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Bruce R. Forsberg 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 Bruce R. Forsberg sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 142 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bruce R. Forsberg 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 Bruce R. Forsberg sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Bruce R. Forsberg is affiliated with the National Institute of Amazonian Research in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on the Amazon region and related ecological and atmospheric dynamics.

The scientist's most recent papers include:

  • Reducing adverse impacts of Amazon hydropower expansion, 2022, Science
  • Climate change may impair electricity generation and economic viability of future Amazon hydropower, 2021, Global Environmental Change
  • Dissolved methane concentrations and fluxes to the atmosphere from a tropical floodplain lake, 2020, Biogeochemistry
  • Carbon Dioxide Fluxes to the Atmosphere From Waters Within Flooded Forests in the Amazon Basin, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Large Seasonal and Habitat Differences in Methane Ebullition on the Amazon Floodplain, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences

Frequent coauthors they have collaborated with include:

  • John M. Mélack
  • J. H. Amaral
  • Daniele Kasper
  • Pedro M. Barbosa
  • Ayan Santos Fleischmann

They have published multiple times in the following venues:

  • Science
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Biogeosciences
  • Fundamental and Applied Limnology / Archiv für Hydrobiologie

The main field of study for Bruce R. Forsberg is Environmental Science. Within this, research subfields include:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Environmental Chemistry

The core topics of their research encompass:

  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies

Best Publications

  • Exchanges of sediment between the flood plain and channel of the Amazon River in Brazil

    Thomas Dunne;Leal A. K. Mertes;Robert H. Meade;Jeffrey E. Richey

  • Origins and processing of organic matter in the Amazon River as indicated by carbohydrates and amino acids

    John I. Hedges;Gregory L. Cowie;Jeffrey E. Richey;Paul D. Quay

  • Biogeochemistry of carbon in the Amazon River

    Jeffrey E. Richey;John I. Hedges;Allan H. Devol;Paul D. Quay

  • Autotrophic Carbon Sources for Fish of the Central Amazon

    B. R. Forsberg;C. A. R. M. Araujo-Lima;L. A. Martinelli;R. L. Victoria

  • Energy Sources for Detritivorous Fishes in the Amazon

    Carlos A. R. M. Araujo-Lima;Bruce R. Forsberg;Reynaldo Victoria;Luiz Martinelli

  • Methane release below a tropical hydroelectric dam

    Alexandre Kemenes;Bruce Rider Forsberg;John Michael Melack

  • Regionalization of methane emissions in the Amazon Basin with microwave remote sensing

    John M. Melack;Laura L. Hess;Mary Gastil;Bruce R. Forsberg

  • Projections of climate change effects on discharge and inundation in the Amazon basin

    Mino Viana Sorribas;Rodrigo C. D. Paiva;John M. Melack;Juan Martin Bravo

  • Modeling large-scale inundation of Amazonian seasonally flooded wetlands

    Matthew Wilson;Paul Bates;Doug Alsdorf;Bruce Forsberg

  • Deforestation and sewage effects on aquatic macroinvertebrates in urban streams in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

    Sheyla R. M. Couceiro;Neusa Hamada;Sérgio L. B. Luz;Bruce R. Forsberg

  • The potential impact of new Andean dams on Amazon fluvial ecosystems.

    Bruce R. Forsberg;John M. Melack;Thomas Dunne;Ronaldo B. Barthem

  • Sources and routing of the Amazon River Flood Wave

    Jeffrey E. Richey;Leal A. K. Mertes;Thomas Dunne;Reynaldo L. Victoria

  • Spatial patterns of hydrology, geomorphology, and vegetation on the floodplain of the Amazon River in Brazil from a remote sensing perspective

    Leal A.K. Mertes;Darin L. Daniel;John M. Melack;Bruce Nelson

  • CO2 emissions from a tropical hydroelectric reservoir (Balbina, Brazil)

    Alexandre Kemenes;Alexandre Kemenes;Bruce R. Forsberg;John M. Melack

  • Factors controlling nutrient concentrations in Amazon floodplain lakes1

    Bruce R. Forsberg;Allan H. Devol;Jeffrey E. Richey;Luiz A. Martinelli

  • Amazon flood wave hydraulics

    Mark A. Trigg;Matthew D. Wilson;Paul D. Bates;Matthew S. Horritt

  • Seasonal dynamics in methane emissions from the Amazon River floodplain to the troposphere

    Allan H. Devol;Jeffrey E. Richey;Bruce R. Forsberg;Luiz A. Martinelli

  • Bacterial carbon metabolism in the Amazon River system

    Ronald Benner;Stephen Opsahl;Gerardo Chin-Leo;Jeffrey E. Richey

  • Seasonal fluctuations in the mass of the Amazon River system and Earth's elastic response

    Michael Bevis;Douglas Alsdorf;Eric Kendrick;Luiz Paulo Fortes

  • Reducing greenhouse gas emissions of Amazon hydropower with strategic dam planning.

    Rafael M. Almeida;Qinru Shi;Jonathan M. Gomes-Selman;Xiaojian Wu;Xiaojian Wu

  • Reducing adverse impacts of Amazon hydropower expansion

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  • The 18O:16O of dissolved oxygen in rivers and lakes in the Amazon Basin: Determining the ratio of respiration to photosynthesis rates in freshwaters

    Paul D. Quay;D. O. Wilbur;Jeffrey E. Richey;A. H. Devol

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Melack
John M. Melack University of California, Santa Barbara
Jeffrey E. Richey
Jeffrey E. Richey University of Washington
Allan H. Devol
Allan H. Devol University of Washington
Luiz Antonio Martinelli
Luiz Antonio Martinelli Universidade de São Paulo
Reynaldo Luiz Victoria
Reynaldo Luiz Victoria Universidade de São Paulo
Sally Macintyre
Sally Macintyre MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
Hugo Sarmento
Hugo Sarmento Federal University of São Carlos
Neusa Hamada
Neusa Hamada National Institute of Amazonian Research
Vinicius F. Farjalla
Vinicius F. Farjalla Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Evlyn Márcia Leão de Moraes Novo
Evlyn Márcia Leão de Moraes Novo National Institute for Space Research

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