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Rolf T. W. Siegwolf

Rolf T. W. Siegwolf

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Switzerland
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
81
Citations
20447
World Ranking
408
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

His main research concerns Ecology, Botany, Agronomy, Picea abies and Soil water. His Ecology research includes themes of Carbon, δ13C and Isotopes of carbon. In his research on the topic of Isotopes of carbon, Atmospheric sciences and Biome is strongly related with Photosynthesis.

His study of Canopy is a part of Botany. Rolf T. W. Siegwolf has included themes like Stomatal conductance, Soil fertility and Transpiration in his Agronomy study. His Soil water study combines topics in areas such as Evergreen, Organic matter, Quercus suber and Growing season.

His most cited work include:

  • Carbon Flux and Growth in Mature Deciduous Forest Trees Exposed to Elevated CO2 (471 citations)
  • Linking stable oxygen and carbon isotopes with stomatal conductance and photosynthetic capacity: a conceptual model. (425 citations)
  • Carbon isotope discrimination indicates improving water-use efficiency of trees in northern Eurasia over the last 100 years (293 citations)

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

Rolf T. W. Siegwolf spends much of his time researching Botany, Atmospheric sciences, Environmental chemistry, Ecology and Agronomy. His research in Botany focuses on subjects like Isotopes of carbon, which are connected to Carbon dioxide. His research investigates the connection between Atmospheric sciences and topics such as Precipitation that intersect with problems in δ18O, Hydrology and Climatology.

His study on Environmental chemistry also encompasses disciplines like

  • Soil water, which have a strong connection to Growing season,
  • Isotope analysis which connect with Isotope-ratio mass spectrometry. His Agronomy research incorporates themes from Nutrient, Soil respiration and Scots pine. His Stomatal conductance research incorporates elements of Vapour Pressure Deficit, Transpiration, δ13C and Water-use efficiency.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (30.63%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (18.66%)
  • Environmental chemistry (18.31%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • δ13C (17.25%)
  • Larch (13.73%)
  • Botany (30.63%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in δ13C, Larch, Botany, Atmospheric sciences and Stomatal conductance. Δ13C is closely attributed to Agronomy in his work. His research on Larch also deals with topics like

  • Growing season which is related to area like Soil water and Snow,
  • Physical geography which intersects with area such as Sunshine duration, European Larch and Ecosystem,
  • δ18O, which have a strong connection to Hydrology.

The concepts of his Botany study are interwoven with issues in Carbon cycle, Oxygen isotope ratio cycle and Isotope fractionation. Rolf T. W. Siegwolf has researched Atmospheric sciences in several fields, including Hydrology, Temperate climate and Precipitation. His Stomatal conductance study also includes fields such as

  • Vapour Pressure Deficit which is related to area like Ecology,
  • Scots pine most often made with reference to Water-use efficiency.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Belowground carbon trade among tall trees in a temperate forest (107 citations)
  • Plant responses to rising vapor pressure deficit. (81 citations)
  • Recovery of trees from drought depends on belowground sink control (78 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Stomatal conductance, Photosynthesis, Growing season and Soil water. His research in Botany is mostly focused on Woody plant. His Stomatal conductance research includes elements of Fagus sylvatica, Agronomy, Vapour Pressure Deficit, δ13C and Water-use efficiency.

As a part of the same scientific family, Rolf T. W. Siegwolf mostly works in the field of Photosynthesis, focusing on Climate change and, on occasion, Soil respiration, Biome, Drought tolerance, Abundance and Terrestrial ecosystem. His Growing season research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Larch, Beech, Ecosystem and Precipitation. His study on Precipitation also encompasses disciplines like

  • δ18O that connect with fields like Hydrology,
  • Pinus mugo, which have a strong connection to Atmospheric sciences.

Best Publications

  • Plant responses to rising vapor pressure deficit.

    Charlotte Grossiord;Charlotte Grossiord;Thomas N. Buckley;Lucas A. Cernusak;Kimberly A. Novick

  • Linking stable oxygen and carbon isotopes with stomatal conductance and photosynthetic capacity: a conceptual model.

