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D-Index
90
Citations
20621
World Ranking
288
National Ranking
27

Otto L. Lange 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 Otto L. Lange sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 240 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Otto L. Lange 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 Otto L. Lange sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 90 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Photosynthesis, Lichen, Thallus and Water content. Otto L. Lange regularly links together related areas like Horticulture in his Botany studies. Otto L. Lange focuses mostly in the field of Horticulture, narrowing it down to topics relating to Compensation point and, in certain cases, Fagaceae.

His Photosynthesis research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Ecology, Carbon dioxide, Algae and Atmospheric sciences. The Thallus study combines topics in areas such as Productivity, Dry weight, Green algae and Pseudocyphellaria. His Transpiration study combines topics in areas such as Valerianella, Xylem, Agronomy and Prunus armeniaca.

His most cited work include:

  • Responses of stomata to changes in humidity. (376 citations)
  • Water vapor uptake and photosynthesis of lichens: performance differences in species with green and blue-green algae as phycobionts. (288 citations)
  • Stomatal responses to changes in humidity in plants growing in the desert. (264 citations)

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

His primary areas of study are Botany, Photosynthesis, Lichen, Ecology and Thallus. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Horticulture and Arbutus unedo. His Photosynthesis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Respiration, Carbon dioxide, Atmospheric sciences and Water content.

His Lichen research includes themes of Productivity, Green algae and Desiccation. His Thallus research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Photosynthetically active radiation, Algae, Dry weight, Pseudocyphellaria and Rainforest. The study incorporates disciplines such as Prunus armeniaca, Agronomy, Evergreen and Stomatal conductance in addition to Transpiration.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (57.14%)
  • Photosynthesis (49.78%)
  • Lichen (33.77%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1995-2017)?

  • Botany (57.14%)
  • Lichen (33.77%)
  • Photosynthesis (49.78%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Lichen, Photosynthesis, Ecology and Thallus. Botany is closely attributed to Water content in his work. His work carried out in the field of Water content brings together such families of science as Foliose lichen and Horticulture.

His study in the fields of Cyanolichen, Buellia frigida and Xanthoria under the domain of Lichen overlaps with other disciplines such as Term. His study in Photosynthesis is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Rainforest, Desiccation, Chlorophyll and Respiration. The concepts of his Thallus study are interwoven with issues in Cladonia furcata, Carbon dioxide, Trampling and Crustose.

Between 1995 and 2017, his most popular works were:

  • Photosynthesis of the cyanobacterial soil‐crust lichen Collema tenax from arid lands in southern Utah, USA: role of water content on light and temperature responses of CO2 exchange (165 citations)
  • A history of atmospheric CO[2] and its effects on plants, animals, and ecosystems (108 citations)
  • Photosynthesis of Lichens from Antarctica (99 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Photosynthesis

Otto L. Lange spends much of his time researching Botany, Photosynthesis, Lichen, Chlorophyll fluorescence and Photosystem II. Otto L. Lange interconnects Environmental chemistry and Water content in the investigation of issues within Botany. His Water content study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Photosynthetic capacity and Compensation point.

His research in Photosynthesis intersects with topics in Desiccation and Thallus. Otto L. Lange usually deals with Lichen and limits it to topics linked to Respiration and Acclimatization, Peltigera and Carbon fixation. His studies deal with areas such as Biophysics and Chlorophyll as well as Photosystem II.

Best Publications

  • Responses of stomata to changes in humidity.

    O. L. Lange;R. Lösch;Ernst Detlef Schulze;L. Kappen

  • Biological Soil Crusts: Characteristics and Distribution

    Jayne Belnap;B. Budel;Otto L. Lange

  • Water vapor uptake and photosynthesis of lichens: performance differences in species with green and blue-green algae as phycobionts.

    O. L. Lange;E. Kilian;H. Ziegler

  • Taxonomic composition and photosynthetic characteristics of the biological soil crusts covering sand dunes in the western Negev Desert

    O. L. Lange;G. J. Kidron;B. Büdel;A. Meyer

  • Stomatal responses to changes in humidity in plants growing in the desert.

