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Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri

Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri

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Environmental Sciences
Brazil
2026
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Plant Science and Agronomy
Brazil
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
73
Citations
16544
World Ranking
602
National Ranking
6

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
74
Citations
18730
World Ranking
1350
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research activity primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a distinct focus on soil science and related subfields.

The scientist's work extensively covers several key topics, including:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil Management and Crop Yield
  • Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport
  • Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing
  • Bioenergy Crop Production and Management
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Soil Geostatistics and Mapping

Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri has published frequently in a number of journals, notably:

  • CATENA
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Geoderma Regional
  • GCB Bioenergy
  • Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo

The following recent papers illustrate the scope and impact of their research:

  • Land Use and Management Effects on Sustainable Sugarcane-Derived Bioenergy (2021) - Land
  • Soil Health Response to Sugarcane Straw Removal in Brazil (2021) - Industrial Crops and Products
  • Linking Land-Use and Land-Cover Transitions to Their Ecological Impact in the Amazon (2022) - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Agrosilvopastoral Systems and Well-Managed Pastures Increase Soil Carbon Stocks in the Brazilian Cerrado (2020) - Rangeland Ecology & Management
  • Biochar Amendment Enhances Water Retention in a Tropical Sandy Soil (2020) - Agriculture

Collaboration is a significant element in the scientist's research process. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Maurício Roberto Cherubin
  • Jorge Luiz Locatelli
  • João Luís Nunes Carvalho
  • Rafael S. Santos
  • Lucas Pecci Canisares

The research themes emphasize sustainable management of agricultural systems, soil carbon dynamics, and ecological impacts associated with land-use changes. This contributes to understanding how soil health and ecosystem functions can be maintained or enhanced in tropical and subtropical environments, particularly in Brazil.

Best Publications

  • Grassland management impacts on soil carbon stocks: a new synthesis.

    Richard Conant;Richard Conant;Carlos Eduardo P. Cerri;Brooke Osborne;Keith Paustian

  • Wavelet analysis of MODIS time series to detect expansion and intensification of row-crop agriculture in Brazil

    Gillian L. Galford;John F. Mustard;Jerry Melillo;Aline Gendrin

  • A large-scale field assessment of carbon stocks in human-modified tropical forests

    Erika Berenguer;Joice Ferreira;Toby Alan Gardner;Luiz Eduardo Oliveira Cruz Aragão

  • Soil carbon dynamics in the humid tropical forest zone

    Meine van Noordwijk;Carlos Cerri;Paul L. Woomer;Kusumo Nugroho

  • Agricultural options for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions

    V. Cole;C. Cerri;K. Minami;A. Mosier

  • Nitrous oxide emissions in agricultural soils: a review

    Diana Signor;Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri

  • Tropical agriculture and global warming: impacts and mitigation options

    Carlos Eduardo P. Cerri;Gerd Sparovek;Martial Bernoux;Willian E. Easterling

  • Potencial de sequestro de carbono em diferentes biomas do Brasil

    João Luis Nunes Carvalho;Junior Cesar Avanzi;Marx Leandro Naves Silva;Carlos Rogério de Mello

  • Soil carbon stocks under burned and unburned sugarcane in Brazil

    M. V. Galdos;Carlos Clemente Cerri;Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri

  • Crop residue harvest for bioenergy production and its implications on soil functioning and plant growth: A review

    Maurício Roberto Cherubin;Dener Márcio da Silva Oliveira;Brigitte Josefine Feigl;Laisa Gouveia Pimentel

  • Processes that influence dissolved organic matter in the soil: a review

    Maria Regina Gmach;Maurício Roberto Cherubin;Klaus Kaiser;Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri

  • Effect of grassland management on soil carbon sequestration in Rondônia and Mato Grosso states, Brazil

    Stoécio M.F. Maia;Stephen M. Ogle;Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri;Carlos Clemente Cerri

  • Impact of pasture, agriculture and crop-livestock systems on soil C stocks in Brazil

    João Luís Nunes Carvalho;Guilherme Silva Raucci;Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri;Martial Bernoux

  • Cropping systems, carbon sequestration and erosion in Brazil, a review

    Martial Bernoux;Carlos C. Cerri;Carlos Eduardo P. Cerri;Marcos Siqueira Neto

  • Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils in the Cerrado region of the Brazilian Amazon

    J. L. N. Carvalho;Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri;Brigitte Josefine Feigl;Marisa de Cassia Piccolo

