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Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer

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Earth Science
Brazil
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 54 2669 2430 10 9 306 12002

Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 14.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2022. 30 of the 505 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2022. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 41 publications 2023: 39 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 29 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

505 publications in total across all disciplines

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Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 1
1998 2
1999 1
2000 1
2001 5
2002 5
2003 5
2004 5
2005 12
2006 11
2007 17
2008 13
2009 8
2010 18
2011 16
2012 11
2013 30
2014 22
2015 27
2016 21
2017 29
2018 20
2019 26
2020 30
2021 26
2022 41
2023 39
2024 30
2025 29
2026 1
Total 505
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Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 298–307 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 306 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120 306
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163 54
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer is affiliated with Universidade Federal de Viçosa in Brazil. Their primary research contributions lie within the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial number of publications in each area.

Their research spans various subfields including Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Soil Science, and Global and Planetary Change. This breadth highlights engagement with diverse scientific topics.

Key topics addressed in their work include Polar Research and Ecology, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Climate Change and Permafrost, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Soil Geostatistics and Mapping, and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

The scientist has contributed to a number of published papers, notable recent works are:

  • Biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Campo Rupestre: A road map for the sustainability of the hottest Brazilian biodiversity hotspot (2020), published in Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
  • Dynamic of the structural alteration of biochar in ancient Anthrosol over a long timescale by Raman spectroscopy (2020), published in PLoS ONE
  • Microclimate and soil and water loss in shaded and unshaded agroforestry coffee systems (2020), published in Agroforestry Systems
  • Applied gamma-ray spectrometry for evaluating tropical soil processes and attributes (2020), published in Geoderma
  • Analysis of terrain attributes in different spatial resolutions for digital soil mapping application in southeastern Brazil (2020), published in Geoderma Regional

Frequent collaborators include Márcio Rocha Francelino, Elpídio Inácio Fernandes Filho, Fábio Soares de Oliveira, Gustavo Vieira Veloso, and Rafael Gomes Siqueira. This network suggests ongoing cooperative research efforts.

Publication venues regularly featuring their work include Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, CATENA, Journal of South American Earth Sciences, Geoderma Regional, and Geoderma. These journals indicate a concentration on geological and environmental sciences.

Best Publications

  • Ecology and evolution of plant diversity in the endangered campo rupestre: a neglected conservation priority

    Fernando A. O. Silveira;Daniel Negreiros;Newton P. U. Barbosa;Elise Buisson

  • Heavy metal contamination in coastal sediments and soils near the Brazilian Antarctic Station, King George Island

    Isaac R. Santos;Emmanoel V. Silva-Filho;Carlos E.G.R. Schaefer;Manoel R. Albuquerque-Filho

  • Modelling and mapping soil organic carbon stocks in Brazil

    Lucas Carvalho Gomes;Lucas Carvalho Gomes;Raiza Moniz Faria;Eliana de Souza;Gustavo Vieira Veloso

  • Pedogenesis and pre-Colombian land use of “Terra Preta Anthrosols” (“Indian black earth”) of Western Amazonia

    Hedinaldo N Lima;Carlos E.R Schaefer;Jaime W.V Mello;Robert J Gilkes

  • Thermal state of permafrost and active-layer monitoring in the Antarctic: advances during the International Polar Year 2007-2009

    Gonçalo Vieira;James Bockheim;Mauro Guglielmin;Megan Balks

  • Minerals in the clay fraction of Brazilian Latosols (Oxisols): a review

    C. E. G. R. Schaefer;J. D. Fabris;J. C. Ker

  • Ornithogenic cryosols from Maritime Antarctica: Phosphatization as a soil forming process

    Felipe N.B. Simas;Carlos Ernesto G.R. Schaefer;Vander F. Melo;Manoel R. Albuquerque-Filho

  • Soils associated with rock outcrops in the Brazilian mountain ranges Mantiqueira and Espinhaço

    Vinicius M. Benites;Carlos Ernesto G. R. Schaefer;Felipe N. B. Simas;Humberto G. Santos

  • Brazilian latosols and their B horizon microstructure as long-term biotic constructs

    Carlos E. R. Schaefer

  • Chemical and Mineralogical Properties of Kaolinite-Rich Brazilian Soils

    V.F. Melo;B. Singh;C.E.G.R. Schaefer;R.F. Novais

  • SOLOS E VEGETAÇÃO NOS COMPLEXOS RUPESTRES DE ALTITUDE DA MANTIQUEIRA E DO ESPINHAÇO

    Vinicius de Melo Benites;Alessandra Nasser Caiafa;Eduardo de Sá Mendonça;Carlos Ernesto Schaefer

  • Ornithogenic Gelisols (Cryosols) from Maritime Antarctica

    Roberto Ferreira Machado Michel;Carlos Ernesto G. Reynaud Schaefer;Luis Eduardo Dias;Felipe Nogueira Bello Simas

  • Genesis, properties and classification of Cryosols from Admiralty Bay, maritime Antarctica

    Felipe N.B. Simas;Carlos Ernesto G.R. Schaefer;Manoel R. Albuquerque Filho;Marcio Rocha Francelino

  • Secondary forest fragments offer important carbon and biodiversity cobenefits.

    Fabio A. R. Matos;Luiz Fernando S. Magnago;Carlos Aquila Chan Miranda;Luis Fernando Tavares de Menezes

  • The Brazilian Soil Spectral Library (BSSL): A general view, application and challenges

    José A.M. Demattê;André Carnieletto Dotto;Ariane F.S. Paiva;Marcus V. Sato

  • CLAY-SIZED MINERALS IN PERMAFROST-AFFECTED SOILS (CRYOSOLS) FROM KING GEORGE ISLAND, ANTARCTICA

    Felipe N. B. Simas;Carlos Ernesto G. R. Schaefer;Vander F. Melo;Marcelo B. B. Guerra

  • Properties of black soil humic acids from high altitude rocky complexes in Brazil

    Vinicius de Melo Benites;Eduardo de Sá Mendonça;Carlos Ernesto G.R. Schaefer;Etelvino Henrique Novotny

  • Micromorphology and microchemistry of selected Cryosols from maritime Antarctica

    Carlos Ernesto G.R. Schaefer;Felipe N.B. Simas;Robert J. Gilkes;Charter Mathison

  • Chemical, physical and micromorphological properties of termite mounds and adjacent soils along a toposequence in Zona da Mata, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

    Tathiane Santi Sarcinelli;Carlos Ernesto G.R. Schaefer;Leila de Souza Lynch;Helga Dias Arato

  • Baseline mercury and zinc concentrations in terrestrial and coastal organisms of Admiralty Bay, Antarctica.

    Isaac Rodrigues dos Santos;Emmanoel Vieira Silva-Filho;Carlos Schaefer;Silvia Maria Sella

Frequent Co-Authors

James G. Bockheim
James G. Bockheim University of Wisconsin–Madison
R. J. Gilkes
R. J. Gilkes University of Western Australia
Carlos A. Rosa
Carlos A. Rosa Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Sebastião Venâncio Martins
Sebastião Venâncio Martins Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Peter Kühn
Peter Kühn University of Tübingen
Márcia Caruso Bícego
Márcia Caruso Bícego Universidade de São Paulo
Isaac R. Santos
Isaac R. Santos University of Gothenburg
Alexandre Soares Rosado
Alexandre Soares Rosado King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Nilton Curi
Nilton Curi Federal University of Lavras
Rafael S. Oliveira
Rafael S. Oliveira State University of Campinas

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