| Leaf size, specific leaf area and microhabitat distribution of chaparral woody plants: contrasting patterns in species level and community level analyses D Ackerly, C Knight, S Weiss, K Barton, K Starmer Oecologia 130, 449-457, 2002 | 753 | 2002 |
| The ontogeny of plant defense and herbivory: characterizing general patterns using meta-analysis KE Barton, J Koricheva The American Naturalist 175 (4), 481-493, 2010 | 571 | 2010 |
| Intraspecific trait variation in plants: a renewed focus on its role in ecological processes AC Westerband, JL Funk, KE Barton Annals of botany 127 (4), 397-410, 2021 | 234 | 2021 |
| Contrasting patterns of transgenerational plasticity in ecologically distinct congeners SE Sultan, K Barton, AM Wilczek Ecology 90 (7), 1831-1839, 2009 | 181 | 2009 |
| Future directions in the ontogeny of plant defence: understanding the evolutionary causes and consequences KE Barton, K Boege Ecology Letters 20, 403-411, 2017 | 142 | 2017 |
| Seedling–herbivore interactions: insights into plant defence and regeneration patterns KE Barton, ME Hanley Annals of Botany 112 (4), 643-650, 2013 | 120 | 2013 |
| Long-term dynamics of the distribution of the invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, and native ant taxa in northern California NJ Sanders, KE Barton, DM Gordon Oecologia 127, 123-130, 2001 | 115 | 2001 |
| Early ontogenetic patterns in chemical defense in Plantago (Plantaginaceae): genetic variation and trade‐offs KE Barton American Journal of Botany 94 (1), 56-66, 2007 | 84 | 2007 |
| Temporal changes in plant secondary metabolite production: patterns, causes and consequences J Koricheva, KE Barton The ecology of plant secondary metabolites. Cambridge University Press …, 2012 | 77 | 2012 |
| Influence of tree ontogeny on plant-herbivore interactions K Boege, KE Barton, R Dirzo Size-and age-related changes in tree structure and function, 193-214, 2011 | 69 | 2011 |
| The ontogeny of plant indirect defenses C Quintero, KE Barton, K Boege Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 15 (5), 245-254, 2013 | 65 | 2013 |
| Phenotypic plasticity in seedling defense strategies: compensatory growth and chemical induction KE Barton Oikos 117 (6), 917-925, 2008 | 62 | 2008 |
| Neighbor species differentially alter resistance phenotypes in Plantago KE Barton, MD Bowers Oecologia 150, 442-452, 2006 | 61 | 2006 |
| Tougher and thornier: general patterns in the induction of physical defence traits KE Barton Functional Ecology 30, 181-187, 2016 | 58 | 2016 |
| Ontogenetic patterns in the mechanisms of tolerance to herbivory in Plantago KE Barton Annals of botany 112 (4), 711-720, 2013 | 53 | 2013 |
| Additive and non‐additive effects of birch genotypic diversity on arthropod herbivory in a long‐term field experiment KE Barton, E Valkama, H Vehviläinen, K Ruohomäki, TM Knight, ... Oikos 124 (6), 697-706, 2015 | 49 | 2015 |
| Local adaptation constrains drought tolerance in a tropical foundation tree KE Barton, C Jones, KF Edwards, AB Shiels, T Knight Journal of Ecology 108 (4), 1540-1552, 2020 | 44 | 2020 |
| Prickles, latex, and tolerance in the endemic Hawaiian prickly poppy (Argemone glauca): variation between populations, across ontogeny, and in response to abiotic factors KE Barton Oecologia 174, 1273-1281, 2014 | 44 | 2014 |
| Shifts in woody plant defence syndromes during leaf development KE Barton, KF Edwards, J Koricheva Functional Ecology 33 (11), 2095-2104, 2019 | 42 | 2019 |
| Hawai ‘i forest review: synthesizing the ecology, evolution, and conservation of a model system KE Barton, A Westerband, R Ostertag, E Stacy, K Winter, DR Drake, ... Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 52, 125631, 2021 | 37 | 2021 |
