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Nicholas G. Smith

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Area of research
Global and Planetary Change · Plant Science
Research interest
Research interests include Environmental science, Photosynthesis, Grassland, Biomass (ecology), Biology, and Carbon cycle.
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1,819
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Recent publications

Late spring frost delays tree spring phenology by reducing photosynthetic productivity
Nature Climate Change 2025cited by 32position: middledoi
Phosphorus constrains global photosynthesis more than nitrogen does
Nature Ecology & Evolution 2025cited by 19position: middledoi
Dominant species predict plant richness and biomass in global grasslands
Nature Ecology & Evolution 2025cited by 13position: middledoi
Forb diversity globally is harmed by nutrient enrichment but can be rescued by large mammalian herbivory
Communications Biology 2025cited by 10position: middledoi
Mapping the global distribution of C4 vegetation using observations and optimality theory
Nature Communications 2024cited by 50position: middledoi
Empirical evidence and theoretical understanding of ecosystem carbon and nitrogen cycle interactions
New Phytologist 2024cited by 27position: middledoi
Widening global variability in grassland biomass since the 1980s
Nature Ecology & Evolution 2024cited by 21position: middledoi
Mechanistic insights into plant community responses to environmental variables: genome size, cellular nutrient investments, and metabolic tradeoffs
New Phytologist 2024cited by 3position: lastdoi
A constraint on historic growth in global photosynthesis due to rising CO2
Nature Climate Change 2023cited by 114position: middledoi
Environmental heterogeneity modulates the effect of plant diversity on the spatial variability of grassland biomass
Nature Communications 2023cited by 68position: middledoi
Alzheimer risk-increasing TREM2 variant causes aberrant cortical synapse density and promotes network hyperexcitability in mouse models
Neurobiology of Disease 2023cited by 34position: middledoi
Nothing lasts forever: Dominant species decline under rapid environmental change in global grasslands
Journal of Ecology 2023cited by 21position: middledoi
Warming-induced increase in carbon uptake is linked to earlier spring phenology in temperate and boreal forests
Nature Communications 2022cited by 126position: middledoi
Global datasets of leaf photosynthetic capacity for ecological and earth system research
Earth system science data 2022cited by 80position: middledoi
Rising CO<sub>2</sub> and warming reduce global canopy demand for nitrogen
New Phytologist 2022cited by 40position: middledoi
Eco‐evolutionary optimality as a means to improve vegetation and land‐surface models
New Phytologist 2021cited by 216position: middledoi
Global variation in the fraction of leaf nitrogen allocated to photosynthesis
Nature Communications 2021cited by 180position: middledoi
RETRACTED ARTICLE: A constraint on historic growth in global photosynthesis due to increasing CO2
Nature 2021cited by 77position: middledoi
A reporting format for leaf-level gas exchange data and metadata
Ecological Informatics 2021cited by 44position: middledoi
Contrasting temporal variations in responses of leaf unfolding to daytime and nighttime warming
Global Change Biology 2021cited by 40position: middledoi
Leaf senescence exhibits stronger climatic responses during warm than during cold autumns
Nature Climate Change 2020cited by 159position: middledoi
Shifts in plant composition mediate grazing effects on carbon cycling in grasslands
Journal of Applied Ecology 2020cited by 38position: middledoi
Triose phosphate limitation in photosynthesis models reduces leaf photosynthesis and global terrestrial carbon storage
Environmental Research Letters 2018cited by 78position: middledoi
Global variability in leaf respiration in relation to climate, plant functional types and leaf traits
New Phytologist 2015cited by 441position: middledoi
Toward a better integration of biological data from precipitation manipulation experiments into Earth system models
Reviews of Geophysics 2014cited by 54position: firstdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Trevor F. Keenan · Berkeley College7 papers (2021–2024)I. Colin Prentice · Imperial College London7 papers (2021–2024)Han Wang · Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China7 papers (2021–2024)Xiangzhong Luo · National University of Singapore6 papers (2021–2024) · 4 papers (2020–2025)Benjamin D. Stocker · Stanford University4 papers (2021–2024)Lei Chen · Sichuan University4 papers (2020–2025)Josep Peñuelas · Nanjing University3 papers (2021–2025)Ning Dong · Huazhong Agricultural University3 papers (2022–2024)Yao Zhang · New York University3 papers (2021–2023)Holly Croft · National University of Singapore2 papers (2021–2022)Jinmei Wang · Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China2 papers (2021–2025)Ian J. Wright · Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust2 papers (2021–2022)Martin G. De Kauwe · UNSW Sydney2 papers (2021–2023)César Terrer · Massachusetts Institute of Technology2 papers (2021–2023)Belinda E. Medlyn · Michigan State University2 papers (2021–2023)Zhenxiang Xi · Sichuan University2 papers (2021–2022)Sha Zhou · Princeton University2 papers (2021–2023)Philippe Ciais · King University2 papers (2025–2025)Karin T. Rebel · Utrecht University2 papers (2021–2024)
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