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D-Index
44
Citations
7239
World Ranking
5086
National Ranking
90

Fernando A. O. Silveira 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 Fernando A. O. Silveira sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 177 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fernando A. O. Silveira 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 Fernando A. O. Silveira sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Fernando A. O. Silveira is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil, contributing extensively to research in environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields, including nature and landscape conservation, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, plant science, global and planetary change, and general ecology.

The scientist has published widely on several interconnected topics. These include ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, plant and animal studies, plant parasitism and resistance, conservation, biodiversity and resource management, species distribution and climate change, seed germination and physiology, and plant diversity and evolution.

Frequent publication venues for Fernando A. O. Silveira include:

  • Restoration Ecology (8 publications)
  • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (5 publications)
  • Journal of Vegetation Science (5 publications)
  • New Phytologist (4 publications)
  • Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation (4 publications)

Their recent significant papers cover various ecological and restoration topics:

  • "Dormancy and germination: making every seed count in restoration" (2020, Restoration Ecology)
  • "Linking Plant Functional Ecology to Island Biogeography" (2020, Trends in Plant Science)
  • "Towards the flower economics spectrum" (2020, New Phytologist)
  • "International principles and standards for the ecological restoration and recovery of mine sites" (2022, Restoration Ecology)
  • "Placing Brazil's grasslands and savannas on the map of science and conservation" (2022, Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Fernando A. O. Silveira's scientific activity, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Tatiana Cornelissen (11 collaborations)
  • Élise Buisson (10 collaborations)
  • Carlos A. Ordóñez-Parra (10 collaborations)
  • Roberta L. C. Dayrell (10 collaborations)
  • André Jardim Arruda (9 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Ecology and evolution of plant diversity in the endangered campo rupestre: a neglected conservation priority

    Fernando A. O. Silveira;Daniel Negreiros;Newton P. U. Barbosa;Elise Buisson

  • Ants on plants: a meta-analysis of the role of ants as plant biotic defenses

    Felix B. Rosumek;Fernando A. O. Silveira;Frederico de S. Neves;Newton P. de U. Barbosa

  • Variation in Native Bee Faunas and its Implications for Detecting Community Changes

    Neal M. Williams;Robert L. Minckley;Fernando A. Silveira

  • A research agenda for seed-trait functional ecology.

    Arne Saatkamp;Anne Cochrane;Lucy Commander;Lydia K. Guja;Lydia K. Guja

  • Resilience and restoration of tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and grassy woodlands.

    Elise Buisson;Soizig Le Stradic;Soizig Le Stradic;Fernando A. O. Silveira;Giselda Durigan

  • Comment on “The global tree restoration potential”

    Joseph W. Veldman;Julie C. Aleman;Julie C. Aleman;Swanni T. Alvarado;T. Michael Anderson

  • Seed germination traits can contribute better to plant community ecology

    Borja Jiménez-Alfaro;Fernando A.O. Silveira;Alessandra Fidelis;Peter Poschlod

  • Biodiversity hotspots and Ocbil theory

    Stephen D. Hopper;Fernando A. O. Silveira;Peggy L. Fiedler

  • Dormancy and germination: making every seed count in restoration

    Olga A. Kildisheva;Kingsley W. Dixon;Fernando A. O. Silveira;Ted Chapman

  • Edge effects on the orchid-bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae) at a large remnant of Atlantic Rain Forest in southeastern Brazil.

    André Nemésio;Fernando A. Silveira

  • Ontogenetic shifts in plant ecological strategies

    Roberta L. C. Dayrell;Roberta L. C. Dayrell;André J. Arruda;André J. Arruda;Simon Pierce;Daniel Negreiros

  • Linking Plant Functional Ecology to Island Biogeography.

    Gianluigi Ottaviani;Gunnar Keppel;Lars Götzenberger;Susan Harrison

  • Towards the flower economics spectrum.

    Adam B. Roddy;Cecilia Martínez‐Perez;Alberto L. Teixido;Tatiana G. Cornelissen

  • Placing Brazil's grasslands and savannas on the map of science and conservation

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  • Orchid bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) of Atlantic Forest fragments inside an urban area in southeastern Brazil

    André Nemésio;Fernando A. Silveira

  • Diversity and distribution of orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) with a revised checklist of species

    André Nemésio;Fernando A. Silveira

  • Phylogeny strongly drives seed dormancy and quality in a climatically buffered hotspot for plant endemism

    Roberta L. C. Dayrell;Queila S. Garcia;Daniel Negreiros;Carol C. Baskin

  • Diversity of germination strategies and seed dormancy in herbaceous species of campo rupestre grasslands

    Soizig Le Stradic;Soizig Le Stradic;Soizig Le Stradic;Fernando A. O. Silveira;Elise Buisson;Kévin Cazelles

  • High‐Altitude bee fauna of southeastern Brazil: Implications for biogeographic patterns (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)

    F.A. Silveira;J.R. Cure

  • BRAZILIAN BEE SURVEYS: STATE OF KNOWLEDGE, CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE

    Cynthia Pinheiro-Machado;Isabel Alves-dos-Santos;Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca;Astrid de Matos Peixoto Kleinert

  • Utilização de armadilhas para a captura de machos de Euglossini (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)

    Lúcio A. O. Campos;Fernando A. da Silveira;Márcio L. de Oliveira;Célio V. M. Abrantes

  • Forest fragments with larger core areas better sustain diverse orchid bee faunas (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina)

    André Nemésio;Fernando A Silveira

  • A research agenda for the restoration of tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas

    Elise Buisson;Elise Buisson;Alessandra Fidelis;Gerhard E. Overbeck;Isabel Belloni Schmidt

  • Biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Campo Rupestre: A road map for the sustainability of the hottest Brazilian biodiversity hotspot

    G. Wilson Fernandes;Lucas Arantes-Garcia;Milton Barbosa;Newton P.U. Barbosa

  • Biome Awareness Disparity is BAD for tropical ecosystem conservation and restoration

    Fernando A. O. Silveira;Carlos A. Ordonez-Parra;Livia C. Moura;Isabel B. Schmidt

  • How do primates affect seed germination? A meta-analysis of gut passage effects on neotropical plants

    Lisieux F. Fuzessy;Tatiana G. Cornelissen;Charles Janson;Fernando A. O. Silveira

  • Timing of seed dispersal and seed dormancy in Brazilian savanna: two solutions to face seasonality

    Diego F E Escobar;Fernando A O Silveira;Leonor Patricia C Morellato

  • Importance of bee pollination for cotton production in conventional and organic farms in Brazil

    Viviane C. Pires;Fernando A. Silveira;Edison R. Sujii;Karoline R. S. Torezani

Frequent Co-Authors

G. Wilson Fernandes
G. Wilson Fernandes Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Elise Buisson
Elise Buisson University of Avignon
Leonor Patricia C. Morellato
Leonor Patricia C. Morellato Sao Paulo State University
Rafael S. Oliveira
Rafael S. Oliveira State University of Campinas
Frederico de Siqueira Neves
Frederico de Siqueira Neves Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Giselda Durigan
Giselda Durigan State University of Campinas
Hans Lambers
Hans Lambers University of Western Australia
Catherine L. Parr
Catherine L. Parr University of Liverpool
Gerhard E. Overbeck
Gerhard E. Overbeck Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
William J. Bond
William J. Bond University of Cape Town

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