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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
48
Citations
12525
World Ranking
2346
National Ranking
590

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Transpiration, Stomatal conductance, Canopy and Horticulture. His work on Vapour Pressure Deficit, Xylem and Savia as part of general Botany study is frequently linked to Area ratio, bridging the gap between disciplines. His Vapour Pressure Deficit research incorporates elements of Atmospheric sciences and Vapor pressure.

He combines subjects such as Conductance, Soil water and Water content with his study of Transpiration. Stomatal conductance is the subject of his research, which falls under Photosynthesis. As part of the same scientific family, Nathan Phillips usually focuses on Photosynthesis, concentrating on Ecology and intersecting with Agronomy and Vegetative reproduction.

His most cited work include:

  • Survey and synthesis of intra‐ and interspecific variation in stomatal sensitivity to vapour pressure deficit (803 citations)
  • The hydraulic limitation hypothesis revisited (454 citations)
  • Cloud cover limits net CO2 uptake and growth of a rainforest tree during tropical rainy seasons (310 citations)

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

Nathan Phillips spends much of his time researching Botany, Transpiration, Stomatal conductance, Horticulture and Vapour Pressure Deficit. When carried out as part of a general Botany research project, his work on Xylem, Photosynthesis and Eucalyptus is frequently linked to work in Water transport, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Water use, Ecology, Evapotranspiration, Agronomy and Soil science.

His Stomatal conductance study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Dry weight, Canopy, Humidity and Vapor pressure. His research in Horticulture intersects with topics in Hydraulic conductivity, Eucalyptus saligna, Frond and Crown. His studies deal with areas such as Atmospheric sciences, Leaf area index and Growing season as well as Vapour Pressure Deficit.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (50.00%)
  • Transpiration (33.93%)
  • Stomatal conductance (29.46%)

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

  • Natural gas (8.04%)
  • Methane (8.93%)
  • Ecology (21.43%)

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

Nathan Phillips mainly focuses on Natural gas, Methane, Ecology, Respiration and Transpiration. His work focuses on many connections between Natural gas and other disciplines, such as Atmospheric sciences, that overlap with his field of interest in Phenology and Biosphere. His Methane study combines topics in areas such as Leak, Atmosphere, Downstream and Fugitive emissions.

His Ecology research incorporates themes from Photosynthetically active radiation and Arecaceae. His Respiration research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Photosynthesis, Ecophysiology, Extinction, Compensation point and Shoot. Nathan Phillips is involved in the study of Transpiration that focuses on Vapour Pressure Deficit in particular.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Methane emissions from natural gas infrastructure and use in the urban region of Boston, Massachusetts (145 citations)
  • Post-drought decline of the Amazon carbon sink. (41 citations)
  • Fugitive methane emissions from leak-prone natural gas distribution infrastructure in urban environments ☆ (37 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Methane, Natural gas, Leak, Greenhouse gas and Fugitive emissions. His research integrates issues of Waste management, Fossil fuel and Pipeline in his study of Leak. The study incorporates disciplines such as Atmosphere and Environmental engineering, Upstream, Downstream, Midstream in addition to Greenhouse gas.

His work in Fugitive emissions is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Atmospheric sciences.

Best Publications

  • Soil fertility limits carbon sequestration by forest ecosystems in a CO 2 -enriched atmosphere

    Ram Oren;David S Ellsworth;David S Ellsworth;Kurt H Johnsen;Nathan C. Phillips

  • Survey and synthesis of intra- and interspecific variation in stomatal sensitivity to vapour pressure deficit

    R. Oren;J. S. Sperry;G. G. Katul;D. E. Pataki

  • The hydraulic limitation hypothesis revisited

    Michael G. Ryan;Nathan Phillips;Barbara J. Bond

  • Cloud cover limits net CO2 uptake and growth of a rainforest tree during tropical rainy seasons

    Eric A. Graham;Stephen S. Mulkey;Kaoru Kitajima;Nathan G. Phillips

  • Radial patterns of xylem sap flow in non‐, diffuse‐ and ring‐porous tree species

    N. Phillips;R. Oren;R. Zimmermann

  • Reliance on stored water increases with tree size in three species in the Pacific Northwest.

