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 Mercedes M. C. Bustamante sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 183 publications — 67th percentile
67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 Mercedes M. C. Bustamante sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 68 D-Index — 82nd percentile
82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Mercedes M. C. Bustamante is affiliated with the University of Brasília in Brazil, where they focus their research primarily within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Soil Science, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Plant Science.
The scientist has contributed to multiple research topics with a strong emphasis on Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management; Land Use and Ecosystem Services; Plant and Animal Studies; Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics; Fire Effects on Ecosystems; Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies; and the application of Remote Sensing in Agriculture.
Recent research publications by Bustamante include:
Bustamante frequently collaborates with other researchers. Prominent co-authors include Letícia Gomes, Britaldo Soares-Filho, Thiago de Roure Bandeira de Mello, Ane Alencar, and Julia Z. Shimbo.
Their research outputs are often published in several venues, with the most frequent being Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), SSRN Electronic Journal, Remote Sensing, Forest Ecology and Management, and Scientific Reports.
In recognition of their contributions to science, Mercedes M. C. Bustamante was named a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2019.
R. Bobbink;K. Hicks;J. Galloway;T. Spranger
Pete Smith;Mercedes Bustamante;Helal Ahammad;Harry Clark
Eric A. Davidson;Alessandro C. de Araújo;Alessandro C. de Araújo;Paulo Artaxo;Jennifer K. Balch;Jennifer K. Balch
Pete Smith;Joanna Isobel House;Mercedes Bustamante;Jaroslava Sobocká
Joseph M. Craine;Andrew J. Elmore;Marcos P. M. Aidar;Mercedes Bustamante
Cheikh Mbow;Pete Smith;David Skole;Lalisa Duguma
Pete Smith;Helmut Haberl;Alexander Popp;Karl Heinz Erb
David M. Lapola;Luiz A. Martinelli;Carlos A. Peres;Jean P. H. B. Ometto
Alan R. Townsend;Cory C. Cleveland;Gregory P. Asner;Mercedes M. C. Bustamante
Cory C. Cleveland;Alan R. Townsend;Philip Taylor;Silvia Alvarez-Clare
P. Smith;M. F. Cotrufo;C. Rumpel;K. Paustian
Geraldo Wilson Fernandes;Geraldo Wilson Fernandes;Fernando F. Goulart;Bernardo D. Ranieri;Marcel S. Coelho;Marcel S. Coelho
S J Bucci;G Goldstein;Frederick C Meinzer;F G Scholz
A. C. Franco;M. Bustamante;L. S. Caldas;G. Goldstein
Paula C. Jackson;Frederick C. Meinzer;Mercedes Bustamante;Guillermo Goldstein
Heloisa S. Miranda;Mercedes M. C. Bustamante;Antonio C. Miranda
F. C. Meinzer;G. Goldstein;A. C. Franco;M. Bustamante
J. Ferreira;L. E. O. C. Aragao;Jos Barlow;P. Barreto
Edson E. Sano;Ariane A. Rodrigues;Eder S. Martins;Giovana M. Bettiol
Mercedes M. C. Bustamante;Iris Roitman;T. Mitchell Aide;Ane Alencar
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