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Cristina Nabais 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 Cristina Nabais sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 86 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Cristina Nabais 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 Cristina Nabais sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Cristina Nabais is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal and has a substantial body of research in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work primarily focuses on tree-ring climate responses and plant water relations and carbon dynamics, with additional contributions to ecology and forest management studies.

The scientist's research includes recent publications covering a range of topics related to forest ecology, phenology, and climate dynamics. Notable papers include:

  • Photoperiod and temperature as dominant environmental drivers triggering secondary growth resumption in Northern Hemisphere conifers, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Tropical tree growth driven by dry-season climate variability, 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • A critical thermal transition driving spring phenology of Northern Hemisphere conifers, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • Global patterns of tree wood density, 2024, Global Change Biology
  • Partial asynchrony of coniferous forest carbon sources and sinks at the intra-annual time scale, 2024, Nature Communications

Cristina Nabais regularly collaborates with several researchers in the field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Filipe Campelo
  • Joana Vieira
  • J. Julio Camarero
  • Katarina Čufar
  • Martín de Luis

The scientist often publishes in well-regarded journals within their field. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Global Change Biology
  • Forests
  • Trees
  • Dendrochronologia

Their research spans several specialized subfields, including:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Plant Science

Main topics covered in their work include:

  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Tree Root and Stability Studies
  • Climate variability and models
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Best Publications

  • Woody biomass production lags stem-girth increase by over one month in coniferous forests

    Henri E. Cuny;Henri E. Cuny;Cyrille B. K. Rathgeber;Cyrille B. K. Rathgeber;David Frank;Patrick Fonti

  • Age-dependent responses of tree-ring growth and intra-annual density fluctuations of Pinus pinaster to Mediterranean climate

    Joana Vieira;Filipe Campelo;Cristina Nabais

  • Climatic significance of tree-ring width and intra-annual density fluctuations in Pinus pinea from a dry Mediterranean area in Portugal

    Filipe Campelo;Cristina Nabais;Helena Freitas;Emilia Gutiérrez

  • Photoperiod and temperature as dominant environmental drivers triggering secondary growth resumption in Northern Hemisphere conifers

    Jian-Guo Huang;Qianqian Ma;Sergio Rossi;Sergio Rossi;Franco Biondi

  • Ecophysiological tolerance of duckweeds exposed to copper

    Myriam Kanoun-Boulé;Joaquim A.F. Vicente;Cristina Nabais;M.N.V. Prasad

  • Belowground mutualists and the invasive ability of Acacia longifolia in coastal dunes of Portugal

    Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría;João A. Crisóstomo;Cristina Nabais;Helena Freitas

  • Tropical tree growth driven by dry-season climate variability

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  • Xylogenesis of Pinus pinaster under a Mediterranean climate

    Joana Vieira;Sergio Rossi;Filipe Campelo;Helena Freitas

  • Climate controls act at different scales on the seasonal pattern of Quercus ilex L. stem radial increments in NE Spain

    Emilia Gutiérrez;Filipe Campelo;Filipe Campelo;J. Julio Camarero;Montserrat Ribas

  • Vessel features of Quercus ilex L. growing under Mediterranean climate have a better climatic signal than tree-ring width

    Filipe Campelo;Filipe Campelo;Cristina Nabais;Emilia Gutiérrez;Helena Freitas

  • Tree-ring growth and intra-annual density fluctuations of Pinus pinaster responses to climate: does size matter?

    Filipe Campelo;Joana Vieira;Cristina Nabais

  • The effect of climate on wood density: What provenance trials tell us?

    Cristina Nabais;Jon Kehlet Hansen;Rakefet David-Schwartz;Marcin Klisz

  • Dendroanalysis: a tool for biomonitoring environmental pollution?

    C. Nabais;H. Freitas;J. Hagemeyer

  • Seasonal and daily cycles of stem radial variation of Pinus pinaster in a drought-prone environment

    Joana Vieira;Sergio Rossi;Filipe Campelo;Helena Freitas

  • Structure and Function of Intra–Annual Density Fluctuations: Mind the Gaps

    Giovanna Battipaglia;Giovanna Battipaglia;Giovanna Battipaglia;Filipe Campelo;Joana Vieira;Michael Grabner

  • Adjustment capacity of maritime pine cambial activity in drought-prone environments.

    Joana Vieira;Filipe Campelo;Sergio Rossi;Ana Carvalho

  • Genetic Diversity and Differentiation of Juniperus thurifera in Spain and Morocco as Determined by SSR

    Helena Teixeira;Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría;Cristina Nabais

  • detrendeR - A Graphical User Interface to process and visualize tree-ring data using R

    Filipe Campelo;Ignacio García-González;Cristina Nabais

  • Environmental control of vessel traits in Quercus ilex under Mediterranean climate: relating xylem anatomy to function

    José Abrantes;Filipe Campelo;Ignacio García-González;Cristina Nabais

  • Relationships between climate and double rings in Quercus ilex from northeast Spain

    F. Campelo;F. Campelo;E. Gutiérrez;E. Gutiérrez;M. Ribas;M. Ribas;C. Nabais;C. Nabais

  • Which matters most for the formation of intra-annual density fluctuations in Pinus pinaster : age or size?

    Filipe Campelo;Joana Vieira;Giovanna Battipaglia;Giovanna Battipaglia;Martin de Luis

  • Intra-annual density fluctuations of Pinus pinaster are a record of climatic changes in the western Mediterranean region.

    Joana VieiraJ. Vieira;Filipe CampeloF. Campelo;Cristina NabaisC. Nabais

  • Climatic signals of tree-ring width and intra-annual density fluctuations in Pinus pinaster and Pinus pinea along a latitudinal gradient in Portugal

    C. Nabais;F. Campelo;J. Vieira;P. Cherubini

  • Dendrochronology of Quercus ilex L. and its potential use for climate reconstruction in the Mediterranean region

    F. Campelo;C. Nabais;I. García-Gonzalez;P. Cherubini

Frequent Co-Authors

Helena Freitas
Helena Freitas University of Coimbra
Sergio Rossi
Sergio Rossi Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Giovanna Battipaglia
Giovanna Battipaglia University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Emilia Gutiérrez
Emilia Gutiérrez University of Barcelona
Martin de Luis
Martin de Luis University of Zaragoza
Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría
Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría University of Coimbra
Katarina Čufar
Katarina Čufar University of Ljubljana
Paolo Cherubini
Paolo Cherubini Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
J. Julio Camarero
J. Julio Camarero Spanish National Research Council
Achim Bräuning
Achim Bräuning University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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