Todd E. Dawson

36.4k total citations · 9 hit papers
277 papers, 26.4k citations indexed

About

Todd E. Dawson is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Todd E. Dawson has authored 277 papers receiving a total of 26.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 97 papers in Atmospheric Science and 89 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Todd E. Dawson's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (164 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (74 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (53 papers). Todd E. Dawson is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (164 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (74 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (53 papers). Todd E. Dawson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Todd E. Dawson's co-authors include James R. Ehleringer, Stephen S. O. Burgess, Kevin Tu, Pamela H. Templer, Stefania Mambelli, Monica A. Geber, Agneta H. Plamboeck, Gregory R. Goldsmith, James H. Richards and Kevin A. Simonin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Todd E. Dawson

270 papers receiving 25.3k citations

Hit Papers

Stable Isotopes in Plant Ecology 1991 2026 2002 2014 2002 1992 2012 1998 2009 500 1000 1.5k
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. Stable Isotopes in Plant Ecology
    2002 1.6k citations Todd E. Dawson, Kevin Tu et al. profile →
  2. Water uptake by plants: perspectives from stable isotope composition
    1992 876 citations James R. Ehleringer, Todd E. Dawson Plant Cell & Environment profile →
  3. Molecular Paleohydrology: Interpreting the Hydrogen-Isotopic Composition of Lipid Biomarkers from Photosynthesizing Organisms
    2012 779 citations Todd E. Dawson et al. profile →
  4. Hydraulic lift: consequences of water efflux from the roots of plants
    1998 723 citations Todd E. Dawson, James H. Richards et al. Oecologia profile →
  5. Global patterns of foliar nitrogen isotopes and their relationships with climate, mycorrhizal fungi, foliar nutrient concentrations, and nitrogen availability
    2009 715 citations Todd E. Dawson et al. New Phytologist profile →
  6. Streamside trees that do not use stream water
    1991 685 citations Todd E. Dawson, James R. Ehleringer profile →
  7. Hydraulic lift and water use by plants: implications for water balance, performance and plant-plant interactions
    1993 602 citations Todd E. Dawson Oecologia profile →
  8. A macroscope in the redwoods
    2005 546 citations Kevin Tu, Todd E. Dawson et al. profile →
  9. Plant height and hydraulic vulnerability to drought and cold
    2018 287 citations Todd E. Dawson et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Todd E. Dawson United States 83 15.2k 8.6k 8.1k 6.3k 5.2k 277 26.4k
Nina Buchmann Switzerland 81 15.6k 1.0× 5.9k 0.7× 7.8k 1.0× 9.5k 1.5× 8.1k 1.6× 354 29.6k
Guirui Yu China 87 14.9k 1.0× 5.2k 0.6× 4.7k 0.6× 4.7k 0.7× 9.1k 1.8× 803 29.2k
James R. Ehleringer United States 107 24.9k 1.6× 16.5k 1.9× 15.9k 2.0× 9.0k 1.4× 14.7k 2.8× 446 51.2k
David D. Breshears United States 66 20.9k 1.4× 9.8k 1.1× 5.0k 0.6× 11.0k 1.7× 7.1k 1.4× 180 28.6k
Travis E. Huxman United States 67 10.6k 0.7× 3.9k 0.5× 3.7k 0.5× 4.4k 0.7× 3.9k 0.8× 174 16.2k
I. Colin Prentice United Kingdom 82 12.9k 0.9× 9.8k 1.1× 4.8k 0.6× 5.6k 0.9× 5.8k 1.1× 263 24.6k
Joseph A. Berry United States 95 32.0k 2.1× 12.0k 1.4× 19.7k 2.4× 4.8k 0.8× 12.6k 2.4× 313 48.6k
Ivan A. Janssens Belgium 91 16.9k 1.1× 7.6k 0.9× 7.8k 1.0× 6.4k 1.0× 14.8k 2.8× 380 39.5k
Ernst‐Detlef Schulze Germany 111 23.4k 1.5× 9.2k 1.1× 17.6k 2.2× 13.4k 2.1× 10.0k 1.9× 626 48.6k
Markus Reichstein Germany 97 27.8k 1.8× 10.3k 1.2× 5.3k 0.7× 4.7k 0.8× 11.3k 2.2× 356 40.8k

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All Works

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Skelton, Robert P., et al.. (2023). Exploring within‐plant hydraulic trait variation: A test of the vulnerability segmentation hypothesis. Plant Cell & Environment. 46(9). 2726–2746. 12 indexed citations
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Poulin, Brett A., et al.. (2023). Agricultural Sulfur Applications Alter the Quantity and Composition of Dissolved Organic Matter from Field-to-Watershed Scales. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(27). 10019–10029. 10 indexed citations
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Lloyd, Max K., Daniel Ibarra, Richard S. Barclay, et al.. (2023). Isotopic clumping in wood as a proxy for photorespiration in trees. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(46). e2306736120–e2306736120. 8 indexed citations
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Matos, Ilaíne Silveira, Oliver Binks, Cleiton B. Eller, et al.. (2022). Revisiting plant hydrological niches: The importance of atmospheric resources for ground‐rooted plants. Journal of Ecology. 110(8). 1746–1756. 13 indexed citations
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Fung, Inez, et al.. (2021). Slope‐Aspect Induced Climate Differences Influence How Water Is Exchanged Between the Land and Atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 126(5). 14 indexed citations
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Dawson, Todd E., et al.. (2021). Dew water-uptake pathways in Negev desert plants: a study using stable isotope tracers. Oecologia. 196(2). 353–361. 6 indexed citations
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Fontes, Clarissa G., Paul V. A. Fine, Florian Wittmann, et al.. (2020). Convergent evolution of tree hydraulic traits in Amazonian habitats: implications for community assemblage and vulnerability to drought. New Phytologist. 228(1). 106–120. 36 indexed citations
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Roddy, Adam B., Kevin A. Simonin, Katherine A. McCulloh, Craig R. Brodersen, & Todd E. Dawson. (2018). Water relations of Calycanthus flowers: Hydraulic conductance, capacitance, and embolism resistance. Plant Cell & Environment. 41(10). 2250–2262. 40 indexed citations
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Roddy, Adam B., Craig R. Brodersen, & Todd E. Dawson. (2016). Hydraulic conductance and the maintenance of water balance in flowers. Plant Cell & Environment. 39(10). 2123–2132. 57 indexed citations
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Powers, Heath, Clifton W. Meyer, Alexander Knohl, et al.. (2013). Hydrologic control of the oxygen isotope ratio of ecosystem respiration in a semi-arid woodland. Biogeosciences. 10(7). 4937–4956. 4 indexed citations
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Powers, Heath, Clifton W. Meyer, Alexander Knohl, et al.. (2013). Hydrologic control of the oxygen isotope ratio of ecosystem respiration in a semi-arid woodland. 2 indexed citations
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Oerter, Erik, et al.. (2012). Oxygen Isotope Fractionation Effects in Soil Water via Cations Adsorbed to High-CEC Clays. AGUFM. 2012. 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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Pittermann, Jarmila, et al.. (2010). The Relationships between Xylem Safety and Hydraulic Efficiency in the Cupressaceae: The Evolution of Pit Membrane Form and Function  . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 153(4). 1919–1931. 117 indexed citations
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Dawson, Todd E. & Kevin Tu. (2009). Partitioning Respiration Between Plant and Microbial Sources Using Natural Abundance Stable Carbon Isotopes. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 2 indexed citations
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Juenger, Thomas, John McKay, Neil Hausmann, et al.. (2005). Identification and characterization of QTL underlying whole‐plant physiology in Arabidopsis thaliana : δ 13 C, stomatal conductance and transpiration efficiency. Plant Cell & Environment. 28(6). 697–708. 139 indexed citations
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Ward, Joy, Todd E. Dawson, & James R. Ehleringer. (2002). Responses of Acer negundo genders to interannual differences in water availability determined from carbon isotope ratios of tree ring cellulose. Tree Physiology. 22(5). 339–346. 74 indexed citations
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Jackson, Robert B., John S. Sperry, & Todd E. Dawson. (2000). Root water uptake and transport: using physiological processes in global predictions. Trends in Plant Science. 5(11). 482–488. 489 indexed citations
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Dias‐Filho, M. B., et al.. (1995). Luz e estresse hídrico no comportamento fotossintético de duas plantas invasoras C3 da Amazônia. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira. 30(3). 319–325. 2 indexed citations

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