2026 Nicola Gedney: 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	46	5927	5687	460	447	87	20957

Nicola Gedney 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 Nicola Gedney sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 87 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicola Gedney 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 Nicola Gedney sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicola Gedney is affiliated with the Met Office in the United Kingdom and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research focuses extensively on global and planetary change, with significant contributions to atmospheric science and ecology.

Their work covers several subfields, including:

Global and Planetary Change
Atmospheric Science
Ecology
Environmental Chemistry
Mechanics of Materials

Main topics addressed by Nicola Gedney's research include:

Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Climate Variability and Models
Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations

Nicola Gedney has contributed to several recent papers, reflecting research interests in atmospheric processes, methane emissions, and climate models. Notable publications include:

The Global Methane Budget 2000-2017 (2020), published in NOAA Institutional Repository
Drivers and Impacts of Eastern African Rainfall Variability (2023), published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Modeled Microbial Dynamics Explain the Apparent Temperature Sensitivity of Wetland Methane Emissions (2020), published in Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Large Methane Emission Fluxes Observed From Tropical Wetlands in Zambia (2022), published in Global Biogeochemical Cycles
JULES-GL7: the Global Land configuration of the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator version 7.0 and 7.2 (2020), published in Geoscientific Model Development

Frequent publication venues where Nicola Gedney's work appears include:

Geoscientific Model Development
Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Biogeosciences
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Collaboration is evident in Nicola Gedney's body of work, with several frequent co-authors including:

Robert J. Parker
Benjamin Poulter
Zhen Zhang
Chris Jones
W. J. Riley

Best Publications

The global methane budget 2000–2017

Marielle Saunois;Ann R. Stavert;Ben Poulter;Philippe Bousquet

3060
Citations
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

1474
Citations
Development and evaluation of an Earth-System model – HadGEM2

W J Collins;Nicolas Bellouin;M. Doutriaux-Boucher;N. Gedney

1428
Citations
The Joint UK Land Environment Simulator (JULES), model description – Part 1: Energy and water fluxes

M. J. Best;M. Pryor;D. B. Clark;G. G. Rooney

1286
Citations
UKESM1: Description and Evaluation of the U.K. Earth System Model

Alistair A. Sellar;Colin G. Jones;Jane P. Mulcahy;Yongming Tang

1250
Citations
The global methane budget 2000–2012

Marielle Saunois;Philippe Bousquet;Ben Poulter;Anna Peregon

1161
Citations
The Joint UK Land Environment Simulator (JULES), model description – Part 2: Carbon fluxes and vegetation dynamics

D. B. Clark;L. M. Mercado;S. Sitch;C. D. Jones

1023
Citations
Detection of a direct carbon dioxide effect in continental river runoff records

N. Gedney;P. M. Cox;R. A. Betts;O. Boucher

1012
Citations
The Met Office Unified Model Global Atmosphere 7.0/7.1 and JULES Global Land 7.0 configurations

David Walters;Anthony J. Baran;Anthony J. Baran;Ian Boutle;Malcolm Brooks

1007
Citations
The HadGEM2 family of Met Office Unified Model climate configurations

N. Bellouin;W. J. Collins;I. D. Culverwell

835
Citations
Projected increase in continental runoff due to plant responses to increasing carbon dioxide

Richard A. Betts;Olivier Boucher;Matthew Collins;Peter M. Cox;Peter M. Cox

771
Citations
Cabauw Experimental Results from the Project for Intercomparison of Land-Surface Parameterization Schemes

T.H. Chen;A. Henderson-Sellers;P.C.D. Milly;A.J. Pitman

453
Citations
The Representation of Snow in Land Surface Schemes: Results from PILPS 2(d)

A. G. Slater;A. G. Slater;C. A. Schlosser;C. E. Desborough;A. J. Pitman

408
Citations
Climate feedback from wetland methane emissions

N. Gedney;P. M. Cox;C. Huntingford

360
Citations
Possible role of wetlands, permafrost, and methane hydrates in the methane cycle under future climate change: A review

Fiona M. O'Connor;O. Boucher;N. Gedney;C. D. Jones

304
Citations
Drivers and impacts of Eastern African rainfall variability

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302
Citations
The effect of Amazonian deforestation on the northern hemisphere circulation and climate

Nicola Gedney;Paul J. Valdes

238
Citations
Effects of frozen soil on soil temperature, spring infiltration, and runoff: Results from the PILPS 2(d) experiment at Valdai, Russia

Lifeng Luo;Alan Robock;Konstantin Y. Vinnikov;C. Adam Schlosser

223
Citations
Global wetland contribution to 2000–2012 atmospheric methane growth rate dynamics

Benjamin Poulter;Philippe Bousquet;Josep G. Canadell;Philippe Ciais

220
Citations
The Sensitivity of Global Climate Model Simulations to the Representation of Soil Moisture Heterogeneity

Nicola Gedney;Peter M. Cox

219
Citations
Global Methane Budget 2000-2012

M. Saunois;P. Bousquet;B. Poulter;A. Peregon

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter M. Cox University of Exeter

Chris Huntingford Natural Environment Research Council

Stephen Sitch University of Exeter

Fiona M. O'Connor Met Office

Olivier Boucher Sorbonne University

William J. Collins University of Reading

Chris D. Jones Met Office

Douglas B. Clark UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Andy Wiltshire Met Office

Eleanor J. Burke Met Office

External Links

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