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Antonio D. Nobre 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 Antonio D. Nobre sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 102 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Antonio D. Nobre 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 Antonio D. Nobre sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Antonio D. Nobre is affiliated with the National Institute for Space Research in Brazil. Their research focuses on Environmental Science, with a strong emphasis on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, and Sociology and Political Science. The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including Climate variability and models, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Ecosystem dynamics and resilience, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, and Tree-ring climate responses.

Antonio D. Nobre's recent publications cover various aspects of environmental and climate science. Notable papers include:

  • Evapotranspiration in the Amazon: spatial patterns, seasonality, and recent trends in observations, reanalysis, and climate models (2021) published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • The risk of fake controversies for Brazilian environmental policies (2022) published in Biological Conservation
  • Amazon forest biogeography predicts resilience and vulnerability to drought (2024) published in Nature
  • The role of ecosystem transpiration in creating alternate moisture regimes by influencing atmospheric moisture convergence (2023) published in Global Change Biology
  • Re-appraisal of the global climatic role of natural forests for improved climate projections and policies (2023) published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

Frequent coauthors in their work include Anastassia M. Makarieva, A. V. Nefiodov, Douglas Sheil, Paulo Nobre, and S. R. Saleska.

The scientist's contributions have appeared primarily in the following publication venues:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Biological Conservation
  • Nature
  • Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • Global Change Biology

Antonio D. Nobre's research integrates multiple environmental disciplines to address complex challenges related to climate dynamics and ecosystem processes. The focus on ecosystem transpiration, climate variability, and resilience of tropical forests reflects a multidisciplinary approach connecting atmospheric, hydrological, and ecological systems.

Best Publications

  • Height Above the Nearest Drainage – a hydrologically relevant new terrain model

    Antônio Donato Nobre;Antônio Donato Nobre;Luz Adriana Cuartas;Martin G. Hodnett;Camilo Daleles Rennó

  • HAND, a new terrain descriptor using SRTM-DEM: Mapping terra-firme rainforest environments in Amazonia

    Camilo Daleles Rennó;Antonio Donato Nobre;Luz Adriana Cuartas;João Vianei Soares

  • Carbon dioxide transfer over a Central Amazonian rain forest

    Yadvinder Malhi;Antonio D. Nobre;John Grace;Bart Kruijt

  • Physical and human dimensions of deforestation in Amazonia

    D. L. Skole;W. H. Chomentowski;W. A. Salas;A. D. Nobre

  • Respiration from a tropical forest ecosystem: partitioning of sources and low carbon use efficiency

    Jeffrey Quintin Chambers;Jeffrey Quintin Chambers;Edgard Siza Tribuzy;Ligia C. Toledo;Bianca F. Crispim

  • Comparative measurements of carbon dioxide fluxes from two nearby towers in a central Amazonian rainforest: the Manaus LBA site

    A. C. Araújo;A. D. Nobre;B. Kruijt;J. A. Elbers

  • Biogeochemical cycling of carbon, water, energy, trace gases, and aerosols in Amazonia: The LBA‐EUSTACH experiments

    M. O. Andreae;P. Artaxo;C. Brandão;F. E. Carswell;F. E. Carswell

  • Acclimation of photosynthetic capacity to irradiance in tree canopies in relation to leaf nitrogen concentration and leaf mass per unit area

    P. Meir;B. Kruijt;M. Broadmeadow;E. Barbosa

  • What drives the seasonality of photosynthesis across the Amazon basin? A cross-site analysis of eddy flux tower measurements from the Brasil flux network

    Natalia Restrepo-Coupe;Natalia Restrepo-Coupe;Humberto R. da Rocha;Lucy R. Hutyra;Alessandro C. da Araujo;Alessandro C. da Araujo

  • Energy and water dynamics of a central Amazonian rain forest

    Y. Malhi;E. Pegoraro;A. D. Nobre;M. G. P. Pereira

  • Patterns of water and heat flux across a biome gradient from tropical forest to savanna in brazil

    Humberto R. da Rocha;Antonio O. Manzi;Osvaldo M. Cabral;Scott D. Miller

  • Soil CO2 efflux in a tropical forest in the central Amazon

    Eleneide Doff sotta;Patrick Meir;Yadvinder Malhi;Antonio Donato nobre

  • The land-atmosphere water flux in the tropics

    Joshua B. Fisher;Yadvinder Malhi;Damien Bonal;Humberto R. Da Rocha

  • Respiration from coarse wood litter in central Amazon forests.

    Jeffrey Q. Chambers;Joshua P. Schimel;Antonio D. Nobre

  • Seasonal variation in net carbon exchange and evapotranspiration in a Brazilian rain forest: a modelling analysis

    M. Williams;Y. Malhi;A. D. Nobre;E. B. Rastetter

  • Desenvolvimento de compósitos poliméricos com fibras vegetais naturais da biodiversidade: uma contribuição para a sustentabilidade amazônica

    Alessandra L. Marinelli;Marcos R. Monteiro;José D. Ambrósio;Márcia C. Branciforti

  • Isoprene and monoterpene fluxes from Central Amazonian rainforest inferred from tower-based and airborne measurements, and implications on the atmospheric chemistry and the local carbon budget

    U. Kuhn;M.O. Andreae;C. Ammann;A.C. Araújo

  • Volatile organic compound emissions in relation to plant carbon fixation and the terrestrial carbon budget

    Jürgen Kesselmeier;Paolo Ciccioli;Uwe Kuhn;Paolo Stefani

  • Photosynthetic capacity in a central Amazonian rain forest.

    F. E. Carswell;P. Meir;E. V. Wandelli;L. C. M. Bonates

  • Dry-season greening of Amazon forests.

    Scott R. Saleska;Jin Wu;Kaiyu Guan;Alessandro C. Araujo

  • Where do winds come from? A new theory on how water vapor condensation influences atmospheric pressure and dynamics

    AM Makarieva;AM Makarieva;VG Gorshkov;VG Gorshkov;Douglas Sheil;Douglas Sheil;Douglas Sheil;AD Nobre;AD Nobre

  • Biogeochemical cycling of carbon, water, energy, trace gases, and aerosols in Amazonia: The LBA-EUSTACH experiments : Large-scale biosphere-atmosphere experiment in Amazonia (LBA)

    M. O. Andreae;P. Artaxo;C. Brandao;F. E. Carswell

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas Sheil
Douglas Sheil Wageningen University & Research
Bart Kruijt
Bart Kruijt Wageningen University & Research
Bai-Lian Li
Bai-Lian Li University of California, Riverside
Antonio O. Manzi
Antonio O. Manzi National Institute for Space Research
Yadvinder Malhi
Yadvinder Malhi University of Oxford
Scott R. Saleska
Scott R. Saleska University of Arizona
Carlos A. Nobre
Carlos A. Nobre Universidade de São Paulo
Pavel Kabat
Pavel Kabat Wageningen University & Research
John Grace
John Grace University of Edinburgh
Celso von Randow
Celso von Randow National Institute for Space Research

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