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162
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Iain Colin Prentice 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 Iain Colin Prentice sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 507 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Iain Colin Prentice 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 Iain Colin Prentice sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 162 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Iain Colin Prentice is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with notable contributions in global and planetary change, plant science, ecological modeling, and atmospheric science.

Their main research topics include plant water relations and carbon dynamics, plant responses to elevated CO2, species distribution and climate change, and geology and paleoclimatology research.

Prentice has coauthored work with several researchers, including Yanghang Ren, Han Wang, Sandy P. Harrison, Giulia Mengoli, and Long Zhao.

Their recent publications include the following:

  • What role can forests play in tackling climate change? (2020), published in Spiral (Imperial College London)
  • A paleo-perspective on changes in atmospheric CO2 and climate (2022), published in Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern)
  • Incorporating the Acclimation of Photosynthesis and Leaf Respiration in the Noah-MP Land Surface Model: Model Development and Evaluation (2025), published in Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Frequent venues for publication by Prentice reflect their interdisciplinary focus and include the Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, Spiral (Imperial College London), and Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern).

Best Publications

  • Global Consequences of Land Use

    Jonathan A. Foley;Ruth DeFries;Gregory P. Asner;Carol Barford

  • Evaluation of ecosystem dynamics, plant geography and terrestrial carbon cycling in the LPJ dynamic global vegetation model

    S Sitch;Benjamin Smith;IC Prentice;A Arneth

  • Fire in the Earth System

    David M. J. S. Bowman;Jennifer K. Balch;Jennifer K. Balch;Jennifer K. Balch;Paulo Artaxo;William J. Bond

  • The global spectrum of plant form and function

    Sandra Myrna Díaz;Jens Kattge;Johannes H. C. Cornelissen;Ian J. Wright

  • Climate change threats to plant diversity in Europe.

    W Thuiller;S Lavorel;M B Araujo;Martin Sykes

  • A Theory of Gradient Analysis

    C.J.F. ter Braak;I.C. Prentice

  • TRY - a global database of plant traits

    J. Kattge;S. Díaz;S. Lavorel;I. C. Prentice

  • A global biome model based on plant physiology and dominance, soil properties and climate

    I. Colin Prentice;Wolfgang Cramer;Sandy P. Harrison;Rik Leemans

  • A dynamic global vegetation model for studies of the coupled atmosphere-biosphere system

    G. Krinner;Nicolas Viovy;Nathalie de Noblet‐Ducoudré;Jérôme Ogée;Jérôme Ogée

  • 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

  • Beyond Predictions: Biodiversity Conservation in a Changing Climate

    Terence P. Dawson;Stephen T. Jackson;Joanna I. House;Iain Colin Prentice;Iain Colin Prentice;Iain Colin Prentice

  • Ecosystem Service Supply and Vulnerability to Global Change in Europe

    Dagmar Schröter;Wolfgang Cramer;Rik Leemans;I. Colin Prentice

  • The Carbon Cycle and Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

    IC Prentice;GD Farquhar;Mjr Fasham;ML Goulden

  • Mid- to Late Holocene climate change: an overview

    Heinz Wanner;Jürg Beer;Jonathan Bütikofer;Thomas J. Crowley

  • The carbon cycle and atmospheric CO2

    IC Prentice;GD Farquhar;Mjr Fasham;ML Goulden

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Recent patterns and mechanisms of carbon exchange by terrestrial ecosystems

    D. S. Schimel;J. I. House;K. A. Hibbard;P. Bousquet

  • An integrated biosphere model of land surface processes, terrestrial carbon balance, and vegetation dynamics

    Jonathan A. Foley;I. Colin Prentice;Navin Ramankutty;Samuel Levis

  • Long-term sensitivity of soil carbon turnover to warming

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandy P. Harrison
Sandy P. Harrison University of Reading
Pierre Friedlingstein
Pierre Friedlingstein University of Exeter
Jian Ni
Jian Ni Zhejiang Normal University
Ian J. Wright
Ian J. Wright Western Sydney University
Stephen Sitch
Stephen Sitch University of Exeter
Patrick J. Bartlein
Patrick J. Bartlein University of Oregon
Trevor F. Keenan
Trevor F. Keenan Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Wolfgang Cramer
Wolfgang Cramer Aix-Marseille University
Belinda E. Medlyn
Belinda E. Medlyn Western Sydney University
Joanna Isobel House
Joanna Isobel House University of Bristol

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