Michael G. Ryan

34.4k total citations · 9 hit papers
236 papers, 21.5k citations indexed

About

Michael G. Ryan is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael G. Ryan has authored 236 papers receiving a total of 21.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 91 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 41 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Michael G. Ryan's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (97 papers), Forest ecology and management (75 papers) and Tree-ring climate responses (34 papers). Michael G. Ryan is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (97 papers), Forest ecology and management (75 papers) and Tree-ring climate responses (34 papers). Michael G. Ryan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Australia. Michael G. Ryan's co-authors include Christian P. Giardina, Dan Binkley, Robert M. Hubbard, Barbara J. Yoder, B. J. Bond, B. E. Law, Creighton M. Litton, Nathan Phillips, James W. Raich and Richard H. Waring and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Michael G. Ryan

219 papers receiving 20.1k 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.

Temperature and soil organic matter decomposition rates - synthesis of current knowledge and a way forward

2011 1.2k citations Michael G. Ryan et al. Global Change Biology profile →
Hydraulic Limits to Tree Height and Tree Growth

1997 952 citations Michael G. Ryan, Barbara J. Yoder profile →
Evidence that decomposition rates of organic carbon in mineral soil do not vary with temperature

2000 825 citations Michael G. Ryan et al. profile →
Carbon allocation in forest ecosystems

2007 802 citations Creighton M. Litton, James W. Raich et al. Global Change Biology profile →
Effects of Climate Change on Plant Respiration

1991 656 citations Michael G. Ryan profile →
Tree and forest functioning in response to global warming

2001 648 citations Michael G. Ryan et al. profile →
Interpreting, measuring, and modeling soil respiration

2005 565 citations Michael G. Ryan et al. profile →
The hydraulic limitation hypothesis revisited

2006 512 citations Michael G. Ryan, Nathan Phillips et al. Plant Cell & Environment profile →
Continued warming could transform Greater Yellowstone fire regimes by mid-21st century

2011 458 citations Michael G. Ryan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael G. Ryan

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Assessing canopy height measurements from ICESat-2 and GEDI orbiting LiDAR across six different biomes with G-LiHT LiDAR 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Qiuyan Yu, Michael G. Ryan, Wenjie Ji, Lara Prihodko, J. Anchang, (unknown), (unknown), Jingyu Dai, Niall P. Hanan	10
2	The gender driven land rush: Innovation to optimise the tide of female professional practice ownership 2024 ·Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology) ·(unknown), Michael G. Ryan	0
3	Litter quality controls tradeoffs in soil carbon decomposition and replenishment in a subtropical forest 2023 ·Journal of Ecology ·Maokui Lyu, Peter M. Homyak, Jinsheng Xie, Josep Peñuelas, Michael G. Ryan, (unknown), Jordi Sardans, Weisheng Lin, Minhuang Wang, Guangshui Chen, Yusheng Yang	55
4	Plant respiration: Controlled by photosynthesis or biomass? 2019 ·Global Change Biology ·Alessio Collalti, Mark G. Tjoelker, Günter Hoch, Annikki Mäkelä, Gabriele Guidolotti, Mary Heskel, Giai Petit, Michael G. Ryan, Giovanna Battipaglia, Gioṙgio Matteucci, I. Colin Prentice	86
5	Field data to benchmark the carbon-cycle models for tropical forests 2017 ·Deborah A. Clark, Shinichi Asao, Rosie A. Fisher, Sasha C. Reed, Peter B. Reich, Michael G. Ryan, Tana E. Wood, Xiaojuan Yang	5
6	Reviews and syntheses: Field data to benchmark the carbon cycle models for tropical forests 2017 ·Biogeosciences ·Deborah A. Clark, Shinichi Asao, Rosie A. Fisher, Sasha C. Reed, Peter B. Reich, Michael G. Ryan, Tana E. Wood, Xiaojuan Yang	26
7	Effects of irrigation on water use and water use efficiency in two fast growing 2010 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Robert M. Hubbard, José Luiz Stape, Michael G. Ryan, Auro C. Almeida, (unknown)	1
8	Temperature and tree growth [editorial] 2010 ·Tree Physiology ·Michael G. Ryan	0
9	Carbon allocation in forest ecosystems breakdown → 2007 ·Global Change Biology ·Creighton M. Litton, James W. Raich, Michael G. Ryan	802
10	First direct landscape‐scale measurement of tropical rain forest Leaf Area Index, a key driver of global primary productivity 2007 ·Ecology Letters ·David B. Clark, Paulo Olivas, Steven F. Oberbauer, Deborah A. Clark, Michael G. Ryan	135
11	Aboveground sink strength in forests controls the allocation of carbon below ground and its [CO ₂ ]-induced enhancement 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Sari Palmroth, Ram Oren, Heather R. McCarthy, Kurt H. Johnsen, Adrien C. Finzi, John R. Butnor, Michael G. Ryan, William H. Schlesinger	103
12	Monitoring of nitrogen leaching on a dairy farm during four drainage seasons 2006 ·Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research ·Michael G. Ryan, Caroline Brophy, John Connolly, Kevin T. McNamara, O. T. Carton	22
13	What Liberal Media? the Truth about Bias and the News 2003 ·Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly ·Michael G. Ryan	109
14	A test of the hydraulic limitation hypothesis in fast‐growingEucalyptus saligna 2003 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·Holly Barnard, Michael G. Ryan	92
15	Leaf area compounds height‐related hydraulic costs of water transport in Oregon White Oak trees 2003 ·Functional Ecology ·Nathan Phillips, B. J. Bond, N. G. McDowell, Michael G. Ryan, Andrew J. Schauer	49
16	Trust Us, We're Experts! How Industry Manipulates Science and Gambles with Your Future 2002 ·Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly ·Michael G. Ryan	90
17	The relationship between tree height and leaf area: sapwood area ratio 2002 ·Oecologia ·Nate G. McDowell, Holly Barnard, B. J. Bond, T. M. Hinckley, Robert M. Hubbard, Hiroaki Ishii, Barbara Köstner, Federico Magnani, James D. Marshall, Frederick C. Meinzer, Nathan Phillips, Michael G. Ryan, David Whitehead	257
18	Natural variability of vegetation, soils, and physiography in the bristlecone pine forest of the Rocky Mountains 1997 ·ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University) ·(unknown), William L. Baker, Tom Andrews, Michael G. Ryan	13
19	The Use of a Writing Model for Print or On-Line News. 1995 ·Journalism & Mass Communication Educator ·Michael G. Ryan	2
20	Evidence of Reduced Photosynthetic Rates in Old Trees 1994 ·Forest Science ·Barbara J. Yoder, Michael G. Ryan, Richard H. Waring, Anna W. Schoettle, M. R. Kaufmann	391

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