| The worldwide leaf economics spectrum IJ Wright, PB Reich, M Westoby, DD Ackerly, Z Baruch, F Bongers, ... Nature 428 (6985), 821, 2004 | 4779 | 2004 |
| Plant ecological strategies: some leading dimensions of variation between species M Westoby, DS Falster, AT Moles, PA Vesk, IJ Wright Annual review of ecology and systematics 33 (1), 125-159, 2002 | 2118 | 2002 |
| Bivariate line-fitting methods for allometry DI Warton, IJ Wright, DS Falster, M Westoby Biological Reviews 81 (2), 259-291, 2006 | 1684 | 2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 61, 167-234, 2013 | 1402* | 2013 |
| Causes and consequences of variation in leaf mass per area (LMA): a meta‐analysis H Poorter, Ü Niinemets, L Poorter, IJ Wright, R Villar New phytologist 182 (3), 565-588, 2009 | 1291 | 2009 |
| 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 |
| Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought B Choat, S Jansen, TJ Brodribb, H Cochard, S Delzon, R Bhaskar, ... Nature 491 (7426), 752, 2012 | 1163 | 2012 |
| The evolution of plant functional variation: traits, spectra, and strategies PB Reich, IJ Wright, J Cavender-Bares, JM Craine, J Oleksyn, M Westoby, ... International Journal of Plant Sciences 164 (S3), S143-S164, 2003 | 960 | 2003 |
| The evolutionary ecology of seed size MR Leishman, IJ Wright, AT Moles, M Westoby Seeds: the ecology of regeneration in plant communities 2, 31-57, 2000 | 844 | 2000 |
| Land-plant ecology on the basis of functional traits M Westoby, IJ Wright Trends in ecology & evolution 21 (5), 261-268, 2006 | 738 | 2006 |
| Strategy shifts in leaf physiology, structure and nutrient content between species of high‐and low‐rainfall and high‐and low‐nutrient habitats IJ Wright, PB Reich, M Westoby Functional Ecology 15 (4), 423-434, 2001 | 660 | 2001 |
| 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 |
| Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments AE Zanne, DC Tank, WK Cornwell, JM Eastman, SA Smith, RG FitzJohn, ... Nature 506 (7486), 89, 2014 | 566 | 2014 |
| A global study of relationships between leaf traits, climate and soil measures of nutrient fertility JC Ordoñez, PM Van Bodegom, JPM Witte, IJ Wright, PB Reich, R Aerts Global Ecology and Biogeography 18 (2), 137-149, 2009 | 549 | 2009 |
| Global patterns of foliar nitrogen isotopes and their relationships with climate, mycorrhizal fungi, foliar nutrient concentrations, and nitrogen availability JM Craine, AJ Elmore, MPM Aidar, M Bustamante, TE Dawson, ... New Phytologist 183 (4), 980-992, 2009 | 547 | 2009 |
| 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 | 528 | 2010 |
| Are functional traits good predictors of demographic rates? Evidence from five neotropical forests L Poorter, SJ Wright, H Paz, DD Ackerly, R Condit, G Ibarra-Manríquez, ... Ecology 89 (7), 1908-1920, 2008 | 469 | 2008 |
Mark WestobyMacquarie University, SydneyVerified email at mq.edu.au