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José Antonio López-Sáez

José Antonio López-Sáez

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Earth Science

D-Index
50
Citations
9153
World Ranking
3411
National Ranking
46

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Archaeology
  • Agriculture

José Antonio López-Sáez focuses on Holocene, Ecology, Palynology, Vegetation and Archaeology. His Holocene study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Environmental change, Climate change, Radiocarbon dating and Pleistocene. His Radiocarbon dating research includes elements of Bronze Age and Peninsula.

His work on Biodiversity, Pollen, Mediterranean climate and Southern Hemisphere as part of general Ecology research is frequently linked to Paleobotany, bridging the gap between disciplines. His Palynology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Paleontology and Vegetation dynamics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Pastoralism, Anthropocene and Land use.

His most cited work include:

  • Archaeological assessment reveals Earth’s early transformation through land use (116 citations)
  • Palaeoenvironmental and cultural dynamics of the coast of Málaga (Andalusia, Spain) during the Upper Pleistocene and early Holocene (93 citations)
  • The origins of agriculture in North-West Africa: Macro-botanical remains from Epipalaeolithic and Early Neolithic levels of Ifri Oudadane (Morocco) (88 citations)

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

José Antonio López-Sáez mainly investigates Holocene, Archaeology, Ecology, Vegetation and Palynology. His Holocene study incorporates themes from Pleistocene, Climate change, Physical geography and Peninsula. The study incorporates disciplines such as Glacial period and Last Glacial Maximum in addition to Pleistocene.

His Physical geography research incorporates themes from Ecosystem and Land use. José Antonio López-Sáez regularly ties together related areas like Period in his Archaeology studies. José Antonio López-Sáez combines subjects such as Peat, Range, Pollen and Deciduous with his study of Vegetation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Holocene (38.00%)
  • Archaeology (28.67%)
  • Ecology (25.33%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Holocene (38.00%)
  • Physical geography (20.00%)
  • Palynology (22.67%)

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

His main research concerns Holocene, Physical geography, Palynology, Mediterranean climate and Pollen. His studies deal with areas such as Land degradation and Peninsula as well as Holocene. His biological study deals with issues like Vegetation, which deal with fields such as Range.

His study in Physical geography is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Younger Dryas, Glacial period, Climate change, Macrofossil and Ecosystem. His research integrates issues of Paleontology, Pleistocene and Cruise in his study of Palynology. His Mediterranean climate study improves the overall literature in Ecology.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Archaeological assessment reveals Earth’s early transformation through land use (116 citations)
  • Droughts and climate warming desynchronize Black pine growth across the Mediterranean Basin (12 citations)
  • Human demography changes in Morocco and environmental imprint during the Holocene (12 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Archaeology

José Antonio López-Sáez spends much of his time researching Physical geography, Land use, Climate change, Holocene and Land cover. The Physical geography study combines topics in areas such as Mediterranean climate, Bog, Spatial heterogeneity and Stadial. His studies in Land use integrate themes in fields like Forest management, Agroforestry, Endangered species, Pollen and Forest ecology.

He interconnects Pinus pinaster and Regime shift in the investigation of issues within Pollen. His work deals with themes such as Peat, Northern Hemisphere, Ecosystem, Abies pinsapo and Ombrotrophic, which intersect with Climate change. Holocene is closely attributed to Palynology in his work.

Best Publications

  • Late survival of Neanderthals at the southernmost extreme of Europe

    Clive Finlayson;Clive Finlayson;Francisco Giles Pacheco;Joaquín Rodríguez-Vidal;Darren A. Fa

  • Archaeological assessment reveals Earth’s early transformation through land use

    Lucas Stephens;Dorian Fuller;Nicole Boivin;Torben Rick

  • Expected trends and surprises in the Lateglacial and Holocene vegetation history of the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands.

