2026 Claudio Carere: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	35	7257	7017	151	148	96	8329

Overview

Claudio Carere is affiliated with Tuscia University in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans several subfields, notably Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Genetics.

Their main topics of research focus on Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Avian ecology and behavior, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Marine and fisheries research, Crustacean biology and ecology, Plant and animal studies, and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies.

Carere has a record of publications in various scientific venues, with frequent contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Royal Society Open Science, RENDICONTI LINCEI, Journal of The Royal Society Interface, and Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Carere include:

Oxidative stress inhibition by resveratrol in alcohol-dependent mice, 2020, Nutrition
Deterrence of birds with an artificial predator, the RobotFalcon, 2022, Journal of The Royal Society Interface
Biogeography of telomere dynamics in a vertebrate, 2020, Ecography
Intraspecific variation in invertebrate cognition: a review, 2023, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Does consistent individual variability in pelagic fish larval behaviour affect recruitment in nursery habitats?, 2020, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Carere's collaborations have frequently included Daniele Canestrelli, Roberta Bisconti, Andrea Chiocchio, Giuseppe Nascetti, and David Costantini, reflecting a diverse network of research partners involved in various aspects of ecological and biological sciences.

Best Publications

Maternal hormones as a tool to adjust offspring phenotype in avian species

Ton G.G. Groothuis;Wendt Müller;Nikolaus von Engelhardt;Claudio Carere

963
Citations
Guidelines for the treatment of animals in behavioural research and teaching

Katherine Buchanan;T. Burt de Perera;C. Carere;T. Carter

790
Citations
Avian personalities: characterization and epigenesis.

Ton G. G. Groothuis;Claudio Carere;Claudio Carere

676
Citations
Interaction between animal personality and animal cognition

Claudio Carere;Charles Locurto

360
Citations
Fecal corticosteroids in a territorial bird selected for different personalities : Daily rhythm and the response to social stress

C Carere;T.G.G Groothuis;E Möstl;S Daan

349
Citations
Personalities in great tits, Parus major : stability and consistency

Claudio Carere;Piet J. Drent;Lucia Privitera;Jaap M. Koolhaas

335
Citations
Shy and bold great tits (Parus major): body temperature and breath rate in response to handling stress

Claudio Carere;Kees van Oers

325
Citations
Self-organized aerial displays of thousands of starlings: a model

Hanno Hildenbrandt;C. Carere;Charlotte Hemelrijk

317
Citations
ANIMAL PERSONALITIES: Behavior, Physiology, and Evolution

Claudio Carere;Dario Maestripieri

298
Citations
Covariation between personalities and individual differences in coping with stress: Converging evidence and hypotheses

Claudio Carere;Doretta Caramaschi;Tim W. Fawcett

294
Citations
Sex-specific effects of yolk testosterone on survival, begging and growth of zebra finches

Nikolaus von Engelhardt;Claudio Carere;Cor Dijkstra;Ton G. G. Groothuis

209
Citations
Epigenetic effects on personality traits: early food provisioning and sibling competition

Claudio Carere;Piet J. Drent;Jaap M. Koolhaas;Ton G. G. Groothuis

177
Citations
Effect of social defeat in a territorial bird (Parus major) selected for different coping styles

Claudio Carere;Diliana Welink;Piet J Drent;Jaap M Koolhaas

173
Citations
Propagating waves in starling, Sturnus vulgaris, flocks under predation

Andrea Procaccini;Andrea Procaccini;Alberto Orlandi;Andrea Cavagna;Irene Giardina

168
Citations
Sexual versus individual differentiation: the controversial role of avian maternal hormones.

Claudio Carere;Jacques Balthazart

162
Citations
Oxidative damage and anti-oxidant capacity in two migratory bird species at a stop-over site.

David Costantini;Massimiliano Cardinale;Claudio Carere

160
Citations
Bolder Takes All? The Behavioral Dimension of Biogeography

Daniele Canestrelli;Roberta Bisconti;Claudio Carere

139
Citations
Invertebrate welfare: an overlooked issue

Kelsey Horvath;Dario Angeletti;Giuseppe Nascetti;Claudio Carere

137
Citations
Aerial flocking patterns of wintering starlings, Sturnus vulgaris, under different predation risk

Claudio Carere;Claudio Carere;Simona Montanino;Flavia Moreschini;Francesca Zoratto

136
Citations
Stopover decision during migration: physiological conditions predict nocturnal restlessness in wild passerines

Leonida Fusani;Massimiliano Cardinale;Claudio Carere;Wolfgang Goymann

134
Citations
Testing for the presence of coping styles in a wild mammal

Caterina Ferrari;Cristian Pasquaretta;Claudio Carere;Elena Cavallone

116
Citations
Unravelling animal personalities: how and why individuals consistently differ

Claudio Carere;Marcel Eens

108
Citations
Brominated flame retardants and organochlorines in the European environment using great tit eggs as a biomonitoring tool

Evi Van den Steen;Rianne Pinxten;Veerle L.B. Jaspers;Adrian Covaci

92
Citations
The Tangled Evolutionary Legacies of Range Expansion and Hybridization

Daniele Canestrelli;Daniele Porretta;Winsor H. Lowe;Roberta Bisconti

91
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Enrico Alleva Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Giuseppe Nascetti Tuscia University

David Costantini French National Museum of Natural History

Ton G. G. Groothuis University of Groningen

Jaap M. Koolhaas University of Groningen

Massimiliano Cardinale Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Rianne Pinxten University of Antwerp

Marcel Eens University of Antwerp

Leonida Fusani University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Adrian Covaci University of Antwerp

External Links

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