Benjamin Smith

37.3k total citations · 10 hit papers
203 papers, 20.6k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Smith is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Smith has authored 203 papers receiving a total of 20.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 54 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 48 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Smith's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (76 papers), Climate variability and models (44 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (42 papers). Benjamin Smith is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (76 papers), Climate variability and models (44 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (42 papers). Benjamin Smith collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Australia and Germany. Benjamin Smith's co-authors include I. Colin Prentice, Martin T. Sykes, Almut Arneth, Wolfgang Crämer, J. Bastow Wilson, Alberte Bondeau, Wolfgang Lucht, Stephen Sitch, Sönke Zaehle and Thomas Hickler and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Smith

193 papers receiving 19.8k citations

Hit Papers

Evaluation of ecosystem dynamics, plant geography and ter... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2003 2001 2015 2008 1996 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Evaluation of ecosystem dynamics, plant geography and terrestrial carbon cycling in the LPJ dynamic global vegetation model
    2003 2.5k citations Benjamin Smith, Almut Arneth et al. profile →
  2. Global response of terrestrial ecosystem structure and function to CO2 and climate change: results from six dynamic global vegetation models
    2001 1.5k citations Wolfgang Crämer, Stephen Sitch et al. profile →
  3. The dominant role of semi-arid ecosystems in the trend and variability of the land CO 2 sink
    2015 1.1k citations Anders Ahlström, Michael Raupach et al. Science profile →
  4. Consequences of More Extreme Precipitation Regimes for Terrestrial Ecosystems
    2008 994 citations Alan K. Knapp, Claus Beier et al. BioScience profile →
  5. A Consumer's Guide to Evenness Indices
    1996 976 citations Benjamin Smith, J. Bastow Wilson profile →
  6. Modelling the role of agriculture for the 20th century global terrestrial carbon balance
    2006 961 citations Sönke Zaehle, Wolfgang Crämer et al. profile →
  7. Representation of vegetation dynamics in the modelling of terrestrial ecosystems: comparing two contrasting approaches within European climate space
    2001 625 citations Benjamin Smith, Martin T. Sykes et al. Global Ecology and Biogeography profile →
  8. Climatic Control of the High-Latitude Vegetation Greening Trend and Pinatubo Effect
    2002 607 citations Stephen Sitch, Pierre Friedlingstein et al. Science profile →
  9. Implications of incorporating N cycling and N limitations on primary production in an individual-based dynamic vegetation model
    2014 489 citations Benjamin Smith, David Wårlind et al. Biogeosciences profile →
  10. Role of forest regrowth in global carbon sink dynamics
    2019 442 citations Thomas A. M. Pugh, Mats Lindeskog et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin Smith Sweden 64 13.2k 5.7k 5.5k 5.3k 2.6k 203 20.6k
Wolfgang Crämer Germany 60 12.2k 0.9× 5.2k 0.9× 5.1k 0.9× 4.9k 0.9× 2.5k 1.0× 160 20.2k
I. Colin Prentice United Kingdom 82 12.9k 1.0× 9.8k 1.7× 5.8k 1.1× 5.6k 1.1× 4.8k 1.8× 263 24.6k
Michael L. Goulden United States 70 15.0k 1.1× 5.7k 1.0× 6.3k 1.1× 3.7k 0.7× 3.6k 1.4× 183 20.2k
Travis E. Huxman United States 67 10.6k 0.8× 3.9k 0.7× 3.9k 0.7× 4.4k 0.8× 3.7k 1.4× 174 16.2k
Almut Arneth Germany 77 15.2k 1.2× 7.3k 1.3× 5.1k 0.9× 2.7k 0.5× 4.6k 1.7× 272 22.4k
Richard Betts United Kingdom 59 15.6k 1.2× 7.2k 1.3× 4.0k 0.7× 2.7k 0.5× 2.5k 1.0× 165 23.9k
Patrick Meir United Kingdom 75 10.9k 0.8× 3.5k 0.6× 4.7k 0.8× 5.6k 1.1× 3.7k 1.4× 214 17.3k
John T. Abatzoglou United States 75 19.4k 1.5× 6.8k 1.2× 6.8k 1.2× 4.0k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 294 25.8k
G. C. Hurtt United States 50 12.4k 0.9× 4.9k 0.9× 4.6k 0.8× 4.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.4× 147 19.6k
Stephen Sitch United Kingdom 77 23.3k 1.8× 10.0k 1.8× 7.0k 1.3× 4.6k 0.9× 4.4k 1.7× 263 30.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin Smith

