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Jordi Martínez-Vilalta

Jordi Martínez-Vilalta

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Spain
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
84
Citations
28886
World Ranking
355
National Ranking
8

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
85
Citations
29384
World Ranking
639
National Ranking
15

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Jordi Martínez-Vilalta is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, and Ecology.

The main topics covered in their research include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Tree-ring climate responses, Forest ecology and management, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Fire effects on ecosystems, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, and Plant responses to elevated CO2.

Their recent publications comprise the following papers:

  • Challenges for drought assessment in the Mediterranean region under future climate scenarios, 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Mechanisms of woody-plant mortality under rising drought, CO2 and vapour pressure deficit, 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Climate Change Risks to Global Forest Health: Emergence of Unexpected Events of Elevated Tree Mortality Worldwide, 2022, Annual Review of Plant Biology
  • Low growth resilience to drought is related to future mortality risk in trees, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Growth and resilience responses of Scots pine to extreme droughts across Europe depend on predrought growth conditions, 2020, Global Change Biology

Frequent co-authors working with Jordi Martínez-Vilalta include Maurizio Mencuccini, Rafael Poyatos, William R. L. Anderegg, Víctor Flo, and Raúl García-Valdés.

The scientist often publishes in venues such as New Phytologist, Global Change Biology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, and Nature Communications.

Best Publications

  • Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought

    Brendan Choat;Steven Jansen;Tim J. Brodribb;Hervé Cochard;Hervé Cochard

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • A multi-species synthesis of physiological mechanisms in drought-induced tree mortality

    Henry D. Adams;Melanie J.B. Zeppel;Melanie J.B. Zeppel;William R.L. Anderegg;Henrik Hartmann

  • Weak tradeoff between xylem safety and xylem-specific hydraulic efficiency across the world's woody plant species

    Sean M. Gleason;Sean M. Gleason;Mark Westoby;Steven Jansen;Brendan Choat

  • Dynamics of non-structural carbohydrates in terrestrial plants: a global synthesis

    Jordi Martínez-Vilalta;Anna Sala;Dolores Asensio;Lucía Galiano

  • Mechanisms of woody-plant mortality under rising drought, CO2 and vapour pressure deficit

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  • A new look at water transport regulation in plants

    Jordi Martínez-Vilalta;Rafael Poyatos;David Aguadé;Javier Retana

  • Climate Change Risks to Global Forest Health: Emergence of Unexpected Events of Elevated Tree Mortality Worldwide.

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  • Extreme climatic events and vegetation: the role of stabilizing processes

    Francisco Lloret;Adrian Escudero;José María Iriondo;Jordi Martínez‐Vilalta

  • A synthesis of radial growth patterns preceding tree mortality

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

  • Tree mortality across biomes is promoted by drought intensity, lower wood density and higher specific leaf area

    Sarah Greenwood;Paloma Ruiz-Benito;Paloma Ruiz-Benito;Jordi Martínez-Vilalta;Francisco Lloret

  • Challenges for drought assessment in the Mediterranean region under future climate scenarios

    Yves Tramblay;Aristeidis Koutroulis;Luis Samaniego;Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano

  • Water potential regulation, stomatal behaviour and hydraulic transport under drought: deconstructing the iso/anisohydric concept

    Jordi Martínez-Vilalta;Núria Garcia-Forner

  • Carbon reserves and canopy defoliation determine the recovery of Scots pine 4 yr after a drought episode

    L. Galiano;J. Martínez‐Vilalta;F. Lloret

  • Evaluating theories of drought‐induced vegetation mortality using a multimodel–experiment framework

    Nate G. McDowell;Rosie A. Fisher;Chonggang Xu;J. C. Domec;J. C. Domec

  • Hydraulic adjustment of Scots pine across Europe

    Jordi Martinez-Vilalta;Jordi Martinez-Vilalta;Hervé Cochard;Hervé Cochard;Maurizia Mencuccini;Frank Sterck

  • Size-mediated ageing reduces vigour in trees

    M. Mencuccini;J. Martínez-Vilalta;Dirk Vanderklein;H. A. Hamid

  • 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

  • Drought-induced mortality and hydraulic architecture in pine populations of the NE Iberian Peninsula

    Jordi Martı́nez-Vilalta;Josep Piñol

  • Xylem hydraulic properties of roots and stems of nine Mediterranean woody species

    Jordi Martínez-Vilalta;Ester Prat;Imma Oliveras;Josep Piñol

  • Drought-Induced Multifactor Decline of Scots Pine in the Pyrenees and Potential Vegetation Change by the Expansion of Co-occurring Oak Species

    L. Galiano;J. Martínez-Vilalta;F. Lloret

  • Variation in xylem structure and function in stems and roots of trees to 20 m depth

    Andrew J. McElrone;William T. Pockman;Jordi Martínez‐Vilalta;Robert B. Jackson

  • Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought

    B. Choat;S. Jansen;T.J. Brodribb;H. Cochard

Frequent Co-Authors

Maurizio Mencuccini
Maurizio Mencuccini Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications
Francisco Lloret
Francisco Lloret Autonomous University of Barcelona
Javier Retana
Javier Retana Autonomous University of Barcelona
Josep Piñol
Josep Piñol Autonomous University of Barcelona
Hervé Cochard
Hervé Cochard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Fernando Valladares
Fernando Valladares Spanish National Research Council
Anna Sala
Anna Sala University of Montana
William R. L. Anderegg
William R. L. Anderegg University of Utah
Steven Jansen
Steven Jansen University of Ulm
Josep Peñuelas
Josep Peñuelas Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), CSIC

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