| Redefining fine roots improves understanding of below‐ground contributions to terrestrial biosphere processes ML McCormack, IA Dickie, DM Eissenstat, TJ Fahey, CW Fernandez, ... New Phytologist 207 (3), 505-518, 2015 | 1208 | 2015 |
| The ecology of root lifespan DM Eissenstat, RD Yanai Advances in ecological research 27, 1-60, 1997 | 1162 | 1997 |
| Building roots in a changing environment: implications for root longevity DM Eissenstat, CE Wells, RD Yanai, JL Whitbeck The New Phytologist 147 (1), 33-42, 2000 | 1024 | 2000 |
| Linking litter calcium, earthworms and soil properties: a common garden test with 14 tree species PB Reich, J Oleksyn, J Modrzynski, P Mrozinski, SE Hobbie, ... Ecology letters 8 (8), 811-818, 2005 | 839 | 2005 |
| Costs and benefits of constructing roots of small diameter DM Eissenstat Journal of plant nutrition 15 (6-7), 763-782, 1992 | 824 | 1992 |
| Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits Z Ma, D Guo, X Xu, M Lu, RD Bardgett, DM Eissenstat, ML McCormack, ... Nature 555 (7694), 94-97, 2018 | 663 | 2018 |
| Comparisons of structure and life span in roots and leaves among temperate trees JM Withington, PB Reich, J Oleksyn, DM Eissenstat Ecological monographs 76 (3), 381-397, 2006 | 538 | 2006 |
| Marked differences in survivorship among apple roots of different diameters CE Wells, DM Eissenstat Ecology 82 (3), 882-892, 2001 | 480 | 2001 |
| Predicting fine root lifespan from plant functional traits in temperate trees M Luke McCormack, TS Adams, EAH Smithwick, DM Eissenstat New Phytologist 195 (4), 823-831, 2012 | 464 | 2012 |
| Growth depression in mycorrhizal citrus at high-phosphorus supply (analysis of carbon costs) S Peng, DM Eissenstat, JH Graham, K Williams, NC Hodge Plant physiology 101 (3), 1063-1071, 1993 | 444 | 1993 |
| Assessing root death and root system dynamics in a study of grape canopy pruning LH Comas, DM Eissenstat, AN Lakso The New Phytologist 147 (1), 171-178, 2000 | 390 | 2000 |
| Linking fine root traits to maximum potential growth rate among 11 mature temperate tree species LH Comas, DM Eissenstat Functional Ecology, 388-397, 2004 | 384 | 2004 |
| On the relationship between specific root length and the rate of root proliferation: a field study using citrus rootstocks DM Eissenstat New phytologist 118 (1), 63-68, 1991 | 380 | 1991 |
| Linking root traits to nutrient foraging in arbuscular mycorrhizal trees in a temperate forest DM Eissenstat, JM Kucharski, M Zadworny, TS Adams, RT Koide New Phytologist 208 (1), 114-124, 2015 | 353 | 2015 |
| Root morphology and mycorrhizal symbioses together shape nutrient foraging strategies of temperate trees W Chen, RT Koide, TS Adams, JL DeForest, L Cheng, DM Eissenstat Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113 (31), 8741-8746, 2016 | 345 | 2016 |
| Fine root decomposition rates do not mirror those of leaf litter among temperate tree species SE Hobbie, J Oleksyn, DM Eissenstat, PB Reich Oecologia 162, 505-513, 2010 | 331 | 2010 |
| Patterns in root trait variation among 25 co‐existing North American forest species LH Comas, DM Eissenstat New Phytologist 182 (4), 919-928, 2009 | 326 | 2009 |
| Tree species effects on coupled cycles of carbon, nitrogen, and acidity in mineral soils at a common garden experiment KE Mueller, DM Eissenstat, SE Hobbie, J Oleksyn, AM Jagodzinski, ... Biogeochemistry 111, 601-614, 2012 | 286 | 2012 |
| Root anatomy, morphology, and longevity among root orders in Vaccinium corymbosum (Ericaceae) LR Valenzuela‐Estrada, V Vera‐Caraballo, LE Ruth, DM Eissenstat American journal of botany 95 (12), 1506-1514, 2008 | 273 | 2008 |
| Linking root traits to potential growth rate in six temperate tree species L Comas, T Bouma, D Eissenstat Oecologia 132, 34-43, 2002 | 271 | 2002 |