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Abdullah, Haidi, Elnaz Neinavaz, Roshanak Darvishzadeh, et al.. (2025). Integrating process-based vegetation modelling with high-resolution imagery to assess bark beetle infestation and land surface temperature effects on forest net primary productivity. Remote Sensing Applications Society and Environment. 37. 101499–101499.
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Medlyn, Belinda E., Samuel Hislop, Brendan Choat, et al.. (2025). Impacts of the 2019–2020 Black Summer Drought on Eastern Australian Forests. Remote Sensing. 17(5). 910–910.
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Teckentrup, Lina, Martin G. De Kauwe, Gab Abramowitz, et al.. (2023). Opening Pandora's box: reducing global circulation model uncertainty in Australian simulations of the carbon cycle. Earth System Dynamics. 14(3). 549–576. 3 indexed citations
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Anthoni, Peter, David Wårlind, Stefan Olin, et al.. (2022). LPJ-GUESS/LSMv1.0: a next-generation land surface model with high ecological realism. Geoscientific model development. 15(17). 6709–6745. 24 indexed citations
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Pugh, Thomas A. M., Almut Arneth, Markus Kautz, Benjamin Poulter, & Benjamin Smith. (2019). Important role of forest disturbances in the global biomass turnover and carbon sinks. Nature Geoscience. 12(9). 730–735. 146 indexed citations
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Whitley, Rhys, Jason Beringer, Lindsay B. Hutley, et al.. (2017). Challenges and opportunities in land surface modelling of savanna ecosystems. Biogeosciences. 14(20). 4711–4732. 47 indexed citations
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Haverd, Vanessa, Benjamin Smith, Lars Nieradzik, Peter Briggs, & Josep G. Canadell. (2017). A novel assessment of the role of land-use and land-cover change in the global carbon cycle, using a new Dynamic Global Vegetation Model version of the CABLE land surface model. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 13881. 1 indexed citations
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Ahlström, Anders, Michael Raupach, Guy Schurgers, et al.. (2015). The dominant role of semi-arid ecosystems in the trend and variability of the land CO 2 sink. Science. 348(6237). 895–899. 1109 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tang, Jing, Paul Miller, Anders Persson, et al.. (2015). Carbon budget estimation of a subarctic catchment using a dynamic ecosystem model at high spatial resolution. Biogeosciences. 12(9). 2791–2808. 19 indexed citations
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Smith, Benjamin, David Wårlind, Almut Arneth, et al.. (2014). Implications of incorporating N cycling and N limitations on primary production in an individual-based dynamic vegetation model. Biogeosciences. 11(7). 2027–2054. 489 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Wenxin, Paul Miller, Benjamin Smith, et al.. (2013). Tundra shrubification and tree-line advance amplify arctic climate warming: results from an individual-based dynamic vegetation model. Environmental Research Letters. 8(3). 34023–34023. 121 indexed citations
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Hickler, Thomas, Katrin Vohland, Jane Feehan, et al.. (2011). Projecting the future distribution of European potential natural vegetation zones with a generalized, tree species‐based dynamic vegetation model. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 21(1). 50–63. 392 indexed citations
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Boatman, N. D., Hazel Parry, G. Siriwardena, et al.. (2010). Assessing the impact of Environmental Stewardship on lowland farmland birds in England.. Aspects of applied biology. 51–58. 5 indexed citations
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Smith, Benjamin & Mark Simon. (2009). How Data Intergration Systems Affect Strategic Decision Making in Small Firms. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 20(1). 35–52. 2 indexed citations
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Knapp, Alan K., Claus Beier, David D. Briske, et al.. (2008). Consequences of More Extreme Precipitation Regimes for Terrestrial Ecosystems. BioScience. 58(9). 811–821. 994 indexed citations breakdown →
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Magnussen, Steen, et al.. (2007). National Forest Inventories in North America for monitoring forest tree species diversity. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 141(1). 113–122. 17 indexed citations
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Gritti, Emmanuel, et al.. (2005). Vulnerability of Mediterranean Basin ecosystems to climate change and invasion by exotic plant species. Journal of Biogeography. 33(1). 145–157. 159 indexed citations
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Steel, John B., et al.. (1995). THE SAND DUNE VEGETATION OF CHRYSTALLS BEACH, SOUTHERN NEW ZEALAND, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE CUSHION COMMUNITY. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 19(2). 143–151. 8 indexed citations
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Smith, Benjamin, et al.. (1994). Vegetation texture as an approach to community structure: community-level convergence in a New Zealand temperate rainforest. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 18(1). 41–50. 20 indexed citations

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