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Timothy J. Brodribb

Timothy J. Brodribb

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
94
Citations
32162
World Ranking
216
National Ranking
20

Timothy J. Brodribb 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 Timothy J. Brodribb sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 263 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Timothy J. Brodribb 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 Timothy J. Brodribb sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - William S. Cooper Award, The Ecological Society of America Angiosperms helped put the rain in the rainforests: The impact of plant physiological evolution on tropical biodiversity. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 97:527-540

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Genus

Timothy J. Brodribb mostly deals with Botany, Plant physiology, Hydraulic conductivity, Xylem and Photosynthesis. He works mostly in the field of Botany, limiting it down to topics relating to Ecology and, in certain cases, Plant evolution, as a part of the same area of interest. Timothy J. Brodribb has included themes like Water stress, Range and Dehydration in his Plant physiology study.

Xylem is the subject of his research, which falls under Horticulture. His Photosynthesis research incorporates themes from Water use, Plant Stomata and Vascular plant. His Transpiration research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Leaf water, Abscisic acid and Drought tolerance.

His most cited work include:

  • Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought (1256 citations)
  • Leaf Maximum Photosynthetic Rate and Venation Are Linked by Hydraulics (577 citations)
  • Hydraulic failure defines the recovery and point of death in water-stressed conifers (458 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Xylem, Ecology, Photosynthesis and Transpiration. His Botany research incorporates elements of Hydraulic conductivity and Abscisic acid. His Abscisic acid research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Guard cell, Vapour Pressure Deficit, Turgor pressure, Shoot and Fern.

Timothy J. Brodribb combines subjects such as Hydraulic conductance and Woody plant with his study of Xylem. His work on Photosynthetic capacity as part of general Photosynthesis study is frequently connected to Hydraulics, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. His studies deal with areas such as Agronomy and Drought tolerance as well as Transpiration.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (65.04%)
  • Xylem (38.50%)
  • Ecology (27.88%)

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

  • Xylem (38.50%)
  • Botany (65.04%)
  • Photosynthesis (23.89%)

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

His main research concerns Xylem, Botany, Photosynthesis, Horticulture and Ecology. His research in Xylem intersects with topics in Hydraulic conductance, Drought stress and Woody plant. As a member of one scientific family, Timothy J. Brodribb mostly works in the field of Botany, focusing on Plant evolution and, on occasion, Perennial plant.

The concepts of his Photosynthesis study are interwoven with issues in Terrestrial plant, Chloroplast, Cell wall and Bryophyte. His Horticulture study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Stomatal conductance, Abscisic acid and Transpiration. His Ecology research integrates issues from Genetic variation and Drought tolerance.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Hanging by a thread? Forests and drought (61 citations)
  • Anatomical constraints to nonstomatal diffusion conductance and photosynthesis in lycophytes and bryophytes (30 citations)
  • A catastrophic tropical drought kills hydraulically vulnerable tree species (27 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Genus

Timothy J. Brodribb focuses on Photosynthesis, Ecology, Botany, Agronomy and Hydraulics. Timothy J. Brodribb has included themes like Functional evolution and Vascular plant in his Photosynthesis study. His study ties his expertise on Genetic variation together with the subject of Ecology.

His research integrates issues of Dominance and Water use in his study of Botany. He has researched Agronomy in several fields, including Soil classification, Edaphic, Total organic carbon and Xylem. His work carried out in the field of Xylem brings together such families of science as Eucalyptus, Woody plant and Quercus palustris.

Best Publications

  • Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought

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

  • Triggers of tree mortality under drought

    Brendan Choat;Timothy J. Brodribb;Craig R. Brodersen;Remko A. Duursma

  • A multi-species synthesis of physiological mechanisms in drought-induced tree mortality

    Henry D. Adams;Melanie J.B. Zeppel;Melanie J.B. Zeppel;William R.L. Anderegg;Henrik Hartmann

  • Leaf Maximum Photosynthetic Rate and Venation Are Linked by Hydraulics

    Tim J. Brodribb;Taylor S. Feild;Gregory J. Jordan

  • Stomatal Closure during Leaf Dehydration, Correlation with Other Leaf Physiological Traits

    Tim J. Brodribb;N. Michele Holbrook

  • Hydraulic failure defines the recovery and point of death in water-stressed conifers

    Tim J. Brodribb;Hervé Cochard

  • 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

  • Hanging by a thread? Forests and drought

    Timothy J. Brodribb;Jennifer Powers;Hervé Cochard;Brendan Choat

  • Passive origins of stomatal control in vascular plants

    Tim J. Brodribb;Scott A. M. McAdam

  • Stem hydraulic supply is linked to leaf photosynthetic capacity: evidence from New Caledonian and Tasmanian rainforests

    T. J. Brodribb;T. S. Feild

  • Relations between stomatal closure, leaf turgor and xylem vulnerability in eight tropical dry forest trees

    T. J. Brodribb;N. M. Holbrook;E. J. Edwards;M. V. Gutiérrez

  • Leaf hydraulic capacity in ferns, conifers and angiosperms: impacts on photosynthetic maxima

    Tim J. Brodribb;Tim J. Brodribb;N. Michele Holbrook;Maciej A. Zwieniecki;Beatriz Palma

  • Leaf hydraulic evolution led a surge in leaf photosynthetic capacity during early angiosperm diversification

    Tim J. Brodribb;Taylor S. Feild

  • Angiosperm leaf vein evolution was physiologically and environmentally transformative

    C. Kevin Boyce;Tim J. Brodribb;Taylor S. Feild;Maciej A. Zwieniecki

  • Xylem function and growth rate interact to determine recovery rates after exposure to extreme water deficit.

    Tim J. Brodribb;David J. M. S. Bowman;Scott Nichols;Sylvain Delzon

  • Leaf hydraulic vulnerability is related to conduit dimensions and drought resistance across a diverse range of woody angiosperms.

    Christopher J. Blackman;Tim J. Brodribb;Gregory J. Jordan

  • Conifer species adapt to low-rainfall climates by following one of two divergent pathways

    Timothy J. Brodribb;Scott A.M. McAdam;Gregory J. Jordan;Samuel C.V. Martins

  • Viewing leaf structure and evolution from a hydraulic perspective

    Tim J. Brodribb;Taylor S. Feild;Taylor S. Feild;Lawren Sack

  • Xylem hydraulic physiology: the functional backbone of terrestrial plant productivity.

    Timothy J. Brodribb

  • Hydraulic and photosynthetic co‐ordination in seasonally dry tropical forest trees

    T. J. Brodribb;N. M. Holbrook;M. V. Gutiérrez

  • The Evolution of Mechanisms Driving the Stomatal Response to Vapor Pressure Deficit

    Scott A.M. McAdam;Timothy J. Brodribb

  • Visual quantification of embolism reveals leaf vulnerability to hydraulic failure

    Timothy J. Brodribb;Robert P. Skelton;Scott A. M. McAdam;Diane Bienaimé

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott A. M. McAdam
Scott A. M. McAdam Purdue University West Lafayette
Gregory J. Jordan
Gregory J. Jordan University of Tasmania
Taylor S. Feild
Taylor S. Feild James Cook University
Brendan Choat
Brendan Choat Western Sydney University
Hervé Cochard
Hervé Cochard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Sylvain Delzon
Sylvain Delzon University of Bordeaux
Robert S. Hill
Robert S. Hill University of Adelaide
Steven Jansen
Steven Jansen University of Ulm
Sean M. Gleason
Sean M. Gleason Agricultural Research Service
Uwe G. Hacke
Uwe G. Hacke University of Alberta

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