David Tilman Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
David Tilman's h-index is 261 (461 i10-index, 293,017+ total citations across 627+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. David Tilman is affiliated with University of Minnesota & Professor, Bren School UCSB.
David Tilman is a researcher affiliated with University of Minnesota & Professor, Bren School UCSB, specializing in various fields. Their work has been cited 293,017 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in China.
David Tilman's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 627 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 261
- i10-Index
- 461
- Total Citations
- 293,017
- Citing Countries
- 85
As of October 2026.
David Tilman has an h-index of 261 and 293,017 total citations across 627 publications, with research cited by institutions in 85 countries.
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Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems
201914,730
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The researcher established a foundational framework linking biodiversity threats to sustainable food systems, evidenced by a seminal 2017 paper and highly cited follow-up work on healthy diets.
The researcher established foundational frameworks linking nitrogen gradients to plant dominance and microbial ecosystem functions, evidenced by highly cited seminal and follow-up works.
The researcher developed a stochastic theory of resource competition and community assembly, establishing a foundational framework for understanding biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships.
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About David Tilman's research
David Tilman is a researcher at University of Minnesota & Professor, Bren School UCSB. Their work has been cited 293,017 times across 627 publications (h-index 261), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems” (2019), has accumulated 14,730 citations.
Citations of David Tilman's research come primarily from China, United States and Germany, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
