Peter J. Franks

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Peter J. Franks is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. Franks has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 38 papers in Plant Science and 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Peter J. Franks's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (36 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (11 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (10 papers). Peter J. Franks is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (36 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (11 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (10 papers). Peter J. Franks collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Peter J. Franks's co-authors include David J. Beerling, Paul L. Drake, Ray Froend, Graham D. Farquhar, Joseph A. Berry, Julie E. Gray, I.R. Cowan, Margaret M. Barbour, Keith A. Mott and Lee Hunt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. Franks

52 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Maximum leaf conductance driven by CO ₂ effects on stomatal size and density over geologic time

2009 712 citations Peter J. Franks, David J. Beerling profile →
Smaller, faster stomata: scaling of stomatal size, rate of response, and stomatal conductance

2012 488 citations Paul L. Drake, Ray Froend et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter J. Franks Australia	33	3.8k	3.0k	1.0k	968	877	52	5.7k
Matthew H. Turnbull New Zealand	52	3.2k 0.8×	3.3k 1.1×	1.4k 1.4×	727 0.8×	584 0.7×	140	6.4k
Taylor S. Feild United States	37	2.5k 0.7×	2.5k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	2.3k 2.3×	1.4k 1.6×	58	5.5k
Margaret M. Barbour Australia	40	3.0k 0.8×	4.3k 1.4×	2.5k 2.4×	424 0.4×	570 0.6×	94	6.1k
Lisa A. Donovan United States	48	3.6k 0.9×	2.9k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.9×	659 0.8×	121	7.1k
Christine Scoffoni United States	34	3.4k 0.9×	3.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	1.0k 1.1×	427 0.5×	61	5.6k
Craig R. Brodersen United States	46	3.9k 1.0×	4.4k 1.4×	1.9k 1.9×	808 0.8×	529 0.6×	113	6.6k
Brent R. Helliker United States	36	1.5k 0.4×	2.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.8×	594 0.6×	394 0.4×	70	4.9k
Erika J. Edwards United States	44	2.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	829 0.8×	3.1k 3.2×	2.3k 2.6×	102	6.5k
Hafiz Maherali Canada	38	4.4k 1.2×	2.1k 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	1.5k 1.6×	507 0.6×	81	6.6k
Louis S. Santiago United States	40	2.2k 0.6×	3.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	1.4k 1.4×	414 0.5×	108	6.4k

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Hsu, Po‐Kai, et al.. (2024). Warming triggers stomatal opening by enhancement of photosynthesis and ensuing guard cell CO₂ sensing, whereas higher temperatures induce a photosynthesis‐uncoupled response. New Phytologist. 244(5). 1847–1863. 12 indexed citations

Franks, Peter J., Nicholas Herold, Gordon B. Bonan, et al.. (2024). Land surface conductance linked to precipitation: Co‐evolution of vegetation and climate in Earth system models. Global Change Biology. 30(3). e17188–e17188. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Yuanyuan, Guang Chen, Fanrong Zeng, et al.. (2022). Molecular evidence for adaptive evolution of drought tolerance in wild cereals. New Phytologist. 237(2). 497–514. 35 indexed citations

Royer, Dana L., et al.. (2019). No Evidence for a Large Atmospheric CO₂ Spike Across the Cretaceous‐Paleogene Boundary. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(6). 3462–3472. 20 indexed citations

Royer, Dana L., et al.. (2019). Sensitivity of a leaf gas-exchange model for estimating paleoatmospheric CO ₂ concentration. Climate of the past. 15(2). 795–809. 17 indexed citations

Franks, Peter J., Gordon B. Bonan, Joseph A. Berry, et al.. (2018). Comparing optimal and empirical stomatal conductance models for application in Earth system models. Global Change Biology. 24(12). 5708–5723. 84 indexed citations

Royer, Dana L., Ian M. Miller, Clive Anderson, et al.. (2018). Multiple Proxy Estimates of Atmospheric CO₂ From an Early Paleocene Rainforest. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 33(12). 1427–1438. 19 indexed citations

Cai, Shengguan, Guang Chen, Yuanyuan Wang, et al.. (2017). Evolutionary Conservation of ABA Signaling for Stomatal Closure. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 174(2). 732–747. 164 indexed citations

Franks, Peter J., Joseph A. Berry, Danica Lombardozzi, & Gordon B. Bonan. (2017). Stomatal Function across Temporal and Spatial Scales: Deep-Time Trends, Land-Atmosphere Coupling and Global Models. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 174(2). 583–602. 87 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhong‐Hua, Guang Chen, Fei Dai, et al.. (2016). Molecular Evolution of Grass Stomata. Trends in Plant Science. 22(2). 124–139. 196 indexed citations

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Wagner‐Cremer, Friederike, et al.. (2015). Scaling of stomatal size and density optimizes allocation of leaf epidermal space for gas exchange in angiosperms. EGUGA. 5972. 1 indexed citations

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Simonin, Kevin A., Emily E. Burns, Brendan Choat, et al.. (2014). Increasing leaf hydraulic conductance with transpiration rate minimizes the water potential drawdown from stem to leaf. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66(5). 1303–1315. 53 indexed citations

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Franks, Peter J., Mark A. Adams, Jeffrey S. Amthor, et al.. (2013). Sensitivity of plants to changing atmospheric CO₂ concentration: from the geological past to the next century. New Phytologist. 197(4). 1077–1094. 307 indexed citations

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Drake, Paul L., Ray Froend, & Peter J. Franks. (2012). Smaller, faster stomata: scaling of stomatal size, rate of response, and stomatal conductance. Journal of Experimental Botany. 64(2). 495–505. 488 indexed citations breakdown →

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Franks, Peter J., et al.. (2010). Mutualistic mycorrhiza-like symbiosis in the most ancient group of land plants. Nature Communications. 1(1). 103–103. 159 indexed citations

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Franks, Peter J. & David J. Beerling. (2009). CO₂‐forced evolution of plant gas exchange capacity and water‐use efficiency over the Phanerozoic. Geobiology. 7(2). 227–236. 112 indexed citations

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Franks, Peter J., Paul L. Drake, & Ray Froend. (2006). Anisohydric but isohydrodynamic: seasonally constant plant water potential gradient explained by a stomatal control mechanism incorporating variable plant hydraulic conductance. Plant Cell & Environment. 30(1). 19–30. 253 indexed citations

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Franks, Peter J.. (2005). Higher rates of leaf gas exchange are associated with higher leaf hydrodynamic pressure gradients. Plant Cell & Environment. 29(4). 584–592. 88 indexed citations

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Franks, Peter J.. (2004). Stomatal control and hydraulic conductance, with special reference to tall trees. Tree Physiology. 24(8). 865–878. 92 indexed citations

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Franks, Peter J. & Paul L. Drake. (2003). Desiccation‐induced loss of seed viability is associated with a 10‐fold increase in CO₂ evolution in seeds of the rare tropical rainforest tree Idiospermum australiense. New Phytologist. 159(1). 253–261. 6 indexed citations

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