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Ecology and Evolution
Spain
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
94
Citations
33633
World Ranking
370
National Ranking
10

J. Julio Camarero 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 J. Julio Camarero sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 484 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.

J. Julio Camarero 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 J. Julio Camarero sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Spain Leader Award

Overview

J. Julio Camarero is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and has a research focus within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work significantly contributes to understanding various aspects of plant biology, forest ecology, and climate interactions.

Their research covers diverse subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, and Ecology. This breadth reflects a multifaceted approach to studying environmental systems, particularly the dynamics affecting forested ecosystems.

The main topics explored in their publications highlight several key areas:

  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Tree Root and Stability Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research

Camarero has contributed numerous articles to several reputable journals. Among the frequent publication venues are:

  • Forests
  • Dendrochronologia
  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent collaborators include researchers such as Antonio Gazol, Michele Colangelo, Cristina Valeriano, Éster González de Andrés, and Eryuan Liang, with several joint publications indicating sustained research partnerships.

The scientist's recent papers illustrate an emphasis on tree responses to environmental stress and climate impacts. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Low growth resilience to drought is related to future mortality risk in trees," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "The International Soil Moisture Network: serving Earth system science for over a decade," 2021, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • "Growth and resilience responses of Scots pine to extreme droughts across Europe depend on predrought growth conditions," 2020, Global Change Biology
  • "An earlier start of the thermal growing season enhances tree growth in cold humid areas but not in dry areas," 2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Compound climate events increase tree drought mortality across European forests," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Response of vegetation to drought time-scales across global land biomes

    Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano;Célia Gouveia;Célia Gouveia;Jesús Julio Camarero;Santiago Beguería

  • Pervasive drought legacies in forest ecosystems and their implications for carbon cycle models

    W. R.L. Anderegg;C. Schwalm;F. Biondi;J. J. Camarero

  • Performance of Drought Indices for Ecological, Agricultural, and Hydrological Applications

    Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano;Santiago Beguería;Jorge Lorenzo-Lacruz;Jesús Julio Camarero

  • To die or not to die: early warnings of tree dieback in response to a severe drought

    J. Julio Camarero;J. Julio Camarero;Antonio Gazol;Gabriel Sangüesa-Barreda;Jonàs Oliva

  • A synthesis of radial growth patterns preceding tree mortality

    Maxime Cailleret;Steven Jansen;Elisabeth M. R. Robert;Elisabeth M. R. Robert;Lucía Desoto

  • Plastic bimodal xylogenesis in conifers from continental Mediterranean climates.

    Jesús Julio Camarero;José Miguel Olano;Alfonso Parras

  • Forest resilience to drought varies across biomes

    Antonio Gazol;Jesus Julio Camarero;Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano;Raúl Sánchez-Salguero;Raúl Sánchez-Salguero

  • Pace and Pattern of Recent Treeline Dynamics: Response of Ecotones to Climatic Variability in the Spanish Pyrenees

    J. Julio Camarero;Emilia Gutiérrez

  • Low growth resilience to drought is related to future mortality risk in trees

    Lucía DeSoto;Lucía DeSoto;Maxime Cailleret;Maxime Cailleret;Maxime Cailleret;Frank Sterck;Steven Jansen

  • Impacts of droughts on the growth resilience of Northern Hemisphere forests

    A. Gazol;J. J. Camarero;W. R. L. Anderegg;W. R. L. Anderegg;S. M. Vicente-Serrano

  • Climate increases regional tree‐growth variability in Iberian pine forests

    Laia Andreu;Emilia Gutiérrez;Marc Macias;Marc Macias;Montse Ribas

  • Woody biomass production lags stem-girth increase by over one month in coniferous forests

    Henri E. Cuny;Henri E. Cuny;Cyrille B. K. Rathgeber;Cyrille B. K. Rathgeber;David Frank;Patrick Fonti

  • Impacts of drought at different time scales on forest growth across a wide climatic gradient in north-eastern Spain

    Edmond Pasho;Edmond Pasho;J. Julio Camarero;Martín de Luis;Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano

  • Effects of a severe drought on Quercus ilex radial growth and xylem anatomy

    Leyre Corcuera;Jesús Julio Camarero;Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín

  • Species interactions slow warming-induced upward shifts of treelines on the Tibetan Plateau

    Eryuan Liang;Yafeng Wang;Shilong Piao;Xiaoming Lu

  • Competition modulates the adaptation capacity of forests to climatic stress: insights from recent growth decline and death in relict stands of the Mediterranean fir Abies pinsapo.

    Juan Carlos Linares;Jesús Julio Camarero;José Antonio Carreira

  • Seedling recruitment, survival and facilitation in alpine Pinus uncinata tree line ecotones. Implications and potential responses to climate warming

    Enric Batllori;J. Julio Camarero;Josep M. Ninot;Emilia Gutiérrez

  • From pattern to process: Linking intrinsic water-use efficiency to drought-induced forest decline

    Juan Carlos Linares;Jesús Julio Camarero

  • INCREASING ARIDITY IS ENHANCING SILVER FIR (ABIES ALBA MILL.) WATER STRESS IN ITS SOUTH-WESTERN DISTRIBUTION LIMIT

    Marc Macias;Marc Macias;Laia Andreu;Oriol Bosch;J. Julio Camarero

Frequent Co-Authors

Gabriel Sangüesa-Barreda
Gabriel Sangüesa-Barreda University of Valladolid
Raúl Sánchez-Salguero
Raúl Sánchez-Salguero Pablo de Olavide University
Emilia Gutiérrez
Emilia Gutiérrez University of Barcelona
Antonio Gazol
Antonio Gazol Spanish National Research Council
Juan Carlos Linares
Juan Carlos Linares Pablo de Olavide University
Eryuan Liang
Eryuan Liang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano
Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano Spanish National Research Council
Ulf Büntgen
Ulf Büntgen University of Cambridge
José Miguel Olano
José Miguel Olano University of Valladolid
Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín
Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín University of Zaragoza

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