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D-Index
75
Citations
23881
World Ranking
530
National Ranking
59

Brendan Choat publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brendan Choat sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 147 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Brendan Choat D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brendan Choat sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

Brendan Choat spends much of his time researching Xylem, Botany, Hydraulic conductivity, Ecology and Water transport. His Xylem research incorporates themes from Porosity and Woody plant. As a part of the same scientific family, Brendan Choat mostly works in the field of Botany, focusing on Biophysics and, on occasion, Vitis vinifera and Hardwood.

His Hydraulic conductivity research focuses on Transpiration and how it connects with Composite material. He brings together Water transport and Agronomy to produce work in his papers. The various areas that Brendan Choat examines in his Climate change study include Biodiversity and Biome.

His most cited work include:

  • Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought (1256 citations)
  • Structure and function of bordered pits: new discoveries and impacts on whole-plant hydraulic function (366 citations)
  • Triggers of tree mortality under drought (316 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Xylem, Botany, Hydraulic conductivity, Water transport and Ecology. His research integrates issues of Soil science, Woody plant and Transpiration in his study of Xylem. His Transpiration research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Canopy and Stomatal conductance.

His work on Tracheid, Evergreen, Vitis vinifera and Rainforest as part of general Botany research is often related to X-ray microtomography, thus linking different fields of science. Brendan Choat works mostly in the field of Hydraulic conductivity, limiting it down to topics relating to Intraspecific competition and, in certain cases, Interspecific competition, as a part of the same area of interest. His work is dedicated to discovering how Biome, Arid are connected with Adaptation and other disciplines.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Xylem (60.80%)
  • Botany (48.80%)
  • Hydraulic conductivity (24.80%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Xylem (60.80%)
  • Agronomy (17.60%)
  • Drought tolerance (8.80%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Xylem, Agronomy, Drought tolerance, Ecology and Tree species are his primary areas of study. He is investigating Horticulture and Botany as part of his examination of Xylem. His work carried out in the field of Horticulture brings together such families of science as Irrigation and Transpiration.

The concepts of his Botany study are interwoven with issues in Global biodiversity and Acacia aneura. His Agronomy research incorporates elements of Eucalyptus and Ecosystem respiration. Brendan Choat interconnects Hydraulic conductivity, Water use, Intraspecific competition and Hakea leucoptera in the investigation of issues within Drought tolerance.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access (179 citations)
  • Hanging by a thread? Forests and drought (61 citations)
  • Drought response strategies and hydraulic traits contribute to mechanistic understanding of plant dry-down to hydraulic failure. (26 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Drought tolerance, Eucalyptus, Tree species and Climate change. His Biomass study, which is part of a larger body of work in Agronomy, is frequently linked to Critical level and Principal mechanism, bridging the gap between disciplines. His Eucalyptus study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Desiccation, Woody plant, Xylem and Resistance.

Xylem is closely attributed to Drought stress in his work. His Tree species study which covers Nutrient that intersects with Water stress and Biodiversity. His study looks at the relationship between Climate change and topics such as Eddy covariance, which overlap with Vegetation.

Best Publications

  • Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought

    Brendan Choat;Steven Jansen;Tim J. Brodribb;Hervé Cochard;Hervé Cochard

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Triggers of tree mortality under drought

    Brendan Choat;Timothy J. Brodribb;Craig R. Brodersen;Remko A. Duursma

  • Meta-analysis reveals that hydraulic traits explain cross-species patterns of drought-induced tree mortality across the globe

    William R. L. Anderegg;Tamir Klein;Megan Bartlett;Lawren Sack

  • Weak tradeoff between xylem safety and xylem-specific hydraulic efficiency across the world's woody plant species

    Sean M. Gleason;Sean M. Gleason;Mark Westoby;Steven Jansen;Brendan Choat

  • Hanging by a thread? Forests and drought

    Timothy J. Brodribb;Jennifer Powers;Hervé Cochard;Brendan Choat

  • Structure and function of bordered pits: new discoveries and impacts on whole-plant hydraulic function

