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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
80
Citations
30637
World Ranking
414
National Ranking
37

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Botany

Botany, Eddy covariance, Atmospheric sciences, Ecology and Photosynthesis are his primary areas of study. He works mostly in the field of Botany, limiting it down to topics relating to Horticulture and, in certain cases, Stomatal conductance, as a part of the same area of interest. The concepts of his Eddy covariance study are interwoven with issues in Evapotranspiration and Biome.

His Ecology research incorporates themes from Spatial distribution and Spatial analysis. His Photosynthesis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Electron transport chain, Chlorophyll and Agronomy. His Ecosystem respiration research incorporates elements of Hydrology and Soil water.

His most cited work include:

  • On the Separation of Net Ecosystem Exchange into Assimilation and Ecosystem Respiration: Review and Improved Algorithm (2050 citations)
  • Energy balance closure at FLUXNET sites (1621 citations)
  • Gap filling strategies for defensible annual sums of net ecosystem exchange (1352 citations)

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

John Tenhunen spends much of his time researching Ecology, Botany, Atmospheric sciences, Ecosystem and Canopy. His Botany study incorporates themes from Horticulture and Arbutus unedo. John Tenhunen focuses mostly in the field of Atmospheric sciences, narrowing it down to matters related to Eddy covariance and, in some cases, Biometeorology.

His Ecosystem research includes themes of Plant community and Environmental resource management. His research integrates issues of Picea abies, Leaf area index, Agronomy and Transpiration in his study of Canopy. Soil respiration is closely connected to Water content in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Transpiration.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Ecology (24.44%)
  • Botany (20.37%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (19.63%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2019)?

  • Agronomy (14.44%)
  • Ecology (24.44%)
  • Hydrology (16.30%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Ecology, Hydrology, Land use and Canopy. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Agriculture, Ecosystem respiration and Temperate climate. His work carried out in the field of Ecology brings together such families of science as Stomatal conductance and Transpiration.

John Tenhunen interconnects Storm and Land use, land-use change and forestry in the investigation of issues within Hydrology. His work deals with themes such as Photosynthesis, Growing season, Water use, Vapour Pressure Deficit and Atmospheric sciences, which intersect with Canopy. His studies in Atmospheric sciences integrate themes in fields like FluxNet and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index.

Between 2011 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • Modeling the Photosynthetic Response of C3 Leaves to Environmental Factors (181 citations)
  • Advancing sustainability through mainstreaming a social–ecological systems perspective (155 citations)
  • Differential storm responses of dissolved and particulate organic carbon in a mountainous headwater stream, investigated by high‐frequency, in situ optical measurements (80 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Agriculture

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Hydrology, Land use, Environmental resource management and Watershed. His studies deal with areas such as Climate change, Nitrate and Temperate climate as well as Agronomy. His work on Base flow as part of general Hydrology study is frequently connected to Flux, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them.

John Tenhunen works mostly in the field of Land use, limiting it down to concerns involving Water quality and, occasionally, Soil and Water Assessment Tool, Hydrological modelling, SWAT model, Groundwater and Terrain. His Environmental resource management research includes elements of Sustainability and Ecosystem services. As a part of the same scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Watershed, focusing on Water resource management and, on occasion, Tropics, Hydrology and Hydroelectricity.

Best Publications

  • On the Separation of Net Ecosystem Exchange into Assimilation and Ecosystem Respiration: Review and Improved Algorithm

    Markus Reichstein;Eva Falge;Dennis Baldocchi;Dario Papale

  • Energy balance closure at FLUXNET sites

    Kell Wilson;Allen Goldstein;Eva Falge;Marc Aubinet

  • Gap filling strategies for defensible annual sums of net ecosystem exchange

    E. Falge;D. Baldocchi;R. Olson;P. Anthoni

  • Seasonality of ecosystem respiration and gross primary production as derived from FLUXNET measurements

