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Ecology and Evolution
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2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
127
Citations
101087
World Ranking
75
National Ranking
10

Stephen Sitch 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 Stephen Sitch sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 533+

This scientist: 551 publications — 99th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 533 publications or more.

Stephen Sitch 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 Stephen Sitch sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 122+

This scientist: 127 D-Index — 99th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 122 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

Stephen Sitch is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research spans various subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Plant Science, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work prominently addresses topics such as Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Climate Variability and Models, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, and Plant Responses to Elevated CO2.

Stephen Sitch has contributed to a number of publications, including recent papers published in Earth system science data and Reviews of Geophysics. Some of their notable works include:

  • Global Carbon Budget 2020, 2020, Earth system science data
  • Global Carbon Budget 2021, 2022, Earth system science data
  • Global Carbon Budget 2022, 2022, Earth system science data
  • Global Carbon Budget 2023, 2023, Earth system science data
  • Global and Regional Trends and Drivers of Fire Under Climate Change, 2022, Reviews of Geophysics

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Stephen Sitch include Philippe Ciais, Pierre Friedlingstein, Hanqin Tian, Ana Bastos, and Julia Pongratz.

The scientist's research findings have been disseminated through various publication venues, with a notable number of contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Communications
  • Earth system science data
  • Global Change Biology
  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Best Publications

  • A Large and Persistent Carbon Sink in the World’s Forests

    Yude Pan;Richard A. Birdsey;Jingyun Fang;Jingyun Fang;Richard Houghton

  • Global Carbon Budget 2016

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Global Carbon Budget 2018

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

  • Global Carbon Budget 2020

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

  • Ecosystem Service Supply and Vulnerability to Global Change in Europe

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

  • The carbon balance of terrestrial ecosystems in China

    Shilong Piao;Jingyun Fang;Philippe Ciais;Philippe Peylin

  • The carbon cycle and atmospheric CO2

    IC Prentice;GD Farquhar;Mjr Fasham;ML Goulden

  • Global Carbon Budget 2022

    Unknown

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

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

  • Global Carbon Budget 2019

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

  • Global Carbon Budget 2021

    Unknown

  • Increased atmospheric vapor pressure deficit reduces global vegetation growth

    Wenping Yuan;Yi Zheng;Shilong Piao;Philippe Ciais

  • 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

  • Contribution of semi-arid ecosystems to interannual variability of the global carbon cycle

    Benjamin Poulter;David Frank;Philippe Ciais;Ranga B. Myneni

  • Development and evaluation of an Earth-System model – HadGEM2

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Friedlingstein
Pierre Friedlingstein University of Exeter
Almut Arneth
Almut Arneth Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Chris Huntingford
Chris Huntingford Natural Environment Research Council
Benjamin Poulter
Benjamin Poulter Goddard Space Flight Center
Sönke Zaehle
Sönke Zaehle Max Planck Society
Atul K. Jain
Atul K. Jain University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Julia Pongratz
Julia Pongratz Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Andy Wiltshire
Andy Wiltshire Met Office
Nicolas Viovy
Nicolas Viovy French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Etsushi Kato
Etsushi Kato Institute of Applied Energy

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