2026 Elisabeth A. Holland: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	60	2840	2714	1	1	127	37284

Elisabeth A. Holland 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 Elisabeth A. Holland sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 127 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elisabeth A. Holland 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 Elisabeth A. Holland sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Elisabeth A. Holland is affiliated with the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. Their research centers on environmental science with a focus on global and planetary change, ecology, oceanography, sociology and political science, as well as health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

The scientist has contributed to several key topics in their field, including:

Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
Climate Change and Health Impacts
Coastal and Marine Management
Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
Global Energy and Sustainability Research

Elisabeth A. Holland has published in various scientific venues, frequently appearing in:

Marine Policy
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Climate Policy

Their recent publications include:

The quiet crossing of ocean tipping points, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Ocean science, data, and services for the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, 2020, Marine Policy
Seagrasses and seagrass habitats in Pacific small island developing states: Potential loss of benefits via human disturbance and climate change, 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
A new way forward for ocean-climate policy as reflected in the UNFCCC Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue submissions, 2021, Climate Policy
Uncertain Pathways to a Future Safe Climate, 2024, Earth's Future

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

Bobbi-Jo Dobush
Natalya D. Gallo
Melania Guerra
Bleuenn Guilloux
Sarah Seabrook

Elisabeth A. Holland was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2018.

Best Publications

Nitrogen cycles: past, present, and future

J. N. Galloway;F. J. Dentener;D. G. Capone;E. W. Boyer

6586
Citations
Couplings between changes in the climate system and biogeochemistry

Surabi Menon;Kenneth L. Denman;Guy Brasseur;Amnat Chidthaisong

3142
Citations
Couplings between changes in the climate system and biogeochemistry

Kenneth L. Denman;Guy Brasseur;Amnat Chidthaisong;Philippe Ciais

2990
Citations
The carbon cycle and atmospheric CO2

IC Prentice;GD Farquhar;Mjr Fasham;ML Goulden

1932
Citations
Nutrient Imbalances in agricultural development

P.M. Vitousek;Rosamond L. Naylor;T. Crews;M.B. David

1627
Citations
Long-term sensitivity of soil carbon turnover to warming

W Knorr;IC Prentice;Joanna Isobel House;EA Holland

1476
Citations
Climatic, edaphic, and biotic controls over storage and turnover of carbon in soils

David S. Schimel;B. H. Braswell;Elisabeth A. Holland;Rebecca McKeown

1365
Citations
Consistent land- and atmosphere-based U.S. carbon sink estimates.

S. W. Pacala;G. C. Hurtt;D. Baker;P. Peylin

1154
Citations
Atmospheric chemistry and greenhouse gases

D. Ehhalt;M. Prather;F. Dentener;R. Derwent

1112
Citations
Mechanisms of shrubland expansion: land use, climate or CO2?

Steve Archer;David S. Schimel;Elisabeth A. Holland

960
Citations
NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN TROPICAL FORESTS: AN EVALUATION AND SYNTHESIS OF EXISTING FIELD DATA

Deborah A. Clark;Sandra Brown;David W. Kicklighter;Jeffrey Q. Chambers

856
Citations
LITTER PLACEMENT EFFECTS ON MICROBIAL AND ORGANIC MATTER DYNAMICS IN AN AGROECOSYSTEM

E. A. Holland;D. C. Coleman

836
Citations
CAM-chem: description and evaluation of interactive atmospheric chemistry in the Community Earth System Model

J.-F. Lamarque;L. Emmons;Peter Hess;Douglas E. Kinnison

758
Citations
The fate of carbon in grasslands under carbon dioxide enrichment

Bruce A. Hungate;Bruce A. Hungate;Elisabeth A. Holland;Robert B. Jackson;F. Stuart Chapin

681
Citations
Contemporary and pre-industrial global reactive nitrogen budgets

Elisabeth A. Holland;Frank J. Dentener;Bobby H. Braswell;James M. Sulzman

635
Citations
Human health effects of a changing global nitrogen cycle

Alan R. Townsend;Robert W. Howarth;Fakhri A. Bazzaz;Mary S. Booth

624
Citations
Generalized model for NOx and N2O emissions from soils

W. J. Parton;E. A. Holland;S. J. Del Grosso;M. D. Hartman

565
Citations
Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Terrestrial Carbon Storage Due to Deposition of Fossil Fuel Nitrogen

A. R. Townsend;B. H. Braswell;E. A. Holland;J. E. Penner

539
Citations
NITROGEN DEPOSITION ONTO THE UNITED STATES AND WESTERN EUROPE: SYNTHESIS OF OBSERVATIONS AND MODELS

Elisabeth A. Holland;Bobby H. Braswell;James Sulzman;Jean-Francois Lamarque

519
Citations
Interactive chemistry in the Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique general circulation model: Description and background tropospheric chemistry evaluation

D. Hauglustaine;F. Hourdin;L. Jourdain;M.-A. Filiberti

492
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan R. Townsend University of Montana

Dennis S. Ojima Colorado State University

William J. Parton Colorado State University

Christopher B. Field Stanford University

Bruce A. Hungate Northern Arizona University

David S. Schimel Jet Propulsion Lab

Jean-Francois Lamarque National Center for Atmospheric Research

Bobby H. Braswell Indigo

Guy Brasseur Max Planck Society

Frank Dentener European Commission Joint Research Centre

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