Alan P. Smith

4.0k citations

51 papers · 3.0k · 1 hit paper · h-index 30

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Nature and Landscape Conservation top 1%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest ecology and management
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.5%
- Plant and animal studies
- Plant Diversity and Evolution

Papers in

Plant Science 26
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies 8
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement 5
- Plant responses to elevated CO2 4
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 25
- Plant and animal studies 11
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics 9

Co-authors: Kevin P. Hogan (6 shared papers)Stephen S. Mulkey (7 shared papers)Truman P. Young (4 shared papers)Peter A. Becker (3 shared papers)Lewis H. Ziska (2 shared papers)John B. Skillman (1 shared paper)Robin L. Chazdon (1 shared paper)S. Joseph Wright‬ (5 shared papers)
Journals: Biotropica (10 papers)Oecologia (9 papers)The American Naturalist (3 papers)Journal of Tropical Ecology (3 papers)Ecology (3 papers)
Partner nations: Panama United States Brunei

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Alan P. Smith

51 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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Costa Rican Natural History 1984 · 697 citations

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1	Costa Rican Natural History Ecology ·Alan P. Smith Hit paper breakdown →	1984	697
2	Tropical Forest Plant Ecophysiology. Ecology ·John B. Skillman, Stephen S. Mulkey, Robin L. Chazdon, Alan P. Smith	1997	255
3	Water potential gradients for gaps and slopes in a Panamanian tropical moist forest's dry season Journal of Tropical Ecology ·Peter A. Becker, Peter E. Rabenold, Jacquelyn R. Idol, Alan P. Smith	1988	164
4	Growth and photosynthetic response of nine tropical species with long-term exposure to elevated carbon dioxide Oecologia ·Lewis H. Ziska, Kevin P. Hogan, Alan P. Smith, Bert G. Drake	1991	148
5	TROPICAL ALPINE PLANT ECOLOGY Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics ·Alan P. Smith, Truman P. Young	1987	144
6	Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Light and Canopy Structure in a Lowland Tropical Moist Forest Biotropica ·Alan P. Smith, Kevin P. Hogan, Jacqueline R. Idol	1992	92
7	Stratification of Temperature and Tropical Forests The American Naturalist ·Alan P. Smith	1973	91
8	Potential effects of elevated CO₂ and changes in temperature on tropical plants Plant Cell & Environment ·Kevin P. Hogan, Alan P. Smith, Lewis H. Ziska	1991	83
9	The Selective Advantages of Anthocyanins in Developing Leaves of Mango and Cacao Biotropica ·David W. Lee, Susan Brammeier, Alan P. Smith	1987	82
10	Access to the Upper Forest Canopy with a Large Tower Crane BioScience ·Geoffrey G. Parker, Alan P. Smith, Kevin P. Hogan	1992	80
11	Analysis of forest light environments part I. Computerized estimation of solar radiation from hemispherical canopy photographs Agricultural and Forest Meteorology ·Peter A. Becker, D.W Erhart, Alan P. Smith	1989	73
12	Tropical Alpine Environments: Plant Form and Function Medical Entomology and Zoology ·Philip W. Rundel, Alan P. Smith, Frederick C. Meinzer	1994	63
13	Ecology of a leaf color polymorphism in a tropical forest species: habitat segregation and herbivory Oecologia ·Alan P. Smith	1986	56
14	STRATIFICATION OF TEMPERATE AND TROPICAL FORESTS Alan P. Smith	1973	56
15	Tropical Alpine Environments Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Philip W. Rundel, Alan P. Smith, Frederick C. Meinzer, Elisabeth C. Beck, Sherwin Carlquist, Guillermo Goldstein, William A. Pfitsch, Jon E. Keeley, (unknown), Elisabeth C. Beck, H. Rehder, Paul E. Berry, Truman P. Young, Roger Hnatiuk, Lloyd L. Loope	1994	53
16	Comparative physiology and demography of three Neotropical forest shrubs: alternative shade-adaptive character syndromes Oecologia ·Stephen S. Mulkey, S. Joseph Wright‬, Alan P. Smith	1993	52
17	Drought acclimation among tropical forest shrubs (Psychotria, Rubiaceae) Oecologia ·S. Joseph Wright‬, José‐Luis Machado, Stephen S. Mulkey, Alan P. Smith	1992	49
18	Bud Temperature in Relation to Nyctinastic Leaf Movement in an Andean Giant Rosette Plant Biotropica ·Alan P. Smith	1974	49
19	Function of Dead Leaves in Espeletia schultzii (Compositae), and Andean Caulescent Rosette Species Biotropica ·Alan P. Smith	1979	47
20	Growth and Population Dynamics of Espeletia (Compositae) in the Venezuelan Andes Alan P. Smith	1981	47

About Alan P. Smith

Alan P. Smith is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology, having authored 51 papers that have together received 3.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (15 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (13 papers), Plant and animal studies (11 papers), Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics (9 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (8 papers), Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement (5 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (4 papers) and Forest ecology and management (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.3k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.3k citations), Ecological Modeling (282 citations), Global and Planetary Change (969 citations) and Horticulture (36 citations). Alan P. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in Panama, United States and Brunei. Frequent co-authors include Kevin P. Hogan, Stephen S. Mulkey, Truman P. Young, Peter A. Becker, Lewis H. Ziska, John B. Skillman, Robin L. Chazdon, S. Joseph Wright‬, Jacquelyn R. Idol and Frederick C. Meinzer. Their work appears in journals such as Biotropica, Oecologia, The American Naturalist, Journal of Tropical Ecology and Ecology.

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