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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
5504
World Ranking
7326
National Ranking
3

Andrea C. Encalada 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 Andrea C. Encalada sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 95 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrea C. Encalada 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 Andrea C. Encalada sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Andrea C. Encalada is affiliated with Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador. Their research is predominantly focused within the field of Environmental Science, with significant contributions in related subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Water Science and Technology, Aquatic Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their recent scholarly output includes several papers published in high-impact journals. Notable publications are:

  • "Human impacts outpace natural processes in the Amazon," 2023, Science
  • "Reducing adverse impacts of Amazon hydropower expansion," 2022, Science
  • "Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Temperature dependence of metabolic rate in tropical and temperate aquatic insects: Support for the Climate Variability Hypothesis in mayflies but not stoneflies," 2020, Global Change Biology

Andrea C. Encalada collaborates frequently with a number of other researchers. Their common coauthors include:

  • Daniel Escobar-Camacho
  • Alexander S. Flecker
  • Esteban Suárez
  • Blanca Ríos-Touma
  • Juan M. Guayasamin

They have published frequently in several key journals, including:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Science
  • Global Change Biology
  • Journal of Fish Biology
  • Hydrobiologia

The main areas of research topics covered by Andrea C. Encalada include:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Best Publications

  • Structure and diversity of stream invertebrate assemblages : the influence of temperature with altitude and latitude

    Dean Jacobsen;Rikke Schultz;Andrea Encalada

  • Fragmentation of Andes-to-Amazon connectivity by hydropower dams

    Elizabeth P. Anderson;Clinton N. Jenkins;Sebastian Arnold Heilpern;Javier A. Maldonado-Ocampo

  • Global distribution of a key trophic guild contrasts with common latitudinal diversity patterns.

    Luz Boyero;Luz Boyero;Richard G. Pearson;David Dudgeon;Manuel A. S. Graça

  • Narrow thermal tolerance and low dispersal drive higher speciation in tropical mountains.

    Nicholas R. Polato;Brian A. Gill;Alisha A. Shah;Miranda M. Gray

  • Human impacts outpace natural processes in the Amazon

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  • A conceptual model of litter breakdown in low order streams

    Manual A.S. Graça;Verónica Ferreira;Christina Canhoto;Andrea C. Encalada;Andrea C. Encalada

  • 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

  • Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones

    Scott D. Tiegs;David M. Costello;Mark W. Isken;Guy Woodward

  • The macroinvertebrate fauna of Ecuadorian highland streams in the wet and dry season

    Dean Jacobsen;Andrea Encalada

  • Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: a global study.

    Luz Boyero;Richard G. Pearson;Cang Hui;Cang Hui;Mark O. Gessner;Mark O. Gessner

  • Global patterns of stream detritivore distribution: implications for biodiversity loss in changing climates

    Luz Boyero;Richard G. Pearson;David Dudgeon;Verónica Ferreira

  • Effects of litter diversity on decomposition and biological colonization of submerged litter in temperate and tropical streams

    Verónica Ferreira;Andrea C. Encalada;Andrea C. Encalada;Manuel A. S. Graça

  • Climate variability predicts thermal limits of aquatic insects across elevation and latitude

    Alisha A. Shah;Brian A. Gill;Andrea C. Encalada;Alexander S. Flecker

  • Riparian land use and the relationship between the benthos and litter decomposition in tropical montane streams

    Andrea C. Encalada;Andrea C. Encalada;Juan Calles;Veronica Ferreira;Cristina M. Canhoto

  • Riparian plant litter quality increases with latitude

    Luz Boyero;Manuel A. S. Graca;Alan M. Tonin;Javier Perez

  • Cryptic species diversity reveals biogeographic support for the 'mountain passes are higher in the tropics' hypothesis.

    B. A. Gill;B. C. Kondratieff;K. L. Casner;A. C. Encalada

  • Macroinvertebrate Assemblages of an Andean High‐Altitude Tropical Stream: The Importance of Season and Flow

    Blanca Ríos-Touma;Blanca Ríos-Touma;Andrea C. Encalada;Andrea C. Encalada;Narcís Prat Fornells

  • A global perspective on tropical montane rivers

    Andrea C. Encalada;Alexander S. Flecker;N. LeRoy Poff;N. LeRoy Poff;Esteban Suárez

  • Leaf-litter breakdown in tropical streams: is variability the norm?

    Luz Boyero;Richard G Pearson;Mark O Gessner;David Dudgeon

  • Biodiversity of leaf litter fungi in streams along a latitudinal gradient

    Sahadevan Seena;Sahadevan Seena;Felix Bärlocher;Olímpia Sobral;Mark O. Gessner

  • Selective oviposition of the mayfly Baetis bicaudatus

    Andrea C. Encalada;Barbara L. Peckarsky;Barbara L. Peckarsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander S. Flecker
Alexander S. Flecker Cornell University
Luz Boyero
Luz Boyero University of the Basque Country
Mark O. Gessner
Mark O. Gessner Technical University of Berlin
Manuel A. S. Graça
Manuel A. S. Graça University of Coimbra
Barbara L. Peckarsky
Barbara L. Peckarsky University of Wisconsin–Madison
N. LeRoy Poff
N. LeRoy Poff Colorado State University
Catherine M. Yule
Catherine M. Yule University of the Sunshine Coast
Marcos Callisto
Marcos Callisto Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Juan M. Guayasamin
Juan M. Guayasamin Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Eric Chauvet
Eric Chauvet Paul Sabatier University

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Best Scientists Citing Andrea C. Encalada

Luz Boyero

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University of the Basque Country

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Jani Heino

Jani Heino

University of Oulu

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Verónica Ferreira

Verónica Ferreira

University of Coimbra

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Florian Altermatt

Florian Altermatt

University of Zurich

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Manuel A. S. Graça

Manuel A. S. Graça

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Marcos Callisto

Marcos Callisto

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

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Dean Jacobsen

Dean Jacobsen

University of Copenhagen

Publications: 24

José F. Gonçalves

José F. Gonçalves

University of Brasília

Publications: 22

Richard G. Pearson

Richard G. Pearson

James Cook University

Publications: 21

Jill Lancaster

Jill Lancaster

University of Melbourne

Publications: 21

Peter Goethals

Peter Goethals

Ghent University

Publications: 19

Janne Alahuhta

Janne Alahuhta

University of Oulu

Publications: 18

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Barbara J. Downes

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Eric Chauvet

Paul Sabatier University

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Mark O. Gessner

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