  • A social and ecological assessment of tropical land uses at multiple scales: the Sustainable Amazon Network

    Toby A. Gardner;Toby A. Gardner;Joice Ferreira;Jos Barlow;Alexander C. Lees

  • Brazilian greenhouse gas emissions: the importance of agriculture and livestock

    Carlos Clemente Cerri;Stoecio Malta Ferreira Maia;Marcelo Valadares Galdos;Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri

  • Predicted soil organic carbon stocks and changes in the Brazilian Amazon between 2000 and 2030

    C.E.P. Cerri;M. Easter;K. Paustian;K. Killian

  • Soil physical quality response to sugarcane expansion in Brazil

    Mauricio Roberto Cherubin;Douglas L Karlen;André Luis Custódio Franco;Cássio Antonio Tormena

  • Soil Quality Indexing Strategies for Evaluating Sugarcane Expansion in Brazil.

    Mauricio Roberto Cherubin;Douglas L Karlen;Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri;André Luiz C Franco

  • Effect of sugarcane harvesting systems on soil carbon stocks in Brazil: an examination of existing data

    C. C. Cerri;M. V. Galdos;S. M. F. Maia;Martial Bernoux

  • Modeling changes in soil organic matter in Amazon forest to pasture conversion with the Century model

    Carlos Eduardo P. Cerri;Keith Paustian;Martial Bernoux;Reynaldo L. Victoria

  • Soil greenhouse gas fluxes from vinasse application in Brazilian sugarcane areas

    Bruna Gonçalves de Oliveira;João Luís Nunes Carvalho;Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri;Carlos Clemente Cerri

  • Meeting the global demand for biofuels in 2021 through sustainable land use change policy.

    José Goldemberg;Francisco F.C. Mello;Carlos E.P. Cerri;Christian A. Davies

  • N2O emissions due to nitrogen fertilizer applications in two regions of sugarcane cultivation in Brazil

    Diana Signor;Carlos Eduardo P. Cerri;Richard Conant

  • Payback time for soil carbon and sugar-cane ethanol

    Francisco F. C. Mello;Francisco F. C. Mello;Carlos E. P. Cerri;Christian A. Davies;N. Michele Holbrook

  • Inorganic nitrogen, microbial biomass and microbial activity of a sandy Brazilian Cerrado soil under different land uses.

    Leidivan Almeida Frazão;Marisa de Cássia Piccolo;Brigitte Josefine Feigl;Carlos Clemente Cerri

  • Crop-pasture rotation: A strategy to reduce soil greenhouse gas emissions in the Brazilian Cerrado

    João Luís Nunes Carvalho;Guilherme Silva Raucci;Leidivan Almeida Frazão;Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri

  • Soil carbon, multiple benefits

    Eleanor Milne;Eleanor Milne;Steven A. Banwart;Elke Noellemeyer;David James Abson

  • Climate change and its impact on soil and vegetation carbon storage in Kenya, Jordan, India and Brazil

    Pete Falloon;Chris D. Jones;Carlos Eduardo Cerri;Rida Al-Adamat

  • Consensus, uncertainties and challenges for perennial bioenergy crops and land use

    Jeanette Whitaker;John L. Field;Carl J. Bernacchi;Carlos E. P. Cerri

  • Biochar-based nitrogen fertilizers: Greenhouse gas emissions, use efficiency, and maize yield in tropical soils.

    Aline Peregrina Puga;Priscila Grutzmacher;Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri;Victor Sanches Ribeirinho

  • Improved pasture and herd management to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from a Brazilian beef production system

    A.M Mazzetto;Brigitte Josefine Feigl;René L M Schils;Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos Clemente Cerri
Carlos Clemente Cerri Universidade de São Paulo
Brigitte Josefine Feigl
Brigitte Josefine Feigl Universidade de São Paulo
Martial Bernoux
Martial Bernoux Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Keith Paustian
Keith Paustian Colorado State University
João Luís Nunes Carvalho
João Luís Nunes Carvalho State University of Campinas
Marisa de Cássia Piccolo
Marisa de Cássia Piccolo Universidade de São Paulo
Niels H. Batjes
Niels H. Batjes International Soil Reference and Information Centre
Jerry M. Melillo
Jerry M. Melillo Marine Biological Laboratory
Kevin Coleman
Kevin Coleman Rothamsted Research
David S. Powlson
David S. Powlson Rothamsted Research

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