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Olevi Kull 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 Olevi Kull sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 66 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Olevi Kull 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 Olevi Kull sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Photosynthesis

Olevi Kull mainly investigates Botany, Canopy, Photosynthesis, Acclimatization and Horticulture. His Botany research includes themes of Productivity, Biomass and Carbon dioxide. His work deals with themes such as Photosynthetic capacity and Dry weight, Agronomy, which intersect with Canopy.

His research in Photosynthesis intersects with topics in Chlorophyll and Shade tolerance. The study incorporates disciplines such as Fagus sylvatica and Photosynthetic photon flux density in addition to Acclimatization. His studies deal with areas such as Growing season, Salicaceae, Biomonitoring, Greenhouse gas and Air pollution as well as Horticulture.

His most cited work include:

  • Ozone concentration in leaf intercellular air spaces is close to zero. (392 citations)
  • An analysis of light effects on foliar morphology, physiology, and light interception in temperate deciduous woody species of contrasting shade tolerance. (279 citations)
  • Acclimation of photosynthetic capacity to irradiance in tree canopies in relation to leaf nitrogen concentration and leaf mass per unit area (269 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Canopy, Photosynthesis, Chlorophyll and Acclimatization. His research integrates issues of Carbon dioxide and Horticulture in his study of Botany. His work on Shade tolerance as part of general Canopy study is frequently linked to Atmospheric sciences, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.

His Photosynthesis study incorporates themes from Salicaceae and Electron transport chain. His study in Chlorophyll is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Tiliaceae, Herbaceous plant and Photosystem II. His work carried out in the field of Acclimatization brings together such families of science as Temperate deciduous forest, Fagus sylvatica, Tilia cordata and Photosynthetic photon flux density.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (77.61%)
  • Canopy (74.63%)
  • Photosynthesis (49.25%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2005-2017)?

  • Canopy (74.63%)
  • Botany (77.61%)
  • Chlorophyll (31.34%)

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

Olevi Kull spends much of his time researching Canopy, Botany, Chlorophyll, Photosynthesis and Agronomy. His Canopy research incorporates elements of Vegetation, Acclimatization, Leaf area index and Horticulture. The various areas that Olevi Kull examines in his Botany study include Nutrient and Interception.

He focuses mostly in the field of Chlorophyll, narrowing it down to matters related to Herbaceous plant and, in some cases, Dry weight, Soil fertility, Dominance and Plant community. His work on Picea abies expands to the thematically related Photosynthesis. His Agronomy research integrates issues from Biomass, Short rotation coppice and Specific leaf area.

Between 2005 and 2017, his most popular works were:

  • Woody biomass production during the second rotation of a bio‐energy Populus plantation increases in a future high CO2 world (117 citations)
  • An experimental facility for free air humidity manipulation (FAHM) can alter water flux through deciduous tree canopy (80 citations)
  • Photosynthetic stimulation under long-term CO2 enrichment and fertilization is sustained across a closed Populus canopy profile (EUROFACE). (59 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis

Olevi Kull focuses on Canopy, Botany, Chlorophyll, Chlorophyll fluorescence and Acclimatization. His research integrates issues of Agronomy, Horticulture, Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere, Nutrient and Remote sensing in his study of Canopy. The Chlorophyll study combines topics in areas such as Photosynthesis, Shrubland, Vegetation, Soil water and Leaf area index.

When carried out as part of a general Photosynthesis research project, his work on Photosynthetic capacity is frequently linked to work in Nitrogen cycle, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. Olevi Kull has included themes like Dry weight, Herbaceous plant, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index and Photosynthetic acclimation in his Chlorophyll fluorescence study. His Acclimatization research includes elements of Betula pendula, Fumigation and Deciduous.

Best Publications

  • Ozone concentration in leaf intercellular air spaces is close to zero.

    Agu Laisk;Olevi Kull;Heino Moldau

  • 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

  • Acclimation of photosynthetic capacity to irradiance in tree canopies in relation to leaf nitrogen concentration and leaf mass per unit area

    P. Meir;B. Kruijt;M. Broadmeadow;E. Barbosa

  • Acclimation of photosynthesis in canopies: models and limitations

    Olevi Kull;Olevi Kull

  • The role of nitrogen in a simple scheme to scale up photosynthesis from leaf to canopy

    O. Kull;P. G. Jarvis

  • Within‐canopy variation in the rate of development of photosynthetic capacity is proportional to integrated quantum flux density in temperate deciduous trees

    Ü. Niinemets;O. Kull;J. D. Tenhunen

  • Effects of light availability and tree size on the architecture of assimilative surface in the canopy of Picea abies: variation in needle morphology.

    Ülo Niinemets;Olevi Kull

  • Woody biomass production during the second rotation of a bio-energy Populus plantation increases in a future high CO2 world

    Marion Liberloo;Carlo Calfapietra;Martin Lukac;Douglas Godbold

  • Stoichiometry of foliar carbon constituents varies along light gradients in temperate woody canopies: implications for foliage morphological plasticity

    Ülo Niinemets;Olevi Kull

  • VARIABILITY IN LEAF MORPHOLOGY AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AS A FUNCTION OF CANOPY LIGHT ENVIRONMENT IN COEXISTING DECIDUOUS TREES

    Ülo Niinemets;Olevi Kull;John D. Tenhunen

  • Leaf photosynthetic light response : a mechanistic model for scaling photosynthesis to leaves and canopies

    O. Kull;B. Kruijt

  • Photosynthetic responses of aspen clones to simultaneous exposures of ozone and CO2

    O. Kull;A. Sober;M.D. Coleman;R.E. Dickson

  • Variations in leaf morphometry and nitrogen concentration in Betula pendula Roth., Corylus avellana L. and Lonicera xylosteum L.

    Olevi Kull;Ülo Niinemets

  • Distribution of leaf photosynthetic properties in tree canopies : comparison of species with different shade tolerance

    O. Kull;Ü. Niinemets

  • Photosynthetic acclimation to light in woody and herbaceous species: a comparison of leaf structure, pigment content and chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics measured in the field.

    L. Hallik;L. Hallik;Ü. Niinemets;O. Kull

  • An experimental facility for free air humidity manipulation (FAHM) can alter water flux through deciduous tree canopy

    Priit Kupper;Jaak Sõber;Arne Sellin;Krista Lõhmus

  • Shape of leaf photosynthetic electron transport versus temperature response curve is not constant along canopy light gradients in temperate deciduous trees

    Ü. Niinemets;V. Oja;O. Kull

  • Stomatal conductance and not stomatal density determines the long-term reduction in leaf transpiration of poplar in elevated CO2.

    Penny J. Tricker;Harriet Trewin;Olevi Kull;Graham J. J. Clarkson

  • Acclimation of photosynthesis to light: a mechanistic approach

    O. Kull;B. Kruijt

  • Light distribution and foliage structure in an oak canopy

    O. Kull;Mark Broadmeadow;Bart Kruijt;Patrick Meir

Frequent Co-Authors

Ülo Niinemets
Ülo Niinemets Estonian University of Life Sciences
John Tenhunen
John Tenhunen University of Bayreuth
Bart Kruijt
Bart Kruijt Wageningen University & Research
David F. Karnosky
David F. Karnosky Michigan Technological University
Gail Taylor
Gail Taylor University College London
Josep Peñuelas
Josep Peñuelas Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), CSIC
Agu Laisk
Agu Laisk University of Tartu
Christine A. Raines
Christine A. Raines University of Essex
Maurizio Sabatti
Maurizio Sabatti Tuscia University
Reinhart Ceulemans
Reinhart Ceulemans University of Antwerp

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