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109
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181
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76

David Pimentel 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 David Pimentel sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 492 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Pimentel 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 David Pimentel sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

David Pimentel was affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research contributions spanned multiple fields, including philosophy, political science, sociology, and materials chemistry.

Their publications covered topics such as philosophy, ethics, existentialism, political theology, sovereignty, rural development, agriculture, and calcium carbonate crystallization and inhibition. These diverse interests reflect an interdisciplinary approach linking social sciences with natural sciences.

The main fields and subfields of study associated with Pimentel included:

  • Philosophy
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Biomaterials

Their research topics comprised:

  • Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism
  • Political Theology and Sovereignty
  • Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy
  • Rural Development and Agriculture
  • Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
  • Thermal and Kinetic Analysis
  • Iron oxide chemistry and applications

David Pimentel authored several papers, among which were:

  • The Agency of the Other and the Question of Violence: Otherwise than Levinas, 2023, published in Philosophy International Journal
  • III UNIVERSITY EXTENSION FAIR IN AGRONOMY AT CJUR/UFOPA: a tool for promoting the course and integrating it with Society, 2024, published in Journal of Agricultural Sciences Research (2764-0973)
  • INTEGRATED ACTION OF UNIVERSITY EXTENSION PROJECTS IN A RURAL COMMUNITY IN THE LOWER AMAZON REGION, 2025, published in Journal of Agricultural Sciences Research (2764-0973)
  • The Precipitation and Inhibition Kinetics of Mixed Carbonates in Ca-Fe-CO2-Na-Cl-H2O System with Various Ca/Fe Ratios, 2025, published in SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the scientific production of a graduate program in Movement Sciences, 2025, published in Motriz Revista de Educação Física

The frequent co-authors who collaborated with David Pimentel included:

  • Adilson Pimentel
  • Joelma Lourenço Pereira Mendes
  • Inês Ariane de Paiva Câncio
  • Celeste Queiroz Rossi
  • Dayse Drielly Souza Santana Vieira

Pimentel's work appeared repeatedly in a range of publication venues, notably:

  • Journal of Agricultural Sciences Research (2764-0973)
  • Philosophy International Journal
  • SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry
  • Motriz Revista de Educação Física
  • Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

In recognition of their scientific contributions, David Pimentel was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1963.

Best Publications

  • Update on the environmental and economic costs associated with alien-invasive species in the United States

    David Pimentel;Rodolfo Zuniga;Doug Morrison

  • Environmental and Economic Costs of Nonindigenous Species in the United States

    David Pimentel;Lori Lach;Rodolfo Zuniga;Doug Morrison

  • Environmental and Economic Costs of Soil Erosion and Conservation Benefits

    David Pimentel;C. Harvey;P. Resosudarmo;K. Sinclair

  • Economic growth, carrying capacity, and the environment

    Kenneth Arrow;Bert Bolin;Robert Costanza;Partha Dasgupta

  • Economic growth, carrying capacity, and the environment.

    Kenneth Arrow;Bert Bolin;Robert Costanza;Partha Dasgupta

  • Ethanol Production Using Corn, Switchgrass, and Wood; Biodiesel Production Using Soybean and Sunflower

    David Pimentel;Tadeusz W Patzek

  • Economic and environmental threats of alien plant, animal, and microbe invasions

    David Pimentel;S. McNair;J. Janecka;J. Wightman

  • Environmental, Energetic, and Economic Comparisons of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems

    David Pimentel;Paul Hepperly;James Hanson;David Douds

  • Soil Erosion: A Food and Environmental Threat

    David Pimentel

  • Sustainability of meat-based and plant-based diets and the environment

    David Pimentel;Marcia Pimentel

  • Environmental Impact of Different Agricultural Management Practices: Conventional vs. Organic Agriculture

    Tiziano Gomiero;David Pimentel;Maurizio G. Paoletti

  • ‘Environmental and Economic Costs of the Application of Pesticides Primarily in the United States’

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  • ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC COSTS OF THE APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES PRIMARILY IN THE UNITED STATES

    David Pimentel

  • Environmental and Economic Costs of Pesticide Use

    David Pimentel;H. Acquay;M. Biltonen;P. Rice

  • Water Resources: Agricultural and Environmental Issues

    David Pimentel;Bonnie Berger;David Filiberto;Michelle Newton

  • Amounts of pesticides reaching target pests: Environmental impacts and ethics

    David Pimentel

  • Economic and Environmental Benefits of Biodiversity

    David Pimentel;Christa Wilson;Christine McCullum;Rachel Huang

  • CONSERVING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN AGRICULTURAL/FORESTRY SYSTEMS

    David Pimentel;Ulrich Stachow;David A. Takacs;Hans W. Brubaker

  • Soil Erosion Threatens Food Production

    David Pimentel;Michael Burgess

  • Biological Invasions : Economic and Environmental Costs of Alien Plant, Animal, and Microbe Species

    David Pimentel

  • Ethanol Fuels: Energy Balance, Economics, and Environmental Impacts are Negative

    David Pimentel

  • Selection of Intermediate Rates of Increase in Parasite-Host Systems

    Simon Levin;David PIMENTELt

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario Giampietro
Mario Giampietro Autonomous University of Barcelona
Maurizio G. Paoletti
Maurizio G. Paoletti University of Padua
Tadeusz W Patzek
Tadeusz W Patzek King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Peter J. A. Kleinman
Peter J. A. Kleinman Agricultural Research Service
Simon A. Levin
Simon A. Levin Princeton University
Carl Folke
Carl Folke Stockholm University
Robert Costanza
Robert Costanza University College London
Kenneth J. Arrow
Kenneth J. Arrow Stanford University
Partha Dasgupta
Partha Dasgupta University of Cambridge
Karl-Göran Mäler
Karl-Göran Mäler Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

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