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D-Index
49
Citations
17674
World Ranking
3944
National Ranking
121

Jorge Castro 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 Jorge Castro sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 112 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jorge Castro 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 Jorge Castro sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jorge Castro is affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain and specializes in research within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their scholarly work focuses extensively on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Insect Science, and Plant Science.

Their principal research topics include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Forest ecology and management, Fire effects on ecosystems, Seedling growth and survival studies, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, and Forest Management and Policy.

Notable recent publications by Jorge Castro encompass the following:

  • "The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition," 2021, published in Nature
  • "Estimating retention benchmarks for salvage logging to protect biodiversity," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Precision restoration: a necessary approach to foster forest recovery in the 21st century," 2021, published in Restoration Ecology
  • "Salvage logging effects on regulating ecosystem services and fuel loads," 2020, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • "Revegetation through seeding or planting: A worldwide systematic map," 2023, published in Journal of Environmental Management

Jorge Castro has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Alexandro B. Leverkus
  • Francisco B. Navarro
  • José María Rey Beñayas
  • Enrique Andivia
  • Raquel Juan-Ovejero

Their research has been published predominantly in journals such as Restoration Ecology, Forest Ecology and Management, Annals of Forest Science, Journal of Ecology, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Best Publications

  • A global overview of drought and heat-induced tree mortality reveals emerging climate change risks for forests

    Craig D. Allen;Alison K. Macalady;Haroun Chenchouni;Dominique Bachelet

  • APPLYING PLANT FACILITATION TO FOREST RESTORATION: A META-ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF SHRUBS AS NURSE PLANTS

    Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Regino Zamora;Jose M. Gómez;Jose A. Hódar

  • Seedling establishment of a boreal tree species (Pinus sylvestris) at its southernmost distribution limit: consequences of being in a marginal Mediterranean habitat

    Jorge Castro;Regino Zamora;José A. Hódar;José M. Gómez

  • Use of Shrubs as Nurse Plants: A New Technique for Reforestation in Mediterranean Mountains

    Jorge Castro;Regino Zamora;José A. Hódar;José M. Gómez

  • Impacts of salvage logging on biodiversity: A meta‐analysis

    Simon Thorn;Claus Bässler;Roland Brandl;Philip J. Burton

  • Benefits of Using Shrubs as Nurse Plants for Reforestation in Mediterranean Mountains: A 4-Year Study

    Jorge Castro;Jorge Castro;Regino Zamora;José A. Hódar;José M. Gómez

  • Pine processionary caterpillar Thaumetopoea pityocampa as a new threat for relict Mediterranean Scots pine forests under climatic warming

    José A Hódar;Jorge Castro;Jorge Castro;Regino Zamora

  • The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition

    Sebastian Seibold;Werner Rammer;Torsten Hothorn;Rupert Seidl

  • Yew (Taxus baccata L.) regeneration is facilitated by fleshy-fruited shrubs in Mediterranean environments.

    Daniel Garcı́a;Regino Zamora;José A Hódar;José M Gómez

  • Facilitation of tree saplings by nurse plants: Microhabitat amelioration or protection against herbivores?

    Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Regino Zamora;Jorge Castro;Jose A. Hódar

  • Oak seedling survival and growth along resource gradients in Mediterranean forests: implications for regeneration in current and future environmental scenarios

    Lorena Gomez-Aparicio;Ignacio M Perez-Ramos;Irene Mendoza;Luis Matias

  • Seed predation and dispersal in relict Scots pine forests in southern Spain

    Jorge Castro;José M. Gómez;Daniel García;Regino Zamora

  • Effect of browsing by ungulates on sapling growth of Scots pine in a Mediterranean environment: consequences for forest regeneration

    Regino Zamora;José M Gómez;José A Hódar;Jorge Castro

  • Salvage Logging Versus the Use of Burnt Wood as a Nurse Object to Promote Post‐Fire Tree Seedling Establishment

    Jorge Castro;Craig D. Allen;Mercedes Molina-Morales;Sara Marañón-Jiménez

  • Reassessing global change research priorities in mediterranean terrestrial ecosystems: how far have we come and where do we go from here?

    E. Doblas-Miranda;J. Martínez-Vilalta;F. Lloret;A. Álvarez

  • Seed mass versus seedling performance in Scots pine: a maternally dependent trait

    Jorge Castro

  • Alleviation of summer drought boosts establishment success of Pinus sylvestris in a Mediterranean mountain: an experimental approach

    Jorge Castro;Regino Zamora

  • Soil‐nutrient availability under a global‐change scenario in a Mediterranean mountain ecosystem

    Luis Matías;Jorge Castro;Regino Zamora

  • Host utilisation by moth and larval survival of pine processionary caterpillar Thaumetopoea pityocampa in relation to food quality in three Pinus species

    José A. Hódar;Regino Zamora;Jorge Castro

  • Salvage logging effects on regulating and supporting ecosystem services – a systematic map

    Alexandro B. Leverkus;José María Rey Benayas;Jorge Castro;Dominique Boucher

Frequent Co-Authors

Regino Zamora
Regino Zamora University of Granada
José A. Hódar
José A. Hódar University of Granada
José M. Gómez
José M. Gómez Spanish National Research Council
Pedro Villar-Salvador
Pedro Villar-Salvador University of Alcalá
José María Rey Benayas
José María Rey Benayas University of Alcalá
Daniel García
Daniel García University of Oviedo
Lorena Gómez-Aparicio
Lorena Gómez-Aparicio Spanish National Research Council
Jörg Müller
Jörg Müller Heinz Sielmann Foundation
Simon Thorn
Simon Thorn University of Würzburg
José Ignacio Querejeta
José Ignacio Querejeta Spanish National Research Council

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