Michael B. Walters

15.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
75 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Michael B. Walters is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael B. Walters has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 43 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 23 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Michael B. Walters's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (40 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (25 papers) and Forest ecology and management (21 papers). Michael B. Walters is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (40 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (25 papers) and Forest ecology and management (21 papers). Michael B. Walters collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Michael B. Walters's co-authors include Peter B. Reich, David S. Ellsworth, John C. Volin, William D. Bowman, James M. Vose, Charles A. Gresham, Christopher Uhl, Dirk Vanderklein, Mark G. Tjoelker and C. Buschena and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Ecology and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Michael B. Walters

74 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

From tropics to tundra: Global convergence in plant functioning

1997 1.9k citations Peter B. Reich, Michael B. Walters et al. profile →
Leaf Life‐Span in Relation to Leaf, Plant, and Stand Characteristics among Diverse Ecosystems

1992 1.3k citations Peter B. Reich, Michael B. Walters et al. Ecological Monographs profile →
GENERALITY OF LEAF TRAIT RELATIONSHIPS: A TEST ACROSS SIX BIOMES

1999 1.1k citations Peter B. Reich, David S. Ellsworth et al. Ecology profile →
The Evolution of Plant Functional Variation: Traits, Spectra, and Strategies

2003 1.1k citations Peter B. Reich, Michael B. Walters et al. profile →
Leaf lifespan as a determinant of leaf structure and function among 23 amazonian tree species

1991 512 citations Peter B. Reich, Christopher Uhl et al. Oecologia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael B. Walters United States	39	7.8k	6.4k	5.1k	3.2k	2.1k	75	12.3k
Rafael Villar Spain	41	5.1k 0.7×	3.8k 0.6×	4.5k 0.9×	2.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	85	9.8k
Kaoru Kitajima United States	47	5.4k 0.7×	3.7k 0.6×	3.6k 0.7×	2.8k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	126	9.4k
Francisco Lloret Spain	56	6.8k 0.9×	8.0k 1.3×	3.2k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	2.9k 1.4×	170	12.1k
Adrián Escudero Spain	54	5.5k 0.7×	2.5k 0.4×	3.7k 0.7×	4.8k 1.5×	2.1k 1.0×	307	10.3k
Lourens Poorter Netherlands	73	13.7k 1.8×	9.1k 1.4×	4.8k 0.9×	5.5k 1.7×	3.1k 1.5×	190	19.2k
Mark G. Tjoelker United States	64	5.0k 0.6×	8.2k 1.3×	7.1k 1.4×	1.7k 0.5×	2.2k 1.1×	180	14.1k
Guillermo Goldstein United States	65	5.0k 0.6×	8.0k 1.3×	5.0k 1.0×	2.5k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	172	12.3k
Jacek Oleksyn Poland	56	9.2k 1.2×	7.8k 1.2×	7.6k 1.5×	3.7k 1.2×	3.3k 1.6×	154	18.3k
William A. Hoffmann United States	48	5.3k 0.7×	5.4k 0.8×	2.1k 0.4×	2.1k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	97	8.9k
Augusto C. Franco Brazil	52	4.3k 0.6×	4.6k 0.7×	3.4k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	170	8.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Walters, Michael B., et al.. (2023). Tree species size class patterns portend compositional shifts and low resilience in managed northern hardwood forests. Ecosphere. 14(7). 5 indexed citations

Webster, Christopher R., Yvette L. Dickinson, Julia I. Burton, et al.. (2018). Promoting and maintaining diversity in contemporary hardwood forests: Confronting contemporary drivers of change and the loss of ecological memory. Forest Ecology and Management. 421. 98–108. 85 indexed citations

Kern, Christel C., Julia I. Burton, Patricia Raymond, et al.. (2016). Challenges facing gap-based silviculture and possible solutions for mesic northern forests in North America. Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research. 90(1). 4–17. 120 indexed citations

Walters, Michael B., et al.. (2013). Intraspecific growth and functional leaf trait responses to natural soil resource gradients for conifer species with contrasting leaf habit. Tree Physiology. 33(3). 297–310. 22 indexed citations

