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D-Index
59
Citations
12804
World Ranking
1270
National Ranking
30

Günter Hoch 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 Günter Hoch sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 129 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Günter Hoch 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 Günter Hoch sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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
  • Photosynthesis

His main research concerns Growing season, Botany, Agronomy, Ecology and Tree. His Growing season research incorporates themes from Deciduous, Transect, Ecotone, Tree line and Evergreen. His research integrates issues of Temperate forest, Tilia and Interspecific competition in his study of Evergreen.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Sugar and Starch in addition to Botany. His study in Agronomy is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Carbon metabolism and Woody plant. In the subject of general Ecology, his work in Temperate climate, Range, Phenology and Tree canopy is often linked to Dendrochronology, thereby combining diverse domains of study.

His most cited work include:

  • Non‐structural carbon compounds in temperate forest trees (471 citations)
  • Physiological mechanisms of drought-induced tree mortality are far from being resolved. (431 citations)
  • The carbon charging of pines at the climatic treeline: a global comparison (248 citations)

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

Günter Hoch spends much of his time researching Botany, Ecology, Agronomy, Growing season and Horticulture. His work in Evergreen, Deciduous, Fagus sylvatica, Photosynthesis and Woody plant are all subfields of Botany research. His Phenology, Temperate climate, Range and Salix herbacea study, which is part of a larger body of work in Ecology, is frequently linked to Tree, bridging the gap between disciplines.

His Agronomy research focuses on Ecosystem and how it connects with Isotopes of carbon. His Growing season research integrates issues from Environmental chemistry, Ecotone, Transect and Tree line. His Horticulture study incorporates themes from Productivity, Carbohydrate and Sugar.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (45.35%)
  • Ecology (25.58%)
  • Agronomy (24.42%)

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

  • Agronomy (24.42%)
  • Ecology (25.58%)
  • Drought stress (8.14%)

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

Günter Hoch mainly focuses on Agronomy, Ecology, Drought stress, Productivity and Growing season. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Photosynthesis, Old-growth forest and Topsoil. His work in the fields of Tree species, Temperate climate and Picea abies overlaps with other areas such as Tree and Early onset.

His Drought stress research incorporates elements of Soil nutrients, Nutrient and Human fertilization. Günter Hoch combines subjects such as Field trial, Specific leaf area and Horticulture with his study of Productivity. His Growing season study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Environmental chemistry and Temperate rainforest.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A first assessment of the impact of the extreme 2018 summer drought on Central European forests (72 citations)
  • The handbook for standardized field and laboratory measurements in terrestrial climate change experiments and observational studies (ClimEx) (25 citations)
  • Plant respiration: Controlled by photosynthesis or biomass? (17 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis

His primary areas of investigation include Sunlight, Temperate climate, Climate change, Seedling and Light quality. Sunlight combines with fields such as Productivity, Shading, Carpinus betulus, Herbivore and Horticulture in his work. His Temperate climate study combines topics in areas such as Sugar, Temperate rainforest, Shade tolerance and Growing season.

Climate change is a subfield of Ecology that Günter Hoch investigates. His Seedling research spans across into subjects like Far-red, Latitude and Seasonal adjustment.

Best Publications

  • A first assessment of the impact of the extreme 2018 summer drought on Central European forests

    Bernhard Schuldt;Allan Buras;Matthias Arend;Yann Vitasse

  • Non‐structural carbon compounds in temperate forest trees

    Günter Hoch;Andreas Richter;Christian Körner

  • Physiological mechanisms of drought-induced tree mortality are far from being resolved.

    Anna Sala;Frida Piper;Günter Hoch

  • Dynamics of non-structural carbohydrates in terrestrial plants: a global synthesis

    Jordi Martínez-Vilalta;Anna Sala;Dolores Asensio;Lucía Galiano

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

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  • The carbon charging of pines at the climatic treeline: a global comparison

    Günter Hoch;Christian Körner

  • Does carbon storage limit tree growth

    Sara Palacio;Günter Hoch;Anna Sala;Christian Körner

  • Source/sink removal affects mobile carbohydrates in Pinus cembra at the Swiss treeline

    Mai He Li;Günter Hoch;Christian Körner

  • Non-structural carbohydrates in woody plants compared among laboratories.

    Audrey G. Quentin;Audrey G. Quentin;Elizabeth A. Pinkard;Michael G. Ryan;Michael G. Ryan;David T. Tissue

  • Global patterns of mobile carbon stores in trees at the high-elevation tree line

    Günter Hoch;Christian Körner

  • Standardized protocols and procedures can precisely and accurately quantify non-structural carbohydrates.

    Simon M. Landhausser;Pak S. Chow;L. Turin Dickman;Morgan E. Furze

  • Where, why and how? Explaining the low-temperature range limits of temperate tree species

    Christian Körner;David Basler;Günter Hoch;Chris Kollas;Chris Kollas

  • A test of the growth-limitation theory for alpine tree line formation in evergreen and deciduous taxa of the eastern Himalayas

    Peili Shi;Christian Körner;Günter Hoch

  • Growth, demography and carbon relations of Polylepis trees at the world's highest treeline

    Günter Hoch;Christian Körner

  • Height-related growth declines in ponderosa pine are not due to carbon limitation.

    Anna Sala;Günter Hoch

  • Quantification and monosaccharide composition of hemicelluloses from different plant functional types

    Christina Schädel;Andreas Blöchl;Andreas Richter;Günter Hoch

  • European deciduous trees exhibit similar safety margins against damage by spring freeze events along elevational gradients.

    Armando Lenz;Günter Hoch;Yann Vitasse;Christian Körner

  • Drought stress, growth and nonstructural carbohydrate dynamics of pine trees in a semi-arid forest

    Tamir Klein;Tamir Klein;Günter Hoch;Dan Yakir;Christian Körner

  • Elevational adaptation and plasticity in seedling phenology of temperate deciduous tree species.

    Yann Vitasse;Günter Hoch;Christophe Randin;Armando Lenz

  • Rapid hydraulic collapse as cause of drought-induced mortality in conifers.

    Matthias Arend;Roman M. Link;Rachel Patthey;Günter Hoch

  • Identifying differences in carbohydrate dynamics of seedlings and mature trees to improve carbon allocation in models for trees and forests

    Henrik Hartmann;Henry D. Adams;William M. Hammond;Günter Hoch

  • Cell wall hemicelluloses as mobile carbon stores in non‐reproductive plant tissues

    Günter Hoch

  • Increased spring freezing vulnerability for alpine shrubs under early snowmelt.

    Julia Wheeler;Günter Hoch;Andrés J. Cortés;Janosch Sedlacek

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Körner
Christian Körner University of Basel
Yann Vitasse
Yann Vitasse Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Arthur Gessler
Arthur Gessler ETH Zurich
Ansgar Kahmen
Ansgar Kahmen University of Basel
Mai-He Li
Mai-He Li Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Anna Sala
Anna Sala University of Montana
Simon M. Landhäusser
Simon M. Landhäusser University of Alberta
Marcus Schaub
Marcus Schaub Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Tamir Klein
Tamir Klein Weizmann Institute of Science

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