Michael McCormack

15.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
88 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Michael McCormack is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael McCormack has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Plant Science, 46 papers in Soil Science and 35 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Michael McCormack's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (43 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (27 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (27 papers). Michael McCormack is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (43 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (27 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (27 papers). Michael McCormack collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Michael McCormack's co-authors include David M. Eissenstat, Dali Guo, Colleen M. Iversen, Seth G. Pritchard, Erica A. H. Smithwick, Thomas S. Adams, Zeqing Ma, Christopher W. Fernandez, Marcin Zadworny and Guigang Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael McCormack

84 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Redefining fine roots improves understanding of below‐gro... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2015 2020 2018 2012 2019 250 500 750 1000
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. Redefining fine roots improves understanding of below‐ground contributions to terrestrial biosphere processes
    2015 1.0k citations Michael McCormack, David M. Eissenstat et al. New Phytologist profile →
  2. The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants
    2020 564 citations Joana Bergmann, Alexandra Weigelt et al. Science Advances profile →
  3. Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits
    2018 547 citations Dali Guo, Mingzhen Lu et al. profile →
  4. Predicting fine root lifespan from plant functional traits in temperate trees
    2012 374 citations Michael McCormack, Thomas S. Adams et al. New Phytologist profile →
  5. Global mycorrhizal plant distribution linked to terrestrial carbon stocks
    2019 203 citations Michael McCormack et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael McCormack United States 41 4.4k 3.1k 2.4k 2.1k 1.1k 88 7.1k
Dali Guo China 40 4.6k 1.1× 3.9k 1.2× 3.4k 1.4× 2.9k 1.4× 1.4k 1.3× 72 8.8k
Heljä‐Sisko Helmisaari Finland 46 2.3k 0.5× 2.6k 0.8× 2.6k 1.1× 2.5k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 109 6.4k
Grégoire T. Freschet France 36 2.6k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 2.9k 1.2× 1.5k 0.7× 1.4k 1.2× 62 6.3k
Ronald L. Hendrick United States 31 2.5k 0.6× 2.6k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 2.2k 1.1× 964 0.9× 41 5.2k
Ivika Ostonen Estonia 33 1.8k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 742 0.7× 86 3.8k
Colleen M. Iversen United States 36 3.1k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 2.7k 1.3× 1.9k 1.7× 100 6.7k
Chuankuan Wang China 35 1.4k 0.3× 2.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 2.8k 1.4× 1.9k 1.7× 177 6.0k
Raisa Mäkipää Finland 44 1.3k 0.3× 875 0.3× 2.6k 1.1× 2.9k 1.4× 1.7k 1.5× 141 5.9k
Mona N. Högberg Sweden 33 3.2k 0.7× 3.7k 1.2× 1.4k 0.6× 2.0k 1.0× 2.3k 2.0× 44 6.8k
Krista Lõhmus Estonia 35 1.4k 0.3× 1.5k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 870 0.8× 86 3.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lu, Mingzhen, Avni Malhotra, Shersingh Joseph Tumber‐Dávila, et al.. (2025). A continental scale analysis reveals widespread root bimodality. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5281–5281. 4 indexed citations
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Han, Mengguang, Ying Chen, Dayong Gan, et al.. (2025). The latitudinal pattern of fine root intraspecific trait variation among species in plant communities. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9340–9340.
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Kengdo, Steve Kwatcho, Michael McCormack, Ivika Ostonen, & Margaret Torn. (2025). Fine‐root dynamics in deeper soils: a critical but overlooked component of ecosystem responses to climate warming. New Phytologist. 247(6). 2507–2513. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Siyuan, Louise H. Comas, Peter B. Reich, et al.. (2025). Variation of root resource acquisition and conservation strategies in a temperate forest is linked with plant growth forms. Tree Physiology. 45(4). 5 indexed citations
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Zadworny, Marcin, et al.. (2024). Gymnosperms demonstrate patterns of fine‐root trait coordination consistent with the global root economics space. Journal of Ecology. 112(6). 1425–1439. 4 indexed citations
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McCormack, Michael, Peter B. Reich, Tao Sun, et al.. (2024). Linking fine root lifespan to root chemical and morphological traits—A global analysis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(16). e2320623121–e2320623121. 13 indexed citations
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Liang, Shuang, Michael McCormack, Yu Liu, et al.. (2023). Positioning absorptive root respiration in the root economics space across woody and herbaceous species. Journal of Ecology. 111(12). 2710–2720. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Bin, Michael McCormack, Daniel Ricciuto, Xiaojuan Yang, & Colleen M. Iversen. (2023). Embracing fine‐root system complexity in terrestrial ecosystem modeling. Global Change Biology. 29(11). 2871–2885. 6 indexed citations
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Xia, Mengxue, Vidya Suseela, Michael McCormack, Peter G. Kennedy, & Nishanth Tharayil. (2022). Common and lifestyle‐specific traits of mycorrhizal root metabolome reflect ecological strategies of plant–mycorrhizal interactions. Journal of Ecology. 111(3). 601–616. 6 indexed citations
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Zadworny, Marcin, Joanna Mucha, Agnieszka Bagniewska‐Zadworna, et al.. (2021). Higher biomass partitioning to absorptive roots improves needle nutrition but does not alleviate stomatal limitation of northern Scots pine. Global Change Biology. 27(16). 3859–3869. 17 indexed citations
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Bergmann, Joana, Alexandra Weigelt, Fons van der Plas, et al.. (2020). The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants. Science Advances. 6(27). 564 indexed citations breakdown →
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McCormack, Michael, Matthew A. Kaproth, Jeannine Cavender‐Bares, et al.. (2020). Climate and phylogenetic history structure morphological and architectural trait variation among fine‐root orders. New Phytologist. 228(6). 1824–1834. 27 indexed citations
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Erktan, Amandine, Michael McCormack, & Catherine Roumet. (2018). Frontiers in root ecology: recent advances and future challenges. Plant and Soil. 424(1-2). 1–9. 98 indexed citations
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Caplan, Joshua S., Scott J. Meiners, Habacuc Flores‐Moreno, & Michael McCormack. (2018). Fine‐root traits are linked to species dynamics in a successional plant community. Ecology. 100(3). e02588–e02588. 56 indexed citations
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Wang, Cunguo, Michael McCormack, Dali Guo, & Jiandong Li. (2018). Global meta‐analysis reveals different patterns of root tip adjustments by angiosperm and gymnosperm trees in response to environmental gradients. Journal of Biogeography. 46(1). 123–133. 19 indexed citations
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McCormack, Michael, et al.. (2016). Root phenology in a changing climate. Journal of Experimental Botany. 67(12). 3617–3628. 103 indexed citations
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Adams, Thomas S., Michael McCormack, & David M. Eissenstat. (2013). Foraging strategies in trees of different root morphology: the role of root lifespan. Tree Physiology. 33(9). 940–948. 87 indexed citations
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McCormack, Michael, Thomas S. Adams, Erica A. H. Smithwick, & David M. Eissenstat. (2012). Predicting fine root lifespan from plant functional traits in temperate trees. New Phytologist. 195(4). 823–831. 374 indexed citations breakdown →
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McCormack, Michael, et al.. (1981). Glyphosate and Triclopyr Mixtures to Control Forest Brush. 35. 218–218. 1 indexed citations
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Woods, Frank W., et al.. (1965). Root Extension of Individual Trees in Surface Soils of a Natural Longleaf Pine-Turkey Oak Stand. Forest Science. 11(2). 223–242. 1 indexed citations

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