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José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves

José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
47
Citations
7752
World Ranking
2556
National Ranking
42

José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 168 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research predominantly focuses on agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science, with a strong emphasis on soil science, nature and landscape conservation, and plant science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as forest ecology and management, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, soil management and crop yield, growth and nutrition in plants, seedling growth and survival studies, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, and soil and water nutrient dynamics.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves include:

  • Partial Substitution of K by Na Alleviates Drought Stress and Increases Water Use Efficiency in Eucalyptus Species Seedlings, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Nutrient deficiency enhances the rate of short-term belowground transfer of nitrogen from Acacia mangium to Eucalyptus trees in mixed-species plantations, 2021, Forest Ecology and Management
  • Introducing N2-fixing trees (Acacia mangium) in eucalypt plantations rapidly modifies the pools of organic P and low molecular weight organic acids in tropical soils, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Increased hydraulic constraints in Eucalyptus plantations fertilized with potassium, 2021, Plant Cell & Environment
  • Soil fertility and fine root distribution after gypsum application in Eucalyptus plantations with different tolerance to water deficit, 2020, New Forests

José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Alexandre de Vicente Ferraz
  • Antônio Leite Florentino
  • Jean-Paul Laclau
  • Jean-Pierre Bouillet
  • José Lavres

The scientist's work has appeared in several publication venues, with a concentration in:

  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • New Forests
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Frontiers in Fungal Biology

In addition to articles, José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves has contributed to book publications, including a work published by the Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement titled Duas décadas de cooperação científica CIRAD-ESALQ-IPEF. Anais de comemoração. Contribuição para a compreensão do funcionamento das plantações florestais tropicais de rápido crescimento in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Köppen's climate classification map for Brazil

    Clayton Alcarde Alvares;Jose Luiz Stape;Paulo Cesar Sentelhas;Jose Leonardo de Moraes Goncalves

  • Integrating genetic and silvicultural strategies to minimize abiotic and biotic constraints in Brazilian eucalypt plantations

    José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;Clayton Alcarde Alvares;Antonio Rioyei Higa;Luciana Duque Silva

  • Produção de mudas de espécies nativas: substrato, nutrição, sombreamento e fertilização

    José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;E. G. Santarelli;S. P. de Moraes Netto;M. P. Manara

  • Biogeochemical cycles of nutrients in tropical Eucalyptus plantations Main features shown by intensive monitoring in Congo and Brazil

    Jean-Paul Laclau;Jacques Ranger;José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;Valérie Maquère

  • Silvicultural effects on the productivity and wood quality of eucalypt plantations

    Jose Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;Jose Luiz Stape;Jean-Paul Laclau;Philip Smethurst

  • Assessing the effects of early silvicultural management on long-term site productivity of fast-growing eucalypt plantations: the Brazilian experience

    José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;José Luiz Stape;Jean-Paul Laclau;Jean Pierre Bouillet

  • Modeling monthly mean air temperature for Brazil

    Clayton Alcarde Alvares;José Luiz Stape;Paulo Cesar Sentelhas;José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves

  • Modelling the influence of moisture and temperature on net nitrogen mineralization in a forested sandy soil

    José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;J C Carlyle

  • Mixed-species plantations of Acacia mangium and Eucalyptus grandis in Brazil

    J.-P. Laclau;J.-P. Bouillet;J.L.M. Gonçalves;E.V. Silva

  • Using multi-tracer inference to move beyond single-catchment ecohydrology

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Viktor Baranov;Clara Mendoza-Lera;Myrto Nikolakopoulou

  • Influence of nitrogen and potassium fertilization on leaf lifespan and allocation of above-ground growth in Eucalyptus plantations.

    Jean-Paul Laclau;Julio C R Almeida;José Leonardo M Gonçalves;Laurent Saint-André

  • Almost symmetrical vertical growth rates above and below ground in one of the world's most productive forests

    Mathias Christina;Jean-Paul Laclau;José Leonardo M. Gonçalves;Christophe Jourdan

  • Mixed-species plantations of Acacia mangium and Eucalyptus grandis in Brazil: 2: Nitrogen accumulation in the stands and biological N2 fixation

    Jean-Pierre Bouillet;Jean-Paul Laclau;José Leonardo M. Gonçalves;M.Z. Moreira

  • Reflexos do cultivo mínimo e intensivo do solo em sua fertilidade e na nutrição das árvores

    José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;José Luiz Stape;Benedetti;V A G Fessel

  • Dynamics of soil exploration by fine roots down to a depth of 10 m throughout the entire rotation in Eucalyptus grandis plantations.

    Jean-Paul Laclau;Eder Araújo da Silva;George Rodrigues Lambais;Martial Bernoux

  • Soil and stand management for short-rotation plantations.

    J. L. M. Gonçalves;N. F. Barros;E. K. S. Nambiar;R. F. Novais

  • Eucalyptus and Acacia tree growth over entire rotation in single- and mixed-species plantations across five sites in Brazil and Congo

    Jean-Pierre Bouillet;Jean Paul Laclau;José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;Maureen Voigtlaender

  • Fine root production and turnover in Brazilian Eucalyptus plantations under contrasting nitrogen fertilization regimes

    C. Jourdan;E.V. Silva;J.L.M. Gonçalves;J. Ranger

  • Partitioning of net primary production in Eucalyptus and Acacia stands and in mixed-species plantations: Two case-studies in contrasting tropical environments

    Daniel Epron;Yann Nouvellon;Louis Mareschal;Rildo Moreira e Moreira

  • Tree and stand light use efficiencies over a full rotation of single- and mixed-species Eucalyptus grandis and Acacia mangium plantations

    G. le Maire;Y. Nouvellon;M. Christina;F.J. Ponzoni

  • Effects of potassium and sodium supply on drought-adaptive mechanisms in Eucalyptus grandis plantations.

