Stephen C. Sillett

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Stephen C. Sillett is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen C. Sillett has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 35 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 24 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Stephen C. Sillett's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (31 papers), Forest ecology and management (26 papers) and Tree-ring climate responses (21 papers). Stephen C. Sillett is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (31 papers), Forest ecology and management (26 papers) and Tree-ring climate responses (21 papers). Stephen C. Sillett collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Switzerland. Stephen C. Sillett's co-authors include George W. Koch, Stephen D. Davis, Robert Van Pelt, Bruce McCune, Allyson L. Carroll, Russell D. Kramer, Anthony R. Ambrose, Thomas R. Rambo, Robert Van Pelt and Marie E. Antoine and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Stephen C. Sillett

65 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The limits to tree height

2004 823 citations George W. Koch, Stephen C. Sillett et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Stephen C. Sillett

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Toshihiko Hara Japan

Takashi Kohyama Japan

Hiroaki Ishii Japan

Karel Klinka Canada

David F. Greene Canada

James R. Runkle United States

Philippe Balandier France

Jan Altman Czechia

Goddert von Oheimb Germany

Kihachiro Kikuzawa Japan

Toshihiko Hara Japan

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1.3k ×0.7

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2.2k ×1.4

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979 ×0.8

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396 ×0.5

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Countries citing papers authored by Stephen C. Sillett

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen C. Sillett

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen C. Sillett

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All Works

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Carroll, Allyson L., Belle Philibosian, Stephen C. Sillett, Marie E. Antoine, & Ö. Kozaci. (2025). Dendroseismological investigation of redwood trees along the North Coast section of the San Andreas Fault. Quaternary Science Advances. 18. 100283–100283. 1 indexed citations

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Kramer, Russell D., et al.. (2025). Cross-scale patterns of structure and maximum biomass in late-seral Douglas-fir-dominated rainforests. Forest Ecology and Management. 585. 122594–122594.

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Sillett, Stephen C., et al.. (2025). Improved allometry and heartwood development of Sequoia sempervirens in secondary forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 593. 122926–122926.

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Carroll, Allyson L. & Stephen C. Sillett. (2024). Updated dendrochronology and axial variation of climatic sensitivity in Sequoiadendron giganteum. Trees. 38(4). 863–877. 1 indexed citations

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Kramer, Russell D., Stephen C. Sillett, Van R. Kane, & Jerry F. Franklin. (2020). Disturbance and species composition drive canopy structure and distribution of large trees in Olympic rainforests, USA. Landscape Ecology. 35(5). 1107–1125. 3 indexed citations

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Sillett, Stephen C., et al.. (2017). Leaf acclimation to light availability supports rapid growth in tall Picea sitchensis trees. Tree Physiology. 37(10). 1352–1366. 18 indexed citations

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Pelt, Robert Van, et al.. (2016). Emergent crowns and light-use complementarity lead to global maximum biomass and leaf area in Sequoia sempervirens forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 375. 279–308. 70 indexed citations

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Carroll, Allyson L., Stephen C. Sillett, & Russell D. Kramer. (2014). Millennium-Scale Crossdating and Inter-Annual Climate Sensitivities of Standing California Redwoods. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e102545–e102545. 40 indexed citations

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Koch, George W., Stephen C. Sillett, Marie E. Antoine, & Cameron Williams. (2014). Growth maximization trumps maintenance of leaf conductance in the tallest angiosperm. Oecologia. 177(2). 321–331. 24 indexed citations

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Sillett, Stephen C., et al.. (2010). The hydrostatic gradient, not light availability, drives height‐related variation in Sequoia sempervirens (Cupressaceae) leaf anatomy. American Journal of Botany. 97(7). 1087–1097. 64 indexed citations

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Ambrose, Anthony R., Stephen C. Sillett, George W. Koch, et al.. (2010). Effects of height on treetop transpiration and stomatal conductance in coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). Tree Physiology. 30(10). 1260–1272. 62 indexed citations

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Sillett, Stephen C., Robert Van Pelt, George W. Koch, et al.. (2010). Increasing wood production through old age in tall trees. Forest Ecology and Management. 259(5). 976–994. 150 indexed citations

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Sillett, Stephen C., et al.. (2009). Physiological consequences of height-related morphological variation in Sequoia sempervirens foliage. Tree Physiology. 29(8). 999–1010. 51 indexed citations

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Ambrose, Anthony R., Stephen C. Sillett, & Todd E. Dawson. (2009). Effects of tree height on branch hydraulics, leaf structure and gas exchange in California redwoods. Plant Cell & Environment. 32(7). 743–757. 106 indexed citations

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Williams, Cameron & Stephen C. Sillett. (2007). Epiphyte communities on redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in northwestern California. The Bryologist. 110(3). 420–452. 46 indexed citations

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Koch, George W., et al.. (2004). The limits to tree height. Nature. 428(6985). 851–854. 823 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sillett, Stephen C., et al.. (2003). Effects of tree crown structure on biomass of the epiphytic fern Polypodium scouleri (Polypodiaceae) in redwood forests. American Journal of Botany. 90(2). 255–261. 38 indexed citations

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Sillett, Stephen C. & Robert Van Pelt. (2000). A redwood tree whose crown is a forest canopy.. Northwest Science. 74(1). 34–43. 22 indexed citations

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Sillett, Stephen C., et al.. (2000). Crown structure of the world's second largest tree.. Madroño. 47(2). 127–133. 2 indexed citations

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Sillett, Stephen C. & Thomas R. Rambo. (2000). Vertical distribution of dominant epiphytes in Douglas-fir forests of the central Oregon Cascades.. Northwest Science. 74(1). 44–49. 34 indexed citations

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