World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
48
Citations
10771
World Ranking
4175
National Ranking
72

Charles R. Clement publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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 Charles R. Clement sits on this spectrum.

37–41 publications: 2 scientists 42–46 publications: 9 scientists 47–51 publications: 10 scientists 52–56 publications: 31 scientists 57–61 publications: 56 scientists 62–66 publications: 91 scientists 67–71 publications: 92 scientists 72–76 publications: 127 scientists 77–81 publications: 173 scientists 82–86 publications: 236 scientists 87–91 publications: 227 scientists 92–96 publications: 240 scientists 97–101 publications: 333 scientists 102–106 publications: 280 scientists 107–111 publications: 300 scientists 112–116 publications: 285 scientists 117–121 publications: 305 scientists 122–126 publications: 287 scientists 127–131 publications: 278 scientists 132–136 publications: 289 scientists 137–141 publications: 273 scientists 142–146 publications: 262 scientists 147–151 publications: 246 scientists 152–156 publications: 235 scientists 157–161 publications: 205 scientists 162–166 publications: 199 scientists 167–171 publications: 174 scientists 172–176 publications: 164 scientists 177–181 publications: 173 scientists 182–186 publications: 189 scientists 187–191 publications: 170 scientists 192–196 publications: 139 scientists 197–201 publications: 128 scientists 202–206 publications: 117 scientists 207–211 publications: 115 scientists 212–216 publications: 107 scientists 217–221 publications: 124 scientists 222–226 publications: 81 scientists 227–231 publications: 82 scientists 232–236 publications: 85 scientists 237–241 publications: 75 scientists 242–246 publications: 66 scientists 247–251 publications: 81 scientists 252–256 publications: 69 scientists 257–261 publications: 70 scientists 262–266 publications: 55 scientists 267–271 publications: 64 scientists 272–276 publications: 49 scientists 277–281 publications: 48 scientists 282–286 publications: 44 scientists 287–291 publications: 45 scientists 292–296 publications: 36 scientists 297–301 publications: 39 scientists 302–306 publications: 38 scientists 307–311 publications: 30 scientists 312–316 publications: 34 scientists 317–321 publications: 25 scientists 322–326 publications: 22 scientists 327–331 publications: 28 scientists 332–336 publications: 30 scientists 337–341 publications: 22 scientists 342–346 publications: 30 scientists 347–351 publications: 26 scientists 352–356 publications: 22 scientists 357–361 publications: 29 scientists 362–366 publications: 21 scientists 367–371 publications: 12 scientists 372–376 publications: 18 scientists 377–381 publications: 17 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 21 scientists 392–396 publications: 13 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 15 scientists 407–411 publications: 8 scientists 412–416 publications: 9 scientists 417–421 publications: 8 scientists 422–426 publications: 4 scientists 427–431 publications: 10 scientists 432–436 publications: 10 scientists 437–441 publications: 5 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 10 scientists 452–456 publications: 2 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 7 scientists 472–476 publications: 6 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 3 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 4 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 8 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 5 scientists 522–526 publications: 4 scientists 527–530 publications: 5 scientists 531+ publications: 100 scientists
37 publications 531+

This scientist: 256 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Charles R. Clement D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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 Charles R. Clement sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - William S. Cooper Award, The Ecological Society of America Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition. Science 355(6328): 925-931. DOI: 10.1126/science.aal0157

Overview

Charles R. Clement is affiliated with the National Institute of Amazonian Research in Brazil. Their research spans several fields primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Arts and Humanities. The scientist's work includes significant contributions to subfields such as History, Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and General Health Professions.

The primary research topics addressed by Charles R. Clement include:

  • Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Banana Cultivation and Research
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Cassava research and cyanide
  • Indigenous Health and Education
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution

Their recent notable publications include:

  • Disentangling Domestication from Food Production Systems in the Neotropics (2021, Quaternary)
  • Help restore Brazil's governance of globally important ecosystem services (2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • Ancient and Traditional Agriculture in South America: Tropical Lowlands (2020, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science)
  • Contributions of human cultures to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation (2024, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • Evidence confirms an anthropic origin of Amazonian Dark Earths (2022, Nature Communications)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Charles R. Clement include:

  • Carolina Levis
  • Maria Julia Ferreira
  • Elizabeth Ann Veasey
  • Mariana Franco Cassino
  • Myrtle P. Shock

Common publication venues where the scientist's work appears are:

  • Human Ecology
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS ONE
  • Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

In 2020, Charles R. Clement received the William S. Cooper Award from The Ecological Society of America. This award recognized work on the persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition as published in Science.

Best Publications

  • 1492 and the loss of amazonian crop genetic resources. I. The relation between domestication and human population decline

    Charles Roland Clement

  • Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition

    C. Levis;F. R. C. Costa;F. Bongers;M. Peña-Claros

  • The domestication of Amazonia before European conquest.

