The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rafael S. Oliveira sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 267 publications — 89th percentile
89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rafael S. Oliveira sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 65 D-Index — 86th percentile
86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.
Rafael S. Oliveira is affiliated with the State University of Campinas in Brazil and focuses their research primarily within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their scholarly output includes over 200 publications in environmental science and more than 100 in agricultural and biological sciences, demonstrating active engagement in interdisciplinary biological and ecological research.
Their research predominantly covers topics related to plant water relations and carbon dynamics as well as ecology and vegetation dynamics studies. Other focal areas include tree-ring climate responses, plant and animal studies, forest ecology and management, conservation, biodiversity, and resource management, along with plant responses to water stress.
Rafael S. Oliveira's recent publications demonstrate an emphasis on drought, plant hydraulics, and ecosystem resilience. Notable papers include:
Frequent publication venues for Oliveira include New Phytologist, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), arXiv (Cornell University), Restoration Ecology, and Journal of Applied Ecology. These venues reflect a balance between formal peer-reviewed journals and open archives, illustrating a range of academic visibility.
The scientist has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, most notably Lucy Rowland, Marina Hirota, Fernanda Barros, Maurizio Mencuccini, and Paulo Bittencourt. The collaboration counts with these individuals range from 15 to 30 joint works, indicating sustained research partnerships.
Oliveira's work spans numerous subfields, including global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, plant science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and atmospheric science. This broad spectrum confirms a multidisciplinary approach to understanding ecological and environmental dynamics.
Overall, Rafael S. Oliveira contributes to understanding the mechanisms underlying plant and ecosystem responses to environmental stresses, with a particular focus on drought-related processes in tropical and global contexts.
José A. Marengo;Carlos A. Nobre;Javier Tomasella;Marcos D. Oyama
Lucy Rowland;A.C.L. da Costa;David R. Galbraith;R.S. Oliveira
Fernando A. O. Silveira;Daniel Negreiros;Newton P. U. Barbosa;Elise Buisson
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Todd E. Dawson;Stephen S. O. Burgess;Kevin P. Tu;Rafael S. Oliveira
Rafael S. Oliveira;Todd E. Dawson;Stephen S. O. Burgess;Stephen S. O. Burgess;Daniel C. Nepstad
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R. S. Oliveira;L. Bezerra;E. A. Davidson;F. Pinto
Hans Lambers;Patrick E. Hayes;Etienne Laliberté;Rafael S. Oliveira;Rafael S. Oliveira
Jung Eun Lee;Rafael S. Oliveira;Todd E. Dawson;Inez Fung
Cleiton B. Eller;Aline L. Lima;Rafael S. Oliveira
Rafael S. Oliveira;Cleiton B. Eller;Fernanda de V. Barros;Fernanda de V. Barros;Marina Hirota;Marina Hirota
Vinícius de L. Dantas;Marina Hirota;Marina Hirota;Rafael S. Oliveira;Juli G. Pausas
Mauro Brum;Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur;Valeriy Ivanov;Heidi Asbjornsen
Rafael S. Oliveira;Flavia R.C. Costa;Emma van Baalen;Emma van Baalen;Arjen de Jonge;Arjen de Jonge
Rafael S. Oliveira;Rafael S. Oliveira;Hugo C. Galvão;Mariana C. R. de Campos;Cleiton B. Eller
Joseph M. Craine;Andrew J. Elmore;Lixin Wang;Laurent Augusto
Francesco Giardina;Francesco Giardina;Alexandra G. Konings;Daniel Kennedy;Seyed Hamed Alemohammad
Alexandra G. Konings;Sassan S. Saatchi;Christian Frankenberg;Michael Keller;Michael Keller
Adriana S. Franca;Leandro S. Oliveira;Rafael C.S. Oliveira;Pamela C. Mancha Agresti
Cleiton B. Eller;Cleiton B. Eller;Lucy Rowland;Maurizio Mencuccini;Teresa Rosas
Rafael Poyatos;Víctor Granda;Víctor Flo;Mark A. Adams;Mark A. Adams
Lourens Poorter;Lourens Poorter;Carolina V. Castilho;Juliana Schietti;Rafael S. Oliveira
Rafael S. Oliveira;Cleiton B. Eller;Paulo R. L. Bittencourt;Mark Mulligan
Cleiton B. Eller;Aline L. Lima;Rafael S. Oliveira
Carla Roberta Gonçalves Reis;Gabriela Bielefeld Nardoto;Rafael Silva Oliveira
Paulo R. L. Bittencourt;Luciano Pereira;Rafael S. Oliveira
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