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Thomas L. Frölicher

Thomas L. Frölicher

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
64
Citations
17114
World Ranking
2296
National Ranking
63

Thomas L. Frölicher 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 Thomas L. Frölicher sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 150 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas L. Frölicher 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 Thomas L. Frölicher sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas L. Frölicher is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland. Their research spans across the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with substantial contributions to subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their main topics of research include:

  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Climate variability and models
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Thomas L. Frölicher has a diverse publication record, with frequent appearances in these venues:

  • Biogeosciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Change Biology
  • Nature
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Recent papers by Frölicher include:

  • High-impact marine heatwaves attributable to human-induced global warming, 2020, Science
  • Biogeochemical extremes and compound events in the ocean, 2021, Nature
  • Climate change, tropical fisheries and prospects for sustainable development, 2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Marine heatwaves exacerbate climate change impacts for fisheries in the northeast Pacific, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Is there warming in the pipeline? A multi-model analysis of the Zero Emissions Commitment from CO 2, 2020, Biogeosciences

The researcher collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • William W. L. Cheung (23 joint publications)
  • Friedrich A. Burger (17 joint publications)
  • Gabriel Reygondeau (12 joint publications)
  • Fortunat Joos (12 joint publications)
  • Colette C. C. Wabnitz (11 joint publications)

In addition to journal articles, Frölicher has contributed to book publications such as "Hot Water Rising: The Impact of Climate Change on Indonesia's Fisheries and Coastal Communities" published by World Bank eBooks in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Marine heatwaves under global warming

    Thomas L. Frölicher;Thomas L. Frölicher;Erich M. Fischer;Nicolas Gruber

  • Carbon dioxide and climate impulse response functions for the computation of greenhouse gas metrics:a multi-model analysis

    Fortunat Joos;Fortunat Joos;Raphael Roth;Raphael Roth;J. S. Fuglestvedt;G. P. Peters

  • Shrinking of fishes exacerbates impacts of global ocean changes on marine ecosystems

    William W. L. Cheung;Jorge L. Sarmiento;John Dunne;Thomas L. Frölicher

  • Dominance of the Southern Ocean in Anthropogenic Carbon and Heat Uptake in CMIP5 Models

    Thomas L. Frölicher;Jorge Louis Sarmiento;David J. Paynter;John P. Dunne

  • Projected 21st century decrease in marine productivity: a multi-model analysis

    Marco Steinacher;Marco Steinacher;Fortunat Joos;Fortunat Joos;T. L. Frölicher;T. L. Frölicher;L. Bopp

  • Imminent ocean acidification in the Arctic projected with the NCAR global coupled carbon cycle-climate model

    Marco Steinacher;Fortunat Joos;Fortunat Joos;Thomas Lukas Frölicher;Gian-Kasper Plattner;Gian-Kasper Plattner

  • Emerging risks from marine heat waves

    Thomas L. Frölicher;Charlotte Laufkötter;Charlotte Laufkötter

  • Rapid Progression of Ocean Acidification in the California Current System

    Nicolas Gruber;Claudine Hauri;Zouhair Lachkar;Damian Loher

  • Changing Ocean, Marine Ecosystems, and Dependent Communities

    Nathaniel L. Bindoff;William W.L. Cheung;James G. Kairo;Javier Arístegui

  • High-impact marine heatwaves attributable to human-induced global warming.

    Charlotte Laufkötter;Charlotte Laufkötter;Jakob Zscheischler;Jakob Zscheischler;Thomas L. Frölicher;Thomas L. Frölicher

  • Biogeochemical extremes and compound events in the ocean

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  • Projecting shifts in thermal habitat for 686 species on the North American continental shelf.

    James W. Morley;Rebecca L. Selden;Robert J. Latour;Thomas L. Frölicher

  • Climate change, tropical fisheries and prospects for sustainable development

    Vicky W. Y. Lam;Edward H. Allison;Edward H. Allison;Johann D. Bell;Johann D. Bell;Jessica Blythe

  • Tambora 1815 as a test case for high impact volcanic eruptions: Earth system effects.

    Christoph C. Raible;Stefan Bronnimann;Renate Auchmann;Philip Brohan

  • Large benefits to marine fisheries of meeting the 1.5°C global warming target.

    William W. L. Cheung;Gabriel Reygondeau;Thomas L. Frölicher

  • Marine heatwaves exacerbate climate change impacts for fisheries in the northeast Pacific.

    William W. L. Cheung;Thomas L. Frölicher;Thomas L. Frölicher

  • Connecting changing ocean circulation with changing climate

    Michael Winton;Stephen M. Griffies;Bonita L. Samuels;Jorge L. Sarmiento

  • Sources of uncertainties in 21st century projections of potential ocean ecosystem stressors

    Thomas L. Frölicher;Keith B. Rodgers;Charles A. Stock;William W. L. Cheung

  • Emergence of multiple ocean ecosystem drivers in a large ensemble suite with an Earth system model

    Keith B Rodgers;Jonathan Lin;Thomas Frölicher

  • Is there warming in the pipeline? A multi-model analysis of the Zero Emissions Commitment from CO 2

    Andrew H. MacDougall;Thomas L. Frölicher;Thomas L. Frölicher;Chris D. Jones;Joeri Rogelj;Joeri Rogelj

  • Natural variability and anthropogenic trends in oceanic oxygen in a coupled carbon cycle–climate model ensemble

    T. L. Frolicher;Fortunat Joos;Fortunat Joos;Gian-Kasper Plattner;M. Steinacher

  • Oxygen and indicators of stress for marine life in multi-model global warming projections

    V. Cocco;V. Cocco;Fortunat Joos;Fortunat Joos;Marco Steinacher;Marco Steinacher;Thomas Lukas Frölicher

  • Quantifying Errors in Observationally Based Estimates of Ocean Carbon Sink Variability

    Lucas Gloege;Galen A. McKinley;Peter Landschützer;Amanda R. Fay

Frequent Co-Authors

Fortunat Joos
Fortunat Joos University of Bern
Jorge L. Sarmiento
Jorge L. Sarmiento Princeton University
William W. L. Cheung
William W. L. Cheung University of British Columbia
Keith B. Rodgers
Keith B. Rodgers Tohoku University
John P. Dunne
John P. Dunne Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Christoph C. Raible
Christoph C. Raible University of Bern
Marion Gehlen
Marion Gehlen French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Jerry Tjiputra
Jerry Tjiputra Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Gabriel Reygondeau
Gabriel Reygondeau University of Miami
Joeri Rogelj
Joeri Rogelj Imperial College London

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