| Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought B Choat, S Jansen, TJ Brodribb, H Cochard, S Delzon, R Bhaskar, ... Nature 491 (7426), 752-755, 2012 | 2662 | 2012 |
| Trends in wood density and structure are linked to prevention of xylem implosion by negative pressure UG Hacke, JS Sperry, WT Pockman, SD Davis, KA McCulloh Oecologia 126, 457-461, 2001 | 1738 | 2001 |
| Functional and ecological xylem anatomy UG Hacke, JS Sperry Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics 4 (2), 97-115, 2001 | 1061 | 2001 |
| A multi-species synthesis of physiological mechanisms in drought-induced tree mortality HD Adams, MJB Zeppel, WRL Anderegg, H Hartmann, SM Landhäusser, ... Nature ecology & evolution 1 (9), 1285-1291, 2017 | 1013 | 2017 |
| Water deficits and hydraulic limits to leaf water supply JS Sperry, UG Hacke, R Oren, JP Comstock Plant, cell & environment 25 (2), 251-263, 2002 | 998 | 2002 |
| Scaling of angiosperm xylem structure with safety and efficiency UG Hacke, JS Sperry, JK Wheeler, L Castro Tree physiology 26 (6), 689-701, 2006 | 842 | 2006 |
| Size and function in conifer tracheids and angiosperm vessels JS Sperry, UG Hacke, J Pittermann American journal of botany 93 (10), 1490-1500, 2006 | 765 | 2006 |
| Inter‐vessel pitting and cavitation in woody Rosaceae and other vesselled plants: a basis for a safety versus efficiency trade‐off in xylem transport JK Wheeler, JS Sperry, UG Hacke, N Hoang Plant, Cell & Environment 28 (6), 800-812, 2005 | 665 | 2005 |
| Weak tradeoff between xylem safety and xylem‐specific hydraulic efficiency across the world's woody plant species SM Gleason, M Westoby, S Jansen, B Choat, UG Hacke, RB Pratt, ... New Phytologist 209 (1), 123-136, 2016 | 663 | 2016 |
| The relationship between xylem conduit diameter and cavitation caused by freezing SD Davis, JS Sperry, UG Hacke American journal of botany 86 (10), 1367-1372, 1999 | 570 | 1999 |
| Plant xylem hydraulics: what we understand, current research, and future challenges MD Venturas, JS Sperry, UG Hacke Journal of integrative plant biology 59 (6), 356-389, 2017 | 475 | 2017 |
| Desert shrub water relations with respect to soil characteristics and plant functional type JS Sperry, UG Hacke Functional Ecology 16 (3), 367-378, 2002 | 431 | 2002 |
| Drought's legacy: multiyear hydraulic deterioration underlies widespread aspen forest die‐off and portends increased future risk WRL Anderegg, L Plavcová, LDL Anderegg, UG Hacke, JA Berry, ... Global change biology 19 (4), 1188-1196, 2013 | 420 | 2013 |
| Cavitation fatigue. Embolism and refilling cycles can weaken the cavitation resistance of xylem UG Hacke, V Stiller, JS Sperry, J Pittermann, KA McCulloh Plant physiology 125 (2), 779-786, 2001 | 402 | 2001 |
| Influence of soil porosity on water use in Pinus taeda UG Hacke, JS Sperry, BE Ewers, DS Ellsworth, KVR Schäfer, R Oren Oecologia 124, 495-505, 2000 | 398 | 2000 |
| Drought experience and cavitation resistance in six shrubs from the Great Basin, Utah UG Hacke, JS Sperry, J Pittermann Basic and Applied Ecology 1 (1), 31-41, 2000 | 387 | 2000 |
| Mechanical reinforcement of tracheids compromises the hydraulic efficiency of conifer xylem J Pittermann, JS Sperry, JK Wheeler, UG Hacke, EH Sikkema Plant, Cell & Environment 29 (8), 1618-1628, 2006 | 320 | 2006 |
| An ecophysiological and developmental perspective on variation in vessel diameter UG Hacke, R Spicer, SG Schreiber, L Plavcová Plant, cell & environment 40 (6), 831-845, 2017 | 316 | 2017 |
| Comparative analysis of end wall resistivity in xylem conduits JS Sperry, UG Hacke, JK Wheeler Plant, Cell & Environment 28 (4), 456-465, 2005 | 306 | 2005 |
| Analysis of circular bordered pit function II. Gymnosperm tracheids with torus‐margo pit membranes UG Hacke, JS Sperry, J Pittermann American journal of Botany 91 (3), 386-400, 2004 | 300 | 2004 |
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