Charles R. Clément

10.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
268 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Charles R. Clément is a scholar working on Plant Science, History and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles R. Clément has authored 268 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Plant Science, 68 papers in History and 55 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Charles R. Clément's work include Banana Cultivation and Research (76 papers), Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (68 papers) and Cassava research and cyanide (50 papers). Charles R. Clément is often cited by papers focused on Banana Cultivation and Research (76 papers), Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (68 papers) and Cassava research and cyanide (50 papers). Charles R. Clément collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and France. Charles R. Clément's co-authors include L. H. P. Jones, M. J. Hopper, André Braga Junqueira, Doriane Picanço Rodrigues, Alessandro Alves‐Pereira, Michelly de Cristo-Araújo, Géo Coppens D'Eeckenbrugge, Douglas André Steinmacher, Miguel Pedro Guerra and Carolina Levis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Charles R. Clément

258 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

The domestication of Amazonia before European conquest 2010 2026 2015 2020 2015 2010 2018 2024 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The domestication of Amazonia before European conquest
    2015 302 citations Charles R. Clément, André Braga Junqueira et al. profile →
  2. Origin and Domestication of Native Amazonian Crops
    2010 258 citations Charles R. Clément, Doriane Picanço Rodrigues et al. profile →
  3. How People Domesticated Amazonian Forests
    2018 192 citations Carolina Levis, Bernardo M. Flores et al. profile →
  4. Contributions of human cultures to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation
    2024 38 citations Carolina Levis, Bernardo M. Flores et al. profile →

Peers

Charles R. Clément
Ghillean Τ. Prance United States
Henrik Balslev Denmark
P. W. Richards United Kingdom
Ernesto Medina Venezuela
Flávia R. C. Costa Brazil
Alwyn H. Gentry United States
Christine Padoch United States
Edward Newman United Kingdom
Manuel J. Macía Spain
Nigel J. H. Smith United States
Ghillean Τ. Prance United States
Charles R. Clément
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lins, Juliana, et al.. (2025). Thinking with Amazonian Indigenous Peoples to expand ideas on domestication. People and Nature. 7(3). 560–574. 2 indexed citations
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Casas, Alejandro, et al.. (2024). Genetic analyses and dispersal patterns unveil the Amazonian origin of guava domestication. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 15755–15755. 1 indexed citations
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Jull, Andrew, Jordon Bright, Chris Ebert, et al.. (2024). RDC volume 66 issue 2 Cover and Front matter. Radiocarbon. 66(2). f1–f4. 1 indexed citations
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Ticktin, Tamara, et al.. (2024). Recovery of local agrobiodiversity after an extreme flood in Amazon floodplains. Biological Conservation. 292. 110536–110536.
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Clément, Charles R., Thomas Larsen, Flávia Machado Durgante, et al.. (2024). Insights into Growth, Ring Formation and Maximum Ages of Brazil Nut Trees (Bertholletia excelsa) Using 14C Dating and Tree-Ring Analysis. Radiocarbon. 66(2). 306–325. 2 indexed citations
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Sebbenn, Alexandre Magno, et al.. (2023). Genetic diversity and mating system of Euterpe precatoria in three localities along the lower Solimões River in Central Amazonia. Silvae genetica. 72(1). 81–91. 3 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Maria Julia, Carolina Levis, Leonardo da Silva Chaves, Charles R. Clément, & Gustavo Taboada Soldati. (2022). Indigenous and Traditional Management Creates and Maintains the Diversity of Ecosystems of South American Tropical Savannas. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10. 11 indexed citations
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Clément, Charles R., Alejandro Casas, Fabiola Parra, et al.. (2021). Disentangling Domestication from Food Production Systems in the Neotropics. Quaternary. 4(1). 4–4. 61 indexed citations
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Costa, Flaviane Malaquias, Rafael Vidal, Charles R. Clément, et al.. (2020). Entrelaçado, a rare maize race conserved in Southwestern Amazonia. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 68(1). 51–58. 6 indexed citations
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Flores, Bernardo M., et al.. (2019). Growth rings of Brazil nut trees (Bertholletia excelsa) as a living record of historical human disturbance in Central Amazonia. PLoS ONE. 14(4). e0214128–e0214128. 30 indexed citations
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Junqueira, André Braga, et al.. (2016). Soil fertility gradients shape the agrobiodiversity of Amazonian homegardens. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 221. 270–281. 25 indexed citations
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Junqueira, André Braga, T.J. Stomph, Charles R. Clément, & P.C. Struik. (2015). Variation in soil fertility influences cycle dynamics and crop diversity in shifting cultivation systems. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 215. 122–132. 29 indexed citations
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Clément, Charles R., et al.. (2006). Maximizing lumber use : The effect of manufacturing defects on yield, a case study. Forest Products Journal. 56(1). 60–65. 2 indexed citations
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Clément, Charles R.. (1992). Frutas da Amazônia.. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 1 indexed citations
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Clément, Charles R., et al.. (1991). The pejibaye (Bactris gasipaes H.B.K., Palmae) as an oil crop: potential and breeding strategy.. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 11 indexed citations
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Clément, Charles R., et al.. (1989). Pupunha brava ( bactris dahlgreniana glassman) progenitora da pupunha (bactris gasipaes h.b.k.). LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 5 indexed citations
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Clément, Charles R.. (1987). A pupunha, uma arvore domesticada.. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 1 indexed citations
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Clément, Charles R., et al.. (1985). Estimación del área foliar de la palma de pejibaye ( Bactris gasipaes H.B.K.). Revista de Biología Tropical. 33(2). 99–105. 4 indexed citations
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Clément, Charles R., et al.. (1983). Review of genetic erosion of Amazon perennial crops.. 21–23. 1 indexed citations

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