Manuel Lerdau

15.0k citations

115 papers · 10.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 47

Impact in

Atmospheric Science top 0.2%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Global and Planetary Change top 0.5%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Papers in

Atmospheric Science 48
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols 42
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate 9
Global and Planetary Change 49
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics 31
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics 10

Co-authors: Alex Guenther P. C. Harley Ray Fall Chris Geron John Taylor Pat Zimmerman W.A. McKay Bob Scholes
Journals: Ecological Applications (9 papers)Oecologia (8 papers)New Phytologist (6 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (5 papers)Plant Cell & Environment (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States China Italy

In The Last Decade

Manuel Lerdau

112 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

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A unified mechanism of action for volatile isoprenoids in plant abiotic stress 2009 · 535 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2009 Nature Chemical Biology
1995 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

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1	Constraining light dependency in modeled emissions through comparison to observed biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) concentrations in a southeastern US forest Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Sourav Banerjee, Deborah McGlynn, Gegesi Kiss P, Todd M. Scanlon, Manuel Lerdau, Sally E. Pusede, Gabriel Isaacman‐VanWertz	2024	0
2	Impact of atmospheric dryness on solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence: Tower-based observations at a temperate forest Remote Sensing of Environment ·K. Yi, Rong Li, Todd M. Scanlon, Manuel Lerdau, Joseph A. Berry, Xi Yang	2024	2
3	The carbon balance of plants: economics, optimization, and trait spectra in a historical perspective Oecologia ·Manuel Lerdau, Russell K. Monson, James R. Ehleringer	2023	5
4	Minor contributions of daytime monoterpenes are major contributors to atmospheric reactivity Biogeosciences ·Deborah McGlynn, I. G. Denisov, Gegesi Kiss P, Manuel Lerdau, Sally E. Pusede, Gabriel Isaacman‐VanWertz	2023	9
5	The Significance of Aggregation Methods in Functional Group Modeling Forests ·Л З Аметов, Herman H. Shugart, Bin Wang, Manuel Lerdau	2021	1
6	Complexities between plants and the atmosphere Nature Geoscience ·Bin Wang, Herman H. Shugart, Manuel Lerdau	2019	9
7	Biodiversity matters in feedbacks between climate change and air quality: a study using an individual‐based model Ecological Applications ·Bin Wang, J. K. Shuman, Herman H. Shugart, Manuel Lerdau	2018	17
8	Soil aggregates as biogeochemical reactors and implications for soil–atmosphere exchange of greenhouse gases—A concept Global Change Biology ·Bin Wang, Paul E. Brewer, Herman H. Shugart, Manuel Lerdau, Steven Allison	2018	94
9	Widespread production of nonmicrobial greenhouse gases in soils Global Change Biology ·Bin Wang, Manuel Lerdau, Yongli He	2017	49
10	Catabolism of volatile organic compounds influences plant survival Trends in Plant Science ·Patricia Y. Oikawa, Manuel Lerdau	2013	54
11	Plant−Soil Distribution of Potentially Toxic Elements in Response to Elevated Atmospheric CO₂ Environmental Science & Technology ·Benjamin D. Duval, Paul Dijkstra, Susan M. Natali, J. Patrick Megonigal, Michael E. Ketterer, Bert G. Drake, Manuel Lerdau, Gwyneth W. Gordon, Ariel D. Anbar, Bruce A. Hungate	2011	24
12	Leaf and root pectin methylesterase activity and ¹³C/¹²C stable isotopic ratio measurements of methanol emissions give insight into methanol production in Lycopersicon esculentum New Phytologist ·Patricia Y. Oikawa, Patrick Klenk, Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg, Lei Li, Michael P. Timko, Peter K. Swart, D. D. Riemer, John Mak, Manuel Lerdau	2011	26
13	Kudzu ( Pueraria montana ) invasion doubles emissions of nitric oxide and increases ozone pollution Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jonathan E. Hickman, Shiliang Wu, Loretta J. Mickley, Manuel Lerdau	2010	64
14	Tolerance to herbivory, and not resistance, may explain differential success of invasive, naturalized, and native North American temperate vines Diversity and Distributions ·Isabel W. Ashton, Manuel Lerdau	2007	84
15	Why Does the World Stay Green? Nutrition and Survival of Plant-Eaters, T.C.R. White. CSIRO Publishing (2005), £15.95, pbk (128 pages), ISBN: 0643091580 Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·Lawrence B. Slobodkin, Manuel Lerdau	2006	1
16	Jasmonic acid induces rapid changes in carbon transport and partitioning inPopulus New Phytologist ·Benjamin A. Babst, Richard A. Ferrieri, Dennis W. Gray, Manuel Lerdau, David J. Schlyer, Michael J. Schueller, Michael R. Thorpe, Colin M. Orians	2005	168
17	Fine roots, arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae and soil nutrients in four neotropical rain forests: patterns across large geographic distances New Phytologist ·Jennifer S. Powers, Kathleen K. Treseder, Manuel Lerdau	2004	106
18	New Directions: VOCs and biosphere–atmosphere feedbacks Atmospheric Environment ·José D. Fuentes, Bruce P. Hayden, M. Garstang, Manuel Lerdau, David R. Fitzjarrald, Dennis Baldocchi, Russell K. Monson, Brian Lamb, Chris Geron	2001	33
19	Controls over hydrocarbon emissions from boreal forest conifers Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America ·Manuel Lerdau, M. E. Litvak, R. K. Monson	1995	1
20	Tropical deciduous forest: Death of a biome Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·Manuel Lerdau, Julie L. Whitbeck, N. Michele Holbrook	1991	64

About Manuel Lerdau

Manuel Lerdau is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science, Soil Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 115 papers that have together received 10.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant responses to elevated CO2 (56 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (42 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (31 papers), Plant and animal studies (26 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (15 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (10 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (5.2k citations), Global and Planetary Change (3.5k citations), Plant Science (4.6k citations), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (1.6k citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.1k citations). Manuel Lerdau has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Alex Guenther, P. C. Harley, Ray Fall, Chris Geron, John Taylor, Pat Zimmerman, W.A. McKay, Bob Scholes, R. Steinbrecher and David J. Erickson. Their work appears in journals such as Ecological Applications, Oecologia, New Phytologist, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Plant Cell & Environment.

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