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D-Index
44
Citations
5030
World Ranking
5177
National Ranking
169

Conxita Avila 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 Conxita Avila 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.

Conxita Avila 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 Conxita Avila sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Conxita Avila is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has contributed extensively to research in environmental and earth sciences, focusing particularly on marine ecosystems. Their work spans several interconnected fields including Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable emphasis on subfields such as Oceanography, Ecology, Ocean Engineering, Biotechnology, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientific topics covered in Conxita Avila's work include:

  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis

They have authored research published in several notable scientific journals, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • Marine Drugs
  • Environmental Pollution
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin

Some of their recent publications include:

  • Invasive marine species discovered on non-native kelp rafts in the warmest Antarctic island (2020), Scientific Reports
  • Terpenoids in Marine Heterobranch Molluscs (2020), Marine Drugs
  • Ecosystem services in Antarctica: Global assessment of the current state, future challenges and managing opportunities (2021), Ecosystem Services
  • Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Phage Particles from Antarctic and Mediterranean Seawater Ecosystems (2020), Microorganisms
  • Bioactive Compounds from Marine Heterobranchs (2020), Marine Drugs

Conxita Avila frequently collaborates with a number of other scientists, including:

  • Carlos Angulo-Preckler
  • Rafael P. Martín-Martín
  • Blanca Figuerola
  • Pere Monràs-Riera
  • Elisenda Ballesté

The thematic scope of their work often involves the study of marine organisms and ecosystems, with a geographic focus including polar regions such as Antarctica. Their research intersects the study of chemical compounds found in marine species and the ecological impacts of invasive species, as well as microbial ecology within marine environments.

Through contributions to diverse publication venues and continued collaboration with peers, Conxita Avila's work reflects a multidisciplinary approach to understanding marine and environmental science challenges.

Best Publications

  • Natural products of opisthobranch molluscs : A biological review

    C. Avila

  • Defensive glandular structures in opisthobranch molluscs : From histology to ecology

    Heike Wägele;Manuel Ballesteros;Conxita Avila

  • Antarctic marine chemical ecology: what is next?

    Conxita Avila;Conxita Avila;Sergi Taboada;Sergi Taboada;Laura Núñez-Pons;Laura Núñez-Pons

  • Chemical ecology of the Antarctic nudibranch Bathydoris hodgsoni Eliot, 1907: defensive role and origin of its natural products.

    Conxita Àvila;K. Iken;A. Fontana;G. Cimino

  • Aplicyanins A–F, new cytotoxic bromoindole derivatives from the marine tunicate Aplidium cyaneum

    Fernando Reyes;Rogelio Fernández;Alberto Rodríguez;Andrés Francesch

  • UV-Protective Compounds in Marine Organisms from the Southern Ocean.

    Laura Núñez-Pons;Conxita Avila;Giovanna Romano;Cinzia Verde

  • Beyond performance assessment measurements for beach management: Application to Spanish Mediterranean beaches

    Eduard Ariza;Rafael Sardá;José A. Jiménez;Joan Mora

  • Chemical ecology of the nudibranch Glossodoris pallida: Is the location of diet-derived metabolites important for defense?

    Conxita Àvila;Valerie J. Paul

  • Missing link in the Southern Ocean: sampling the marine benthic fauna of remote Bouvet Island

    Wolf E. Arntz;Sven Thatje;Katrin Linse;Conxita Avila

  • Bone-eating worms from the Antarctic: the contrasting fate of whale and wood remains on the Southern Ocean seafloor.

    Adrian G. Glover;Helena Wiklund;Sergio Taboada;Conxita Avila

  • Invasive marine species discovered on non-native kelp rafts in the warmest Antarctic island.

    Conxita Avila;Carlos Angulo-Preckler;Rafael P. Martín-Martín;Blanca Figuerola

  • Defensive allomones in three species ofHypselodoris (gastropoda: Nudibranchia) from the Cantabrian sea.

    A. Fontana;C. Avila;C. Avila;E. Martinez;J. Ortea

  • Chemical ecology and origin of defensive compounds in the Antarctic nudibranch Austrodoris kerguelenensis (Opisthobranchia: Gastropoda)

    K. Iken;C. Avila;A. Fontana;M. Gavagnin

  • Decadal shifts in beach user sand availability on the Costa Brava (Northwestern Mediterranean Coast)

    Rafael Sardá;Joan Mora;Eduardo Ariza;Conxita Avila

  • Terretonins E and F, Inhibitors of the Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain from the Marine-Derived Fungus Aspergillus insuetus

    M Pilar López-Gresa;Nuria Cabedo;M Carmen González-Mas;Maria Letizia Ciavatta

  • Natural products from Antarctic colonial ascidians of the genera Aplidium and Synoicum: variability and defensive role.

    Laura Núñez-Pons;Marianna Carbone;Jennifer Vázquez;Jaime Rodríguez

  • DRIMANE SESQUITERPENOIDS IN MEDITERRANEAN DENDRODORIS NUDIBRANCHS : ANATOMICAL DISTRIBUTION AND BIOLOGICAL ROLE

    C. Avila;G. Cimino;A. Crispino;A. Spinella

  • Defensive strategy of twoHypselodoris nudibranchs from Italian and Spanish coasts.

    C. Avila;G. Cimino;A. Fontana;M. Gavagnin

  • A sequestered soft coral diterpene in the aeolid nudibranch Phyllodesmium guamensis Avila, Ballesteros, Slattery, Starmer and Paul

    Marc Slattery;Marc Slattery;Conxita Avila;John Starmer;Valerie J Paul

  • Illudalane Sesquiterpenoids of the Alcyopterosin Series from the Antarctic Marine Soft Coral Alcyonium grandis

    Marianna Carbone;Laura Núñez-Pons;Francesco Castelluccio;Conxita Avila

  • Natural products mediating ecological interactions in Antarctic benthic communities: a mini-review of the known molecules†

    L. Núñez-Pons;C. Avila

  • Feeding deterrency in Antarctic marine organisms: bioassays with the omnivore amphipod Cheirimedon femoratus

    Laura Núñez-Pons;Mariano Rodríguez-Arias;Amelia Gómez-Garreta;Antonia Ribera-Siguán

  • The Phylum Bryozoa as a Promising Source of Anticancer Drugs.

    Blanca Figuerola;Conxita Avila

Frequent Co-Authors

Angelo Fontana
Angelo Fontana National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Guido Cimino
Guido Cimino National Research Council (CNR)
Rafael Sardá
Rafael Sardá Spanish National Research Council
Katrin Iken
Katrin Iken University of Alaska Fairbanks
Luis Cardona
Luis Cardona University of Barcelona
Valerie J. Paul
Valerie J. Paul Smithsonian Institution
Jaume Bastida
Jaume Bastida University of Barcelona
Xosé Luis Otero
Xosé Luis Otero University of Santiago de Compostela
Anicet R. Blanch
Anicet R. Blanch University of Barcelona
Gabriele Uhl
Gabriele Uhl University of Greifswald

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