| 1 | TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access | Global Change Biology | 2020 | 1,713 |
| 2 | Redefining fine roots improves understanding of below‐ground contributions to terrestrial biosphere processes | New Phytologist | 2015 | 1,237 |
| 3 | How much does climate change threaten European forest tree species distributions? | Global Change Biology | 2018 | 798 |
| 4 | Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs | New Phytologist | 2021 | 575 |
| 5 | A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements | New Phytologist | 2021 | 469 |
| 6 | Linking root traits to nutrient foraging in arbuscular mycorrhizal trees in a temperate forest | New Phytologist | 2015 | 339 |
| 7 | How does biomass distribution change with size and differ among species? An analysis for 1200 plant species from five continents | New Phytologist | 2015 | 310 |
| 8 | Building a better foundation: improving root‐trait measurements to understand and model plant and ecosystem processes | New Phytologist | 2017 | 221 |
| 9 | Soil organic carbon stability in forests: Distinct effects of tree species identity and traits | Global Change Biology | 2019 | 152 |
| 10 | Woody plants optimise stomatal behaviour relative to hydraulic risk | Ecology Letters | 2018 | 141 |
| 11 | Black locust (Robinia pseudoacaciaL.) range contraction and expansion in Europe under changing climate | Global Change Biology | 2021 | 132 |
| 12 | Scots pine fine roots adjust along a 2000‐km latitudinal climatic gradient | New Phytologist | 2016 | 123 |
| 13 | Adaptive and plastic responses of Quercus petraea populations to climate across Europe | Global Change Biology | 2017 | 120 |
| 14 | Functional distinctiveness of major plant lineages | Journal of Ecology | 2014 | 118 |
| 15 | Impact of particulate matter accumulation on the photosynthetic apparatus of roadside woody plants growing in the urban conditions | Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety | 2018 | 106 |
| 16 | Wild food plants and fungi used in the mycophilous Tibetan community of Zhagana (Tewo County, Gansu, China) | Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine | 2016 | 92 |
| 17 | Patterns of structural and defense investments in fine roots of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) across a strong temperature and latitudinal gradient in Europe | Global Change Biology | 2017 | 91 |
| 18 | The Effects of a Short Forest Recreation Program on Physiological and Psychological Relaxation in Young Polish Adults | Forests | 2019 | 88 |
| 19 | Seed size predicts global effects of small mammal seed predation on plant recruitment | Ecology Letters | 2020 | 88 |
| 20 | No globally consistent effect of ectomycorrhizal status on foliar traits | New Phytologist | 2012 | 87 |
| 21 | Drought‐induced shoot dieback starts with massive root xylem embolism and variable depletion of nonstructural carbohydrates in seedlings of two tree species | New Phytologist | 2017 | 84 |
| 22 | Particulate matter on foliage of Betula pendula, Quercus robur, and Tilia cordata: deposition and ecophysiology | Environmental Science and Pollution Research | 2020 | 78 |
| 23 | Proteome analysis of Norway maple (Acer platanoides L.) seeds dormancy breaking and germination: influence of abscisic and gibberellic acids | BMC Plant Biology | 2009 | 77 |
| 24 | Relationship between genotype and soil environment during colonization of poplar roots by mycorrhizal and endophytic fungi | Mycorrhiza | 2009 | 73 |
| 25 | Accumulation of particulate matter, heavy metals, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the leaves of Tilia cordata Mill. in five Polish cities with different levels of air pollution | International Journal of Phytoremediation | 2017 | 65 |
| 26 | Suppression of other soil microorganisms by mycelium of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in root-free soil | Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 2010 | 61 |
| 27 | The Effect of Recreation in a Snow-Covered Forest Environment on the Psychological Wellbeing of Young Adults: Randomized Controlled Study | Forests | 2019 | 60 |
| 28 | Tertiary remnants and Holocene colonizers: Genetic structure and phylogeography of Scots pine reveal higher genetic diversity in young boreal than in relict Mediterranean populations and a dual colonization of Fennoscandia | Diversity and Distributions | 2017 | 49 |
| 29 | Advantages of mixed tree stands in restoration of upper soil layers on postmining sites: A five‐year leaf litter decomposition experiment | Land Degradation and Development | 2019 | 48 |
| 30 | Woody tissue photosynthesis delays drought stress in Populus tremula trees and maintains starch reserves in branch xylem tissues | New Phytologist | 2020 | 44 |
| 31 | Cold adaptation drives variability in needle structure and anatomy in Pinus sylvestris L. along a 1,900 km temperate–boreal transect | Functional Ecology | 2017 | 43 |
| 32 | Global biogeographic synthesis and priority conservation regions of the relict tree family Juglandaceae | Journal of Biogeography | 2020 | 40 |
| 33 | Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities of pedunculate and sessile oak seedlings from bare-root forest nurseries | Mycorrhiza | 2010 | 39 |
| 34 | Plasticity in seedling morphology, biomass allocation and physiology among ten temperate tree species in response to shade is related to shade tolerance and not leaf habit | Plant Biology | 2017 | 39 |
| 35 | Stem CO2 efflux in six co‐occurring tree species: underlying factors and ecological implications | Plant, Cell and Environment | 2015 | 38 |
| 36 | Limited dispersal prevents Quercus rubra invasion in a 14‐species common garden experiment | Diversity and Distributions | 2018 | 36 |
| 37 | Biological Flora of the British Isles:Quercus rubra | Journal of Ecology | 2020 | 35 |
| 38 | Species and functional diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities on Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) trees on three different sites | Annals of Forest Science | 2011 | 32 |
| 39 | Effect of different conditions of storage on seed viability and seedling growth of six European wild fruit woody plants | Annals of Forest Science | 2020 | 32 |
| 40 | Effect of nitrogen level on acid phosphatase activity of eight isolates of ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus involutus cultured in vitro | Plant and Soil | 1992 | 31 |
| 41 | Diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungus assemblages on nursery grown European beech seedlings | Annals of Forest Science | 2013 | 29 |
| 42 | Is Shape of a Fresh and Dried Leaf the Same? | PLoS ONE | 2016 | 29 |
| 43 | Ectomycorrhizal fungal assemblages of Abies alba Mill. outside its native range in Poland | Mycorrhiza | 2015 | 29 |
| 44 | Niche differentiation, competition or habitat filtering? Mechanisms explaining co‐occurrence of plant species on wet meadows of high conservation value | Journal of Vegetation Science | 2021 | 28 |
| 45 | Analysis of the embryo proteome of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) seeds reveals a distinct class of proteins regulating dormancy release | Journal of Plant Physiology | 2016 | 27 |
| 46 | Invasive oaks escape pre‐dispersal insect seed predation and trap enemies in their seeds | Integrative Zoology | 2018 | 27 |
| 47 | Past, present, and future geographic range of the relict Mediterranean and Macaronesian Juniperus phoenicea complex | Ecology and Evolution | 2021 | 27 |
| 48 | Ectomycorrhizal fungal community of naturally regenerated European larch (Larix decidua) seedlings | Symbiosis | 2012 | 26 |
| 49 | Reconstructing the plant mitochondrial genome for marker discovery: a case study using Pinus | Molecular Ecology Resources | 2017 | 26 |
| 50 | Biological Flora of the British Isles:Aesculus hippocastanum | Journal of Ecology | 2019 | 26 |
