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Augusto C. Franco

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Brazil
2025

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
63
Citations
13869
World Ranking
1040
National Ranking
15

Augusto C. Franco publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Augusto C. Franco sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 161 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Augusto C. Franco D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Augusto C. Franco sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Augusto C. Franco is affiliated with the University of Brasília in Brazil and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research integrates a focus on ecological and vegetation dynamics, plant science, and conservation in neotropical ecosystems, with a particular emphasis on the Brazilian Cerrado biome.

Their research topics prominently include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Plant responses to water stress

Franco's publication record reflects a concentration on the ecological impacts of fire and water on plants, along with the interaction of environmental factors influencing species in tropical savannas and forests.

Selected recent papers include:

  • "A Structure Shaped by Fire, but Also Water: Ecological Consequences of the Variability in Bark Properties Across 31 Species From the Brazilian Cerrado," 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "Variations in bark structural properties affect both water loss and carbon economics in neotropical savanna trees in the Cerrado region of Brazil," 2022, Journal of Ecology
  • "Environment, phylogeny, and photosynthetic pathway as determinants of leaf traits in savanna and forest graminoid species in central Brazil," 2021, Oecologia
  • "Herbaceous vegetation responses to experimental fire in savannas and forests depend on biome and climate," 2023, Ecology Letters
  • "Predicting the range expansion of invasive alien grasses under climate change in the Neotropics," 2023, Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Cristiane Silva Ferreira
  • Lucas Loram Lourenço
  • Fernanda dos Santos Farnese
  • Fabiano Guimarães Silva
  • Hervé Cochard

Franco often publishes in journals specializing in ecology and plant sciences, including Biotropica, Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal of Ecology, Oecologia, and Ecology Letters.

Their subfields of study encompass Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology.

Best Publications

  • Ecological thresholds at the savanna-forest boundary: how plant traits, resources and fire govern the distribution of tropical biomes

    William A. Hoffmann;Erika L. Geiger;Sybil G. Gotsch;Davi R. Rossatto

  • Effect of nurse plants on the microhabitat and growth of cacti.

    A. C. Franco;P. S. Nobel

  • Tree topkill, not mortality, governs the dynamics of savanna–forest boundaries under frequent fire in central Brazil

    William A. Hoffmann;Ryan Adasme;M. Haridasan;Marina T. de Carvalho

  • Functional convergence in hydraulic architecture and water relations of tropical savanna trees: from leaf to whole plant.

    S J Bucci;G Goldstein;Frederick C Meinzer;F G Scholz

  • Leaf functional traits of Neotropical savanna trees in relation to seasonal water deficit

    A. C. Franco;M. Bustamante;L. S. Caldas;G. Goldstein

  • Biophysical properties and functional significance of stem water storage tissues in Neotropical savanna trees.

    Fabian G. Scholz;Sandra J. Bucci;Sandra J. Bucci;Guillermo Goldstein;Guillermo Goldstein;Frederick C. Meinzer

  • Partitioning of soil water among tree species in a Brazilian Cerrado ecosystem.

    Paula C. Jackson;Frederick C. Meinzer;Mercedes Bustamante;Guillermo Goldstein

  • Comparative growth analysis of tropical forest and savanna woody plants using phylogenetically independent contrasts

    William A. Hoffmann;Augusto C. Franco

  • Mechanisms contributing to seasonal homeostasis of minimum leaf water potential and predawn disequilibrium between soil and plant water potential in Neotropical savanna trees

    Sandra J. Bucci;Guillermo Goldstein;Guillermo Goldstein;Frederick C. Meinzer;Augusto C. Franco

  • Atmospheric and hydraulic limitations on transpiration in Brazilian cerrado woody species

    F. C. Meinzer;G. Goldstein;A. C. Franco;M. Bustamante

  • Specific leaf area explains differences in leaf traits between congeneric savanna and forest trees

    W. A. Hoffmann;A. C. Franco;M. Z. Moreira;M. Haridasan

  • Fuels or microclimate? Understanding the drivers of fire feedbacks at savanna–forest boundaries

    William A. Hoffmann;Susan Y. Jaconis;Kristen L. Mckinley;Erika L. Geiger

  • Constraints to seedling success of savanna and forest trees across the savanna-forest boundary.

    William A. Hoffmann;Birgit Orthen;Augusto C. Franco

  • Processes preventing nocturnal equilibration between leaf and soil water potential in tropical savanna woody species.

    Sandra J. Bucci;Fabian G. Scholz;Guillermo Goldstein;Frederick C. Meinzer

  • Interactions Between Seedlings of Agave Deserti and the Nurse Plant Hilaria Rigida

    Augusto C. Franco;Park S. Nobel

  • Hydraulic redistribution of soil water by neotropical savanna trees

    Fabian G Scholz;Sandra J Bucci;Guillermo Goldstein;Guillermo Goldstein;Frederick C Meinzer

  • Nutrient resorption and patterns of litter production and decomposition in a Neotropical Savanna

    A. R. Kozovits;M. M. C. Bustamante;C. R. Garofalo;S. Bucci

  • Nutrient availability constrains the hydraulic architecture and water relations of savannah trees.

    Sandra J. Bucci;Fabian G. Scholz;Guillermo Goldstein;Guillermo Goldstein;Frederick C. Meinzer

  • Midday depression in savanna trees: coordinated adjustments in photochemical efficiency, photorespiration, CO2 assimilation and water use efficiency.

    A. C. Franco;Ulrich Lüttge

  • Stem and leaf hydraulics of congeneric tree species from adjacent tropical savanna and forest ecosystems

    Guang-You Hao;Guang-You Hao;William A. Hoffmann;Fabian Gustavo Scholz;Sandra Janet Bucci

Frequent Co-Authors

Guillermo Goldstein
Guillermo Goldstein University of Miami
William A. Hoffmann
William A. Hoffmann North Carolina State University
Ulrich Lüttge
Ulrich Lüttge Technical University of Darmstadt
Frederick C. Meinzer
Frederick C. Meinzer Oregon State University
Sandra J. Bucci
Sandra J. Bucci National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Fabio Rubio Scarano
Fabio Rubio Scarano Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm
Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm University of Maryland, College Park
Lucas C. R. Silva
Lucas C. R. Silva University of Oregon
Jeanine Maria Felfili
Jeanine Maria Felfili University of Brasília

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