    Y. Scheidegger;M. Saurer;M. Bahn;R. Siegwolf

  • Carbon Flux and Growth in Mature Deciduous Forest Trees Exposed to Elevated CO2

    Christian Körner;Roman Asshoff;Olivier Bignucolo;Stephan Hättenschwiler

  • Carbon isotope discrimination indicates improving water-use efficiency of trees in northern Eurasia over the last 100 years

    Matthias Saurer;Rolf T. W. Siegwolf;Fritz H. Schweingruber

  • Water-use strategies in two co-occurring Mediterranean evergreen oaks: surviving the summer drought.

    T. S. David;M. O. Henriques;C. Kurz-Besson;J. Nunes

  • Soil Respiration in European Grasslands in Relation to Climate and Assimilate Supply

    Michael Bahn;Mirco Rodeghiero;Margaret Anderson-Dunn;Sabina Dore

  • Drought response of five conifer species under contrasting water availability suggests high vulnerability of Norway spruce and European larch

    Mathieu Lévesque;Mathieu Lévesque;Matthias Saurer;Rolf Siegwolf;Britta Eilmann

  • Does photosynthesis affect grassland soil‐respired CO2 and its carbon isotope composition on a diurnal timescale?

    Michael Bahn;Michael Schmitt;Rolf Siegwolf;Andreas Richter

  • Correlating δ13C and δ18O in cellulose of trees

    M. Saurer;K. Aellen;R. Siegwolf

  • Seasonal origins of soil water used by trees

    Scott T. Allen;Scott T. Allen;James W. Kirchner;James W. Kirchner;Sabine Braun;Rolf T. W. Siegwolf

  • Belowground carbon trade among tall trees in a temperate forest

    Tamir Klein;Rolf T. W. Siegwolf;Christian Körner

  • Estimating the uptake of traffic-derived NO2 from 15N abundance in Norway spruce needles

    Markus Ammann;Rolf Siegwolf;F. Pichlmayer;Marianne Suter

  • Recovery of trees from drought depends on belowground sink control

    Frank Hagedorn;Jobin Joseph;Jobin Joseph;Martina Peter;Jörg Luster

  • Increased N deposition retards mineralization of old soil organic matter

    Frank Hagedorn;Dieter Spinnler;Rolf Siegwolf

  • Spatial variability and temporal trends in water-use efficiency of European forests

    Matthias Saurer;Renato Spahni;Renato Spahni;David C. Frank;Fortunat Joos;Fortunat Joos

  • Reducing uncertainties in δ13C analysis of tree rings: Pooling, milling, and cellulose extraction

    Silvio Borella;Markus Leuenberger;Matthias Saurer;Rolf Siegwolf

  • Seasonal transfer of oxygen isotopes from precipitation and soil to the tree ring: source water versus needle water enrichment.

    Kerstin Treydte;Sonja Boda;Elisabeth Graf Pannatier;Patrick Fonti

  • Increased water-use efficiency does not lead to enhanced tree growth under xeric and mesic conditions

    Mathieu Lévesque;Mathieu Lévesque;Rolf Siegwolf;Matthias Saurer;Britta Eilmann

  • Stable carbon isotopes in tree rings of beech : climatic versus site-related influences

    M. Saurer;Silvio Borella;Fritz Schweingruber;Rolf Siegwolf

  • Ideas and perspectives: Tracing terrestrial ecosystem water fluxes using hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes – challenges and opportunities from an interdisciplinary perspective

    Daniele Penna;Luisa Hopp;Francesca Scandellari;Scott T. Allen

  • Stable isotopes as indicators of ecological change

    Todd E. Dawson;Rolf T. W. Siegwolf

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Saurer
Matthias Saurer Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Nina Buchmann
Nina Buchmann ETH Zurich
Christian Körner
Christian Körner University of Basel
Eugene A. Vaganov
Eugene A. Vaganov Siberian Federal University
Alexander V. Kirdyanov
Alexander V. Kirdyanov University of Cambridge
Frank Hagedorn
Frank Hagedorn Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Giovanna Battipaglia
Giovanna Battipaglia University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Arthur Gessler
Arthur Gessler ETH Zurich
Werner Eugster
Werner Eugster ETH Zurich
Paolo Cherubini
Paolo Cherubini Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

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