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Plant Science and Agronomy

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1126
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Esteban G. Jobbágy publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Esteban G. Jobbágy sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 182 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Esteban G. Jobbágy D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Esteban G. Jobbágy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2011 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Esteban G. Jobbágy is affiliated with the National University of San Luis in Argentina and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans a range of interconnected subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Water Science and Technology, and Soil Science.

The main topics covered by their research include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Soil erosion and sediment transport, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Jobbágy cover diverse themes and are published in various well-known journals:

  • Global water resources and the role of groundwater in a resilient water future, 2023, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Ten facts about land systems for sustainability, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Working landscapes need at least 20% native habitat, 2020, Conservation Letters
  • Agroecology in Large Scale Farming-A Research Agenda, 2020, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • Agricultural acceleration of soil carbonate weathering, 2020, Global Change Biology

Frequent coauthors contributing to Jobbágy's publications include Marcelo D. Nosetto, Lucas A. Garibaldi, Patricio N. Magliano, María Poca, and George Castellanos.

The scientist's work appears frequently in leading publication venues such as Ecología Austral, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Hydrology, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Recognition of Jobbágy's contributions is reflected in awards such as Fellowship of the American Geophysical Union awarded in 2018 and Fellowship of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awarded in 2011.

Best Publications

  • THE VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SOIL ORGANIC CARBON AND ITS RELATION TO CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

    Esteban G. Jobbágy;Robert B. Jackson

  • Trading water for carbon with biological carbon sequestration

    Robert B. Jackson;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Roni Avissar;Somnath Baidya Roy

  • The distribution of soil nutrients with depth: Global patterns and the imprint of plants

    Esteban G. Jobbágy;Robert B. Jackson

  • Effects of afforestation on water yield: a global synthesis with implications for policy

    Kathleen A. Farley;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Robert B. Jackson

  • Ecosystem carbon loss with woody plant invasion of grasslands.

    Robert B. Jackson;Jay L. Banner;Esteban G. Jobbágy;William T. Pockman;William T. Pockman

  • Hydrologic regulation of plant rooting depth

    Ying Fan;Gonzalo Miguez-Macho;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Robert B. Jackson

  • Global water resources and the role of groundwater in a resilient water future

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  • The climate of Patagonia: general patterns and controls on biotic processes

    José M. Paruelo;Adriana Beltrán;Esteban Jobbágy;Osvaldo E. Sala

  • Legacies of precipitation fluctuations on primary production: theory and data synthesis

    Osvaldo E. Sala;Laureano A. Gherardi;Lara Reichmann;Esteban Jobbágy

  • THE UPLIFT OF SOIL NUTRIENTS BY PLANTS: BIOGEOCHEMICAL CONSEQUENCES ACROSS SCALES

    Esteban G. Jobbágy;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Robert B. Jackson

  • A global meta-analysis of soil exchangeable cations, pH, carbon, and nitrogen with afforestation.

    Sean T. Berthrong;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Robert B. Jackson

  • BELOWGROUND CONSEQUENCES OF VEGETATION CHANGE AND THEIR TREATMENT IN MODELS

    R. B. Jackson;H. J. Schenk;H. J. Schenk;E. G. Jobbágy;J. Canadell

  • Ten facts about land systems for sustainability

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  • Pathways of Grazing Effects on Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen

    Gervasio Piñeiro;José M. Paruelo;Martín Oesterheld;Esteban G. Jobbágy

  • Protecting climate with forests

    Robert B. Jackson;James T. Randerson;Josep G. Canadell;Ray G. Anderson

  • Ecological and environmental footprint of 50 years of agricultural expansion in Argentina

    Ernesto F. Viglizzo;Ernesto F. Viglizzo;Ernesto F. Viglizzo;Federico C. Frank;Federico C. Frank;Lorena V. Carreño;Esteban G. Jobbágy

  • Rooting depth, water availability, and vegetation cover along an aridity gradient in Patagonia

    Ernst-Detlef Schulze;Harold A. Mooney;O. E. Sala;E. Jobbagy

  • PATTERNS AND CONTROLS OF PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN THE PATAGONIAN STEPPE: A REMOTE SENSING APPROACH†

    Esteban G. Jobbágy;Osvaldo E. Sala;José M. Paruelo

  • Groundwater use and salinization with grassland afforestation

    Esteban G. Jobbágy;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Robert B. Jackson

  • Land-use change and water losses: the case of grassland afforestation across a soil textural gradient in central Argentina

    Marcelo D. Nosetto;Marcelo D. Nosetto;Esteban G. Jobbágy;José M. Paruelo

  • CONTROLS OF GRASS AND SHRUB ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION IN THE PATAGONIAN STEPPE

    Esteban G. Jobbágy;Osvaldo E. Sala

  • The hydrologic consequences of land cover change in central Argentina

    M.D. Nosetto;M.D. Nosetto;E.G. Jobbágy;A.B. Brizuela;A.B. Brizuela;R.B. Jackson

  • Global controls of forest line elevation in the northern and southern hemispheres

    Esteban G. Jobbágy;Robert B. Jackson

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert B. Jackson
Robert B. Jackson Stanford University
José M. Paruelo
José M. Paruelo University of Buenos Aires
Gervasio Piñeiro
Gervasio Piñeiro University of Buenos Aires
Osvaldo E. Sala
Osvaldo E. Sala Arizona State University
Ying Fan
Ying Fan Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
William T. Pockman
William T. Pockman University of New Mexico
Martín Oesterheld
Martín Oesterheld University of Buenos Aires
Rebecca L. McCulley
Rebecca L. McCulley University of Kentucky
Roni Avissar
Roni Avissar University of Miami
Pedro E. Gundel
Pedro E. Gundel University of Talca

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