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D-Index
40
Citations
5065
World Ranking
8170
National Ranking
53

António Ferreira publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where António Ferreira sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 154 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

António Ferreira D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where António Ferreira sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

António Ferreira is affiliated with the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra in Portugal. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant body of work related to global and planetary change, plant science, industrial and manufacturing engineering, pollution, and water science and technology.

The main topics addressed in António Ferreira's publications include microplastics and plastic pollution, land use and ecosystem services, municipal solid waste management, flood risk assessment and management, hydrology and watershed management studies, urban stormwater management solutions, and recycling and waste management techniques.

Recent papers by António Ferreira cover a range of environmental and ecological subjects. These include:

  • Ecosystem services and well-being dimensions related to urban green spaces - A systematic review, 2022, Sustainable Cities and Society
  • Effectiveness of Nature-Based Solutions in Mitigating Flood Hazard in a Mediterranean Peri-Urban Catchment, 2020, Water
  • Post-fire ecological restoration in Latin American forest ecosystems: Insights and lessons from the last two decades, 2022, Forest Ecology and Management
  • Protection of drinking water resources from agricultural pressures: Effectiveness of EU regulations in the context of local realities, 2021, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Keep it real: selecting realistic sets of urban green space indicators, 2020, Environmental Research Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with António Ferreira include Carla Ferreira, Inês Leitão, Zahra Kalantari, Anne-Karine Boulet, and Loes van Schaik. This suggests a strong network within the environmental and sustainability research community.

António Ferreira has published multiple papers in notable academic venues, including:

  • Contribuciones a las Ciencias Sociales
  • Water
  • Sustainability
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Their contribution extends to book publications as well, with a title released by Editora BAGAI eBooks in 2025: "MULHERES DO BRASIL: Empoderamento, Resistência e (Im)Possibilidade - Vol. 7."

Best Publications

  • Wildfire Impacts on Soil Erosion and Hydrology in Wet Mediterranean Forest, Portugal

    RA Shakesby;Cda Coelho;AD Ferreira;JP Terry

  • Soil water repellency as a potential parameter in rainfall-runoff modelling: experimental evidence at point to catchment scales from Portugal

    S. H. Doerr;A. J. D. Ferreira;R. P. D. Walsh;R. A. Shakesby

  • Extraction of compounds associated with water repellency in sandy soils of different origin

    S. H. Doerr;C. T. Llewellyn;P. Douglas;C. P. Morley

  • Urban agriculture, a tool towards more resilient urban communities?

    António José Dinis Ferreira;Rosa Isabel Marques Mendes Guilherme;Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira;Maria de Fátima Martins Lorena de Oliveira

  • Effectiveness of forest residue mulching in reducing post-fire runoff and erosion in a pine and a eucalypt plantation in north-central Portugal

    Sergio A. Prats;Lee H. MacDonald;Magda Monteiro;Antonio J.D. Ferreira

  • Hydrological response of a small catchment burned by experimental fire

    C.R. Stoof;R.W. Vervoort;J. Iwema;H.G.M. van den Elsen

  • Hydrological implications of soil water-repellency in Eucalyptus globulus forests, north-central Portugal

    A.J.D. Ferreira;C.O.A. Coelho;R.P.D. Walsh;R.A. Shakesby

  • Soil and water degradation processes in burned areas: Lessons learned from a nested approach

    A.J.D. Ferreira;A.J.D. Ferreira;C.O.A. Coelho;C.J. Ritsema;A.K. Boulet

  • Temporal dynamics of water repellency and soil moisture in eucalypt plantations, Portugal

    Gemma Leighton-Boyce;Stefan H. Doerr;Richard A. Shakesby;Rory P. D. Walsh

  • Temporal variation in topsoil water repellency in two recently burnt eucalypt stands in north-central Portugal

    J.J. Keizer;S.H. Doerr;M.C. Malvar;S.A. Prats

  • Environmental management and audit schemes implementation as an educational tool for sustainability

    A.J.D. Ferreira;M.A.R. Lopes;J.P.F. Morais

  • Degradation in urban areas

    Carla S.S. Ferreira;Rory P.D. Walsh;António J.D. Ferreira

  • Evaluation and selection of indicators for land degradation and desertification monitoring: methodological approach.

    C. Kosmas;Or. Kairis;Ch. Karavitis;C. Ritsema

  • Impacts of prescribed fire on soil loss and soil quality: An assessment based on an experimentally-burned catchment in central Portugal

    Richard A. Shakesby;Célia P.M. Bento;Célia P.M. Bento;Célia P.M. Bento;Carla S.S. Ferreira;António J.D. Ferreira

  • Influence of burning intensity on water repellency and hydrological processes at forest and shrub sites in Portugal

    A.J.D. Ferreira;C.O.A. Coelho;A.K. Boulet;G. Leighton-Boyce

  • Evaluation and Selection of Indicators for Land Degradation and Desertification Monitoring: Types of Degradation, Causes, and Implications for Management

    Or. Kairis;C. Kosmas;Ch. Karavitis;C. Ritsema

  • Temporal patterns of solute loss following wildfires in Central Portugal

    A. J. D. Ferreira;C. O. A. Coelho;A. K. Boulet;F. P. Lopes

  • Overland flow generation processes, erosion yields and solute loss following different intensity fires

    Celeste de Oliveira Alves Coelho;António José Dinis Ferreira;Anne-Karine Boulet;Jan Jacob Keizer

  • Urbanization Development under Climate Change: Hydrological Responses in a Peri‐Urban Mediterranean Catchment

    Zahra Kalantari;Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira;Rory Peter Dominic Walsh;António José Dinis Ferreira

  • Runoff, sediment and nutrient exports from a Mediterranean vineyard under integrated production: An experiment at plot scale

    C.S.S. Ferreira;C.S.S. Ferreira;J.J. Keizer;L.M.B. Santos;D. Serpa

Frequent Co-Authors

Celeste Coelho
Celeste Coelho University of Aveiro
Rory P. D. Walsh
Rory P. D. Walsh Swansea University
Richard A. Shakesby
Richard A. Shakesby Swansea University
Jan Jacob Keizer
Jan Jacob Keizer University of Aveiro
Coen J. Ritsema
Coen J. Ritsema Wageningen University & Research
Tammo S. Steenhuis
Tammo S. Steenhuis Cornell University
Stefan H. Doerr
Stefan H. Doerr Swansea University
João Pedro Nunes
João Pedro Nunes Wageningen University & Research
Zahra Kalantari
Zahra Kalantari Royal Institute of Technology
Paulo Pereira
Paulo Pereira Mykolas Romeris University

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