    Eva Falge;Dennis Baldocchi;John Tenhunen;Marc Aubinet

  • Gap filling strategies for long term energy flux data sets

    Eva Falge;Dennis D. Baldocchi;Richard Olson;Peter Anthoni

  • Modeling temporal and large‐scale spatial variability of soil respiration from soil water availability, temperature and vegetation productivity indices

    Markus Reichstein;Ana Rey;Annette Freibauer;John Tenhunen

  • Evidence for Soil Water Control on Carbon and Water Dynamics in European Forests during the Extremely Dry Year: 2003

    A. Granier;M. Reichstein;N. Bréda;I.A. Janssens

  • A model separating leaf structural and physiological effects on carbon gain along light gradients for the shade‐tolerant species Acer saccharum

    Ülo Niinemets;John Tenhunen

  • On the relationship of NDVI with leaf area index in a deciduous forest site

    Quan Wang;Samuel Adiku;John Tenhunen;André Granier

  • Severe drought effects on ecosystem CO2 and H2O fluxes at three Mediterranean evergreen sites: revision of current hypotheses?

    Markus Reichstein;John D. Tenhunen;Olivier Roupsard;Jean-marc Ourcival

  • An analysis of light effects on foliar morphology, physiology, and light interception in temperate deciduous woody species of contrasting shade tolerance.

    Ulo Niinemets;Olevi Kull;John D. Tenhunen

  • The effect of tree height on crown level stomatal conductance

    Karina Schäfer;Karina Schäfer;Ram Oren;John Tenhunen

  • Ecosystem respiration in two Mediterranean evergreen Holm Oak forests: drought effects and decomposition dynamics

    Markus Reichstein;John D. Tenhunen;Olivier Roupsard;Jean-Marc Ourcival

  • Soil Respiration in European Grasslands in Relation to Climate and Assimilate Supply

    Michael Bahn;Mirco Rodeghiero;Margaret Anderson-Dunn;Sabina Dore

  • Plant response to stress

    John D. Tenhunen;Fernando M. Catarino;Otto L. Lange;Walter C. Oechel

  • Modeling the Photosynthetic Response of C3 Leaves to Environmental Factors

    Peter C. Harley;John Tenhunen

  • Changes in photosynthetic capacity, carboxylation efficiency, and CO2 compensation point associated with midday stomatal closure and midday depression of net CO2 exchange of leaves of Quercus suber.

    J D Tenhunen;O L Lange;J Gebel;W Beyschlag

  • Coordination theory of leaf nitrogen distribution in a canopy

    Jia-Lin Chen;James F. Reynolds;Peter C. Harley;John D. Tenhunen

  • Effects of long-term rainfall variability on evapotranspiration and soil water distribution in the Chihuahuan Desert: A modeling analysis

    James F. Reynolds;Paul R. Kemp;John D. Tenhunen

  • A model of isoprene emission based on energetic requirements for isoprene synthesis and leaf photosynthetic properties for Liquidambar and Quercus

    Ülo Niinemets;John Tenhunen;Peter C. Harley;Rainer Steinbrecher

  • Explaining temporal variation in soil CO2 efflux in a mature spruce forest in Southern Germany

    Jens-Arne Subke;Markus Reichstein;John D Tenhunen

  • Does the temperature sensitivity of decomposition of soil organic matter depend upon water content, soil horizon, or incubation time?

    Markus Reichstein;Jens‐Arne Subke;Andrew C. Angeli;John D. Tenhunen

  • Simulations of canopy net photosynthesis and transpiration in Quercus ilex L. under the influence of seasonal drought

    Anna Sala;John Tenhunen

Frequent Co-Authors

Eva Falge
Eva Falge German Meteorological Service
Markus Reichstein
Markus Reichstein Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Riccardo Valentini
Riccardo Valentini Tuscia University
Otto L. Lange
Otto L. Lange University of Würzburg
André Granier
André Granier INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Marc Aubinet
Marc Aubinet University of Liège
Peter Harley
Peter Harley National Center for Atmospheric Research
Tilden P. Meyers
Tilden P. Meyers National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ülo Niinemets
Ülo Niinemets Estonian University of Life Sciences

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