| Variation among biomes in temporal dynamics of aboveground primary production AK Knapp, MD Smith Science 291 (5503), 481-484, 2001 | 1541 | 2001 |
| Rainfall variability, carbon cycling, and plant species diversity in a mesic grassland AK Knapp, PA Fay, JM Blair, SL Collins, MD Smith, JD Carlisle, ... Science 298 (5601), 2202-2205, 2002 | 1242 | 2002 |
| Convergence across biomes to a common rain-use efficiency TE Huxman, MD Smith, PA Fay, AK Knapp, MR Shaw, ME Loik, SD Smith, ... Nature 429 (6992), 651-654, 2004 | 1183 | 2004 |
| Consequences of more extreme precipitation regimes for terrestrial ecosystems AK Knapp, C Beier, DD Briske, AT Classen, Y Luo, M Reichstein, ... Bioscience 58 (9), 811-821, 2008 | 1168 | 2008 |
| Biodiversity increases the resistance of ecosystem productivity to climate extremes F Isbell, D Craven, J Connolly, M Loreau, B Schmid, C Beierkuhnlein, ... Nature 526 (7574), 574-577, 2015 | 1166 | 2015 |
| The invasion paradox: reconciling pattern and process in species invasions JD Fridley, JJ Stachowicz, S Naeem, DF Sax, EW Seabloom, MD Smith, ... Ecology 88 (1), 3-17, 2007 | 1024 | 2007 |
| Assessing the response of terrestrial ecosystems to potential changes in precipitation JF Weltzin, ME Loik, S Schwinning, DG Williams, PA Fay, BM Haddad, ... Bioscience 53 (10), 941-952, 2003 | 986 | 2003 |
| Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation ET Borer, EW Seabloom, DS Gruner, WS Harpole, H Hillebrand, EM Lind, ... Nature 508 (7497), 517-520, 2014 | 761 | 2014 |
| An ecological perspective on extreme climatic events: a synthetic definition and framework to guide future research MD Smith Journal of Ecology 99 (3), 656-663, 2011 | 748 | 2011 |
| An integrated conceptual framework for long‐term social–ecological research SL Collins, SR Carpenter, SM Swinton, DE Orenstein, DL Childers, ... Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 9 (6), 351-357, 2011 | 733 | 2011 |
| Dominant species maintain ecosystem function with non‐random species loss MD Smith, AK Knapp Ecology letters 6 (6), 509-517, 2003 | 706 | 2003 |
| Integrative modelling reveals mechanisms linking productivity and plant species richness JB Grace, TM Anderson, EW Seabloom, ET Borer, PB Adler, WS Harpole, ... Nature 529 (7586), 390-393, 2016 | 630 | 2016 |
| Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness PB Adler, EW Seabloom, ET Borer, H Hillebrand, Y Hautier, A Hector, ... science 333 (6050), 1750-1753, 2011 | 607 | 2011 |
| A framework for assessing ecosystem dynamics in response to chronic resource alterations induced by global change MD Smith, AK Knapp, SL Collins Ecology 90 (12), 3279-3289, 2009 | 584 | 2009 |
| Resistance and resilience of a grassland ecosystem to climate extremes DL Hoover, AK Knapp, MD Smith Ecology 95 (9), 2646-2656, 2014 | 494 | 2014 |
| Does species diversity limit productivity in natural grassland communities? JB Grace, T Michael Anderson, MD Smith, E Seabloom, SJ Andelman, ... Ecology Letters 10 (8), 680-689, 2007 | 431 | 2007 |
| Finding generality in ecology: a model for globally distributed experiments ET Borer, WS Harpole, PB Adler, EM Lind, JL Orrock, EW Seabloom, ... Methods in Ecology and Evolution 5 (1), 65-73, 2014 | 403 | 2014 |
| The ecological role of climate extremes: current understanding and future prospects MD Smith Journal of Ecology 99 (3), 651-655, 2011 | 384 | 2011 |
| Coordinated distributed experiments: an emerging tool for testing global hypotheses in ecology and environmental science LH Fraser, HAL Henry, CN Carlyle, SR White, C Beierkuhnlein, ... Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 11 (3), 147-155, 2013 | 296 | 2013 |
| Exotic plant species in a C4-dominated grassland: invasibility, disturbance, and community structure MD Smith, AK Knapp Oecologia 120, 605-612, 1999 | 286 | 1999 |
