John S. Sperry

Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought

Brendan Choat, Steven Jansen, Timothy J. Brodribb et al. · Nature · 2012 · 2.6K citations · Full text

Engineering, Drought, Drought Analysis +7

Trends in wood density and structure are linked to prevention of xylem implosion by negative pressure

Uwe G. Hacke, John S. Sperry, William T. Pockman et al. · Oecologia · 2001 · 1.6K citations

Materials Science, Engineering, Wood Density +9

Vulnerability of Xylem to Cavitation and Embolism

Melvin T. Tyree, John S. Sperry · Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology · 1989 · 1.6K citations

Engineering, Botany, Soil Salinity +18

Survey and synthesis of intra‐ and interspecific variation in stomatal sensitivity to vapour pressure deficit

Ram Oren, John S. Sperry, Gabriel G. Katul et al. · Plant Cell & Environment · 1999 · 1.2K citations · Full text

Pressure Deficit, Interspecific Variation, Water Stress +6

A multi-species synthesis of physiological mechanisms in drought-induced tree mortality

Henry D. Adams, Melanie Zeppel, William R. L. Anderegg et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution · 2017 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Biology, Engineering, Plant Stress +9