Kathy Steppe

16.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
313 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Kathy Steppe is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathy Steppe has authored 313 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 206 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 194 papers in Plant Science and 93 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Kathy Steppe's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (202 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (77 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (62 papers). Kathy Steppe is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (202 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (77 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (62 papers). Kathy Steppe collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Spain. Kathy Steppe's co-authors include Wouter H. Maes, Raoul Lemeur, Robert O. Teskey, Mary Anne McGuire, Veerle De Schepper, Dirk J.W. De Pauw, Tom De Swaef, Maurits W. Vandegehuchte, Ingvar Bauweraerts and An Saveyn and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Kathy Steppe

295 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

Perspectives for Remote Sensing with Unmanned Aerial Vehi... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2018 2014 200 400 600
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.

  1. Perspectives for Remote Sensing with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Precision Agriculture
    2018 628 citations Wouter H. Maes, Kathy Steppe profile →
  2. Responses of tree species to heat waves and extreme heat events
    2014 504 citations Kathy Steppe et al. Plant Cell & Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kathy Steppe Belgium 57 6.8k 5.9k 3.4k 2.2k 1.7k 313 11.1k
Maurizio Mencuccini United Kingdom 63 9.0k 1.3× 3.9k 0.7× 4.5k 1.4× 5.2k 2.3× 2.1k 1.2× 237 12.3k
Andrea Nardini Italy 57 6.7k 1.0× 5.7k 1.0× 2.9k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 601 0.4× 177 9.0k
Roberto Tognetti Italy 50 4.2k 0.6× 4.1k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 2.4k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 277 8.4k
Stan D. Wullschleger United States 71 9.0k 1.3× 7.2k 1.2× 5.2k 1.5× 2.1k 1.0× 2.5k 1.5× 257 16.2k
Belinda E. Medlyn Australia 69 12.9k 1.9× 7.5k 1.3× 4.8k 1.4× 3.6k 1.6× 2.2k 1.3× 196 15.6k
Dan Yakir Israel 66 8.6k 1.3× 3.7k 0.6× 4.5k 1.3× 1.6k 0.7× 2.4k 1.4× 201 12.6k
John Tenhunen Germany 63 7.8k 1.1× 4.9k 0.8× 3.3k 1.0× 2.3k 1.0× 2.8k 1.7× 219 11.9k
J. S. Pereira Portugal 58 7.0k 1.0× 7.6k 1.3× 2.1k 0.6× 2.9k 1.3× 1.8k 1.1× 167 13.1k
Arthur Geßler Switzerland 66 8.7k 1.3× 5.7k 1.0× 5.3k 1.6× 4.7k 2.1× 2.1k 1.2× 305 13.8k
Mark G. Tjoelker United States 64 8.2k 1.2× 7.1k 1.2× 3.1k 0.9× 5.0k 2.2× 2.2k 1.3× 180 14.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kathy Steppe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kathy Steppe

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All Works

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Heuvelink, E., Liana G. Acevedo‐Siaca, Bram Van de Poel, et al.. (2025). Tomato in the spotlight: light regulation of whole-plant physiology. Journal of Experimental Botany. 76(21). 6289–6310. 3 indexed citations
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Landuyt, Dries, et al.. (2024). A trait-based modelling approach towards dynamic predictions of understorey communities in temperate forests. Ecological Modelling. 498. 110873–110873. 1 indexed citations
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Steppe, Kathy, et al.. (2024). An applied framework to unlocking multi-angular UAV reflectance data: a case study for classification of plant parameters in maize (Zea mays). Precision Agriculture. 25(3). 1751–1775. 3 indexed citations
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Salomón, Roberto L., Jan Muhr, Alexander Knohl, et al.. (2023). Differences between tree stem CO2 efflux and O2 influx rates cannot be explained by internal CO2 transport or storage in large beech trees. Plant Cell & Environment. 46(9). 2680–2693. 5 indexed citations
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Peters, Richard L., Kathy Steppe, Christoforos Pappas, et al.. (2023). Daytime stomatal regulation in mature temperate trees prioritizes stem rehydration at night. New Phytologist. 239(2). 533–546. 36 indexed citations
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Govaert, Sanne, Pieter Vangansbeke, Haben Blondeel, et al.. (2021). Rapid thermophilization of understorey plant communities in a 9 year‐long temperate forest experiment. Journal of Ecology. 109(6). 2434–2447. 42 indexed citations
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Steppe, Kathy, et al.. (2021). Experimental approach to assess fertilizer nitrogen use, distribution, and loss in pear fruit trees. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 165. 207–216. 21 indexed citations
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Peters, Richard L., Christoforos Pappas, Rafael Poyatos, et al.. (2020). Assimilate, process and analyse thermal dissipation sap flow data using the TREX r package. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 12(2). 342–350. 17 indexed citations
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Peters, Richard L., Matthias Speich, Christoforos Pappas, et al.. (2018). Contrasting stomatal sensitivity to temperature and soil drought in mature alpine conifers. Plant Cell & Environment. 42(5). 1674–1689. 41 indexed citations
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Windt, Carel W., et al.. (2017). Heat girdling does not affect xylem integrity: an in vivo magnetic resonance imaging study in the tomato peduncle. New Phytologist. 215(2). 558–568. 28 indexed citations
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Berry, Z. Carter, Jaivime Evaristo, Georgianne W. Moore, et al.. (2017). The two water worlds hypothesis: Addressing multiple working hypotheses and proposing a way forward. Ecohydrology. 11(3). 111 indexed citations
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Swaef, Tom De, et al.. (2014). High light decreases xylem contribution to fruit growth in tomato. Plant Cell & Environment. 38(3). 487–498. 28 indexed citations
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Meulebroek, Lieven Van, Julie Vanden Bussche, Kathy Steppe, & Lynn Vanhaecke. (2014). Unravelling the phytohormonal status and carotenoid profile of tomato plants by using metabolomics, including generic extraction and UHPLC-Orbitrap-MS. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Boussadia, Olfa, et al.. (2013). ACTIVE AND PASSIVE OSMOTIC ADJUSTMENT IN OLIVE TREE LEAVES DURING DROUGHT STRESS. European Scientific Journal ESJ. 9(24). 15 indexed citations
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Jansen, Steven, Annelies Pletsers, Kathy Steppe, et al.. (2007). Three-dimensional analysis of wood structure: X--ray computed microtomography (microCT) of vessel networks and atomic force microscopy (AFM) of pit membranes. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Jansen, Steven, Annelies Pletsers, Kathy Steppe, et al.. (2007). Three-dimensional imaging of wood anatomical characters using X–ray computed microtomography (microCT) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Samson, Roeland, Kathy Steppe, & Raoul Lemeur. (2003). Branch sap flow monitored at several heights in the crown of beech and ash. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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