Rodolfo Vásquez

21.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
54 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Rodolfo Vásquez is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rodolfo Vásquez has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 22 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 18 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Rodolfo Vásquez's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers), Plant and animal studies (18 papers) and Forest ecology and management (12 papers). Rodolfo Vásquez is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers), Plant and animal studies (18 papers) and Forest ecology and management (12 papers). Rodolfo Vásquez collaborates with scholars based in United States, Peru and United Kingdom. Rodolfo Vásquez's co-authors include Oliver L. Phillips, Alwyn H. Gentry, Yadvinder Malhi, Timothy R. Baker, William F. Laurance, Susan G. W. Laurance, Nigel C. A. Pitman, Níro Higuchi, Abel Monteagudo and Stanley Sawyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rodolfo Vásquez

49 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Changes in the Carbon Balance of Tropical Forests: Evidence from Long-Term Plots

1998 622 citations Oliver L. Phillips, Yadvinder Malhi et al. profile →
Variation in wood density determines spatial patterns inAmazonian forest biomass

2004 581 citations Timothy R. Baker, Oliver L. Phillips et al. Global Change Biology profile →
Continental-scale patterns of canopy tree composition and function across Amazonia

2006 516 citations Hans ter Steege, Nigel C. A. Pitman et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rodolfo Vásquez United States	20	2.5k	1.9k	888	708	440	54	3.8k
David Neill Ecuador	23	1.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	454 0.6×	548 1.2×	71	3.2k
J. W. Ferry Slik Netherlands	28	1.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	823 0.9×	650 0.9×	492 1.1×	50	2.9k
María C. Ruiz-Jaén Canada	9	2.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	582 0.7×	821 1.2×	357 0.8×	11	3.2k
Takuo Yamakura Japan	24	3.0k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	573 0.6×	875 1.2×	405 0.9×	70	4.0k
Zhanqing Hao China	39	2.8k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.6×	768 1.7×	162	4.1k
Jorge A. Meave Mexico	38	3.5k 1.4×	2.1k 1.1×	2.0k 2.2×	1.4k 2.0×	917 2.1×	156	5.5k
Jürgen Homeier Germany	36	1.7k 0.7×	950 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	716 1.0×	901 2.0×	90	3.4k
Mark Schulze United States	26	1.3k 0.5×	2.0k 1.0×	425 0.5×	908 1.3×	200 0.5×	54	2.9k
Daniel J. Metcalfe Australia	28	1.3k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	574 0.6×	1.2k 1.6×	465 1.1×	75	2.8k
Susana Bautista Spain	31	1.7k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	653 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	745 1.7×	73	3.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rodolfo Vásquez

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Farfán-Ríos, William, Sassan Saatchi, Imma Oliveras Menor, et al.. (2025). Wood density variation across an Andes‐to‐Amazon elevational gradient. Journal of Ecology. 113(9). 2370–2385.

Araújo, Walter Santos de, Eurídice N. Honorio Coronado, Timothy R. Baker, et al.. (2024). Plant species richness, not hygrothermal stress, is the main predictor of gall‐inducing insect richness in Peruvian Amazon forests. Biotropica. 56(3).

Castillo, Joaquina Albán, Asunción Cano, Edeline Gagnon, et al.. (2023). Small and in‐country herbaria are vital for accurate plant threat assessments: A case study from Peru. Plants People Planet. 6(1). 174–185. 10 indexed citations

Vásquez, Rodolfo & Rocío del Pilar Rojas Gonzáles. (2022). Catálogo de las especies forestales maderables de la Amazonía y la Yunga Peruana. 37(3). 5–138. 3 indexed citations

Signori‐Müller, Caroline, Rafael S. Oliveira, Julia Valentim Tavares, et al.. (2021). Variation of non‐structural carbohydrates across the fast–slow continuum in Amazon Forest canopy trees. Functional Ecology. 36(2). 341–355. 18 indexed citations

Baker, Timothy R., Karina Banda, Eurídice N. Honorio Coronado, et al.. (2018). EL EL SUMIDERO DE CARBONO EN LOS BOSQUES PRIMARIOS AMAZÓNICOS ES UNA OPORTUNIDAD PARA LOGRAR LA SOSTENIBILIDAD DE SU CONSERVACIÓN. Folia Amazónica. 27(1). 101–109. 10 indexed citations

Baker, Timothy R., R. Toby Pennington, Kyle G. Dexter, et al.. (2017). Maximising Synergy among Tropical Plant Systematists, Ecologists, and Evolutionary Biologists. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 32(4). 258–267. 45 indexed citations

Vásquez, Rodolfo, et al.. (2015). UNA NUEVA ESPECIE DE HASSELTIA (SALICACEAE) DEL PERÚ. Arnaldoa. 20(2). 253–258. 1 indexed citations

Gamarra, Luis Valenzuela, et al.. (2015). Primer catálogo de los árboles y afines de la Reserva Comunal El Sira, Perú. Arnaldoa. 21(1). 127–164. 3 indexed citations

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Gamarra, Luis Valenzuela, Rodolfo Vásquez, Oliver L. Phillips, et al.. (2015). LÍNEA BASE PARA EL MONITOREO DE LA VEGETACIÓN EN LA RESERVA COMUNAL EL SIRA (RCS). Arnaldoa. 22(1). 243–268. 1 indexed citations

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Zuccarini, Paolo, et al.. (2014). Effects of soil water temperature on root hydraulic resistance of six species of Iberian pines. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 149(5). 914–921. 2 indexed citations

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Higgins, Mark, Kalle Ruokolainen, Hanna Tuomisto, et al.. (2011). Geological control of floristic composition in Amazonian forests. Journal of Biogeography. 38(11). 2136–2149. 148 indexed citations

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Smith, Nigel, et al.. (2010). CINDERELLA FRUITS AND CULTURAL FORESTS IN PACAYA-SAMIRIA, PERUVIAN AMAZON. Amazônica - Revista de Antropologia. 2(2). 328–350. 1 indexed citations

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Vásquez, Rodolfo, et al.. (2009). Una nueva especie de Chrysochlamys (Clusiaceae: Clusioideae: Clusieae) del Peru. Arnaldoa. 16(2). 23–28. 1 indexed citations

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Vásquez, Rodolfo. (2009). Sinopsis del género Sloanea L. (Elaeocarpaceae) en el Perú. Arnaldoa. 16(2). 37–63. 4 indexed citations

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Chao, Kuo‐Jung, Oliver L. Phillips, Timothy R. Baker, et al.. (2009). After trees die: quantities and determinants of necromass across Amazonia. Biogeosciences. 6(8). 1615–1626. 53 indexed citations

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Neill, David, et al.. (2006). Nuevas adiciones de Angiospermas a la flora del Perú procedentes de la Cordillera del Cóndor y áreas adyacentes. Arnaldoa. 13(2). 318–322. 3 indexed citations

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Steege, Hans ter, Nigel C. A. Pitman, Oliver L. Phillips, et al.. (2006). Continental-scale patterns of canopy tree composition and function across Amazonia. Nature. 443(7110). 444–447. 516 indexed citations breakdown →

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Baker, Timothy R., Oliver L. Phillips, Yadvinder Malhi, et al.. (2004). Variation in wood density determines spatial patterns inAmazonian forest biomass. Global Change Biology. 10(5). 545–562. 581 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vásquez, Rodolfo. (2003). Diversity of Bolivian Orchidaceae ? a challenge for taxonomic, floristic and conservation research. Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 3(2). 93–102. 28 indexed citations

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