Dan Friess: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Dan Friess's h-index is 76 (170 i10-index, 24,538+ total citations across 271+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Dan Friess is affiliated with Cochran Family Professor, Tulane University.
Dan Friess is a researcher affiliated with Cochran Family Professor, Tulane University, specializing in Mangrove, blue carbon, restoration. Their work has been cited 24,538 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in China.
Dan Friess's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 271 indexed publications. Of these, 18 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 76
- i10-Index
- 170
- Total Citations
- 24,538
- Citing Countries
- 67
As of June 2026.
Dan Friess has an h-index of 76 and 24,538 total citations across 271 publications, with research cited by institutions in 67 countries.
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Rates and drivers of mangrove deforestation in Southeast Asia, 2000–2012
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The researcher established a foundational quantitative assessment of Southeast Asian mangrove deforestation rates and drivers, subsequently expanding this framework to define blue carbon as a critical natural climate solution.
The researcher established a foundational framework for assessing Indo-Pacific mangrove vulnerability to sea-level rise, a seminal contribution widely adopted by independent global researchers.
The researcher advanced Blue Carbon science by publishing a seminal 2019 Nature Communications paper that has garnered over 1,200 citations, establishing a foundational framework for the field.
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About Dan Friess's research
Dan Friess is a researcher in Mangrove, blue carbon and restoration at Cochran Family Professor, Tulane University. Their work has been cited 24,538 times across 271 publications (h-index 76), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Rates and drivers of mangrove deforestation in Southeast Asia, 2000–2012” (2016), has accumulated 1,484 citations. Other influential works include “The future of Blue Carbon science” (2019) with 1,259 citations and “The state of the world's mangrove forests: past, present, and future” (2019) with 1,120 citations.
Citations of Dan Friess's research come primarily from China, United States and Indonesia, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
