This sounded like a good opportunity to try out my new access to Science
Citation Index. Here are the four most highly cited articles in my
search. NOTES:
First, I searched on "physiological ecology" and ecophysiology. A lot of
people don't use these keywords, so many important and influential papers
were missed. =20
Second, the index only covers paper published since 1991. That may not be
enough time to determine whether the work was really influential.=20
Third, other research fields tend to do more citing, hence the first place
finish of an article that some reaeders may not even consider "real"
physiological ecology.
Nevertheless, food for thought:
Author(s): STITT M; SCHULZE D=20
Title: DOES RUBISCO CONTROL THE RATE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND
PLANT-GROWTH - AN EXERCISE IN MOLECULAR ECOPHYSIOLOGY=20
Source : PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT 1994, 17: 465-487
Times cited: 46=20
Author(s): SEASTEDT TR; KNAPP AK=20
Title: CONSEQUENCES OF NONEQUILIBRIUM RESOURCE AVAILABILITY ACROSS
MULTIPLE TIME SCALES - THE TRANSIENT MAXIMA HYPOTHESIS=20
Source : AMERICAN NATURALIST 1993, 141:621-633=20
Times cited:19=20
Author(s): KITAJIMA K=20
Title: RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC TRAITS AND ALLOCATION
PATTERNS AS CORRELATES OF SEEDLING SHADE TOLERANCE OF 13 TROPICAL TREES=20
Source : OECOLOGIA 1994, Vol 98, Iss 3-4, pp 419-428=20
Times cited: 18=20
=20
Author(s): SULTAN SE; BAZZAZ FA=20
Title: PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IN POLYGONUM-PERSICARIA .2. NORMS OF
REACTION TO SOIL-MOISTURE AND THE MAINTENANCE OF GENETIC DIVERSITY=20
Source : EVOLUTION 1993, 47:1032-1049=20
Times cited: 17=20
=20
In article <62nr8o$6ri at net.bio.net>, Dave Evans <devans at comp.uark.edu> wrot=
e:
> The ecology faculty in our department is trying to assemble a reading lis=
t
> for our graduate students. I have been asked to submit a list of the ten
> most influential papers in plant physiological ecology. Any suggestions
> for the list?
>=20
> ----------------------------------------
> R. Dave Evans
> Department of Biological Sciences
> University of Arkansas
> Fayetteville, AR 72701
> PH: 501-575-7093
>http://comp.uark.edu/~devans/evans.html--=20
Thomas Bj=F6rkman =20
Dept. of Horticultural Sciences =20
Cornell University
