Question 1

Which countries lead Tree-ring climate responses research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.1k and 551 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Tree-ring climate responses research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Tree-ring climate responses research, followed by Russian Academy of Sciences and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Tree-ring climate responses?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Tree-ring climate responses include Philippe Ciais, Peter B. Reich and F. Stuart Chapin.

Question 4

Where is Tree-ring climate responses research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Tree-ring climate responses research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Lanzhou (China), Nanjing (China) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zaragoza, Birmensdorf and Krasnoyarsk.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Tree-ring climate responses?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Basel and Lanzhou University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Tree-ring climate responses research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Tree-ring climate responses.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Tree-ring climate responses?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Tree-ring climate responses is "Forests and Climate Change: Forcings, Feedbacks, and the Climate Benefits of Forests" (Gordon B. Bonan, 2008), with 6,431 citations. Next come "A review of drought concepts" (5,556) and "Mechanisms of plant survival and mortality during drought: why do some plants survive while others succumb to drought?" (4,540).