His main lines of research are related to soil organic matter dynamics in tropical regions, mathematical modeling applied to soil science, soil properties spatial variability and global climate change. He published more than 140 scientific articles, 1 book and 35 book chapters. Finally, the academic is member of the Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, International Humic Substances Society, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy e Crop Science Society of America. He is also an affiliate member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.