    Brendan Choat;Alexander R. Cobb;Steven Jansen

  • Mechanisms of woody-plant mortality under rising drought, CO2 and vapour pressure deficit

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  • Testing hypotheses that link wood anatomy to cavitation resistance and hydraulic conductivity in the genus Acer

    Frederic Lens;Frederic Lens;John S. Sperry;Mairgareth A. Christman;Brendan Choat

  • The correlations and sequence of plant stomatal, hydraulic, and wilting responses to drought

    Megan K. Bartlett;Tamir Klein;Steven Jansen;Brendan Choat

  • Methods for measuring plant vulnerability to cavitation: a critical review

    Hervé Cochard;Eric Badel;Stéphane Herbette;Sylvain Delzon

  • The Dynamics of Embolism Repair in Xylem: In Vivo Visualizations Using High-Resolution Computed Tomography

    Craig R. Brodersen;Andrew J. McElrone;Brendan Choat;Mark A. Matthews

  • Morphological variation of intervessel pit membranes and implications to xylem function in angiosperms.

    Steven Jansen;Brendan Choat;Annelies Pletsers

  • Trees tolerate an extreme heatwave via sustained transpirational cooling and increased leaf thermal tolerance

    John E Drake;John E Drake;Mark G Tjoelker;Angelica Varhammar;Belinda E Medlyn

  • Pit membrane porosity and water stress-induced cavitation in four co-existing dry rainforest tree species.

    Brendan Choat;Marilyn Ball;Jon G Luly;Joseph A M Holtum

  • The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset

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  • Measurement of vulnerability to water stress‐induced cavitation in grapevine: a comparison of four techniques applied to a long‐vesseled species

    Brendan Choat;William M Drayton;Craig R Brodersen;Mark A Matthews

  • Linking hydraulic traits to tropical forest function in a size-structured and trait-driven model (TFS v.1-Hydro)

    Bradley O. Christoffersen;Bradley O. Christoffersen;Manuel Gloor;Sophie Fauset;Nikolaos M. Fyllas

  • The role of freezing in setting the latitudinal limits of mangrove forests.

    S A Stuart;S A Stuart;B Choat;Katherine Martin;Noel Michele Holbrook

  • Hydraulic architecture of deciduous and evergreen dry rainforest tree species from north-eastern Australia

    Brendan Choat;Brendan Choat;Marilyn C. Ball;Jon G. Luly;Joseph A. M. Holtum

  • In Vivo Visualizations of Drought-Induced Embolism Spread in Vitis vinifera

    Craig Robert Brodersen;Andrew Joseph McElrone;Brendan Choat;Eric Franklin Lee

  • fitplc - an R package to fit hydraulic vulnerability curves

    Remko A Duursma;Brendan Choat

  • Changes in pit membrane porosity due to deflection and stretching: the role of vestured pits.

    Brendan Choat;Steven Jansen;Maciej A. Zwieniecki;Erik Smets

  • The spatial pattern of air seeding thresholds in mature sugar maple trees

    Brendan Choat;Eleanor C. Lahr;Peter J. Melcher;Maciej A. Zwieniecki

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven Jansen
Steven Jansen University of Ulm
David T. Tissue
David T. Tissue Western Sydney University
Hervé Cochard
Hervé Cochard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Timothy J. Brodribb
Timothy J. Brodribb University of Tasmania
Belinda E. Medlyn
Belinda E. Medlyn Western Sydney University
Remko A. Duursma
Remko A. Duursma Western Sydney University
Craig R. Brodersen
Craig R. Brodersen Yale University
Andrew J. McElrone
Andrew J. McElrone United States Department of Agriculture
Sylvain Delzon
Sylvain Delzon University of Bordeaux
Frederic Lens
Frederic Lens Naturalis Biodiversity Center

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