2026 Stefan Mayr: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	46	2639	2450	17	17	137	10345

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Ecology
Botany
Ecosystem

Stefan Mayr mainly focuses on Xylem, Botany, Tracheid, Picea abies and Hydraulic conductivity. Stefan Mayr has researched Xylem in several fields, including Ecology, Woody plant, Stomatal conductance and Transpiration. In general Ecology, his work in Competition is often linked to Longevity, High variability and Tree linking many areas of study.

His research links Horticulture with Botany. Stefan Mayr interconnects Shoot, Agronomy and Altitude in the investigation of issues within Picea abies. The concepts of his Hydraulic conductivity study are interwoven with issues in Composite material and Twig.

His most cited work include:

Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought (1256 citations)
Weak tradeoff between xylem safety and xylem-specific hydraulic efficiency across the world's woody plant species (269 citations)
A synthesis of radial growth patterns preceding tree mortality (210 citations)

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

Stefan Mayr focuses on Xylem, Botany, Hydraulic conductivity, Picea abies and Horticulture. His research integrates issues of Soil science and Agronomy in his study of Xylem. His studies deal with areas such as Ecology, Soil water and Stomatal conductance as well as Agronomy.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Seeding and Water content. The various areas that Stefan Mayr examines in his Hydraulic conductivity study include Acclimatization and Turgor pressure. His Picea abies research integrates issues from Pinus mugo and Twig.

He most often published in these fields:

Xylem (65.29%)
Botany (48.76%)
Hydraulic conductivity (35.54%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

Xylem (65.29%)
Horticulture (22.31%)
Hydraulic conductivity (35.54%)

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

Xylem, Horticulture, Hydraulic conductivity, Picea abies and Resistance are his primary areas of study. As part of one scientific family, Stefan Mayr deals mainly with the area of Xylem, narrowing it down to issues related to the Agronomy, and often Soil water. His Cambium and Tracheid study in the realm of Horticulture interacts with subjects such as Frost.

His studies in Hydraulic conductivity integrate themes in fields like Transect and Turgor pressure. His study explores the link between Picea abies and topics such as Betula pendula that cross with problems in Intraspecific competition. Ecology covers Stefan Mayr research in Shrub.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

Beyond the extreme: recovery of carbon and water relations in woody plants following heat and drought stress (33 citations)
Insights from in vivo micro‐CT analysis: testing the hydraulic vulnerability segmentation in Acer pseudoplatanus and Fagus sylvatica seedlings (26 citations)
Fire effects on tree physiology. (21 citations)

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

Ecology
Botany
Ecosystem

Stefan Mayr mostly deals with Xylem, Horticulture, Fagus sylvatica, Water content and Frost. His Xylem research includes elements of Photosynthesis, Picea abies, Stress and Woody plant. His Picea abies study deals with the bigger picture of Botany.

His work on Seedling as part of general Horticulture study is frequently linked to Micro ct and Water transport, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science. His work deals with themes such as Soil water and Water potential, which intersect with Fagus sylvatica. His Water content research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Shrub, Intraspecific competition, Tracheid, Pinus mugo and Evergreen.

Best Publications

Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought

Brendan Choat;Steven Jansen;Tim J. Brodribb;Hervé Cochard;Hervé Cochard

2863
Citations
Weak tradeoff between xylem safety and xylem-specific hydraulic efficiency across the world's woody plant species

Sean M. Gleason;Sean M. Gleason;Mark Westoby;Steven Jansen;Brendan Choat

744
Citations
A synthesis of radial growth patterns preceding tree mortality

Maxime Cailleret;Steven Jansen;Elisabeth M. R. Robert;Elisabeth M. R. Robert;Lucía Desoto

553
Citations
Xylem Wall Collapse in Water-Stressed Pine Needles

Hervé Cochard;Fabienne Froux;Stefan Mayr;Catherine Coutand

277
Citations
Beyond the extreme: recovery of carbon and water relations in woody plants following heat and drought stress

Nadine K Ruehr;Rüdiger Grote;Stefan Mayr;Almut Arneth

269
Citations
Frost drought in conifers at the alpine timberline: xylem dysfunction and adaptations.

Stefan Mayr;Uwe Hacke;Peter Schmid;Franziska Schwienbacher

211
Citations
Uptake of water via branches helps timberline conifers refill embolized xylem in late winter.

Stefan Mayr;Peter Schmid;Joan Laur;Sabine Rosner

197
Citations
Winter-drought induced embolism in Norway spruce (Picea abies) at the Alpine timberline.

Stefan Mayr;Marion Wolfschwenger;Helmut Bauer

189
Citations
From the comfort zone to crown dieback: Sequence of physiological stress thresholds in mature European beech trees across progressive drought.

Lorenz Walthert;Andrea Ganthaler;Stefan Mayr;Matthias Saurer

171
Citations
The 2018 European heatwave led to stem dehydration but not to consistent growth reductions in forests

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167
Citations
Fire effects on tree physiology.

Andreas Bär;Sean T. Michaletz;Stefan Mayr

164
Citations
Repeated freeze-thaw cycles induce embolism in drought stressed conifers (Norway spruce, stone pine).

Stefan Mayr;Andreas Gruber;Helmut Bauer

156
Citations
Leaf water potential measurements using the pressure chamber: Synthetic testing of assumptions towards best practices for precision and accuracy

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156
Citations
Winter at the alpine timberline. Why does embolism occur in norway spruce but not in stone pine

Stefan Mayr;Franziska Schwienbacher;Helmut Bauer

137
Citations
The cohesion-tension theory

Guillermo Angeles;Barbara Bond;John S. Boyer;Tim Brodribb

126
Citations
Freeze-thaw-induced embolism in Pinus contorta: Centrifuge experiments validate the 'thaw-expansion hypothesis' but conflict with ultrasonic emission data

Stefan Mayr;John S. Sperry

116
Citations
Intraspecific differences in drought tolerance and acclimation in hydraulics of Ligustrum vulgare and Viburnum lantana.

Barbara Beikircher;Stefan Mayr

116
Citations
Are needles of Pinus pinaster more vulnerable to xylem embolism than branches? New insights from X‐ray computed tomography

Pauline S. Bouche;Pauline S. Bouche;Pauline S. Bouche;Sylvain Delzon;Sylvain Delzon;Brendan Choat;Eric Badel

114
Citations
Embolism formation during freezing in the wood of Picea abies.

Stefan Mayr;Hervé Cochard;Thierry Améglio;Silvia B. Kikuta

112
Citations
Vulnerability to cavitation in Olea europaea current-year shoots: further evidence of an open-vessel artifact associated with centrifuge and air-injection techniques

José M. Torres-Ruiz;Hervé Cochard;Hervé Cochard;Stefan Mayr;Barbara Beikircher

112
Citations
A new method for vulnerability analysis of small xylem areas reveals that compression wood of Norway spruce has lower hydraulic safety than opposite wood

S. Mayr;Hervé Cochard

100
Citations
Shoot hydraulic characteristics, plant water status and stomatal response in olive trees under different soil water conditions

J. M. Torres-Ruiz;A. Diaz-Espejo;A. Morales-Sillero;M. J. Martín-Palomo

98
Citations
Hydraulic efficiency and safety of leader shoots and twigs in Norway spruce growing at the alpine timberline

Stefan Mayr;Barbara Rothart;Birgit Dämon

85
Citations