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Vidal Barrón publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vidal Barrón sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 160 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Vidal Barrón D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vidal Barrón sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Vidal Barrón is affiliated with the University of Córdoba in Spain and conducts research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Plant Science, Soil Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Molecular Biology, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment.

Their research focuses on topics such as iron oxide chemistry and applications, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, clay minerals and soil interactions, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, forest ecology and management, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, and soil geostatistics and mapping.

Recent publications by Vidal Barrón include:

  • The Magnetic and Color Reflectance Properties of Hematite: From Earth to Mars, 2021, Reviews of Geophysics
  • Soil properties governing phosphorus adsorption in soils of Southern Brazil, 2020, Geoderma Regional
  • Color in subtropical brazilian soils as determined with a Munsell chart and by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, 2020, CATENA
  • Linking functional traits with tree growth and forest productivity in Quercus ilex forests along a climatic gradient, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Remote sensing of the Earth's soil color in space and time, 2023, Remote Sensing of Environment

Vidal Barrón frequently publishes in several venues, with multiple works appearing in:

  • Geoderma Regional
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Plant and Soil
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaborations are a significant part of Vidal Barrón's research activity, working often with coauthors including J. Torrent, Antonio Rafael Sánchez-Rodríguez, Rafael Villar, María Carmen del Campillo, and Alberto Vasconcellos Inda.

Best Publications

  • Use and limitations of second-derivative diffuse reflectance spectroscopy in the visible to near-infrared range to identify and quantify Fe oxide minerals in soils

    A. C. Scheinost;A. Chavernas;V. Barron;J. Torrent

  • Ordered ferrimagnetic form of ferrihydrite reveals links among structure, composition, and magnetism

    F Marc Michel;Vidal Barrón;José Torrent;María P Morales

  • Enhanced wheat yield by biochar addition under different mineral fertilization levels

    José Antonio Alburquerque;Pablo Salazar;Vidal Barrón;José Torrent

  • Use of the Kubelka—Munk theory to study the influence of iron oxides on soil colour

    V. Barron;J. Torrent

  • Surface Hydroxyl Configuration of Various Crystal Faces of Hematite and Goethite

    Vidal Barrón;José Torrent

  • Iron oxides and organic matter on soil phosphorus availability

    Jessé Rodrigo Fink;Alberto Vasconcellos Inda;Tales Tiecher;Vidal Barrón

  • Effects of biochars produced from different feedstocks on soil properties and sunflower growth

    José Antonio Alburquerque;Juan Manuel Calero;Vidal Barrón;José Torrent

  • Magnetic enhancement is linked to and precedes hematite formation in aerobic soil

    José Torrent;Vidal Barrón;Qingsong Liu

  • Phosphate adsorption and desorption by goethites differing in crystal morphology.

    J. Torrent;V. Barrón;U. Schwertmann

  • Magnetic Enhancement and Iron Oxides in the Upper Luochuan Loess–Paleosol Sequence, Chinese Loess Plateau

    José Torrent;Qingsong Liu;Jan Bloemendal;Vidal Barrón

  • FAST AND SLOW PHOSPHATE SORPTION BY GOETHITE-RICH NATURAL MATERIALS

    J. Torrent;U. Schwertmann;V. Barron

  • Adsorption and desorption of phosphorus in subtropical soils as affected by management system and mineralogy

    Jessé R. Fink;Alberto V. Inda;Jovana Bavaresco;Vidal Barrón

  • Laboratory measurement of soil color: theory and practice.

    J. Torrent;V. Barrón

  • Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy

    José Torrent;Vidal Barrón

  • The Reductive Dissolution of Synthetic Goethite and Hematite in Dithionite

    J. Torrent;U. Schwertmann;V. Barron

  • Organic matter delays but does not prevent phosphate sorption by Cerrado soils from Brazil

    E. Afif;V. Barron;J. Torrent

  • EFFECT OF PHOSPHATE ON THE CRYSTALLIZATION OF HEMATITE, GOETHITE, AND LEPIDOCROCITE FROM FERRIHYDRITE

    Natividad Galvez;Vidal Barron;Jose Torrent

  • Wheat growth and yield responses to biochar addition under Mediterranean climate conditions

    Manuel Olmo;José Antonio Alburquerque;Vidal Barrón;María Carmen del Campillo

  • Hydromaghemite, an intermediate in the hydrothermal transformation of 2-line ferrihydrite into hematite

    Vidal Barrón;José Torrent;Eddy de Grave

  • Estimation of aggregate stability indices in Mediterranean soils by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy.

    J.C. Cañasveras;V. Barrón;M.C. del Campillo;J. Torrent

Frequent Co-Authors

José Torrent
José Torrent University of Córdoba
Qingsong Liu
Qingsong Liu Southern University of Science and Technology
Rafael Villar
Rafael Villar University of Córdoba
Cimélio Bayer
Cimélio Bayer Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
José A. Gómez
José A. Gómez Spanish National Research Council
Nilton Curi
Nilton Curi Federal University of Lavras
Andrew P. Roberts
Andrew P. Roberts Australian National University
Carlos J. Serna
Carlos J. Serna Spanish National Research Council
Rafael Luque
Rafael Luque King Saud University
Mark J. Dekkers
Mark J. Dekkers Utrecht University

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