The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bryan Finegan sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 171 publications — 63rd percentile
63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bryan Finegan sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile
41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Bryan Finegan is affiliated with the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center in Costa Rica. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a notable focus on tropical forest ecology and recovery.
Their recent scholarly contributions include several publications in peer-reviewed journals. Notable papers include Multidimensional tropical forest recovery (2021, Science), Functional recovery of secondary tropical forests (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), Soil resistance and recovery during neotropical forest succession (2022, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences), How forest structure varies with elevation in old growth and secondary forest in Costa Rica (2020, Forest Ecology and Management), and Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests (2022, Science Advances).
Frequent coauthors collaborating with Finegan include:
Publishing activities appear concentrated in specific scientific venues, with multiple contributions to:
Bryan Finegan's research contributions cover several subfields within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences:
The main scientific topics addressed in Finegan's work include:
This body of research reflects a comprehensive engagement with the dynamics of tropical forest ecosystems, including processes of succession, recovery, and the influence of environmental gradients. The collaboration with a range of coauthors highlights a multidisciplinary approach across ecological and conservation disciplines.
J. Kattge;S. Díaz;S. Lavorel;I. C. Prentice
Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel
Bryan Finegan
Robin L Chazdon;Susan G Letcher;Michiel van Breugel;Michiel van Breugel;Miguel Martínez-Ramos
Celia A. Harvey;Oliver Komar;Robin Chazdon;Bruce G. Ferguson
L. Poorter;M. T. van der Sande;J. Thompson;E. J. M. M. Arets
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Danaë Rozendaal;Frans Bongers;T. Mitchell Aide;Esteban Álvarez-Dávila
Bryan Finegan;Marielos Peña-Claros;Alexandre de Oliveira;Nataly Ascarrunz
Natalia Norden;Héctor A. Angarita;Frans Bongers;Miguel Martínez-Ramos
S. Diaz;F. Quétier;D.M. Cáceres;S.F. Trainor
Bryan Finegan
Robin L. Chazdon;Robin L. Chazdon;Anne Chao;Robert K. Colwell;Robert K. Colwell;Shang-Yi Lin
Fabrice A. J. DeClerck;Robin Chazdon;Karen D. Holl;Jeffrey C. Milder
Lourens Poorter;Masha T. van der Sande;Eric J. M. M. Arets;Nataly Ascarrunz
Steven E. Sesnie;Steven E. Sesnie;Paul E. Gessler;Bryan Finegan;Sirpa Thessler
Lourens Poorter;Danaë M. A. Rozendaal;Frans Bongers;Jarcilene S. de Almeida-Cortez
Robin L. Chazdon;Bryan Finegan;Robert S. Capers;Beatriz Salgado-Negret
N.E. Stork;T.J.B. Boyle;V. Dale;H. Eeley
Bryan Finegan;Marlen Camacho;Nelson Zamora
Bryan Finegan;Diego Delgado
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