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José María García-Ruiz

José María García-Ruiz

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Earth Science

D-Index
65
Citations
15402
World Ranking
1395
National Ranking
14

Overview

José María García-Ruiz is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Social Sciences. Their work addresses various topics central to environmental and geological studies, emphasizing the interactions between natural systems and human activities.

The main fields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science
  • Social Sciences

Within these fields, García-Ruiz has specialized in several subfields, including:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Anthropology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Soil Science
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

The major research topics reflected in their publications encompass:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Landslides and related hazards

García-Ruiz has contributed to the literature with recent papers such as:

  • Rewilding and restoring cultural landscapes in Mediterranean mountains: Opportunities and challenges (2020, Land Use Policy)
  • Transhumance and long-term deforestation in the subalpine belt of the central Spanish Pyrenees: An interdisciplinary approach (2020, CATENA)

Their work has been published in several frequent venues, including:

  • Geomorphology
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Pirineos
  • Land Use Policy
  • CATENA

Collaboration is a notable element of García-Ruiz's research profile, with frequent co-authors listed as:

  • Estela Nadal-Romero
  • Juan Ignacio López-Moreno
  • David Palacios
  • Nuria Andrés
  • José Arnáez Vadillo

In addition to articles, García-Ruiz has authored books, including a publication with Springer International Publishing:

  • "Mountain Environments: Changes and Impacts" (2024)

Best Publications

  • Mediterranean water resources in a global change scenario

    José M. García-Ruiz;J. Ignacio López-Moreno;Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano;Teodoro Lasanta–Martínez

  • The effects of land uses on soil erosion in Spain: A review

    José María García-Ruiz

  • Evidence of increasing drought severity caused by temperature rise in southern Europe

    Sergio M Vicente-Serrano;Juan-I Lopez-Moreno;Santiago Beguería;Jorge Lorenzo-Lacruz

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

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

  • Hydrological and erosive consequences of farmland abandonment in Europe, with special reference to the Mediterranean region – A review

    José María García-Ruiz;Noemí Lana-Renault;Noemí Lana-Renault

  • The impact of droughts and water management on various hydrological systems in the headwaters of the Tagus River (central Spain)

    J. Lorenzo-Lacruz;S.M. Vicente-Serrano;J.I. López-Moreno;S. Beguería

  • Erosion in Mediterranean landscapes: Changes and future challenges

    José María García-Ruiz;Estela Nadal-Romero;Noemí Lana-Renault;Santiago Beguería

  • Catchment soil moisture and rainfall characteristics as determinant factors for discharge/suspended sediment hysteretic loops in a small headwater catchment in the Spanish pyrenees

    M Seeger;M.-P Errea;S Beguerı́a;J Arnáez

  • Land-use changes and sustainable development in mountain areas: a case study in the Spanish Pyrenees

    José M. García-Ruiz;Teodora Lasanta;Purificación Ruiz-Flano;Luis Ortigosa

  • Assessing the effect of climate oscillations and land-use changes on streamflow in the central Spanish Pyrenees.

    Santiago Beguería;Juan I. López-Moreno;Adrián Lorente;Manuel Seeger

  • Climate variability in the Spanish Pyrenees during the last 30,000 yr revealed by the El Portalet sequence

    P. González-Sampériz;B.L. Valero-Garcés;A. Moreno;G. Jalut

  • Impact of climate evolution and land use changes on water yield in the ebro basin

    J. I. López-Moreno;S. M. Vicente-Serrano;E. Moran-Tejeda;J. Zabalza

  • Flood generation and sediment transport in experimental catchments affected by land use changes in the central Pyrenees

    José M. García-Ruiz;David Regüés;Bernardo Alvera;Noemí Lana-Renault

  • RESEARCH: Managing Mountainous Degraded Landscapes After Farmland Abandonment in the Central Spanish Pyrenees

    M Molinillo;T Lasanta;JM Garcia-Ruiz

  • Environmental change and water management in the Pyrenees: Facts and future perspectives for Mediterranean mountains

    J.I. López-Moreno;Martin Beniston;J.M. García-Ruiz

  • Runoff and sediment yield in a semi-arid environment: the effect of land management after farmland abandonment

    T Lasanta;J.M Garcı́a-Ruiz;C Pérez-Rontomé;C Sancho-Marcén

  • LAND-USE CHANGES IN THE SPANISH PYRENEES

    Jose M. GARCIA-RuIZ;Teodoro Lasanta-Martinez

  • Ongoing and emerging questions in water erosion studies

    José María García-Ruiz;Santiago Beguería;Noemí Lana-Renault;Estela Nadal-Romero

  • Impact of climate and land use change on water availability and reservoir management: scenarios in the Upper Aragón River, Spanish Pyrenees.

    J.I. López-Moreno;J. Zabalza;S.M. Vicente-Serrano;J. Revuelto

  • The Little Ice Age in Iberian mountains

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

  • Dam effects on droughts magnitude and duration in a transboundary basin : The Lower River Tagus, Spain and Portugal

    J. I. López-Moreno;S. M. Vicente-Serrano;S. Beguería;J. M. García-Ruiz

  • Asynchroneity of maximum glacier advances in the central Spanish Pyrenees

    José M. García-Ruiz;Blas L. Valero-Garcés;Carlos Martí-Bono;Penélope González-Sampériz

Frequent Co-Authors

Santiago Beguería
Santiago Beguería Spanish National Research Council
Juan I. López-Moreno
Juan I. López-Moreno Spanish National Research Council
Estela Nadal-Romero
Estela Nadal-Romero Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología
Blas L. Valero-Garcés
Blas L. Valero-Garcés Spanish National Research Council
Teodoro Lasanta
Teodoro Lasanta Spanish National Research Council
Penélope González-Sampériz
Penélope González-Sampériz Spanish National Research Council
David Palacios
David Palacios Complutense University of Madrid
Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano
Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano Spanish National Research Council
Jesús Revuelto
Jesús Revuelto Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología
Juan Puigdefábregas
Juan Puigdefábregas Spanish National Research Council

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