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2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
110
Citations
67083
World Ranking
170
National Ranking
70

Osvaldo E. Sala publications per year

1980: 1 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publications 1985: 1 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 2 publications
1980 2026

280 publications in total across all disciplines

Osvaldo E. Sala 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 Osvaldo E. Sala sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 249 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Osvaldo E. Sala 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 Osvaldo E. Sala sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Osvaldo E. Sala is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Environmental Science, with significant contributions across several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Plant Science.

The main topics in their work encompass Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Climate variability and models, and Nematode management and characterization studies.

Osvaldo E. Sala has published extensively, with notable papers such as:

  • "Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands" (2022) in Science
  • "Expert perspectives on global biodiversity loss and its drivers and impacts on people" (2022) in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • "Sensitivity of primary production to precipitation across the United States" (2020) in Ecology Letters
  • "Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally" (2024) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Global patterns and climatic controls of belowground net carbon fixation" (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Their frequent co-authors include Laureano Gherardi, Kathleen C. Weathers, Diane E. Pataki, Pamela H. Templer, and Yude Pan, reflecting collaborative work across multiple related disciplines.

Publication venues where Osvaldo E. Sala has appeared frequently include:

  • Ecosphere
  • Ecological Applications
  • Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Science
  • BioScience

Osvaldo E. Sala has been recognized with several fellowships from major scientific organizations, including the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2019, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003, and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1993.

Best Publications

  • Global biodiversity scenarios for the year 2100.

    O E Sala;F S Chapin;J J Armesto;E Berlow

  • Consequences of changing biodiversity

    F. Stuart Chapin Iii;Erika S. Zavaleta;Valerie T. Eviner;Rosamond L. Naylor

  • A global analysis of root distributions for terrestrial biomes

    R. B. Jackson;J. Canadell;J. R. Ehleringer;H. A. Mooney

  • Maximum rooting depth of vegetation types at the global scale.

    J. Canadell;R. B. Jackson;J. R. Ehleringer;H. A. Mooney

  • A Generalized Model of the Effects of Grazing by Large Herbivores on Grassland Community Structure

    D. G. Milchunas;O. E. Sala;W. K. Lauenroth

  • Primary Production of the Central Grassland Region of the United States

    O. E. Sala;W. J. Parton;L. A. Joyce;W. K. Lauenroth

  • Biotic Control over the Functioning of Ecosystems

    F. Stuart Chapin;Brian H. Walker;Richard J. Hobbs;David U. Hooper

  • Convergence across biomes to a common rain-use efficiency

    Travis E. Huxman;Melinda D. Smith;Melinda D. Smith;Philip A. Fay;Alan K. Knapp

  • Reconciling carbon-cycle concepts, terminology, and methods

    F. S. Chapin Iii;G. M. Woodwell;J. Randerson;E. B. Rastetter

  • Large Herbivore Foraging and Ecological HierarchiesLandscape ecology can enhance traditional foraging theory

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  • Ecological forecasts: an emerging imperative.

    James S. Clark;Steven R. Carpenter;Mary Barber;Scott Collins

  • The Origins of C4 Grasslands: Integrating Evolutionary and Ecosystem Science

    Erika J. Edwards;Colin P. Osborne;Caroline A.E. Strömberg;Stephen A. Smith

  • Hierarchy of responses to resource pulses in arid and semi-arid ecosystems.

    Susanne Schwinning;Osvaldo E. Sala

  • Patch structure, dynamics and implications for the functioning of arid ecosystems

    Martı́n R. Aguiar;Osvaldo E. Sala

  • Long‐Term Forage Production of North American Shortgrass Steppe

    W. K. Lauenroth;O. E. Sala

  • The climate of Patagonia: general patterns and controls on biotic processes

    José M. Paruelo;Adriana Beltrán;Esteban Jobbágy;Osvaldo E. Sala

  • Methods in ecosystem science

    Osvaldo E. Sala;Robert B. Jackson;Harold A. Mooney;Robert W. Howarth

  • Habitat loss, trophic collapse, and the decline of ecosystem services.

    Andrew P. Dobson;David Lodge;Jackie Alder;Graeme S. Cumming

  • Small rainfall events: An ecological role in semiarid regions

    O. E. Sala;W. K. Lauenroth

  • Legacies of precipitation fluctuations on primary production: theory and data synthesis

    Osvaldo E. Sala;Laureano A. Gherardi;Lara Reichmann;Esteban Jobbágy

  • BELOWGROUND CONSEQUENCES OF VEGETATION CHANGE AND THEIR TREATMENT IN MODELS

    R. B. Jackson;H. J. Schenk;H. J. Schenk;E. G. Jobbágy;J. Canadell

Frequent Co-Authors

William K. Lauenroth
William K. Lauenroth Yale University
José M. Paruelo
José M. Paruelo University of Buenos Aires
Debra P. C. Peters
Debra P. C. Peters United States Department of Agriculture
Harold A. Mooney
Harold A. Mooney Stanford University
Robert B. Jackson
Robert B. Jackson Stanford University
Diana H. Wall
Diana H. Wall Colorado State University
Martyn M. Caldwell
Martyn M. Caldwell Utah State University
Scott L. Collins
Scott L. Collins University of New Mexico
Ernst-Detlef Schulze
Ernst-Detlef Schulze Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Esteban G. Jobbágy
Esteban G. Jobbágy National University of San Luis

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