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2023

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D-Index
56
Citations
14258
World Ranking
3591
National Ranking
92

Xavier Pons 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 Xavier Pons sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 250 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Xavier Pons 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 Xavier Pons sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Xavier Pons is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain, with a focus on the Agricultural and Biological Sciences field. Their research spans several subfields including Insect Science, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics including:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies

Xavier Pons has contributed to over 78 publications in their main field of study, and some of their frequent publication venues include:

  • Insects
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Proceedings of The 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology
  • Conservation Letters
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Among recent papers associated with or relevant to their research area are:

  • Public attitudes toward biodiversity-friendly greenspace management in Europe, 2020, Conservation Letters
  • An update of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) on systemic pesticides. Part 4: Alternatives in major cropping systems, 2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae): Current Status of Biology, Ecology, and Management in Europe with Notes from North America, 2022, Insects
  • Acceptance of near-natural greenspace management relates to ecological and socio-cultural assigned values among European urbanites, 2020, Basic and Applied Ecology
  • Factors determining variation in colour morph frequencies in invasive Harmonia axyridis populations, 2020, Biological Invasions

Frequent collaborators in research include Alexandre Levi-Mourao, Roberto Meseguer, Filipe Madeira, Belén Lumbierres, and Nickolas G. Kavallieratos, reflecting a pattern of co-authorship with multiple researchers across related projects.

Best Publications

  • Widespread crown condition decline, food web disruption, and amplified tree mortality with increased climate change-type drought

    Jofre Carnicer;Marta Coll;Miquel Ninyerola;Xavier Pons

  • A methodological approach of climatological modelling of air temperature and precipitation through GIS techniques

    Miquel Ninyerola;Xavier Pons;Joan M. Roure

  • Revision of the Single-Channel Algorithm for Land Surface Temperature Retrieval From Landsat Thermal-Infrared Data

    J.C. Jimenez-Munoz;J. Cristobal;J.A. Sobrino;G. Soria

  • Land-cover and land-use change in a Mediterranean landscape: A spatial analysis of driving forces integrating biophysical and human factors

    P. Serra;X. Pons;D. Saurí

  • Atlas climático digital de la Península Ibérica: metodología y aplicaciones en bioclimatología y geobotánica

    Miquel Ninyerola;Joan M. Roure;Xavier Pons

  • Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition

    Daniel S. Karp;Rebecca E Chaplin-Kramer;Timothy D. Meehan;Emily A. Martin

  • SATELLITE EVIDENCE OF DECREASING RESILIENCE IN MEDITERRANEAN PLANT COMMUNITIES AFTER RECURRENT WILDFIRES

    Ricardo Díaz-Delgado;Francisco Lloret;Xavier Pons;Jaume Terradas

  • Pests, pesticide use and alternative options in European maize production: current status and future prospects

    M. Meissle;P. Mouron;T. Musa;F. Bigler

  • Influence of fire severity on plant regeneration by means of remote sensing imagery

    Ricardo Díaz-Delgado;Francisco Lloret;Xavier Pons

  • Wildfires and landscape patterns in the Eastern Iberian peninsula

    Francisco Lloret;Eduard Calvo;Xavier Pons;Ricardo Díaz-Delgado

  • Post-classification change detection with data from different sensors: Some accuracy considerations

    P. Serra;X. Pons;D. Saurí

  • A simple radiometric correction model to improve automatic mapping of vegetation from multispectral satellite data

    Xavier Pons;Lluís Solé-Sugrañes

  • Landscape structure and bird species richness: implications for conservation in rural areas between natural parks

    Joan Pino;Ferran Rodà;Josep Ribas;Xavier Pons

  • Land cover change in Europe between 1950 and 2000 determined employing aerial photography

    F. Gerard;S. Petit;G. Smith;A. Thomson

  • Spatial patterns of fire occurrence in Catalonia, NE, Spain

    Ricardo Díaz-Delgado;Francisco Lloret;Xavier Pons

  • Spatial patterns of forest fires in Catalonia (NE of Spain) along the period 1975–1995: Analysis of vegetation recovery after fire

    Ricardo Dı́az-Delgado;Xavier Pons

  • Improvements in land surface temperature retrieval from the Landsat series thermal band using water vapor and air temperature

    J. Cristóbal;J. C. Jiménez-Muñoz;J. A. Sobrino;M. Ninyerola

  • Monthly precipitation mapping of the Iberian Peninsula using spatial interpolation tools implemented in a Geographic Information System

    M. Ninyerola;X. Pons;J. M. Roure

  • Incorporation of relief in polynomial-based geometric corrections

    V. Pala;X. Pons

  • Comparison of four UAV georeferencing methods for environmental monitoring purposes focusing on the combined use with airborne and satellite remote sensing platforms

    Joan Cristian Padró;Francisco Javier Muñoz;Jordi Planas;Xavier Pons

  • Modeling air temperature through a combination of remote sensing and GIS data

    Jordi Cristóbal;M. Ninyerola;X. Pons

Frequent Co-Authors

Joan Pino
Joan Pino Autonomous University of Barcelona
Francisco Lloret
Francisco Lloret Autonomous University of Barcelona
Josep Peñuelas
Josep Peñuelas Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), CSIC
Lluís Brotons
Lluís Brotons Spanish National Research Council
Jofre Carnicer
Jofre Carnicer University of Barcelona
Félix Ortego
Félix Ortego Spanish National Research Council
Marta Coll
Marta Coll Spanish National Research Council
Nickolas G. Kavallieratos
Nickolas G. Kavallieratos Agricultural University of Athens
Raymond Salvador
Raymond Salvador Fidmag Sisters Hospitallers
Pedro Castañera
Pedro Castañera Spanish National Research Council

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