World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
7759
World Ranking
16862
National Ranking
378

Overview

Ángel Guerra is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research focuses primarily on cephalopods and marine biology, contributing extensively to the study of marine organisms, ecosystems, and related fields within agricultural and biological sciences and environmental science.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including cephalopods and marine biology, marine and coastal plant biology, veterinary pharmacology and anesthesia, chemical synthesis and alkaloids, crustacean biology and ecology, marine and fisheries research, as well as neurobiology and insect physiology research.

Ángel Guerra has published papers in various scholarly journals and academic venues. Notable publications include:

  • Octopus americanus: a cryptic species of the O. vulgaris species complex redescribed from the Caribbean (2020, Aquatic Ecology)
  • Revised species records reveal the Canary Islands as a cephalopod biodiversity hotspot (2020, Regional Studies in Marine Science)
  • Potential biomass and distribution of octopus in the eastern part of the Campeche Bank (Yucatán, Mexico) (2020, Scientia Marina)
  • A review of the records of giant squid in the north-eastern Atlantic and severe injuries in Architeuthis dux stranded after acoustic explorations (2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University))
  • Relative abundance distribution and body size changes of two co-occurring octopus species, Octopus americanus and Octopus maya, in a tropical upwelling area (south-eastern Gulf of Mexico) (2022, Fisheries Oceanography)

The research appears predominantly in marine science-focused journals, with frequent publishing venues being Regional Studies in Marine Science, Scientia Marina, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University), Aquatic Ecology, and Fisheries Oceanography.

Collaborations are an integral part of Ángel Guerra's work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Álvaro Roura
  • Otilio Avendaño
  • Iván Velázquez-Abunader
  • Rui Rosa
  • Roger Villanueva

The scientist's research fields include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Their subfields of study cover:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Small Animals

Best Publications

  • A review of reproductive strategies in cephalopods

    Francisco Rocha;Ángel Guerra;Ángel F. González

  • World squid fisheries

    Alexander I. Arkhipkin;Paul G K Rodhouse;Graham J. Pierce;Warwick Sauer

  • Stock assessment methods used for cephalopod fisheries

    Graham J. Pierce;Angel Guerra

  • A review of cephalopod–environment interactions in European Seas

    Graham J. Pierce;Vasilis D. Valavanis;Angel Guerra;Patricia Jereb

  • Extensive population subdivision of the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) around the Iberian Peninsula indicated by microsatellite DNA variation.

    M Pérez-Losada;M Pérez-Losada;A Guerra;G R Carvalho;A Sanjuan

  • The life history of Loligo vulgaris and Loligo forbesi (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae) in Galician waters (NW Spain)

    Angel Guerra;Francisco Rocha

  • Reproductive cycle and energy allocation of Octopus vulgaris in Galician waters, NE Atlantic

    Jaime Otero;Ángel F. González;M. Pilar Sieiro;Ángel Guerra

  • Fishery by-catches of marine mammals in Galician waters: results from on-board observations and an interview survey of fishermen

    A López;G.J Pierce;M.B Santos;J Gracia

  • Feeding ecology of Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris): A review with new information on the diet of this species

    M.B. Santos;G.J. Pierce;J. Herman;A. López

  • Cephalopod biology and fisheries in Europe

    G. J. Pierce;L. Allcock;I. Bruno;P. Bustamante

  • Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in female common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from western European seas: Geographical trends, causal factors and effects on reproduction and mortality

    G.J. Pierce;M.B. Santos;S. Murphy;S. Murphy;J.A. Learmonth

  • The diet of Sepia officinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) and Sepia elegans (D'Orbigny, 1835) (Cephalopoda, Sepioidea) from the Ría de Vigo (NW Spain)

    Bernardino G. Castro;Ángel Guerra

  • Growth increments and biomineralization process in cephalopod statoliths

    Vera Bettencourt;Angel Guerra

  • Age studies based on daily growth increments in statoliths and growth lamellae in cuttlebone of cultured Sepia officinalis

    V. Bettencourt;Ángel Guerra

  • Molecular prey identification in wild Octopus vulgaris paralarvae

    Álvaro Roura;Ángel F. González;Kevin Redd;Ángel Guerra

  • ECOLOGY OF SEPIA OFFICINALIS

    Ángel Guerra

  • Bottom-up control of common octopus Octopus vulgaris in the Galician upwelling system, northeast Atlantic Ocean

    Jaime Otero;Xosé Antón Álvarez-Salgado;Ángel F. González;Ana Miranda

  • Mitochondrial genome diversity and population structure of the giant squid Architeuthis: genetics sheds new light on one of the most enigmatic marine species

    Inger Eleanor Hall Winkelmann;Paula Campos;Paula Campos;Jan Strugnell;Yves Cherel

  • Diets of marine mammals stranded on the northwestern Spanish Atlantic coast with special reference to Cephalopoda

    Ángel F. González;Alfredo López;Ángel Guerra;Antonio Barreiro

  • Feeding dynamics of Octopus mimus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) in northern Chile waters

    Tito Cortez;Bernardino G. Castro;Ángel Guerra

Frequent Co-Authors

Ángel F. González
Ángel F. González Spanish National Research Council
Graham J. Pierce
Graham J. Pierce Spanish National Research Council
Marcos Pérez-Losada
Marcos Pérez-Losada George Washington University
Uwe Piatkowski
Uwe Piatkowski GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Beatriz Morales-Nin
Beatriz Morales-Nin Spanish National Research Council
Paco Bustamante
Paco Bustamante University of La Rochelle
João Santos Pereira
João Santos Pereira University of Lisbon
Jan M. Strugnell
Jan M. Strugnell James Cook University
Yves Cherel
Yves Cherel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Xosé Antón Álvarez-Salgado
Xosé Antón Álvarez-Salgado Spanish National Research Council

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Ángel Guerra

Trending Scientists