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Carlos Martínez del Rio

Carlos Martínez del Rio

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
18071
World Ranking
9519
National Ranking
4203

Carlos Martínez del Rio publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlos Martínez del Rio sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 284 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Carlos Martínez del Rio D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlos Martínez del Rio sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Carlos Martínez del Rio is affiliated with the University of Wyoming in the United States. Their research primarily addresses questions within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. These broad fields encompass numerous subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Paleontology.

Their scholarly work covers a range of topics such as Plant and Animal Studies, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Carlos Martínez del Rio has contributed to various academic journals and publication venues, including:

  • GigaScience
  • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • iScience
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their recent papers include:

  • Genomic consequences of dietary diversification and parallel evolution due to nectarivory in leaf-nosed bats, 2020, GigaScience
  • Duplications and Functional Convergence of Intestinal Carbohydrate-Digesting Enzymes, 2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Sucrose digestion capacity in birds shows convergent coevolution with nectar composition across continents, 2021, iScience
  • Effect of temperature on 13C and 15N incorporation rates and discrimination factors in two North American fishes, 2021, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
  • Convergent Coevolution Across Continents: Nectar Composition and Sucrose Digestion Capacity in Birds, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal

They have collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Yocelyn T. Gutiérrez-Guerrero, William H. Karasov, Todd J. McWhorter, Jonathan A. Rader, and Jorge E. Schondube. Each of these collaborators has worked on multiple projects alongside Martínez del Rio.

In addition to articles, they have published a book titled Physiological Ecology in 2020 with Princeton University Press. This publication adds to their contributions in the academic literature related to ecological physiology.

Best Publications

  • A niche for isotopic ecology

    Seth D. Newsome;Carlos Martinez del Rio;Stuart Bearhop;Donald L. Phillips

  • STABLE ISOTOPES IN ANIMAL ECOLOGY: ASSUMPTIONS, CAVEATS, AND A CALL FOR MORE LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS

    Leonard Z. Gannes;Diane M. O’Brien;Carlos Martínez del Rio

  • Natural Abundance Variations in Stable Isotopes and their Potential Uses in Animal Physiological Ecology

    Leonard Z. Gannes;Carlos Martı́nez del Rio;Paul Koch

  • Ecological Effectiveness: Conservation Goals for Interactive Species

    Michael E. Soulé;James A. Estes;Joel Berger;Carlos Martinez Del Rio

  • Physiological Ecology: How Animals Process Energy, Nutrients, and Toxins

    William H. Karasov;Carlos Martínez del Rio

  • Effects of elemental composition on the incorporation of dietary nitrogen and carbon isotopic signatures in an omnivorous songbird

    Scott F. Pearson;Scott F. Pearson;Douglas J. Levey;Cathryn H. Greenberg;Carlos Martinez del Rio

  • Ecological Physiology of Diet and Digestive Systems

    William H. Karasov;Carlos Martínez del Rio;Enrique Caviedes-Vidal

  • Information theory and hypothesis testing: a call for pluralism

    Philip A. Stephens;Steven W. Buskirk;Gregory D. Hayward;Gregory D. Hayward;Carlos Martínez Del Rio

  • Ten years of experimental animal isotopic ecology

    Nathan Wolf;Scott A. Carleton;Carlos Martínez del Rio

  • Natural History's Place in Science and Society

    Joshua J. Tewksbury;John G. T. Anderson;Jonathan D. Bakker;Timothy J. Billo

  • Inference in ecology and evolution

    Philip A. Stephens;Steven W. Buskirk;Carlos Martínez del Rio

  • The effect of cold-induced increased metabolic rate on the rate of 13C and 15N incorporation in house sparrows (Passer domesticus).

    S. A. Carleton;Carlos Martínez del Rio

  • The Importance of Large Carnivores to Healthy Ecosystems

    Brian Miller;Barb Dugelby;Dave Foreman;Carlos Martinez del Rio

  • Effects of growth and tissue type on the kinetics of 13C and 15N incorporation in a rapidly growing ectotherm

    Kimberly J. Reich;Karen A. Bjorndal;Carlos Martínez del Rio

  • IT TAKES GUTS (AND MORE) TO EAT FRUIT: LESSONS FROM AVIAN NUTRITIONAL ECOLOGY

    Douglas J. Levey;Carlos MartÍnez del Rio

  • Dietary, Phylogenetic, and Ecological Correlates of Intestinal Sucrase and Maltase Activity in Birds

    Carlos Martínez del Rio

  • The metabolic basis of whole-organism RNA and phosphorus content

    James F. Gillooly;James F. Gillooly;Andrew P. Allen;James H. Brown;James H. Brown;James J. Elser

  • Physiological Basis and Ecological Consequences of Sugar Preferences in Cedar Waxwings

    Carlos Martínez del Rio;W. H. Karasov;D. J. Levey

  • WHERE DOES A FRUIT‐EATING BIRD DEPOSIT MISTLETOE SEEDS? SEED DEPOSITION PATTERNS AND AN EXPERIMENT

    Juliann E. Aukema;Carlos Martínez del Rio

  • PERSPECTIVES IN ORNITHOLOGY IT TAKES GUTS (AND MORE) TO EAT FRUIT: LESSONS FROM AVIAN NUTRITIONAL ECOLOGY

    Douglas J. Levey;Carlos Martinez Del Rio

Frequent Co-Authors

William H. Karasov
William H. Karasov University of Wisconsin–Madison
Pablo Sabat
Pablo Sabat University of Chile
Douglas J. Levey
Douglas J. Levey National Science Foundation
Seth D. Newsome
Seth D. Newsome University of New Mexico
Ido Izhaki
Ido Izhaki University of Haifa
Steven W. Buskirk
Steven W. Buskirk University of Wyoming
Philip A. Stephens
Philip A. Stephens Durham University
Francisco Bozinovic
Francisco Bozinovic Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Wayne A. Hubert
Wayne A. Hubert University of Wyoming
Daniel C. Rule
Daniel C. Rule University of Wyoming

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