    Charles R. Clement;William M. Denevan;Michael J. Heckenberger;André Braga Junqueira;André Braga Junqueira

  • How people domesticated Amazonian forests

    Carolina Levis;Carolina Levis;Bernardo M. Flores;Priscila A. Moreira;Bruno G. Luize

  • Non-timber products from tropical forests: evaluation of a conservation and development strategy.

    Daniel C. Nepstad;Stephan Schwartzman

  • Markets Drive the Specialization Strategies of Forest Peoples

    Manuel Ruiz-Pérez;Brian Belcher;Ramadhani Achdiawan;Miguel Alexiades

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 716-784.

    Pedro W. Crous;Michael J. Wingfield;T.I. Burgess;G.E.St.J. Hardy

  • 1492 and the loss of Amazonian crop genetic resources. II. Crop biogeography at contact

    Charles Roland Clement

  • Pejibaye palm ( Bactris gasipaes, Arecaceae ): Multi-use potential for the lowland humid tropics

    Charles R. Clement;Jorge E. Mora UrpÍ

  • Disentangling Domestication from Food Production Systems in the Neotropics

    Charles Roland Clement;Alejandro Casas;Fabiola Alexandra Parra-Rondinel;Carolina Levis

  • Secondary forests on anthropogenic soils in Brazilian Amazonia conserve agrobiodiversity

    André Braga Junqueira;Glenn Harvey Shepard;Charles Roland Clement

  • Historical human footprint on modern tree species composition in the Purus-Madeira interfluve, central Amazonia.

    Carolina Levis;Priscila Figueira de Souza;Juliana Schietti;Thaise Emilio

  • Why extensive research and development did not promote use of peach palm fruit in Latin America

    C. R. Clement;J. C. Weber;J. van Leeuwen;C. Astorga Domian

  • Agrobiodiversity in Amazônia and Its Relationship with Dark Earths

    Charles R. Clement;Joseph M. McCann;Nigel J. H. Smith

  • Somatic embryogenesis in peach palm using the thin cell layer technique: induction, morpho-histological aspects and AFLP analysis of somaclonal variation.

    D. A. Steinmacher;N. G. Krohn;A. C. M. Dantas;V. M. Stefenon

  • The management of tree genetic resources and the livelihoods of rural communities in the tropics: non-timber forest products, smallholder agroforestry practices and tree commodity crops

    Ian K. Dawson;Roger Leakey;Charles R. Clement;John C. Weber

  • Somatic embryogenesis from immature peach palm inflorescence explants: towards development of an efficient protocol

    Douglas A. Steinmacher;Charles R. Clement;Charles R. Clement;Miguel P. Guerra;Miguel P. Guerra

  • Between a Pristine Myth and an Impoverished Future

    Charles R. Clement;André B. Junqueira

  • Documenting Domestication. New Genetic and Archaeological Paradigms

    Charles R. Clement

  • Padronização de medidas de crescimento e produção em experimentos com pupunheira para palmito

    Charles R. Clement;Marilene Leão Alves Bovi

  • Somatic embryogenesis from peach palm zygotic embryos

    D. A. Steinmacher;G. C. Cangahuala-Inocente;C. R. Clement;M. P. Guerra

  • Secondary Forests on Anthropogenic Soils of the Middle Madeira River: Valuation, Local Knowledge, and Landscape Domestication in Brazilian Amazonia

    André Braga Junqueira;Glenn Harvey Shepard;Charles R. Clement

Frequent Co-Authors

Søren Wichmann
Søren Wichmann Kiel University
Eike Luedeling
Eike Luedeling University of Bonn
Flávia R. C. Costa
Flávia R. C. Costa National Institute of Amazonian Research
Marielos Peña-Claros
Marielos Peña-Claros Wageningen University & Research
Hans ter Steege
Hans ter Steege Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Juliana Schietti
Juliana Schietti Federal University of Amazonas
Alejandro Casas
Alejandro Casas National Autonomous University of Mexico
George G. Brown
George G. Brown Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Miguel Pedro Guerra
Miguel Pedro Guerra Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Paul C. Struik
Paul C. Struik Wageningen University & Research

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

A background in Ecology and Evolution opens doors to interdisciplinary fields that shape policies, support communities, and inform research. Many students explore related fields to broaden their expertise and career options. If you’re interested in the connection between the environment and human wellbeing, online programs in psychology and counseling may be valuable pathways.

For example, an online masters child psychology degree can help you understand behavioral impacts from an ecological perspective. Similarly, an online master's degree in counseling complements work in conservation, environmental education, or community outreach.

Clinical skills are also valuable—an clinical psychology master's programs online can equip you to support individuals coping with environmental change or conservation work. For those interested in broader social impact, a human services online degree provides skills in advocacy, resource management, and public service.

Exploring these online degrees can expand your career opportunities in education, research, policy, and support services—making your journey through Ecology and Evolution even more rewarding.

Best Scientists Citing Charles R. Clement

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles