World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
33
Citations
3746
World Ranking
8428
National Ranking
189

Overview

Antoni Calafat is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research spans a range of subfields including Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Pollution, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's work addresses multiple topics related to geology, paleoclimatology, and marine environments. Notable research themes include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Mercury Impact and Mitigation Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Heavy Metals in Environment
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics

Calafat's recent papers reflect this interdisciplinary focus. Key publications include:

  • A baseline assessment of the relationship between microplastics and plasticizers in sediment samples collected from the Barcelona continental shelf (2022) published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Sinking Diatom Assemblages as a Key Driver for Deep Carbon and Silicon Export in the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean) (2021) published in Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Mercury deposition in the Eastern Mediterranean: Modern fluxes in the water column and Holocene accumulation rates in abyssal sediment (2023) published in Chemical Geology
  • Atmospheric and Oceanographic Forcing Impact Particle Flux Composition and Carbon Sequestration in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: A Three-Year Time-Series Study in the Deep Ierapetra Basin (2021) published in Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Particle fluxes in submarine canyons along a sediment-starved continental margin and in the adjacent open slope and basin in the SW Mediterranean Sea (2022) published in Progress In Oceanography

The frequency of publications in specific venues highlights important outlets for Calafat's research:

  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Progress In Oceanography
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Chemical Geology

Collaborations have featured recurrent partnerships with several researchers, including:

  • Anna Sànchez-Vidal (9 joint works)
  • Miquel Canals (4 joint works)
  • Rut Pedrosa-Pamies (3 joint works)
  • Marc Cerdà-Domènech (3 joint works)
  • Marta Guinau (3 joint works)

Best Publications

  • Ploughing the deep sea floor

    Pere Puig;Miquel Canals;Jacobo Martín

  • Suspended sediment fluxes and transport processes in the Gulf of Lions submarine canyons. The role of storms and dense water cascading

    Albert Palanques;Xavier Durrieu de Madron;Pere Puig;Joan Fabres

  • Deep sea-floor evidence of past ice streams off the Antarctic Peninsula

    Miquel Canals;Roger Urgeles;Antoni M. Calafat

  • An introduction to Mediterranean deep-sea biology

    Francisco Sardà;Antoni Calafat;Miquel Canals;Manuel Espino

  • Impacts on the deep-sea ecosystem by a severe coastal storm

    Anna Sanchez-Vidal;Miquel Canals;Antoni M. Calafat;Galderic Lastras

  • Cascades in Mediterranean Submarine Grand Canyons

    Miquel Canals;Roberto Danovaro;Serge Heussner;Vasilios Lykousis

  • Can mud (silt and clay) concentration be used to predict soil organic carbon content within seagrass ecosystems

    Oscar Serrano;Paul S. Lavery;Carlos M. Duarte;Gary A. Kendrick

  • Role of slowly settling particles in the ocean carbon cycle

    Iván J. Alonso-González;Javier Arístegui;Cindy Lee;Anna Sanchez-Vidal

  • Composition and spatio-temporal variability of particle fluxes in the Western Alboran Gyre, Mediterranean Sea

    J Fabres;A Calafat;A Sanchez-Vidal;M Canals

  • Particle fluxes dynamics in Blanes submarine canyon (Northwestern Mediterranean)

    Diana Zúñiga;M. Mar Flexas;Anna Sanchez-Vidal;Johan Coenjaerts

  • Impact of dense shelf water cascading on the transfer of organic matter to the deep western Mediterranean basin

    A. Sanchez-Vidal;C. Pasqual;P. Kerhervé;A. Calafat

  • A multidisciplinary approach to the understanding of hydromedusan populations inhabiting Mediterranean submarine canyons

    Josep Maria Gili;Francesc Pagès;Jean Bouillon;Albert Palanques

  • Morphogenetic mesoscale analysis of the northeastern Iberian margin, NW Mediterranean Basin

    David Amblas;Miquel Canals;Roger Urgeles;Galderic Lastras

  • Flux and composition of settling particles across the continental margin of the Gulf of Lion: the role of dense shelf water cascading

    C. Pasqual;A. Sanchez-Vidal;A. Sanchez-Vidal;D. Zúñiga;D. Zúñiga;A. Calafat

  • Across margin export of organic matter by cascading events traced by stable isotopes, northwestern Mediterranean Sea

    A. Sanchez Vidal;A. Sanchez Vidal;C. Pasqual;P. Kerhervé;S. Heussner

  • C37 alkenone measurements of sea surface temperature in the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean)

    Isabel Cacho;Carles Pelejero;Joan O Grimalt;Antoni Calafat

  • Relationship between environment and the occurrence of the deep-water rose shrimp Aristeus antennatus (Risso, 1816) in the Blanes submarine canyon (NW Mediterranean)

    F. Sardà;N. Bahamón;G. Rotllant

  • Comparison of horizontal and downward particle fluxes across canyons of the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean): Meteorological and hydrodynamical forcing

    J. Bonnin;S. Heussner;A. Calafat;J. Fabres

  • Relationship between continental rise development and palaeo-ice sheet dynamics, Northern Antarctic Peninsula Pacific margin

    David Amblas;Roger Urgeles;Miquel Canals;Antoni M. Calafat

  • Riverine transport of terrestrial organic matter to the North Catalan margin, NW Mediterranean Sea

    Anna Sanchez-Vidal;Marina Higueras;Eugènia Martí;Camino Liquete

Frequent Co-Authors

Miquel Canals
Miquel Canals University of Barcelona
Anna Sanchez-Vidal
Anna Sanchez-Vidal University of Barcelona
Pere Puig
Pere Puig Spanish National Research Council
Serge Heussner
Serge Heussner Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Albert Palanques
Albert Palanques Spanish National Research Council
Galderic Lastras
Galderic Lastras University of Barcelona
Jacobo Martín
Jacobo Martín Biomedicine Research Institute of Buenos Aires - CONICET - Partner Institute of the Max Planck Society
Cindy Lee
Cindy Lee Stony Brook University
Roberto Danovaro
Roberto Danovaro Marche Polytechnic University
Roger Urgeles
Roger Urgeles 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:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Earth Science opens doors to diverse career paths, but complementing your knowledge with additional skills can enhance your opportunities. For those interested in creative communication, pursuing an online mfa creative writing degree can help develop storytelling abilities, ideal for science communication or environmental advocacy roles.

If leadership and organizational skills appeal to you, consider exploring a human resource management masters degree online. This credential prepares Earth Science graduates for managing teams or working within environmental organizations with robust HR capabilities.

For those re-entering education or career paths later in life, many one year degrees for seniors offer flexible, accelerated options that complement scientific backgrounds, helping learners quickly upskill in relevant areas.

Additionally, obtaining credentials like ala accredited mlis programs can lead to specialized roles managing scientific libraries or digital resources, bridging Earth Science expertise with information management.

Best Scientists Citing Antoni Calafat

Trending Scientists