DR. GERARDO J. CEBALLOS GONZÁLEZ

 

 

Dr. Gerardo Ceballos is a Full-Time Senior Researcher, Level "C", at the Institute of Ecology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He is a globally renowned scientist. His cutting-edge research in the fields of ecology and conservation has driven efforts to align scientific knowledge with society’s most pressing challenges. He has worked tirelessly to build bridges between conservation and development, contributing significantly to ecological sustainability.

Dr. Ceballos has also made sustained and robust efforts to increase ecological awareness among the general public. He is an expert in endangered species, protected natural areas, environmental planning, and the integration of conservation with development. He was the driving force behind the Mexican legislation for endangered species and the establishment of more than 30 protected natural areas covering over two million hectares in the country.

His scientific output is extraordinary: he has published more than 500 scientific and outreach articles, as well as 69 books. His work has received over 40,000 citations (Google Scholar, Scopus, and ISI Web), and his H-index is 48 across his scientific production.

Among his most recent honors, he was elected Foreign Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2014. He received the BBVA Foundation Award for Biodiversity Conservation in 2017. In April 2018, he was elected Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Since 2022, he has been a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the organization that publishes the journal Science. Most recently, in 2024, he was awarded the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Ecology and Conservation Biology.

He is currently ranked as the number one ecologist in Mexico in the global ranking of ecologists.

 

Contact: ceballos.gerardo58@gmail.com