K. D. M. McConnaughay

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

K. D. M. McConnaughay is a scholar working on Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, K. D. M. McConnaughay has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in K. D. M. McConnaughay's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (12 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (11 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers). K. D. M. McConnaughay is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (12 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (11 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers). K. D. M. McConnaughay collaborates with scholars based in United States. K. D. M. McConnaughay's co-authors include James S. Coleman, F. A. Bazzaz, David D. Ackerly, G. M. Berntson, Carl J. Bernacchi, S. L. Bassow, Orla Dermody, Stephen P. Long, Evan H. DeLucia and Sherri J. Morris and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

K. D. M. McConnaughay

26 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

Interpreting phenotypic variation in plants

1994 557 citations James S. Coleman, K. D. M. McConnaughay et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
BIOMASS ALLOCATION IN PLANTS: ONTOGENY OR OPTIMALITY? A TEST ALONG THREE RESOURCE GRADIENTS

1999 538 citations K. D. M. McConnaughay, James S. Coleman Ecology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. D. M. McConnaughay United States	20	1.7k	1.3k	997	732	398	27	2.8k
Erik T. Nilsen United States	32	1.7k 1.0×	950 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	647 0.9×	541 1.4×	97	2.9k
Pedro Villar‐Salvador Spain	31	1.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.5×	1.2k 1.2×	338 0.5×	295 0.7×	93	2.8k
Iván Prieto Spain	31	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	534 0.7×	429 1.1×	53	2.7k
F. Schieving Netherlands	25	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	929 0.9×	602 0.8×	334 0.8×	31	2.2k
Bruce E. Mahall United States	28	1.6k 1.0×	1.9k 1.5×	672 0.7×	1.2k 1.6×	999 2.5×	44	3.2k
Roma Żytkowiak Poland	23	927 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	966 1.0×	409 0.6×	443 1.1×	47	2.3k
Maria C. Caldeira Portugal	23	750 0.4×	1.0k 0.8×	987 1.0×	467 0.6×	602 1.5×	50	2.3k
L. D. Incoll United Kingdom	23	857 0.5×	875 0.7×	731 0.7×	493 0.7×	344 0.9×	42	2.1k
Ignacio Manuel Pérez-Ramos Spain	35	1.2k 0.7×	2.0k 1.5×	1.0k 1.0×	821 1.1×	743 1.9×	91	3.1k
José L. Quero Spain	26	933 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	884 1.2×	588 1.5×	56	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by K. D. M. McConnaughay

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. D. M. McConnaughay

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Morris, Sherri J., et al.. (2012). The impact of garlic mustard on sandy forest soils. Applied Soil Ecology. 60. 23–28. 9 indexed citations

Britner, Shari L., et al.. (2008). Science 101: An Integrated, Inquiry-Oriented Science Course for Education Majors.. The journal of college science teaching. 38(1). 22–27. 5 indexed citations

Bernacchi, Carl J., et al.. (2007). Allometric analysis reveals relatively little variation in nitrogen versus biomass accrual in four plant species exposed to varying light, nutrients, water and CO₂. Plant Cell & Environment. 30(10). 1216–1222. 17 indexed citations

Dermody, Orla, Stephen P. Long, K. D. M. McConnaughay, & Evan H. DeLucia. (2007). How do elevated CO₂ and O₃ affect the interception and utilization of radiation by a soybean canopy?. Global Change Biology. 14(3). 556–564. 59 indexed citations

McConnaughay, K. D. M., et al.. (2002). Interpreting phenotypic plasticity: the importance of ontogeny. Plant Species Biology. 17(2-3). 119–131. 126 indexed citations

McConnaughay, K. D. M. & James S. Coleman. (1999). Biomass Allocation in Plants: Ontogeny or Optimality? A Test along Three Resource Gradients. Ecology. 80(8). 2581–2581. 37 indexed citations

McConnaughay, K. D. M. & James S. Coleman. (1999). BIOMASS ALLOCATION IN PLANTS: ONTOGENY OR OPTIMALITY? A TEST ALONG THREE RESOURCE GRADIENTS. Ecology. 80(8). 2581–2593. 538 indexed citations breakdown →

McConnaughay, K. D. M. & James S. Coleman. (1998). Can plants track changes in nutrient availability via changes in biomass partitioning?. Plant and Soil. 202(2). 201–209. 35 indexed citations

Lohman, David J. & K. D. M. McConnaughay. (1998). Patterns of defensive chemical production in wild parsnip seedlings (Apiaceae: Pastinaca sativa L.). Chemoecology. 8(4). 195–200. 9 indexed citations

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McConnaughay, K. D. M., Adrienne B. Nicotra, & F. A. Bazzaz. (1996). Rooting Volume, Nutrient Availability, and CO₂‐Induced Growth Enhancements in Temperate Forest Tree Seedlings. Ecological Applications. 6(2). 619–627. 20 indexed citations

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McConnaughay, K. D. M., et al.. (1996). Plasticity in Root/Shoot Partitioning: Optimal, Ontogenetic, or Both?. Functional Ecology. 10(1). 44–44. 387 indexed citations

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McConnaughay, K. D. M., S. L. Bassow, G. M. Berntson, & F. A. Bazzaz. (1996). Leaf senescence and decline of end‐of‐season gas exchange in five temperate deciduous tree species grown in elevated CO₂concentrations. Global Change Biology. 2(1). 25–33. 13 indexed citations

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Coleman, James S., K. D. M. McConnaughay, & David D. Ackerly. (1994). Interpreting phenotypic variation in plants. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 9(5). 187–191. 557 indexed citations breakdown →

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Coleman, James S., K. D. M. McConnaughay, & F. A. Bazzaz. (1993). Elevated CO2 and plant nitrogen-use: is reduced tissue nitrogen concentration size-dependent?. Oecologia. 93(2). 195–200. 186 indexed citations

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McConnaughay, K. D. M., G. M. Berntson, & F. A. Bazzaz. (1993). Limitations to CO2-induced growth enhancement in pot studies. Oecologia. 94(4). 550–557. 121 indexed citations

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Berntson, G. M., K. D. M. McConnaughay, & F. A. Bazzaz. (1993). Elevated CO2 alters deployment of roots in “small” growth containers. Oecologia. 94(4). 558–564. 28 indexed citations

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McConnaughay, K. D. M., G. M. Berntson, & F. A. Bazzaz. (1993). Plant responses to carbon dioxide. Nature. 361(6407). 24–24. 28 indexed citations

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McConnaughay, K. D. M. & F. A. Bazzaz. (1991). Is Physical Space a Soil Resource?. Ecology. 72(1). 94–103. 180 indexed citations

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McConnaughay, K. D. M. & F. A. Bazzaz. (1990). Interactions among Colonizing Annuals: Is There an Effect of Gap Size?. Ecology. 71(5). 1941–1951. 37 indexed citations

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McConnaughay, K. D. M. & F. A. Bazzaz. (1987). The Relationship Between Gap Size and Performance of Several Colonizing Annuals. Ecology. 68(2). 411–416. 115 indexed citations

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