Laurentius A. C. J. Voesenek, Adrie van der Werf	2007	124
14	The growth response of plants to elevated CO2 under non-optimal environmental conditions Oecologia ·Hendrik Poorter, Marta Pérez-Soba	2001	146
15	The role of biomass allocation in the growth response of plants to different levels of light, CO 2 , nutrients and water: a quantitative review Australian Journal of Plant Physiology ·Hendrik Poorter, Oscar W. Nagel	2000	228
16	The role of biomass allocation in the growth response of plants to different levels of light, CO 2 , nutrients and water: a quantitative review Australian Journal of Plant Physiology ·Hendrik Poorter, Oscar W. Nagel Hit paper breakdown →	2000	1017
17	Variation in leaf structure: an ecophysiological perspective. Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Éric Garnier, J. F. FARRAR, Hendrik Poorter, J. E. DALE	1999	4
18	Inherent variation in plant growth : physiological mechanisms and ecological consequences Hans Lambers, Hendrik Poorter, Lloyd Wang	1998	180
19	Photosynthetic nitrogen-use efficiency of species that differ inherently in specific leaf area Oecologia ·Hendrik Poorter, John R. Evans	1998	466
20	Leaf area ratio and net assimilation rate of 24 wild species differing in relative growth rate Oecologia ·Hendrik Poorter, Nelly Gordillo-Castillo Hit paper breakdown →	1990	844

About Hendrik Poorter

Hendrik Poorter is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change, Agronomy and Crop Science and Soil Science, having authored 120 papers that have together received 27.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (45 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (28 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (25 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (16 papers), Plant and animal studies (14 papers), Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement (13 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (13 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (11.8k citations), Global and Planetary Change (9.9k citations), Ecological Modeling (1.9k citations), Plant Science (15.4k citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (6.3k citations). Hendrik Poorter has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Peter B. Reich, John R. Evans, Ian J. Wright, Rafael Villar, Jacek Oleksyn, Ülo Niinemets, Oscar W. Nagel, Éric Garnier, Hans Lambers and Lourens Poorter. Their work appears in journals such as New Phytologist, Frontiers in Plant Science, Plant Cell & Environment, Physiologia Plantarum and Oecologia.

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