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Web of Science Highly Cited Papers
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Environmental Sciences Ecology
Albrecht et al., The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis, ECOLOGY LETTERS, 2020
Birk, S et al., Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems, NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 2020
Bjorkman, AD et al, Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome, NATURE, 2018
Blasenbauer, D et al., Legal situation and current practice of waste incineration bottom ash utilisation in Europe, WASTE MANAGEMENT, 2020
Bruelheide, H et al., Global trait-environment relationships of plant communities, NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 2018
Cailleret, M et al., A synthesis of radial growth patterns preceding tree mortality, GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 2017
Hampton, SE et al., Ecology under lake ice, ECOLOGY LETTERS, 2017
Jenny, JP et al., Scientists' Warning to Humanity: Rapid degradation of the world's large lakes, JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH, 2020
Kattge, J et al., TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open Access, GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 2020
Li, X et al., Solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence is strongly correlated with terrestrial photosynthesis for a wide variety of biomes: First global analysis based on OCO-2 and flux tower observations, GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 2018
Nesshover, C et al., The science, policy and practice of nature-based solutions: An interdisciplinary perspective, SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMEN, 2017
Radchuk, V et al., Adaptive responses of animals to climate change are most likely insufficient, NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 2019
Stockwell, JD et al., Storm impacts on phytoplankton community dynamics in lakes, GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 2020
Toming, K et al. , First Experiences in Mapping Lake Water Quality Parameters with Sentinel-2 MSI Imagery, REMOTE SENSING, 2016
White, MP et al., Associations between green/blue spaces and mental health across 18 countries, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2021
Wright, IJ et al, Global climatic drivers of leaf size, SCIENCE, 2017
Plant Sciences
Bahram, M et al., Plant nutrient-acquisition strategies drive topsoil microbiome structure and function, NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 2020
Bruelheide, H et al, sPlot - A new tool for global vegetation analyses, JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE, 2019
Davison, J et al., Temperature and pH define the realised niche space of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 2021
Flexas, J et al., Mesophyll conductance to CO2 and Rubisco as targets for improving intrinsic water use efficiency in C-3 plants, PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT, 2016
Iniguez, C et al., Evolutionary trends in RuBisCO kinetics and their co-evolution with CO2 concentrating mechanisms, PLANT JOURNAL, 2020
Onoda, Y et al., Physiological and structural tradeoffs underlying the leaf economics spectrum NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017
Poorter, H et al., A meta-analysis of plant responses to light intensity for 70 traits ranging from molecules to whole plant performance, NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 2019
Rogers, A et al., A roadmap for improving the representation of photosynthesis in Earth system models NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 2017
Tosens, T et al., The photosynthetic capacity in 35 ferns and fern allies: mesophyll CO2 diffusion as a key trait NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 2016
Valladares, F et al., Shedding light on shade: ecological perspectives of understorey plant life, PLANT ECOLOGY & DIVERSITY, 2016
Agriculture
Cahyanti, MN et al., Biomass torrefaction: An overview on process parameters, economic and environmental aspects and recent advancements, BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 2020
Usmani, Z et al, Ionic liquid based pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced bioconversion, BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 2020
Forestry
Jiang, MK et al., The fate of carbon in a mature forest under carbon dioxide enrichment, NATURE, 2020
Mayer, M et al., Tamm Review: Influence of forest management activities on soil organic carbon stocks: A knowledge synthesis, FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 2020
Steidinger, BS et al., Climatic controls of decomposition drive the global biogeography of forest-tree symbioses, NATURE, 2019
Veterinary Sciences
Boklund, A et al., Risk factors for African swine fever incursion in Romanian domestic farms during 2019, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2020
Chenais, E et al., Epidemiological considerations on African swine fever in Europe 2014-2018, PORCINE HEALTH MANAGEMENT, 2019
Nurmoja, I et al., Epidemiological analysis of the 2015-2017 African swine fever outbreaks in Estonia, PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE, 2020
Food Science Technology
Ben-Othman, S et al., Bioactives from Agri-Food Wastes: Present Insights and Future Challenges, MOLECULES, 2020
Mantzouki, E et al., Temperature Effects Explain Continental Scale Distribution of Cyanobacterial Toxins, TOXINS, 2018
Engineering
Bruelheide, H et al., sPlot - A new tool for global vegetation analyses, JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE, 2019
Mirmohamadsadeghi, S et al., Pretreatment of lignocelluloses for enhanced biogas production: A review on influencing mechanisms and the importance of microbial diversity, RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, 2021
Mycology
Mullett, MS et al., Worldwide Genetic Structure Elucidates the Eurasian Origin and Invasion Pathways of Dothistroma septosporum, Causal Agent of Dothistroma Needle Blight, JOURNAL OF FUNGI, 2021
Polme, S et al., FungalTraits: a user-friendly traits database of fungi and fungus-like stramenopiles, FUNGAL DIVERSITY, 2020
Marine Freshwater Biology
Jenny, JP et al., Scientists' Warning to Humanity: Rapid degradation of the world's large lakes, JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH, 2020
Toming, K et al, First Experiences in Mapping Lake Water Quality Parameters with Sentinel-2 MSI Imagery, REMOTE SENSING, 2016
Public Environmental Occupational Health
Canu, IG et al., Harmonized definition of occupational burnout: A systematic review, semantic analysis, and Delphi consensus in 29 countries, SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH, 2021