Robert P. Skelton

1.8k total citations
22 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Robert P. Skelton is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert P. Skelton has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 10 papers in Atmospheric Science and 10 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Robert P. Skelton's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (20 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (10 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (6 papers). Robert P. Skelton is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (20 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (10 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (6 papers). Robert P. Skelton collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Australia. Robert P. Skelton's co-authors include Todd E. Dawson, Timothy J. Brodribb, Adam G. West, Scott A. M. McAdam, David D. Ackerly, Christopher Lucani, Brendan Choat, Sally Thompson, Diane Bienaimé and Philippe Marmottant and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Robert P. Skelton

19 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert P. Skelton United States 13 1.1k 697 542 374 136 22 1.3k
Danielle Creek Australia 14 1.1k 1.0× 724 1.0× 441 0.8× 352 0.9× 178 1.3× 18 1.3k
Nathan G. McDowell United States 4 1.0k 0.9× 520 0.7× 531 1.0× 444 1.2× 121 0.9× 4 1.2k
Pei‐Li Fu China 19 742 0.7× 444 0.6× 412 0.8× 449 1.2× 105 0.8× 46 1.1k
Oliver Binks Spain 14 955 0.9× 343 0.5× 448 0.8× 492 1.3× 181 1.3× 25 1.1k
Kerrie M. Sendall United States 14 886 0.8× 463 0.7× 318 0.6× 441 1.2× 237 1.7× 18 1.2k
Brett T. Wolfe United States 16 837 0.7× 457 0.7× 344 0.6× 372 1.0× 276 2.0× 26 1.1k
Volker Stiller United States 9 955 0.9× 732 1.1× 398 0.7× 256 0.7× 98 0.7× 10 1.2k
Mairgareth A. Christman United States 11 857 0.8× 583 0.8× 384 0.7× 302 0.8× 122 0.9× 14 1.1k
Alexandria L. Pivovaroff United States 14 601 0.5× 412 0.6× 268 0.5× 242 0.6× 145 1.1× 22 824
Duncan D. Smith United States 19 1.6k 1.4× 800 1.1× 772 1.4× 755 2.0× 238 1.8× 29 1.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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West, Adam G., et al.. (2024). Assessing vulnerability to embolism and hydraulic safety margins in reed‐like Restionaceae. Plant Biology. 26(4). 633–646.
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Skelton, Robert P., et al.. (2023). Exploring within‐plant hydraulic trait variation: A test of the vulnerability segmentation hypothesis. Plant Cell & Environment. 46(9). 2726–2746. 12 indexed citations
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West, Adam G., et al.. (2023). Hydraulic segmentation explains differences in loss of branch conductance caused by fire. Tree Physiology. 43(12). 2121–2130. 3 indexed citations
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Skelton, Robert P., et al.. (2023). Consistent responses to moisture stress despite diverse growth forms within mountain fynbos communities. Oecologia. 201(2). 323–339. 4 indexed citations
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West, Adam G., et al.. (2022). Phenological asynchrony between sexes of Restionaceae can explain culm δ13C differences. Austral Ecology. 47(6). 1200–1207. 5 indexed citations
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Skelton, Robert P., Leander D. L. Anderegg, Matthew M. Kling, et al.. (2021). Evolutionary relationships between drought-related traits and climate shape large hydraulic safety margins in western North American oaks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(10). 63 indexed citations
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Smith‐Martin, Chris M., et al.. (2020). Lack of vulnerability segmentation among woody species in a diverse dry sclerophyll woodland community. Functional Ecology. 34(4). 777–787. 30 indexed citations
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Skelton, Robert P., et al.. (2020). Quantifying losses of plant hydraulic function: seeing the forest, the trees and the xylem. Tree Physiology. 40(3). 285–289. 6 indexed citations
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Skelton, Robert P., Leander D. L. Anderegg, Todd E. Dawson, et al.. (2019). No local adaptation in leaf or stem xylem vulnerability to embolism, but consistent vulnerability segmentation in a North American oak. New Phytologist. 223(3). 1296–1306. 57 indexed citations
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Skelton, Robert P., et al.. (2018). Low Vulnerability to Xylem Embolism in Leaves and Stems of North American Oaks. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 177(3). 1066–1077. 116 indexed citations
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Skelton, Robert P. & Timothy J. Brodribb. (2018). Lag in gas exchange recovery following natural drought associated with embolism formation. Acta Horticulturae. 49–58.
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Feng, Xue, David D. Ackerly, Todd E. Dawson, et al.. (2018). The ecohydrological context of drought and classification of plant responses. Ecology Letters. 21(11). 1723–1736. 46 indexed citations
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Feng, Xue, David D. Ackerly, Todd E. Dawson, et al.. (2018). Beyond isohydricity: The role of environmental variability in determining plant drought responses. Plant Cell & Environment. 42(4). 1104–1111. 58 indexed citations
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Skelton, Robert P., Timothy J. Brodribb, Scott A. M. McAdam, & Patrick J. Mitchell. (2017). Gas exchange recovery following natural drought is rapid unless limited by loss of leaf hydraulic conductance: evidence from an evergreen woodland. New Phytologist. 215(4). 1399–1412. 132 indexed citations
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Skelton, Robert P., Timothy J. Brodribb, & Brendan Choat. (2017). Casting light on xylem vulnerability in an herbaceous species reveals a lack of segmentation. New Phytologist. 214(2). 561–569. 132 indexed citations
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Skelton, Robert P.. (2017). Miniature External Sapflow Gauges and the Heat Ratio Method for Quantifying Plant Water Loss. BIO-PROTOCOL. 7(3). e2121–e2121. 3 indexed citations
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Brodribb, Timothy J., Robert P. Skelton, Scott A. M. McAdam, et al.. (2016). Visual quantification of embolism reveals leaf vulnerability to hydraulic failure. New Phytologist. 209(4). 1403–1409. 225 indexed citations
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Skelton, Robert P., Adam G. West, & Todd E. Dawson. (2015). Predicting plant vulnerability to drought in biodiverse regions using functional traits. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(18). 5744–5749. 269 indexed citations
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Midgley, Jeremy J., Laurence Kruger, & Robert P. Skelton. (2010). How do fires kill plants? The hydraulic death hypothesis and Cape Proteaceae “fire-resisters”. South African Journal of Botany. 77(2). 381–386. 50 indexed citations

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