| Fine root architecture of nine North American trees KS Pregitzer, JL DeForest, AJ Burton, MF Allen, RW Ruess, RL Hendrick Ecological monographs 72 (2), 293-309, 2002 | 1300 | 2002 |
| Forest response to elevated CO2 is conserved across a broad range of productivity RJ Norby, EH DeLucia, B Gielen, C Calfapietra, CP Giardina, JS King, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102 (50), 18052-18056, 2005 | 1219 | 2005 |
| 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 | 1199 | 2015 |
| Carbon cycling and storage in world forests: biome patterns related to forest age KS Pregitzer, ES Euskirchen Global change biology 10 (12), 2052-2077, 2004 | 1139 | 2004 |
| Compositional and functional shifts in microbial communities due to soil warming GP Zogg, DR Zak, DB Ringelberg, DC White, NW MacDonald, ... Soil Science Society of America Journal 61 (2), 475-481, 1997 | 1019 | 1997 |
| Elevated atmospheric CO2 and feedback between carbon and nitrogen cycles DR Zak, KS Pregitzer, PS Curtis, JA Teeri, R Fogel, DL Randlett Plant and soil 151, 105-117, 1993 | 872 | 1993 |
| Responses of tree fine roots to temperature KS Pregitzer, JS King, AJ Burton, SE Brown New Phytologist 147 (1), 105-115, 2000 | 715 | 2000 |
| Elevated atmospheric CO2, fine roots and the response of soil microorganisms: a review and hypothesis DR Zak, KS Pregitzer, JS King, WE Holmes The New Phytologist 147 (1), 201-222, 2000 | 652 | 2000 |
| The demography of fine roots in a northern hardwood forest RL Hendrick, KS Pregitzer Ecology 73 (3), 1094-1104, 1992 | 575 | 1992 |
| Variation in sugar maple root respiration with root diameter and soil depth KS Pregitzer, MJ Laskowski, AJ Burton, VC Lessard, DR Zak Tree physiology 18 (10), 665-670, 1998 | 544 | 1998 |
| The dynamics of fine root length, biomass, and nitrogen content in two northern hardwood ecosystems RL Hendrick, KS Pregitzer Canadian journal of forest research 23 (12), 2507-2520, 1993 | 542 | 1993 |
| Simulated chronic nitrogen deposition increases carbon storage in Northern Temperate forests KS Pregitzer, AJ Burton, DR Zak, AF Talhelm Global change biology 14 (1), 142-153, 2008 | 512 | 2008 |
| Relationships between fine root dynamics and nitrogen availability in Michigan northern hardwood forests AJ Burton, KS Pregitzer, RL Hendrick Oecologia 125, 389-399, 2000 | 512 | 2000 |
| Scaling of respiration to nitrogen in leaves, stems and roots of higher land plants PB Reich, MG Tjoelker, KS Pregitzer, IJ Wright, J Oleksyn, JL Machado Ecology letters 11 (8), 793-801, 2008 | 473 | 2008 |
| The demography of fine roots in response to patches of water and nitrogen KS Pregitzer, RL Hendrick, R Fogel New Phytologist 125 (3), 575-580, 1993 | 468 | 1993 |
| Forest carbon management in the United States: 1600–2100 R Birdsey, K Pregitzer, A Lucier Journal of environmental quality 35 (4), 1461-1469, 2006 | 444 | 2006 |
| Atmospheric nitrate deposition, microbial community composition, and enzyme activity in northern hardwood forests JL DeForest, DR Zak, KS Pregitzer, AJ Burton Soil Science Society of America Journal 68 (1), 132-138, 2004 | 441 | 2004 |
| Atmospheric CO2, soil nitrogen and turnover of fine roots KS Pregitzer, DR Zak, PS Curtis, ME Kubiske, JA Teeri, CS Vogel New Phytologist 129 (4), 579-585, 1995 | 415 | 1995 |
| Ecological forest site classification BV Barnes, KS Pregitzer, TA Spies, VH Spooner Journal of Forestry 80 (8), 493-498, 1982 | 415 | 1982 |
| Patterns of fine root mortality in two sugar maple forests RL Hendrick, KS Pregitzer Nature 361 (6407), 59-61, 1993 | 403 | 1993 |