    Patricia Battie-Laclau;Jean-Paul Laclau;Jean Christophe Domec;Jean Christophe Domec;Mathias Christina

  • Introducing Acacia mangium trees in Eucalyptus grandis plantations: consequences for soil organic matter stocks and nitrogen mineralization

    Maureen Voigtlaender;Jean-Paul Laclau;José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;Marisa de Cássia Piccolo

  • Potassium fertilization increases water-use efficiency for stem biomass production without affecting intrinsic water-use efficiency in Eucalyptus grandis plantations

    Patricia Battie-Laclau;Juan Sinforiano Delgado-Rojas;Mathias Christina;Yann Nouvellon

  • Relationships between nursery practices and field performance for Eucalyptus plantations in Brazil

    José Luiz Stape;José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;Antônio Natal Gonçalves

  • Mixed Eucalyptus plantations induce changes in microbial communities and increase biological functions in the soil and litter layers

    Arthur P.A. Pereira;Arthur P.A. Pereira;Ademir Durrer;Thiago Gumiere;José Leonardo M. Gonçalves

  • Forest residue maintenance increased the wood productivity of a Eucalyptus plantation over two short rotations

    José Henrique Tertulino Rocha;José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;José L. Gava;Tiago de Oliveira Godinho

  • Forest residue removal decreases soil quality and affects wood productivity even with high rates of fertilizer application

    José Henrique Tertulino Rocha;José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;Carolina Braga Brandani;Alexandre de Vicente Ferraz

  • Impacts of timber harvest intensity and P fertilizer application on soil P fractions

    José Henrique T. Rocha;Marcella L.C. Menegale;Marcos Rodrigues;Jose Leonardo de M. Gonçalves

  • Phosphorus pool responses under different P inorganic fertilizers for a eucalyptus plantation in a loamy Oxisol

    Estela Covre Foltran;José Henrique Tertulino Rocha;José Henrique Bazani;José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves

  • Growth dynamics and productivity of an Eucalyptus grandis plantation under omission of N, P, K Ca and Mg over two crop rotation

    José Henrique Tertulino Rocha;José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;Alexandre de Vicente Ferraz;Daniel Abranches Poiati

  • Soil attributes and wood quality for pulp production in plantations of Eucalyptus grandis clone

    José Luiz Gava;José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves

  • Decomposition rates of forest residues and soil fertility after clear‐cutting of Eucalyptus grandis stands in response to site management and fertilizer application

    J. H. T. Rocha;E. R. G. Marques;J. L. d. M. Gonçalves;A. Hübner

  • Forest outgrower schemes in small and medium-sized farmers in Brazil

    José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;Alexandre de Vicente Ferraz;José Henrique Tertulino Rocha;Mateus Peressin

  • Effect of Timber Harvest Intensities and Fertilizer Application on Stocks of Soil C, N, P, and S

    Marcella L. C Menegale;Jose Henrique T Rocha;Robert Harrison;José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves

  • Management of Industrial Forest Plantations

    José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;Luciana Duque Silva;Maurel Behling;Clayton Alcarde Alvares

  • An evaluation of minimum and intensive soil preparation regarding fertility and tree nutrition

    José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;José Luiz Stape;V. Benedetti;V. A. G. Fessel

  • Eucalyptus sp. seedling response to potassium fertilization and soil water.

    Paulo César Teixeira;José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;José Carlos Arthur Junior;Cleci Dezordi

  • Tolerance of Eucalyptus and Pinus seedlings to exchangeable Aluminium

    Simone da Silva Gomes;José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;José Henrique Tertulino Rocha;Marcella Leite de Campos Menegale

  • Ideal subsoiling moisture content of Latosols used in forest plantations

    Cassiano Massakazu Sasaki;José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;Álvaro Pires da Silva

  • Relationship between forest residue management and micronutrient fertilization with eucalyptus rust severity in Eucalyptus grandis plantations

    Liamara Santos Masullo;Alexandre de Vicente Ferraz;José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves;Luís Eduardo Aranha Camargo

  • Nutritional status of Eucalyptus plantation and chemical attributes of a Ferralsol amended with lime and copper plus zinc

    Antonio Leite Florentino;Liamara Santos Masullo;Alexandre de Vicente Ferraz;Nikolas de Souza Mateus

  • Growth Patterns at Different Sites and Forest Management Systems

    Carolina Braga Brandani;Felipe Martini Santos;Ivanka Rosado de Oliveira;Bruno Bordon

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Paul Laclau
Jean-Paul Laclau Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Jean-Pierre Bouillet
Jean-Pierre Bouillet Universidade de São Paulo
Yann Nouvellon
Yann Nouvellon University of Montpellier
Christophe Jourdan
Christophe Jourdan Montpellier SupAgro
José Luiz Stape
José Luiz Stape North Carolina State University
Daniel Epron
Daniel Epron Kyoto University
Marisa de Cássia Piccolo
Marisa de Cássia Piccolo Universidade de São Paulo
Jacques Ranger
Jacques Ranger INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Jean-Christophe Domec
Jean-Christophe Domec Bordeaux Sciences Agro
Paulo Cesar Ocheuze Trivelin
Paulo Cesar Ocheuze Trivelin Universidade de São Paulo

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