    José S. Carrión;Santiago Fernández;Penélope González-Sampériz;Graciela Gil-Romera

  • Earliest known use of marine resources by neanderthals

    Miguel Cortés-Sánchez;Arturo Morales-Muñiz;María D. Simón-Vallejo;María C. Lozano-Francisco

  • A coastal reservoir of biodiversity for Upper Pleistocene human populations: palaeoecological investigations in Gorham's Cave (Gibraltar) in the context of the Iberian Peninsula

    J. S. Carrión;C. Finlayson;S. Fernández;G. Finlayson

  • The Little Ice Age in Iberian mountains

    M. Oliva;J. Ruiz-Fernández;M. Barriendos;G. Benito

  • The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in southern Iberia

    Miguel Cortés Sánchez;Francisco J. Jiménez Espejo;Francisco J. Jiménez Espejo;María D. Simón Vallejo;Juan F. Gibaja Bao

  • Vegetation history, climate and human impact in the Spanish Central System over the last 9000 years

    José Antonio López-Sáez;Daniel Abel-Schaad;Sebastián Pérez-Díaz;Antonio Blanco-González

  • Palaeoenvironmental and cultural dynamics of the coast of Málaga (Andalusia, Spain) during the Upper Pleistocene and early Holocene

    Miguel Cortés-Sánchez;Arturo Morales-Muñiz;María D. Simón-Vallejo;M. Mercè Bergadà-Zapata

  • Revealing the last 13,500 years of environmental history from the multiproxy record of a mountain lake (Lago Enol, northern Iberian Peninsula)

    Ana Moreno;Ana Moreno;Lourdes López-Merino;Manel Leira;Javier Marco-Barba

  • Millenial-scale climatic and vegetation changes in a northern Cerrado (Northeast, Brazil) since the Last Glacial Maximum

    M P Ledru;Gregório Cardoso Tápias Ceccantini;Susy Eli Marques Gouveia;J A López-Sáez

  • The origins of agriculture in North-West Africa: Macro-botanical remains from Epipalaeolithic and Early Neolithic levels of Ifri Oudadane (Morocco)

    Jacob Morales;Jacob Morales;Guillem Pérez-Jordà;Leonor Peña-Chocarro;Lydia Zapata

  • Past and present potential distribution of the Iberian Abies species: a phytogeographic approach using fossil pollen data and species distribution models

    Francisca Alba-Sánchez;José A. López-Sáez;Blas Benito-de Pando;Juan C. Linares

  • Environmental change in NW Iberia between 7000 and 500 cal BC

    A. Martínez-Cortizas;M. Costa-Casais;J.A. López-Sáez

  • The European Modern Pollen Database (EMPD) project

    Basil A S Davis;Marco Zanon;Pamella Collins;Achille Mauri

  • The Posidonia oceanica marine sedimentary record: a Holocene archive of heavy metal pollution.

    O. Serrano;M.A. Mateo;A. Dueñas-Bohórquez;P. Renom

  • Cultural, Demographic and Environmental Dynamics of the Copper and Early Bronze Age in Iberia (3300–1500 BC): Towards an Interregional Multiproxy Comparison at the Time of the 4.2 ky BP Event

    A. Blanco-González;K. T. Lillios;J. A. López-Sáez;B. L. Drake

  • Mid-late Holocene climate, demography, and cultural dynamics in Iberia: A multi-proxy approach

    Katina T. Lillios;Antonio Blanco-González;Brandon Lee Drake;José Antonio López-Sáez

  • Lake responses to historical land use changes in northern Spain: The contribution of non-pollen palynomorphs in a multiproxy study

    S. Riera;J.A. López-Sáez;R. Julià

  • A multi-proxy perspective on millennium-long climate variability in the Southern Pyrenees.

    M. Morellón;M. Morellón;A. Pérez-Sanz;J. P. Corella;U. Büntgen

Frequent Co-Authors

José S. Carrión
José S. Carrión University of Murcia
Klaus Reicherter
Klaus Reicherter RWTH Aachen University
Penélope González-Sampériz
Penélope González-Sampériz Spanish National Research Council
Marc Oliva
Marc Oliva University of Barcelona
Gonzalo Jiménez-Moreno
Gonzalo Jiménez-Moreno University of Granada
Gabriel Sangüesa-Barreda
Gabriel Sangüesa-Barreda University of Valladolid
Martin Melles
Martin Melles University of Cologne
Clive Finlayson
Clive Finlayson Gibraltar Museum
J. Julio Camarero
J. Julio Camarero Spanish National Research Council
Blas L. Valero-Garcés
Blas L. Valero-Garcés Spanish National Research Council

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