Kurt S. Pregitzer

28.8k citations

229 papers · 21.9k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 78

Soil Science top 0.01%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 84
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.05%
- Forest ecology and management 41
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 39
Global and Planetary Change top 0.05%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics 86
Plant Science top 0.05%
- Plant responses to elevated CO2 78
Ecology top 0.1%
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology 27
Atmospheric Science
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols 29
Environmental Chemistry
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics 28

Co-authors: Donald R. Zak Andrew J. Burton Ronald L. Hendrick Mark E. Kubiske E. S. Euskirchen Peter S. Curtis William E. Holmes Jared L. DeForest
Cited by: Soil Science Nature and Landscape Conservation Global and Planetary Change
Journals: Nature (3 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (1 paper)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Canada Australia

In The Last Decade

Kurt S. Pregitzer

229 papers receiving 20.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

2015 New Phytologist
2005 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2004 Global Change Biology
2002 Ecological Monographs
1997 Soil Science Society of America Journal

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1	Chronic nitrogen deposition influences the chemical dynamics of leaf litter and fine roots during decomposition Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Mengxue Xia,Alan F. Talhelm,Kurt S. Pregitzer	2017	38
2	Elevated CO 2 and O 3 Alter Productivity and Carbon Storage in Northern Temperate Forests: Results from Aspen FACE AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Alan F. Talhelm,Kurt S. Pregitzer,Mark E. Kubiske,D. R. Zak,Courtney Campany,Andrew J. Burton	2013	1
3	Chronic N deposition alters root respiration‐tissue N relationship in northern hardwood forests Global Change Biology ·Andrew J. Burton,Julie C. Jarvey,Mickey P. Jarvi,Donald R. Zak,Kurt S. Pregitzer	2011	103
4	Soil respiration, root biomass, and root turnover following long‐term exposure of northern forests to elevated atmospheric CO₂ and tropospheric O₃ New Phytologist ·Kurt S. Pregitzer,Andrew J. Burton,John S. King,Donald R. Zak	2008	124
5	Sap flux in pure aspen and mixed aspen-birch forests exposed to elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide and ozone Tree Physiology ·Johan Uddling,Ron M. Teclaw,Mark E. Kubiske,Kurt S. Pregitzer,David S. Ellsworth	2008	46
6	North American forests Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Richard A. Birdsey,Jennifer C. Jenkins,Mark Johnston,Elisabeth Huber‐Sannwald,B. D. Amiro,Ben de Jong,Jorge D. Etchevers,Nancy French,Felipe García‐Oliva,Mark E. Harmon,Linda S. Heath,Vı́ctor J. Jaramillo,Kurt H. Johnsen,B. E. Law,E. Marín-Spiotta,Omar Masera,Ronald P. Neilson,Yude Pan,Kurt S. Pregitzer	2007	19
7	Ecosystem assembly and terrestrial carbon balance under elevated CO2 Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·Kate L. Bradley,Kurt S. Pregitzer	2007	37
8	Soil respiration in northern forests exposed to elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone Oecologia ·Kurt S. Pregitzer,Wendy M. Loya,Mark E. Kubiske,Donald R. Zak	2006	45
9	Carbon cycling and storage in world forests: biome patterns related to forest agebreakdown → Global Change Biology ·Kurt S. Pregitzer,E. S. Euskirchen	2004	776
10	Soil Respiration along Environmental Gradients in Olympic National Park Ecosystems ·Evan S. Kane,Kurt S. Pregitzer,Andrew J. Burton	2003	4
11	Field measurements of root respiration indicate little to no seasonal temperature acclimation for sugar maple and red pine Tree Physiology ·Andrew J. Burton,Kurt S. Pregitzer	2003	76
12	Reduction of soil carbon formation by tropospheric ozone under increased carbon dioxide levels Nature ·Wendy M. Loya,Kurt S. Pregitzer,Noah J. Karberg,John S. King,Christian P. Giardina	2003	108
13	Fine root length, diameter, specific root length and nitrogen concentrations of nine tree species across four North American Biomes Center for Embedded Network Sensing ·Kurt S. Pregitzer,Ronald L. Hendrick	2002	3
14	Growth and C allocation of Populus tremuloides genotypes in response to atmospheric CO₂ and soil N availability New Phytologist ·Mark E. Kubiske,Kurt S. Pregitzer,Donald R. Zak,Carl J. Mikan	1998	82
15	Relationships among root branch order, carbon, and nitrogen in four temperate species Oecologia ·Kurt S. Pregitzer,Mark E. Kubiske,Chui Kwan Yu,Ronald L. Hendrick	1997	174
16	Nitrate deposition in northern hardwood forests and the nitrogen metabolism of Acer saccharum marsh Oecologia ·David E. Rothstein,Donald R. Zak,Kurt S. Pregitzer	1996	42
17	Fine root growth and demographic responses to nutrient patches in four old-field plant species Oecologia ·Katherine L. Gross,Andrew Peters,Kurt S. Pregitzer	1993	105
18	Leaf Area and Foliar Biomass Relationships in Northern Hardwood Forests Located Along an 800 km Acid Deposition Gradient Forest Science ·Andrew J. Burton,Kurt S. Pregitzer,David D. Reed	1991	73
19	Whole-tree carbon and nitrogen partitioning in young hybrid poplars Tree Physiology ·Kurt S. Pregitzer,Donald I. Dickmann,Ron Hendrick,Phu Van Nguyen	1990	97
20	Landform-Mediated Differences in Successional Pathways Among Upland Forest Ecosystems in Northwestern Lower Michigan Forest Science ·George E. Host,Kurt S. Pregitzer,Carl W. Ramm,James B. Hart,David T. Cleland	1987	86

About Kurt S. Pregitzer

Kurt S. Pregitzer is a scholar working on Soil Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 229 papers that have together received 21.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (86 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (84 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (78 papers), Forest ecology and management (41 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (39 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (29 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (28 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (27 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (10.1k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (6.0k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (9.5k citations). Kurt S. Pregitzer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Donald R. Zak, Andrew J. Burton, Ronald L. Hendrick, Mark E. Kubiske, E. S. Euskirchen, Peter S. Curtis, William E. Holmes, Jared L. DeForest, John S. King and Gregory P. Zogg. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

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