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Lucas A. Cernusak

Lucas A. Cernusak

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
64
Citations
15563
World Ranking
975
National Ranking
91

Lucas A. Cernusak 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 Lucas A. Cernusak sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 178 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lucas A. Cernusak 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 Lucas A. Cernusak sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lucas A. Cernusak is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with specific focus on Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science, Atmospheric Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology.

Themes central to their work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Plant responses to elevated CO2, Tree-ring climate responses, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Plant and animal studies, and Forest ecology and management.

Lucas A. Cernusak has contributed to a number of scientific venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • New Phytologist
  • Global Change Biology
  • Tree Physiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Plant Cell & Environment

Among their recent papers are:

  • Plant responses to rising vapor pressure deficit, 2020, New Phytologist
  • Tropical tree mortality has increased with rising atmospheric water stress, 2022, Nature
  • AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora, 2021, Scientific Data
  • Identifying areas at risk of drought-induced tree mortality across South-Eastern Australia, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • A meta-analysis of responses of C3 plants to atmospheric CO2: dose-response curves for 85 traits ranging from the molecular to the whole-plant level, 2021, New Phytologist

Collaborations have been established with frequent co-authors including Alexander W. Cheesman, Michael J. Liddell, Sami W. Rifai, Susan G. W. Laurance, and Martin G. De Kauwe.

Best Publications

  • Plant responses to rising vapor pressure deficit.

    Charlotte Grossiord;Charlotte Grossiord;Thomas N. Buckley;Lucas A. Cernusak;Kimberly A. Novick

  • Environmental and physiological determinants of carbon isotope discrimination in terrestrial plants

    Lucas A. Cernusak;Nerea Ubierna;Klaus Winter;Joseph A. M. Holtum;Joseph A. M. Holtum

  • Optimal stomatal behaviour around the world

    Yan Shih Lin;Belinda E. Medlyn;Remko A. Duursma;I. Colin Prentice;I. Colin Prentice

  • The relationship of leaf photosynthetic traits – Vcmax and Jmax – to leaf nitrogen, leaf phosphorus, and specific leaf area: a meta-analysis and modeling study

    Anthony P. Walker;Anthony P. Walker;Andrew P. Beckerman;Lianhong Gu;Jens Kattge

  • Nitrogen and phosphorus constrain the CO2 fertilization of global plant biomass

    César Terrer;César Terrer;César Terrer;Robert B. Jackson;I. Colin Prentice;I. Colin Prentice;I. Colin Prentice;Trevor F. Keenan;Trevor F. Keenan

  • Heavy water fractionation during transpiration

    Graham D. Farquhar;Lucas A. Cernusak;Belinda Barnes

  • Why are non-photosynthetic tissues generally 13C enriched compared with leaves in C3 plants? Review and synthesis of current hypotheses.

    Lucas A. Cernusak;Guillaume Tcherkez;Claudia Keitel;William K. Cornwell

  • Global variability in leaf respiration in relation to climate, plant functional types and leaf traits

    Owen K. Atkin;Keith J. Bloomfield;Peter B. Reich;Peter B. Reich;Mark G. Tjoelker

  • Stable isotopes in leaf water of terrestrial plants.

    Lucas A. Cernusak;Margaret M. Barbour;Stefan K. Arndt;Alexander W. Cheesman

  • Acclimation and adaptation components of the temperature dependence of plant photosynthesis at the global scale

    Dushan P. Kumarathunge;Belinda E. Medlyn;John E. Drake;Mark G. Tjoelker

  • On the isotopic composition of leaf water in the non-steady state

    Graham D. Farquhar;Lucas A. Cernusak

  • Savanna fires and their impact on net ecosystem productivity in North Australia

    Jason Beringer;Lindsay B. Hutley;Nigel J. Tapper;Lucas A. Cernusak

  • Tropical tree mortality has increased with rising atmospheric water stress

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  • Environmental and physiological controls over oxygen and carbon isotope composition of Tasmanian blue gum, Eucalyptus globulus.

    Lucas A. Cernusak;Graham D. Farquhar;John S. Pate

  • Leaf water deuterium enrichment shapes leaf wax n-alkane δD values of angiosperm plants II: Observational evidence and global implications

    Ansgar Kahmen;Ansgar Kahmen;Bernd Hoffmann;Enno Schefuß;Stefan K. Arndt

  • Ternary effects on the gas exchange of isotopologues of carbon dioxide.

    Graham D. Farquhar;Lucas A. Cernusak

  • Diurnal variation in the stable isotope composition of water and dry matter in fruiting Lupinus angustifolius under field conditions

    Lucas Cernusak;John S Pate;Graham Farquhar

  • A sub-continental scale living laboratory: Spatial patterns of savanna vegetation over a rainfall gradient in northern Australia

    Lindsay B. Hutley;Jason Beringer;Peter R. Isaac;Jorg M. Hacker

  • Significant Difference in Hydrogen Isotope Composition Between Xylem and Tissue Water in Populus Euphratica.

    Liangju Zhao;Liangju Zhao;Lixin Wang;Lucas A. Cernusak;Xiaohong Liu

  • AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora.

    Daniel Falster;Rachael Gallagher;Rachael Gallagher;Elizabeth H. Wenk;Ian J. Wright

  • Photosynthetic refixation in branches of Western White Pine

    Lucas L.A. Cernusak;John J.D. Marshall

  • Tropical forest responses to increasing atmospheric CO2: current knowledge and opportunities for future research

    Lucas A. Cernusak;Klaus Winter;James W. Dalling;Joseph A. M. Holtum;Joseph A. M. Holtum

  • Large variation in whole-plant water-use efficiency among tropical tree species

    Lucas A. Cernusak;Jorge E. Aranda;John D. Marshall;Klaus Winter

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham D. Farquhar
Graham D. Farquhar Australian National University
Klaus Winter
Klaus Winter Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Lindsay B. Hutley
Lindsay B. Hutley Charles Darwin University
Benjamin L. Turner
Benjamin L. Turner Gyeongsang National University
Niels C. Munksgaard
Niels C. Munksgaard James Cook University
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
John D. Marshall
John D. Marshall University of Gothenburg
David S. Ellsworth
David S. Ellsworth Western Sydney University
Ian J. Wright
Ian J. Wright Western Sydney University
Belinda E. Medlyn
Belinda E. Medlyn Western Sydney University

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