    N G Phillips;M G Ryan;M G Ryan;B J Bond;N G McDowell

  • Tree water storage and its diurnal dynamics related to sap flow and changes in stem volume in old-growth Douglas-fir trees

    Jan Čermák;Jiří Kučera;William L. Bauerle;Nathan Phillips

  • The relationship between tree height and leaf area: sapwood area ratio.

    N. Mcdowell;H. Barnard;B. J. Bond;T. Hinckley

  • Interspecific variation in nighttime transpiration and stomatal conductance in a mixed New England deciduous forest.

    Michael J Daley;Nathan G Phillips

  • Sap-flux-scaled transpiration responses to light, vapor pressure deficit, and leaf area reduction in a flooded Taxodium distichum forest.

    R. Oren;N. Phillips;B. E. Ewers;D. E. Pataki

  • An investigation of hydraulic limitation and compensation in large, old Douglas-fir trees.

    Nate G. McDowell;Nathan Phillips;Claire Lunch;Barbara J. Bond

  • Scaling xylem sap flux and soil water balance and calculating variance: a method for partitioning water flux in forests

    Ram Oren;Nathan Phillips;Gabriel Katul;Brent E. Ewers

  • A comparison of daily representations of canopy conductance based on two conditional time- averaging methods and the dependence of daily conductance on environmental factors

    Nathan Phillips;Ram Oren

  • Time constant for water transport in loblolly pine trees estimated from time series of evaporative demand and stem sapflow

    N. Phillips;Abhijit Nagchaudhuri;R. Oren;Gabriel Katul

  • The zone of vegetation influence on baseflow revealed by diel patterns of streamflow and vegetation water use in a headwater basin

    Barbara J. Bond;Julia A. Jones;Georgianne Moore;Nathan Phillips

  • Sensitivity of mean canopy stomatal conductance to vapor pressure deficit in a flooded Taxodium distichum L. forest: hydraulic and non-hydraulic effects

    R. Oren;J. S. Sperry;B. E. Ewers;D. E. Pataki

  • Leaf and canopy responses to elevated CO2 in a pine forest under free-air CO2 enrichment.

    David S. Ellsworth;Ram Oren;Ce Huang;Nathan Phillips

  • Structural and compositional controls on transpiration in 40- and 450-year-old riparian forests in western Oregon, USA.

    Georgianne W. Moore;Barbara J. Bond;Julia A. Jones;Nathan Phillips

  • Responses of sap flux and stomatal conductance of Pinus taeda L. trees to stepwise reductions in leaf area

    Diane E. Pataki;Ram Oren;Nathan Phillips

  • Hydraulic Capacitance: Biophysics and Functional Significance of Internal Water Sources in Relation to Tree Size

    Fabian G. Scholz;Fabian G. Scholz;Nathan G. Phillips;Sandra J. Bucci;Sandra J. Bucci;Frederick C. Meinzer

  • WATER BALANCE DELINEATES THE SOIL LAYER IN WHICH MOISTURE AFFECTS CANOPY CONDUCTANCE

    Ram Oren;Brent E. Ewers;Philip Todd;Nathan Phillips

  • Canopy and hydraulic conductance in young, mature and old Douglas-fir trees.

    Nathan Phillips;Barbara J. Bond;Nate G. McDowell;Michael G. Ryan;Michael G. Ryan

  • Exposure to preindustrial, current and future atmospheric CO2 and temperature differentially affects growth and photosynthesis in Eucalyptus

    Oula Ghannoum;Nathan G. Phillips;Nathan G. Phillips;Jann P. Conroy;Renee A. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Ram Oren
Ram Oren Duke University
James D. Lewis
James D. Lewis Fordham University
Barry A. Logan
Barry A. Logan Bowdoin College
David T. Tissue
David T. Tissue Western Sydney University
Barbara J. Bond
Barbara J. Bond Oregon State University
Michael G. Ryan
Michael G. Ryan Colorado State University
Brent E. Ewers
Brent E. Ewers University of Wyoming
Gabriel G. Katul
Gabriel G. Katul Duke University
Lucy R. Hutyra
Lucy R. Hutyra Boston University
Nate G. McDowell
Nate G. McDowell Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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