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Ángel Borja

Ángel Borja

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Ecology and Evolution
Spain
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
102
Citations
36417
World Ranking
257
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Ángel Borja is affiliated with AZTI in Spain and specializes in Environmental Science, with a body of work encompassing 224 publications in this field. Their research spans several subfields including Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's main topics of work include Coastal and Marine Management, Marine and fisheries research, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, International Maritime Law Issues, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies.

Ángel Borja's recent notable papers include:

  • Moving Toward an Agenda on Ocean Health and Human Health in Europe, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Contact with blue-green spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown beneficial for mental health, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Reviewing the ecological impacts of offshore wind farms, 2022, npj Ocean Sustainability
  • European aquatic ecological assessment methods: A critical review of their sensitivity to key pressures, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent collaborators include Ibon Galparsoro, Michael Elliott, Sarai Pouso, María C. Uyarra, and Iratxe Menchaca.

The scientist's work has been published extensively in venues such as Frontiers in Marine Science, SSRN Electronic Journal, The Science of The Total Environment, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. The numbers of publications in these venues are 17, 12, 10, 8, and 7 respectively.

Additionally, Ángel Borja has contributed to book publications, including the 2024 title "Contemporary marine science, its utility and influence on regulation and government policy," published by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • A Marine Biotic Index to Establish the Ecological Quality of Soft-Bottom Benthos Within European Estuarine and Coastal Environments

    A Borja;J Franco;V Pérez

  • Three hundred ways to assess Europe's surface waters: An almost complete overview of biological methods to implement the Water Framework Directive

    Sebastian Birk;Wendy Bonne;Angel Borja;Sandra Brucet

  • The European Water Framework Directive at the age of 10: A critical review of the achievements with recommendations for the future

    Daniel Hering;Angel Borja;Jacob Carstensen;Laurence Carvalho

  • Using historical data, expert judgement and multivariate analysis in assessing reference conditions and benthic ecological status, according to the European Water Framework Directive.

    Iñigo Muxika;Ángel Borja;Juan Bald

  • Overview of integrative tools and methods in assessing ecological integrity in estuarine and coastal systems worldwide.

    Angel Borja;Suzanne B. Bricker;Daniel M. Dauer;Nicolette T. Demetriades

  • Overview of eutrophication indicators to assess environmental status within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

    Joao G. Ferreira;Jesper H. Andersen;Angel Borja;Suzanne B. Bricker

  • Marine management - towards an integrated implementation of the European Marine Strategy Framework and the Water Framework Directives.

    Ángel Borja;Mike Elliott;Jacob Carstensen;Anna-Stiina Heiskanen

  • Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems.

    Sebastian Birk;Daniel Chapman;Laurence Carvalho;Bryan M. Spears

  • Contact with blue-green spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown beneficial for mental health.

    Sarai Pouso;Ángel Borja;Lora E. Fleming;Erik Gómez-Baggethun

  • The future of biotic indices in the ecogenomic era: Integrating (e)DNA metabarcoding in biological assessment of aquatic ecosystems

    Jan Pawlowski;Mary Kelly-Quinn;Florian Altermatt;Laure Apothéloz-Perret-Gentil

  • The European Water Framework Directive and the DPSIR, a methodological approach to assess the risk of failing to achieve good ecological status

    Ángel Borja;Ibon Galparsoro;Oihana Solaun;Iñigo Muxika

  • DNA barcode reference libraries for the monitoring of aquatic biota in Europe: Gap-analysis and recommendations for future work.

    Hannah Weigand;Arne J Beermann;Fedor Čiampor;Filipe O. Costa

  • The application of a Marine Biotic Index to different impact sources affecting soft-bottom benthic communities along European coasts

    A. Borja;I. Muxika;J. Franco

  • Implementation of the European water framework directive from the Basque country (northern Spain): a methodological approach.

    Ángel Borja;Javier Franco;Victoriano Valencia;Juan Bald

  • Medium- and Long-term Recovery of Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems: Patterns, Rates and Restoration Effectiveness

    Ángel Borja;Daniel M. Dauer;Michael Elliott;Charles A. Simenstad

  • Protecting and restoring Europe's waters: An analysis of the future development needs of the Water Framework Directive

    Laurence Carvalho;Eleanor B. Mackay;Ana Cristina Cardoso;Annette Baattrup-Pedersen

  • Implementation options for DNA-based identification into ecological status assessment under the European Water Framework Directive.

    Daniel Hering;Angel Borja;J.Iwan Jones;Didier Pont

  • Assessing the environmental quality status in estuarine and coastal systems: Comparing methodologies and indices

    A. Borja;D.M. Dauer

  • Guidelines for the use of AMBI (AZTI's Marine Biotic Index) in the assessment of the benthic ecological quality.

    Angel Borja;Iñigo Muxika

  • Good Environmental Status of marine ecosystems: What is it and how do we know when we have attained it?

    Angel Borja;Mike Elliott;Jesper H. Andersen;Ana C. Cardoso

  • The suitability of the marine biotic index (AMBI) to new impact sources along European coasts

    I. Muxika;Á. Borja;W. Bonne

Frequent Co-Authors

Iñigo Muxika
Iñigo Muxika Basque Research and Technology Alliance
Michael Elliott
Michael Elliott University of Hull
João M. Neto
João M. Neto University of Coimbra
João Carlos Marques
João Carlos Marques University of Coimbra
Heliana Teixeira
Heliana Teixeira University of Aveiro
Anna-Stiina Heiskanen
Anna-Stiina Heiskanen Finnish Environment Institute
Sebastian Birk
Sebastian Birk University of Duisburg-Essen
Daniel Hering
Daniel Hering University of Duisburg-Essen
Joana Patrício
Joana Patrício European Commission

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