Publications

See my CV for a complete list.

S Ruehr, Pierrat Z, Parazoo N, Keenan TF. 2026. Harnessing solar-induced fluorescence for agricultural research and management. Environmental Research Letters. 10.1088/1748-9326/ae74e2.

Rao et al. (29 authors incl. S Ruehr). 2026. Decoupled carbon assimilation and growth responses to aridity in temperate deciduous oaks. Science Advances. 10.1126/sciadv.ady7139.
D Ospina D et al. (70 authors incl. S Ruehr). 2026. Ten new insights in climate science 2026. Global Sustainability, 9:e6. 10.1017/sus.2025.10043.
ZA Pierrat, RN Gustine, A Boser, S Ruehr, CM Lee, JT Reager, K Cawse-Nicholson. 2026. Human contributions to evapotranspiration mitigate swings in dry-to-wet year transitions. Communications Sustainability, 1, 8. 10.1038/s44458-025-00002-w.
S Ruehr, M Bassiouni, Y Kang, Y Socolar, T Magney, TF Keenan. 2025. Crop diversification improves water-use efficiency and regional water sustainability. Environmental Research Letters, 20, 114062. 10.1088/1748-9326/ae15a9.

S Ruehr, C Gerlein-Safdi, N Falco, P Seibert, C Chou, L Albert, TF Keenan. 2024. Quantifying seasonal and diurnal cycles of solar-induced fluorescence with a novel hyperspectral imager. Geophysical Research Letters, 15, 14. 10.1029/2023GL107429.

S Ruehr, G Girotto, J Verfaillie, D Baldocchi, A Cabon, TF Keenan. 2023. Ecosystem groundwater use enhances carbon sinks in a semi-arid oak savanna. Agricultural & Forest Meteorology, 342, 109725. 10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109725.

S Ruehr, TF Keenan, C Williams, Y Zhou, X Lu, A Bastos, P Canadell, IC Prentice, S Sitch, C Terrer. 2023. Evidence and attribution of the enhanced land carbon sink. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 4, 518–534. 10.1038/s43017-023-00456-3.

EC Massoud, L Andrews, R Reichle, A Molod, J Park, S Ruehr, M Girotto. 2022. Seasonal forecasting skill for the High Mountain Asia region in the Goddard Earth Observing System. Earth System Dynamics, 14, 147–171. 10.5194/esd-14-147-2023.
S Ruehr. 2021. Beyond the vulnerability/resilience dichotomy: Perceptions of and responses to the climate crisis on Emau, Vanuatu. Island Studies Journal. 10.24043/isj.151.

S Ruehr, X Lee, R Smith, X Li, Z Xu, S Liu, X Yang, Y Zhou. 2020. A mechanistic investigation of the oasis effect in the Zhangye cropland in semiarid western China. Journal of Arid Environments, 176, 104120. 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104120.

SB Rutkove, M Le, JA Nagy, S Ruehr, C Semple, B Sanchez. 2022. Design and pilot testing of a 26-gauge impedance-electromyography (iEMG) needle in wild type and ALS mice. Muscle & Nerve, 65, 6. 10.1002/mus.27551.
M Espeland, JP Hall, PJ DeVries, DC Lees, M Cornwall, Y Hsu, L Wu, DL Campbell, G Talavera, R Vila, S Salzman, S Ruehr, JD Lohman, NE Pierce. 2015. Ancient Neotropical origin and recent recolonisation: Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification of the Riodinidae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 93, 296–306. 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.08.006.
A Chin, S Ruehr, A Tarulli, S Rutkove. 2007. Saline-saturated Balsa Wood as a Testing Medium for Rotational Electrical Impedance Myography. IFMBE Proceedings, 17, 272–275. 10.1007/978-3-540-73841-1_72.