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Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha

Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
56
Citations
13537
World Ranking
2806
National Ranking
44

Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha 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 Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 465 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha 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 Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha is affiliated with Rio de Janeiro State University in Brazil and has a research profile deeply rooted in Environmental Science. Their academic contributions focus on a broad range of topics within this field, including Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Social Psychology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics explored in their work encompass Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Animal and Plant Science Education, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Turtle Biology and Conservation.

The scientist's recent published papers include:

  • "Are reptiles toast? A worldwide evaluation of Lepidosauria vulnerability to climate change" (2020), Climatic Change
  • "The new Brazilian gold rush: Is Amazonia at risk?" (2020), Forest Policy and Economics
  • "Roadkill of medium to large mammals along a Brazilian road (BR-262) in Southeastern Brazil: spatial distribution and seasonal variation" (2020), Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment
  • "Assessing the importance of reproductive modes for the evaluation of altitudinal distribution patterns in tropical frogs" (2021), Biotropica
  • "We're building it up to burn it down: fire occurrence and fire-related climatic patterns in Brazilian biomes" (2022), PeerJ

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Helena Godoy Bergallo, Átilla Colombo Ferreguetti, Juliane Pereira-Ribeiro, Carla C. Siqueira, and Davor Vrcibradic.

Their work is regularly published in venues such as Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Biota Neotropica, Brazilian Journal of Biology, Journal of Natural History, and South American Journal of Herpetology, each featuring multiple contributions from this researcher.

Best Publications

  • Erosion of lizard diversity by climate change and altered thermal niches.

    Barry Sinervo;Barry Sinervo;Fausto Méndez-de-la-Cruz;Donald B. Miles;Donald B. Miles;Benoit Heulin

  • Effects of conventional and biodegradable microplastics on a marine ecosystem engineer (Arenicola marina) and sediment nutrient cycling

    Dannielle Senga Green;Bas Boots;Julia Sigwart;Shan Jiang

  • Impacts of discarded plastic bags on marine assemblages and ecosystem functioning.

    Dannielle Senga Green;Bas Boots;David James Blockley;Carlos Rocha

  • The remnants of restinga habitats in the brazilian Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil: habitat loss and risk of disappearance.

    C F D Rocha;H G Bergallo;M Van Sluys;M A S Alves

  • Role of transient silicon limitation in the development of cyanobacteria blooms in the Guadiana estuary, south-western Iberia

    C. Rocha;Helena M. Galvão;Ana B. Barbosa

  • Heteroclinic Orbits of Semilinear Parabolic Equations

    Bernold Fiedler;Carlos Rocha

  • Phylogenetic Affinities of Mabuya atlantica Schmidt, 1945, Endemic to the Atlantic Ocean Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha (Brazil): Necessity of Partitioning the Genus Mabuya Fitzinger, 1826 (Scincidae: Lygosominae)

    Patrick Mausfeld;Andreas Schmitz;Wolfgang Böhme;Bernhard Misof

  • Spatial and trophic niche differentiation in two sympatric lizards (Tropidurus torquatus and Cnemidophorus ocellifer) with different foraging tactics

    Helena Godoy Bergallo;Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha

  • Thermal biology and flight distance of Tropidurus oreadicus (Sauria Iguanidae) in an area of Amazonian Brazil

    C.F.D. Rocha;H.G. Bergallo

  • Fauna de anfibios, repteis e mamiferos do estado do Rio de Janeiro, sudeste do Brasil

    Carlos Frederico D Rocha;Helena G Bergallo;Jose P Pombal Junior;Lena Geise

  • Antipredator Defenses Influence the Distribution of Amphibian Prey Species in the Central Amazon Rain Forest1

    Jean-Marc Hero;William E. Magnusson;Carlos F. D. Rocha;Carla P. Catterall

  • Endemic and threatened tetrapods in the restingas of the biodiversity corridors of Serra do Mar and of the central da Mata Atlântica in Eastern Brazil

    C. F. D Rocha;M Van Sluys;H. G. Bergallo;M. A. S. Alves

  • Ecological Differences in Tropical Sympatric Skinks (Mabuya macrorhyncha and Mabuya agilis) in Southeastern Brazil

    Davor Vrcibradic;Carlos Frederico D. Rocha

  • Thermal ecology and activity patterns of the lizard community of the Restinga of Jurubatiba, Macaé, RJ.

    F. H. Hatano;D. Vrcibradic;C. A. B. Galdino;M. Cunha-Barros

  • Feeding Ecology of Tropidurus torquatus: Ontogenetic Shift in Plant Consumption and Seasonal Trends in Diet

    Roberto Fabri Fialho;Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha;Davor Vrcibradic

  • Regional scale assessment of Submarine Groundwater Discharge in Ireland combining medium resolution satellite imagery and geochemical tracing techniques

    Jean Wilson;Carlos Rocha

  • Bigger ant colonies reduce herbivory and herbivore residence time on leaves of an ant-plant: Azteca muelleri vs. Coelomera ruficornis on Cecropia pachystachya.

    Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha;Helena Godoy Bergallo

  • Diet, Activity, and Microhabitat Use of Two Syntopic Tropidurus Species (Lacertilia: Tropiduridae) in Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Monique Van Sluys;Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha;Davor Vrcibradic;Conrado Aleksander Barbosa Galdino

  • Activity patterns and body temperatures of two sympatric lizards (Tropidurus torquatus and Cnemidophorus ocellifer) with different foraging tactics in southeastern Brazil

    Helena Godoy Bergallo;Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha

  • Environmental Factors Affecting Calling Activity of a Tropical Diurnal Frog (Hylodes phyllodes: Leptodactylidae)

    Fabio H. Hatano;Carlos F. D. Rocha;Monique Van Sluys

  • Variação na estrutura e na composição de Bromeliaceae em cinco zonas de restinga no Parque Nacional da Restinga de Jurubatiba, Macaé, RJ

    Luciana Cogliatti-Carvalho;Luciana Cogliatti-Carvalho;André Felippe Nunes De Freitas;André Felippe Nunes De Freitas;Carlos Frederico Duarte Da Rocha;Monique Van Sluys

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernold Fiedler
Bernold Fiedler Freie Universität Berlin
Marcus Vinícius Vieira
Marcus Vinícius Vieira Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Jan Scholten
Jan Scholten Kiel University
Mauro Galetti
Mauro Galetti Sao Paulo State University
William E. Magnusson
William E. Magnusson National Institute of Amazonian Research
Carlos Eduardo Viveiros Grelle
Carlos Eduardo Viveiros Grelle Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Xosé Antón Álvarez-Salgado
Xosé Antón Álvarez-Salgado Spanish National Research Council
Jack K. Hale
Jack K. Hale Georgia Institute of Technology
Adriano Garcia Chiarello
Adriano Garcia Chiarello Universidade de São Paulo
Mario S. Di Bitetti
Mario S. Di Bitetti National University of Misiones

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