J. Comstock

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

J. Comstock is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Comstock has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 23 papers in Plant Science and 10 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in J. Comstock's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (26 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (9 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (8 papers). J. Comstock is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (26 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (9 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (8 papers). J. Comstock collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Mexico. J. Comstock's co-authors include John S. Sperry, James R. Ehleringer, Ram Oren, Uwe G. Hacke, Frederick R. Adler, Gaylon S. Campbell, Maurizio Mencuccini, Lawrence B. Flanagan, J. R. Ehleringer and Steven L. Matzner and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

J. Comstock

33 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Water deficits and hydraulic limits to leaf water supply

2002 718 citations John S. Sperry, J. Comstock et al. Plant Cell & Environment profile →
Limitation of plant water use by rhizosphere and xylem conductance: results from a model

1998 592 citations John S. Sperry, Frederick R. Adler et al. Plant Cell & Environment profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Comstock United States	26	2.5k	1.8k	1.2k	726	378	33	3.4k
Pertti Hari Finland	35	2.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	933 1.3×	386 1.0×	135	3.7k
Robert O. Teskey United States	38	3.5k 1.4×	2.1k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	1.8k 2.4×	464 1.2×	85	4.7k
Fabián G. Scholz Argentina	30	2.7k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.7×	545 1.4×	59	3.5k
Christoph S. Vogel United States	37	3.0k 1.2×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	660 1.7×	79	4.2k
Craig V. M. Barton Australia	28	3.0k 1.2×	2.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	723 1.0×	246 0.7×	55	3.9k
Sari Palmroth United States	36	3.2k 1.3×	1.9k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	895 1.2×	819 2.2×	77	4.3k
Marco Borghetti Italy	35	3.1k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	1.8k 1.5×	1.7k 2.4×	500 1.3×	123	4.1k
Nadezhda Nadezhdina Czechia	28	2.1k 0.8×	750 0.4×	1.3k 1.1×	781 1.1×	340 0.9×	87	2.6k
Federico Magnani Italy	26	2.7k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.5×	265 0.7×	80	3.4k
J. Timothy Ball United States	25	2.6k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	989 0.9×	365 0.5×	440 1.2×	50	3.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Comstock, J., Richard Ferguson, Jeffrey Beem‐Miller, et al.. (2019). Carbonate determination in soils by mid-IR spectroscopy with regional and continental scale models. PLoS ONE. 14(2). e0210235–e0210235. 29 indexed citations

This, Dominique, J. Comstock, Brigitte Courtois, et al.. (2010). Genetic Analysis of Water Use Efficiency in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) at the Leaf Level. Rice. 3(1). 72–86. 29 indexed citations

Xu, Yunbi, Dominique This, Roman C. Pausch, et al.. (2009). Leaf-level water use efficiency determined by carbon isotope discrimination in rice seedlings: genetic variation associated with population structure and QTL mapping. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 118(6). 1065–1081. 77 indexed citations

Xu, Xiangyang, Björn Martin, J. Comstock, et al.. (2008). Fine mapping a QTL for carbon isotope composition in tomato. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 117(2). 221–233. 33 indexed citations

Comstock, J.. (2001). Steady-state isotopic fractionation in branched pathways using plant uptake of NO3 – as an example. Planta. 214(2). 220–234. 55 indexed citations

Comstock, J.. (2000). Variation in hydraulic architecture and gas-exchange in two desert sub-shrubs, Hymenoclea salsola (T. & G.) and Ambrosia dumosa (Payne). Oecologia. 125(1). 1–10. 44 indexed citations

Comstock, J. & John S. Sperry. (2000). Tansley Review No. 119. New Phytologist. 148(2). 195–218. 118 indexed citations

Mencuccini, Maurizio & J. Comstock. (1999). Variability in hydraulic architecture and gas exchange of common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) cultivars under well-watered conditions: interactions with leaf size. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 26(2). 115–124. 37 indexed citations

Sperry, John S., Frederick R. Adler, Gaylon S. Campbell, & J. Comstock. (1998). Limitation of plant water use by rhizosphere and xylem conductance: results from a model. Plant Cell & Environment. 21(4). 347–359. 592 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mencuccini, Maurizio & J. Comstock. (1997). Vulnerability to cavitation in populations of two desert species,Hymenoclea salsolaandAmbrosia dumosa, from different climatic regions. Journal of Experimental Botany. 48(6). 1323–1334. 87 indexed citations

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Comstock, J. & James R. Ehleringer. (1993). Stomatal Response to Humidity in Common Bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris ): Implications for Maximum Transpiration Rate, Water-Use Efficiency and Productivity. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 20(6). 669–691. 52 indexed citations

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Comstock, J. & J. R. Ehleringer. (1992). Correlating genetic variation in carbon isotopic composition with complex climatic gradients.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 89(16). 7747–7751. 113 indexed citations

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Flanagan, Lawrence B., J. Comstock, & James R. Ehleringer. (1991). Comparison of Modeled and Observed Environmental Influences on the Stable Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Composition of Leaf Water in Phaseolus vulgaris L.. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 96(2). 588–596. 322 indexed citations

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Dawson, Todd E., et al.. (1991). Seasonal carbon isotope discrimination in a grassland community. Oecologia. 85(3). 314–320. 180 indexed citations

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Comstock, J. & James R. Ehleringer. (1990). Effect of Variations in Leaf Size on Morphology and Photosynthetic Rate of Twigs. Functional Ecology. 4(2). 209–209. 21 indexed citations

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Comstock, J., et al.. (1988). Seasonal patterns of canopy development and carbon gain in nineteen warm desert shrub species. Oecologia. 75(3). 327–335. 51 indexed citations

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Comstock, J. & James R. Ehleringer. (1988). Contrasting Photosynthetic Behavior in Leaves and Twigs of Hymenoclea salsola, a Green-Twigged Warm Desert Shrub. American Journal of Botany. 75(9). 1360–1360. 10 indexed citations

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Ehleringer, James R., et al.. (1987). Leaf-twig carbon isotope ratio differences in photosynthetic-twig desert shrubs. Oecologia. 71(2). 318–320. 42 indexed citations

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Comstock, J. & James R. Ehleringer. (1986). Canopy dynamics and carbon gain in response to soil water availability in Encelia frutescens gray, a drought-deciduous shrub. Oecologia. 68(2). 271–278. 36 indexed citations

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Comstock, J. & James R. Ehleringer. (1986). Photoperiod and photosynthetic capacity in Lotus scoparius. Plant Cell & Environment. 9(7). 609–612. 4 indexed citations

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