R. Leuning

26.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
125 papers, 18.1k citations indexed

About

R. Leuning is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Leuning has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 18.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 37 papers in Plant Science and 27 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in R. Leuning's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (89 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (40 papers) and Climate variability and models (28 papers). R. Leuning is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (89 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (40 papers) and Climate variability and models (28 papers). R. Leuning collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. R. Leuning's co-authors include G. I. Pearman, E. K. Webb, Helen Cleugh, Ernst‐Detlef Schulze, Ying‐Ping Wang, Francis M. Kelliher, O. T. Denmead, Yadvinder Malhi, Michael Raupach and Eva van Gorsel and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Environmental Science & Technology and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

R. Leuning

123 papers receiving 17.0k citations

Hit Papers

Correction of flux measurements for density effects due t... 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 1995 2006 1995 1994 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Correction of flux measurements for density effects due to heat and water vapour transfer
    1980 3.7k citations E. K. Webb, G. I. Pearman et al. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society profile →
  2. A critical appraisal of a combined stomatal‐photosynthesis model for C3 plants
    1995 1.2k citations R. Leuning Plant Cell & Environment profile →
  3. Regional evaporation estimates from flux tower and MODIS satellite data
    2006 638 citations Helen Cleugh, R. Leuning et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →
  4. Leaf nitrogen, photosynthesis, conductance and transpiration: scaling from leaves to canopies
    1995 545 citations R. Leuning et al. Plant Cell & Environment profile →
  5. RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MAXIMUM STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE, ECOSYSTEM SURFACE CONDUCTANCE, CARBON ASSIMILATION RATE, AND PLANT NITROGEN NUTRITION: A Global Ecology Scaling Exercise
    1994 533 citations R. Leuning et al. profile →
  6. A two-leaf model for canopy conductance, photosynthesis and partitioning of available energy I:
    1998 514 citations Ying‐Ping Wang, R. Leuning Agricultural and Forest Meteorology profile →
  7. A coupled model of stomatal conductance, photosynthesis and transpiration
    2003 508 citations Andrée Tuzet, Alain Perrier et al. Plant Cell & Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Leuning Australia 63 15.5k 5.2k 4.7k 3.0k 2.6k 125 18.1k
T. Andrew Black Canada 84 14.9k 1.0× 5.1k 1.0× 3.8k 0.8× 7.3k 2.5× 3.8k 1.4× 296 19.6k
Derek Eamus Australia 66 11.0k 0.7× 3.4k 0.7× 4.2k 0.9× 3.7k 1.2× 2.1k 0.8× 253 15.8k
Joshua B. Fisher United States 61 11.1k 0.7× 3.6k 0.7× 2.3k 0.5× 4.0k 1.4× 2.9k 1.1× 223 15.4k
Dario Papale Italy 52 11.3k 0.7× 3.4k 0.7× 2.1k 0.5× 4.6k 1.6× 2.0k 0.7× 143 14.7k
Ram Oren United States 81 16.9k 1.1× 8.1k 1.5× 8.6k 1.8× 3.8k 1.3× 1.5k 0.6× 228 22.3k
P. G. Jarvis United Kingdom 68 14.1k 0.9× 5.7k 1.1× 8.8k 1.9× 3.2k 1.1× 1.3k 0.5× 215 19.6k
Dan Yakir Israel 66 8.6k 0.6× 4.5k 0.9× 3.7k 0.8× 2.4k 0.8× 992 0.4× 201 12.6k
Sherwood B. Idso United States 60 9.6k 0.6× 4.3k 0.8× 6.3k 1.3× 3.5k 1.2× 3.9k 1.5× 322 15.8k
Alan Barr Canada 59 10.1k 0.7× 4.0k 0.8× 1.8k 0.4× 3.9k 1.3× 1.6k 0.6× 139 12.3k
Jon Lloyd Germany 62 12.0k 0.8× 4.6k 0.9× 4.6k 1.0× 3.7k 1.2× 968 0.4× 196 16.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Leuning

