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Plant Science and Agronomy

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65
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15049
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922
National Ranking
84

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66
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David I. Forrester publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David I. Forrester sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 141 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

David I. Forrester D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David I. Forrester sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

David I. Forrester is affiliated with CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on forest ecology and management.

The main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science

The key subfields within this focus are:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Insect Science

Research topics commonly addressed by Forrester cover:

  • Forest ecology and management
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Tree Root and Stability Studies

The scientist has contributed articles to a variety of journals, frequently publishing in:

  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • European Journal of Forest Research
  • Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Global Change Biology

Recent published papers include:

  • Multispecies forest plantations outyield monocultures across a broad range of conditions, 2022, Science
  • Global transpiration data from sap flow measurements: the SAPFLUXNET database, 2021, Earth system science data
  • Climate sensitivity and drought seasonality determine post-drought growth recovery of Quercus petraea and Quercus robur in Europe, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Growth resistance and resilience of mixed silver fir and Norway spruce forests in central Europe: Contrasting responses to mild and severe droughts, 2021, Global Change Biology
  • Assessing the response of forest productivity to climate extremes in Switzerland using model-data fusion, 2020, Global Change Biology

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Hans Pretzsch
  • Miren del Río
  • Volodymyr Trotsiuk
  • Shuai Ouyang
  • Kamil Bielak

Best Publications

  • Forest biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services

    Eckehard G. Brockerhoff;Luc Barbaro;Bastien Castagneyrol;David I. Forrester

  • Mixed-species plantations of Eucalyptus with nitrogen-fixing trees: A review

    David I. Forrester;David I. Forrester;Jürgen Bauhus;Jürgen Bauhus;Annette L. Cowie;Jerome K. Vanclay

  • The spatial and temporal dynamics of species interactions in mixed-species forests: From pattern to process

    David I. Forrester

  • A Review of Processes Behind Diversity—Productivity Relationships in Forests

    David I. Forrester;Jürgen Bauhus

  • The influence of mixed tree plantations on the nutrition of individual species: a review

    Anna E. Richards;David I. Forrester;Jürgen Bauhus;Michael Scherer-Lorenzen

  • Multispecies forest plantations outyield monocultures across a broad range of conditions

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  • Allometric equations for integrating remote sensing imagery into forest monitoring programmes.

    Tommaso Jucker;John Caspersen;Jérôme Chave;Cécile Antin;Cécile Antin

  • Growth and yield of mixed versus pure stands of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) analysed along a productivity gradient through Europe

    H. Pretzsch;M. del Río;Ch. Ammer;A. Avdagic

  • Generalized biomass and leaf area allometric equations for European tree species incorporating stand structure, tree age and climate

    David I. Forrester;David I. Forrester;I. H. H. Tachauer;Peter Annighoefer;Ignacio Barbeito

  • Tree diversity does not always improve resistance of forest ecosystems to drought

    Charlotte Grossiord;André Granier;Sophia Ratcliffe;Olivier Bouriaud

  • Linking forest growth with stand structure: Tree size inequality, tree growth or resource partitioning and the asymmetry of competition

    David I. Forrester

  • Carbon allocation in a mixed-species plantation of 'Eucalyptus globulus' and 'Acacia mearnsii'

    David I. Forrester;David I. Forrester;Jürgen Bauhus;Jürgen Bauhus;Annette L. Cowie

  • Light absorption and use efficiency in forests: Why patterns differ for trees and stands

    Dan Binkley;Otavio Camargo Campoe;Martin Gspaltl;David I. Forrester;David I. Forrester

  • Growth dynamics in a mixed-species plantation of Eucalyptus globulus and Acacia mearnsii

    David I Forrester;David I Forrester;Jürgen Bauhus;Jürgen Bauhus;Partap K Khanna

  • Enhanced water use efficiency in a mixed Eucalyptus globulus and Acacia mearnsii plantation.

    David I. Forrester;David I. Forrester;Swaminathan Theiveyanathan;John J. Collopy;Nico E. Marcar

  • Representation of species mixing in forest growth models. A review and perspective

    Hans Pretzsch;David I. Forrester;Thomas Rötzer

  • Effects of crown architecture and stand structure on light absorption in mixed and monospecific Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris forests along a productivity and climate gradient through Europe

    David Ian Forrester;David Ian Forrester;Christian Ammer;Peter J. Annighöfer;Ignacio Barbeito

  • Effects of stand age, richness and density on productivity in subtropical forests in China

    Shuai Ouyang;Wenhua Xiang;Xiangping Wang;Wenfa Xiao

  • Complementarity in mixed-species stands of Abies alba and Picea abies varies with climate, site quality and stand density

    David I. Forrester;Ulrich Kohnle;Axel T. Albrecht;Jürgen Bauhus

  • Positive biodiversity-productivity relationships in forests: climate matters.

    H. Jactel;E. S. Gritti;L. Drössler;D. I. Forrester

  • Testing the generality of above-ground biomass allometry across plant functional types at the continent scale

    Keryn I. Paul;Stephen H. Roxburgh;Jerome Chave;Jacqueline R. England

  • Species interactions increase the temporal stability of community productivity in Pinus sylvestris-Fagus sylvatica mixtures across Europe

    Miren del Río;Miren del Río;Hans Pretzsch;Ricardo Ruíz-Peinado;Ricardo Ruíz-Peinado;Evy Ampoorter

  • On the success and failure of mixed-species tree plantations: lessons learned from a model system of Eucalyptus globulus and Acacia mearnsii

    David I. Forrester;Jürgen Bauhus;Annette L. Cowie

Frequent Co-Authors

Jürgen Bauhus
Jürgen Bauhus University of Freiburg
Hans Pretzsch
Hans Pretzsch Technical University of Munich
Miren del Río
Miren del Río University of Valladolid
Tzvetan Zlatanov
Tzvetan Zlatanov Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research
Andrés Bravo-Oviedo
Andrés Bravo-Oviedo Spanish National Research Council
Volodymyr Trotsiuk
Volodymyr Trotsiuk Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Ricardo Ruiz-Peinado
Ricardo Ruiz-Peinado Spanish National Research Council
Magnus Löf
Magnus Löf Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Christopher L. Beadle
Christopher L. Beadle University of Tasmania
Quentin Ponette
Quentin Ponette Université Catholique de Louvain

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