Justine Karst

3.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
62 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Justine Karst is a scholar working on Plant Science, Insect Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Justine Karst has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Plant Science, 37 papers in Insect Science and 32 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Justine Karst's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (42 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (37 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (30 papers). Justine Karst is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (42 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (37 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (30 papers). Justine Karst collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Netherlands. Justine Karst's co-authors include Jason D. Hoeksema, Catherine A. Gehring, James D. Bever, V. Bala Chaudhary, Melanie D. Jones, Catherine A. Zabinski, James Umbanhowar, Roger T. Koide, Nancy Collins Johnson and Gail W. T. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Justine Karst

62 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

A meta‐analysis of context‐dependency in plant response to inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi

2010 871 citations Jason D. Hoeksema, Catherine A. Gehring et al. profile →
Positive citation bias and overinterpreted results lead to misinformation on common mycorrhizal networks in forests

2023 85 citations Justine Karst, Melanie D. Jones et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution profile →
What determines transfer of carbon from plants to mycorrhizal fungi?

2024 36 citations Justine Karst et al. profile →

Peers

Justine Karst

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Carlos Urcelay Argentina

Susana Rodríguez‐Echeverría Portugal

François P. Teste Australia

Louise M. Egerton‐Warburton United States

David P. Janos United States

A. Dahlberg Sweden

V. Bala Chaudhary United States

J. M. Kranabetter Canada

Christopher W. Fernandez United States

Jesse M. Kalwij South Africa

Carlos Urcelay Argentina

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274 ×0.6

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Countries citing papers authored by Justine Karst

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Fields of papers citing papers by Justine Karst

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Justine Karst

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Justine Karst. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Justine Karst based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Justine Karst. Justine Karst is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Kwak, Jin‐Hyeob, et al.. (2025). Soil fungal necromass in deciduous‐dominated boreal forest after 13 years of inorganic nitrogen addition. Functional Ecology. 39(2). 493–505. 3 indexed citations

Gehring, Catherine A., et al.. (2024). Variation of root functional traits indicates flexible below‐ground economic strategies of the riparian tree species Populus fremontii. Functional Ecology. 38(9). 2003–2014. 2 indexed citations

Lutz, James A., et al.. (2023). Large-diameter trees and deadwood correspond with belowground ectomycorrhizal fungal richness. Ecological Processes. 12(1). 11 indexed citations

Quideau, Sylvie A., Jérôme Laganière, Justine Karst, et al.. (2023). Earthworm-invaded boreal forest soils harbour distinct microbial communities. SOIL. 9(2). 461–478. 7 indexed citations

Karst, Justine, Melanie D. Jones, & Jason D. Hoeksema. (2023). Positive citation bias and overinterpreted results lead to misinformation on common mycorrhizal networks in forests. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 7(4). 501–511. 85 indexed citations breakdown →

Lutz, James A., et al.. (2022). Dancing with Douglas‐fir: Determinism dominates fungal community assembly processes. Journal of Ecology. 110(8). 1857–1870. 11 indexed citations

Karst, Justine, et al.. (2021). Long‐term nitrogen addition does not sustain host tree stem radial growth but doubles the abundance of high‐biomass ectomycorrhizal fungi. Global Change Biology. 27(17). 4125–4138. 22 indexed citations

Simard, Suzanne W., et al.. (2020). Beyond seedlings: Ectomycorrhizal fungal networks and growth of mature Pseudotsuga menziesii. Journal of Ecology. 109(2). 806–818. 13 indexed citations

Karst, Justine, et al.. (2020). Shifts in ectomycorrhizal exploration types parallel leaf and fine root area with forest age. Journal of Ecology. 108(6). 2270–2282. 31 indexed citations

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Pec, Gregory J., Suzanne W. Simard, James F. Cahill, & Justine Karst. (2020). The effects of ectomycorrhizal fungal networks on seedling establishment are contingent on species and severity of overstorey mortality. Mycorrhiza. 30(2-3). 173–183. 16 indexed citations

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Lutz, James A., et al.. (2019). Density-dependent processes fluctuate over 50 years in an ecotone forest. Oecologia. 191(4). 909–918. 11 indexed citations

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Zwiazek, Janusz J., et al.. (2019). Role of urban ectomycorrhizal fungi in improving the tolerance of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) seedlings to salt stress. Mycorrhiza. 29(4). 303–312. 27 indexed citations

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Scott, Natalie, Gregory J. Pec, Justine Karst, & Simon M. Landhäusser. (2018). Additive or synergistic? Early ectomycorrhizal fungal community response to mixed tree plantings in boreal forest reclamation. Oecologia. 189(1). 9–19. 5 indexed citations

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Rúa, Megan A., Louis J. Lamit, Catherine A. Gehring, et al.. (2017). Accounting for local adaptation in ectomycorrhizas: a call to track geographical origin of plants, fungi, and soils in experiments. Mycorrhiza. 28(2). 187–195. 10 indexed citations

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Karst, Justine, Pak S. Chow, & Simon M. Landhäusser. (2015). Biases underlying species detection using fluorescent amplified-fragment length polymorphisms yielded from roots. Plant Methods. 11(1). 36–36. 2 indexed citations

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Karst, Justine, et al.. (2014). A molecular identification protocol for roots of boreal forest tree species. Applications in Plant Sciences. 2(11). 9 indexed citations

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Karst, Justine, et al.. (2012). Context dependence in foraging behaviour of Achillea millefolium. Oecologia. 170(4). 925–933. 14 indexed citations

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Teste, François P., Justine Karst, Melanie D. Jones, Suzanne W. Simard, & Daniel M. Durall. (2006). Methods to control ectomycorrhizal colonization: effectiveness of chemical and physical barriers. Mycorrhiza. 17(1). 51–65. 52 indexed citations

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Karst, Justine, et al.. (2004). Thuja plicata exclusion in ectomycorrhiza-dominated forests: testing the role of inoculum potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Oecologia. 143(1). 148–156. 46 indexed citations

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Karst, Justine. (2001). Ecological separation among fern species in an old-growth forest. eScholarship@McGill (McGill). 2 indexed citations

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