Tree Physiology

Aims & Scope

Tree Physiology promotes research in a framework of hierarchically organized systems, measuring insight by the ability to link adjacent layers: thus, investigated tree physiology phenomenon should seek mechanistic explanation in finer-scale phenomena as well as seek significance in larger scale phenomena (Passioura 1979).

A phenomenon not linked downscale is merely descriptive; an observation not linked upscale, might be trivial.

Physiologists often refer qualitatively to processes at finer or coarser scale than the scale of their observation, and studies formally directed at three, or even two adjacent scales are rare.

To emphasize the importance of relating mechanisms to coarser scale function, Tree Physiology will highlight papers doing so particularly well as feature papers.

View Aims & Scope

---

Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.7
2024	3.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.091

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	154

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4190

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2202

---

---

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

---

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

---

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Evaluation of transpiration in a Douglas-fir stand by means of sap flow measurements

  Citation: 1330

  Authors: A.

• Carbon dynamics in trees: feast or famine?

  Citation: 709

  Authors: A., D. R., F. C.

• Differential responses to changes in growth temperature between trees from different functional groups and biomes: a review and synthesis of data

  Citation: 702

  Authors: D. A., R.

• An improved heat pulse method to measure low and reverse rates of sap flow in woody plants

  Citation: 581

  Authors: S. S. O., M. A., N. C., C. R., C. K., A. A. H., T. M.

• Scaling of angiosperm xylem structure with safety and efficiency

  Citation: 560

  Authors: U. G., J. S., J. K., L.

• Net primary production of forests: a constant fraction of gross primary production?

  Citation: 558

  Authors: R. H., J. J., M.

• A method for routine measurements of total sugar and starch content in woody plant tissues

  Citation: 523

  Authors: P. S., S. M.

• Nutrition of mangroves

  Citation: 505

  Authors: R., I. C., C. E.

• FOREST-BGC, A general model of forest ecosystem processes for regional applications. II. Dynamic carbon allocation and nitrogen budgets

  Citation: 485

  Authors: S. W., S. T.

• Uncertainty in eddy covariance measurements and its application to physiological models

  Citation: 483

  Authors: D. Y., A. D.

---