William K. Smith

13.5k citations

238 papers · 11.2k · h-index 60

Impact in

Global and Planetary Change top 0.2%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Fire effects on ecosystems
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest ecology and management

Papers in

Global and Planetary Change 107
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics 100
- Fire effects on ecosystems 17
Plant Science 100
- Plant responses to elevated CO2 56
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement 13

Co-authors: Matthew J. Germino (11 shared papers)Alan K. Knapp (14 shared papers)Thomas C. Vogelmann (12 shared papers)Carol A. Brewer (6 shared papers)Park S. Nobel (7 shared papers)Nicole M. Hughes (13 shared papers)Evan H. DeLucia (6 shared papers)Donald R. Young (8 shared papers)
Journals: American Journal of Botany (23 papers)Oecologia (13 papers)Tree Physiology (10 papers)Plant Cell & Environment (8 papers)Ecology (8 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Australia

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William K. Smith

237 papers receiving 10.0k citations

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1	Estimating near‐infrared leaf reflectance from leaf structural characteristics American Journal of Botany ·Michèle R. Slaton, E. Raymond Hunt, William K. Smith	2001	343
2	Leaf Form and Photosynthesis BioScience ·William K. Smith, Thomas C. Vogelmann, Evan H. DeLucia, David T. Bell, Kelly Anne Shepherd	1997	330
3	Conifer seedling distribution and survival in an alpine-treeline ecotone Plant Ecology ·Matthew J. Germino, William K. Smith, A. Catherine Resor	2002	314
4	Relation between Mesophyll Surface Area, Photosynthetic Rate, and Illumination Level during Development for Leaves of Plectranthus parviflorus Henckel PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Park S. Nobel, Lawrence J. Zaragoza, William K. Smith	1975	264
5	COMPARATIVE WATER RELATIONS AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS OF MYCORRHIZAL AND NON‐MYCORRHIZAL BOUTELOUA GRACILIS H.B.K. LAG EX STEUD. New Phytologist ·Michael F. Allen, William K. Smith, Thomas Moore, Martha Christensen	1981	240
6	Functional interaction between leaf trichomes, leaf wettability and the optical properties of water droplets Plant Cell & Environment ·Carol A. Brewer, William K. Smith, Thomas C. Vogelmann	1991	231
7	Leaves and light capture: Light propagation and gradients of carbon fixation within leaves Trends in Plant Science ·Thomas C. Vogelman, John N. Nishio, William K. Smith	1996	218
8	Sky exposure, crown architecture, and low‐temperature photoinhibition in conifer seedlings at alpine treeline Plant Cell & Environment ·Matthew J. Germino, William K. Smith	1999	206
9	Wind Effects on Needles of Timberline Conifers: Seasonal Influence on Mortality Ecology ·Julian L. Hadley, William K. Smith	1986	200
10	Going with the flow or against the grain? The promise of vegetation for protecting beaches, dunes, and barrier islands from erosion Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment ·Rusty A. Feagin, Jens Figlus, Julie C. Zinnert, Jake Sigren, M. Luisa Martínez, Rodolfo Silva, William K. Smith, Daniel T. Cox, Donald R. Young, Gregory Carter	2015	186
11	Temperatures of Desert Plants: Another Perspective on the Adaptability of Leaf Size Science ·William K. Smith	1978	166
12	Patterns of leaf surface wetness for montane and subalpine plants Plant Cell & Environment ·Carol A. Brewer, William K. Smith	1997	165
13	The Altitude of Alpine Treeline: A Bellwether of Climate Change Effects The Botanical Review ·William K. Smith, Matthew J. Germino, Daniel M. Johnson, Keith Reinhardt	2009	164
14	SAP FLUX OF CO-OCCURRING SPECIES IN A WESTERN SUBALPINE FOREST DURING SEASONAL SOIL DROUGHT Ecology ·Diane E. Pataki, Ram Oren, William K. Smith	2000	163
15	Chlorophyll and light gradients in sun and shade leaves of Spinacia oleracea Plant Cell & Environment ·M. Cui, Thomas C. Vogelmann, William K. Smith	1991	157
16	ADAPTIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEAF WATER REPELLENCY, STOMATAL DISTRIBUTION, AND GAS EXCHANGE American Journal of Botany ·William K. Smith, Terry M. McClean	1989	153
17	The role of vegetation in methane flux to the atmosphere: should vegetation be included as a distinct category in the global methane budget? Biogeochemistry ·Mary Jane Carmichael, Emily S. Bernhardt, Suzanna L. Bräuer, William K. Smith	2014	139
18	Influence of Wind Exposure on Needle Desiccation and Mortality for Timberline Conifers in Wyoming, U.S.A. Arctic and Alpine Research ·J. L. Hadley, William K. Smith	1983	137
19	Coordination of anthocyanin decline and photosynthetic maturation in juvenile leaves of three deciduous tree species New Phytologist ·Nicole M. Hughes, Christianna B. Morley, William K. Smith	2007	131
20	Alpine Treeline of Western North America: Linking Organism-To-Landscape Dynamics Physical Geography ·George P. Malanson, David R. Butler, Daniel B. Fagre, Stephen J. Walsh, Diana F. Tomback, Lori D. Daniels, Lynn M. Resler, William K. Smith, Daniel J. Weiss, David L. Peterson, Andrew G. Bunn, C. A. Hiemstra, Daniel Liptzin, Patrick S. Bourgeron, Zehao Shen, Constance I. Millar	2007	131

About William K. Smith

William K. Smith is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Atmospheric Science, having authored 238 papers that have together received 11.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (100 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (56 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (40 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (29 papers), Plant and animal studies (17 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (17 papers), Forest ecology and management (14 papers) and Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Global and Planetary Change (5.1k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.8k citations), Atmospheric Science (2.6k citations), Plant Science (5.0k citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.8k citations). William K. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Matthew J. Germino, Alan K. Knapp, Thomas C. Vogelmann, Carol A. Brewer, Park S. Nobel, Nicole M. Hughes, Evan H. DeLucia, Donald R. Young, Daniel M. Johnson and Gregory A. Carter. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Botany, Oecologia, Tree Physiology, Plant Cell & Environment and Ecology.

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