S. W. Running

14.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
51 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

S. W. Running is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, S. W. Running has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 22 papers in Ecology and 14 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in S. W. Running's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (21 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (20 papers) and Climate variability and models (9 papers). S. W. Running is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (21 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (20 papers) and Climate variability and models (9 papers). S. W. Running collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Mexico. S. W. Running's co-authors include Stith T. Gower, Ramakrishna Nemani, David P. Turner, Maosheng Zhao, Warren B. Cohen, Lars L. Pierce, William D. Ritts, Peter S. Bakwin, Dennis Baldocchi and Kathy Hibbard and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

S. W. Running

48 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Evaluation of MODIS NPP and GPP products across multiple biomes

2006 538 citations S. W. Running, Maosheng Zhao et al. profile →
A Global Terrestrial Monitoring Network Integrating Tower Fluxes, Flask Sampling, Ecosystem Modeling and EOS Satellite Data

1999 525 citations S. W. Running, Stith T. Gower et al. profile →
FOREST-BGC, A general model of forest ecosystem processes for regional applications. II. Dynamic carbon allocation and nitrogen budgets

1991 494 citations S. W. Running, Stith T. Gower Tree Physiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. W. Running United States	29	3.8k	2.2k	1.2k	1.1k	743	51	4.9k
Faith Ann Heinsch United States	13	4.4k 1.2×	2.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	833 0.8×	529 0.7×	29	5.3k
J. H. McCaughey Canada	39	4.0k 1.1×	1.6k 0.7×	894 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	808 1.1×	84	4.9k
Kazuhito Ichii Japan	32	3.5k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	931 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	398 0.5×	93	4.5k
Xiang Zhao China	37	4.0k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	1.7k 1.5×	654 0.9×	169	5.8k
Ronggao Liu China	31	3.0k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	381 0.5×	92	4.2k
Laurent Kergoat France	36	3.3k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	333 0.4×	100	4.8k
Natascha Kljun United Kingdom	33	4.1k 1.1×	1.6k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.7k 1.6×	705 0.9×	98	5.3k
James Cleverly Australia	41	3.8k 1.0×	2.0k 0.9×	874 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	676 0.9×	100	4.9k
David P. Turner United States	37	4.5k 1.2×	3.4k 1.5×	2.0k 1.6×	923 0.8×	1.3k 1.8×	78	6.4k
J. T. Morisette United States	13	3.2k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	270 0.4×	24	4.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. W. Running

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He, Mingzhu, John S. Kimball, Yonghong Yi, et al.. (2019). Impacts of the 2017 flash drought in the US Northern plains informed by satellite-based evapotranspiration and solar-induced fluorescence. Environmental Research Letters. 14(7). 74019–74019. 58 indexed citations

Kimball, Heather, Paul C. Selmants, Álvaro Moreno‐Martínez, S. W. Running, & Christian P. Giardina. (2017). Evaluating the role of land cover and climate uncertainties in computing gross primary production in Hawaiian Island ecosystems. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0184466–e0184466. 15 indexed citations

Tallis, Heather, Harold A. Mooney, Sandy Andelman, et al.. (2012). A Global System for Monitoring Ecosystem Service Change. BioScience. 62(11). 977–986. 124 indexed citations

Mildrexler, David J., Meng Zhao, & S. W. Running. (2011). Detection of Terrestrial Ecosystem Disturbances Using Aqua/MODIS Land Surface Temperature and Enhanced Vegetation Index. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Maosheng, et al.. (2010). Description of the Improvements on MODIS Global Terrestrial Evapotranspiration. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 1 indexed citations

Woessner, William, et al.. (2009). Ecohydrologic Process Modeling of Mountain Block Groundwater Recharge. Ground Water. 47(6). 774–785. 20 indexed citations

Running, S. W.. (2006). Trends and constraints in global terrestrial primary productivity. AGUSM. 2007. 1 indexed citations

Hoffman, Forrest M., Inez Fung, Peter Thornton, et al.. (2006). Preliminary Results from the CCSM Carbon-Land Model Intercomparison Project (C- LAMP). AGUFM. 2006. 2 indexed citations

Heinsch, Faith Ann, et al.. (2006). Evaluation of satellite-based evapotranspiration using fluxnet data. AGUSM. 2007. 1 indexed citations

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Huete, Alfredo, S. W. Running, & Ranga B. Myneni. (2006). Monitoring Rainforest Dynamics in the Amazon with MODIS Land Products. 263–265. 5 indexed citations

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Kimball, John S., et al.. (2005). Pan-Arctic Freeze/Thaw Algorithm Development Using AMSR-E Data and Satellite Remote Sensing Technique. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Maosheng, et al.. (2004). Sensitivity Of MODIS Global Terrestrial Primary Production To The Accuracy Of Meteorological Data Sets. AGUFM. 2004. 1 indexed citations

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Reichstein, Markus, et al.. (2003). Evaluation of MODIS-driven estimates of vegetation productivity at European FLUXNET sites. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 5608. 2 indexed citations

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Nemani, Ramakrishna, et al.. (2003). Development of an evapotranspiration index from aqua/MODIS for monitoring surface moisture status. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 41(2). 493–501. 130 indexed citations

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Churkina, Galina, S. W. Running, & Annette L. Schloss. (1999). Comparing global models of terrestrial net primary productivity (NPP): The importance of water availability to primary productivity. Global Change Biology. 3 indexed citations

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Running, S. W., J. Way, K. C. McDonald, et al.. (1999). Radar remote sensing proposed for monitoring freeze‐thaw transitions in boreal regions. Eos. 80(19). 213–221. 40 indexed citations

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Kimball, John S., Peter Thornton, Michael A. White, & S. W. Running. (1997). Simulating forest productivity and surface-atmosphere carbon exchange in the BOREAS study region. Tree Physiology. 17(8-9). 589–599. 155 indexed citations

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Keane, Robert E., Kevin C. Ryan, & S. W. Running. (1996). Simulating effects of fire on northern Rocky Mountain landscapes with the ecological process model FIRE-BGC. Tree Physiology. 16(3). 319–331. 79 indexed citations

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Hunt, Emily R., et al.. (1991). Simulating the effects of climatic variation on stem carbon accumulation of a ponderosa pine stand: comparison with annual growth increment data. Tree Physiology. 9(1-2). 161–171. 41 indexed citations

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Running, S. W. & Stith T. Gower. (1991). FOREST-BGC, A general model of forest ecosystem processes for regional applications. II. Dynamic carbon allocation and nitrogen budgets. Tree Physiology. 9(1-2). 147–160. 494 indexed citations breakdown →

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