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José Carlos González-Hidalgo

José Carlos González-Hidalgo

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
40
Citations
6499
World Ranking
8059
National Ranking
239

José Carlos González-Hidalgo publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where José Carlos González-Hidalgo sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 104 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

José Carlos González-Hidalgo D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where José Carlos González-Hidalgo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Climate change
  • Ecosystem

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Precipitation, Climatology, Mediterranean climate, Erosion and Spatial ecology. His Precipitation study frequently draws connections to adjacent fields such as Common spatial pattern. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Spatial distribution, Peninsula and Wet season.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Climate change and Spatial variability in addition to Mediterranean climate. His work carried out in the field of Erosion brings together such families of science as Shrubland and Physical geography. The Spatial ecology study combines topics in areas such as Natural disaster, Proxy, Internal variability and Mediterranean area.

His most cited work include:

  • Spatial analysis of rainfall trends in the region of Valencia (east Spain). (205 citations)
  • A meta-analysis of soil erosion rates across the world (202 citations)
  • Mediterranean climate variability over the last centuries: a review (162 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Climatology, Mediterranean climate, Precipitation, Hydrology and Peninsula. His Climatology research incorporates themes from Common spatial pattern, Spatial variability, Mainland, Spatial ecology and Spatial distribution. José Carlos González-Hidalgo combines subjects such as North Atlantic oscillation, Scale and Mediterranean Basin with his study of Spatial variability.

José Carlos González-Hidalgo works mostly in the field of Mediterranean climate, limiting it down to topics relating to Shrubland and, in certain cases, Biodiversity. Within one scientific family, José Carlos González-Hidalgo focuses on topics pertaining to Physical geography under Precipitation, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Land use. His work on Erosion, Drainage basin and Surface runoff as part of general Hydrology study is frequently connected to Time compression and European commission, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Climatology (44.44%)
  • Mediterranean climate (32.22%)
  • Precipitation (26.67%)

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

  • Mainland (16.67%)
  • Climatology (44.44%)
  • Creative commons (4.44%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Mainland, Climatology, Creative commons, Attribution and Work. His studies deal with areas such as Wind speed, Wind direction, Peninsula, Mean radiant temperature and Physical geography as well as Mainland. His specific area of interest is Climatology, where he studies Atmospheric circulation.

His Attribution studies intersect with other subjects such as Library science and Regional science. Regional science is closely attributed to Spatial variability in his study. His Spatial variability research includes elements of Atmospheric instability, Soil retrogression and degradation, Sediment yield, Scale and Anticyclone.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Spatial variability of the relationships of runoff and sediment yield with weather types throughout the Mediterranean basin (21 citations)
  • Identifying wildfire-prone atmospheric circulation weather types on mainland Spain (10 citations)
  • Relationship of Weather Types on the Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Rainfall, Runoff, and Sediment Yield in the Western Mediterranean Basin (6 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Climate change
  • Ecosystem

His main research concerns Erosion, Surface runoff, Hydrology, Mediterranean climate and Spatial variability. His research integrates issues of Scale, Atmospheric instability, Anticyclone and Mediterranean Basin in his study of Erosion. His study of Sediment yield is a part of Surface runoff.

The concepts of his Mediterranean climate study are interwoven with issues in Mainland, Wind direction, Extreme heat, Spatial ecology and Atmospheric circulation.

Best Publications

  • A meta-analysis of soil erosion rates across the world

    José M. García-Ruiz;Santiago Beguería;Estela Nadal-Romero;José C. González-Hidalgo

  • Spatial analysis of rainfall trends in the region of Valencia (east Spain).

    M. De Luís;J. Raventós;J.C. González-Hidalgo;J.R. Sánchez

  • Precipitation concentration changes in Spain 1946-2005

    M. de Luis;J. C. González-Hidalgo;M. Brunetti;L. A. Longares

  • Mediterranean climate variability over the last centuries: a review

    Jürg Luterbacher;Elena Xoplaki;Carlo Casty;Heinz Wanner

  • Changes in seasonal precipitation in the Iberian Peninsula during 1946–2005

    Martin de Luis;Michele Brunetti;José Carlos Gonzalez-Hidalgo;Luis Alberto Longares

  • A new tool for monthly precipitation analysis in Spain: MOPREDAS database (monthly precipitation trends December 1945–November 2005)

    Jose Carlos González‐Hidalgo;Michele Brunetti;Martín de Luis

  • Drought patterns in the Mediterranean area: the Valencia region (eastern Spain)

    Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano;José Carlos González-Hidalgo;Martín de Luis;José Raventós

  • Monthly precipitation trends on the Mediterranean fringe of the Iberian Peninsula during the second-half of the twentieth century (1951–2000)

    Jose Carlos Gonzalez‐Hidalgo;Joan‐Albert Lopez‐Bustins;Petr Štepánek;Javier Martin‐Vide

  • A review of daily soil erosion in Western Mediterranean areas

    José Carlos González-Hidalgo;José Luis Peña-Monné;Martín de Luis

  • Climatic trends, disturbances and short-term vegetation dynamics in a Mediterranean shrubland

    Martı́n De Luı́s;Maria Francisca Garcı́a-Cano;Jordi Cortina;José Raventós

  • A High Resolution Dataset of Drought Indices for Spain

    Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano;Miquel Tomas-Burguera;Santiago Beguería;Fergus Reig

  • Hydrological drought response to meteorological drought in the Iberian Peninsula

    J. Lorenzo-Lacruz;S. M. Vicente-Serrano;J. C. González-Hidalgo;J. I. López-Moreno

  • Reference evapotranspiration variability and trends in Spain, 1961–2011

    Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano;Cesar Azorin-Molina;Arturo Sanchez-Lorenzo;Arturo Sanchez-Lorenzo;Jesús Revuelto

  • Using landscape ecology to evaluate an alternative management scenario in abandoned Mediterranean mountain areas

    Teodoro Lasanta;José C. González-Hidalgo;Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano;Emna Sferi

  • Seasonal precipitation trends in the Mediterranean Iberian Peninsula in second half of 20th century

    Martín De Luis;José Carlos González-Hidalgo;Luis Alberto Longares;Petr Štepánek

  • Fuel characteristics and fire behaviour in mature Mediterranean gorse shrublands

    Martín De Luis;Manuel J. Baeza;José Raventós;José C. González-Hidalgo

  • Daily precipitation concentration across Europe 1971–2010

    N. Cortesi;J. C. Gonzalez-Hidalgo;M. Brunetti;J. Martin-Vide

  • Effects of fire and torrential rainfall on erosion in a Mediterranean gorse community

    M. De Luis;J. C. González-Hidalgo;J. Raventós

  • Spatial distribution of seasonal rainfall trends in a western Mediterranean area

    J.C. González-Hidalgo;M. De Luis;J. Raventós;J.R. Sánchez

  • Is rainfall erosivity increasing in the Mediterranean Iberian Peninsula

    M. De Luis;J. C. González‐Hidalgo;L. A. Longares

Frequent Co-Authors

Michele Brunetti
Michele Brunetti Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Martin de Luis
Martin de Luis University of Zaragoza
Santiago Beguería
Santiago Beguería Spanish National Research Council
Ramon J. Batalla
Ramon J. Batalla University of Lleida
Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano
Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano Spanish National Research Council
Estela Nadal-Romero
Estela Nadal-Romero Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología
Ricardo M. Trigo
Ricardo M. Trigo University of Lisbon
Jordi Cortina
Jordi Cortina University of Alicante
Javier Martin-Vide
Javier Martin-Vide University of Barcelona
Teodoro Lasanta
Teodoro Lasanta Spanish National Research Council

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