David M. Eissenstat

Pennsylvania State University — United States

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

71h-index20.1kcitations298works1.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism(66), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics(63), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics(61), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions(59), Horticultural and Viticultural Research(35)

Publications297 total

Susquehanna Shale Hills CZO - Tree Survey Data
Data Commons·2026Open Access
Susquehanna Shale Hills CZO - Vegetation Survey for LiDAR Validation
Data Commons·2026Open Access
Susquehanna Shale Hills CZO - Leaf Area Index and Canopy Closure Data
Data Commons·2026Open Access
Groundcovers Alter Vineyard Soil Microbiomes Within and Beyond Their Rooting Zones
Phytobiomes Journal·2026Open Access
Nutrient addition hinders microarthropod-driven leaf litter decomposition in Patagonian woodlands
Plant and Soil·2025· 1 cited
Temperate trees locally engineer decomposition and litter‐bound microbiomes through differential litter deposits and species‐specific soil conditioning
New Phytologist·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
Temporal patterns of fine‐root dynamics have little influence on seasonal soil <scp>CO<sub>2</sub></scp> efflux in a mixed, mesic forest
Ecosphere·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Functionally discrete fine roots differ in microbial assembly, microbial functional potential, and produced metabolites
Plant Cell & Environment·2023· 13 citedOpen Access
Effects of long-term feeding by spotted lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) on ecophysiology of common hardwood host trees
Environmental Entomology·2023· 12 citedOpen Access
Linkages between Plant Community Composition and Soil Microbial Diversity in Masson Pine Forests
Plants·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
The Age of Absorptive Roots Impacts Root-Adjacent Microbial Composition in Grapevines
Phytobiomes Journal·2023Open Access
Influences of rock fragment content and vegetation on soil microbial communities
CATENA·2023· 15 cited
Assessing microbial communities across the fine root landscape
Journal of Experimental Botany·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
Impacts of short-term feeding by spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) on ecophysiology of young hardwood trees in a common garden
Frontiers in Insect Science·2022· 18 citedOpen Access
Cover crops and a devigorating rootstock can impart substantial agroecosystem services to high-resource vineyards: A multi-year study
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment·2022· 5 cited
Functionally-explicit sampling can answer key questions about the specificity of plant–microbe interactions
Environmental Microbiome·2022· 12 citedOpen Access
Topography Mediates the Response of Soil CO2 Efflux to Precipitation Over Days, Seasons, and Years
Ecosystems·2022· 4 cited
Rock fragment content in soils shift root foraging behavior in xerophytic species
Plant and Soil·2022· 13 cited
Shifts in root dynamics along a hillslope in a mixed, mesic temperate forest
Plant and Soil·2022· 6 cited
Phylogenetic Signal, Root Morphology, Mycorrhizal Type, and Macroinvertebrate Exclusion: Exploring Wood Decomposition in Soils Conditioned by 13 Temperate Tree Species
Forests·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Michael McCormack(7), Peter B. Reich(7), Jacek Oleksyn(6), Thomas S. Adams(6), Louise H. Comas(6), Dali Guo(5), Marcin Zadworny(5), Sarah E. Hobbie(5), Tjeerd J. Bouma(5), Roger T. Koide(4), Ruth D. Yanai(3), Jon Chorover(3), Oliver A. Chadwick(3), Alan N. Lakso(3), James H. Richards(3), Christopher W. Fernandez(2), Colleen M. Iversen(2), Christina E. Wells(2), Zeqing Ma(2), Erica A. H. Smithwick(2)