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F. Ian Woodward publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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 F. Ian Woodward sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 253 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

F. Ian Woodward D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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 F. Ian Woodward sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1991 - William S. Cooper Award, The Ecological Society of America Climate and plant distribution. Cambridge University Press, 1987

Overview

F. Ian Woodward is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their academic work spans multiple disciplines, predominantly within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering.

The main fields of study in Woodward's research include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Engineering

The research subfields where Woodward has active contributions are:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Paleontology
  • Mechanics of Materials

Woodward's research topics emphasize:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis

Collaborations are part of Woodward's work, with a known frequent coauthor being David J. Beerling.

In terms of recognition, Woodward was awarded the William S. Cooper Award by The Ecological Society of America in 1991 for work related to climate and plant distribution, published by Cambridge University Press in 1987.

Woodward was also named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Terrestrial Gross Carbon Dioxide Uptake: Global Distribution and Covariation with Climate

    Christian Beer;Markus Reichstein;Enrico Tomelleri;Philippe Ciais

  • Climate and plant distribution

    F. I. Woodward

  • The role of stomata in sensing and driving environmental change.

    Alistair M. Hetherington;F. Ian Woodward

  • Plant diversity and productivity experiments in european grasslands

    A. Hector;Bernhard Schmid;Carl Beierkuhnlein;M. C. Caldeira

  • Global response of terrestrial ecosystem structure and function to CO2 and climate change: results from six dynamic global vegetation models

    Wolfgang Cramer;Alberte Bondeau;F. Ian Woodward;I. Colin Prentice

  • Trends in the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide

    Corinne Le Quéré;Corinne Le Quéré;Michael R. Raupach;Josep G. Canadell;Gregg Marland

  • The global distribution of ecosystems in a world without fire

    W. J. Bond;F. I. Woodward;G. F. Midgley

  • Evaluation of the terrestrial carbon cycle, future plant geography and climate‐carbon cycle feedbacks using five Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs)

    Stephan Sitch;C. Huntingford;N. Gedney;P. E. Levy

  • Dynamic responses of terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycling to global climate change

    Mingkui Cao;Mingkui Cao;F. Ian Woodward

  • Fossil Plants and Global Warming at the Triassic-Jurassic Boundary

    J. C. McElwain;D. J. Beerling;F. I. Woodward

  • INCREASES IN TERRESTRIAL CARBON STORAGE FROM THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM TO THE PRESENT

    J. M. Adams;H. Faure;L. Faure-Denard;J. M. McGlade

  • Conservation of Biodiversity in a Changing Climate

    L. Hannah;G. F. Midgley;T. Lovejoy;W. J. Bond

  • Biogeography and variability of eleven mineral elements in plant leaves across gradients of climate, soil and plant functional type in China.

    Wenxuan Han;Jingyun Fang;Peter B Reich;Peter B Reich;F. Ian Woodward

  • Carbon residence time dominates uncertainty in terrestrial vegetation responses to future climate and atmospheric CO2

    Andrew D. Friend;Wolfgang Lucht;Wolfgang Lucht;Tim T. Rademacher;Rozenn Keribin

  • Plant functional types : their relevance to ecosystem properties and global change

    T. M. Smith;Herman H. Shugart;F. I. Woodward

  • Global climate and the distribution of plant biomes.

    F. I. Woodward;M. R. Lomas;C. K. Kelly

  • ECOSYSTEM EFFECTS OF BIODIVERSITY MANIPULATIONS IN EUROPEAN GRASSLANDS

    E. M. Spehn;A. Hector;J. Joshi;M. Scherer-Lorenzen

  • Net primary and ecosystem production and carbon stocks of terrestrial ecosystems and their responses to climate change

    Mingkui Cao;F. IaN. Woodward

  • A global land primary productivity and phytogeography model

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  • The importance of low atmospheric CO2 and fire in promoting the spread of grasslands and savannas

    W. J. Bond;G. F. Midgley;F. I. Woodward

  • The HIC signalling pathway links CO2 perception to stomatal development

    Julie E. Gray;Geoff H. Holroyd;Frederique M. Van Der Lee;Ahmad Reza Bahrami

  • Contrasting physiological and structural vegetation feedbacks in climate change simulations

    Richard A. Betts;Peter M. Cox;Susan E. Lee;F. Ian Woodward

  • Primary productivity of planet earth: biological determinants and physical constraints in terrestrial and aquatic habitats

    Richard J. Geider;Evan H. Delucia;Paul G. Falkowski;Adrien C. Finzi

  • No Consistent Effect of Plant Diversity on Productivity

    M. A. Huston;L. W. Aarssen;M. P. Austin;B. S. Cade

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark R. Lomas
Mark R. Lomas University of Sheffield
David J. Beerling
David J. Beerling University of Sheffield
Colin P. Osborne
Colin P. Osborne University of Sheffield
Anthony P. Walker
Anthony P. Walker Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peter M. Cox
Peter M. Cox University of Exeter
Alistair M. Hetherington
Alistair M. Hetherington University of Bristol
Rosie A. Fisher
Rosie A. Fisher National Center for Atmospheric Research
Mark Rees
Mark Rees University of Sheffield
Richard Betts
Richard Betts University of Exeter
Patrick Meir
Patrick Meir University of Edinburgh

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