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D-Index
34
Citations
4544
World Ranking
7615
National Ranking
2561

Ricardo M. Holdo 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 Ricardo M. Holdo sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 91 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ricardo M. Holdo 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 Ricardo M. Holdo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ricardo M. Holdo is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States and specializes in environmental science with a focus on ecology and vegetation dynamics. Their research addresses several interconnected areas within this broad field, emphasizing ecosystem dynamics, plant and animal interactions, and the effects of various environmental factors on terrestrial ecosystems.

The main fields of study for Ricardo M. Holdo include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this field, Holdo's work spans several subfields such as:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Atmospheric Science

Their research topics cover key ecological processes and interactions, including:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Ecosystem dynamics and resilience

Ricardo M. Holdo has contributed to research published in multiple scientific journals. Frequent venues for their publications are:

  • New Phytologist
  • Journal of Ecology
  • Science
  • Ecology
  • Biotropica

Recent notable papers authored by or involving Holdo include:

  • "Impacts of large herbivores on terrestrial ecosystems," 2023, Current Biology
  • "Floristic evidence for alternative biome states in tropical Africa," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Root-niche separation between savanna trees and grasses is greater on sandier soils," 2020, Journal of Ecology
  • "Structural diversity and tree density drives variation in the biodiversity-ecosystem function relationship of woodlands and savannas," 2021, New Phytologist
  • "Linking resource- and disturbance-based models to explain tree-grass coexistence in savannas," 2022, New Phytologist

Collaboration is an important aspect of Holdo's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • T. Michael Anderson
  • Jason E. Donaldson
  • J. Grant C. Hopcraft
  • Thomas A. Morrison
  • Gareth P. Hempson

Best Publications

  • Another Continental Vulture Crisis: Africa's Vultures Collapsing toward Extinction

    Darcy Ogada;Philip Shaw;Rene L Beyers;Ralph Buij

  • A Disease-Mediated Trophic Cascade in the Serengeti and its Implications for Ecosystem C

    Ricardo M. Holdo;Anthony R. E. Sinclair;Andrew P. Dobson;Kristine L. Metzger

  • Opposing rainfall and plant nutritional gradients best explain the wildebeest migration in the Serengeti.

    Ricardo M. Holdo;Robert D. Holt;John M. Fryxell

  • Functional mismatch in a bumble bee pollination mutualism under climate change.

    Nicole E. Miller-Struttmann;Nicole E. Miller-Struttmann;Jennifer C. Geib;James D. Franklin;Peter G. Kevan

  • Grazers, browsers, and fire influence the extent and spatial pattern of tree cover in the Serengeti

    Ricardo M. Holdo;Robert D. Holt;John M. Fryxell

  • Impacts of large herbivores on terrestrial ecosystems

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  • GEOPHAGY IN THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT IN RELATION TO AVAILABILITY OF DIETARY SODIUM

    Ricardo M. Holdø;Joseph P. Dudley;Lee R. McDowell

  • Elephants, fire, and frost can determine community structure and composition in Kalahari Woodlands.

    Ricardo M. Holdo

  • Predicted Impact of Barriers to Migration on the Serengeti Wildebeest Population

    Ricardo M. Holdo;John M. Fryxell;Anthony R.E. Sinclair;Andrew P. Dobson

  • Plant productivity and soil nitrogen as a function of grazing, migration and fire in an African savanna

    Ricardo M. Holdo;Robert D. Holt;Michael B. Coughenour;Mark E. Ritchie

  • Road will ruin Serengeti

    Andrew P. Dobson;Markus Borner;Anthony R. E. Sinclair;Peter J. Hudson

  • Termite Mounds as Nutrient–Rich Food Patches for Elephants

    Ricardo M. Holdo;Lee R. McDowell

  • Woody plant damage by African elephants in relation to leaf nutrients in western Zimbabwe

    Ricardo M. Holdo

  • Challenging the maximum rooting depth paradigm in grasslands and savannas

    Jesse B. Nippert;Ricardo M. Holdo

  • Floristic evidence for alternative biome states in tropical Africa.

    J. C. Aleman;J. C. Aleman;A. Fayolle;C. Favier;A. C. Staver

  • Root-niche separation between savanna trees and grasses is greater on sandier soils

    Madelon F. Case;Jesse B. Nippert;Ricardo M. Holdo;A. Carla Staver

  • Revisiting the two-layer hypothesis: coexistence of alternative functional rooting strategies in savannas.

    Ricardo M. Holdo

  • Linking resource- and disturbance-based models to explain tree-grass coexistence in savannas.

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  • Elephant damage, not fire or rainfall, explains mortality of overstorey trees in Serengeti

    Thomas A. Morrison;Ricardo M. Holdo;T. Michael Anderson

  • Grass competition overwhelms effects of herbivores and precipitation on early tree establishment in Serengeti

    Thomas A. Morrison;Ricardo M. Holdo;Deusdedidth M. Rugemalila;Mawazo Nzunda

  • Elephant herbivory, frost damage and topkill in Kalahari sand woodland savanna trees

    Ricardo M. Holdo

  • Anthropogenic modifications to fire regimes in the wider Serengeti-Mara ecosystem

    James R. Probert;Catherine Lucy Parr;Catherine Lucy Parr;Catherine Lucy Parr;Ricardo M. Holdo;Ricardo M. Holdo;T. Michael Anderson

Frequent Co-Authors

T. Michael Anderson
T. Michael Anderson Wake Forest University
Robert D. Holt
Robert D. Holt University of Florida
Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt
Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Anthony R. E. Sinclair
Anthony R. E. Sinclair University of British Columbia
Jesse B. Nippert
Jesse B. Nippert Kansas State University
Catherine L. Parr
Catherine L. Parr University of Liverpool
Andrew J. Plumptre
Andrew J. Plumptre BirdLife international, UK
John M. Fryxell
John M. Fryxell University of Guelph
Colin M. Beale
Colin M. Beale University of York
Kyle G. Dexter
Kyle G. Dexter University of Edinburgh

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