Luiz Antônio Martinelli

30.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
293 papers, 19.8k citations indexed

About

Luiz Antônio Martinelli is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Luiz Antônio Martinelli has authored 293 papers receiving a total of 19.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 131 papers in Ecology, 66 papers in Soil Science and 62 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Luiz Antônio Martinelli's work include Isotope Analysis in Ecology (89 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (39 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (36 papers). Luiz Antônio Martinelli is often cited by papers focused on Isotope Analysis in Ecology (89 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (39 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (36 papers). Luiz Antônio Martinelli collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Canada. Luiz Antônio Martinelli's co-authors include Alan R. Townsend, James N. Galloway, Jan Willem Erisman, Mateete Bekunda, Mark A. Sutton, J. R. Freney, Sybil P. Seitzinger, Zucong Cai, R. L. Victória and Plínio Barbosa de Camargo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Luiz Antônio Martinelli

281 papers receiving 19.0k citations

Hit Papers

Transformation of the Nitrogen Cycle: Recent Trends, Ques... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2008 2009 2002 2013 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. Transformation of the Nitrogen Cycle: Recent Trends, Questions, and Potential Solutions
    2008 5.2k citations James N. Galloway, Jan Willem Erisman et al. profile →
  2. Nutrient Imbalances in Agricultural Development
    2009 1.1k citations Luiz Antônio Martinelli, Fusuo Zhang et al. profile →
  3. Towards an ecological understanding of biological nitrogen fixation
    2002 668 citations Luiz Antônio Martinelli et al. profile →
  4. Pervasive transition of the Brazilian land-use system
    2013 411 citations David M. Lapola, Luiz Antônio Martinelli et al. Nature Climate Change profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Luiz Antônio Martinelli Brazil 65 6.8k 5.6k 4.8k 3.6k 3.6k 293 19.8k
Gary M. Lovett United States 63 4.9k 0.7× 3.4k 0.6× 4.4k 0.9× 3.2k 0.9× 3.3k 0.9× 141 14.0k
Elisabeth A. Holland United States 45 5.2k 0.8× 5.9k 1.1× 5.3k 1.1× 3.4k 0.9× 2.1k 0.6× 88 15.7k
Alan R. Townsend United States 66 9.5k 1.4× 11.0k 2.0× 5.1k 1.1× 6.3k 1.7× 3.5k 1.0× 174 25.5k
Stephen C. Hart United States 64 7.3k 1.1× 7.9k 1.4× 5.5k 1.1× 4.0k 1.1× 4.6k 1.3× 207 17.9k
Jan Willem Erisman Netherlands 63 6.6k 1.0× 6.7k 1.2× 5.7k 1.2× 5.7k 1.6× 2.3k 0.6× 296 27.8k
Cory C. Cleveland United States 62 9.3k 1.4× 10.7k 1.9× 4.1k 0.8× 5.0k 1.4× 3.6k 1.0× 121 22.0k
Bo Li China 74 9.3k 1.4× 4.2k 0.7× 4.7k 1.0× 1.5k 0.4× 3.5k 1.0× 823 23.9k
Knute J. Nadelhoffer United States 68 9.6k 1.4× 9.6k 1.7× 6.8k 1.4× 5.2k 1.4× 4.7k 1.3× 148 22.3k
Dennis S. Ojima United States 59 6.3k 0.9× 7.5k 1.3× 7.8k 1.6× 3.2k 0.9× 2.9k 0.8× 135 18.3k
Hanqin Tian United States 78 6.2k 0.9× 4.5k 0.8× 12.0k 2.5× 2.6k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 335 21.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Luiz Antônio Martinelli

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Luiz Antônio Martinelli's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Luiz Antônio Martinelli with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Luiz Antônio Martinelli more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Luiz Antônio Martinelli

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Luiz Antônio Martinelli. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Luiz Antônio Martinelli. The network helps show where Luiz Antônio Martinelli may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luiz Antônio Martinelli

