Randall J. Donohue

6.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
50 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Randall J. Donohue is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Randall J. Donohue has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 19 papers in Ecology and 16 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Randall J. Donohue's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (21 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (16 papers) and Climate variability and models (16 papers). Randall J. Donohue is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (21 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (16 papers) and Climate variability and models (16 papers). Randall J. Donohue collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and China. Randall J. Donohue's co-authors include Tim R. McVicar, Michael L. Roderick, Yuting Yang, Thomas G. Van Niel, Graham D. Farquhar, Shafiqur Rehman, Axel Thomas, Andries Kruger, N. M. Mahowald and Youcef Himri and has published in prestigious journals such as Remote Sensing of Environment, Water Resources Research and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Randall J. Donohue

49 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Global review and synthes... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2013 2012 2018 250 500 750
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. Global review and synthesis of trends in observed terrestrial near-surface wind speeds: Implications for evaporation
    2011 981 citations Tim R. McVicar, Michael L. Roderick et al. Journal of Hydrology profile →
  2. Impact of CO2 fertilization on maximum foliage cover across the globe's warm, arid environments
    2013 443 citations Randall J. Donohue, Michael L. Roderick et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
  3. Roots, storms and soil pores: Incorporating key ecohydrological processes into Budyko’s hydrological model
    2012 418 citations Randall J. Donohue, Michael L. Roderick et al. Journal of Hydrology profile →
  4. Hydrologic implications of vegetation response to elevated CO2 in climate projections
    2018 344 citations Yuting Yang, Michael L. Roderick et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Randall J. Donohue Australia 26 3.9k 2.0k 1.2k 836 721 50 4.9k
Douglas B. Clark United Kingdom 27 3.3k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 1.6k 1.4× 468 0.6× 578 0.8× 49 4.3k
Darren L. Ficklin United States 34 3.1k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 642 0.8× 843 1.2× 91 4.6k
Eleanor Blyth United Kingdom 30 3.4k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 2.0k 1.7× 487 0.6× 888 1.2× 91 4.6k
Gonzalo Miguez‐Macho Spain 35 3.6k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 2.1k 1.8× 577 0.7× 1.2k 1.7× 87 5.5k
Huimin Lei China 31 2.6k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 565 0.7× 847 1.2× 102 3.8k
Ying Fan United States 32 3.1k 0.8× 2.9k 1.4× 1.3k 1.1× 684 0.8× 1.7k 2.3× 67 5.8k
Jorge Lorenzo‐Lacruz Spain 24 4.7k 1.2× 1.9k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 670 0.8× 319 0.4× 47 5.5k
Agnès Ducharne France 33 3.2k 0.8× 2.0k 1.0× 2.0k 1.7× 678 0.8× 1.3k 1.8× 86 5.1k
Keith A. Cherkauer United States 29 1.7k 0.4× 1.6k 0.8× 849 0.7× 481 0.6× 649 0.9× 75 3.2k
Neil R. Viney Australia 30 3.2k 0.8× 2.7k 1.3× 735 0.6× 615 0.7× 890 1.2× 80 4.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Donohue, Randall J. & Luigi J. Renzullo. (2025). An assessment of the accuracy of satellite-derived woody and grass foliage cover estimates for Australia. Australian Journal of Botany. 73(2). 4 indexed citations
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Lawes, Roger, Zvi Hochman, Emma Jakku, et al.. (2022). Graincast™: monitoring crop production across the Australian grainbelt. Crop and Pasture Science. 74(6). 509–523. 7 indexed citations
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Porfirio, Luciana L., Diógenes L. Antille, Ian Watson, et al.. (2020). Productivity and Biomass of Australia’s Rangelands: Towards a National Database. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 128. 75–98. 1 indexed citations
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Moore, Caitlin E., Jason Beringer, Randall J. Donohue, et al.. (2018). Seasonal, interannual and decadal drivers of tree and grass productivity in an Australian tropical savanna. Global Change Biology. 24(6). 2530–2544. 30 indexed citations
