The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jacek Wierzchos sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 151 publications — 42nd percentile
42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jacek Wierzchos sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 52 D-Index — 55th percentile
55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.
Jacek Wierzchos is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. The work is notably concentrated on microbial ecology, planetary science, and related ecological and environmental topics.
In the course of their career, Wierzchos has contributed extensively to the understanding of microbial communities in extreme environments. Their research often explores microbial ecology within arid and hyperarid regions, such as the Atacama Desert, with a focus on biocrusts and microbial community physiology.
Key research topics include:
Their publication record reflects a strong emphasis on environmental and microbiological investigations, with frequent contributions to journals such as Frontiers in Microbiology, Scientific Reports, and Nature Communications. The most common publication venues include:
Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Wierzchos include:
Frequent collaborators in Wierzchos's research include Carmen Ascaso, Armando Azua-Bustos, María Cristina Casero, Carlos González-Silva, and Daniel Carrizo. These co-authors have worked together on multiple projects, contributing to a cohesive body of research in related fields.
Jacek Wierzchos;Carmen Ascaso;Christopher P. McKay
Leopoldo G. Sancho;Rosa de la Torre;Gerda Horneck;Carmen Ascaso
Alfonso F. Davila;Benito Gómez-Silva;Asunción de los Rios;Carmen Ascaso
Alberto G. Fairén;Alfonso F. Davila;Darlene Lim;Nathan Bramall
J. Wierzchos;C. Ascaso
Alfonso F. Davila;Luis Gago Duport;Riccardo Melchiorri;Jochen Jänchen
Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente;Xavier Delclòs;Enrique Peñalver;Mariela Speranza
E. Imre Friedmann;Jacek Wierzchos;Carmen Ascaso;Michael Winklhofer
J. Wierzchos;B. Cámara;A. De Los Ríos;A. F. Davila
Asunción de los Ríos;Carmen Ascaso;Jacek Wierzchos;Eduardo Fernández-Valiente
Jacek Wierzchos;Asunción de los Ríos;Carmen Ascaso
C. Ascaso;J. Wierzchos;V. Souza-Egipsy;A. de los Rı́os
Rosa de la Torre;Leopoldo G. Sancho;Gerda Horneck;Asunción de los Ríos
Courtney K. Robinson;Jacek Wierzchos;Celeste Black;Alexander Crits-Christoph
Jacek Wierzchos;Jocelyne DiRuggiero;Petr Vítek;Octavio Artieda
Asunción de los Ríos;Jacek Wierzchos;Leopoldo G. Sancho;Carmen Ascaso
P. Vítek;H. G. M. Edwards;J. Jehlička;C. Ascaso
de Los Ríos A;Valea S;Ascaso C;Davila A
Alexander Crits-Christoph;Diego R. Gelsinger;Bing Ma;Jacek Wierzchos
Jacek Wierzchos;Carmen Ascaso
Jacek Wierzchos;Carmen Ascaso;Asunción de los Ríos;C.P. Mckay
E. I. Friedmann;J. Wierzchos;C. Ascaso;M. Winklhofer
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