Stith T. Gower

16.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
101 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Stith T. Gower is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stith T. Gower has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 44 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 31 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Stith T. Gower's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (48 papers), Forest ecology and management (36 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (25 papers). Stith T. Gower is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (48 papers), Forest ecology and management (36 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (25 papers). Stith T. Gower collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Portugal. Stith T. Gower's co-authors include John M. Norman, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Christopher J. Kucharik, Chuankuan Wang, S. W. Running, David P. Turner, Warren B. Cohen, R. E. McMurtrie, Peter B. Reich and Danuse Murty and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Stith T. Gower

101 papers receiving 11.9k citations

Hit Papers

Direct and Indirect Estimation of Leaf Area Index, fAPAR,... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1999 1998 2000 1999 2004 250 500 750 1000
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. Direct and Indirect Estimation of Leaf Area Index, fAPAR, and Net Primary Production of Terrestrial Ecosystems
    1999 1.0k citations Stith T. Gower, Christopher J. Kucharik et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →
  2. Sensitivity of Boreal Forest Carbon Balance to Soil Thaw
    1998 641 citations Stith T. Gower et al. profile →
  3. Testing the performance of a dynamic global ecosystem model: Water balance, carbon balance, and vegetation structure
    2000 562 citations Christopher J. Kucharik, John M. Norman et al. profile →
  4. 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. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →
  5. A global relationship between the heterotrophic and autotrophic components of soil respiration?
    2004 508 citations Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Chuankuan Wang et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  6. 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 Career Trend Papers Cites
Stith T. Gower United States 52 8.4k 5.2k 3.9k 2.8k 2.7k 101 13.0k
Michael Keller United States 66 8.7k 1.0× 5.5k 1.1× 4.0k 1.0× 3.9k 1.4× 1.3k 0.5× 185 16.1k
Michael L. Goulden United States 70 15.0k 1.8× 6.3k 1.2× 3.7k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 3.6k 1.4× 183 20.2k
Paul J. Hanson United States 69 10.3k 1.2× 5.5k 1.1× 3.6k 0.9× 4.5k 1.6× 4.7k 1.8× 226 17.4k
Derek Eamus Australia 66 11.0k 1.3× 3.7k 0.7× 5.0k 1.3× 1.3k 0.5× 4.2k 1.6× 253 15.8k
Richard H. Waring United States 62 9.8k 1.2× 4.7k 0.9× 7.0k 1.8× 1.2k 0.4× 3.4k 1.3× 147 14.7k
Alessandro Cescatti Italy 63 10.5k 1.3× 5.0k 1.0× 2.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 2.2k 0.8× 172 14.5k
David G. Williams United States 51 9.3k 1.1× 2.9k 0.6× 3.8k 1.0× 2.0k 0.7× 3.7k 1.4× 180 13.6k
Ingrid C. Burke United States 61 4.9k 0.6× 6.0k 1.1× 4.8k 1.2× 5.7k 2.0× 2.0k 0.7× 154 13.5k
Henry L. Gholz United States 48 5.2k 0.6× 2.8k 0.5× 2.8k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 83 8.2k
Guoyi Zhou China 55 5.3k 0.6× 3.6k 0.7× 2.4k 0.6× 5.4k 1.9× 2.1k 0.8× 247 11.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stith T. Gower

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Forrester, Jodi A., et al.. (2021). Linking deadwood and soil GHG fluxes in a second growth north temperate deciduous forest (Upper Midwest USA). Biogeochemistry. 156(2). 177–194. 2 indexed citations
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Forrester, Jodi A., David J. Mladenoff, Anthony W. D’Amato, et al.. (2015). Temporal trends and sources of variation in carbon flux from coarse woody debris in experimental forest canopy openings. Oecologia. 179(3). 889–900. 27 indexed citations
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Forrester, Jodi A., David J. Mladenoff, & Stith T. Gower. (2013). Experimental Manipulation of Forest Structure: Near-Term Effects on Gap and Stand Scale C Dynamics. Ecosystems. 16(8). 1455–1472. 27 indexed citations
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Peckham, S. D., Stith T. Gower, & Joseph Buongiorno. (2012). Estimating the carbon budget and maximizing future carbon uptake for a temperate forest region in the U.S.. Carbon Balance and Management. 7(1). 6–6. 20 indexed citations
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Bond‐Lamberty, Ben, et al.. (2011). A comparison of trenched plot techniques for partitioning soil respiration. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43(10). 2108–2114. 79 indexed citations
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Bronson, Dustin R. & Stith T. Gower. (2010). Ecosystem warming does not affect photosynthesis or aboveground autotrophic respiration for boreal black spruce. Tree Physiology. 30(4). 441–449. 44 indexed citations
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Peckham, S. D., Douglas E. Ahl, & Stith T. Gower. (2009). Bryophyte cover estimation in a boreal black spruce forest using airborne lidar and multispectral sensors. Remote Sensing of Environment. 113(6). 1127–1132. 14 indexed citations
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Ewers, B. E., Stith T. Gower, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, & Chuankuan Wang. (2005). Effects of stand age and tree species on canopy transpiration and average stomatal conductance of boreal forests. Plant Cell & Environment. 28(5). 660–678. 225 indexed citations
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Gower, Stith T., et al.. (2005). Carbon pools in a boreal mixedwood logging chronosequence. Global Change Biology. 11(11). 1883–1894. 80 indexed citations
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Bond‐Lamberty, Ben, Chuankuan Wang, & Stith T. Gower. (2004). A global relationship between the heterotrophic and autotrophic components of soil respiration?. Global Change Biology. 10(10). 1756–1766. 508 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bond‐Lamberty, Ben, Chuankuan Wang, & Stith T. Gower. (2004). Contribution of root respiration to soil surface CO2flux in a boreal black spruce chronosequence. Tree Physiology. 24(12). 1387–1395. 132 indexed citations
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Bond‐Lamberty, Ben, Chuan Kuan Wang, Stith T. Gower, & J. Norman. (2002). Leaf area dynamics of a boreal black spruce fire chronosequence. Tree Physiology. 22(14). 993–1001. 92 indexed citations
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Whitehead, David & Stith T. Gower. (2001). Photosynthesis and light-use efficiency by plants in a Canadian boreal forest ecosystem. Tree Physiology. 21(12-13). 925–929. 51 indexed citations
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Gower, Stith T., Christopher J. Kucharik, & John M. Norman. (1999). Direct and Indirect Estimation of Leaf Area Index, fAPAR, and Net Primary Production of Terrestrial Ecosystems. Remote Sensing of Environment. 70(1). 29–51. 1004 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kloeppel, Brian D., et al.. (1998). Foliar carbon isotope discrimination in Larix species and sympatric evergreen conifers: a global comparison. Oecologia. 114(2). 153–159. 86 indexed citations
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Gower, Stith T., R. E. McMurtrie, & Danuse Murty. (1996). Aboveground net primary production decline with stand age: potential causes. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 11(9). 378–382. 468 indexed citations
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Gower, Stith T., Peter B. Reich, & Yeong‐Mo Son. (1993). Canopy dynamics and aboveground production of five tree species with different leaf longevities. Tree Physiology. 12(4). 327–345. 157 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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Gower, Stith T. & Peter M. Vitousek. (1989). Effects of nutrient amendments on fine root biomass in a primary successional forest in Hawai'i. Oecologia. 81(4). 566–568. 45 indexed citations
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