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D-Index
39
Citations
9754
World Ranking
6260
National Ranking
21

Mauricio Lima publications per year

1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 1 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 11 publications
1995 2025

144 publications in total across all disciplines

Mauricio Lima publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mauricio Lima sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 109 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Mauricio Lima D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mauricio Lima sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mauricio Lima is affiliated with Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Chile and specializes in Environmental Science and Social Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Paleontology, Sociology and Political Science, as well as Geography, Planning and Development.

The scientist's work focuses on topics such as Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Marine and fisheries research, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Mauricio Lima has published in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, PLoS ONE, Frontiers in Marine Science, The Holocene, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

  • Ecology of the collapse of Rapa Nui society, 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Positive feedbacks in deep-time transitions of human populations, 2023, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The Interaction Between Stock Dynamics, Fishing and Climate Caused the Collapse of the Jack Mackerel Stock at Humboldt Current Ecosystem, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science

Frequent collaborators include Eugenia M. Gayó, Sergio A. Estay, Claudio Latorre, Calógero M. Santoro, and José T. Montero.

Best Publications

  • Ecological effects of climate fluctuations.

    Nils Chr Stenseth;Atle Mysterud;Geir Ottersen;James W. Hurrell

  • Review article. Studying climate effects on ecology through the use of climate indices: the North Atlantic Oscillation, El Niño Southern Oscillation and beyond.

    Nils Chr. Stenseth;Geir Ottersen;James W. Hurrell;Atle Mysterud

  • The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI): unforeseen successes in animal ecology

    Nathalie Pettorelli;Sadie Ryan;Thomas Mueller;Nils Bunnefeld

  • Extreme climatic events shape arid and semiarid ecosystems

    Milena Holmgren;Paul Stapp;Chris R. Dickman;Carlos Gracia

  • Mice, rats, and people: the bio‐economics of agricultural rodent pests

    Nils Chr Stenseth;Herwig Leirs;Anders Skonhoft;Stephen A. Davis

  • Spread dynamics of invasive species

    Matías Arim;Sebastián R. Abades;Paula E. Neill;Mauricio Lima

  • Myths and facts on ratadas: Bamboo blooms, rainfall peaks and rodent outbreaks in South America

    Fabian M. Jaksic;Mauricio Lima

  • Population dynamics of two sympatric rodents in a variable environment: rainfall, resource availability, and predation

    M. Andrea Previtali;Mauricio Lima;Peter L. Meserve;Douglas A. Kelt

  • Food web structure and climate effects on the dynamics of small mammals and owls in semi‐arid Chile

    Mauricio Lima;Nils C. Stenseth;Fabian M. Jaksic

  • The role of temperature variability on insect performance and population dynamics in a warming world

    Sergio A. Estay;Mauricio Lima;Francisco Bozinovic

  • Seasonal regulation in fluctuating small mammal populations: feedback structure and climate

    Joseph F. Merritt;Mauricio Lima;Francisco Bozinovic

  • Predicting insect pest status under climate change scenarios: combining experimental data and population dynamics modelling.

    S. A. Estay;M. Lima;F. A. Labra

  • El Niño–Southern Oscillation–Driven Rainfall Variability and Delayed Density Dependence Cause Rodent Outbreaks in Western South America: Linking Demography and Population Dynamics

    Mauricio Lima;Juan E. Keymer;Fabian M. Jaksic

  • El Nino events, precipitation patterns, and rodent outbreaks are statistically associated in semiarid Chile

    Mauricio Lima;Pablo A. Marquet;Fabian M. Jaksic

  • Demographic dynamics of a neotropical small rodent (Phyllotis darwini): feedback structure, predation and climatic factors

    Mauricio Lima;Romain Julliard;Nils Chr. Stenseth;Fabian M. Jaksic

  • Constraints to projecting the effects of climate change on mammals

    D. Berteaux;M. M. Humphries;C. J. Krebs;M. Lima

  • Is heterogeneity of catchability in capture–recapture studies a mere sampling artifact or a biologically relevant feature of the population?

    Laurent Crespin;Laurent Crespin;Rémi Choquet;Mauricio Lima;Joseph Merritt

  • Population dynamics of a South American rodent: seasonal structure interacting with climate, density dependence and predator effects.

    Mauricio Lima;Nils Chr. Stenseth;Fabian M. Jaksic

  • Population dynamics of small mammals in semi-arid regions: a comparative study of demographic variability in two rodent species

    Mauricio Lima;Nils Chr. Stenseth;Herwig Leirs;Fabián M. Jaksic

  • Chihuahuan Desert kangaroo rats: nonlinear effects of population dynamics, competition, and rainfall.

    Mauricio Lima;S. K. Morgan Ernest;James H. Brown;Andrea Belgrano

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabian M. Jaksic
Fabian M. Jaksic Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Nils Chr. Stenseth
Nils Chr. Stenseth University of Oslo
Julio R. Gutiérrez
Julio R. Gutiérrez University of La Serena
Alan A. Berryman
Alan A. Berryman Washington State University
Francisco Bozinovic
Francisco Bozinovic Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Peter L. Meserve
Peter L. Meserve University of Idaho
Geir Ottersen
Geir Ottersen University of Oslo
Gerardo Chowell
Gerardo Chowell Georgia State University
Claudio Latorre
Claudio Latorre Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Herwig Leirs
Herwig Leirs University of Antwerp

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