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Luiz Antônio Martinelli. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Luiz Antônio Martinelli 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 Luiz Antônio Martinelli. Luiz Antônio Martinelli 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
1.
Martinelli, Luiz Antônio, Clément P. Bataille, Maria Carmozina de Araújo, et al.. (2025). Bioavailable strontium isoscape for the Amazon region using tree wood. Forest Ecology and Management. 594. 122963–122963.
2.
Nardoto, Gabriela Bielefeld, Níro Higuchi, Mário Tomazello Filho, et al.. (2025). Within- and between-site variability of δ18O, δ13C, and δ15N in Amazonian tree rings: Climatic drivers and implications for geographic traceability. Forest Ecology and Management. 597. 123168–123168.
3.
Duarte‐Neto, Paulo José, Bianca Veloso Goulart, Cassiana Carolina Montagner, et al.. (2024). Effects of pasture intensification and sugarcane cultivation on non-target species: A realistic evaluation in pesticide-contaminated mesocosms. The Science of The Total Environment. 922. 171425–171425. 6 indexed citations
4.
Li, Tingyu, Xin Zhang, Eric A. Davidson, et al.. (2022). A Hierarchical Framework for Unpacking the Nitrogen Challenge. Earth s Future. 10(11). 6 indexed citations
5.
Silva, Ramón, Mateus Batistella, James Millington, et al.. (2020). Three Decades of Changes in Brazilian Municipalities and Their Food Production Systems. Land. 9(11). 422–422. 28 indexed citations
6.
Houlton, Benjamin Z., Maya Almaraz, Viney P. Aneja, et al.. (2019). A World of Cobenefits: Solving the Global Nitrogen Challenge. Earth s Future. 7(8). 865–872. 148 indexed citations
7.
Rangel, Bianca de Sousa, et al.. (2019). Resource partitioning between two young‐of‐year cownose rays Rhinoptera bonasus and R. brasiliensis within a communal nursery inferred by trophic biomarkers. Journal of Fish Biology. 94(5). 781–788. 11 indexed citations
8.
Martinelli, Luiz Antônio, et al.. (2018). Stable carbon isotopic composition indicates large presence of maize in Brazilian soy sauces ( shoyu ). Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 70. 18–21. 12 indexed citations
9.
Groppo, Juliano Daniel, Sílvia Rafaela Machado Lins, Plínio Barbosa de Camargo, et al.. (2015). Changes in soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus due to land-use changes in Brazil. Biogeosciences. 12(15). 4765–4780. 72 indexed citations
10.
Lapola, David M., Luiz Antônio Martinelli, Carlos A. Peres, et al.. (2013). Pervasive transition of the Brazilian land-use system. Nature Climate Change. 4(1). 27–35. 411 indexed citations breakdown →
11.
Assad, Eduardo Delgado, Hilton Silveira Pinto, Susian Christian Martins, et al.. (2013). Changes in soil carbon stocks in Brazil due to land use: paired site comparisons and a regional pasture soil survey. Biogeosciences. 10(10). 6141–6160. 80 indexed citations
12.
Nardoto, Gabriela Bielefeld, Rui Sérgio Sereni Murrieta, Cristina Adams, et al.. (2011). Frozen chicken for wild fish: Nutritional transition in the Brazilian Amazon region determined by carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios in fingernails. American Journal of Human Biology. 23(5). 642–650. 79 indexed citations
13.
Assis, Marco Antônio, Eduardo Magalhães Borges Prata, Fernando Pedroni, et al.. (2011). Restinga and Lowland forests in coastal plain of southeastern Brazil: vegetation and environmental heterogeneity. Americanae (AECID Library). 32 indexed citations
14.
Neto, Eráclito Sousa, Janaína Braga do Carmo, Michael Keller, et al.. (2011). Soil-atmosphere exchange of nitrous oxide, methane and carbon dioxide in a gradient of elevation in the coastal Brazilian Atlantic forest. Biogeosciences. 8(3). 733–742. 85 indexed citations
15.
Lloyd, Jon, S. Patiño, R. Paiva, et al.. (2010). Optimisation of photosynthetic carbon gain and within-canopy gradients of associated foliar traits for Amazon forest trees. Biogeosciences. 7(6). 1833–1859. 102 indexed citations
16.
Martinelli, Luiz Antônio, Jean Pierre Ometto, Solange Filoso, & R. L. Victória. (2010). Contextualizing ethanol avoided carbon emissions in Brazil. GCB Bioenergy. 2(3). 152–156. 6 indexed citations
17.
Groppo, Juliano Daniel, et al.. (2007). ANÁLISE DE SÉRIES TEMPORAIS DE VAZÃO E PRECIPITAÇÃO EM ALGUMAS BACIAS DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO COM DIFERENTES GRAUS DE INTERVENÇÕES ANTRÓPICAS. Geociências (São Paulo). 24(2). 181–193. 10 indexed citations
18.
Ometto, Jean Pierre, Lawrence B. Flanagan, Luiz Antônio Martinelli, & James R. Ehleringer. (2005). OXYGEN ISOTOPE RATIOS OF WATERS AND RESPIRED CO 2 IN AMAZONIAN FOREST AND PASTURE ECOSYSTEMS. Ecological Applications. 15(1). 58–70. 32 indexed citations
19.
Ehleringer, James R., Jean Pierre Ometto, Lawrence B. Flanagan, et al.. (2001). Carbon Isotope Discrimination in Forest and Pasture Ecosystems of the Amazon Basin, Brazil. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 1 indexed citations
20.
Groppo, Juliano Daniel, et al.. (2001). Analise de series temporais de vazao e de precipitacao na bacia do Rio Piracicaba. 8(18). 109–117. 5 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Gary M. Lovett Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Elisabeth A. Holland Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Alan R. Townsend Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Stephen C. Hart Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jan Willem Erisman Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Cory C. Cleveland Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Bo Li Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Knute J. Nadelhoffer Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Dennis S. Ojima Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hanqin Tian
Rankless by CCL
2026