# Global critical soil moisture thresholds of plant water stress

*PRI Rank #4 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #4 |
| 18m citations | 106 |
| Journal | Nature Communications |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-024-49244-7 |
| Corresponding authors | Zheng Fu |
| Institution | Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, China |

**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/s41467-024-49244-7](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49244-7)

## Topics

Soil moisture thresholds · θ crit · dry-downs · Water stress · evapotranspiration limitation · diurnal amplitude of land surface temperature · dLST · satellite observations · flux tower data · Earth system models · aridity index · leaf area index · soil texture · explainable machine learning · Soil water availability · Evaporative demand · plant adaptation · water stress fraction · Soil moisture thresholds

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