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María Martínez-Mena 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 María Martínez-Mena sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 84 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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María Martínez-Mena 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 María Martínez-Mena sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

María Martínez-Mena is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research contributions are situated mainly within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science, Forestry, and Ecology. The body of work encompasses topics related to soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, agronomic practices and intercropping systems, agroforestry and silvopastoral systems, soil erosion and sediment transport, agriculture sustainability and environmental impact, irrigation practices and water management, and bioenergy crop production and management.

The scientist's recent scholarly output includes several peer-reviewed papers addressing various aspects of soil quality and agroecosystem management in Mediterranean environments. These include:

  • Plant residue chemical quality modulates the soil microbial response related to decomposition and soil organic carbon and nitrogen stabilization in a rainfed Mediterranean agroecosystem, 2021, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Restoring soil quality of woody agroecosystems in Mediterranean drylands through regenerative agriculture, 2020, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Long-term adoption of reduced tillage and green manure improves soil physicochemical properties and increases the abundance of beneficial bacteria in a Mediterranean rainfed almond orchard, 2022, Geoderma
  • Almond farm profitability under agroecological management in south-eastern Spain: Accounting for externalities and opportunity costs, 2020, Agricultural Systems
  • Pruning residues incorporation and reduced tillage improve soil organic matter stabilization and structure of salt-affected soils in a semi-arid Citrus tree orchard, 2021, Soil and Tillage Research

The scientist has collaborated extensively with a group of frequent co-authors, including Carolina Boix-Fayos, Elvira Díaz-Pereira, María Almagro, Raúl Zornoza, and Virginia Sánchez-Navarro.

Publication venues where María Martínez-Mena has contributed multiple articles include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • European Journal of Agronomy
  • Soil and Tillage Research
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))

María Martínez-Mena's research areas reflect sustained engagement with soil quality, its management in agroecosystems, and the environmental impacts of agricultural practices in Mediterranean climates. They have worked on analyzing soil organic matter stabilization, soil microbial communities, and the effects of different management approaches such as reduced tillage, green manure, and regenerative agriculture on soil health and productivity.

Best Publications

  • The role of antecedent soil water content in the runoff response of semiarid catchments: a simulation approach

    V.M Castillo;A Gómez-Plaza;M Martı́nez-Mena

  • Factors regulating spatial distribution of soil water content in small semiarid catchments

    A Gómez-Plaza;M Martı́nez-Mena;J Albaladejo;V.M Castillo

  • Temperature dependence of soil CO2 efflux is strongly modulated by seasonal patterns of moisture availability in a Mediterranean ecosystem.

    M. Almagro;J. López;J.I. Querejeta;M. Martínez-Mena

  • Measuring soil erosion by field plots: understanding the sources of variation

    C. Boix-Fayos;M. Martínez-Mena;E. Arnau-Rosalén;A. Calvo-Cases

  • European small portable rainfall simulators: A comparison of rainfall characteristics

    T. Iserloh;J.B. Ries;J. Arnáez;C. Boix-Fayos

  • Runoff and Soil Loss Response to Vegetation Removal in a Semiarid Environment

    V. M. Castillo;M. Martinez-Mena;J. Albaladejo

  • The impact of land use change and check-dams on catchment sediment yield

    Carolina Boix-Fayos;Joris de Vente;Joris de Vente;María Martínez-Mena;Gonzalo G. Barberá

  • Long-term effectiveness of sustainable land management practices to control runoff, soil erosion, and nutrient loss and the role of rainfall intensity in Mediterranean rainfed agroecosystems

    M. Martínez-Mena;E. Carrillo-López;C. Boix-Fayos;M. Almagro

  • Land use and climate change impacts on soil organic carbon stocks in semi-arid Spain

    Juan Albaladejo;Roque Ortiz;Noelia Garcia-Franco;Antonio Ruiz Navarro

  • Effect of water erosion and cultivation on the soil carbon stock in a semiarid area of South-East Spain

    M. Martinez-Mena;J. Lopez;M. Almagro;C. Boix-Fayos

  • Factors influencing surface runoff generation in a Mediterranean semi-arid environment: Chicamo watershed, SE Spain

    M. Martínez-Mena;J. Albaladejo;V. M. Castillo

  • Beneficial effects of reduced tillage and green manure on soil aggregation and stabilization of organic carbon in a Mediterranean agroecosystem

    N. Garcia-Franco;J. Albaladejo;M. Almagro;M. Almagro;M. Martínez-Mena

  • Anthropogenic nutrient sources and loads from a Mediterranean catchment into a coastal lagoon: Mar Menor, Spain.

    Javier Garcia-Pintado;M. Martínez-Mena;G. G. Barberá;J. Albaladejo

  • Soil carbon erosion and stock as affected by land use changes at the catchment scale in Mediterranean ecosystems

    Carolina Boix-Fayos;Joris de Vente;Juan Albaladejo;María Martínez-Mena

  • Causes and underlying processes of measurement variability in field erosion plots in Mediterranean conditions

    C. Boix-Fayos;M. Martínez-Mena;A. Calvo-Cases;E. Arnau-Rosalén

  • Relations between interrill erosion processes and sediment particle size distribution in a semiarid Mediterranean area of SE of Spain

    M Martı́nez-Mena;V Castillo;J Albaladejo

  • Soil degradation and desertification induced by vegetation removal in a semiarid environment

    J. Albaladejo;M. Martinez-Mena;A. Roldan;V. Castillo

  • Influence of vegetal cover on sediment particle size distribution in natural rainfall conditions in a semiarid environment

    M Martinez-Mena;J.Alvarez Rogel;J Albaladejo;V.M Castillo

  • Plant residue chemical quality modulates the soil microbial response related to decomposition and soil organic carbon and nitrogen stabilization in a rainfed Mediterranean agroecosystem

    María Almagro;María Almagro;Antonio Ruiz-Navarro;Elvira Díaz-Pereira;Juan Albaladejo

  • Changes in soil aggregation and microbial community structure control carbon sequestration after afforestation of semiarid shrublands

    N. Garcia-Franco;M. Martínez-Mena;M. Goberna;J. Albaladejo

  • Organic carbon and nitrogen losses influenced by vegetation removal in a semiarid mediterranean soil.

    M. Martínez-Mena;J. Alvarez Rogel;V. Castillo;J. Albaladejo

Frequent Co-Authors

Carolina Boix-Fayos
Carolina Boix-Fayos Spanish National Research Council
Juan Albaladejo
Juan Albaladejo Spanish National Research Council
Victor Castillo
Victor Castillo Spanish National Research Council
Joris de Vente
Joris de Vente Spanish National Research Council
Juan Antonio López
Juan Antonio López Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research
Albert Solé-Benet
Albert Solé-Benet Spanish National Research Council
Martin Wiesmeier
Martin Wiesmeier Technical University of Munich
José A. Gómez
José A. Gómez Spanish National Research Council
Estela Nadal-Romero
Estela Nadal-Romero Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología
José Ignacio Querejeta
José Ignacio Querejeta Spanish National Research Council

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