World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
68
Citations
26270
World Ranking
1497
National Ranking
545

Overview

Christopher Baraloto is affiliated with Florida International University in the United States. The scientist's work primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecological Modeling.

The research topics addressed cover a broad range of ecological and biological issues, such as Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and Animal Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Forest Ecology and Management, and Plant Nutrient Uptake and Metabolism.

Christopher Baraloto has published multiple scientific articles in several leading venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Science
  • Communications Biology

Among recent papers, the following stand out for their publication in high-impact journals and citation counts:

  • Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth's tropical forests, 2020, Science
  • The number of tree species on Earth, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Tree mode of death and mortality risk factors across Amazon forests, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Biased-corrected richness estimates for the Amazonian tree flora, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset, 2022, Scientific Data

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several colleagues who frequently coauthor publications. These include Ted R. Feldpausch, Beatriz Schwantes Marimon, Ana Andrade, José Luís Camargo, and Eurídice N. Honorio Coronado.

Best Publications

  • The global spectrum of plant form and function

    Sandra Myrna Díaz;Jens Kattge;Johannes H. C. Cornelissen;Ian J. Wright

  • Hyperdominance in the Amazonian Tree Flora

    Hans Ter Steege;Hans Ter Steege;Nigel C.A. Pitman;Daniel Sabatier;Christopher Baraloto

  • Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests

    Jingjing Liang;Thomas W. Crowther;Nicolas Picard;Susan Wiser

  • Long-term decline of the Amazon carbon sink

    R J W Brienen;O L Phillips;T R Feldpausch;T R Feldpausch;E Gloor

  • Rare species support vulnerable functions in high-diversity ecosystems

    David Mouillot;David Mouillot;David R. Bellwood;Christopher Baraloto;Christopher Baraloto;Jerome Chave

  • Plant functional traits have globally consistent effects on competition

    Georges Kunstler;Georges Kunstler;Daniel Falster;David A. Coomes;Francis Hui

  • A global meta-analysis of the relative extent of intraspecific trait variation in plant communities

    Andrew Siefert;Cyrille Violle;Loïc Chalmandrier;Loïc Chalmandrier;Cécile H Albert

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

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

  • Global trait–environment relationships of plant communities

    Helge Bruelheide;Jürgen Dengler;Jürgen Dengler;Oliver Purschke;Jonathan Lenoir

  • Rare species contribute disproportionately to the functional structure of species assemblages

    Rafael P. Leitão;Jansen Zuanon;Sébastien Villéger;Stephen E. Williams

  • Compositional response of Amazon forests to climate change

    Adriane Esquivel‐Muelbert;Timothy R. Baker;Kyle G. Dexter;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis

  • Decoupled leaf and stem economics in rain forest trees

    Christopher Baraloto;Christopher Baraloto;C E Timothy Paine;Lourens Poorter;Jacques Beauchene

  • Diversity and carbon storage across the tropical forest biome

    Martin J. P. Sullivan;Joey Talbot;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis;Oliver L. Phillips

  • Strong coupling of plant and fungal community structure across western Amazonian rainforests

    Kabir G Peay;Christopher Baraloto;Paul V A Fine

  • Hyperdominance in Amazonian forest carbon cycling

    Sophie Fauset;Michelle O Johnson;Manuel Gloor;Timothy R Baker

  • Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth’s tropical forests

    Martin J.P. Sullivan;Martin J.P. Sullivan;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis;Kofi Affum-Baffoe;Carolina Castilho

  • Using functional traits and phylogenetic trees to examine the assembly of tropical tree communities

    Christopher Baraloto;Christopher Baraloto;Olivier J. Hardy;C. E. Timothy Paine;C. E. Timothy Paine;Kyle G. Dexter

  • Identification of Amazonian Trees with DNA Barcodes

    Mailyn Adriana Gonzalez;Christopher Baraloto;Julien Engel;Scott A. Mori

  • Contributions of a global network of tree diversity experiments to sustainable forest plantations

    Kris Verheyen;Margot Vanhellemont;Harald Auge;Lander Baeten

  • Amazon forest response to repeated droughts

    T. R. Feldpausch;O. L. Phillips;R. J. W. Brienen;E. Gloor

  • Plot Data from: "Long-term decline of the Amazon carbon sink."

    Roel J. W. Brienen;Oliver L. Phillips;Ted R. Feldpausch;Emanuel Gloor

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Hérault
Bruno Hérault University of Montpellier
Jérôme Chave
Jérôme Chave Paul Sabatier University
Paul V. A. Fine
Paul V. A. Fine University of California, Berkeley
Oliver L. Phillips
Oliver L. Phillips University of Leeds
Timothy R. Baker
Timothy R. Baker University of Leeds
Roel J. W. Brienen
Roel J. W. Brienen University of Leeds
Ted R. Feldpausch
Ted R. Feldpausch University of Exeter
Hans ter Steege
Hans ter Steege Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Damien Bonal
Damien Bonal University of Lorraine
Marcos Silveira
Marcos Silveira Universidade Federal do Acre

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

Exploring Ecology and Evolution can open doors to a range of interdisciplinary career paths. Many students find that skills from ecology blend well with allied professions, such as human services, counseling, and health sciences. If you are considering expanding your skill set, there are affordable masters in counseling programs tailored to those interested in combining environmental studies with community support or wellness careers.

Psychology is another growing field closely linked to the sciences. Pursuing a clinical psychology degree online can give you tools to understand both human and animal behavior, useful in ecological research or conservation projects. Those seeking to enter the workforce quickly may want to explore online schools for human services, which offer flexible and accelerated options.

For educators or ecologists interested in speech and communication, it is possible to make a transition. Learn more about how can a teacher become a speech pathologist and take skills from the classroom or fieldwork into clinical practice. Each of these pathways can enhance your impact as an Ecology and Evolution professional.

Best Scientists Citing Christopher Baraloto

Trending Scientists