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Most cited papers from Environmental Earth Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Environmental Earth Sciences?

The most cited paper from Environmental Earth Sciences is "The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0–55 cal kBP)" (Paula J. Reimer et al., 2020), with 7,945 citations. Next come "Status and Ecological Effects of the World’s Largest Carnivores" (3,722) and "The global spectrum of plant form and function" (3,468).

Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 538 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0–55 cal kBP) Paula J. Reimer et al. · Radiocarbon Open access Aug 2020 7,945
2 Status and Ecological Effects of the World’s Largest Carnivores William J. Ripple, James A. Estes, Robert L. Beschta et al. · Science 9 Jan 2014 3,722
3 The global spectrum of plant form and function Sandra Díaz et al. · Nature Open access 23 Dec 2015 3,468
4 Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome R. Appels et al. · Science Open access201 authors 17 Aug 2018 3,439
5 TRY – a global database of plant traits Jens Kattge et al. · Global Change Biology Open access135 authors 26 Apr 2011 2,699
6 Plant phenotypic plasticity in a changing climate Adrienne B. Nicotra, Owen K. Atkin, Stephen Patrick Bonser et al. · Trends in Plant Science ReviewOpen access 22 Oct 2010 2,235
7 TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access Jens Kattge et al. · Global Change Biology Open access729 authors 31 Dec 2019 2,168
8 The delayed rise of present-day mammals Olaf R. P. Bininda‐Emonds, Marcel Cardillo, Kate E. Jones et al. · Nature 28 Mar 2007 2,132
9 rptR: repeatability estimation and variance decomposition by generalized linear mixed‐effects models Martin A. Stoffel, Shinichi Nakagawa, Holger Schielzeth · Methods in Ecology and Evolution 21 Apr 2017 1,873
10 Plant Species Richness and Ecosystem Multifunctionality in Global Drylands Fernando T. Maestre et al. · Science Open access 12 Jan 2012 1,741
11 The knowns, known unknowns and unknowns of sequestration of soil organic carbon Uta Stockmann et al. · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 22 Nov 2012 1,734
12 Advanced Technology Paths to Global Climate Stability: Energy for a Greenhouse Planet Martin I. Hoffert, K. Caldeira, Gregory Benford et al. · Science 31 Oct 2002 1,558
13 Activity?composition relations for phases in petrological calculations: an asymmetric multicomponent formulation Tim J. B. Holland, Roger Powell · Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology Jul 2003 1,510
14 Multiple elements of soil biodiversity drive ecosystem functions across biomes Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution Open access 3 Feb 2020 1,442
15 An integrated biosphere model of land surface processes, terrestrial carbon balance, and vegetation dynamics Jonathan A. Foley, I. Colin Prentice, Navin Ramankutty et al. · Global Biogeochemical Cycles Dec 1996 1,432
16 Robustness of linear mixed‐effects models to violations of distributional assumptions Holger Schielzeth, Niels Jeroen Dingemanse, Shinichi Nakagawa et al. · Methods in Ecology and Evolution Open access 12 Jun 2020 1,430
17 Hyperaccumulators of metal and metalloid trace elements: Facts and fiction Antony van der Ent, Alan J. M. Baker, Roger D. Reeves et al. · Plant and Soil Open access 21 May 2012 1,430
18 Long-term decline of the Amazon carbon sink Roel Brienen et al. · Nature Open access Mar 2015 1,225
19 Increasing aridity reduces soil microbial diversity and abundance in global drylands Fernando T. Maestre et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 8 Dec 2015 1,189
20 Decoupling of soil nutrient cycles as a function of aridity in global drylands Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo et al. · Nature Open access Oct 2013 1,101
21 The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity Ward Appeltans et al. · Current Biology Open access121 authors 15 Nov 2012 1,082
22 Lifespan and reproduction in Drosophila : New insights from nutritional geometry Kwang Pum Lee, Stephen James Simpson, Fiona J. Clissold et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 11 Feb 2008 1,075
23 Enabling large-scale hydrogen storage in porous media – the scientific challenges Niklas Heinemann, Juan M. Alcalde, Johannes M. Miocic et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2021 1,070
24 CO 2 enhancement of forest productivity constrained by limited nitrogen availability Richard J. Norby, Jeffrey M. Warren, Colleen Marie Iversen et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 25 Oct 2010 982
25 Temperature response of parameters of a biochemically based model of photosynthesis. II. A review of experimental data Belinda E. Medlyn, Erwin Dreyer, David S. Ellsworth et al. · Plant Cell & Environment Open access 15 Aug 2002 981
26 The evolution of mate choice and mating biases Hanna Kokko, Robert C. Brooks, Michael D. Jennions et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 4 Mar 2003 951
27 Activity–composition relations for the calculation of partial melting equilibria in metabasic rocks Eleanor Green, Richard William White, Johann F.A. Diener et al. · Journal of Metamorphic Geology 6 Jul 2016 943
28 Estimated Global Mortality Attributable to Smoke from Landscape Fires Fay H. Johnston, Sarah B. Henderson, Yang Chen et al. · Environmental Health Perspectives Open access 18 Feb 2012 920
29 Should we stay or should we go: mechanisms and ecological consequences for biofilm dispersal Diane McDougald, Scott A. Rice, Nicolas Barraud et al. · Nature Reviews Microbiology Review 28 Nov 2011 899
30 Global patterns in plant height Angela T. Moles, David I. Warton, Laura Warman et al. · Journal of Ecology Open access 15 Jun 2009 883
31 Do consistent individual differences in metabolic rate promote consistent individual differences in behavior? Peter A. Biro, Judy Ann Stamps · Trends in Ecology & Evolution 16 Sep 2010 868
32 Intralocus sexual conflict Russell Bonduriansky, Stephen F. Chenoweth · Trends in Ecology & Evolution 23 Mar 2009 813
33 Analysis and significance of mineral matter in coal seams Colin R. Ward · International Journal of Coal Geology May 2002 811
34 The biodiversity and ecosystem service contributions and trade-offs of forest restoration approaches Fangyuan Hua, Leendert Adrian Bruijnzeel, Paula Meli et al. · Science Open access 17 Mar 2022 806
35 Compensatory water effects link yearly global land CO2 sink changes to temperature Martin Jung et al. · Nature Open access 2017 792
36 Changes in fire regimes since the Last Glacial Maximum: an assessment based on a global synthesis and analysis of charcoal data Mitchell J. Power et al. · Climate Dynamics Open access 13 Dec 2007 745
37 Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome Anne D. Bjorkman et al. · Nature Open access129 authors 25 Sep 2018 736
38 Nongenetic Inheritance and Its Evolutionary Implications Russell Bonduriansky, Troy Day · Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics Review 27 Aug 2009 724
39 Initial progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): a review of evidence from countries Cameron Allen, Graciela Isabel Metternicht, Thomas Wiedmann · Sustainability Science Open access 8 May 2018 654
40 Soil microbial diversity–biomass relationships are driven by soil carbon content across global biomes Felipe Bastida, David John Eldridge, Carlos Prospero García et al. · The ISME Journal Open access 9 Feb 2021 646
41 Alien predators are more dangerous than native predators to prey populations Pälvi Salo, Erkki Korpimäki, Peter Bruce Banks et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 13 Mar 2007 639
42 Antifouling strategies: History and regulation, ecological impacts and mitigation Katherine Ann Dafforn, John A. Lewis, Emma L. Johnston · Marine Pollution Bulletin Open access 16 Feb 2011 639
43 The ecological impacts of marine debris: unraveling the demonstrated evidence from what is perceived Chelsea M. Rochman, Mark A. Oakley Browne, A.J. Underwood et al. · Ecology Open access Oct 2015 614
44 A global method for calculating plant CSR ecological strategies applied across biomes world‐wide Simon Pierce et al. · Functional Ecology Open access 3 Aug 2016 612
45 Value of long‐term ecological studies David B. Lindenmayer, Gene E. Likens, Alan N. Andersen et al. · Austral Ecology 23 Feb 2012 604
46 Meta-evaluation of meta-analysis: ten appraisal questions for biologists Shinichi Nakagawa, Daniel W. A. Noble, Alistair McNair Senior et al. · BMC Biology Open access 3 Mar 2017 589
47 Unifying and Testing Models of Sexual Selection Hanna Kokko, Michael D. Jennions, Robert C. Brooks · Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics ReviewOpen access 21 Jul 2006 583
48 Past and future global transformation of terrestrial ecosystems under climate change Connor J. Nolan et al. · Science Open access 30 Aug 2018 574
49 Rapid population decline in migratory shorebirds relying on Yellow Sea tidal mudflats as stopover sites Colin E. Studds, Bruce E. Kendall, Nicholas Murray et al. · Nature Communications Open access 13 Apr 2017 574
50 Using Imaging Spectroscopy to study soil properties Eyal Ben‐Dor, Sabine Chabrillat, José Alexandre Melo Demattê et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment 24 Apr 2009 569

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