Esther R. Frei

3.1k total citations
32 papers, 966 citations indexed

About

Esther R. Frei is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Esther R. Frei has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 966 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 16 papers in Atmospheric Science and 13 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Esther R. Frei's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (11 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (10 papers). Esther R. Frei is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (11 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (10 papers). Esther R. Frei collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Canada and Germany. Esther R. Frei's co-authors include Martina Stamm, Barbara Buddeberg‐Fischer, Jaboury Ghazoul, Andrea R. Pluess, Gian‐Reto Walther, Thomas Wohlgemuth, Thomas P. Hahn, Martin Schneebeli, Christian Rixen and Chris J. Kettle and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Esther R. Frei

31 papers receiving 934 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Esther R. Frei Switzerland 15 318 229 220 201 184 32 966
Charlotte Lee Canada 16 241 0.8× 76 0.3× 43 0.2× 104 0.5× 189 1.0× 56 1.0k
Alejandra Núñez‐de la Mora Mexico 13 60 0.2× 58 0.3× 26 0.1× 94 0.5× 210 1.1× 33 790
Akasha M. Faist United States 16 222 0.7× 18 0.1× 47 0.2× 237 1.2× 649 3.5× 53 1.2k
Sara L. Zeigler United States 12 115 0.4× 23 0.1× 32 0.1× 119 0.6× 76 0.4× 40 497
J. Latham United Kingdom 12 296 0.9× 195 0.9× 16 0.1× 196 1.0× 61 0.3× 35 920
Lauren L. Sullivan United States 13 250 0.8× 33 0.1× 25 0.1× 123 0.6× 158 0.9× 46 659
Peter Davies United Kingdom 12 149 0.5× 34 0.1× 24 0.1× 178 0.9× 32 0.2× 33 817
Caroline A. Havrilla United States 16 137 0.4× 20 0.1× 13 0.1× 119 0.6× 385 2.1× 26 719
Karen Price Canada 15 337 1.1× 31 0.1× 17 0.1× 186 0.9× 631 3.4× 22 1.5k
Aline Magdalena Lee Norway 13 135 0.4× 14 0.1× 52 0.2× 102 0.5× 171 0.9× 23 673

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Fields of papers citing papers by Esther R. Frei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Esther R. Frei

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lehmann, Marco M., et al.. (2025). Understanding physiological mechanisms of European beech dieback responses to climate using a triple isotope approach in northern Switzerland. Dendrochronologia. 91. 126335–126335. 1 indexed citations
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Moser, Barbara, Esther R. Frei, Christoph Bachofen, Thomas Wohlgemuth, & Daniel Scherrer. (2025). Non-native Douglas fir seedlings outcompete native Norway spruce, silver fir and Scots pine under dry and nutrient-poor conditions. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16. 1546250–1546250.
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Streit, Kathrin, Peter Brang, & Esther R. Frei. (2024). The Swiss common garden network: testing assisted migration of tree species in Europe. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 7. 1 indexed citations
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Shipley, J. Ryan, Esther R. Frei, Ariel Bergamini, et al.. (2024). Agricultural practices and biodiversity: Conservation policies for semi-natural grasslands in Europe. Current Biology. 34(16). R753–R761. 21 indexed citations
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Frei, Esther R., et al.. (2024). High potential but little success: ungulate browsing increasingly impairs silver fir regeneration in mountain forests in the southern Swiss Alps. Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research. 98(2). 194–203. 3 indexed citations
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Geßler, Arthur, Esther R. Frei, Gaétan Glauser, et al.. (2024). Legacy effects of premature defoliation in response to an extreme drought event modulate phytochemical profiles with subtle consequences for leaf herbivory in European beech. New Phytologist. 242(6). 2495–2509. 2 indexed citations
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Wohlgemuth, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Slower growth prior to the 2018 drought and a high growth sensitivity to previous year summer conditions predisposed European beech to crown dieback. The Science of The Total Environment. 912. 169068–169068. 6 indexed citations
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Frei, Esther R., Martin M. Goßner, Yann Vitasse, et al.. (2022). European beech dieback after premature leaf senescence during the 2018 drought in northern Switzerland. Plant Biology. 24(7). 1132–1145. 66 indexed citations
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Frei, Esther R., et al.. (2021). Ausbreitungstendenzen und Konkurrenzkraft der Douglasie in der Schweiz. Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen. 172(2). 94–105. 2 indexed citations
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Panchen, Zoe A., Esther R. Frei, & Greg H. R. Henry. (2021). Increased Arctic climate extremes constrain expected higher plant reproductive success in a warmer climate. Arctic Science. 8(3). 680–699. 8 indexed citations
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Frei, Esther R., et al.. (2020). Assessing the Effectiveness of in-situ Active Warming Combined With Open Top Chambers to Study Plant Responses to Climate Change. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 539584–539584. 10 indexed citations
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Frei, Esther R., Peter Bebi, Melissa A. Dawes, et al.. (2018). Biotic and abiotic drivers of tree seedling recruitment across an alpine treeline ecotone. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 10894–10894. 48 indexed citations
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Frei, Esther R., Thomas P. Hahn, Jaboury Ghazoul, & Andrea R. Pluess. (2014). Divergent selection in low and high elevation populations of a perennial herb in the Swiss Alps. Alpine Botany. 124(2). 131–142. 19 indexed citations
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Rixen, Christian, Sonja Wipf, Esther R. Frei, & Veronika Stöckli. (2014). Faster, higher, more? Past, present and future dynamics of alpine and arctic flora under climate change. Alpine Botany. 124(2). 77–79. 23 indexed citations
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Frei, Esther R., et al.. (2013). Plant population differentiation and climate change: responses of grassland species along an elevational gradient. Global Change Biology. 20(2). 441–455. 97 indexed citations
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Hahn, Thomas P., et al.. (2012). Patterns of Genetic Variation across Altitude in Three Plant Species of Semi-Dry Grasslands. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e41608–e41608. 48 indexed citations
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Frei, Esther R., et al.. (2012). Microstructure and sound absorption of snow. Cold Regions Science and Technology. 83-84. 3–12. 12 indexed citations
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Frei, Esther R., Martina Stamm, & Barbara Buddeberg‐Fischer. (2010). Mentoring programs for medical students - a review of the PubMed literature 2000 - 2008. BMC Medical Education. 10(1). 32–32. 324 indexed citations
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Frei, Esther R., et al.. (2009). Instruments and Methods Snow replica method for three-dimensional X-ray microtomographic imaging. 6 indexed citations
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Burga, Conradin A., et al.. (2007). Neue Daten zum Monitoring alpiner Pflanzen im Engadin. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 19. 37–43. 2 indexed citations

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