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João Santos Pereira

João Santos Pereira

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Portugal
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
82
Citations
31606
World Ranking
383
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2004 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

His primary scientific interests are in Ecology, Ecosystem, Soil water, Photosynthesis and Botany. His Ecosystem research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Carbon sequestration, Mediterranean climate and Biodiversity. In his research on the topic of Soil water, Cutting and Allometry is strongly related with Dry matter.

João Santos Pereira has researched Photosynthesis in several fields, including Carbon dioxide, Agronomy and Sucrose. His Botany study deals with Horticulture intersecting with Eucalyptus globulus, Acclimatization and Ecophysiology. His Species richness research integrates issues from Productivity, Dominance, Grassland and Ecosystem diversity.

His most cited work include:

  • Understanding plant responses to drought — from genes to the whole plant (2426 citations)
  • Plant diversity and productivity experiments in european grasslands (1572 citations)
  • How Plants Cope with Water Stress in the Field? Photosynthesis and Growth (1348 citations)

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

Ecology, Botany, Agronomy, Ecosystem and Quercus suber are his primary areas of study. Mediterranean climate, Woodland, Biodiversity, Grassland and Species richness are the subjects of his Ecology studies. His research investigates the connection between Botany and topics such as Horticulture that intersect with problems in RuBisCO.

His work carried out in the field of Agronomy brings together such families of science as Soil water and Nutrient. His Ecosystem research incorporates elements of Carbon sequestration and Understory. His Stomatal conductance research includes themes of Ecophysiology, Xylem and Transpiration.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Ecology (24.34%)
  • Botany (23.60%)
  • Agronomy (16.85%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Ecology (24.34%)
  • Mediterranean climate (15.36%)
  • Quercus suber (16.85%)

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

João Santos Pereira mainly focuses on Ecology, Mediterranean climate, Quercus suber, Ecosystem and Agronomy. His Ecology study frequently draws connections between related disciplines such as Precipitation. His studies deal with areas such as Productivity, Climate change, Woodland and Tree canopy as well as Mediterranean climate.

The various areas that João Santos Pereira examines in his Quercus suber study include Biomass, Canopy and Transpiration. He has researched Ecosystem in several fields, including Agroforestry, Growing season, Soil organic matter, Carbon sequestration and Grassland. His work in Agronomy addresses issues such as Evergreen, which are connected to fields such as Carbon sink.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Root functioning, tree water use and hydraulic redistribution in Quercus suber trees: A modeling approach based on root sap flow (89 citations)
  • Root functioning, tree water use and hydraulic redistribution in Quercus suber trees: A modeling approach based on root sap flow (89 citations)
  • Environmental Effects on Cephalopod Population Dynamics: Implications for Management of Fisheries (81 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

João Santos Pereira mostly deals with Ecology, Mediterranean climate, Quercus suber, Ecosystem and Transpiration. João Santos Pereira combines subjects such as Agronomy and Precipitation with his study of Ecology. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Evergreen and Water content.

Quercus suber is a subfield of Botany that he tackles. João Santos Pereira interconnects Carbon sequestration and Overexploitation in the investigation of issues within Ecosystem. His work deals with themes such as Water balance, Root system and Stomatal conductance, which intersect with Transpiration.

Best Publications

  • Understanding plant responses to drought — from genes to the whole plant

    Maria Manuela Chaves;João Maroco;João Santos Pereira

  • How Plants Cope with Water Stress in the Field? Photosynthesis and Growth

    Maria Manuela Chaves;J. S. Pereira;J. Maroco;Maria Luisa Rodrigues

  • Plant diversity and productivity experiments in european grasslands

    A. Hector;Bernhard Schmid;Carl Beierkuhnlein;M. C. Caldeira

  • Modeling temporal and large‐scale spatial variability of soil respiration from soil water availability, temperature and vegetation productivity indices

    Markus Reichstein;Ana Rey;Annette Freibauer;John Tenhunen

  • Deficit irrigation in grapevine improves water‐use efficiency while controlling vigour and production quality

    M.M. Chaves;T.P. Santos;C.R. Souza;M.F. Ortuño

  • Local adaptation enhances performance of common plant species

    J. Joshi;B. Schmid;M. C. Caldeira;P. G. Dimitrakopoulos

  • Drying and wetting of Mediterranean soils stimulates decomposition and carbon dioxide emission: the "Birch effect".