    Ernst Detlef Schulze;O. L. Lange;O. L. Lange;U. Buschbom;U. Buschbom;L. Kappen;L. Kappen

  • Plant response to stress

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

  • 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

  • Photochemical efficiency of photosystem II, photon yield of O2 evolution, photosynthetic capacity, and carotenoid composition during the midday depression of net CO2 uptake in Arbutus unedo growing in Portugal

    Barbara Demmig-Adams;William W. Adams;Klaus Winter;Angelika Meyer

  • Photosynthesis of the cyanobacterial soil‐crust lichen Collema tenax from arid lands in southern Utah, USA: role of water content on light and temperature responses of CO2 exchange

    Otto L. Lange;Jayne Belnap;H. Reichenberger

  • Xylem-tapping mistletoes: water or nutrient parasites?

    J. R. Ehleringer;E. D. Schulze;H. Ziegler;O. L. Lange

  • Water and Plant Life

    O. L. Lange;L. Kappen;Ernst Detlef Schulze

  • Biological Soil Crusts and Ecosystem Nitrogen and Carbon Dynamics

    R. D. Evans;O. L. Lange

  • Photosynthesis and water relations of lichen soil crusts: field measurements in the coastal fog zone of the Namib Desert

    O. L. Lange;A. Meyer;H. Zellner;U. Heber

  • Current Perspectives of Steady-state Stomatal Responses to Environment

    A. E. Hall;Ernst Detlef Schulze;O. L. Lange

  • Determination of leaf heat resistance: comparative investigation of chlorophyll fluorescence changes and tissue necrosis methods

    H. W. Bilger;U. Schreiber;O. L. Lange

  • A history of atmospheric CO[2] and its effects on plants, animals, and ecosystems

    I.T. Baldwin;M.M. Caldwell;G. Heldmaier;Robert B. Jackson

  • Photosynthesis in Poikilohydric Plants: A Comparison of Lichens and Bryophytes

    T. G. A. Green;O. L. Lange

  • Photosynthesis of Soil-Crust Biota as Dependent on Environmental Factors

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  • The role of air humidity and leaf temperature in controlling stomatal resistance of Prunus armeniaca L. under desert conditions : I. A simulation of the daily course of stomatal resistance.

    Ernst Detlef Schulze;O. L. Lange;M. Evenari;L. Kappen

  • Effect of high light on the efficiency of photochemical energy conversion in a variety of lichen species with green and blue-green phycobionts.

    Barbara Demmig-Adams;Cristina Máguas;William W. Adams;Angelika Meyer

  • The role of air humidity and leaf temperature in controlling stomatal resistance of Prunus armeniaca L. under desert conditions : II. The significance of leaf water status and internal carbon dioxide concentration.

    Ernst Detlef Schulze;O. L. Lange;L. Kappen;M. Evenari

  • Stomatal responses to changes in temperature at increasing water stress.

    Ernst Detlef Schulze;O. L. Lange;O. L. Lange;L. Kappen;L. Kappen;U. Buschbom;U. Buschbom

  • Chlorophyll Fluorescence of Lichens Containing Green and Blue‐Green Algae During Hydration by Water Vapor Uptake and by Addition of Liquid Water*

    O. L. Lange;W. Bilger;S. Rimke;U. Schreiber

  • Further evidence that activation of net photosynthesis by dry cyanobacterial lichens requires liquid water

    O.L. Lange;B. Büdel;A. Meyer;E. Kilian

  • Water status related photosynthesis and carbon isotope discrimination in species of the lichen genusPseudocyphellaria with green or blue-green photobionts and in photosymbiodemes.

    O. L. Lange;T. G. A. Green;H. Ziegler

  • Differences in the capacity for radiationless energy dissipation in the photochemical apparatus of green and blue-green algal lichens associated with differences in carotenoid composition

    Barbara Demmig-Adams;William W. Adams;Franz-C. Czygan;Ulrich Schreiber

Frequent Co-Authors

Ernst-Detlef Schulze
Ernst-Detlef Schulze Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Ludger Kappen
Ludger Kappen Kiel University
John Tenhunen
John Tenhunen University of Bayreuth
Burkhard Büdel
Burkhard Büdel Technical University of Kaiserslautern
T.G. Allan Green
T.G. Allan Green University of Waikato
Jayne Belnap
Jayne Belnap United States Geological Survey
Peter Proksch
Peter Proksch Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Barbara Demmig-Adams
Barbara Demmig-Adams University of Colorado Boulder
William W. Adams
William W. Adams University of Colorado Boulder
Ulrich Heber
Ulrich Heber University of Würzburg

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