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Pierre Friedlingstein

Pierre Friedlingstein

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Environmental Sciences
UK
2026

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
138
Citations
147212
World Ranking
50
National Ranking
4

Pierre Friedlingstein 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 Pierre Friedlingstein sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 385 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Pierre Friedlingstein 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 Pierre Friedlingstein sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 138 D-Index — 99th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2020 - Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky Medal, European Geosciences Union

Overview

Pierre Friedlingstein is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Global and Planetary Change. Their work spans various subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Economics and Econometrics, Ecology, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The main topics of Friedlingstein's research include Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Climate Variability and Models, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Climate Change Policy and Economics, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies.

The scientist has a record of frequent collaboration, with key co-authors being:

  • Stephen Sitch
  • Julia Pongratz
  • Philippe Ciais
  • Hanqin Tian
  • Sönke Zaehle

Friedlingstein publishes regularly in several scientific journals and platforms, with the most frequent venues including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth System Science Data
  • Biogeosciences
  • Global Change Biology
  • Nature Climate Change

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Friedlingstein are:

  • Global Carbon Budget 2023, published in 2023 in Earth System Science Data
  • Global Carbon Budget 2022, published in 2022 in Earth System Science Data
  • Global Carbon Budget 2021, published in 2022 in Earth System Science Data
  • Global Carbon Budget 2020, published in 2020 in Earth System Science Data
  • Temporary Reduction in Daily Global CO2 Emissions During the COVID-19 Forced Confinement, published in 2020 in Nature Climate Change

In 2020, Friedlingstein was awarded the Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky Medal by the European Geosciences Union.

Best Publications

  • Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis

    Reinhard F. Stocker;D Qin;G.-K. Plattner;M Tignor

  • Global climate projections. Chapter 10

    G A Meehl;T F Stocker;W D Collins;P Friedlingstein

  • Global climate projections

    G.A. Meehl;T. F. Stocker;W. D. Collins;P. Friedlingstein

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

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

  • Global Carbon Budget 2016

    Corinne Le Quere;Robbie M. Andrew;Josep G. Canadell;Stephen Sitch

  • Long-term Climate Change: Projections, Commitments and Irreversibility

    M. Collins;R. Knutti;J.M. Arblaster;J.-L. Dufresne

  • The Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) for CMIP6

    Brian C. O'Neill;Claudia Tebaldi;Detlef P. Van Vuuren;Detlef P. Van Vuuren;Veronika Eyring

  • Irreversible climate change due to carbon dioxide emissions

    Susan Solomon;Gian-Kasper Plattner;Reto Knutti;Pierre Friedlingstein

  • The impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in China

    Shilong Piao;Philippe Ciais;Yao Huang;Zehao Shen

  • Climate–Carbon Cycle Feedback Analysis: Results from the C4MIP Model Intercomparison

    Pierre Friedlingstein;P. Cox;Richard A. Betts;Laurent Bopp

  • Global Carbon Budget 2015

    C. Le Quéré;R. Moriarty;R. M. Andrew;J. G. Canadell

  • Global carbon budget 2014

    C. Le Quéré;R. Moriarty;R. M. Andrew;G. P. Peters

  • Global carbon budget 2013

    C. Le Quere;G.P. Peters;R.J. Andres;Robbie M Andrew

  • 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

  • Greening of the Earth and its drivers

    Zaichun Zhu;Zaichun Zhu;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Ranga B. Myneni;Mengtian Huang

  • Trends in the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide

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

  • Global Carbon Budget 2018

    Corinne Le Quéré;Robbie M. Andrew;Pierre Friedlingstein;Stephen Sitch

  • Temporary reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement

    Corinne Le Quéré;Robert B. Jackson;Matthew W. Jones;Adam J. P. Smith

  • Global Carbon Budget 2020

    Pierre Friedlingstein;Pierre Friedlingstein;Michael O'Sullivan;Matthew W. Jones;Robbie M. Andrew

  • Climate change projections using the IPSL-CM5 Earth System Model: From CMIP3 to CMIP5

    Jean-Louis Dufresne;M. A. Foujols;S. Denvil;A. Caubel

  • Global Carbon Budget 2019

    Pierre Friedlingstein;Pierre Friedlingstein;Matthew W. Jones;Michael O'Sullivan;Robbie Andrew

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen Sitch
Stephen Sitch University of Exeter
Shilong Piao
Shilong Piao Peking University
Josep G. Canadell
Josep G. Canadell Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Nicolas Viovy
Nicolas Viovy French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Sönke Zaehle
Sönke Zaehle Max Planck Society
Etsushi Kato
Etsushi Kato Institute of Applied Energy
Benjamin Poulter
Benjamin Poulter Goddard Space Flight Center
Chris D. Jones
Chris D. Jones Met Office
Atul K. Jain
Atul K. Jain University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Andy Wiltshire
Andy Wiltshire Met Office

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