    Paul Jarvis;Ana Rey;Charalampos Petsikos;Lisa Wingate

  • General stabilizing effects of plant diversity on grassland productivity through population asynchrony and overyielding

    Andy Hector;Yann Hautier;Philippe Saner;Lukas Wacker

  • Mediterranean cork oak savannas require human use to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem services

    Miguel N. Bugalho;María C. Caldeira;João Santos Pereira;James Aronson

  • ECOSYSTEM EFFECTS OF BIODIVERSITY MANIPULATIONS IN EUROPEAN GRASSLANDS

    E. M. Spehn;A. Hector;J. Joshi;M. Scherer-Lorenzen

  • The effect of water stress on photosynthetic carbon metabolism in four species grown under field conditions

    W. P. Quick;M. M. Chaves;R. Wendler;M. David

  • The role of legumes as a component of biodiversity in a cross‐European study of grassland biomass nitrogen

    E. M. Spehn;M. Scherer-Lorenzen;B. Schmid;A. Hector

  • No Consistent Effect of Plant Diversity on Productivity

    M. A. Huston;L. W. Aarssen;M. P. Austin;B. S. Cade

  • Water-use strategies in two co-occurring Mediterranean evergreen oaks: surviving the summer drought.

    T. S. David;M. O. Henriques;C. Kurz-Besson;J. Nunes

  • Partial rootzone drying: effects on growth and fruit quality of field-grown grapevines (Vitis vinifera)

    Tiago P. Santos;Carlos Manuel Antunes Lopes;M. Lucília Rodrigues;Cláudia R. de Souza

  • The influence of precipitation pulses on soil respiration – Assessing the “Birch effect” by stable carbon isotopes

    Stephan Unger;Cristina Máguas;João Santos Pereira;Teresa Soares David

  • Net ecosystem carbon exchange in three contrasting Mediterranean ecosystems ? the effect of drought

    J. S. Pereira;J. A. Mateus;L. M. Aires;G. Pita

  • Estimation of tree canopy cover in evergreen oak woodlands using remote sensing

    João M.B. Carreiras;José M.C. Pereira;João S. Pereira

  • Photochemical efficiency of photosystem II, photon yield of O2 evolution, photosynthetic capacity, and carotenoid composition during the midday depression of net CO2 uptake in Arbutus unedo growing in Portugal

    Barbara Demmig-Adams;William W. Adams;Klaus Winter;Angelika Meyer

  • Quality control of CarboEurope flux data. Part 1: Coupling footprint analyses with flux data quality assessment to evaluate sites in forest ecosystems

    Mathias Göckede;Mathias Göckede;Thomas Foken;Marc Aubinet;Mika Aurela

  • Partial rootzone drying: regulation of stomatal aperture and carbon assimilation in field-grown grapevines (Vitis vinifera cv. Moscatel)

    Cláudia R. de Souza;João Maroco;Tiago P. Santos;M. Lucília Rodrigues

  • Effects of deficit irrigation strategies on cluster microclimate for improving fruit composition of Moscatel field-grown grapevines

    Tiago Pedreira dos Santos;Carlos M. Lopes;M. Lucília Rodrigues;Claudia R. de Souza

  • European atlas of forest tree species

    Jesús San-Miguel-Ayanz;Daniele de Rigo;Giovanni Caudullo;Tracy Houston Durrant

  • Control of stomatal aperture and carbon uptake by deficit irrigation in two grapevine cultivars

    Cláudia R. de Souza;João Maroco;Tiago P. Santos;M. Lucília Rodrigues

  • Water Stress, CO2 and Climate Change

    M. M. Chaves;J. S. Pereira

  • Differences in the response of carbon assimilation to summer stress (water deficits, high light and temperature) in four Mediterranean tree species

    T. Faria;D. Silvério;E. Breia;R. Cabral

  • ABA xylem concentrations determine maximum daily leaf conductance of field‐grown Vitis vinifera L. plants

    M. J. Correia;J. S. Pereira;M. M. Chaves;M. L. Rodrigues

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Manuela Chaves
Maria Manuela Chaves University of Lisbon
Maria C. Caldeira
Maria C. Caldeira University of Lisbon
João Maroco
João Maroco ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences
Christiane Werner
Christiane Werner University of Freiburg
John Tenhunen
John Tenhunen University of Bayreuth
Serge Rambal
Serge Rambal Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Dario Papale
Dario Papale Tuscia University
Dan Yakir
Dan Yakir Weizmann Institute of Science
Riccardo Valentini
Riccardo Valentini Tuscia University
Casimiro Pio
Casimiro Pio University of Aveiro

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