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Kyra A Prats

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Early career · publishing since 2019Rising activity
Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsHorticultural and Viticultural ResearchFern and Epiphyte BiologyEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studiesscientometrics and bibliometrics research

Publications

13

Citations

117

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

7

Publishing since 2019

Research summary
AI-generated

Kyra A Prats studies how plants, especially ferns and lycophytes, manage water transport and survive drying out, examining traits like stomatal (leaf pore) behavior, xylem (water-conducting tissue) evolution, and desiccation tolerance across different habitats. This work spans from historical plant evolution to modern ecological and physiological responses to seasonal water stress. Separately, this researcher has also published on academic publishing practices and equity issues affecting trainees in environmental biology.

Plant water relations and drought physiologyFern and lycophyte biologyXylem and vascular network evolutionLeaf and stomatal function across seasons/habitatsEquity and productivity in STEM training

Publication output has grown from occasional single papers before 2020 to a peak of five in 2023, suggesting an increasing pace of output over the past few years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
17182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212022: 2 publications222023: 5 publications5232024: 1 publication242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • AoB Plants×4
  • Science×1
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY×1
  • American Journal of Botany×1
  • Ecosphere×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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