| How to study deep roots—and why it matters JL Maeght, B Rewald, A Pierret Frontiers in plant science 4, 299, 2013 | 384 | 2013 |
| Water uptake by plant roots: II–modelling of water transfer in the soil root-system with explicit account of flow within the root system–comparison with experiments C Doussan, A Pierret, E Garrigues, L Pagès Plant and soil 283 (1), 99-117, 2006 | 380 | 2006 |
| Understanding deep roots and their functions in ecosystems: an advocacy for more unconventional research A Pierret, JL Maeght, C Clément, JP Montoroi, C Hartmann, ... Annals of botany 118 (4), 621-635, 2016 | 351 | 2016 |
| 3D reconstruction and quantification of macropores using X-ray computed tomography and image analysis A Pierret, Y Capowiez, L Belzunces, CJ Moran Geoderma 106 (3-4), 247-271, 2002 | 328 | 2002 |
| Root functional architecture: a framework for modeling the interplay between roots and soil A Pierret, C Doussan, Y Capowiez, F Bastardie, L Pagès Vadose Zone Journal 6 (2), 269-281, 2007 | 282 | 2007 |
| Conventional detection methodology is limiting our ability to understand the roles and functions of fine roots A Pierret, CJ Moran, C Doussan New Phytologist 166 (3), 967-980, 2005 | 246 | 2005 |
| Root functional parameters along a land‐use gradient: evidence of a community‐level economics spectrum I Prieto, C Roumet, R Cardinael, C Dupraz, C Jourdan, JH Kim, JL Maeght, ... Journal of Ecology 103 (2), 361-373, 2015 | 221 | 2015 |
| Digging deeper for agricultural resources, the value of deep rooting K Thorup-Kristensen, N Halberg, M Nicolaisen, JE Olesen, TE Crews, ... Trends in Plant Science 25 (4), 406-417, 2020 | 188 | 2020 |
| Water uptake by plant roots: I–Formation and propagation of a water extraction front in mature root systems as evidenced by 2D light transmission imaging E Garrigues, C Doussan, A Pierret Plant and soil 283 (1), 83-98, 2006 | 183 | 2006 |
| Soil exploration and resource acquisition by plant roots: an architectural and modelling point of view C Doussan, L Pagès, A Pierret Sustainable Agriculture, 583-600, 2009 | 166 | 2009 |
| IJ_Rhizo: an open-source software to measure scanned images of root samples A Pierret, S Gonkhamdee, C Jourdan, JL Maeght Plant and soil 373, 531-539, 2013 | 152 | 2013 |
| 3D skeleton reconstructions of natural earthworm burrow systems using CAT scan images of soil cores Y Capowiez, A Pierret, O Daniel, P Monestiez, A Kretzschmar Biology and Fertility of Soils 27, 51-59, 1998 | 126 | 1998 |
| Microbiological and chemical properties of soil associated with macropores at different depths in a red-duplex soil in NSW Australia CE Pankhurst, A Pierret, BG Hawke, JM Kirby Plant and Soil 238, 11-20, 2002 | 124 | 2002 |
| X-ray computed tomography to quantify tree rooting spatial distributions A Pierret, Y Capowiez, CJ Moran, A Kretzschmar Geoderma 90 (3-4), 307-326, 1999 | 122 | 1999 |
| Differentiation of soil properties related to the spatial association of wheat roots and soil macropores A Pierret, CJ Moran, CE Pankhurst Plant and Soil 211, 51-58, 1999 | 106 | 1999 |
| Vegetation as a driver of temporal variations in slope stability: The impact of hydrological processes JH Kim, T Fourcaud, C Jourdan, JL Maeght, Z Mao, J Metayer, L Meylan, ... Geophysical research letters 44 (10), 4897-4907, 2017 | 104 | 2017 |
| X-ray absorption and phase contrast imaging to study the interplay between plant roots and soil structure CJ Moran, A Pierret, AW Stevenson Plant and Soil 223 (1), 101-117, 2000 | 96 | 2000 |
| Contradictory hydrological impacts of afforestation in the humid tropics evidenced by long-term field monitoring and simulation modelling G Lacombe, O Ribolzi, A De Rouw, A Pierret, K Latsachak, N Silvera, ... Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 20 (7), 2691-2704, 2016 | 95 | 2016 |
| Linking crop structure, throughfall, soil surface conditions, runoff and soil detachment: 10 land uses analyzed in Northern Laos G Lacombe, C Valentin, P Sounyafong, A De Rouw, B Soulileuth, ... Science of the total environment 616, 1330-1338, 2018 | 89 | 2018 |
| Land use and water quality along a Mekong tributary in Northern Lao PDR O Ribolzi, J Cuny, P Sengsoulichanh, C Mousquès, B Soulileuth, A Pierret, ... Environmental management 47, 291-302, 2011 | 83 | 2011 |
