| The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants J Bergmann, A Weigelt, F van Der Plas, DC Laughlin, TW Kuyper, ... Science Advances 6 (27), eaba3756, 2020 | 565 | 2020 |
| Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs GT Freschet, C Roumet, LH Comas, M Weemstra, AG Bengough, ... New Phytologist 232 (3), 1123-1158, 2021 | 450 | 2021 |
| A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements GT Freschet, L Pagès, CM Iversen, LH Comas, B Rewald, C Roumet, ... New Phytologist 232 (3), 973-1122, 2021 | 370 | 2021 |
| Roots and fungi accelerate carbon and nitrogen cycling in forests exposed to elevated CO2 RP Phillips, IC Meier, ES Bernhardt, AS Grandy, K Wickings, AC Finzi Ecology letters 15 (9), 1042-1049, 2012 | 354 | 2012 |
| Root exudates increase N availability by stimulating microbial turnover of fast-cycling N pools IC Meier, AC Finzi, RP Phillips Soil Biology and Biochemistry 106, 119-128, 2017 | 300 | 2017 |
| Belowground drought response of European beech: fine root biomass and carbon partitioning in 14 mature stands across a precipitation gradient IC Meier, C Leuschner Global Change Biology 14 (9), 2081-2095, 2008 | 272 | 2008 |
| An integrated framework of plant form and function: the belowground perspective A Weigelt, L Mommer, K Andraczek, CM Iversen, J Bergmann, ... New Phytologist 232 (1), 42-59, 2021 | 251 | 2021 |
| Surplus carbon drives allocation and plant–soil interactions CE Prescott, SJ Grayston, HS Helmisaari, E Kaštovská, C Körner, ... Trends in ecology & evolution 35 (12), 1110-1118, 2020 | 249 | 2020 |
| Leaf Size and Leaf Area Index in Fagus sylvatica Forests: Competing Effects of Precipitation, Temperature, and Nitrogen Availability IC Meier, C Leuschner Ecosystems 11, 655-669, 2008 | 221 | 2008 |
| Genotypic variation and phenotypic plasticity in the drought response of fine roots of European beech IC Meier, C Leuschner Tree physiology 28 (2), 297-309, 2008 | 206 | 2008 |
| Root exudates induce soil macroaggregation facilitated by fungi in subsoil VL Baumert, NA Vasilyeva, AA Vladimirov, IC Meier, I Kögel-Knabner, ... Frontiers in Environmental Science 6, 140, 2018 | 184 | 2018 |
| On the niche breadth of Fagus sylvatica: soil nutrient status in 50 Central European beech stands on a broad range of bedrock types C Leuschner, IC Meier, D Hertel Annals of Forest Science 63 (4), 355-368, 2006 | 164 | 2006 |
| Global root traits (GRooT) database NR Guerrero‐Ramírez, L Mommer, GT Freschet, CM Iversen, ... Global Ecology and Biogeography 30 (1), 25-37, 2021 | 152 | 2021 |
| Variation of soil and biomass carbon pools in beech forests across a precipitation gradient IC Meier, C Leuschner Global Change Biology 16 (3), 1035-1045, 2010 | 144 | 2010 |
| Root branching is a leading root trait of the plant economics spectrum in temperate trees R Liese, K Alings, IC Meier Frontiers in Plant Science 8, 315, 2017 | 120 | 2017 |
| The mycorrhizal type governs root exudation and nitrogen uptake of temperate tree species R Liese, T Lübbe, NW Albers, IC Meier Tree physiology 38 (1), 83-95, 2018 | 118 | 2018 |
| The rhizosphere and hyphosphere differ in their impacts on carbon and nitrogen cycling in forests exposed to elevated CO2 IC Meier, SG Pritchard, ER Brzostek, ML McCormack, RP Phillips New Phytologist 205 (3), 1164-1174, 2015 | 116 | 2015 |
| Root exudation patterns in a beech forest: dependence on soil depth, root morphology, and environment T Tückmantel, C Leuschner, S Preusser, E Kandeler, G Angst, ... Soil Biology and Biochemistry 107, 188-197, 2017 | 114 | 2017 |
| Root exudation of mature beech forests across a nutrient availability gradient: the role of root morphology and fungal activity IC Meier, T Tückmantel, J Heitkötter, K Müller, S Preusser, TJ Wrobel, ... New Phytologist 226 (2), 583-594, 2020 | 112 | 2020 |
| Root traits explain plant species distributions along climatic gradients yet challenge the nature of ecological trade-offs DC Laughlin, L Mommer, FM Sabatini, H Bruelheide, TW Kuyper, ... Nature Ecology & Evolution 5 (8), 1123-1134, 2021 | 105 | 2021 |
