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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
47
Citations
14540
World Ranking
2473
National Ranking
85

Environmental Sciences

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47
Citations
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World Ranking
5669
National Ranking
249

Nathalie Bréda 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 Nathalie Bréda sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 99 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nathalie Bréda 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 Nathalie Bréda sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nathalie Bréda is affiliated with the INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement) in France. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular emphasis on understanding plant water relations, carbon dynamics, and forest ecology.

Their work spans several subfields, including:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Plant Science
  • Insect Science

Bréda's main topics of study cover various aspects of plant and forest ecology such as:

  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Tree-ring Climate Responses
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Plant Responses to Elevated CO2

Frequent publication venues for Bréda include:

  • Annals of Forest Science
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Environmental Modeling & Assessment
  • Tree Physiology

Notable recent papers by Nathalie Bréda include:

  • "Year-to-year crown condition poorly contributes to ring width variations of beech trees in French ICP level I network", 2020, Forest Ecology and Management
  • "Leafy season length is reduced by a prolonged soil water deficit but not by repeated defoliation in beech trees (Fagus sylvatica L.): comparison of response among regional populations grown in a common garden", 2020, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • "Is Diversification a Suitable Option to Reduce Drought-Induced Risk of Forest Dieback? An Economic Approach Focused on Carbon Accounting", 2022, Environmental Modeling & Assessment
  • "Oviposition preference of the forest cockchafer (Melolontha hippocastani Fabr. 1801) at the stand scale depends on oak proportion, canopy openness and ground accessibility", 2021, Annals of Forest Science
  • "Does long-term drought or repeated defoliation affect seasonal leaf N cycling in young beech trees?", 2024, Tree Physiology

Bréda has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Catherine Massonnet
  • Louis-Michel Nageleisen
  • Pierre-Antoine Chuste
  • Joseph Levillain
  • Pascale Maillard

Best Publications

  • Temperate forest trees and stands under severe drought: a review of ecophysiological responses, adaptation processes and long-term consequences

    Nathalie Bréda;Roland Huc;André Granier;Erwin Dreyer

  • Ground‐based measurements of leaf area index: a review of methods, instruments and current controversies

    Nathalie J. J. Bréda

  • Evidence for Soil Water Control on Carbon and Water Dynamics in European Forests during the Extremely Dry Year: 2003

    A. Granier;M. Reichstein;N. Bréda;I.A. Janssens

  • Effects of thinning on soil and tree water relations, transpiration and growth in an oak forest (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.).

    N. Bréda;A. Granier;G. Aussenac

  • Calibration and validation of hyperspectral indices for the estimation of broadleaved forest leaf chlorophyll content, leaf mass per area, leaf area index and leaf canopy biomass

    Guerric le Maire;Christophe François;Kamel Soudani;Daniel Berveiller

  • A generic model of forest canopy conductance dependent on climate, soil water availability and leaf area index

    André Granier;Denis Loustau;Nathalie Bréda

  • Transpiration of trees and forest stands: short and long‐term monitoring using sapflow methods

    A. Granier;P. Biron;N. Bréda;J.‐Y. Pontailler

  • Climate-tree-growth relationships of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in the French Permanent Plot Network (RENECOFOR)

    F. Lebourgeois;N. Bréda;E. Ulrich;A. Granier

  • Whole tree hydraulic conductance and water loss regulation in Quercus during drought: evidence for stomatal control of embolism?

    Hervé Cochard;N Bréda;Agnès Granier

  • Distribution of above-ground and below-ground carbohydrate reserves in adult trees of two contrasting broad-leaved species (Quercus petraea and Fagus sylvatica)

    C. Barbaroux;C. Barbaroux;N. Bréda;E. Dufrêne

  • Photosynthesis of oak trees [Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.] during drought under field conditions: diurnal course of net CO2 assimilation and photochemical efficiency of photosystem II

    D. Epron;E. Dreyer;N. Bréda

  • Axial and radial water flow in the trunks of oak trees: a quantitative and qualitative analysis.

    A Granier;Tommaso Anfodillo;M Sabatti;H Cochard

  • Intra- and interannual variations of transpiration, leaf area index and radial growth of a sessile oak stand (Quercus petraea)

    N Bréda;A Granier

  • Water transfer in a mature oak stand (Quercus petraea) : Seasonal evolution and effects of a severe drought

    N. Bréda;H. Cochard;E. Dreyer;A. Granier

  • Estimation of deciduous forest leaf area index using direct and indirect methods

    Eric Dufrêne;Nathalie Bréda

  • Age-related variation in carbon allocation at tree and stand scales in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) using a chronosequence approach

    H. Genet;N. Bréda;E. Dufrêne

  • Vulnerability to air embolism of three European oak species (Quercus petraea (Matt) Liebl, Q pubescens Willd, Q robur L)

    Hervé Cochard;N Bréda;Agnès Granier;G Aussenac

  • Changes of tree-ring δ13C and water-use efficiency of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in north-eastern France during the past century

    A. Duquesnay;N. Bréda;M. Stievenard;J. L. Dupouey

  • Differing growth responses to climatic variations and soil water deficits of Fagus sylvatica, Quercus petraea and Pinus sylvestris in a temperate forest

    Alice Michelot;Alice Michelot;Nathalie Bréda;Claire Damesin;Claire Damesin;Eric Dufrêne;Eric Dufrêne

  • Field comparison of transpiration, stomatal conductance and vulnerability to cavitation of Quercus petraea and Quercus robur under water stress

    N Bréda;Hervé Cochard;E Dreyer;Agnès Granier

  • Forest tree responses to extreme drought and some biotic events: Towards a selection according to hazard tolerance?

    Nathalie Bréda;Vincent Badeau

  • Modelling variability of wood density in beech as affected by ring age, radial growth and climate

    O. Bouriaud;N. Bréda;G. Le Moguédec;G. Nepveu

  • Calibration and validation of hyperspectral indices for the estimation of broadleaved forest leaf chlorophyll content, leaf mass per area, leaf area index and leaf canopy biomass

    G. le Maire;C. Francois;K. Soudani;D. Berveiller

Frequent Co-Authors

André Granier
André Granier INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Eric Dufrêne
Eric Dufrêne University of Paris-Saclay
Hervé Cochard
Hervé Cochard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Olivier Bouriaud
Olivier Bouriaud Ştefan cel Mare University of Suceava
Erwin Dreyer
Erwin Dreyer INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Pierre Camberlin
Pierre Camberlin University of Burgundy
Bernard Longdoz
Bernard Longdoz University of Liège
Denis Loustau
Denis Loustau International Sleep Products Association
Claire Damesin
Claire Damesin University of Paris-Saclay
Pierre-Emmanuel Courty
Pierre-Emmanuel Courty INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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