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Francis M. Kelliher

Francis M. Kelliher

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Plant Science and Agronomy
New Zealand
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
60
Citations
12670
World Ranking
1217
National Ranking
10

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
60
Citations
12764
World Ranking
2938
National Ranking
12

Francis M. Kelliher 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 Francis M. Kelliher sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 135 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francis M. Kelliher 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 Francis M. Kelliher sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Ecosystem

Francis M. Kelliher mainly focuses on Soil water, Canopy, Eddy covariance, Ecology and Atmospheric sciences. His Soil water study combines topics in areas such as Organic matter and Agronomy. His Canopy research is included under the broader classification of Botany.

His Eddy covariance research incorporates elements of Sensible heat, Growing season and Water content. As part of the same scientific family, he usually focuses on Ecology, concentrating on Forestry and intersecting with Chronosequence, Carbon sequestration, Carbon cycle and Carbon sink. His work carried out in the field of Atmospheric sciences brings together such families of science as Vegetation, Stomatal conductance, Canopy conductance and Transpiration.

His most cited work include:

  • Relationships among Maximum Stomatal Conductance, Ecosystem Surface Conductance, Carbon Assimilation Rate, and Plant Nitrogen Nutrition: A Global Ecology Scaling Exercise (554 citations)
  • Leaf nitrogen, photosynthesis, conductance and transpiration : scaling from leaves to canopies (517 citations)
  • Maximum conductances for evaporation from global vegetation types (513 citations)

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

Francis M. Kelliher spends much of his time researching Soil water, Agronomy, Pasture, Atmospheric sciences and Botany. His research in Soil water intersects with topics in Nitrous oxide, Organic matter and Water content. In his research, Soil biodiversity is intimately related to Soil carbon, which falls under the overarching field of Agronomy.

His studies in Pasture integrate themes in fields like Total organic carbon, Soil test, Grazing and Animal science. His research investigates the link between Atmospheric sciences and topics such as Canopy that cross with problems in Eddy covariance, Transpiration and Leaf area index. Respiration is closely connected to Carbon dioxide in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Botany.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Soil water (69.23%)
  • Agronomy (37.06%)
  • Pasture (25.87%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Soil water (69.23%)
  • Agronomy (37.06%)
  • Organic matter (16.78%)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Soil water, Agronomy, Organic matter, Pasture and Soil science. Francis M. Kelliher has included themes like Environmental chemistry, Total organic carbon and Nitrous oxide in his Soil water study. His Environmental chemistry study incorporates themes from Nitrification, Soil health, Aeration, Water content and Water retention curve.

He combines subjects such as Soil carbon, Bulk density and Animal science with his study of Agronomy. Francis M. Kelliher interconnects Allophane and Chemical engineering in the investigation of issues within Organic matter. His work is dedicated to discovering how Pasture, Grazing are connected with Climate change, Atmospheric sciences, Annual cycle and Meteorology and other disciplines.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Soil carbon sequestration potential of permanent pasture and continuous cropping soils in New Zealand. (40 citations)
  • Irrigating grazed pasture decreases soil carbon and nitrogen stocks. (38 citations)
  • A review of soil carbon change in New Zealand’s grazed grasslands (28 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Agriculture

His scientific interests lie mostly in Soil water, Agronomy, Soil carbon, Soil biodiversity and Soil organic matter. The Soil water study combines topics in areas such as Pasture and Irrigation. Francis M. Kelliher has researched Soil organic matter in several fields, including Environmental chemistry and Water retention curve.

His Bulk density study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Dairy cattle, Grazed pasture and Grassland. His work deals with themes such as Leaching model and Soil horizon, which intersect with Leaching. His Soil science study combines topics in areas such as Aeration, Organic matter, Nitrification and Water content.

