# Dominant role of soil moisture in mediating carbon and water fluxes in dryland ecosystems

*PRI Rank #3 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #3 |
| 18m citations | 107 |
| Journal | Nature Geoscience |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41561-023-01351-8 |
| Corresponding authors | Steven A. Kannenberg |
| Institution | Colorado State University, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/plant-water-relations-and-carbon-dynamics/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41561-023-01351-8](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01351-8)

## Topics

Soil moisture · Carbon flux · water fluxes · Drylands · ecosystem carbon-water coupling · Water limitation · gross primary productivity · evapotranspiration · Soil moisture thresholds · Carbon uptake · Water use efficiency · precipitation variability · eddy covariance · flux partitioning · semi-arid regions

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