Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri

943 total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 593 citations indexed

About

Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Environmental Chemistry and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 593 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 8 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 4 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri's work include Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (17 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (16 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (8 papers). Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri is often cited by papers focused on Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (17 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (16 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (8 papers). Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Portugal and Mexico. Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri's co-authors include Isabel Martínez, Adrián Escudero, Fernando T. Maestre, Elisabeth Huber‐Sannwald, José Luis Flores-Flores, Miguel Berdugo, Raúl Ochoa‐Hueso, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, David J. Eldridge and Nicolas Gross and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri

19 papers receiving 589 citations

Hit Papers

Biogeography of global drylands 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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. Biogeography of global drylands
    2021 224 citations Fernando T. Maestre, Blas M. Benito et al. New Phytologist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri Spain 11 385 144 143 134 113 20 593
Justin Van Zee United States 9 222 0.6× 104 0.7× 74 0.5× 158 1.2× 206 1.8× 11 547
Kirstin Deutschewitz Germany 5 431 1.1× 128 0.9× 198 1.4× 186 1.4× 117 1.0× 5 618
Alison Downing Australia 14 416 1.1× 111 0.8× 212 1.5× 54 0.4× 118 1.0× 25 652
Lourdes Morillas Spain 13 168 0.4× 103 0.7× 89 0.6× 102 0.8× 128 1.1× 24 492
Rüdiger Prasse Germany 11 265 0.7× 128 0.9× 78 0.5× 252 1.9× 141 1.2× 15 572
Marina González-Polo Argentina 11 115 0.3× 88 0.6× 65 0.5× 112 0.8× 142 1.3× 25 480
Stacy A. Smith United States 8 127 0.3× 205 1.4× 76 0.5× 278 2.1× 226 2.0× 17 604
Mehdi Cherif France 12 96 0.2× 59 0.4× 87 0.6× 116 0.9× 206 1.8× 18 425
Monique M. L. Van Kempen Netherlands 9 170 0.4× 46 0.3× 81 0.6× 233 1.7× 128 1.1× 12 634
Wolfgang Lewandrowski Australia 16 148 0.4× 134 0.9× 73 0.5× 276 2.1× 193 1.7× 33 639

Countries citing papers authored by Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri

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Fields of papers citing papers by Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri. Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pinho, Pedro, Paolo Giordani, Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri, et al.. (2024). Incorporating biotic interactions to better model current and future vegetation of the maritime Antarctic. Current Biology. 34(21). 4884–4893.e4. 1 indexed citations
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Larsen, Stefano, José Manuel Álvarez‐Martínez, José Barquín, et al.. (2023). RIPARIANET - Prioritising riparian ecotones to sustain and connect multiple biodiversity and functional components in river networks. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9. 1 indexed citations
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Concostrina‐Zubiri, Laura, et al.. (2022). Diversity of Saxicolous Lichens along an Aridity Gradient in Central M閤ico. Phyton. 91(4). 827–840.
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Concostrina‐Zubiri, Laura, María Prieto, Pilar Hurtado, Adrián Escudero, & Isabel Martínez. (2022). Functional diversity regulates the effects of habitat degradation on biocrust phylogenetic and taxonomic diversities. Ecological Applications. 32(5). e2599–e2599. 11 indexed citations
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Concostrina‐Zubiri, Laura, Enrique Valencia, Victoria Ochoa, et al.. (2022). Biocrust‐forming lichens increase soil available phosphorus under simulated climate change. European Journal of Soil Science. 73(4). 6 indexed citations
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Concostrina‐Zubiri, Laura, Miguel Berdugo, Enrique Valencia, Betty J. Mendoza, & Fernando T. Maestre. (2022). Decomposition of dryland biocrust-forming lichens and mosses contributes to soil nutrient cycling. Plant and Soil. 481(1-2). 23–34. 17 indexed citations
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Maestre, Fernando T., Blas M. Benito, Miguel Berdugo, et al.. (2021). Biogeography of global drylands. New Phytologist. 231(2). 540–558. 224 indexed citations breakdown →
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Concostrina‐Zubiri, Laura, Enrique Valencia, Victoria Ochoa, et al.. (2020). Species‐specific effects of biocrust‐forming lichens on soil properties under simulated climate change are driven by functional traits. New Phytologist. 230(1). 101–115. 17 indexed citations
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Concostrina‐Zubiri, Laura, et al.. (2019). Unassisted establishment of biological soil crusts on dryland road slopes. Web Ecology. 19(1). 39–51. 16 indexed citations
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Concostrina‐Zubiri, Laura, Isabel Martínez, & Adrián Escudero. (2018). Lichen-biocrust diversity in a fragmented dryland: Fine scale factors are better predictors than landscape structure. The Science of The Total Environment. 628-629. 882–892. 14 indexed citations
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Ochoa‐Hueso, Raúl, et al.. (2017). Nitrogen deposition reduces the cover of biocrust-forming lichens and soil pigment content in a semiarid Mediterranean shrubland. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24(34). 26172–26184. 7 indexed citations
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Concostrina‐Zubiri, Laura, Paula Matos, Paolo Giordani, & Cristina Branquinho. (2017). Biocrust tissue traits as potential indicators of global change in the Mediterranean. Plant and Soil. 429(1-2). 159–174. 10 indexed citations
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Concostrina‐Zubiri, Laura, et al.. (2016). Grazing or Not Grazing: Implications for Ecosystem Services Provided by Biocrusts in Mediterranean Cork Oak Woodlands. Land Degradation and Development. 28(4). 1345–1353. 47 indexed citations
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Concostrina‐Zubiri, Laura, David S. Pescador, Isabel Martínez, & Adrián Escudero. (2014). Climate and small scale factors determine functional diversity shifts of biological soil crusts in Iberian drylands. Biodiversity and Conservation. 23(7). 1757–1770. 53 indexed citations
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Concostrina‐Zubiri, Laura & Íñigo Granzow‐de la Cerda. (2014). Confirmed presence ofGigaspermum repensHook. Lindb. in the New World. Journal of Bryology. 37(2). 147–149. 1 indexed citations
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Concostrina‐Zubiri, Laura, Elisabeth Huber‐Sannwald, Isabel Martínez, et al.. (2014). Biological soil crusts across disturbance–recovery scenarios: effect of grazing regime on community dynamics. Ecological Applications. 24(7). 1863–1877. 47 indexed citations
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Concostrina‐Zubiri, Laura, et al.. (2013). Efectos y respuestas de la costra biológica del suelo en ecosistemas áridos: avances recientes a nivel de especie. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Concostrina‐Zubiri, Laura, Isabel Martínez, Elisabeth Huber‐Sannwald, & Adrián Escudero. (2013). Biological Soil Crust effects and responses in arid ecosystems: recent advances at the species level. Ecosistemas. 22(3). 95–100. 2 indexed citations
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Concostrina‐Zubiri, Laura, Isabel Martínez, Sonia G. Rabasa, & Adrián Escudero. (2013). The influence of environmental factors on biological soil crust: from a community perspective to a species level approach. Journal of Vegetation Science. 25(2). 503–513. 34 indexed citations
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Concostrina‐Zubiri, Laura, Elisabeth Huber‐Sannwald, Isabel Martínez, José Luis Flores-Flores, & Adrián Escudero. (2013). Biological soil crusts greatly contribute to small-scale soil heterogeneity along a grazing gradient. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 64. 28–36. 84 indexed citations

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