Dr. Hendrik Poorter
Dr. Hendrik Poorter
Email: H.Poorter@fz-juelich.de
Hendrik Poorter is an ecophysiologist by training. He studied the causes and consequences of interspecific variation in Relative Growth Rate, the effect of elevated CO2 on physiology and growth of plants, aspects of leaf anatomy, photosynthesis, respiration, biomass allocation end chemical composition. His current focus is on meta-analysis of a wide range of studies to derive at generalized dose-response curves for more than 100 plant traits as dependent on 12 environmental factors.
For most of the last 10 years he has been a highly-cited scientist.
Uwe Rascher und Hendrik Poorter from IBG-2 are two of the most frequently cited scientists worldwide 2025
Uwe Rascher und Hendrik Poorter from IBG-2 are two of the most frequently cited scientists worldwide 2023
He currently has a guest appointment at Wageningen University and Forschungszentrum Julich.
Selected literature:
- Poorter H, Niinemets Ü, Poorter L, Wright IJ, Villar R (2009). Causes and consequences of variation in leaf mass per area (LMA): a meta-analysis. New Phytol. 182: 565-588.
- Poorter H, Niklas KJ, Reich PB, Oleksyn J, Poot P, Mommer L. (2012). Biomass allocation to leaves, stems and roots: meta-analyses of interspecific variation and environmental control. New Phytol. 193: 30-50.
- Poorter H, Niinemets Ü, Ntagkas N, Siebenkäs A, Mäenpää M, Matsubara S, Pons TL. (2019). A meta-analysis of plant responses to light intensity on the basis of 70 traits ranging from molecules to whole plant performance. Tansley review. New Phytol. 223: 1073-1105.
- Postma JA, Hecht VL, Hikosaka K, Nord EA, Pons TL, Poorter H (2021). Dividing the pie: A quantitative review on plant density responses. Plant, Cell & Environment 44: 1072-1094.
- Poorter H, Knopf O, Wright IJ, Temme A, Hogewoning S, Graf A, Cernusak LA, Pons TL (2022) A meta-analysis of responses of C3 plants to atmospheric CO2: dose-response curves for 85 traits ranging from the molecular to the whole plant level. Tansley Review. New Phytol. 223: 1560-1596.