| The worldwide leaf economics spectrum IJ Wright, PB Reich, M Westoby, DD Ackerly, Z Baruch, F Bongers, ... Nature 428 (6985), 821, 2004 | 4765 | 2004 |
| A handbook of protocols for standardised and easy measurement of plant functional traits worldwide JHC Cornelissen, S Lavorel, E Garnier, S Diaz, N Buchmann, DE Gurvich, ... Australian journal of Botany 51 (4), 335-380, 2003 | 2898 | 2003 |
| A meta-analysis of the response of soil respiration, net nitrogen mineralization, and aboveground plant growth to experimental ecosystem warming L Rustad, J Campbell, G Marion, R Norby, M Mitchell, A Hartley, ... Oecologia 126 (4), 543-562, 2001 | 1892 | 2001 |
| TRY–a global database of plant traits J Kattge, S Diaz, S Lavorel, IC Prentice, P Leadley, G Bönisch, E Garnier, ... Global change biology 17 (9), 2905-2935, 2011 | 1456 | 2011 |
| Corrigendum to: new handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide N Perez-Harguindeguy, S Diaz, E Garnier, S Lavorel, H Poorter, ... Australian Journal of botany 64 (8), 715-716, 2016 | 1399 | 2016 |
| Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide WK Cornwell, JHC Cornelissen, K Amatangelo, E Dorrepaal, VT Eviner, ... Ecology letters 11 (10), 1065-1071, 2008 | 1255 | 2008 |
| The plant traits that drive ecosystems: evidence from three continents S Diaz, JG Hodgson, K Thompson, M Cabido, JHC Cornelissen, A Jalili, ... Journal of vegetation science 15 (3), 295-304, 2004 | 1145 | 2004 |
| The LEDA Traitbase: a database of life‐history traits of the Northwest European flora M Kleyer, RM Bekker, IC Knevel, JP Bakker, K Thompson, ... Journal of Ecology 96 (6), 1266-1274, 2008 | 984 | 2008 |
| Integrated screening validates primary axes of specialisation in plants JP Grime, K Thompson, R Hunt, JG Hodgson, JHC Cornelissen, ... Oikos 79 (2), 259-281, 1997 | 887 | 1997 |
| Plant functional traits and soil carbon sequestration in contrasting biomes GB De Deyn, JHC Cornelissen, RD Bardgett Ecology letters 11 (5), 516-531, 2008 | 821 | 2008 |
| Scaling environmental change through the community‐level: a trait‐based response‐and‐effect framework for plants KN Suding, S Lavorel, FS Chapin Iii, JHC Cornelissen, S DIAz, E Garnier, ... Global Change Biology 14 (5), 1125-1140, 2008 | 757 | 2008 |
| Assessing the generality of global leaf trait relationships IJ Wright, PB Reich, JHC Cornelissen, DS Falster, E Garnier, K Hikosaka, ... New phytologist 166 (2), 485-496, 2005 | 607 | 2005 |
| The global spectrum of plant form and function S Díaz, J Kattge, JHC Cornelissen, IJ Wright, S Lavorel, S Dray, B Reu, ... Nature 529 (7585), 167, 2016 | 599 | 2016 |
| Modulation of leaf economic traits and trait relationships by climate IJ Wright, PB Reich, JHC Cornelissen, DS Falster, PK Groom, K Hikosaka, ... Global Ecology and Biogeography 14 (5), 411-421, 2005 | 597 | 2005 |
| Towards an assessment of multiple ecosystem processes and services via functional traits F de Bello, S Lavorel, S Díaz, R Harrington, JHC Cornelissen, ... Biodiversity and Conservation 19 (10), 2873-2893, 2010 | 582 | 2010 |
| Global assessment of experimental climate warming on tundra vegetation: heterogeneity over space and time SC Elmendorf, GHR Henry, RD Hollister, RG Björk, AD Bjorkman, ... Ecology letters 15 (2), 164-175, 2012 | 566 | 2012 |
| An experimental comparison of leaf decomposition rates in a wide range of temperate plant species and types JHC Cornelissen Journal of Ecology, 573-582, 1996 | 538 | 1996 |
| Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming SC Elmendorf, GHR Henry, RD Hollister, RG Björk, N Boulanger-Lapointe, ... Nature Climate Change 2 (6), 453, 2012 | 490 | 2012 |
| Leaf structure and defence control litter decomposition rate across species and life forms in regional floras on two continents JHC Cornelissen, N Pérez-Harguindeguy, S Díaz, JP Grime, B Marzano, ... The New Phytologist 143 (1), 191-200, 1999 | 452 | 1999 |
| Global change and arctic ecosystems: is lichen decline a function of increases in vascular plant biomass? JHC Cornelissen, TV Callaghan, JM Alatalo, A Michelsen, E Graglia, ... Journal of Ecology 89 (6), 984-994, 2001 | 427 | 2001 |
Rien AertsProfessor in Systems Ecology, VU University AmsterdamVerified email at vu.nl