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D-Index
54
Citations
20944
World Ranking
3939
National Ranking
299

Andrew D. Friend publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew D. Friend sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 121 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Andrew D. Friend D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew D. Friend sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Andrew D. Friend is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, focusing significantly on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science, Atmospheric Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's work includes topics related to Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Tree-ring Climate Responses, Horticultural and Viticultural Research, Forest Ecology and Management, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Tree Root and Stability Studies.

Recent notable publications include:

  • Modeling Ambitions Outpace Observations of Forest Carbon Allocation (2020) in Trends in Plant Science
  • Wood Formation Modeling - A Research Review and Future Perspectives (2022) in Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Inter-annual and inter-species Tree Growth Explained by Phenology of Xylogenesis (2022) in New Phytologist
  • Direct Response of Tree Growth to Soil Water and Its Implications for Terrestrial Carbon Cycle Modelling (2020) in Global Change Biology
  • Insights into Source/Sink Controls on Wood Formation and Photosynthesis from a Stem Chilling Experiment in Mature Red Maple (2022) in New Phytologist

Frequent co-authors working alongside Andrew D. Friend include Annemarie Eckes-Shephard, Yizhao Chen, Patrick Fonti, Tim Rademacher, and Andrew D. Richardson. This collaborative network indicates active engagement with researchers specializing in related fields.

Andrew D. Friend's research is frequently published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), New Phytologist, Acta Horticulturae, and Frontiers in Plant Science. This range of publication venues reflects diverse contributions across both preprint servers and peer-reviewed journals.

Best Publications

  • Europe-wide reduction in primary productivity caused by the heat and drought in 2003

    Ph. Ciais;M. Reichstein;N. Viovy;A. Granier

  • Global response of terrestrial ecosystem structure and function to CO2 and climate change: results from six dynamic global vegetation models

    Wolfgang Cramer;Alberte Bondeau;F. Ian Woodward;I. Colin Prentice

  • Efficacy of climate forcings

    J. Hansen;J. Hansen;M. Sato;R. Ruedy;L. Nazarenko

  • Present-Day Atmospheric Simulations Using GISS ModelE: Comparison to In Situ, Satellite, and Reanalysis Data

    Gavin A. Schmidt;Reto Ruedy;James E. Hansen;Igor Aleinov

  • A process-based, terrestrial biosphere model of ecosystem dynamics (Hybrid v3.0)

    A.D. Friend;A.K. Stevens;R.G. Knox;M.G.R. Cannell

  • Carbon residence time dominates uncertainty in terrestrial vegetation responses to future climate and atmospheric CO2

    Andrew D. Friend;Wolfgang Lucht;Wolfgang Lucht;Tim T. Rademacher;Rozenn Keribin

  • Genomic evidence for the Pleistocene and recent population history of Native Americans

    Maanasa Raghavan;Matthias Steinrücken;Matthias Steinrücken;Kelley Harris;Stephan Schiffels

  • Carbon and nitrogen cycle dynamics in the O‐CN land surface model: 1. Model description, site‐scale evaluation, and sensitivity to parameter estimates

    Sönke Zaehle;Sönke Zaehle;A. D. Friend

  • Dangerous human-made interference with climate: a GISS modelE study

    J. Hansen;J. Hansen;M. Sato;R. Ruedy;P. Kharecha

  • Impact of climate variability and land use changes on global biogenic volatile organic compound emissions

    J. Lathière;D. A. Hauglustaine;A. D. Friend;N. De Noblet-Ducoudré

  • FLUXNET and modelling the global carbon cycle

    Andrew D. Friend;Almut Arneth;Nancy Y. Kiang;Mark Lomas

  • Evolutionary and Ecophysiological Responses of Mountain Plants to the Growing Season Environment

    A.D. Friend;F.I. Woodward

  • Terrestrial nitrogen feedbacks may accelerate future climate change

    Sönke Zaehle;Pierre Friedlingstein;Pierre Friedlingstein;Andrew D. Friend

  • State-of-the-art global models underestimate impacts from climate extremes

    Jacob Schewe;Simon N. Gosling;Christopher Reyer;Fang Zhao

  • Carbon and nitrogen cycle dynamics in the O‐CN land surface model: 2. Role of the nitrogen cycle in the historical terrestrial carbon balance

    S. Zaehle;S. Zaehle;A. D. Friend;P. Friedlingstein;F. Dentener

  • Climate simulations for 1880–2003 with GISS modelE

    J. Hansen;J. Hansen;M. Sato;R. Ruedy;P. Kharecha

  • Carbon benefits of anthropogenic reactive nitrogen offset by nitrous oxide emissions

    Sönke Zaehle;Philippe Ciais;Andrew D. Friend;Vincent Prieur

  • A Physiology‐Based Gap Model of Forest Dynamics

    A. D. Friend;H. H. Schugart;Steven W Running

  • Climate change impacts on ecosystems and the terrestrial carbon sink: a new assessment

    Andrew White;Melvin G.R. Cannell;Andrew D. Friend

  • Late Pleistocene climate change and the global expansion of anatomically modern humans.

    Anders Eriksson;Lia Betti;Andrew D. Friend;Stephen J. Lycett

  • Modelling the impact of future changes in climate, CO2 concentration and land use on natural ecosystems and the terrestrial carbon sink

    P.E. Levy;M.G.R. Cannell;A.D. Friend

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark R. Lomas
Mark R. Lomas University of Sheffield
Sönke Zaehle
Sönke Zaehle Max Planck Society
Douglas B. Clark
Douglas B. Clark UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
David Rind
David Rind Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Gavin A. Schmidt
Gavin A. Schmidt Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Anastasia Romanou
Anastasia Romanou Goddard Institute for Space Studies
James Hansen
James Hansen Columbia University
Drew T. Shindell
Drew T. Shindell Duke University
Ron L. Miller
Ron L. Miller Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Timothy M. Hall
Timothy M. Hall Goddard Institute for Space Studies

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