Sandra Saura‐Mas

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 991 citations indexed

About

Sandra Saura‐Mas is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra Saura‐Mas has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 991 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 20 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Sandra Saura‐Mas's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (8 papers). Sandra Saura‐Mas is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (8 papers). Sandra Saura‐Mas collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Ecuador. Sandra Saura‐Mas's co-authors include Francisco Lloret, Jordi Martínez‐Vilalta, Teresa Rosas, Maurizio Mencuccini, Josep Barba, Hervé Cochard, Susana Paula, Juli G. Pausas, Lluís Benejam and Albert Vilà‐Cabrera and has published in prestigious journals such as New Phytologist, Oecologia and Forest Ecology and Management.

In The Last Decade

Sandra Saura‐Mas

30 papers receiving 967 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Adjustments and coordination of hydraulic, leaf and stem traits along a water availability gradient

2019 213 citations Teresa Rosas, Maurizio Mencuccini et al. New Phytologist profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sandra Saura‐Mas Spain	17	584	574	264	229	165	31	991
Skip J. Van Bloem United States	18	444 0.8×	439 0.8×	174 0.7×	332 1.4×	138 0.8×	37	941
Alessio Collalti Italy	22	581 1.0×	888 1.5×	187 0.7×	225 1.0×	319 1.9×	57	1.2k
Selene Báez Ecuador	11	434 0.7×	359 0.6×	140 0.5×	253 1.1×	103 0.6×	20	807
Kim Naudts Germany	15	356 0.6×	824 1.4×	210 0.8×	217 0.9×	273 1.7×	25	1.1k
Susana Gómez‐González Chile	17	510 0.9×	483 0.8×	364 1.4×	219 1.0×	90 0.5×	43	1.0k
Don Butler Australia	25	716 1.2×	735 1.3×	249 0.9×	533 2.3×	188 1.1×	58	1.5k
Ellen Cieraad New Zealand	19	344 0.6×	467 0.8×	251 1.0×	349 1.5×	183 1.1×	52	1.1k
Loretta L. Battaglia United States	21	692 1.2×	588 1.0×	272 1.0×	688 3.0×	100 0.6×	48	1.4k
Bertil Westerlund Sweden	6	669 1.1×	727 1.3×	171 0.6×	228 1.0×	79 0.5×	8	1.2k
Guillermo E. Defossé Argentina	17	450 0.8×	465 0.8×	186 0.7×	290 1.3×	83 0.5×	65	895

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandra Saura‐Mas

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Saura‐Mas, Sandra, et al.. (2024). The impact of war on forest logging: Changes in logging practices in Syrian rural communities. Trees Forests and People. 18. 100668–100668. 1 indexed citations

Saura‐Mas, Sandra, et al.. (2023). War and Deforestation: Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning to Identify the War-Induced Deforestation in Syria 2010–2019. Land. 12(8). 1509–1509. 17 indexed citations

Rosas, Teresa, et al.. (2021). Are leaf, stem and hydraulic traits good predictors of individual tree growth?. Functional Ecology. 35(11). 2435–2447. 26 indexed citations

Saura‐Mas, Sandra, et al.. (2021). Towards a transdisciplinary approach in the training of teachers: Creating procedures in learning and teaching in higher education. Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona). 1 indexed citations

Rosas, Teresa, Maurizio Mencuccini, Josep Barba, et al.. (2019). Adjustments and coordination of hydraulic, leaf and stem traits along a water availability gradient. New Phytologist. 223(2). 632–646. 213 indexed citations breakdown →

Saura‐Mas, Sandra, et al.. (2019). Climatic and fire determinants of early life-history stages in the Mediterranean shrub Cistus albidus. Journal of Plant Ecology. 13(1). 3–11. 1 indexed citations

Saura‐Mas, Sandra & Lluís Benejam. (2019). Effects of the invasive crayfish Procambarus clarkii on growth and development of Pelophylax perezi tadpoles in field conditions. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation. 245–252. 5 indexed citations

Lloret, Francisco, Gerard Sapes, Teresa Rosas, et al.. (2018). Non-structural carbohydrate dynamics associated with drought-induced die-off in woody species of a shrubland community. Annals of Botany. 121(7). 1383–1396. 34 indexed citations

Canelles, Quim, Sandra Saura‐Mas, Marı́a B. Garcı́a, et al.. (2017). Environmental stress effects on reproduction and sexual dimorphism in the gynodioecious species Silene acaulis. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 146. 27–33. 5 indexed citations

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Castells, Eva, et al.. (2016). Plant-herbivore assemblages under natural conditions are driven by plant size, not chemical defenses. Journal of Plant Ecology. rtw131–rtw131. 9 indexed citations

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Riva, Enrique G. de la, Francisco Lloret, Ignacio Manuel Pérez-Ramos, et al.. (2016). The importance of functional diversity in the stability of Mediterranean shrubland communities after the impact of extreme climatic events. Journal of Plant Ecology. rtw027–rtw027. 38 indexed citations

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Lloret, Francisco, Enrique G. de la Riva, Ignacio Manuel Pérez-Ramos, et al.. (2016). Climatic events inducing die-off in Mediterranean shrublands: are species’ responses related to their functional traits?. Oecologia. 180(4). 961–973. 51 indexed citations

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Fenesi, Annamária, et al.. (2016). Enhanced Fire-Related Traits May Contribute to the Invasiveness of Downy Brome (Bromus tectorum). Invasive Plant Science and Management. 9(3). 182–194. 11 indexed citations

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Saura‐Mas, Sandra & Francisco Lloret. (2013). Adult root structure of mediterranean shrubs: relationship with post‐fire regenerative syndrome. Plant Biology. 16(1). 147–154. 9 indexed citations

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Saura‐Mas, Sandra, et al.. (2009). Avaluació de l'estat de conservació de la població de tortuga de rierol (Mauremys leprosa) dels estanyols del Mas Margall, Avinyonet de Puigventós. RACO (Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert) (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya). 40(40). 131–146. 1 indexed citations

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Saura‐Mas, Sandra & Francisco Lloret. (2009). Foliar stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in woody Mediterranean species with different life form and post-fire regeneration. Plant Biology. 12(1). 125–133. 5 indexed citations

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Saura‐Mas, Sandra & Francisco Lloret. (2009). Linking post-fire regenerative strategy and leaf nutrient content in Mediterranean woody plants. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics. 11(3). 219–229. 17 indexed citations

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Saura‐Mas, Sandra & Francisco Lloret. (2007). Leaf and Shoot Water Content and Leaf Dry Matter Content of Mediterranean Woody Species with Different Post-fire Regenerative Strategies. Annals of Botany. 99(3). 545–554. 120 indexed citations

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Saura‐Mas, Sandra & Francisco Lloret. (2005). Wind effects on dispersal patterns of the invasive alien Cortaderia selloana in Mediterranean wetlands. Acta Oecologica. 27(2). 129–133. 34 indexed citations

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Saura‐Mas, Sandra, Michelle D. Boone, & Christine M. Bridges. (2002). Evaluation of Direct Effects of an Insecticide on Gray Treefrogs: Laboratory and Field Trials. Journal of Herpetology. 36(4). 715–719. 3 indexed citations

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