J. Merino

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

J. Merino is a scholar working on Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Merino has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 10 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in J. Merino's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (12 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (8 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers). J. Merino is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (12 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (8 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers). J. Merino collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Morocco. J. Merino's co-authors include Christopher B. Field, Harold A. Mooney, Antonio Gallardo, Rafael Villar, John A. Gamon, Josep Peñuelas, Art Fredeen, Frank W. Percival, Kathy S. Williams and Juan Carlos Linares and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

J. Merino

32 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Reflectance indices associated with physiological changes in nitrogen- and water-limited sunflower leaves

1994 871 citations J. Merino, Christopher B. Field et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Merino Spain	20	1.6k	1.3k	1.0k	923	406	32	2.9k
Robert Savé Spain	27	2.1k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	938 0.9×	288 0.3×	292 0.7×	77	3.1k
Daniel Berveiller France	20	858 0.6×	914 0.7×	745 0.7×	353 0.4×	337 0.8×	34	1.8k
Richard A. Hallett United States	27	737 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	909 1.0×	344 0.8×	72	3.1k
John J. Read United States	27	1.4k 0.9×	618 0.5×	556 0.5×	271 0.3×	219 0.5×	81	2.4k
Esteban Manrique Spain	26	1.9k 1.2×	922 0.7×	542 0.5×	861 0.9×	328 0.8×	64	3.2k
Boris Rewald Austria	28	2.0k 1.3×	749 0.6×	423 0.4×	718 0.8×	243 0.6×	73	3.4k
Loretta Gratani Italy	32	1.9k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	354 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	386 1.0×	118	3.3k
Rocío Hernández‐Clemente Spain	22	984 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.6×	387 0.4×	273 0.7×	54	2.7k
Albert Rivas‐Ubach United States	23	1.2k 0.8×	905 0.7×	949 0.9×	767 0.8×	375 0.9×	39	3.3k
Guangsheng Zhou China	28	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	522 0.5×	485 0.5×	370 0.9×	79	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by J. Merino

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Merino

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20 of 20 papers shown

Linares, Juan Carlos, et al.. (2016). Range‐wide variation in life‐history phenotypes: spatiotemporal plasticity across the latitudinal gradient of the evergreen oak Quercus ilex. Journal of Biogeography. 43(12). 2366–2379. 24 indexed citations

Seco, José Ignacio, et al.. (2016). Plant maintenance and environmental stress. Summarising the effects of contrasting elevation, soil, and latitude on Quercus ilex respiration rates. Plant and Soil. 409(1-2). 389–403. 9 indexed citations

Linares, Juan Carlos, Felisa Covelo, José A. Carreira, & J. Merino. (2012). Phenological and water-use patterns underlying maximum growing season length at the highest elevations: implications under climate change. Tree Physiology. 32(2). 161–170. 31 indexed citations

Linares, Juan Carlos, Lahcen Taïqui, J. Julio Camarero, et al.. (2012). Efectos de las tendencias climáticas y la degradación del hábitat sobre el decaimiento de los cedrales (Cedrus atlantica) del norte de Marruecos. Ecosistemas. 21(3). 7–14. 8 indexed citations

Viñegla, Benjamı́n, et al.. (2012). Nutritional status of Abies pinsapo forests along a nitrogen deposition gradient: do C/N/P stoichiometric shifts modify photosynthetic nutrient use efficiency?. Oecologia. 171(4). 797–808. 25 indexed citations

Seco, José Ignacio, et al.. (2012). Growth and maintenance costs of leaves and roots in two populations of Quercus ilex native to distinct substrates. Plant and Soil. 363(1-2). 87–99. 14 indexed citations

Vicente, Ángel Martín, et al.. (2011). Producción de bellotas en montes y dehesas del suroeste español. Pastos: Revista de la Sociedad Española para el Estudio de los Pastos. 28(2). 237–248. 4 indexed citations

Linares, Juan Carlos, Antonio Delgado‐Huertas, J. Julio Camarero, J. Merino, & José A. Carreira. (2009). Competition and drought limit the response of water-use efficiency to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide in the Mediterranean fir Abies pinsapo. Oecologia. 161(3). 611–624. 93 indexed citations

Linares, Juan Carlos, et al.. (2008). The cost of stress resistance: construction and maintenance costs of leaves and roots in two populations of Quercus ilex. Tree Physiology. 28(11). 1721–1728. 32 indexed citations

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Merino, J., et al.. (2003). Alternative respiration in seven Quercus Spp. of SW Spain. 2 indexed citations

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Merino, J., et al.. (2002). Chemical composition and construction cost for roots of Mediterranean trees, shrub species and grassland communities. Plant Cell & Environment. 25(5). 601–608. 23 indexed citations

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Villar, Rafael & J. Merino. (2001). Comparison of leaf construction costs in woody species with differing leaf life‐spans in contrasting ecosystems. New Phytologist. 151(1). 213–226. 195 indexed citations

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Gallardo, Antonio & J. Merino. (1999). Control of leaf litter decomposition rate in a Mediterranean shrubland as indicated by N, P and lignin concentrations. Pedobiologia. 43(1). 64–72. 4 indexed citations

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Garcia, Dominique, et al.. (1998). Response of Two Populations of Holm Oak (Quercus rotundifoliaLam.) to Sulfur Dioxide. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 40(1-2). 42–48. 9 indexed citations

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Villar, Rafael, et al.. (1995). Dark Leaf Respiration in Light and Darkness of an Evergreen and a Deciduous Plant Species. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 107(2). 421–427. 168 indexed citations

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Villar, Rafael, et al.. (1994). Comparison of Methods to Estimate Dark Respiration in the Light in Leaves of Two Woody Species. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 105(1). 167–172. 120 indexed citations

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Novo, Francisco García & J. Merino. (1993). Dry coastal ecosystems of southwestern Spain. 349–362. 17 indexed citations

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Gallardo, Antonio & J. Merino. (1992). Nitrogen immobilization in leaf litter at two Mediterranean ecosystems of SW Spain. Biogeochemistry. 15(3). 102 indexed citations

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Williams, Kathy S., Frank W. Percival, J. Merino, & Harold A. Mooney. (1987). Estimation of Tissue Construction Cost from Heat of Combustion and Organic Nitrogen Content. Plant Cell & Environment. 10(9). 725–734. 274 indexed citations

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Merino, J., Christopher B. Field, & Harold A. Mooney. (1982). Construction and maintenance costs of mediterranean-climate evergreen and deciduous leaves I. Growth and CO2 exchange analysis. Oecologia. 53(2). 208–213. 68 indexed citations

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