Monique Weemstra

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Monique Weemstra is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Monique Weemstra has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 9 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Monique Weemstra's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (6 papers). Monique Weemstra is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (6 papers). Monique Weemstra collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and France. Monique Weemstra's co-authors include Frank J. Sterck, Liesje Mommer, Thomas W. Kuyper, Jasper van Ruijven, Eric J. W. Visser, G.M.J. Mohren, Alexia Stokes, Catherine Roumet, Grégoire T. Freschet and María Natalia Umaña and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, New Phytologist and Soil Biology and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Monique Weemstra

20 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Towards a multidimensional root trait framework: a tree root review

2016 509 citations Monique Weemstra, Liesje Mommer et al. New Phytologist profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Monique Weemstra United States	14	604	532	366	365	195	20	1.1k
Juan A. Oliet Spain	20	811 1.3×	1.0k 2.0×	219 0.6×	415 1.1×	99 0.5×	53	1.5k
Tanja Strecker Germany	11	466 0.8×	379 0.7×	498 1.4×	249 0.7×	130 0.7×	14	1.1k
Mingzhen Lu United States	8	495 0.8×	279 0.5×	248 0.7×	212 0.6×	95 0.5×	22	845
Christina E. Wells United States	12	963 1.6×	435 0.8×	687 1.9×	602 1.6×	84 0.4×	18	1.6k
Jaana Leppälammi‐Kujansuu Finland	11	823 1.4×	571 1.1×	789 2.2×	590 1.6×	85 0.4×	14	1.6k
Nathaly R. Guerrero‐Ramírez Germany	9	512 0.8×	403 0.8×	347 0.9×	184 0.5×	171 0.9×	22	938
Enrique G. de la Riva Spain	18	396 0.7×	701 1.3×	146 0.4×	408 1.1×	346 1.8×	42	1.1k
Florian Fort France	20	842 1.4×	447 0.8×	386 1.1×	238 0.7×	246 1.3×	38	1.4k
Weile Chen China	12	512 0.8×	266 0.5×	339 0.9×	248 0.7×	76 0.4×	24	878
Dirk Vanderklein United States	12	700 1.2×	820 1.5×	170 0.5×	814 2.2×	221 1.1×	23	1.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Weemstra, Monique, J. Aaron Hogan, Oscar J. Valverde‐Barrantes, et al.. (2025). The unique root form and function on the Tibetan Plateau. New Phytologist. 248(5). 2280–2294. 2 indexed citations

Ibáñez, Inés, et al.. (2024). Intraspecific Trait Variation in Seedlings Reveals Independence Between Leaf and Root Traits but a Lack of an Independent “Collaboration Axis” Belowground. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(6). e70019–e70019. 1 indexed citations

Luo, Wenqi, Oscar J. Valverde‐Barrantes, Monique Weemstra, et al.. (2023). Leaf and root traits are partially coordinated but they show contrasting multi-trait-based community trait dispersion patterns in a subtropical forest. Journal of Plant Ecology. 17(1). 9 indexed citations

Weemstra, Monique, Oscar J. Valverde‐Barrantes, Claire Fortunel, et al.. (2023). Weak phylogenetic and habitat effects on root trait variation of 218 Neotropical tree species. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 6. 7 indexed citations

Weemstra, Monique, Oscar J. Valverde‐Barrantes, Michael McCormack, & Deliang Kong. (2023). Special Issue: Root traits and functioning: from individual plants to ecosystems. Oikos. 2023(1). 9 indexed citations

Weemstra, Monique, et al.. (2022). Tree mycorrhizal type mediates conspecific negative density dependence effects on seedling herbivory, growth, and survival. Oecologia. 199(4). 907–918. 6 indexed citations

Weemstra, Monique, Thomas W. Kuyper, Frank J. Sterck, & María Natalia Umaña. (2022). Incorporating belowground traits: avenues towards a whole‐tree perspective on performance. Oikos. 2023(1). 28 indexed citations

Weemstra, Monique, et al.. (2022). Environmental variation drives the decoupling of leaf and root traits within species along an elevation gradient. Annals of Botany. 130(3). 419–430. 41 indexed citations

Weemstra, Monique, et al.. (2022). A framework for fine‐root trait syndromes: syndrome coexistence may support phosphorus partitioning in tropical forests. Oikos. 2023(1). 18 indexed citations

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Weemstra, Monique, Jenny Zambrano, David Allen, & María Natalia Umaña. (2021). Tree growth increases through opposing above‐ground and below‐ground resource strategies. Journal of Ecology. 109(10). 3502–3512. 32 indexed citations

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Weemstra, Monique, Catherine Roumet, Guillermo Ángeles, et al.. (2021). Aboveground-trait variations in 11 (sub)alpine plants along a 1000-m elevation gradient in tropical Mexico. Alpine Botany. 131(2). 187–200. 18 indexed citations

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Stokes, Alexia, Guillermo Ángeles, Fabien Anthelme, et al.. (2021). Vegetation creates microenvironments that influence soil microbial activity and functional diversity along an elevation gradient. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 165. 108485–108485. 42 indexed citations

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Weemstra, Monique, Natasa Kiorapostolou, Jasper van Ruijven, et al.. (2020). The role of fine‐root mass, specific root length and life span in tree performance: A whole‐tree exploration. Functional Ecology. 34(3). 575–585. 80 indexed citations

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Weemstra, Monique, Kabir Peay, Stuart J. Davies, et al.. (2020). Lithological constraints on resource economies shape the mycorrhizal composition of a Bornean rain forest. New Phytologist. 228(1). 253–268. 30 indexed citations

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Weemstra, Monique, Grégoire T. Freschet, Alexia Stokes, & Catherine Roumet. (2020). Patterns in intraspecific variation in root traits are species‐specific along an elevation gradient. Functional Ecology. 35(2). 342–356. 106 indexed citations

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Weemstra, Monique, Liesje Mommer, Eric J. W. Visser, et al.. (2016). Towards a multidimensional root trait framework: a tree root review. New Phytologist. 211(4). 1159–1169. 509 indexed citations breakdown →

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Weemstra, Monique, Frank J. Sterck, Eric J. W. Visser, et al.. (2016). Fine-root trait plasticity of beech (Fagus sylvatica) and spruce (Picea abies) forests on two contrasting soils. Plant and Soil. 415(1-2). 175–188. 73 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lan, Paul Copini, Monique Weemstra, & Frank J. Sterck. (2015). Functional ratios among leaf, xylem and phloem areas in branches change with shade tolerance, but not with local light conditions, across temperate tree species. New Phytologist. 209(4). 1566–1575. 23 indexed citations

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Sterck, Frank J., Remko A. Duursma, Robert W. Pearcy, et al.. (2013). Plasticity influencing the light compensation point offsets the specialization for light niches across shrub species in a tropical forest understorey. Journal of Ecology. 101(4). 971–980. 46 indexed citations

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Weemstra, Monique, Britta Eilmann, Ute Sass‐Klaassen, & Frank J. Sterck. (2013). Summer droughts limit tree growth across 10 temperate species on a productive forest site. Forest Ecology and Management. 306. 142–149. 45 indexed citations

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