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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
58
Citations
20950
World Ranking
1310
National Ranking
52

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Xylem

His main research concerns Xylem, Botany, Water transport, Cavitation and Hydraulic conductivity. His study in Xylem is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Agronomy, Shoot and Ecology, Woody plant. He focuses mostly in the field of Agronomy, narrowing it down to topics relating to Soil water and, in certain cases, Canopy.

His research on Botany focuses in particular on Shrub. Uwe G. Hacke integrates many fields in his works, including Water transport and Soil science. Uwe G. Hacke incorporates Cavitation and Electrical conduit in his studies.

His most cited work include:

  • Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought (1256 citations)
  • Trends in wood density and structure are linked to prevention of xylem implosion by negative pressure (1034 citations)
  • Water deficits and hydraulic limits to leaf water supply. (619 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Xylem, Botany, Water transport, Hydraulic conductivity and Ecology. His Xylem study combines topics in areas such as Agronomy, Shoot, Cavitation and Phloem. The study incorporates disciplines such as Horticulture and Aquaporin in addition to Botany.

His Hydraulic conductivity study incorporates themes from Salicaceae, Composite material, Tree species and Acclimatization. In general Ecology study, his work on Climate change, Ecosystem, Growing season and Plant ecology often relates to the realm of Hydraulics, thereby connecting several areas of interest. In Climate change, Uwe G. Hacke works on issues like Biome, which are connected to Arid and Vegetation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Xylem (69.41%)
  • Botany (60.00%)
  • Water transport (34.12%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Xylem (69.41%)
  • Ecology (25.88%)
  • Botany (60.00%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Xylem, Ecology, Botany, Water transport and Hydraulic conductivity. He performs multidisciplinary study in the fields of Xylem and Hydraulic efficiency via his papers. His Climate change and Growing season study, which is part of a larger body of work in Ecology, is frequently linked to Hydraulics, bridging the gap between disciplines.

The Botany study combines topics in areas such as Transporter and Resistance. His research integrates issues of Woody plant, Temperate climate and Horticulture in his study of Hydraulic conductivity. His Drought stress study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Cavitation and Soil water.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A multi-species synthesis of physiological mechanisms in drought-induced tree mortality (351 citations)
  • Weak tradeoff between xylem safety and xylem-specific hydraulic efficiency across the world's woody plant species (269 citations)
  • Plant xylem hydraulics: What we understand, current research, and future challenges. (122 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem

Uwe G. Hacke mostly deals with Xylem, Ecology, Hydraulic conductivity, Climate change and Boreal. His Xylem study is concerned with Botany in general. His studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like Membrane structure and Low resistance.

His study in the field of Biome also crosses realms of Hydraulics and Water transport. His Climate change research integrates issues from Randomized block design and Atmospheric sciences. His Boreal research includes elements of Mineralogy, Tracheid, Resistance and Black spruce.

Best Publications

  • Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought

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

  • Trends in wood density and structure are linked to prevention of xylem implosion by negative pressure

    Uwe G. Hacke;John S. Sperry;William T. Pockman;Stephen D. Davis

  • Functional and ecological xylem anatomy

    Uwe G. Hacke;John S. Sperry

  • 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

  • Water deficits and hydraulic limits to leaf water supply.

    J. S. Sperry;U. G. Hacke;R. Oren;J. P. Comstock

  • Scaling of angiosperm xylem structure with safety and efficiency.

    Uwe G. Hacke;John S. Sperry;James K. Wheeler;Laura Castro

  • 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

  • Inter‐vessel pitting and cavitation in woody Rosaceae and other vesselled plants: a basis for a safety versus efficiency trade‐off in xylem transport

    James K. Wheeler;John S. Sperry;Uwe G. Hacke;Nguyen Hoang

  • Size and function in conifer tracheids and angiosperm vessels

    John S. Sperry;Uwe G. Hacke;Jarmila Pittermann

  • The relationship between xylem conduit diameter and cavitation caused by freezing.

    Stephen D. Davis;John S. Sperry;Uwe G. Hacke

  • Plant xylem hydraulics: What we understand, current research, and future challenges.

    Martin D. Venturas;John S. Sperry;Uwe G. Hacke

  • Drought's legacy: multiyear hydraulic deterioration underlies widespread aspen forest die-off and portends increased future risk

    William R. L. Anderegg;William R. L. Anderegg;Lenka Plavcová;Leander D. L. Anderegg;Uwe G. Hacke

  • Cavitation Fatigue. Embolism and Refilling Cycles Can Weaken the Cavitation Resistance of Xylem

    Uwe G. Hacke;Volker Stiller;John S. Sperry;Jarmila Pittermann

  • Influence of soil porosity on water use in Pinus taeda

    U G Hacke;John S Sperry;Brent E Ewers;D S Ellsworth

  • Desert shrub water relations with respect to soil characteristics and plant functional type

    J. S. Sperry;U. G. Hacke

  • An ecophysiological and developmental perspective on variation in vessel diameter

    Uwe G. Hacke;Rachel Spicer;Stefan G. Schreiber;Lenka Plavcová;Lenka Plavcová

  • Drought experience and cavitation resistance in six shrubs from the Great Basin, Utah

    Uwe G. Hacke;John S. Sperry;Jarmila Pittermann

  • Mechanical reinforcement of tracheids compromises the hydraulic efficiency of conifer xylem

    Jarmila Pittermann;John S. Sperry;James K. Wheeler;Uwe G. Hacke

  • Comparative analysis of end wall resistivity in xylem conduits

    John S. Sperry;Uwe G. Hacke;James K. Wheeler

  • Xylem dysfunction during winter and recovery of hydraulic conductivity in diffuse-porous and ring-porous trees.

    U. Hacke;J. J. Sauter

  • Analysis of circular bordered pit function II. Gymnosperm tracheids with torus-margo pit membranes

    Uwe G. Hacke;John S. Sperry;Jarmila Pittermann

Frequent Co-Authors

John S. Sperry
John S. Sperry University of Utah
Anna L. Jacobsen
Anna L. Jacobsen California State University, Bakersfield
R. Brandon Pratt
R. Brandon Pratt California State University, Bakersfield
Stefan Mayr
Stefan Mayr University of Innsbruck
Hervé Cochard
Hervé Cochard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Andreas Hamann
Andreas Hamann University of Alberta
Steven Jansen
Steven Jansen University of Ulm
Sean M. Gleason
Sean M. Gleason Agricultural Research Service
Timothy J. Brodribb
Timothy J. Brodribb University of Tasmania
Jordi Martínez-Vilalta
Jordi Martínez-Vilalta Autonomous University of Barcelona

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