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leuning, R., Eva van Gorsel, W. J. Massman, & Peter Isaac. (2012). Reflections on the surface energy imbalance problem. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 156. 65–74. 368 indexed citations
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Yebra, Marta, Albert I. J. M. van Dijk, R. Leuning, Alfredo Huete, & Juan Pablo Guerschman. (2012). Evaluation of optical remote sensing to estimate evapotranspiration and canopy conductance. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2012.
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Choler, Philippe, William B. Sea, Peter Briggs, Michael Raupach, & R. Leuning. (2010). A simple ecohydrological model captures essentials of seasonal leaf dynamics in semi-arid tropical grasslands. Biogeosciences. 7(3). 907–920. 39 indexed citations
4.
Williams, Mathew, A. D. Richardson, Markus Reichstein, et al.. (2009). Improving land surface models with FLUXNET data. Biogeosciences. 6(7). 1341–1359. 273 indexed citations
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Kulmala, Markku, Anne Hirsikko, Tommi Bergman, et al.. (2008). Formation and characteristics of ions and charged aerosol particles in a native Australian Eucalypt forest. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 8(1). 129–139. 93 indexed citations
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Leuning, R., David Etheridge, Ashok K. Luhar, & B. L. Dunse. (2008). Atmospheric monitoring and verification technologies for CO2 geosequestration. International journal of greenhouse gas control. 2(3). 401–414. 86 indexed citations
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Keith, Heather, R. Leuning, K.L. Jacobsen, et al.. (2008). Multiple measurements constrain estimates of net carbon exchange by a Eucalyptus forest. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 149(3-4). 535–558. 43 indexed citations
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Heinsch, Faith Ann, et al.. (2006). Evaluation of satellite-based evapotranspiration using fluxnet data. AGUSM. 2007. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Ying‐Ping, Dennis Baldocchi, R. Leuning, Eva Falge, & Timo Vesala. (2006). Estimating parameters in a land‐surface model by applying nonlinear inversion to eddy covariance flux measurements from eight FLUXNET sites. Global Change Biology. 13(3). 652–670. 140 indexed citations
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Leuning, R., Dale Hughes, Paul Joseph Daniel, Nicholas C. Coops, & Glenn Newnham. (2006). A multi-angle spectrometer for automatic measurement of plant canopy reflectance spectra. Remote Sensing of Environment. 103(3). 236–245. 31 indexed citations
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Hutley, Lindsay B., R. Leuning, Jason Beringer, & Helen Cleugh. (2005). The utility of the eddy covariance techniques as a tool in carbon accounting: tropical savanna as a case study. Australian Journal of Botany. 53(7). 663–663. 63 indexed citations
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Tuzet, Andrée, Alain Perrier, & R. Leuning. (2003). A coupled model of stomatal conductance, photosynthesis and transpiration. Plant Cell & Environment. 26(7). 1097–1116. 508 indexed citations breakdown →
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Katul, Gabriel G., et al.. (2001). Estimating Co2 Source/Sink Distributions Within A Rice Canopy Using Higher-Order Closure Model. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 98(1). 103–125. 28 indexed citations
14.
Leuning, R.. (1995). A critical appraisal of a combined stomatal‐photosynthesis model for C3 plants. Plant Cell & Environment. 18(4). 339–355. 1247 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leuning, R.. (1990). Modelling Stomatal Behaviour and and Photosynthesis of Eucalyptus grandis. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 17(2). 159–175. 283 indexed citations
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Leuning, R.. (1989). Leaf energy balances: developments and applications. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 324(1223). 191–206. 21 indexed citations
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Humphreys, E., J. R. Freney, W. A. Muirhead, et al.. (1988). Loss of ammonia after application of urea at different times to dry-seeded, irrigated rice. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 16(1). 47–57. 25 indexed citations
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Simpson, J. R., J. R. Freney, W. A. Muirhead, & R. Leuning. (1985). Effects of Phenylphosphorodiamidate and Dicyandiamide on Nitrogen Loss from Flooded Rice. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 49(6). 1426–1431. 41 indexed citations
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Leuning, R., O. T. Denmead, J. R. Simpson, & J. R. Freney. (1984). Processes of ammonia loss from shallow floodwater. Atmospheric Environment (1967). 18(8). 1583–1592. 30 indexed citations
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Webb, E. K., G. I. Pearman, & R. Leuning. (1980). Correction of flux measurements for density effects due to heat and water vapour transfer. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 106(447). 85–100. 3729 indexed citations breakdown →

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