Best Publications

  • Leaf nitrogen, photosynthesis, conductance and transpiration : scaling from leaves to canopies

    Ray Leuning;Francis M. Kelliher;D. G. G. de Pury;Ernst-Detlef Schulze

  • Relationships among Maximum Stomatal Conductance, Ecosystem Surface Conductance, Carbon Assimilation Rate, and Plant Nitrogen Nutrition: A Global Ecology Scaling Exercise

    Ernst-Detlef Schulze;Francis M. Kelliher;Christian Körner;Jon Lloyd

  • Maximum conductances for evaporation from global vegetation types

    Francis M. Kelliher;Ray Leuning;Michael Raupach;Ernst-Detlef Schulze

  • Carbon dioxide exchange between an undisturbed old-growth temperate forest and the atmosphere

    D. Y. Hollinger;F. M. Kelliher;J. N. Byers;J. E. Hunt

  • Productivity of forests in the Eurosiberian boreal region and their potential to act as a carbon sink –- a synthesis

    E.-D. Schulze;J. Lloyd;F. M. Kelliher;C. Wirth

  • Evaporation and canopy characteristics of coniferous forests and grasslands.

    F. M. Kelliher;R. Leuning;Ernst Detlef Schulze

  • Climate and vegetation controls on boreal zone energy exchange

    Dennis Baldocchi;Francis M. Kelliher;T. A. Black;Paul Jarvis

  • Transpiration and canopy conductance in a pristine broad-leaved forest of Nothofagus : an analysis of xylem sap flow and eddy correlation measurements

    Barbara Köstner;Ernst-Detlef Schulze;Francis M. Kelliher;Dave Y. Hollinger

  • Modelling the yield of Pinus radiata on a site limited by water and nitrogen

    R.E. McMurtrie;D.A. Rook;F.M. Kelliher

  • Evaporation and carbon dioxide exchange between the atmosphere and a tussock grassland during a summer drought

    J.E. Hunt;F.M. Kelliher;T.M. McSeveny;J.N. Byers

  • Spatial and temporal variation in respiration in a young ponderosa pine forest during a summer drought

    B. E. Law;F. M. Kelliher;D. D. Baldocchi;P. M. Anthoni

  • The temperature dependence of dicyandiamide (DCD) degradation in soils: A data synthesis

    F.M. Kelliher;F.M. Kelliher;T.J. Clough;H. Clark;G. Rys

  • The response of photosynthetic model parameters to temperature and nitrogen concentration in Pinus radiata D. Don

    A. S. Walcroft;D. Whitehead;W. B. Silvester;F. M. Kelliher

  • Vegetation Effects on the Isotopic Composition of Atmospheric CO2 at Local and Regional Scales: Theoretical Aspects and a Comparison Between Rain Forest in Amazonia and a Boreal Forest in Siberia

    J Lloyd;B Kruijt;DY Hollinger;J Grace

  • Evaporation from an eastern Siberian larch forest

    F.M. Kelliher;D.Y. Hollinger;E.-D. Schulze;N.N. Vygodskaya

  • Evaporation, xylem sap flow, and tree transpiration in a New Zealand broad-leaved forest

    Francis M. Kelliher;Barbara Köstner;Dave Y. Hollinger;J. N. Byers

  • Aboveground biomass and nitrogen nutrition in a chronosequence of pristine Dahurian Larix stands in eastern Siberia

    E.-D. Schulze;W. Schulze;H. Koch;A. Arneth

  • Forest–atmosphere carbon dioxide exchange in eastern Siberia

    D.Y. Hollinger;D.Y. Hollinger;F.M. Kelliher;E.-D. Schulze;G. Bauer

  • Evaporation from a central Siberian pine forest

    F.M. Kelliher;J. Lloyd;A. Arneth;J.N. Byers

  • Net ecosystem productivity, net primary productivity and ecosystem carbon sequestration in a Pinus radiata plantation subject to soil water deficit

    A. Arneth;F. M. Kelliher;F. M. Kelliher;T. M. Mcseveny;J. N. Byers

  • Seasonal Changes in Stable Carbon Isotope Ratios within Annual Rings of Pinus radiata Reflect Environmental Regulation of Growth Processes

    A. S. Walcroft;W. B. Silvester;D. Whitehead;F. M. Kelliher

Frequent Co-Authors

Ernst-Detlef Schulze
Ernst-Detlef Schulze Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Tim J. Clough
Tim J. Clough Lincoln University
Robert R. Sherlock
Robert R. Sherlock Lincoln University
John E. Hunt
John E. Hunt Landcare Research
Almut Arneth
Almut Arneth Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Jon Lloyd
Jon Lloyd Imperial College London
David Whitehead
David Whitehead Landcare Research
Ray Leuning
Ray Leuning CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Harry Clark
Harry Clark New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC)
Leo M. Condron
Leo M. Condron Lincoln University

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