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D-Index
49
Citations
10677
World Ranking
3995
National Ranking
68

Alexander Turra 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 Alexander Turra sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 245 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alexander Turra 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 Alexander Turra sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alexander Turra is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a specific focus on coastal and marine environments. Their research spans multiple subfields including Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Oceanography, Ecology, Pollution, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work primarily addresses topics such as Coastal and Marine Management, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and coastal plant biology, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, and International Maritime Law Issues.

Recent notable publications by Alexander Turra include:

  • Global plastic pollution, sustainable development, and plastic justice (2024) in World Development
  • Deep-sea plastisphere: Long-term colonization by plastic-associated bacterial and archaeal communities in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean (2021) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Rainfall and Tidal Cycle Regulate Seasonal Inputs of Microplastic Pellets to Sandy Beaches (2020) in Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • Citizen science in marine litter research: A review (2022) in Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Predicting the Dispersal and Accumulation of Microplastic Pellets Within the Estuarine and Coastal Waters of South-Eastern Brazil Using Integrated Rainfall Data and Lagrangian Particle Tracking Models (2020) in Frontiers in Environmental Science

Alexander Turra frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, including Vitória Milanez Scrich, Carla Isobel Elliff, Guilherme N. Corte, Hélio H. Checon, and Luciana Yokoyama Xavier. These partnerships have been productive, resulting in multiple joint publications.

The scientist has contributed to the literature through various venues, with a strong presence in Marine Pollution Bulletin, Ambiente & sociedade, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Ocean and Coastal Research, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Alexander Turra has also authored books published by Ed. dos Autores eBooks and Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Estudos Avançados eBooks. These include "Sumário para tomadores de decisão:" (2023) and "Gestão de praias: do conceito à prática" (2022), adding another dimension to their academic output.

Best Publications

  • Synthetic fibers as microplastics in the marine environment: A review from textile perspective with a focus on domestic washings

    Flavia Salvador Cesa;Alexander Turra;Julia Baruque-Ramos

  • Using mussel as a global bioindicator of coastal microplastic pollution.

    Jiana Li;Amy L. Lusher;Jeanette M. Rotchell;Salud Deudero

  • Assessment of microplastic toxicity to embryonic development of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea).

    C.R. Nobre;M.F.M. Santana;A. Maluf;F.S. Cortez

  • Three-dimensional distribution of plastic pellets in sandy beaches: shifting paradigms

    Alexander Turra;Aruanã B. Manzano;Rodolfo Jasão S. Dias;Michel M. Mahiques

  • A Roadmap for Using the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development in Support of Science, Policy, and Action

    Joachim Claudet;Laurent Bopp;William W.L. Cheung;Rodolphe Devillers;Rodolphe Devillers

  • Spatial variability in the concentrations of metals in beached microplastics

    M.C. Vedolin;C.Y.S. Teophilo;A. Turra;R.C.L. Figueira

  • Toward the integrated marine debris observing system

    Nikolai Maximenko;Paolo Corradi;Kara Lavender Law;Erik Van Sebille

  • Guidelines for the monitoring and assessment of plastic litter in the ocean

    P. Kershaw;A. Turra;F. Galgani

  • Differences in perception and reaction of tourist groups to beach marine debris that can influence a loss of tourism revenue in coastal areas

    Allan Paul Krelling;Allan Thomas Williams;Alexander Turra

  • Guidelines for the monitoring and assessment of plastic litter and microplastics in the ocean.

    P.J. Kershaw;A Turra;F. Galgani;Gesamp

  • Trophic transference of microplastics under a low exposure scenario: Insights on the likelihood of particle cascading along marine food-webs.

    M.F.M. Santana;F.T. Moreira;A. Turra

  • Microplastic contamination in natural mussel beds from a Brazilian urbanized coastal region: Rapid evaluation through bioassessment.

    M.F.M. Santana;L.G. Ascer;M.R. Custódio;Fabiana T. Moreira

  • Laundering and textile parameters influence fibers release in household washings.

    Flavia Salvador Cesa;Alexander Turra;Helio Herminio Checon;Helio Herminio Checon;Barbara Leonardi

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in plastic pellets: variability in the concentration and composition at different sediment depths in a sandy beach.

    Mara Fisner;Satie Taniguchi;Fabiana Moreira;Márcia C. Bícego

  • Human threats to sandy beaches: a meta-analysis of ghost crabs illustrates global anthropogenic impacts

    Thomas A. Schlacher;Serena Lucrezi;Rod M. Connolly;Charles H. Peterson

  • Araçá: biodiversidade, impactos e ameaças

    Antonia Cecília Zacagnini Amaral;Alvaro Esteves Migotto;Alexander Turra;Yara Schaeffer-Novelli

  • Small-scale temporal and spatial variability in the abundance of plastic pellets on sandy beaches: Methodological considerations for estimating the input of microplastics.

    Fabiana Tavares Moreira;Alessandro Lívio Prantoni;Bruno Martini;Michelle Alves de Abreu

  • Continuous Exposure to Microplastics Does Not Cause Physiological Effects in the Cultivated Mussel Perna perna

    Marina F. M. Santana;Marina F. M. Santana;Marina F. M. Santana;Fabiana T. Moreira;Camilo D. S. Pereira;Denis M. S. Abessa

  • Spatial variability in persistent organic pollutants and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons found in beach-stranded pellets along the coast of the state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil

    Satie Taniguchi;Fernanda I. Colabuono;Patrick S. Dias;Renato Oliveira

  • Revealing accumulation zones of plastic pellets in sandy beaches

    Fabiana T. Moreira;Danilo Balthazar-Silva;Lucas Barbosa;Alexander Turra

  • Concentration and composition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in plastic pellets: implications for small-scale diagnostic and environmental monitoring.

    Mara Fisner;Satie Taniguchi;Alessandra P. Majer;Márcia C. Bícego

  • Population biology and growth of three sympatric species of intertidal hermit crabs in south-eastern Brazil

    Alexander Turra;Fosca P.P. Leite

Frequent Co-Authors

Márcia Caruso Bícego
Márcia Caruso Bícego Universidade de São Paulo
Rosalinda Carmela Montone
Rosalinda Carmela Montone Universidade de São Paulo
Thomas A. Schlacher
Thomas A. Schlacher University of the Sunshine Coast
Paulo Antunes Horta
Paulo Antunes Horta Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Rod M. Connolly
Rod M. Connolly Griffith University
Andrew D. Olds
Andrew D. Olds University of the Sunshine Coast
Rubens Cesar Lopes Figueira
Rubens Cesar Lopes Figueira Universidade de São Paulo
Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa
Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa Sao Paulo State University
François Galgani
François Galgani French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Marcos Silveira Buckeridge
Marcos Silveira Buckeridge Universidade de São Paulo

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