Jose Antonio Rodriguez Martin | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Jose Antonio Rodriguez Martin | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award

Investigador | INIA-CSIC | Spain

Dr. José Antonio Rodríguez Martín is a Senior Scientist at the National Institute of Agricultural and Food Technology and Research (INIA-CSIC), where he contributes to advancing environmental and soil science within the Department of Agronomy and Environment. His research focuses on soil degradation processes, pollution assessment, and spatial analysis of contaminants such as heavy metals. He integrates geostatistical modeling and environmental risk assessment to evaluate the effects of land use, agricultural practices, and anthropogenic activities on soil quality and sustainability. With over two decades of professional research experience, Dr. Rodríguez Martín has authored more than 100 scientific publications, including 66 papers in international impact-factor journals since 2006—48 of which appear in top-tier (Q1) journals. His work has achieved significant scholarly visibility, with more than 3,300 citations indexed in Scopus (h-index 29) and over 4,800 citations in Google Scholar (h-index 33). His scientific contributions have been recognized through three officially evaluated research periods (2003–2009, 2010–2015, 2016–2021). Dr. Rodríguez Martín has played an active role in the scientific community as a project evaluator for national and international funding agencies (ANEP, ANPCyT, FONDECYT) and as a reviewer of over 225 manuscripts across 63 SCI-indexed journals. He also serves as an associate editor for multiple peer-reviewed journals. His studies—some featured in scientific media and networks—have contributed valuable insights into the spatial dynamics of soil contamination and its ecological implications. Through his interdisciplinary collaborations across Europe, Latin America, and Asia, his work supports sustainable soil management strategies and environmental protection policies, reinforcing his reputation as a leading figure in soil science and environmental geostatistics.

Profiles: Google Scholar | Scopus | ORCID | ResearchGate

Featured Publications

  1. Van Den Hoogen, J., Geisen, S., Routh, D., Ferris, H., Traunspurger, W., et al., Rodríguez Martín, J. A. (2019). Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale. Nature, 572(7768), 194–198. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1418-6 — Citations: 1,140

  2. Rodríguez Martín, J. A., López Arias, M., & Grau Corbí, J. M. (2006). Heavy metals contents in agricultural topsoils in the Ebro basin (Spain): Application of multivariate geostatistical methods to study spatial variations. Environmental Pollution, 144(3), 1001–1012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2006.01.045 — Citations: 611

  3. Rodríguez Martín, J. A., De Arana, C., Ramos-Miras, J. J., Gil, C., & Boluda, R. (2015). Impact of 70 years of urban growth associated with heavy metal pollution. Environmental Pollution, 196, 156–163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2014.10.014 — Citations: 339

  4. Rodríguez, J. A., Nanos, N., Grau, J. M., Gil, L., & López-Arias, M. (2008). Multiscale analysis of heavy metal contents in Spanish agricultural topsoils. Chemosphere, 70(6), 1085–1096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.07.062 — Citations: 301

  5. Rodríguez Martín, J. A., Ramos-Miras, J. J., Boluda, R., & Gil, C. (2013). Spatial relations of heavy metals in arable and greenhouse soils of a Mediterranean environment region (Spain). Geoderma, 200, 180–188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.02.009 — Citations: 245