The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher B. Field sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 472 publications — 98th percentile
98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher B. Field sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 162 D-Index — 100th percentile
100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Christopher B. Field is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a primary focus on global and planetary change.
The scientist's research spans several subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, as well as Renewable Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment. Their work covers a range of topics such as fire effects on ecosystems, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, disaster management and resilience, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, evacuation and crowd dynamics, and microbial community ecology and physiology.
Frequent co-authors include Katharine J. Mach, Nona R. Chiariello, Bruce A. Hungate, Peter K. Kitanidis, and Robert B. Jackson.
Christopher B. Field has published regularly in several venues, with frequent publications in:
Significant recent papers include:
The scientist has been recognized with multiple awards and honors throughout their career, including:
Christopher B. Field;Michael J. Behrenfeld;James T. Randerson;Paul Falkowski
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Christopher B. Field;Vicente Barros;Thomas F. Stocker;Qin Dahe
Christopher B. Field;Vicente Barros;Thomas F. Stocker;Qin Dahe
Elinor Ostrom;Joanna Burger;Christopher B. Field;Richard B. Norgaard
Christopher S. Potter;James T. Randerson;Christopher B. Field;Pamela A. Matson
Christopher B. Field;Vicente R. Barros;Michael D. Mastrandrea;Katharine J. Mach
Tarekegn Abeku;Pamela Abuodha;Francis Adesina;Neil Adger
Josep G. Canadell;Corinne Le Quéré;Michael R. Raupach;Christopher B. Field
Scott R. Loarie;Philip B. Duffy;Philip B. Duffy;Healy Hamilton;Gregory P. Asner
Kell Wilson;Allen Goldstein;Eva Falge;Marc Aubinet
C. Field;H.A. Mooney
David B Lobell;Christopher B Field
J.A. Gamon;J. Peñuelas;C.B. Field
P.J. Sellers;D.A. Randall;G.J. Collatz;J.A. Berry
Michael R Raupach;Gregg Marland;Philippe Ciais;Corinne Le Quéré
Steven J Davis;Nathan S. Lewis;Matthew Shaner;Sonia Aggarwal
Edward A. G. Schuur;James Bockheim;Josep G. Canadell;Eugenie Euskirchen
IC Prentice;GD Farquhar;Mjr Fasham;ML Goulden
David B. Lobell;Kenneth G. Cassman;Christopher B. Field
P. J. Sellers;R. E. Dickinson;D. A. Randall;A. K. Betts
D. S. Schimel;J. I. House;K. A. Hibbard;P. Bousquet
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Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), CSIC
Publications: 161
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