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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
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14568
World Ranking
16485
National Ranking
368

Ana Crespo publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 174 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Ana Crespo D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ana Crespo sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ana Crespo is affiliated with the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. Their research primarily centers on agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on various subfields including plant science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, cell biology, archeology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, notably:

  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions
  • Botany and plant ecology studies
  • Plant pathogens and fungal diseases
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia research
  • Adolescent and pediatric healthcare
  • Geochemistry and geologic mapping

Frequent collaborators include Pradeep K. Divakar, with whom they have coauthored 12 publications, followed by H. Thorsten Lumbsch with 6 collaborations. Other notable coauthors are Felix Grewe, María del Carmen Molina, and Víctor J. Rico, each with multiple joint publications.

The scientist has published repeatedly in notable venues such as The Lichenologist, Symbiosis, Journal of Fungi, Genome Biology and Evolution, and Frontiers in Microbiology. The number of publications in these venues ranges from one to three.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Genome-Wide Analysis of Biosynthetic Gene Cluster Reveals Correlated Gene Loss with Absence of Usnic Acid in Lichen-Forming Fungi, 2020, Genome Biology and Evolution
  • Biodiversity Patterns and Ecological Preferences of the Photobionts Associated With the Lichen-Forming Genus Parmelia, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Using target enrichment sequencing to study the higher-level phylogeny of the largest lichen-forming fungi family: Parmeliaceae (Ascomycota), 2020, IMA Fungus
  • A revision of species of the Parmelia saxatilis complex in the Iberian Peninsula with the description of P. rojoi, a new potentially relict species, 2020, The Lichenologist
  • Axenic culture and biosynthesis of secondary compounds in lichen symbiotic fungi, the Parmeliaceae, 2020, Symbiosis

Ana Crespo has contributed to book publications as well, including a title published by Dykinson eBooks titled El control de la competencia judicial internacional en los procesos civiles declarativos, scheduled for release in 2025.

Best Publications

  • Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi

    Conrad L. Schoch;Keith A. Seifert;Sabine Huhndorf;Vincent Robert

  • DNA extraction and PCR amplification method suitable for fresh, herbarium-stored, lichenized, and other fungi

    Oscar F. Cubero;Ana Crespo;Jamshid Fatehi;Paul D. Bridge

  • Finding needles in haystacks: Linking scientific names, reference specimens and molecular data for Fungi

    Conrad L. Schoch;Barbara Robbertse;Vincent Robert;Duong Vu

  • New primers for promising single-copy genes in fungal phylogenetics and systematics.

    I. Schmitt;A. Crespo;P.K. Divakar;J.D. Fankhauser

  • Phylogenetic generic classification of parmelioid lichens (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) based on molecular, morphological and chemical evidence

    Ana Crespo;Frank Kauff;Pradeep K. Divakar;Ruth del Prado

  • One hundred new species of lichenized fungi : a signature of undiscovered global diversity

    H. Thorsten Lumbsch;Teuvo Ahti;Susanne Altermann;Guillermo Amo de Paz

  • Melanelixia and Melanohalea , two new genera segregated from Melanelia ( Parmeliaceae ) based on molecular and morphological data

    Oscar Blanco;Ana Crespo;Pradeep K. Divakar;Theodore L. Esslinger

  • A molecular phylogeny and a new classification of parmelioid lichens containing Xanthoparmelia-type lichenan (Ascomycota: Lecanorales)

    Oscar Blanco;Ana Crespo;John A. Elix;David L. Hawksworth

  • Cryptic species in lichen-forming fungi.

    Ana Crespo;H. Thorsten Lumbsch

  • Testing morphology-based hypotheses of phylogenetic relationships in Parmeliaceae (Ascomycota) using three ribosomal markers and the nuclear RPB1 gene.

    Ana Crespo;H. Thorsten Lumbsch;Jan-Eric Mattsson;Oscar Blanco

  • Cryptic species and species pairs in lichens: A discussion on the relationship between molecular phylogenies and morphological characters

    Ana Crespo;Sergio Pérez-Ortega

  • Líquenes como bioindicadores inmediatos de contaminación y cambios medio-ambientales en los trópicos

    David L. Hawksworth;Teresa Iturriaga;Ana Crespo

  • A review of the lichen family Parmeliaceae - history, phylogeny and current taxonomy.

    Arne Thell;Ana Crespo;Pradeep K. Divakar;Ingvar Kärnefelt

  • Evolution of complex symbiotic relationships in a morphologically derived family of lichen-forming fungi

    Pradeep K Divakar;Ana Crespo;Mats Wedin;Steven D Leavitt

  • Major clades of parmelioid lichens (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) and the evolution of their morphological and chemical diversity

    Oscar Blanco;Ana Crespo;Richard H. Ree;H. Thorsten Lumbsch

  • Antioxidant potential of lichen species and their secondary metabolites. A systematic review

    Carlos Fernández-Moriano;María Pilar Gómez-Serranillos;Ana Crespo

  • Origin and diversification of major clades in parmelioid lichens (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) during the Paleogene inferred by Bayesian analysis.

    Guillermo Amo de Paz;Paloma Cubas;Pradeep K. Divakar;H. Thorsten Lumbsch

  • Phylogenetic relationships and species concepts in Parmelia s. str. (Parmeliaceae) inferred from nuclear ITS rDNA and β-tubulin sequences

    María del Carmen Molina;Ana Crespo;Oscar Blanco;H. Thorsten Lumbsch

  • Using a temporal phylogenetic method to harmonize family- and genus-level classification in the largest clade of lichen-forming fungi

    Pradeep K. Divakar;Ana Crespo;Ekaphan Kraichak;Steven D. Leavitt

  • The potential of mitochondrial DNA for establishing phylogeny and stabilising generic concepts in the parmelioid lichens

    Ana Crespo;Oscar Blanco;David L. Hawksworth

Frequent Co-Authors

Pradeep K. Divakar
Pradeep K. Divakar Complutense University of Madrid
H. Thorsten Lumbsch
H. Thorsten Lumbsch Field Museum of Natural History
Steven D. Leavitt
Steven D. Leavitt Brigham Young University
David L. Hawksworth
David L. Hawksworth Royal Botanic Gardens
Imke Schmitt
Imke Schmitt Goethe University Frankfurt
Sergio Pérez-Ortega
Sergio Pérez-Ortega Real Jardín Botánico
Mats Wedin
Mats Wedin Swedish Museum of Natural History
Leopoldo G. Sancho
Leopoldo G. Sancho Complutense University of Madrid
Martin Grube
Martin Grube University of Graz
Robert Lücking
Robert Lücking Freie Universität Berlin

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