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Erika Berenguer 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 Erika Berenguer sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 142 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Erika Berenguer 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 Erika Berenguer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

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

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Research.com Recognitions

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Overview

Erika Berenguer is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a specialized concentration in global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, and ecology. Additional subfields include ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, as well as ecological modeling.

The scientist's recent published work covers a range of topics within environmental science and ecology. Notable papers include:

  • The drivers and impacts of Amazon forest degradation (2023, Science)
  • Critical transitions in the Amazon forest system (2024, Nature)
  • Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth's tropical forests (2020, Science)
  • The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition (2021, Nature)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to weaken environmental protection in Brazil (2021, Biological Conservation)

The main thematic topics in their research output incorporate conservation, biodiversity, and resource management; ecology and vegetation dynamics studies; fire effects on ecosystems; plant and animal studies; forest ecology and management; plant water relations and carbon dynamics; and land use and ecosystem services.

Erika Berenguer frequently publishes in several key scientific venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature
  • Biological Conservation
  • Environmental Research Letters

Their research collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Jos Barlow, Joice Ferreira, Luiz E. O. C. Aragão, Alexander Charles Lees, and Filipe França, with cooperation counts ranging from over 20 to more than 70 shared works.

Best Publications

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Anthropogenic disturbance in tropical forests can double biodiversity loss from deforestation

    Jos Barlow;Jos Barlow;Jos Barlow;Gareth D. Lennox;Joice Ferreira;Erika Berenguer

  • 21st Century drought-related fires counteract the decline of Amazon deforestation carbon emissions

    Luiz E. O. C. Aragão;Luiz E. O. C. Aragão;Liana O. Anderson;Marisa G. Fonseca;Thais M. Rosan

  • The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems

    Jos Barlow;Filipe França;Filipe França;Toby A. Gardner;Christina C. Hicks

  • The drivers and impacts of Amazon forest degradation

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  • 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

  • Critical transitions in the Amazon forest system

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  • Clarifying Amazonia's burning crisis.

    Jos Barlow;Jos Barlow;Erika Berenguer;Erika Berenguer;Rachel Carmenta;Filipe França

  • How pervasive is biotic homogenization in human‐modified tropical forest landscapes?

    Ricardo Ribeiro de Castro Solar;Ricardo Ribeiro de Castro Solar;Jos Barlow;Jos Barlow;Joice Ferreira;Erika Berenguer

  • 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

  • Brazil's environmental leadership at risk

    J. Ferreira;L. E. O. C. Aragao;Jos Barlow;P. Barreto

  • Toward an integrated monitoring framework to assess the effects of tropical forest degradation and recovery on carbon stocks and biodiversity

    Mercedes M. C. Bustamante;Iris Roitman;T. Mitchell Aide;Ane Alencar

  • The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition

    Sebastian Seibold;Werner Rammer;Torsten Hothorn;Rupert Seidl

  • A framework for integrating biodiversity concerns into national REDD+ programmes

    Toby A. Gardner;Toby A. Gardner;Neil D. Burgess;Neil D. Burgess;Naikoa Aguilar-Amuchastegui;Jos Barlow;Jos Barlow

  • 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

  • Biodiversity consequences of land-use change and forest disturbance in the Amazon:a multi-scale assessment using ant communities

    Ricardo Ribeiro de Castro Solar;Ricardo Ribeiro de Castro Solar;Jos Barlow;Jos Barlow;Alan N. Andersen;José H. Schoereder

  • The COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to weaken environmental protection in Brazil

    Mariana M. Vale;Mariana M. Vale;Erika Berenguer;Erika Berenguer;Marcio Argollo de Menezes;Ernesto B. Viveiros de Castro

  • Taking the pulse of Earth's tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots

    Cecilia Blundo;Julieta Carilla;Ricardo Grau

  • Second rate or a second chance? Assessing biomass and biodiversity recovery in regenerating Amazonian forests.

    Gareth D. Lennox;Toby A. Gardner;Toby A. Gardner;James R. Thomson;James R. Thomson;Joice Ferreira

  • Carbon-focused conservation may fail to protect the most biodiverse tropical forests

    Joice Ferreira;Gareth D Lennox;Toby A Gardner;Toby A Gardner;James R Thomson;James R Thomson

  • The critical importance of considering fire in REDD+ programs

    Jos Barlow;Luke Parry;Toby A. Gardner;Toby A. Gardner;Joice Ferreira

  • Integrated terrestrial-freshwater planning doubles conservation of tropical aquatic species

    Cecília G. Leal;Cecília G. Leal;Gareth D. Lennox;Silvio F. B. Ferraz;Joice Ferreira

  • Drought-induced Amazonian wildfires instigate a decadal-scale disruption of forest carbon dynamics

    Camila V. J. Silva;Camila V. J. Silva;Luiz E. O. C. Aragão;Luiz E. O. C. Aragão;Jos Barlow;Fernando Espirito-Santo

Frequent Co-Authors

Jos Barlow
Jos Barlow Lancaster University
Joice Ferreira
Joice Ferreira Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Luiz E. O. C. Aragão
Luiz E. O. C. Aragão National Institute for Space Research
Toby A. Gardner
Toby A. Gardner Stockholm Environment Institute
Alexander C. Lees
Alexander C. Lees Manchester Metropolitan University
Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira
Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Yadvinder Malhi
Yadvinder Malhi University of Oxford
Julio Louzada
Julio Louzada Federal University of Lavras
James Robertson Thomson
James Robertson Thomson Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
Oliver L. Phillips
Oliver L. Phillips University of Leeds

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