J. M. Welles

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

J. M. Welles is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, J. M. Welles has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 8 papers in Ecology and 8 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in J. M. Welles's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (8 papers) and Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control (4 papers). J. M. Welles is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (8 papers) and Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control (4 papers). J. M. Welles collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and South Korea. J. M. Welles's co-authors include John M. Norman, S. Cohen, Gaylon S. Campbell, C. L. Walthall, Blaine L. Blad, D. K. McDermitt, Samuel N. Goward, Richard H. Waring, T. Demetriades-Shah and Elizabeth Walter and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Journal of Experimental Botany and Chemical Geology.

In The Last Decade

J. M. Welles

17 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Instrument for Indirect Measurement of Canopy Architecture

1991 763 citations J. M. Welles, John M. Norman Agronomy Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. M. Welles United States	13	1.4k	1.4k	1.1k	916	566	17	2.6k
Thomas L. Noland Canada	26	1.9k 1.3×	892 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	945 1.0×	588 1.0×	70	2.8k
Craig Macfarlane Australia	31	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	733 0.7×	680 0.7×	656 1.2×	54	2.5k
Lydia Serrano Spain	22	2.9k 2.0×	1.5k 1.1×	2.3k 2.1×	953 1.0×	256 0.5×	37	4.2k
Holly Croft Canada	32	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	571 0.6×	217 0.4×	59	2.6k
M. Fuchs Israel	30	1.3k 0.9×	2.4k 1.7×	1.7k 1.5×	819 0.9×	450 0.8×	76	3.7k
Jan U.H. Eitel United States	35	2.8k 1.9×	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	2.1k 2.2×	745 1.3×	96	4.1k
Kamel Soudani France	25	2.3k 1.6×	1.8k 1.3×	833 0.8×	952 1.0×	471 0.8×	50	3.0k
Rocío Hernández‐Clemente Spain	22	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	984 0.9×	635 0.7×	387 0.7×	54	2.7k
D. Drewry United States	20	821 0.6×	1.7k 1.3×	526 0.5×	369 0.4×	175 0.3×	43	2.2k
Martin Schlerf Netherlands	36	3.6k 2.5×	1.7k 1.3×	1.7k 1.6×	1.7k 1.9×	312 0.6×	94	4.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. M. Welles

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17 of 17 papers shown

Saathoff, Aaron J. & J. M. Welles. (2021). Gas exchange measurements in the unsteady state. Plant Cell & Environment. 44(11). 3509–3523. 44 indexed citations

Kobayashi, Hideki, Youngryel Ryu, Dennis Baldocchi, J. M. Welles, & John M. Norman. (2013). On the correct estimation of gap fraction: How to remove scattered radiation in gap fraction measurements?. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 174-175. 170–183. 87 indexed citations

Avenson, Thomas J., J. M. Welles, D. K. McDermitt, et al.. (2013). Closing in on maximum yield of chlorophyll fluorescence using a single multiphase flash of sub‐saturating intensity. Plant Cell & Environment. 36(10). 1755–1770. 170 indexed citations

Xu, Liang, et al.. (2007). Feedback of Ambient Air CO2 Concentration on Soil CO2 Efflux. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Liang, et al.. (2005). Critical Considerations for Accurate Soil CO2 Flux Measurement. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations

Welles, J. M., T. Demetriades-Shah, & D. K. McDermitt. (2001). Considerations for measuring ground CO2 effluxes with chambers. Chemical Geology. 177(1-2). 3–13. 98 indexed citations

Welles, J. M. & S. Cohen. (1996). Canopy structure measurement by gap fraction analysis using commercial instrumentation. Journal of Experimental Botany. 47(9). 1335–1342. 212 indexed citations

Waring, Richard H., et al.. (1994). Environmental Limits on Net Primary Production and Light‐Use Efficiency Across the Oregon Transect. Ecological Applications. 4(2). 226–237. 251 indexed citations

Miller, David R., et al.. (1992). Spatial Variability of Canopy Foliage in an Oak Forest Estimated with Fisheye Sensors. Forest Science. 38(4). 854–865. 37 indexed citations

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Welles, J. M. & John M. Norman. (1991). Instrument for Indirect Measurement of Canopy Architecture. Agronomy Journal. 83(5). 818–825. 763 indexed citations breakdown →

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Welles, J. M., et al.. (1990). Spectral characteristics of light sources and plant growth peculiarities under artificial illumination.. 37(2). 293–303. 2 indexed citations

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Welles, J. M.. (1990). Some indirect methods of estimating canopy structure. Remote Sensing Reviews. 5(1). 31–43. 220 indexed citations

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McDermitt, D. K., et al.. (1989). CO₂response curves can be measured with a field-portable closed-loop photosynthesis system. Annales des Sciences Forestières. 46(Supplement). 416s–420s. 59 indexed citations

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Norman, John M., J. M. Welles, & Elizabeth Walter. (1985). Contrasts among Bidirectional Reflectance of Leaves, Canopies, and Soils. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. GE-23(5). 659–667. 79 indexed citations

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Walthall, C. L., John M. Norman, J. M. Welles, Gaylon S. Campbell, & Blaine L. Blad. (1985). Simple equation to approximate the bidirectional reflectance from vegetative canopies and bare soil surfaces. Applied Optics. 24(3). 383–383. 346 indexed citations

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Norman, John M. & J. M. Welles. (1983). Radiative Transfer in an Array of Canopies¹. Agronomy Journal. 75(3). 481–488. 268 indexed citations

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Welles, J. M., et al.. (1979). An Orchard Foliage Temperature Model1. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 104(5). 602–610. 6 indexed citations

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