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Miguel A. Zavala

Miguel A. Zavala

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
61
Citations
15571
World Ranking
2164
National Ranking
57

Miguel A. Zavala 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 Miguel A. Zavala sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 196 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Miguel A. Zavala 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 Miguel A. Zavala sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Miguel A. Zavala is affiliated with the University of Alcalá in Spain and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research encompasses several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Atmospheric Science, Ecological Modeling, and Ecology.

The scientist's work frequently addresses topics related to Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Forest Ecology and Management, Tree-ring Climate Responses, Forest Management and Policy, Species Distribution and Climate Change, and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management.

Recent publications by Miguel A. Zavala reflect diverse aspects of forest ecology and climate interactions. Notable papers include:

  • Evidence of non-stationary relationships between climate and forest responses: Increased sensitivity to climate change in Iberian forests, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Structural diversity underpins carbon storage in Australian temperate forests, 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Using spectral indices as early warning signals of forest dieback: The case of drought-prone Pinus pinaster forests, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Targeted policy proposals for managing spontaneous forest expansion in the Mediterranean, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Demographic performance of European tree species at their hot and cold climatic edges, 2020, Journal of Ecology

Miguel A. Zavala has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including Paloma Ruiz-Benito, Julen Astigarraga, Georges Künstler, Jaime Madrigal-González, and Aleksi Lehtonen.

In terms of publication venues, their research has appeared multiple times in the following journals:

  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Global Change Biology
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • The effects of phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation on forecasts of species range shifts under climate change

    Fernando Valladares;Fernando Valladares;Silvia Matesanz;Francois Guilhaumon;Francois Guilhaumon;Miguel B. Araujo;Miguel B. Araujo;Miguel B. Araujo

  • Quantitative estimation of phenotypic plasticity : bridging the gap between the evolutionary concept and its ecological applications

    Fernando Valladares;David Sanchez-Gomez;Miguel A. Zavala

  • Rate of tree carbon accumulation increases continuously with tree size.

    N. L. Stephenson;A. J. Das;Richard S. Condit;S. E. Russo

  • Effects of climate extremes on the terrestrial carbon cycle: concepts, processes and potential future impacts

    Dorothe A. Frank;Markus Reichstein;Michael Bahn;Kirsten Thonicke

  • Plant functional traits have globally consistent effects on competition

    Georges Kunstler;Georges Kunstler;Daniel Falster;David A. Coomes;Francis Hui

  • Intra-specific variability and plasticity influence potential tree species distributions under climate change

    Marta Benito Garzón;Marta Benito Garzón;Ricardo Alía;T. Matthew Robson;T. Matthew Robson;Miguel A. Zavala;Miguel A. Zavala

  • Shedding light on shade: ecological perspectives of understorey plant life

    Fernando Valladares;Lauri Laanisto;Ülo Niinemets;Miguel A. Zavala

  • Disentangling the relative importance of climate, size and competition on tree growth in Iberian forests: Implications for forest management under global change

    Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Raúl García-Valdés;Paloma Ruíz-Benito;Paloma Ruíz-Benito;Miguel A. Zavala;Miguel A. Zavala

  • Biotic homogenization can decrease landscape-scale forest multifunctionality

    Fons van der Plas;Pete Manning;Santiago Soliveres;Eric Allan

  • Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity–ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests

    Fons Van der Plas;Peter Manning;Eric Allan;Michael Scherer-Lorenzen

  • Predictable changes in aboveground allometry of trees along gradients of temperature, aridity and competition

    Emily R. Lines;Miguel A. Zavala;Miguel A. Zavala;Drew W. Purves;David A. Coomes

  • Impacts of HONO sources on the photochemistry in Mexico City during the MCMA-2006/MILAGO Campaign

    G. Li;W. Lei;M. Zavala;R. Volkamer

  • Performance of seedlings of Mediterranean woody species under experimental gradients of irradiance and water availability: trade-offs and evidence for niche differentiation.

    David Sánchez‐Gómez;Fernando Valladares;Miguel A. Zavala

  • Constraints and trade-offs in Mediterranean plant communities: the case of holm oak-Aleppo pine forests.

    M. A. Zavala;J. M. Espelta;Javier Retana

  • A novel comparative research platform designed to determine the functional significance of tree species diversity in European forests

    Lander Baeten;Kris Verheyen;Christian Wirth;Helge Bruelheide

  • Patterns and Drivers of Tree Mortality in Iberian Forests: Climatic Effects Are Modified by Competition

    Paloma Ruiz-Benito;Paloma Ruiz-Benito;Paloma Ruiz-Benito;Emily R. Lines;Emily R. Lines;Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Miguel A. Zavala

  • Are pine plantations valid tools for restoring Mediterranean forests? An assessment along abiotic and biotic gradients

    Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Miguel A. Zavala;Francisco J. Bonet;Regino Zamora

  • Effects of artificial shading and weed mowing in reforestation of Mediterranean abandoned cropland with contrasting Quercus species

    José M. Rey Benayas;Javier Navarro;Tíscar Espigares;José M. Nicolau

  • Sustainability of forest management practices: Evaluation through a simulation model of nutrient cycling

    Juan A. Blanco;Miguel A. Zavala;J. Bosco Imbert;Federico J. Castillo

  • Animal versus wind dispersal and the robustness of tree species to deforestation.

    Daniel Montoya;Miguel A. Zavala;Miguel A. Rodríguez;Drew W. Purves

  • Simulations of organic aerosol concentrations in Mexico City using the WRF-CHEM model during the MCMA-2006/MILAGRO campaign

    G. Li;M. Zavala;W. Lei;A. P. Tsimpidi

Frequent Co-Authors

Paloma Ruiz-Benito
Paloma Ruiz-Benito University of Alcalá
Fernando Valladares
Fernando Valladares Spanish National Research Council
Aleksi Lehtonen
Aleksi Lehtonen Finnish Forest Research Institute
Christian Wirth
Christian Wirth Leipzig University
Teodoro Marañón
Teodoro Marañón Spanish National Research Council
Miguel B. Araújo
Miguel B. Araújo University of Évora
David A. Coomes
David A. Coomes University of Cambridge
Lorena Gómez-Aparicio
Lorena Gómez-Aparicio Spanish National Research Council
Ignacio Manuel Pérez-Ramos
Ignacio Manuel Pérez-Ramos Spanish National Research Council

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