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D-Index
42
Citations
7306
World Ranking
5549
National Ranking
99

Adriano S. Melo publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adriano S. Melo sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 112 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Adriano S. Melo D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adriano S. Melo sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Adriano S. Melo is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. Their work also addresses aspects of Ecological Modeling, Environmental Chemistry, and Biomaterials.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics related to freshwater and aquatic ecosystems. Key themes include:

  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Diatoms and Algae Research
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Adriano S. Melo has contributed to numerous publications, with a notable presence in journals such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Hydrobiologia, Ecology, Aquatic Sciences, and Freshwater Biology. The top publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Hydrobiologia
  • Ecology
  • Aquatic Sciences
  • Freshwater Biology

Among recent significant papers are:

  • Thresholds of freshwater biodiversity in response to riparian vegetation loss in the Neotropical region, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Community size can affect the signals of ecological drift and niche selection on biodiversity, 2020, Ecology
  • Conservation of freshwater macroinvertebrate biodiversity in tropical regions, 2020, Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • A synthesis of land use impacts on stream biodiversity across metrics and scales, 2021, Ecology
  • Insect decline in Brazil: an appraisal of current evidence, 2022, Biology Letters

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Tadeu Siqueira, Luís Mauricio Bini, Danielle Katharine Petsch, Fabiana Schneck, and Renato Bolson Dala-Corte.

Best Publications

  • Metacommunity organisation, spatial extent and dispersal in aquatic systems: patterns, processes and prospects

    Jani Heino;Adriano S. Melo;Tadeu Siqueira;Janne Soininen

  • Reconceptualising the beta diversity‐environmental heterogeneity relationship in running water systems

    Jani Heino;Adriano Sanches Melo;Luis M. Bini

  • Climatic history and dispersal ability explain the relative importance of turnover and nestedness components of beta diversity

    Ricardo Dobrovolski;Adriano S. Melo;Fernanda A. S. Cassemiro;José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho

  • Environmental drivers of beta‐diversity patterns in New‐World birds and mammals

    Adriano S. Melo;Thiago Fernando L. V. B. Rangel;José Alexandre F. Diniz-Filho

  • O que ganhamos 'confundindo' riqueza de espécies e equabilidade em um índice de diversidade?

    Adriano Sanches Melo

  • Defining quantitative stream disturbance gradients and the additive role of habitat variation to explain macroinvertebrate taxa richness

    Raphael Ligeiro;Robert M. Hughes;Philip R. Kaufmann;Diego R. Macedo;Diego R. Macedo

  • A comparative analysis reveals weak relationships between ecological factors and beta diversity of stream insect metacommunities at two spatial levels.

    Jani Heino;Adriano Sanches Melo;Luis Mauricio Bini;Florian Altermatt;Florian Altermatt

  • Thresholds of freshwater biodiversity in response to riparian vegetation loss in the Neotropical region

    Renato B. Dala-Corte;Adriano S. Melo;Tadeu Siqueira;Luis M. Bini

  • Beta diversity in stream macroinvertebrate assemblages: among-site and among-microhabitat components

    Shirley S. Costa;Shirley S. Costa;Adriano Sanches Melo

  • Spatial eigenfunction analyses in stream networks: do watercourse and overland distances produce different results?

    Victor L. Landeiro;William E. Magnusson;Adriano S. Melo;Helder M. V. Espírito-Santo

  • Macroinvertebrates in neotropical streams: richness patterns along a catchment and assemblage structure between 2 seasons

    Adriano Sanches Melo;Claudio Gilberto Froehlich

  • Revealing the pathways by which agricultural land-use affects stream fish communities in South Brazilian grasslands

    Renato B. Dala-Corte;Xingli Giam;Julian D. Olden;Fernando G. Becker

  • Climate change threatens protected areas of the Atlantic Forest

    Priscila Lemes;Adriano Sanches Melo;Rafael Dias Loyola

  • The roles of dispersal limitation and environmental conditions in controlling caddisfly (Trichoptera) assemblages

    Victor Lemes Landeiro;Victor Lemes Landeiro;Luis Mauricio Bini;Adriano Sanches Melo;Ana Maria Oliveira Pes

  • Comparing species richness among assemblages using sample units: why not use extrapolation methods to standardize different sample sizes?

    Adriano S. Melo;Rodrigo A. S. Pereira;Adalberto J. Santos;George J. Shepherd

  • Spatial scale and the diversity of macroinvertebrates in a Neotropical catchment

    Raphael Ligeiro;Adriano S. Melo;Marcos Callisto

  • Integrating dispersal proxies in ecological and environmental research in the freshwater realm

    Jani Heino;Janne Alahuhta;Terhi Ala-Hulkko;Harri Antikainen

  • Effects of taxonomic and numeric resolution on the ability to detect ecological patterns at a local scale using stream macroinvertebrates

    Adriano S. Melo

  • Evaluation of methods for estimating macroinvertebrate species richness using individual stones in tropical streams

    Adriano S. Melo;Claudio G. Froehlich

  • The reduced effectiveness of protected areas under climate change threatens Atlantic forest tiger moths.

    Viviane Guimarães Ferro;Priscila Lemes;Adriano Sanches Melo;Rafael Loyola

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis Mauricio Bini
Luis Mauricio Bini Universidade Federal de Goiás
Jani Heino
Jani Heino University of Oulu
Tadeu Siqueira
Tadeu Siqueira Sao Paulo State University
Janne Soininen
Janne Soininen University of Helsinki
Kimmo T. Tolonen
Kimmo T. Tolonen Finnish Environment Institute
Neusa Hamada
Neusa Hamada National Institute of Amazonian Research
Marcos Callisto
Marcos Callisto Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Fabio de Oliveira Roque
Fabio de Oliveira Roque Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul
José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho
José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho Universidade Federal de Goiás
Thiago Sanna Freire Silva
Thiago Sanna Freire Silva University of Stirling

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