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Yang, Yuting, Tim R. McVicar, Randall J. Donohue, et al.. (2017). Lags in hydrologic recovery following an extreme drought: Assessing the roles of climate and catchment characteristics. Water Resources Research. 53(6). 4821–4837. 132 indexed citations
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Yang, Yuting, Randall J. Donohue, & Tim R. McVicar. (2016). Global estimation of effective plant rooting depth: Implications for hydrological modeling. Water Resources Research. 52(10). 8260–8276. 200 indexed citations
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Yang, Yuting, Randall J. Donohue, Tim R. McVicar, Michael L. Roderick, & Hylke E. Beck. (2016). Long‐term CO2 fertilization increases vegetation productivity and has little effect on hydrological partitioning in tropical rainforests. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 121(8). 2125–2140. 73 indexed citations
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Harwood, Tom, Randall J. Donohue, Kristen J. Williams, et al.. (2016). Habitat Condition Assessment System: a new way to assess the condition of natural habitats for terrestrial biodiversity across whole regions using remote sensing data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 7(9). 1050–1059. 41 indexed citations
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Guerschman, Juan Pablo, et al.. (2015). The GEOGLAM Rangelands and Pasture Productivity Activity: Recent Progress and Future Directions. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. 2015. 4 indexed citations
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Renzullo, Luigi J. & Randall J. Donohue. (2015). C-Store: An Australian remote-sensing and observation-driven carbon storage assessment system. CSIRO. 1 indexed citations
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Cuddy, Susan, Chang Huang, Yun Chen, et al.. (2014). RiM-FIM floodplain inundation modelling for the Edward-Wakool, Lower Murrumbidgee and Lower Darling River systems. CSIRO. 5 indexed citations
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Donohue, Randall J., Michael L. Roderick, Tim R. McVicar, & Graham D. Farquhar. (2013). Impact of CO2 fertilization on maximum foliage cover across the globe's warm, arid environments. Geophysical Research Letters. 40(12). 3031–3035. 443 indexed citations breakdown →
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Donohue, Randall J., Michael L. Roderick, & Tim R. McVicar. (2012). Roots, storms and soil pores: Incorporating key ecohydrological processes into Budyko’s hydrological model. Journal of Hydrology. 436-437. 35–50. 418 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barron, Olga, Richard Silberstein, Riasat Ali, et al.. (2012). Reprint of: ``Climate change effects on water-dependent ecosystems in south-western Australia'' [J. Hydrol. 434--435 (2012) 95--109]. Journal of Hydrology. 475. 473–487. 12 indexed citations
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Barron, Olga, Richard Silberstein, Riasat Ali, et al.. (2012). Climate change effects on water-dependent ecosystems in south-western Australia. Journal of Hydrology. 434-435. 95–109. 74 indexed citations
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Li, Lingtao, Tim R. McVicar, & Randall J. Donohue. (2012). Modelling current and future carbon and water balances for Australia's forests, woodlands and rangelands. CSIRO. 1 indexed citations
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Donohue, Randall J., Tim R. McVicar, & Michael L. Roderick. (2010). Assessing the ability of potential evaporation formulations to capture the dynamics in evaporative demand within a changing climate. Journal of Hydrology. 386(1-4). 186–197. 404 indexed citations
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Donohue, Randall J., Tim R. McVicar, & Michael L. Roderick. (2009). Climate‐related trends in Australian vegetation cover as inferred from satellite observations, 1981–2006. Global Change Biology. 15(4). 1025–1039. 274 indexed citations
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McVicar, Tim R., Thomas G. Van Niel, Michael L. Roderick, et al.. (2008). Wind speed climatology and trends for Australia, 1975–2006: Capturing the stilling phenomenon and comparison with near‐surface reanalysis output. Geophysical Research Letters. 35(20). 341 indexed citations
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Donohue, Randall J.. (2007). Correcting Long-Term AVHRR Reflectance Data Using the Vegetation Cover Triangle. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 5 indexed citations

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