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Francisco J. Villalobos

Francisco J. Villalobos

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
51
Citations
9184
World Ranking
2025
National Ranking
72

Francisco J. Villalobos 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 Francisco J. Villalobos sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 166 publications — 65th percentile

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

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Francisco J. Villalobos 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 Francisco J. Villalobos sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Botany

Francisco J. Villalobos mostly deals with Evapotranspiration, Agronomy, Orchard, Olive trees and Canopy. His Evapotranspiration study also includes

  • Irrigation and related Crop yield,
  • Transpiration that connect with fields like Stomatal conductance. His study in Orchard is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Canopy conductance and Photosynthetically active radiation.

His work focuses on many connections between Canopy conductance and other disciplines, such as Crop coefficient, that overlap with his field of interest in Drip irrigation. His work carried out in the field of Olive trees brings together such families of science as Water use, Oleaceae and Olea. The Canopy study combines topics in areas such as Hyperspectral imaging, Remote sensing and Interception.

His most cited work include:

  • Mapping canopy conductance and CWSI in olive orchards using high resolution thermal remote sensing imagery (238 citations)
  • Mapping canopy conductance and CWSI in olive orchards using high resolution thermal remote sensing imagery (238 citations)
  • Stomatal and photosynthetic responses of olive (Olea europaea L.) leaves to water deficits (199 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Francisco J. Villalobos focuses on Agronomy, Irrigation, Transpiration, Orchard and Evapotranspiration. The concepts of his Irrigation study are interwoven with issues in Mediterranean climate and Soil water. Specifically, his work in Transpiration is concerned with the study of Canopy conductance.

His Orchard research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Olive trees, Canopy, Drip irrigation, Interception and Yield. Photosynthesis is closely connected to Olea in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Olive trees. His Evapotranspiration research includes elements of Evaporation and Lysimeter.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (51.30%)
  • Irrigation (47.67%)
  • Transpiration (41.97%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Irrigation (47.67%)
  • Agronomy (51.30%)
  • Transpiration (41.97%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Irrigation, Agronomy, Transpiration, Orchard and Agricultural engineering. His studies deal with areas such as Soil water, Evapotranspiration and Volume as well as Irrigation. His Agronomy research incorporates elements of Vernalization and Olea.

His Transpiration research incorporates themes from Canopy and Irrigation management. His Orchard study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Photosynthesis, Mediterranean climate, Olive trees and Yield. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Dormancy and Cultivar.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Water Use Efficiency in Sustainable Agricultural Systems (26 citations)
  • Principles of Agronomy for Sustainable Agriculture (21 citations)
  • Improving cereal yield forecasts in Europe – The impact of weather extremes (17 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Botany

His scientific interests lie mostly in Irrigation, Orchard, Transpiration, Botany and Canopy. His research in Irrigation intersects with topics in Tree transpiration, Water use and Sustainable development. His research integrates issues of Photosynthesis, Climate change and Olive trees in his study of Orchard.

He has researched Transpiration in several fields, including Yield and Evapotranspiration. His Botany study deals with Horticulture intersecting with Seasonality and Mediterranean climate. His studies in Canopy integrate themes in fields like Lysimeter, Canopy conductance and Photosynthetically active radiation.

Best Publications

  • Characterization of cry Genes in a Mexican Bacillus thuringiensis Strain Collection

    Alejandra Bravo;Sergio Sarabia;Lorena Lopez;Hernesto Ontiveros

  • Mapping canopy conductance and CWSI in olive orchards using high resolution thermal remote sensing imagery

    J.A.J. Berni;P.J. Zarco-Tejada;G. Sepulcre-Cantó;E. Fereres;E. Fereres

  • Stomatal and photosynthetic responses of olive (Olea europaea L.) leaves to water deficits

    A. Moriana;F. J. Villalobos;F. J. Villalobos;E. Fereres;E. Fereres

  • The effects of regulated and continuous deficit irrigation on the water use, growth and yield of olive trees

