Peter J. Melcher

2.3k total citations
29 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Peter J. Melcher is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. Melcher has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 19 papers in Plant Science and 10 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Peter J. Melcher's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (22 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (9 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (7 papers). Peter J. Melcher is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (22 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (9 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (7 papers). Peter J. Melcher collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. Peter J. Melcher's co-authors include Maciej A. Zwieniecki, N. Michèle Holbrook, Lawren Sack, Guillermo Goldstein, Frederick C. Meinzer, Brendan Choat, Taylor S. Feild, Eleanor C. Lahr, D. Yount and C. Kevin Boyce and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. Melcher

28 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter J. Melcher United States 20 1.1k 1.1k 424 348 228 29 1.8k
Domingo Sancho‐Knapik Spain 27 972 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 399 0.9× 434 1.2× 236 1.0× 64 2.0k
José Javier Peguero‐Pina Spain 29 1.2k 1.0× 1.5k 1.3× 471 1.1× 522 1.5× 278 1.2× 79 2.4k
Martín Venturas United States 25 1.5k 1.3× 905 0.8× 669 1.6× 576 1.7× 151 0.7× 47 2.1k
Fulton E. Rockwell United States 17 1.3k 1.2× 991 0.9× 570 1.3× 294 0.8× 117 0.5× 30 1.6k
Têtè Sévérien Barigah France 19 1.6k 1.4× 960 0.9× 806 1.9× 620 1.8× 69 0.3× 31 2.0k
Lenka Plavcová Czechia 19 1.5k 1.3× 835 0.8× 740 1.7× 667 1.9× 187 0.8× 33 2.0k
Éric Badel France 27 1.8k 1.6× 1.6k 1.4× 997 2.4× 586 1.7× 153 0.7× 81 2.7k
James K. Wheeler United States 13 1.6k 1.4× 957 0.9× 850 2.0× 547 1.6× 224 1.0× 16 1.9k
Paul J. Schulte United States 20 788 0.7× 619 0.6× 279 0.7× 268 0.8× 169 0.7× 37 1.2k
Hanno Richter Austria 20 1.0k 0.9× 893 0.8× 369 0.9× 350 1.0× 113 0.5× 46 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter J. Melcher

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All Works

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Swensen, Susan M., et al.. (2024). Minimal impacts of invasive Scaevola taccada on Scaevola plumieri via pollinator competition in Puerto Rico. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1281797–1281797.
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Zwieniecki, Maciej A., Peter J. Melcher, & Eric T. Ahrens. (2013). Analysis of spatial and temporal dynamics of xylem refilling in Acer rubrum L. using magnetic resonance imaging. Frontiers in Plant Science. 4. 265–265. 54 indexed citations
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Melcher, Peter J. & Maciej A. Zwieniecki. (2013). Functional analysis of embolism induced by air injection in Acer rubrum and Salix nigra. Frontiers in Plant Science. 4. 368–368. 9 indexed citations
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Melcher, Peter J., N. Michèle Holbrook, Michael J. Burns, et al.. (2012). Measurements of stem xylem hydraulic conductivity in the laboratory and field. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 3(4). 685–694. 114 indexed citations
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Sack, Lawren, et al.. (2006). How strong is intracanopy leaf plasticity in temperate deciduous trees?. American Journal of Botany. 93(6). 829–839. 164 indexed citations
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Choat, Brendan, Eleanor C. Lahr, Peter J. Melcher, Maciej A. Zwieniecki, & N. Michèle Holbrook. (2005). The spatial pattern of air seeding thresholds in mature sugar maple trees. Plant Cell & Environment. 28(9). 1082–1089. 124 indexed citations
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Zwieniecki, Maciej A., Peter J. Melcher, Taylor S. Feild, & N. Michèle Holbrook. (2004). A potential role for xylem-phloem interactions in the hydraulic architecture of trees: effects of phloem girdling on xylem hydraulic conductance. Tree Physiology. 24(8). 911–917. 104 indexed citations
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Melcher, Peter J., Maciej A. Zwieniecki, & N. Michèle Holbrook. (2003). Vulnerability of Xylem Vessels to Cavitation in Sugar Maple. Scaling from Individual Vessels to Whole Branches. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 131(4). 1775–1780. 72 indexed citations
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Melcher, Peter J., Guillermo Goldstein, Frederick C. Meinzer, et al.. (2001). Water relations of coastal and estuarine Rhizophora mangle: xylem pressure potential and dynamics of embolism formation and repair. Oecologia. 126(2). 182–192. 105 indexed citations
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Zwieniecki, Maciej A., Peter J. Melcher, & N. Michèle Holbrook. (2001). Hydrogel Control of Xylem Hydraulic Resistance in Plants. Science. 291(5506). 1059–1062. 429 indexed citations
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Zwieniecki, Maciej A., Peter J. Melcher, & N. Michèle Holbrook. (2001). Hydraulic properties of individual xylem vessels of Fraxinus americana. Journal of Experimental Botany. 52(355). 257–264. 95 indexed citations
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Santiago, Louis S., et al.. (2000). Morphological and Physiological Responses of Hawaiian Hibiscus tiliaceus Populations to Light and Salinity. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 161(1). 99–106. 23 indexed citations
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Scowcroft, Paul G., et al.. (2000). Moderating Night Radiative Cooling Reduces Frost Damage to Metrosideros polymorpha Seedlings Used for Forest Restoration in Hawaii. Restoration Ecology. 8(2). 161–169. 26 indexed citations
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Cordell, Susan, Guillermo Goldstein, Peter J. Melcher, & Frederick C. Meinzer. (2000). Photosynthesis and Freezing Avoidance in Ohia (Metrosideros polymorpha) at Treeline in Hawaii. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 32(4). 381–381. 7 indexed citations
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Melcher, Peter J., Frederick C. Meinzer, D. Yount, Guillermo Goldstein, & U. Zimmermann. (1998). Comparative measurements of xylem pressure in transpiring and non-transpiring leaves by means of the pressure chamber and the xylem pressure probe. Journal of Experimental Botany. 49(327). 1757–1760. 51 indexed citations
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Goldstein, Guillermo, et al.. (1996). Photosynthetic gas exchange and temperature-induced damage in seedlings of the tropical alpine species Argyroxiphium sandwicense. Oecologia. 106(3). 298–307. 21 indexed citations
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Melcher, Peter J., et al.. (1994). Determinants of thermal balance in the Hawaiian giant rosette plant, Argyroxiphium sandwicense. Oecologia. 98(3-4). 412–418. 23 indexed citations
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Zimmermann, U., Jianjun Zhu, Frederick C. Meinzer, et al.. (1994). High Molecular Weight Organic Compounds in the Xylem Sap of Mangroves: Implications for Long‐Distance Water Transport. Botanica Acta. 107(4). 218–229. 64 indexed citations

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