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Nina Buchmann

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Ecology and Evolution
Switzerland
2026

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
117
Citations
72362
World Ranking
628
National Ranking
5

Ecology and Evolution

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122
Citations
80053
World Ranking
93
National Ranking
3

Nina Buchmann 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 Nina Buchmann sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 517 publications — 99th percentile

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

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Nina Buchmann 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 Nina Buchmann sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 122 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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 Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2007 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Overview

Nina Buchmann is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has a significant body of work within the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research focuses predominantly on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Atmospheric Science, Plant Science, and Ecology.

The scientist's primary topics of study include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Tree-ring Climate Responses, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Forest Ecology and Management, and Climate Variability and Models.

Among their recent papers are:

  • The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data (2020, Scientific Data)
  • Standards and Open Access are the ICOS Pillars Reply to "Comments on 'The Integrated Carbon Observation System in Europe'" (2023, HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe))
  • Global maps of soil temperature (2021, Global Change Biology)
  • The three major axes of terrestrial ecosystem function (2021, Nature)
  • The Integrated Carbon Observation System in Europe (2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society)

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Lukas Hörtnagl, Mana Gharun, Arthur Geßler, Werner Eugster, and Valentin H. Klaus.

Nina Buchmann's work has appeared repeatedly in notable publication venues such as Global Change Biology, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Biogeosciences, ARPHA Conference Abstracts, and New Phytologist.

The scientist has received recognition including election as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2018. In 2007, they were also associated with the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in the field of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology.

Best Publications

  • A handbook of protocols for standardised and easy measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

    J. H. C. Cornelissen;S. Lavorel;E. Garnier;S. Diaz

  • Europe-wide reduction in primary productivity caused by the heat and drought in 2003

    Ph. Ciais;M. Reichstein;N. Viovy;A. Granier

  • New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

    N. Pérez-Harguindeguy;S. Díaz;E. Garnier;S. Lavorel

  • On the Separation of Net Ecosystem Exchange into Assimilation and Ecosystem Respiration: Review and Improved Algorithm

    Markus Reichstein;Eva Falge;Dennis Baldocchi;Dario Papale

  • Corrigendum to: New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

    N. Pérez-Harguindeguy;S. Díaz;E. Garnier;S. Lavorel

  • Quantifying the evidence for biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning and services.

    Patricia Balvanera;Andrea B. Pfisterer;Nina Buchmann;Jing Shen He

  • Large-scale forest girdling shows that current photosynthesis drives soil respiration

    Peter Högberg;Anders Nordgren;Nina Buchmann;Andrew F. S. Taylor

  • Climate extremes and the carbon cycle

    Markus Reichstein;Michael Bahn;Philippe Ciais;Dorothea Frank

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data

    Gilberto Pastorello;Carlo Trotta;Eleonora Canfora;Housen Chu

  • Productivity overshadows temperature in determining soil and ecosystem respiration across European forests

    I. A. Janssens;H. Lankreijer;G. Matteucci;A. S. Kowalski

  • Bottom-up effects of plant diversity on multitrophic interactions in a biodiversity experiment

    Christoph Scherber;Nico Eisenhauer;Nico Eisenhauer;Wolfgang W Weisser;Bernhard Schmid

  • Global and time-resolved monitoring of crop photosynthesis with chlorophyll fluorescence

    Luis Guanter;Yongguang Zhang;Martin Jung;Joanna Joiner

  • Effects of climate extremes on the terrestrial carbon cycle: concepts, processes and potential future impacts

    Dorothe A. Frank;Markus Reichstein;Michael Bahn;Kirsten Thonicke

  • Carbon isotope ratios in belowground carbon cycle processes

    James R. Ehleringer;Nina Buchmann;Lawrence B. Flanagan

  • Enhanced top soil carbon stocks under organic farming

    Andreas Gattinger;Adrian Müller;Matthias Haeni;Matthias Haeni;Collin Skinner

  • Opinion: smart farming is key to developing sustainable agriculture.

    Achim Walter;Robert Finger;Robert Huber;Nina Buchmann

  • The application and interpretation of Keeling plots in terrestrial carbon cycle research

    D. E. Pataki;J. R. Ehleringer;L. B. Flanagan;D. Yakir

  • Biotic and abiotic factors controlling soil respiration rates in Picea abies stands

    Nina Buchmann

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Werner Eugster
Werner Eugster ETH Zurich
Ernst-Detlef Schulze
Ernst-Detlef Schulze Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Christiane Roscher
Christiane Roscher Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Alexander Knohl
Alexander Knohl University of Göttingen
Alexandra Weigelt
Alexandra Weigelt Leipzig University
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen University of Freiburg
Wolfgang W. Weisser
Wolfgang W. Weisser Technical University of Munich
Bernhard Schmid
Bernhard Schmid University of Zurich
Arthur Gessler
Arthur Gessler ETH Zurich
Rolf T. W. Siegwolf
Rolf T. W. Siegwolf Paul Scherrer Institute

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