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D-Index
54
Citations
8847
World Ranking
3184
National Ranking
91

Antonio Quesada publications per year

1987: 1 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publications 1990: 1 publications 1991: 1 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 1 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 11 publications
1987 2025

227 publications in total across all disciplines

Antonio Quesada 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 Antonio Quesada sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 185 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Antonio Quesada 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 Antonio Quesada sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Antonio Quesada is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Madrid in Spain and focuses their research primarily within the field of Environmental Science, with a significant number of publications dedicated to this area. Their work draws considerable attention across several subfields, including Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Oceanography, and Molecular Biology.

Their contributions extensively cover topics such as Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Polar Research and Ecology, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Protist diversity and phylogeny, and Algal biology and biofuel production.

Antonio Quesada has contributed to numerous papers, some of which are noted for their focus on microplastic pollution and freshwater ecosystems. Selected recent papers include:

  • Fibers spreading worldwide: Microplastics and other anthropogenic litter in an Arctic freshwater lake (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • First detection of microplastics in the freshwater of an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin)
  • Microbial colonizers of microplastics in an Arctic freshwater lake (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Overview of toxic cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in Ibero-American freshwaters: Challenges for risk management and opportunities for removal by advanced technologies (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Ecosystem services in Antarctica: Global assessment of the current state, future challenges and managing opportunities (2021, Ecosystem Services)

Their collaborations include frequent work alongside several co-authors such as Samuel Cirés, David Velázquez, María Cristina Casero, Ana Justel, and Kevin A. Hughes.

Antonio Quesada's publications appear consistently in multiple scientific venues with repeated contributions to the following journals:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Antarctic Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • High Diversity of the Viral Community from an Antarctic Lake

    Alberto López-Bueno;Javier Tamames;Javier Tamames;David Velázquez;Andrés Moya;Andrés Moya

  • The spatial structure of Antarctic biodiversity

    Peter Convey;Peter Convey;Steven Loudon Chown;Andrew Clarke;David K A Barnes

  • Invasion of Nostocales (cyanobacteria) to Subtropical and Temperate Freshwater Lakes - Physiological, Regional, and Global Driving Forces.

    Assaf Sukenik;Ora Hadas;Aaron Kaplan;Antonio Quesada

  • Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones

    Scott D. Tiegs;David M. Costello;Mark W. Isken;Guy Woodward

  • Limnological characteristics of the freshwater ecosystems of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, in maritime Antarctica

    M. Toro;A. Camacho;C. Rochera;E. Rico

  • Fibers spreading worldwide: Microplastics and other anthropogenic litter in an Arctic freshwater lake

    Miguel González-Pleiter;David Velázquez;Carlos Edo;Olga Carretero

  • Strategies of adaptation by Antarctic cyanobacteria to ultraviolet radiation

    A. Quesada;W. F. Vincent

  • Global expansion of toxic and non-toxic cyanobacteria: effect on ecosystem functioning

    Assaf Sukenik;A. Quesada;N. Salmaso

  • First detection of microplastics in the freshwater of an Antarctic Specially Protected Area.

    Miguel González-Pleiter;Carlos Edo;David Velázquez;María Cristina Casero-Chamorro

  • Growth of Antarctic cyanobacteria under ultraviolet radiation : UVA counteracts UVB inhibition

    Antonio Quesada;Jean-Luc Mouget;Warwick F. Vincent

  • Modeling lakes and reservoirs in the climate system

    M. D. MacKay;P. J. Neale;C. D. Arp;L. N. De Senerpont Domis

  • Microstructural Characterization of Cyanobacterial Mats from the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica

    Asunción de los Ríos;Carmen Ascaso;Jacek Wierzchos;Eduardo Fernández-Valiente

  • Natural Photodegradation of the Cyanobacterial Toxins Microcystin and Cylindrospermopsin

    Lars Wörmer;María Huerta-Fontela;Samuel Cirés;David Carrasco

  • Cylindrospermopsin is not degraded by co-occurring natural bacterial communities during a 40-day study

    Lars Wormer;Samuel Cirés;David Carrasco;Antonio Quesada

  • Toxicity of Aphanizomenon ovalisporum (Cyanobacteria) in a Spanish water reservoir

    Antonio Quesada;Enrique Moreno;David Carrasco;Thamar Paniagua

  • Community and pigment structure of Arctic cyanobacterial assemblages: the occurrence and distribution of UV-absorbing compounds

    Antonio Quesada;Antonio Quesada;Warwick F Vincent;David R.S Lean

  • Ultraviolet Radiation Effects on Cyanobacteria: Implications for Antarctic Microbial Ecosystems

    Warwick F. Vincent;Antonio Quesada

  • Regional weather survey on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

    Manuel Bañón;Ana Justel;David Velázquez;Antonio Quesada

  • Diversity and temporal shifts of the bacterial community associated with a toxic cyanobacterial bloom: An interplay between microcystin producers and degraders.

    María Ángeles Lezcano;David Velázquez;Antonio Quesada;Rehab El-Shehawy

  • Community structure and physiological characterization of microbial mats in Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica).

    Eduardo Fernández-Valiente;Antonio Camacho;Carlos Rochera;Eugenio Rico

Frequent Co-Authors

Warwick F. Vincent
Warwick F. Vincent Université Laval
David Pearce
David Pearce Northumbria University
Peter Convey
Peter Convey British Antarctic Survey
Kevin A. Hughes
Kevin A. Hughes Natural Environment Research Council
Antonio Alcami
Antonio Alcami Spanish National Research Council
Josef Elster
Josef Elster University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Nico Salmaso
Nico Salmaso Fondazione Edmund Mach
Frithjof C. Küpper
Frithjof C. Küpper University of Aberdeen
Assaf Sukenik
Assaf Sukenik Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research
Clive Howard-Williams
Clive Howard-Williams National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

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