Kobe, Richard K., Meera Iyer, & Michael B. Walters. (2010). Optimal partitioning theory revisited: Nonstructural carbohydrates dominate root mass responses to nitrogen. Ecology. 91(1). 166–179. 146 indexed citations

Walters, Michael B., et al.. (2009). Senescence-related changes in nitrogen in fine roots: mass loss affects estimation. Tree Physiology. 29(5). 715–723. 31 indexed citations

Crous, Kristine Y., Michael B. Walters, & David S. Ellsworth. (2008). Elevated CO2 concentration affects leaf photosynthesis-nitrogen relationships in Pinus taeda over nine years in FACE. Tree Physiology. 28(4). 607–614. 65 indexed citations

Schreeg, Laura A., Richard K. Kobe, & Michael B. Walters. (2005). Tree seedling growth, survival, and morphology in response to landscape-level variation in soil resource availability in northern Michigan. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35(2). 263–273. 47 indexed citations

Reich, Peter B., Christopher Uhl, Michael B. Walters, Laura R. Prugh, & David S. Ellsworth. (2004). LEAF DEMOGRAPHY AND PHENOLOGY IN AMAZONIAN RAIN FOREST: A CENSUS OF 40 000 LEAVES OF 23 TREE SPECIES. Ecological Monographs. 74(1). 3–23. 123 indexed citations

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Walters, Michael B. & Peter B. Reich. (1997). Growth of <I>Acer saccharum</I> seedlings in deeply shaded understories of northern Wisconsin: effects of nitrogen and water availability. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 27(2). 237–247. 12 indexed citations

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Reich, Peter B., Michael B. Walters, Brian D. Kloeppel, & David S. Ellsworth. (1995). Different photosynthesis-nitrogen relations in deciduous hardwood and evergreen coniferous tree species. Oecologia. 104(1). 24–30. 396 indexed citations

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Reich, Peter B. & Michael B. Walters. (1994). Photosynthesis-nitrogen relations in Amazonian tree species. Oecologia. 97(1). 73–81. 254 indexed citations

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Reich, Peter B., Michael B. Walters, David S. Ellsworth, & Christopher Uhl. (1994). Photosynthesis-nitrogen relations in Amazonian tree species. Oecologia. 97(1). 62–72. 199 indexed citations

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Reich, Peter B., et al.. (1993). Growth, nutrition and gas exchange of Pinus resinosa following artificial defoliation. Trees. 7(2). 150 indexed citations

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Walters, Michael B., Eric L. Kruger, & Peter B. Reich. (1993). Relative growth rate in relation to physiological and morphological traits for northern hardwood tree seedlings: species, light environment and ontogenetic considerations. Oecologia. 96(2). 219–231. 173 indexed citations

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Reich, Peter B., Christopher Uhl, Michael B. Walters, & David S. Ellsworth. (1991). Leaf lifespan as a determinant of leaf structure and function among 23 amazonian tree species. Oecologia. 86(1). 16–24. 512 indexed citations breakdown →

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Reich, Peter B., Michael B. Walters, & David S. Ellsworth. (1991). Leaf age and season influence the relationships between leaf nitrogen, leaf mass per area and photosynthesis in maple and oak trees. Plant Cell & Environment. 14(3). 251–259. 249 indexed citations

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Reich, Peter B., Michael B. Walters, & Tom J. Tabone. (1989). Response of Ulmus americana seedlings to varying nitrogen and water status. 2 Water and nitrogen use efficiency in photosynthesis. Tree Physiology. 5(2). 173–184. 74 indexed citations

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Walters, Michael B. & Peter B. Reich. (1989). Response of Ulmus americana seedlings to varying nitrogen and water status. 1 Photosynthesis and growth. Tree Physiology. 5(2). 159–172. 65 indexed citations

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Walters, Michael B. & Christopher B. Field. (1987). Photosynthetic light acclimation in two rainforest Piper species with different ecological amplitudes. Oecologia. 72(3). 449–456. 135 indexed citations

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