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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
71
Citations
23779
World Ranking
651
National Ranking
193

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
73
Citations
29422
World Ranking
1385
National Ranking
593

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Carbon dioxide

Peter Harley focuses on Photosynthesis, Botany, Stomatal conductance, Isoprene synthase and Ecology. The various areas that he examines in his Botany study include Community and Horticulture. His Stomatal conductance study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Canopy, Carbon dioxide, Co2 flux and Agronomy.

He merges many fields, such as Isoprene synthase and Air quality index, in his writings. His research in the fields of Eddy covariance and Subalpine forest overlaps with other disciplines such as Elevation. His Meteorology study combines topics in areas such as Spatial ecology and Atmospheric sciences.

His most cited work include:

  • A global model of natural volatile organic compound emissions (3127 citations)
  • Estimates of global terrestrial isoprene emissions using MEGAN (Model of Emissions of Gases and Aerosols from Nature) (2631 citations)
  • Isoprene and monoterpene emission rate variability: Model evaluations and sensitivity analyses (1286 citations)

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

Peter Harley spends much of his time researching Botany, Atmospheric sciences, Environmental chemistry, Photosynthesis and Stomatal conductance. His work on Terpenoid as part of general Botany research is often related to Isoprene synthase activity and Isoprene synthase, thus linking different fields of science. His work carried out in the field of Atmospheric sciences brings together such families of science as Ecology, Canopy, Eddy covariance, Aerosol and Flux.

The concepts of his Environmental chemistry study are interwoven with issues in Atmosphere, Monoterpene, Volatile organic compound, Carbon and Ozone. As a member of one scientific family, Peter Harley mostly works in the field of Photosynthesis, focusing on Limiting factor and, on occasion, Ecosystem respiration. His Stomatal conductance research also works with subjects such as

  • Photosynthetic capacity that connect with fields like Agronomy,
  • Water vapor most often made with reference to Carbon dioxide.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (38.02%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (33.06%)
  • Environmental chemistry (30.58%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2020)?

  • Environmental chemistry (30.58%)
  • Botany (38.02%)
  • Ecosystem (23.97%)

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

Environmental chemistry, Botany, Ecosystem, Ozone and Stomatal conductance are his primary areas of study. His work deals with themes such as Carbon, Radical, Volatile organic compound and Aerosol, which intersect with Environmental chemistry. His Monoterpene, Darkness and Methyl salicylate study in the realm of Botany connects with subjects such as Myrcene and Sabinene.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Atmosphere and Atmospheric chemistry. The concepts of his Atmospheric chemistry study are interwoven with issues in Total organic carbon, Pollen, Cloud condensation nuclei, Pinus and Atmospheric sciences. Stomatal conductance is a subfield of Photosynthesis that Peter Harley studies.

Between 2011 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Modeling the Photosynthetic Response of C3 Leaves to Environmental Factors (181 citations)
  • Bidirectional exchange of biogenic volatiles with vegetation: emission sources, reactions, breakdown and deposition. (72 citations)
  • Atmospheric benzenoid emissions from plants rival those from fossil fuels (64 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

His primary areas of study are Ecosystem, Atmospheric chemistry, Botany, Environmental chemistry and Eddy covariance. His studies deal with areas such as Atmosphere and Vegetation as well as Ecosystem. His Atmosphere research includes themes of Temperate forest, Climatology, Deposition and Seasonality.

His study in the field of Photosynthesis is also linked to topics like Environmental ethics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Volatility, Photosynthetic photon flux density, Volatile organic compound, Stomatal conductance and Aqueous solution. His work carried out in the field of Eddy covariance brings together such families of science as Trace gas, Atmospheric sciences, Total organic carbon, Experimental forest and Aerosol.

