V. Castillo

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

V. Castillo is a scholar working on Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, V. Castillo has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Soil Science, 23 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 17 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in V. Castillo's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (29 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (16 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (13 papers). V. Castillo is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (29 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (16 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (13 papers). V. Castillo collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Germany and Austria. V. Castillo's co-authors include J. Albaladejo, María Martínez‐Mena, Gonzalo G. Barberá, Carolina Boix‐Fayos, José Álvarez-Rogel, A. Roldán, José Ignacio Querejeta, José A. Navarro‐Cano, Adolfo Calvo‐Cases and Eva Arnau-Rosalén and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Water Resources Research and Soil Biology and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

V. Castillo

58 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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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.

Land in balance: The scientific conceptual framework for Land Degradation Neutrality

2017 441 citations V. Castillo et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
V. Castillo Spain	35	2.5k	1.5k	1.3k	1.2k	627	65	4.5k
Erik Cammeraat Netherlands	38	2.9k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	979 0.8×	419 0.7×	118	4.9k
María Martínez‐Mena Spain	38	3.1k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	946 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	516 0.8×	70	4.5k
J. Albaladejo Spain	39	2.8k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	679 0.5×	705 0.6×	555 0.9×	79	4.3k
Estela Nadal‐Romero Spain	35	2.8k 1.1×	1.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	434 0.7×	137	4.2k
R. Evans United Kingdom	40	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	744 0.6×	905 0.7×	240 0.4×	82	3.6k
Vincent Chaplot France	49	3.8k 1.5×	1.9k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	1.8k 1.5×	1.2k 2.0×	125	6.3k
Xiaoxu Jia China	43	2.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	1.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 2.2×	155	6.1k
Carolina Boix‐Fayos Spain	34	3.2k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	375 0.6×	89	4.3k
L. T. West United States	33	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	448 0.3×	616 0.5×	805 1.3×	121	3.9k
Timothy A. Quine United Kingdom	42	3.6k 1.5×	2.4k 1.5×	1.2k 0.9×	882 0.7×	599 1.0×	114	5.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of V. Castillo

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Martínez‐Valderrama, Jaime, et al.. (2025). Toward Resilient Implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality via Systemic Approaches. Systems. 13(6). 408–408.

Beguerı́a, Santiago, J. Julio Camarero, Antonio J. Molina, et al.. (2025). Adaptive responses to thinning: Growth and sensitivity to hydric and thermal stress in four widely planted pine species. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 373. 110777–110777.

Navarro‐Cerrillo, Rafael M., Francisco J. Ruíz-Gómez, J. Julio Camarero, et al.. (2022). Long-Term Carbon Sequestration in Pine Forests under Different Silvicultural and Climatic Regimes in Spain. Forests. 13(3). 450–450. 12 indexed citations

Sanz, María José, Jean‐Luc Chotte, Martial Bernoux, et al.. (2017). Sustainable land management contribution to successful land-based climate change adaptation and mitigation : a report of the Science-Policy Interface. 33 indexed citations

Martínez‐Mena, María, et al.. (2012). Diseño experimental con lluvia simulada para el estudio de los cambios en la erosión del suelo durante la tormenta. 15(1). 31–43. 1 indexed citations

Moreno‐Gutiérrez, Cristina, Gonzalo G. Barberá, Emilio Nicolás, et al.. (2011). Leafδ¹⁸O of remaining trees is affected by thinning intensity in a semiarid pine forest. Plant Cell & Environment. 34(6). 1009–1019. 62 indexed citations

Martínez‐Mena, María, Juan José López García, María Almagro, et al.. (2011). Organic carbon enrichment in sediments: Effects of rainfall characteristics under different land uses in a Mediterranean area. CATENA. 94. 36–42. 87 indexed citations

Castillo, V., et al.. (2009). Propuesta del plan de construcción de presas de recarga en la provincia de Alicante (España). BOLETÍN GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO. 120(2). 157–168. 1 indexed citations

Navarro‐Cano, José A., Gonzalo G. Barberá, & V. Castillo. (2009). Pine Litter from Afforestations Hinders the Establishment of Endemic Plants in Semiarid Scrubby Habitats of Natura 2000 Network. Restoration Ecology. 18(2). 165–169. 24 indexed citations

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Boix‐Fayos, Carolina, Joris de Vente, María Martínez‐Mena, Gonzalo G. Barberá, & V. Castillo. (2008). The impact of land use change and check‐dams on catchment sediment yield. Hydrological Processes. 22(25). 4922–4935. 187 indexed citations

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García‐Pintado, Javier, María Martínez‐Mena, Gonzalo G. Barberá, J. Albaladejo, & V. Castillo. (2006). Anthropogenic nutrient sources and loads from a Mediterranean catchment into a coastal lagoon: Mar Menor, Spain. The Science of The Total Environment. 373(1). 220–239. 126 indexed citations

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Boix‐Fayos, Carolina, María Martínez‐Mena, Eva Arnau-Rosalén, et al.. (2006). Measuring soil erosion by field plots: Understanding the sources of variation. Earth-Science Reviews. 78(3-4). 267–285. 229 indexed citations

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Barberá, Gonzalo G., et al.. (2005). Short- and intermediate-term effects of site and plant preparation techniques on reforestation of a Mediterranean semiarid ecosystem with Pinus halepensis Mill. New Forests. 29(2). 177–198. 42 indexed citations

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Martínez‐Mena, María, V. Castillo, & J. Albaladejo. (2001). Hydrological and erosional response to natural rainfall in a semi‐arid area of south‐east Spain. Hydrological Processes. 15(4). 557–571. 62 indexed citations

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Martínez‐Mena, María, José Álvarez-Rogel, J. Albaladejo, & V. Castillo. (2000). Influence of vegetal cover on sediment particle size distribution in natural rainfall conditions in a semiarid environment. CATENA. 38(3). 175–190. 104 indexed citations

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Castillo, V., et al.. (1998). Estudio de procesos hidrológicos a diferentes escalas (marco teórico y propuesta metodológica). Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 81–94. 1 indexed citations

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Albaladejo, J., María Martínez‐Mena, A. Roldán, & V. Castillo. (1998). Soil degradation and desertification induced by vegetation removal in a semiarid environment. Soil Use and Management. 14(1). 1–5. 84 indexed citations

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Roldán, A., José Ignacio Querejeta, J. Albaladejo, & V. Castillo. (1996). Survival and growth of Pinus halepensis Miller seedlings in a semi-arid environment after forest soil transfer, terracing and organic amendments. Annales des Sciences Forestières. 53(6). 1099–1112. 34 indexed citations

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Lax, Antonio, E. Díaz, V. Castillo, & J. Albaladejo. (1994). Reclamation of physical and chemical properties of a salinized soil by organic amendment. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation. 8(1). 9–17. 141 indexed citations

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Albaladejo, J., V. Castillo, María Martínez‐Mena, & R. J. Rickson. (1994). EUROSEM: preliminary validation on non-agricultural soils.. 314–325. 6 indexed citations

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