Susanne Schwinning

6.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
53 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Susanne Schwinning is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Susanne Schwinning has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 25 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 17 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Susanne Schwinning's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (25 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (25 papers) and Plant and animal studies (8 papers). Susanne Schwinning is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (25 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (25 papers) and Plant and animal studies (8 papers). Susanne Schwinning collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Susanne Schwinning's co-authors include Jacob Weiner, Osvaldo E. Sala, James R. Ehleringer, A. J. Parsons, William T. Pockman, Philip A. Fay, Renate L. E. Gebauer, Benjamin Schwartz, Eric E. Small and Brent M. Haddad and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Susanne Schwinning

51 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Mechanisms determining the degree of size asymmetry in competition among plants

1998 837 citations Susanne Schwinning, Jacob Weiner Oecologia profile →
Hierarchy of responses to resource pulses in arid and semi-arid ecosystems

2004 765 citations Susanne Schwinning, Osvaldo E. Sala Oecologia profile →
Assessing the Response of Terrestrial Ecosystems to Potential Changes in Precipitation

2003 704 citations Susanne Schwinning, Philip A. Fay et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Susanne Schwinning United States	30	2.6k	2.1k	1.3k	1.3k	1.0k	53	5.0k
Jesse B. Nippert United States	36	3.0k 1.1×	2.1k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	804 0.8×	126	5.2k
Michael E. Loik United States	36	3.5k 1.3×	2.3k 1.1×	1.8k 1.4×	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 1.1×	85	6.2k
Philip A. Fay United States	37	4.5k 1.7×	2.6k 1.2×	2.4k 1.9×	2.0k 1.6×	1.3k 1.3×	114	8.0k
Damien Bonal France	43	3.8k 1.4×	2.8k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	926 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	108	5.6k
Steven R. Archer United States	40	2.9k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	2.7k 2.1×	659 0.5×	985 1.0×	100	5.9k
Hans J. De Boeck Belgium	35	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	728 0.7×	97	4.3k
Robert S. Nowak United States	39	2.5k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	1.8k 1.4×	2.8k 2.2×	939 0.9×	111	5.6k
Mary A. Arthur United States	44	2.3k 0.9×	2.3k 1.1×	2.1k 1.7×	990 0.8×	525 0.5×	111	5.4k
Steve Archer United States	34	3.5k 1.3×	4.4k 2.1×	3.1k 2.5×	1.3k 1.0×	956 0.9×	50	7.1k
Kiona Ogle United States	40	4.7k 1.8×	2.5k 1.2×	1.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	2.4k 2.3×	115	7.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susanne Schwinning

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Schwinning, Susanne, Philip A. Fay, & H. Wayne Polley. (2025). Performance of Johnsongrass and switchgrass from seeds and rhizome fragments in a mature switchgrass stand. Plant Ecology. 226(4). 437–447.

Schwinning, Susanne, Christopher J. Lortie, Todd C. Esque, & Lesley A. DeFalco. (2022). What common‐garden experiments tell us about climate responses in plants. Journal of Ecology. 110(5). 986–996. 30 indexed citations

Lyons, Kelly G., et al.. (2022). KR bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica) has some direct allelopathic effects on germination but not on seedling growth in a native/non-native mixed community of warm season grasses in Texas. Plant and Soil. 480(1-2). 637–649. 2 indexed citations

Schwinning, Susanne, et al.. (2021). Local climate adaptations in two ubiquitous Mojave Desert shrub species, Ambrosia dumosa and Larrea tridentata. Journal of Ecology. 110(5). 1072–1089. 10 indexed citations

Jensen, Jennifer, et al.. (2019). Tree Mortality After a Hot Drought: Distinguishing Density-Dependent and -Independent Drivers and Why It Matters. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 2. 45 indexed citations

Schwinning, Susanne, et al.. (2017). Accelerated development in Johnsongrass seedlings (Sorghum halepense) suppresses the growth of native grasses through size-asymmetric competition. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0176042–e0176042. 20 indexed citations

Reichmann, Lara G., Susanne Schwinning, H. Wayne Polley, & Philip A. Fay. (2016). Traits of an invasive grass conferring an early growth advantage over native grasses. Journal of Plant Ecology. 9(6). 672–681. 27 indexed citations

Schwinning, Susanne, et al.. (2012). Hydraulic responses to extreme drought conditions in three co-dominant tree species in shallow soil over bedrock. Oecologia. 171(4). 819–830. 73 indexed citations

Sandquist, Darren R., et al.. (2011). Small wash functions and effects of their disturbance on vegetation of a Mojave Desert bajada. AGUFM. 2011.

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Schwinning, Susanne, et al.. (2006). Effects of Nitrogen Deposition on an Arid Grassland in the Colorado Plateau Cold Desert. Journal of Range Management. 58(6). 1 indexed citations

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Schwinning, Susanne, et al.. (2005). Effects of Nitrogen Deposition on an Arid Grassland in the Colorado Plateau Cold Desert. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 58(6). 565–574. 26 indexed citations

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Schwinning, Susanne, et al.. (2004). Summer and winter drought in a cold desert ecosystem (Colorado Plateau) part I: effects on soil water and plant water uptake. Journal of Arid Environments. 60(4). 547–566. 126 indexed citations

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Schwinning, Susanne & Osvaldo E. Sala. (2004). Hierarchy of responses to resource pulses in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. Oecologia. 141(2). 211–220. 765 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schwinning, Susanne, et al.. (2003). Dominant cold desert plants do not partition warm season precipitation by event size. Oecologia. 136(2). 252–260. 107 indexed citations

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Schwinning, Susanne, et al.. (2002). Deuterium enriched irrigation indicates different forms of rain use in shrub/grass species of the Colorado Plateau. Oecologia. 130(3). 345–355. 155 indexed citations

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Gebauer, Renate L. E., Susanne Schwinning, & James R. Ehleringer. (2002). Interspecific Competition and Resource Pulse Utilization in a Cold Desert Community. Ecology. 83(9). 2602–2602. 1 indexed citations

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Schwinning, Susanne & James R. Ehleringer. (2001). The Prediction of Plant Functional Diversity in Water-Limited Ecosystems. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 1 indexed citations

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Parsons, A. J., Susanne Schwinning, & Pascal Carrère. (2001). Plant growth functions and possible spatial and temporal scaling errors in models of herbivory. Grass and Forage Science. 56(1). 21–34. 34 indexed citations

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Schwinning, Susanne & Jacob Weiner. (1998). Mechanisms determining the degree of size asymmetry in competition among plants. Oecologia. 113(4). 447–455. 837 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schwinning, Susanne & Gordon A. Fox. (1995). Population Dynamic Consequences of Competitive Symmetry in Annual Plants. Oikos. 72(3). 422–422. 71 indexed citations

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