Best Publications

  • A global model of natural volatile organic compound emissions

    Alex Guenther;C. Nicholas Hewitt;David Erickson;Ray Fall

  • Estimates of global terrestrial isoprene emissions using MEGAN (Model of Emissions of Gases and Aerosols from Nature)

    A. Guenther;T. Karl;P. Harley;C. Wiedinmyer

  • Isoprene and monoterpene emission rate variability: Model evaluations and sensitivity analyses

    Alex B. Guenther;Patrick R. Zimmerman;Peter C. Harley;Russell K. Monson

  • Modelling photosynthesis of cotton grown in elevated CO2

    P. C. Harley;R. B. Thomas;J. F. Reynolds;B. R. Strain

  • Theoretical Considerations when Estimating the Mesophyll Conductance to CO2 Flux by Analysis of the Response of Photosynthesis to CO2

    Peter C. Harley;Francesco Loreto;Giorgio Di Marco;Thomas D. Sharkey

  • Temperature response of parameters of a biochemically based model of photosynthesis. II. A review of experimental data

    B. E. Medlyn;B. E. Medlyn;E. Dreyer;D. Ellsworth;M. Forstreuter

  • Natural emissions of non-methane volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, and oxides of nitrogen from North America

    Alex Guenther;Chris Geron;Tom Pierce;Brian Lamb

  • Carbon sequestration in a high‐elevation, subalpine forest

    R. K. Monson;A. A. Turnipseed;J. P. Sparks;P. C. Harley;P. C. Harley

  • Scaling carbon dioxide and water vapour exchange from leaf to canopy in a deciduous forest. II. Model testing and application

    D. D. Baldocchi;P. C. Harley

  • Estimation of Mesophyll Conductance to CO2 Flux by Three Different Methods

    Francesco Loreto;Peter C. Harley;Giorgio Di Marco;Thomas D. Sharkey

  • An improved model of C3 photosynthesis at high CO2: Reversed O2 sensitivity explained by lack of glycerate reentry into the chloroplast

    Peter C. Harley;Thomas D. Sharkey

  • Modeling the Photosynthetic Response of C3 Leaves to Environmental Factors

    Peter C. Harley;John Tenhunen

  • Scaling carbon dioxide and water vapour exchange from leaf to canopy in a deciduous forest. I. Leaf model parametrization

    P. C. Harley;D. D. Baldocchi

  • Environmental and developmental controls over the seasonal pattern of isoprene emission from aspen leaves.

    R. K. Monson;P. C. Harley;M. E. Litvak;M. Wildermuth

  • Ecological and evolutionary aspects of isoprene emission from plants

    Peter C. Harley;Russell K. Monson;Manuel T. Lerdau

  • Isoprene emission estimates and uncertainties for the central African EXPRESSO study domain

    Alex Guenther;Bill Baugh;Guy Brasseur;Jim Greenberg

  • Coordination theory of leaf nitrogen distribution in a canopy

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

  • Effects of light, temperature and canopy position on net photosynthesis and isoprene emission from sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) leaves.

    P. Harley;A. Guenther;P. Zimmerman

  • Efficient Atmospheric Cleansing of Oxidized Organic Trace Gases by Vegetation

    T. Karl;P. Harley;L. Emmons;B. Thornton

  • Emission of 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol by pines: A potentially large natural source of reactive carbon to the atmosphere

    Peter Harley;Verity Fridd-Stroud;James Greenberg;Alex Guenther

  • Isoprene and monoterpene fluxes measured above Amazonian rainforest and their dependence on light and temperature

    H.J.I. Rinne;A.B. Guenther;J.P. Greenberg;P.C. Harley

  • Estimations of isoprenoid emission capacity from enclosure studies: measurements, data processing, quality and standardized measurement protocols

    Ülo Niinemets;U. Kuhn;P. C. Harley;M. Staudt

  • Sesquiterpene emissions from pine trees--identifications, emission rates and flux estimates for the contiguous United States.

    Detlev Helmig;John Ortega;Tiffany Duhl;David Tanner

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex Guenther
Alex Guenther University of California, Irvine
Thomas Karl
Thomas Karl University of Innsbruck
Jim Greenberg
Jim Greenberg National Center for Atmospheric Research
Russell K. Monson
Russell K. Monson University of Colorado Boulder
John Tenhunen
John Tenhunen University of Bayreuth
Christine Wiedinmyer
Christine Wiedinmyer University of Colorado Boulder
Patrick R. Zimmerman
Patrick R. Zimmerman National Center for Atmospheric Research
Martin Graus
Martin Graus University of Innsbruck
Ülo Niinemets
Ülo Niinemets Estonian University of Life Sciences
Otto L. Lange
Otto L. Lange University of Würzburg

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