| 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 | 1626 | 2011 |
| Relative importance of photosynthetic traits and allocation patterns as correlates of seedling shade tolerance of 13 tropical trees K Kitajima Oecologia 98 (3-4), 419-428, 1994 | 867 | 1994 |
| Plastic phenotypic response to light of 16 congeneric shrubs from a Panamanian rainforest F Valladares, SJ Wright, E Lasso, K Kitajima, RW Pearcy Ecology 81 (7), 1925-1936, 2000 | 703 | 2000 |
| Functional traits and the growth–mortality trade‐off in tropical trees SJ Wright, K Kitajima, NJB Kraft, PB Reich, IJ Wright, DE Bunker, R Condit, ... Ecology 91 (12), 3664-3674, 2010 | 569 | 2010 |
| Cloud cover limits net CO2 uptake and growth of a rainforest tree during tropical rainy seasons EA Graham, SS Mulkey, K Kitajima, NG Phillips, SJ Wright Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100 (2), 572-576, 2003 | 348 | 2003 |
| Ecology of seedling regeneration K Kitajima, M Fenner Seeds: the ecology of regeneration in plant communities 2, 331-359, 2000 | 312 | 2000 |
| Global patterns of leaf mechanical properties Y Onoda, M Westoby, PB Adler, AMF Choong, FJ Clissold, ... Ecology letters 14 (3), 301-312, 2011 | 297 | 2011 |
| Carbohydrate storage enhances seedling shade and stress tolerance in a neotropical forest JA Myers, K Kitajima Journal of Ecology 95 (2), 383-395, 2007 | 297 | 2007 |
| Multiple trait associations in relation to habitat differentiation among 17 Floridian oak species J Cavender-Bares, K Kitajima, FA Bazzaz Ecological Monographs 74 (4), 635-662, 2004 | 283 | 2004 |
| Carbohydrate storage and light requirements of tropical moist and dry forest tree species L Poorter, K Kitajima Ecology 88 (4), 1000-1011, 2007 | 226 | 2007 |
| Increases of chlorophyll a/b ratios during acclimation of tropical woody seedlings to nitrogen limitation and high light K Kitajima, KP Hogan Plant, Cell & Environment 26 (6), 857-865, 2003 | 224 | 2003 |
| Experimental studies of seedling recruitment from contrasting seed distributions CK Augspurger, K Kitajima Ecology 73 (4), 1270-1284, 1992 | 204 | 1992 |
| Decline of photosynthetic capacity with leaf age in relation to leaf longevities for five tropical canopy tree species K Kitajima, SS Mulkey, SJ Wright American Journal of Botany 84 (5), 702-708, 1997 | 203 | 1997 |
| Ecophysiology of tropical tree seedlings K Kitajima Tropical forest plant ecophysiology, 559-596, 1996 | 185 | 1996 |
| Tissue‐level leaf toughness, but not lamina thickness, predicts sapling leaf lifespan and shade tolerance of tropical tree species K Kitajima, L Poorter New phytologist 186 (3), 708-721, 2010 | 175 | 2010 |
| Seed and seedling ecology of a monocarpic tropical tree, Tachigalia versicolor K Kitajima, CK Augspurger Ecology 70 (4), 1102-1114, 1989 | 172 | 1989 |
| Decline of photosynthetic capacity with leaf age and position in two tropical pioneer tree species K Kitajima, SS Mulkey, M Samaniego, S Joseph Wright American Journal of Botany 89 (12), 1925-1932, 2002 | 160 | 2002 |
| Coordinated changes in photosynthesis, water relations and leaf nutritional traits of canopy trees along a precipitation gradient in lowland tropical forest LS Santiago, K Kitajima, SJ Wright, SS Mulkey Oecologia 139 (4), 495-502, 2004 | 154 | 2004 |
| Life history trade‐offs in tropical trees and lianas B Gilbert, SJ Wright, HC Muller-Landau, K Kitajima, A Hernandéz Ecology 87 (5), 1281-1288, 2006 | 141 | 2006 |
| Variation in crown light utilization characteristics among tropical canopy trees K Kitajima, SS Mulkey, SJ Wright Annals of Botany 95 (3), 535-547, 2005 | 130 | 2005 |
S. Joseph WrightSenior Scientist, Smithsonian Tropical Research InstituteVerified email at si.edu