    F. Iniesta;L. Testi;L. Testi;F. Orgaz;F.J. Villalobos;F.J. Villalobos

  • Detection of water stress in an olive orchard with thermal remote sensing imagery

    G. Sepulcre-Cantó;Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada;J. C. Jiménez-Muñoz;J. A. Sobrino

  • Effects of elevated CO2 and drought on wheat: testing crop simulation models for different experimental and climatic conditions

    F Ewert;D Rodriguez;P Jamieson;M.A Semenov

  • Evapotranspiration of a young irrigated olive orchard in southern Spain

    L Testi;F.J Villalobos;F.J Villalobos;F Orgaz

  • Spatio-temporal patterns of chlorophyll fluorescence and physiological and structural indices acquired from hyperspectral imagery as compared with carbon fluxes measured with eddy covariance

    Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada;Arturo Morales;Arturo Morales;Luca Testi;Francisco J. Villalobos;Francisco J. Villalobos

  • OILCROP-SUN: A Development, Growth, and Yield Model of the Sunflower Crop

    Francisco J. Villalobos;Anthony J. Hall;Joe T. Ritchie;Francisco Orgaz

  • Modelling olive flowering date using chilling for dormancy release and thermal time

    J.Paulo De Melo-Abreu;Diego Barranco;António M. Cordeiro;Joan Tous

  • Measurement and modeling of evapotranspiration of olive (Olea europaea L.) orchards

    F.J Villalobos;F.J Villalobos;F Orgaz;L Testi;E Fereres;E Fereres

  • Evaporation Measurements beneath Corn, Cotton, and Sunflower Canopies

    F. J. Villalobos;E. Fereres

  • Modelling potential growth and yield of olive (Olea europaea L.) canopies

    F.J. Villalobos;F.J. Villalobos;L. Testi;J. Hidalgo;M. Pastor

  • Modelling the effects of sprinkler irrigation uniformity on crop yield

    E.C. Mantovani;F.J. Villalobos;F. Organ;E. Fereres

  • Fixed versus variable bulk canopy resistance for reference evapotranspiration estimation using the Penman–Monteith equation under semiarid conditions

    S. Lecina;A. Martı́nez-Cob;P.J. Pérez;F.J. Villalobos

  • Soil evaporation from drip-irrigated olive orchards

    Santiago Bonachela;Francisco Orgaz;Francisco J. Villalobos;Elías Fereres

  • Modelling and measurement of radiation interception by olive canopies.

    M.J. Mariscal;F. Orgaz;F.J. Villalobos;F.J. Villalobos

  • Non-destructive measurement of leaf area in olive (Olea europaea L.) trees using a gap inversion method

    F.J. Villalobos;F. Orgaz;L. Mateos

  • Efficiency of water use of early plantings of sunflower

    M. Auxiliadora Soriano;Francisco Orgaz;Francisco J. Villalobos;Elías Fereres

  • Principles of Agronomy for Sustainable Agriculture

    Francisco J. Villalobos;Elias Fereres

  • Water requirements of olive orchards–II: determination of crop coefficients for irrigation scheduling

    F. Orgaz;L. Testi;F.J. Villalobos;E. Fereres

  • Monitoring evapotranspiration of irrigated crops using crop coefficients derived from time series of satellite images. I. Method validation

    L. Mateos;M.P. González-Dugo;L. Testi;F.J. Villalobos;F.J. Villalobos

Frequent Co-Authors

Elias Fereres
Elias Fereres University of Córdoba
Francisco Orgaz
Francisco Orgaz Spanish National Research Council
Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada
Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada Spanish National Research Council
Victor O. Sadras
Victor O. Sadras Flinders University
Miguel Quemada
Miguel Quemada Technical University of Madrid
John R. Porter
John R. Porter University of Copenhagen
Daniel Rodriguez
Daniel Rodriguez University of Queensland
Simone Orlandini
Simone Orlandini University of Florence
Marco Moriondo
Marco Moriondo National Research Council (CNR)
Ignacio J. Lorite
Ignacio J. Lorite Regional Government of Andalusia

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