2026 David I. Forrester: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	65	922	849	84	78	141	15049
Ecology and Evolution	66	1699	1624	136	133	153	15749

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

1141
Citations
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

644
Citations
The spatial and temporal dynamics of species interactions in mixed-species forests: From pattern to process

David I. Forrester

622
Citations
A Review of Processes Behind Diversity—Productivity Relationships in Forests

David I. Forrester;Jürgen Bauhus

599
Citations
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

447
Citations
Multispecies forest plantations outyield monocultures across a broad range of conditions

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444
Citations
Allometric equations for integrating remote sensing imagery into forest monitoring programmes.

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

438
Citations
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

390
Citations
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

360
Citations
Tree diversity does not always improve resistance of forest ecosystems to drought

Charlotte Grossiord;André Granier;Sophia Ratcliffe;Olivier Bouriaud

339
Citations
Linking forest growth with stand structure: Tree size inequality, tree growth or resource partitioning and the asymmetry of competition

David I. Forrester

271
Citations
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

255
Citations
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

254
Citations
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

252
Citations
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

246
Citations
Representation of species mixing in forest growth models. A review and perspective

Hans Pretzsch;David I. Forrester;Thomas Rötzer

224
Citations
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

218
Citations
Effects of stand age, richness and density on productivity in subtropical forests in China

Shuai Ouyang;Wenhua Xiang;Xiangping Wang;Wenfa Xiao

216
Citations
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

211
Citations
Positive biodiversity-productivity relationships in forests: climate matters.

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

210
Citations
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

210
Citations
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

200
Citations
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

194
Citations