Tamir Klein

11.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
95 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Tamir Klein is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Tamir Klein has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 45 papers in Atmospheric Science and 45 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Tamir Klein's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (68 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (45 papers) and Forest ecology and management (23 papers). Tamir Klein is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (68 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (45 papers) and Forest ecology and management (23 papers). Tamir Klein collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Switzerland. Tamir Klein's co-authors include Dan Yakir, Steven Jansen, Brendan Choat, Lawren Sack, Megan K. Bartlett, William R. L. Anderegg, Christian Körner, S. Cohen, Günter Hoch and Adam F. A. Pellegrini and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Tamir Klein

90 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.

  1. Meta-analysis reveals that hydraulic traits explain cross-species patterns of drought-induced tree mortality across the globe
    2016 591 citations William R. L. Anderegg, Tamir Klein et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. The variability of stomatal sensitivity to leaf water potential across tree species indicates a continuum between isohydric and anisohydric behaviours
    2014 582 citations Tamir Klein Functional Ecology profile →
  3. The correlations and sequence of plant stomatal, hydraulic, and wilting responses to drought
    2016 390 citations Megan K. Bartlett, Tamir Klein et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Global field observations of tree die-off reveal hotter-drought fingerprint for Earth’s forests
    2022 373 citations William M. Hammond, Park Williams et al. Nature Communications profile →
  5. Tree water uptake patterns across the globe
    2024 55 citations Christoph Bachofen, Shersingh Joseph Tumber‐Dávila et al. New Phytologist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tamir Klein Israel 33 3.6k 2.1k 1.9k 1.8k 485 95 4.8k
Enrico A. Yépez Mexico 25 4.7k 1.3× 2.3k 1.1× 1.6k 0.8× 1.9k 1.1× 916 1.9× 81 5.8k
Sanna Sevanto United States 43 4.5k 1.2× 2.3k 1.1× 2.5k 1.3× 1.7k 0.9× 845 1.7× 94 6.0k
Robert O. Teskey United States 38 3.5k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 2.1k 1.1× 1.8k 1.0× 473 1.0× 85 4.7k
Henry D. Adams United States 35 4.3k 1.2× 2.2k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 2.2k 1.2× 957 2.0× 74 5.3k
Daniel M. Johnson United States 36 3.4k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 517 1.1× 85 4.1k
Nathalie Bréda France 31 4.0k 1.1× 2.6k 1.3× 1.4k 0.8× 2.4k 1.4× 684 1.4× 56 5.0k
Marco Borghetti Italy 35 3.1k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.0× 654 1.3× 123 4.1k
Megan K. Bartlett United States 24 3.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 438 0.9× 42 3.8k
Jordi Voltas Spain 39 2.2k 0.6× 2.0k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 786 1.6× 122 4.7k
Anthony P. O’Grady Australia 40 3.1k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 770 1.6× 88 4.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tamir Klein

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Frew, Adam, Sandra Varga, & Tamir Klein. (2025). Mycorrhizal networks: Understanding hidden complexity. Functional Ecology. 39(6). 1322–1327.
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Bachofen, Christoph, Shersingh Joseph Tumber‐Dávila, D. S. Mackay, et al.. (2024). Tree water uptake patterns across the globe. New Phytologist. 242(5). 1891–1910. 55 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rog, Ido, et al.. (2024). Increased belowground tree carbon allocation in a mature mixed forest in a dry versus a wet year. Global Change Biology. 30(2). e17172–e17172. 15 indexed citations
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Tumber‐Dávila, Shersingh Joseph, Richard P. Phillips, Taryn L. Bauerle, et al.. (2024). Estimating the global root exudate carbon flux. Biogeochemistry. 167(7). 895–908. 13 indexed citations
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Klein, Tamir, et al.. (2024). Strong regulation of nitrogen supply and demand in a key desert legume tree. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 224. 105823–105823. 2 indexed citations
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Lerner, David, et al.. (2023). Differential climatic conditions drive growth of Acacia tortilis tree in its range edges in Africa and Asia. American Journal of Botany. 110(2). e16132–e16132. 3 indexed citations
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Hobbie, Erik A., Sonja G. Keel, Tamir Klein, et al.. (2023). Tracing the spatial extent and lag time of carbon transfer from Picea abies to ectomycorrhizal fungi differing in host type, taxonomy, or hyphal development. Fungal ecology. 68. 101315–101315. 1 indexed citations
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Klein, Tamir, et al.. (2023). Belowground carbon transfer across mycorrhizal networks among trees: Facts, not fantasy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 168–168. 6 indexed citations
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Cohen, S., Régis Burlett, Uri Hochberg, et al.. (2023). Acclimation limits for embolism resistance and osmotic adjustment accompany the geographical dry edge of Mediterranean species. Functional Ecology. 37(5). 1421–1435. 10 indexed citations
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Nadal‐Sala, Daniel, et al.. (2023). Relationships between xylem embolism and tree functioning during drought, recovery, and recurring drought in Aleppo pine. Physiologia Plantarum. 175(5). e13995–e13995. 7 indexed citations
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Bentur, A., et al.. (2023). 3D Printed Soil-Based Bioclimatic Envelopes for Tree Seedlings in Drylands. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia. 2. 583–592. 1 indexed citations
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Hammond, William M., Park Williams, John T. Abatzoglou, et al.. (2022). Global field observations of tree die-off reveal hotter-drought fingerprint for Earth’s forests. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1761–1761. 373 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moran, Uri, et al.. (2022). A montane species treeline is defined by both temperature and drought effects on growth season length. Tree Physiology. 42(9). 1700–1719. 3 indexed citations
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Rog, Ido, et al.. (2021). Interspecific Soil Water Partitioning as a Driver of Increased Productivity in a Diverse Mixed Mediterranean Forest. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 126(9). 18 indexed citations
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Hammond, William M., Park Williams, John T. Abatzoglou, et al.. (2021). A hotter-drought fingerprint on Earth’s forest mortality sites–warming accelerates risks. 1 indexed citations
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Eller, Cleiton B., Lucy Rowland, Maurizio Mencuccini, et al.. (2020). Stomatal optimization based on xylem hydraulics (SOX) improves land surface model simulation of vegetation responses to climate. New Phytologist. 226(6). 1622–1637. 111 indexed citations
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Groner, Elli, et al.. (2020). Unexpectedly low δ 13C in leaves, branches, stems and roots of three acacia species growing in hyper-arid environments. Journal of Plant Ecology. 14(1). 117–131. 1 indexed citations
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Klein, Tamir, Rolf Siegwolf, & Christian Körner. (2016). Belowground carbon trade among tall trees in a temperate forest. Science. 352(6283). 342–344. 155 indexed citations
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Anderegg, William R. L., Tamir Klein, Megan K. Bartlett, et al.. (2016). Meta-analysis reveals that hydraulic traits explain cross-species patterns of drought-induced tree mortality across the globe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(18). 5024–5029. 591 indexed citations breakdown →

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