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Anna Loy 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 Anna Loy sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 146 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Anna Loy 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 Anna Loy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Anna Loy is affiliated with the University of Molise in Italy and has contributed to the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology and related subfields.

Their research spans across several topics, including:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Morphological variations and asymmetry
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
  • Marine animal studies overview

Anna Loy has published primarily in the following venues:

  • Diversity and Distributions
  • PLoS ONE
  • Biology Letters
  • Trees
  • Ecological Indicators

Some recent papers authored by or involving Anna Loy include:

  • "Global change on the roof of the world: Vulnerability of Himalayan otter species to land use and climate alterations," 2021, Diversity and Distributions
  • "Prioritizing road-kill mitigation areas: A spatially explicit national-scale model for an elusive carnivore," 2020, Diversity and Distributions
  • "A framework for prioritising present and potentially invasive mammal species for a national list," 2020, NeoBiota
  • "Spatial patterns of leaf shape variation in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) provenances," 2021, Trees
  • "Distribution and functional traits of small mammals across the Mediterranean area: landscape composition and structure definitively matter," 2022, Ecological Indicators

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Mirko Di Febbraro
  • Luca Francesco Russo
  • Pushpinder Singh Jamwal
  • María Laura Carranza
  • G. Guidarelli

Best Publications

  • Morphometric analysis of Old World Talpidae (Mammalia, Insectivora) using partial warp scores

    F. James Rohlf;Ann A Loy;Marc O Corti

  • Extracting fish size using dual underwater cameras

    C. Costa;A. Loy;S. Cataudella;D. Davis

  • Do habitat suitability models reliably predict the recovery areas of threatened species

    Carmen Cianfrani;Carmen Cianfrani;Gwenaëlle Le Lay;Alexandre H. Hirzel;Anna Loy

  • Geometric morphometric analyses of leaf variation in four oak species of the subgenus Quercus (Fagaceae).

    V. Viscosi;P. Fortini;D. E. Slice;A. Loy

  • Adapting global conservation strategies to climate change at the European scale: The otter as a flagship species

    Carmen Cianfrani;Gwenaëlle Le Lay;Luigi Maiorano;Héctor F. Satizábal

  • Expert-based and correlative models to map habitat quality: Which gives better support to conservation planning?

    M. Di Febbraro;L. Sallustio;M. Vizzarri;D. De Rosa

  • Specie e habitat di interesse comunitario in Italia: distribuzione, stato di conservazione e trend.

    Andrea Orlando;Stefano Laporta;Piero Genovesi;Pierangela Angelini

  • On growth and form in the "computer era": from geometric to biological morphometrics

    Andrea Luigi Cardini;Anna Loy

  • A modelling approach to infer the effects of wind farms on landscape connectivity for bats

    Federica Roscioni;Hugo Rebelo;Hugo Rebelo;Danilo Russo;Danilo Russo;Maria Laura Carranza

  • Integrating climate and land-use change scenarios in modelling the future spread of invasive squirrels in Italy

    Mirko Di Febbraro;Mattia Menchetti;Mattia Menchetti;Danilo Russo;Leonardo Ancillotto

  • SIZE AND SHAPE VARIATION OF TWO FRESHWATER CRABS IN ARGENTINEAN PATAGONIA: THE INFLUENCE OF SEXUAL DIMORPHISM, HABITAT, AND SPECIES INTERACTIONS

    Federico Giri;Anna Loy

  • Landmark data: size and shape analysis in systematics. A case study on Old World Talpidae (Mammalia, Insectivora)

    Anna Loy;M. Corti;L. F. Marcus

  • Mammals of Italy: an annotated checklist

    Anna Loy;Gaetano Aloise;Leonardo Ancillotto;Francesco Maria Angelici

  • Genetic and morphological variation in a Mediterranean glacial refugium: evidence from Italian pygmy shrews, Sorex minutus (Mammalia: Soricomorpha)

    Rodrigo Vega;Rodrigo Vega;Giovanni Amori;Gaetano Aloise;Simonetta Cellini

  • More than range exposure: Global otter vulnerability to climate change

    C. Cianfrani;O. Broennimann;A. Loy;A. Guisan

  • Cranial morphometrics of the Apennine brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus) and preliminary notes on the relationships with other southern European populations

    A. Loy;P. Genov;M. Galfo;M. G. Jacobone

  • Habitat suitability vs landscape connectivity determining roadkill risk at a regional scale: a case study on European badger ( Meles meles )

    Mauro Fabrizio;Mirko Di Febbraro;Marcello D’Amico;Marcello D’Amico;Marcello D’Amico;Ludovico Frate

  • Cranial distinctiveness in the Apennine brown bear: genetic drift effect or ecophenotypic adaptation?

    Paolo Colangelo;Anna Loy;Djuro Huber;Tomislav Gomerčić Gomerčić

  • Connectivity providers for semi-aquatic vertebrates: the case of the endangered otter in Italy

    Maria Laura Carranza;Evelina D’Alessandro;Santiago Saura;Anna Loy

  • Regional-scale modelling of the cumulative impact of wind farms on bats

    F. Roscioni;D. Russo;D. Russo;M. Di Febbraro;L. Frate

  • Cranial morphology of Martes foina and M. martes (Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae): the role of size and shape in sexual dimorphism and interspecific differentiation

    Anna Loy;Ornella Spinosi;Rossella Carlini

  • Testing convergent and parallel adaptations in talpids humeral mechanical performance by means of geometric morphometrics and finite element analysis

    P Piras;P Piras;G Sansalone;G Sansalone;G Sansalone;Luciano Teresi;T Kotsakis;T Kotsakis

  • Molecular systematics and evolutionary biogeography of the genus Talpa (Soricomorpha: Talpidae).

    P. Colangelo;A.A. Bannikova;B. Kryštufek;V.S. Lebedev

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Laura Carranza
Maria Laura Carranza University of Molise
Danilo Russo
Danilo Russo University of Naples Federico II
Marco Marchetti
Marco Marchetti University of Molise
Santiago Saura
Santiago Saura Technical University of Madrid
Pasquale Raia
Pasquale Raia University of Naples Federico II
Antoine Guisan
Antoine Guisan University of Lausanne
Paolo Ciucci
Paolo Ciucci Sapienza University of Rome
Luigi Maiorano
Luigi Maiorano Sapienza University of Rome
Leonardo Ancillotto
Leonardo Ancillotto University of Naples Federico II
Emiliano Mori
Emiliano Mori National Research Council (CNR)

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