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Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg

Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 62 2658 2536 1063 984 154 11531
Biology and Biochemistry 62 10981 10124 4751 4258 154 11435

Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg between 1983 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg published across 40 years, from 1983 to 2022, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2003. 3 of the 157 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 2003. 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 5 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 5 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 7 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 2 publications
1983 2022

157 publications in total across all disciplines

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Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg: publications per year, 1983 to 2022
Year Publications
1983 3
1984 2
1985 2
1986 4
1987 6
1988 1
1989 5
1990 2
1991 5
1992 7
1993 3
1994 2
1995 1
1996 2
1997 2
1998 4
1999 2
2000 2
2001 1
2002 5
2003 9
2004 1
2005 7
2006 3
2007 9
2008 4
2009 4
2010 6
2011 4
2012 5
2013 8
2014 4
2015 4
2016 7
2017 3
2018 7
2019 6
2020 2
2021 1
2022 2
Total 157
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Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg 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 Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 151–160 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 154 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539 154
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg 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 Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 62 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143 62
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within environmental and earth sciences, focusing primarily on ecosystem and plant biology dynamics.

The scientist's work concentrates on several core topics including:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Benford's Law and Fraud Detection

Their main fields of study are Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with subfields covering Ecology, Plant Science, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

Among recent publications, Sternberg has contributed to works such as:

  • "Salinity legacy: Foliar microbiome's history affects mutualist-conferred salinity tolerance," 2022, published in Ecology
  • "Predictable trajectories of the reduced Collatz iteration and a possible pathway to the proof of the Collatz conjecture (Version 2)," 2022, published on arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Plant water uptake from soil through a vapor pathway," 2020, published in Physiologia Plantarum

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Suresh C. Subedi
  • Preston Allen
  • Rosario Vidales
  • Michael S. Ross
  • Michelle E. Afkhami

Sternberg's publications have appeared in venues such as Ecology, Physiologia Plantarum, and arXiv (Cornell University).

In 2003, they were recognized as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, an award indicating a notable presence in their field.

Best Publications

  • The use of stable isotopes to study ecosystem gas exchange.

    D. Yakir;L. Da Silveira Lobo Sternberg

  • The effects of partial throughfall exclusion on canopy processes, aboveground production, and biogeochemistry of an Amazon forest

    D. C. Nepstad;P. Moutinho;M. B. Dias‐Filho;E. Davidson

  • Dynamic changes in hydraulic conductivity in petioles of two savanna tree species: factors and mechanisms contributing to the refilling of embolized vessels

    S. J. Bucci;F. G. Scholz;G. Goldstein;G. Goldstein;F. C. Meinzer

  • Oxygen Isotope Exchange between Metabolites and Water during Biochemical Reactions Leading to Cellulose Synthesis.

    Leonel Da S. L. Sternberg;Michael J. Deniro;Rod A. Savidge

  • Hydrogen isotopic fractionation by plant roots during water uptake in coastal wetland plants.

    Guanghui Lin;Leonel da S. L. Sternberg

  • Seasonal changes in the diets of migrant and non-migrant nectarivorous bats as revealed by carbon stable isotope analysis

    Theodore H. Fleming;Robert A. Nuñez;Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg

  • Contribution of transpiration to forest ambient vapour based on isotopic measurements

    Marcelo Zacharias Moreira;Marcelo Zacharias Moreira;L S L Sternberg;Luiz Antonio Martinelli;Reynaldo Luiz Victoria

  • Oxygen stable isotope ratios of tree-ring cellulose: the next phase of understanding.

    Leonel Da Silveira Lobo O.Reilly Sternberg

  • Biogeochemical implications of the isotopic equilibrium fractionation factor between the oxygen atoms of acetone and water

    Leonel da Silveira Lobo O'Reilly Sternberg;Michael Joseph Di Giacomo DeNiro

  • Effect of Growth Form, Salinity, Nutrient and Sulfide on Photosynthesis, Carbon Isotope Discrimination and Growth of Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle L.)

    Guanghui Lin;L. D. S. L. Sternberg

  • Climate-dependent CO2 emissions from lakes.

    Sarian Kosten;Fábio Roland;David M. L. Da Motta Marques;Egbert H. Van Nes

  • Utilization of Freshwater and Ocean Water by Coastal Plants of Southern Florida.

    Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg;Peter Koenraad Swart

  • Sea‐Level Rise and the Reduction in Pine Forests in the Florida Keys

    Michael S. Ross;Joseph J. O'Brien;Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg

  • Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Ratios in Plant Cellulose: Mechanisms and Applications

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  • Savanna–forest hysteresis in the tropics

    Leonel Da Silveira Lobo Sternberg

  • Testing plant use of mobile vs immobile soil water sources using stable isotope experiments.

    Ana I. Vargas;Bruce Schaffer;Li Yuhong;Li Yuhong;Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg

  • Depth of water uptake in woody plants relates to groundwater level and vegetation structure along a topographic gradient in a neotropical savanna

    Davi Rodrigo Rossatto;Lucas de Carvalho Ramos Silva;Randoll Villalobos-Vega;Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg

  • Expansion of gallery forests into central Brazilian savannas

    Lucas C. R. Silva;Lucas C. R. Silva;Leonel Sternberg;Mundayatan Haridasan;William A. Hoffmann

  • D/H ratios of environmental water recorded by D/H ratios of plant lipids

    Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg

  • Isotopic Composition of Cellulose from C3, C4, and CAM Plants Growing Near One Another

    Leonel Sternberg;Michael J. DeNiro

  • Using stable isotopes to determine sources of evaporated water to the atmosphere in the Amazon basin

    Luiz Antonio Martinelli;Reynaldo Luiz Victoria;Leonel Silveira Lobo Sternberg;Aristides Ribeiro

  • The effects of partial throughfall exclusion on canopy processes, aboveground production, and biogeochemistry of an Amazon forest : Large-scale biosphere-atmosphere experiment in Amazonia (LBA)

    D. C. Nepstad;P. Moutinho;M. B. Dias-Filho;E. Davidson

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcelo Zacharias Moreira
Marcelo Zacharias Moreira Universidade de São Paulo
Donald L. DeAngelis
Donald L. DeAngelis United States Geological Survey
Michael J. Deniro
Michael J. Deniro University of California, Santa Barbara
Lucas C. R. Silva
Lucas C. R. Silva University of Oregon
Guanghui Lin
Guanghui Lin Tsinghua University
Daniel C. Nepstad
Daniel C. Nepstad Woods Hole Research Center
Augusto C. Franco
Augusto C. Franco University of Brasília
Luiz Antonio Martinelli
Luiz Antonio Martinelli Universidade de São Paulo
Reynaldo Luiz Victoria
Reynaldo Luiz Victoria Universidade de São Paulo
Michael S. Ross
Michael S. Ross Florida International University

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