Sybil G. Gotsch

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Sybil G. Gotsch is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Sybil G. Gotsch has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 19 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 11 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Sybil G. Gotsch's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (18 papers), Plant and animal studies (15 papers) and Fern and Epiphyte Biology (15 papers). Sybil G. Gotsch is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (18 papers), Plant and animal studies (15 papers) and Fern and Epiphyte Biology (15 papers). Sybil G. Gotsch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Mexico. Sybil G. Gotsch's co-authors include Augusto C. Franco, Erika L. Geiger, William A. Hoffmann, M. Haridasan, Gregory R. Goldsmith, Davi Rodrigo Rossatto, Lucas C. R. Silva, Todd E. Dawson, Heidi Asbjornsen and Z. Carter Berry and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, The Science of The Total Environment and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Sybil G. Gotsch

33 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Ecological thresholds at the savanna‐forest boundary: how plant traits, resources and fire govern the distribution of tropical biomes

2012 636 citations William A. Hoffmann, Erika L. Geiger et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sybil G. Gotsch United States	20	1.7k	1.3k	670	584	505	35	2.5k
Daniel R. Schlaepfer United States	27	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	648 1.0×	1.3k 2.2×	561 1.1×	70	2.9k
Paula I. Campanello Argentina	23	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	459 0.7×	461 0.8×	705 1.4×	47	2.3k
Troy W. Ocheltree United States	25	1.2k 0.7×	884 0.7×	326 0.5×	538 0.9×	548 1.1×	51	2.1k
Susan Schwinning United States	7	1.7k 1.0×	992 0.8×	452 0.7×	873 1.5×	419 0.8×	8	2.6k
Imma Oliveras Menor United Kingdom	30	1.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	329 0.5×	688 1.2×	517 1.0×	92	2.7k
Britta Tietjen Germany	26	1.1k 0.6×	616 0.5×	385 0.6×	616 1.1×	284 0.6×	73	2.0k
Philippe Balandier France	29	1.4k 0.8×	2.0k 1.5×	358 0.5×	520 0.9×	848 1.7×	76	2.9k
Lucy Rowland United Kingdom	30	2.3k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	267 0.4×	536 0.9×	705 1.4×	71	3.0k
José Raventós Spain	29	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	449 0.7×	502 0.9×	477 0.9×	69	2.7k
Javier E. Silva‐Espejo Peru	22	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	212 0.3×	585 1.0×	298 0.6×	24	2.2k

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Gotsch, Sybil G., Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur, Daniel B. Metcalfe, et al.. (2025). Trait plasticity and adaptive strategies of vascular epiphytes to a large‐scale experimental reduction of fog immersion in a tropical montane cloud forest. American Journal of Botany. 112(5). e70042–e70042.

Gotsch, Sybil G., et al.. (2025). A novel model quantifies epiphyte-mediated temperature and water dynamics in a tropical montane cloud forest. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 374. 110770–110770.

Gotsch, Sybil G., et al.. (2025). Community‐level trait variation of epiphytic bryophytes supports trade‐off aligned with leaf‐economic spectrum in vertically stratified tropical montane cloud forest canopies. Functional Ecology. 39(9). 2300–2313. 1 indexed citations

Hoffman, Margaret, et al.. (2024). Do plants matter?: Determining what drives variation in urban rain garden performance. Ecological Engineering. 201. 107208–107208. 7 indexed citations

Buck, Clifton S., et al.. (2023). Drought decreases water storage capacity of two arboreal epiphytes with differing ecohydrological traits. The Science of The Total Environment. 894. 164791–164791. 5 indexed citations

Stan, John T. Van, Scott T. Allen, Doug P. Aubrey, et al.. (2023). Shower thoughts: why scientists should spend more time in the rain. BioScience. 73(6). 441–452. 7 indexed citations

Gotsch, Sybil G., Cameron Williams, Kenneth Davidson, et al.. (2022). Trade-offs between succulent and non-succulent epiphytes underlie variation in drought tolerance and avoidance. Oecologia. 198(3). 645–661. 13 indexed citations

Nadkarni, Nalini M., et al.. (2019). Differences in epiphyte biomass and community composition along landscape and within‐crown spatial scales. Biotropica. 52(1). 46–58. 13 indexed citations

Gotsch, Sybil G., et al.. (2019). Arboreal Epiphytes in the Soil-Atmosphere Interface: How Often Are the Biggest “Buckets” in the Canopy Empty?. Geosciences. 9(8). 342–342. 21 indexed citations

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Berry, Z. Carter, Nathan Emery, Sybil G. Gotsch, & Gregory R. Goldsmith. (2018). Foliar water uptake: Processes, pathways, and integration into plant water budgets. Plant Cell & Environment. 42(2). 410–423. 186 indexed citations

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Gotsch, Sybil G., et al.. (2017). Vapor pressure deficit predicts epiphyte abundance across an elevational gradient in a tropical montane region. American Journal of Botany. 104(12). 1790–1801. 31 indexed citations

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Berry, Z. Carter, Sybil G. Gotsch, F. Holwerda, Lyssette E. Muñoz‐Villers, & Heidi Asbjornsen. (2016). Slope position influences vegetation-atmosphere interactions in a tropical montane cloud forest. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 221. 207–218. 25 indexed citations

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Draguljić, Danel, et al.. (2016). Habitat moisture is an important driver of patterns of sap flow and water balance in tropical montane cloud forest epiphytes. Oecologia. 182(2). 357–371. 37 indexed citations

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Gotsch, Sybil G., Shelley D. Crausbay, Thomas W. Giambelluca, et al.. (2014). Water relations and microclimate around the upper limit of a cloud forest in Maui, Hawai'i. Tree Physiology. 34(7). 766–777. 19 indexed citations

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Gotsch, Sybil G.. (2013). Land cover and slope position affect water use and microclimate in the tropical montane cloud forests of Central Veracruz, Mexico. 1 indexed citations

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Asbjornsen, Heidi, Gregory R. Goldsmith, Karin T. Rebel, et al.. (2011). Ecohydrological advances and applications in plant-water relations research: a review. Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University). 115 indexed citations

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Asbjornsen, Heidi, Gregory R. Goldsmith, M. S. Alvarado-Barrientos, et al.. (2011). Ecohydrological advances and applications in plant-water relations research: a review. Journal of Plant Ecology. 4(1-2). 3–22. 259 indexed citations

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Gotsch, Sybil G., Jennifer S. Powers, & Manuel Lerdau. (2010). Leaf traits and water relations of 12 evergreen species in Costa Rican wet and dry forests: patterns of intra-specific variation across forests and seasons. Plant Ecology. 211(1). 133–146. 42 indexed citations

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Gotsch, Sybil G., Erika L. Geiger, Augusto C. Franco, et al.. (2010). Allocation to leaf area and sapwood area affects water relations of co-occurring savanna and forest trees. Oecologia. 163(2). 291–301. 55 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, William A., M. Haridasan, Erika L. Geiger, et al.. (2009). Tree topkill, not mortality, governs the dynamics of savanna–forest boundaries under frequent fire in central Brazil. Ecology. 90(5). 1326–1337. 355 indexed citations

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