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2026

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Ecology and Evolution

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81
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31041
World Ranking
774
National Ranking
5

Jean Paul Metzger 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 Jean Paul Metzger sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 217 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jean Paul Metzger 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 Jean Paul Metzger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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 Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Jean Paul Metzger is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil, where their research primarily addresses various aspects of Environmental Science. Their work encompasses 128 publications in this main field, with significant contributions to subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Economics and Econometrics, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research interests include several key topics, notably Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management; Land Use and Ecosystem Services; Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies; Economic and Environmental Valuation; Plant and animal studies; Environmental Conservation and Management; and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Metzger has published extensively, with frequent appearances in scholarly venues including Landscape Ecology (7 publications), Journal of Applied Ecology (6), Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation (6), One Earth (4), and Biological Conservation (4).

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Developing multiscale and integrative nature-people scenarios using the Nature Futures Framework" (2020, People and Nature)
  • "Hidden destruction of older forests threatens Brazil's Atlantic Forest and challenges restoration programs" (2021, Science Advances)
  • "Considering landscape-level processes in ecosystem service assessments" (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Ecosystem services at risk: integrating spatiotemporal dynamics of supply and demand to promote long-term provision" (2020, One Earth)
  • "Forest proximity rather than local forest cover affects bee diversity and coffee pollination services" (2020, Landscape Ecology)

Frequent collaborators of Jean Paul Metzger include Leandro Reverberi Tambosi, Camila Hohlenwerger, Jonathan R. Rhodes, Gerd Sparovek, and Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues, reflecting a consistent network of coauthorships.

In addition to articles, Metzger has contributed to book publications with Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Estudos Avançados eBooks, including titles such as Potencial do serviço ecossistêmico de polinização: no estado de São Paulo (2024) and Contribuições ao plano de ação climática do Estado de São Paulo (2024).

Best Publications

  • The Brazilian Atlantic Forest:: how much is left and how is the remaining forest distributed? Implications for conservation

    Milton Cezar Ribeiro;Jean Paul Walter Metzger;Alexandre Camargo Martensen;Flávio Jorge Ponzoni

  • The IPBES Conceptual Framework - connecting nature and people

    Sandra Díaz;Sebsebe Demissew;Julia Carabias;Carlos Joly

  • The structural connectivity threshold : an hypothesis in conservation biology at the landscape scale

    Jean-Paul Metzger;Henri Décamps

  • From hotspot to hopespot: An opportunity for the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

    C.L. Rezende;C.L. Rezende;F.R. Scarano;F.R. Scarano;E.D. Assad;C.A. Joly

  • Beyond the fragmentation threshold hypothesis: regime shifts in biodiversity across fragmented landscapes.

    Renata Pardini;Adriana de Arruda Bueno;Toby A. Gardner;Paulo Inácio Prado

  • Effects of deforestation pattern and private nature reserves on the forest conservation in settlement areas of the Brazilian Amazon

    Jean Paul Metzger

  • The role of forest structure, fragment size and corridors in maintaining small mammal abundance and diversity in an Atlantic forest landscape

    Renata Pardini;Sergio Marques de Souza;Ricardo Braga-Neto;Jean Paul Metzger

  • Experiences from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: ecological findings and conservation initiatives

    Carlos A. Joly;Jean Paul Walter Metzger;Marcelo Tabarelli

  • Is habitat fragmentation bad for biodiversity

    Lenore Fahrig;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Joseph R. Bennett;Véronique Boucher-Lalonde

  • Prospects for biodiversity conservation in the Atlantic Forest: Lessons from aging human-modified landscapes

    Marcelo Tabarelli;Antonio Venceslau Aguiar;Milton Cezar Ribeiro;Jean Paul Walter Metzger

  • Time-lag in biological responses to landscape changes in a highly dynamic Atlantic forest region

    Jean-Paul Metzger;Alexandre Camargo Martensen;Marianna Botelho de Oliveira Dixo;Luis Carlos Bernacci

  • Using ecological thresholds to evaluate the costs and benefits of set-asides in a biodiversity hotspot

    Cristina Banks-Leite;Cristina Banks-Leite;Renata Pardini;Leandro Reverberi Tambosi;William D. Pearse

  • Effects of structural and functional connectivity and patch size on the abundance of seven Atlantic Forest bird species

    Alexandre Uezu;Jean Paul Metzger;Jacques M.E. Vielliard

  • Habitat fragmentation reduces genetic diversity and connectivity among toad populations in the Brazilian Atlantic Coastal Forest

    Marianna Dixo;Jean-Paul Metzger;João Stenghel Morgante;Kelly R Zamudio

  • An estimate of the number of tropical tree species

    J. W. Ferry Slik;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Shin-Ichiro Aiba;Patricia Alvarez-Loayza

  • REVIEW: Beyond the fragmentation debate: a conceptual model to predict when habitat configuration really matters

    Marc-André Villard;Jean Paul Metzger

  • The Brazilian Atlantic Forest: A Shrinking Biodiversity Hotspot

    Milton Cezar Ribeiro;Milton Cezar Ribeiro;Alexandre Camargo Martensen;Jean Paul Metzger;Marcelo Tabarelli

  • Relative effects of fragment size and connectivity on bird community in the Atlantic Rain Forest: Implications for conservation

    Alexandre C. Martensen;Rafael G. Pimentel;Jean Paul Metzger

  • O Código Florestal tem base científica

    Jean Paul Metzger

  • A Framework to Optimize Biodiversity Restoration Efforts Based on Habitat Amount and Landscape Connectivity

    Leandro R. Tambosi;Alexandre C. Martensen;Alexandre C. Martensen;Milton C. Ribeiro;Jean P. Metzger

Frequent Co-Authors

Renata Pardini
Renata Pardini Universidade de São Paulo
Milton Cezar Ribeiro
Milton Cezar Ribeiro Sao Paulo State University
Carlos Alfredo Joly
Carlos Alfredo Joly State University of Campinas
Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues
Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues Universidade de São Paulo
Fabio Rubio Scarano
Fabio Rubio Scarano Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Marcelo Tabarelli
Marcelo Tabarelli Federal University of Pernambuco
Bernardo B. N. Strassburg
Bernardo B. N. Strassburg International Institute for Sustainability (IIS)
Pedro H. S. Brancalion
Pedro H. S. Brancalion Universidade de São Paulo
Giselda Durigan
Giselda Durigan State University of Campinas

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