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D-Index
76
Citations
14345
World Ranking
522
National Ranking
48

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis

His primary areas of study are Botany, Ecology, Beech, Fagus sylvatica and Stomatal conductance. His studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like Ozone and Horticulture. His research investigates the connection with Ecology and areas like Tropospheric ozone which intersect with concerns in Pollutant, Global change, Flux and Risk analysis.

His Beech study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Competition, Phytotron, Allometry and Growing season. Rainer Matyssek combines subjects such as Canopy and Fagaceae with his study of Fagus sylvatica. His Picea abies research incorporates elements of Crown, Agronomy, Drought tolerance, Deciduous and Evergreen.

His most cited work include:

  • Potential risks for European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in a changing climate (282 citations)
  • Impact of Ozone on Trees: an Ecophysiological Perspective (238 citations)
  • Promoting the O3 flux concept for European forest trees (169 citations)

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

His main research concerns Botany, Beech, Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies and Ecology. His Botany study incorporates themes from Fumigation, Horticulture and Ozone. His research investigates the link between Beech and topics such as Agronomy that cross with problems in Soil water.

His Fagus sylvatica research focuses on Growing season and how it relates to Cutting. His Picea abies research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Woody plant, Deciduous, Forestry, Plant ecology and Evergreen. The study incorporates disciplines such as Air pollution and Climate change, Carbon sink in addition to Forest ecology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (43.75%)
  • Beech (33.59%)
  • Fagus sylvatica (32.03%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2020)?

  • Botany (43.75%)
  • Fagus sylvatica (32.03%)
  • Beech (33.59%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Fagus sylvatica, Beech, Picea abies and Ecology. His Botany research integrates issues from Ecology and Horticulture. The various areas that Rainer Matyssek examines in his Horticulture study include Crown and Transpiration.

His Beech study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Biomass, Agronomy, Ozone and Competition. His research in Picea abies intersects with topics in Water content and Stomatal conductance. His Climate change research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Air pollution, Forest ecology and Deciduous.

Between 2014 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Global topics and novel approaches in the study of air pollution, climate change and forest ecosystems (57 citations)
  • Does belowground interaction with Fagus sylvatica increase drought susceptibility of photosynthesis and stem growth in Picea abies (38 citations)
  • Post-drought hydraulic recovery is accompanied by non-structural carbohydrate depletion in the stem wood of Norway spruce saplings (28 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis

His primary areas of investigation include Fagus sylvatica, Beech, Botany, Picea abies and Horticulture. The Beech study combines topics in areas such as Agronomy and Ozone. In general Ozone, his work in Tropospheric ozone is often linked to Air temperature linking many areas of study.

His Picea abies research incorporates elements of Forestry, Water content and Stomatal conductance. His research integrates issues of Global warming, Climate change and Basal area in his study of Stomatal conductance. His Horticulture study combines topics in areas such as Crown and Transpiration.

Best Publications

  • Potential risks for European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in a changing climate

    Arthur Geßler;Arthur Geßler;Claudia Keitel;Claudia Keitel;Jürgen Kreuzwieser;Rainer Matyssek

  • Impact of Ozone on Trees: an Ecophysiological Perspective

    Rainer Matyssek;Heinrich Sandermann

  • Estimating photosynthetic rate and annual carbon gain in conifers from specific leaf weight and leaf biomass.

    R. Oren;E. D. Schulze;R. Matyssek;R. Zimmermann

  • Limitations and perspectives about scaling ozone impacts in trees.

    T. E. Kolb;R. Matyssek

  • Promoting the O3 flux concept for European forest trees

    R. Matyssek;A. Bytnerowicz;P.-E. Karlsson;E. Paoletti

  • Characteristics of Electrical Signals in Poplar and Responses in Photosynthesis

    Silke Lautner;Thorsten Erhard Edgar Grams;Rainer Matyssek;Jörg Fromm

  • Ozone — A Risk Factor for Trees and Forests in Europe?

    R. Matyssek;J. L. Innes

  • Nighttime exposure to ozone reduces whole-plant production in Betula pendula.

    Rainer Matyssek;Madeleine S. Günthardt-Goerg;Stefan Maurer;Theodor Keller

  • The challenge of making ozone risk assessment for forest trees more mechanistic.

    R. Matyssek;H. Sandermann;G. Wieser;F. Booker

  • Enhanced ozone strongly reduces carbon sink strength of adult beech (Fagus sylvatica) – Resume from the free-air fumigation study at Kranzberg Forest

    R. Matyssek;G. Wieser;R. Ceulemans;H. Rennenberg

  • Forests under climate change and air pollution: gaps in understanding and future directions for research

    R. Matyssek;G. Wieser;C. Calfapietra;W. de Vries

  • Advances of air pollution science: From forest decline to multiple-stress effects on forest ecosystem services

    E. Paoletti;M. Schaub;R. Matyssek;G. Wieser

  • Impairment of gas exchange and structure in birch leaves (Betula pendula) caused by low ozone concentrations

    Rainer Matyssek;Madeleine S. Günthardt-Goerg;Theodor Keller;Christoph Scheidegger

  • The more, the better? Water relations of Norway spruce stands after progressive thinning

    Timo Gebhardt;Karl-Heinz Häberle;Rainer Matyssek;Christoph Schulz

  • Combining δ13C and δ18O analyses to unravel competition, CO2 and O3 effects on the physiological performance of different‐aged trees

    Thorsten E. E. Grams;Thorsten E. E. Grams;Alessandra Rodrigues Kozovits;Karl Heinz Häberle;Rainer Matyssek

  • Transient knockout of photosynthesis mediated by electrical signals.

    Christiane Koziolek;Thorsten E. E. Grams;Ulrich Schreiber;Rainer Matyssek

  • Free-Air Exposure Systems to Scale up Ozone Research to Mature Trees

    D. F. Karnosky;H. Werner;T. Holopainen;K. Percy

  • Seasonal growth, δ13C in leaves and stem, and phloem structure of birch (Betula pendula) under low ozone concentrations

    Rainer Matyssek;Madeleine S. Günthardt-Goerg;Matthias Saurer;Theodor Keller

  • Extraordinary drought of 2003 overrules ozone impact on adult beech trees (Fagus sylvatica)

    M. Löw;K. Herbinger;A. J. Nunn;K.-H. Häberle

  • Heat-induced electrical signals affect cytoplasmic and apoplastic pH as well as photosynthesis during propagation through the maize leaf.

    Thorsten E. E. Grams;Silke Lautner;Hubert H. Felle;Rainer Matyssek

  • Differentiation and structural decline in the leaves and bark of birch ( Betula pendula ) under low ozone concentrations

    Madeleine S. Günthardt-Goerg;Rainer Matyssek;Christoph Scheidegger;Theodor Keller

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl-Heinz Häberle
Karl-Heinz Häberle Technical University of Munich
Gerhard Wieser
Gerhard Wieser University of Innsbruck
Thorsten E. E. Grams
Thorsten E. E. Grams Technical University of Munich
Madeleine S. Günthardt-Goerg
Madeleine S. Günthardt-Goerg Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Hans Pretzsch
Hans Pretzsch Technical University of Munich
Heinz Rennenberg
Heinz Rennenberg University of Freiburg
Michael Tausz
Michael Tausz University of Melbourne
Elena Paoletti
Elena Paoletti National Research Council (CNR)
Sebastian Gayler
Sebastian Gayler University of Hohenheim
Kevin E. Percy
Kevin E. Percy K.E. Percy Air Quality Effects Consulting Ltd

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