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Sergio F. Vizcaíno publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sergio F. Vizcaíno sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 175 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Sergio F. Vizcaíno D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sergio F. Vizcaíno sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Argentina Leader Award

Overview

Sergio F. Vizcaíno is affiliated with the National University of La Plata in Argentina. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial number of publications in paleontology. The scientist has contributed across several related subfields including Anthropology, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their scholarly work covers a diverse range of topics such as:

  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Morphological variations and asymmetry
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology

Sergio F. Vizcaíno has published frequently in several scientific journals. The most common venues include:

  • Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Ameghiniana
  • Revista del Museo de La Plata

The following recent papers highlight their research output:

  • "Paleoenvironments and paleoecology of the Santa Cruz Formation (early-middle Miocene) along the Río Santa Cruz, Patagonia (Argentina)" (2021), Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • "Patagonian Aridification at the Onset of the Mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum" (2020), Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • "Reconstructing Cenozoic Patagonian biotas using multi-proxy fossil records" (2021), Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • "Insights on the controls on floodplain-dominated fluvial successions: a perspective from the Early-Middle Miocene Santa Cruz Formation in Río Chalía (Patagonia, Argentina)" (2021), Journal of the Geological Society
  • "Testing the hypothesis of an impoverished predator guild in the Early Miocene ecosystems of Patagonia: An analysis of meat availability and competition intensity among carnivores" (2020), Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Collaborations with other researchers form an important part of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • M. Susana Bargo
  • Richard F. Kay
  • Néstor Toledo
  • José I. Cuitiño
  • Gerardo De Iuliis

Additionally, Sergio F. Vizcaíno has contributed to academic books, including a publication with Indiana University Press titled "Vertebrate Paleobiology" (2024).

Best Publications

  • Influence of Tertiary paleoenvironmental changes on the diversification of South American mammals: a relaxed molecular clock study within xenarthrans

    Fréderic Delsuc;Sergio Fabián Vizcaíno;Emmanuel J. P. Douzery

  • BODY MASS ESTIMATIONS IN LUJANIAN (LATE PLEISTOCENE-EARLY HOLOCENE OF SOUTH AMERICA) MAMMAL MEGAFAUNA

    Richard A. Fariña;Sergio F. Vizcaíno;María S. Bargo

  • Limb proportions and adaptations in caviomorph rodents (Rodentia: Caviomorpha)

    A. Elissamburu;S. F. Vizcaíno

  • Structure and function in armadillo limbs (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Dasypodidae)

    S.F. Vizcaino;Nick Milne

  • The phylogenetic affinities of the extinct glyptodonts

    Frédéric Delsuc;Gillian C. Gibb;Gillian C. Gibb;Melanie Kuch;Guillaume Billet

  • Limb bone proportions, strength and digging in some Lujanian (Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene) mylodontid ground sloths (Mammalia, Xenarthra)

    M. Susana Bargo;Sergio F. Vizcaíno;Fernando M. Archuby;R. Ernesto Blanco

  • Paleoecology of the large carnivore guild from the late Pleistocene of Argentina

    Sergio F. Vizcaíno;Francisco J. Prevosti;Paseo del Bosque

  • Pleistocene burrows in the Mar del Plata area [Argentina] and their probable builders

    S.F. Vizcaino;M. Zarate;Bargo;A. Dondas

  • Megafauna: Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America

    Richard A. Fariña;Sergio F. Vizcaíno;Gerry De Iuliis

  • Muzzle of South American Pleistocene ground sloths (Xenarthra, Tardigrada).

    M. Susana Bargo;Néstor Toledo;Sergio F. Vizcaíno

  • Early Miocene paleobiology in Patagonia : high-latitude paleocommunities of the Santa Cruz Formation

    Sergio F. Vizcaíno;Richard F. Kay;M. Susana Bargo

  • Paleobiology of Pleistocene ground sloths (Xenarthra, Tardigrada): biomechanics, morphogeometry and ecomorphology applied to the masticatory apparatus

    M. Susana Bargo;M. Susana Bargo;Sergio F. Vizcaíno;Sergio F. Vizcaíno

  • The teeth of the “toothless”: novelties and key innovations in the evolution of xenarthrans (Mammalia, Xenarthra)

    Sergio F. Vizcaíno

  • Hypsodonty in Pleistocene ground sloths

    Bargo;G De Iuliis;S F Vizcaino

  • Ulnar dimensions and fossoriality in armadillos

    Sergio F. Vizcaino;Richard A. Fariña;Gerardo V. Mazzetta

  • New Discoveries of “Opposum-Like” Marsupials from Antarctica (Seymour Island, Medial Eocene)

    Francisco J. Goin;Judd A. Case;Michael O. Woodburne;Sergio F. Vizcaíno

  • Dental occlusal surface area in relation to body mass, food habits and other biological features in fossil xenarthrans

    Sergio F. Vizcaíno;M. Susana Bargo;Guillermo H. Cassini

  • The biology of the Xenarthra

    Sergio F Vizcaíno;W. J Loughry

  • Early Miocene Paleobiology in Patagonia: A review of the paleoenvironment and paleoecology of the Miocene Santa Cruz Formation

    Richard F. Kay;Sergio F. Vizcaíno;M. Susana Bargo

  • Distribution of extant xenarthrans (Mammalia: Xenarthra) in Argentina using species distribution models

    Agustin Manuel Abba;Marcelo Fabio Tognelli;Viviana Paola Seitz;Benjamin Bender

  • Mamíferos continentales del Mioceno tardío a la actualidad en la Argentina cincuenta años de estudios

    María Guiomar Vucetich;Sergio Fabián Vizcaíno;Emma Carolina Vieytes;Diego H. Verzi

  • A baseline paleoecological study for the Santa Cruz Formation (late–early Miocene) at the Atlantic coast of Patagonia, Argentina

    Sergio F. Vizcaíno;M. Susana Bargo;Richard F. Kay;Richard A. Fariña

  • Skull Shape, Masticatory Apparatus, and Diet of Vassallia and Holmesina (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Pampatheriidae): When Anatomy Constrains Destiny

    Sergio F. Vizcaíno;Gerardo De Iuliis;María S. Bargo

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard F. Kay
Richard F. Kay Duke University
Marcelo Reguero
Marcelo Reguero National University of La Plata
Matthew J. Kohn
Matthew J. Kohn Boise State University
Sergio A. Marenssi
Sergio A. Marenssi University of Buenos Aires
Eduardo P. Tonni
Eduardo P. Tonni National University of La Plata
Marcelo H. Cassini
Marcelo H. Cassini Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Paul Palmqvist
Paul Palmqvist University of Malaga
Mark D. Schmitz
Mark D. Schmitz Boise State University
Frédéric Delsuc
Frédéric Delsuc University of Montpellier
José Luis Prado
José Luis Prado Spanish National Research Council

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