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Cristian A. Vargas

Cristian A. Vargas

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
41
Citations
5488
World Ranking
7825
National Ranking
9

Cristian A. Vargas publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cristian A. Vargas sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 106 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Cristian A. Vargas D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Cristian A. Vargas is affiliated with the University of Concepción in Chile. Their research primarily focuses on environmental and marine sciences, with significant contributions in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these broader fields, their work extensively covers subfields such as Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Molecular Biology, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Notable recent publications by Cristian A. Vargas include:

  • Upper environmental pCO2 drives sensitivity to ocean acidification in marine invertebrates, 2022, Nature Climate Change
  • A source of isotopically light organic carbon in a low-pH anoxic marine zone, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Size-Fractionated Contribution of Microbial Biomass to Suspended Organic Matter in the Eastern Tropical South Pacific Oxygen Minimum Zone, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Contrasting land-uses in two small river basins impact the colored dissolved organic matter concentration and carbonate system along a river-coastal ocean continuum, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Plasticity in organic composition maintains biomechanical performance in shells of juvenile scallops exposed to altered temperature and pH conditions, 2021, Scientific Reports

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Limnology and Oceanography

Cristian A. Vargas has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Peter von Dassow
  • Víctor M. Aguilera
  • Gonzalo S. Saldías
  • Marco A. Lardies
  • Bernardo R. Broitman

Best Publications

  • The humboldt current system of northern and central chile : Oceanographic processes, ecological interactions and socioeconomic feedback

    Martin Thiel;Erasmo C. Macaya;Enzo Acuna;Wolf E. Arntz

  • Species-specific responses to ocean acidification should account for local adaptation and adaptive plasticity.

    Cristian A. Vargas;Nelson A. Lagos;Nelson A. Lagos;Marco A. Lardies;Marco A. Lardies;Cristian Duarte;Cristian Duarte

  • Impact of medium-term exposure to elevated pCO2 levels on the physiological energetics of the mussel Mytilus chilensis

    Jorge M Navarro;Rodrigo Torres;Karin Acuña;Cristian Duarte

  • The relative importance of microbial and classical food webs in a highly productive coastal upwelling area

    Cristian A. Vargas;Rodrigo A. Martínez;L. Antonio Cuevas;Marcelo A. Pavez

  • Upper environmental pCO2 drives sensitivity to ocean acidification in marine invertebrates

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  • Phytoplankton food quality determines time windows for successful zooplankton reproductive pulses.

    Cristian A. Vargas;Rubén Escribano;Serge Poulet

  • Primary production and plankton dynamics in the Reloncaví Fjord and the Interior Sea of Chiloé, Northern Patagonia, Chile

    H. E. González;M. J. Calderón;L. Castro;A. Clement

  • Hypoxia in Chilean Patagonian Fjords

    Nelson Silva;Cristian A. Vargas

  • Seasonal plankton variability in Chilean Patagonia fjords: Carbon flow through the pelagic food web of Aysen Fjord and plankton dynamics in the Moraleda Channel basin

    H.E. González;L. Castro;G. Daneri;J.L. Iriarte;J.L. Iriarte

  • Combined effects of temperature and ocean acidification on the juvenile individuals of the mussel Mytilus chilensis

    C. Duarte;J.M. Navarro;K. Acuña;R. Torres

  • Plankton community structure and carbon cycling in a coastal upwelling system. I: Bacteria, microprotozoans and phytoplankton in the diet of copepods and appendicularians

    Cristian A. Vargas;Humberto E. González

  • Zooplankton feeding ecology: clearance and ingestion rates of the salps Thalia democratica, Cyclosalpa affinis and Salpa cylindrica on naturally occurring particles in the Mid-Atlantic Bight

    Cristian A. Vargas;Laurence P. Madin

  • Land–ocean distribution of allochthonous organic matter in surface sediments of the Chiloé and Aysén interior seas (Chilean Northern Patagonia)

    Nelson Silva;Cristian A. Vargas;Ricardo Prego

  • Allochthonous subsidies of organic matter across a lake–river–fjord landscape in the Chilean Patagonia: Implications for marine zooplankton in inner fjord areas

    Cristian A. Vargas;Rodrigo A. Martinez;Valeska San Martin;Mauricio Aguayo

  • Wind-induced diurnal variability in river plume motion

    A. Piñones;A. Piñones;A. Valle-Levinson;D.A. Narváez;D.A. Narváez;C.A. Vargas

  • Land–ocean gradient in haline stratification and its effects on plankton dynamics and trophic carbon fluxes in Chilean Patagonian fjords (47–50°S)

    H.E. González;L.R. Castro;G. Daneri;J.L. Iriarte

  • Onshore advection of warm water, larval invertebrate settlement, and relaxation of upwelling off central Chile

    Diego A. Narváez;Sergio A. Navarrete;John Largier;Cristian A. Vargas

  • CO2-driven ocean acidification reduces larval feeding efficiency and changes food selectivity in the mollusk Concholepas concholepas

    Cristian A. Vargas;Makarena de la Hoz;Victor Aguilera;Valeska San Martín

  • Ocean Acidification Disrupts Prey Responses to Predator Cues but Not Net Prey Shell Growth in Concholepas concholepas (loco)

    Patricio H. Manríquez;María Elisa Jara;María Loreto Mardones;Jorge M. Navarro

  • Biomineralization changes with food supply confer juvenile scallops (Argopecten purpuratus) resistance to ocean acidification.

    Laura Ramajo;Laura Ramajo;Núria Marbà;Luis Prado;Sophie Peron

  • Ocean acidification affects predator avoidance behaviour but not prey detection in the early ontogeny of a keystone species

    Patricio H. Manríquez;María Elisa Jara;María Loreto Mardones;Rodrigo Torres

  • FEEDING BY LARVAE OF INTERTIDAL INVERTEBRATES: ASSESSING THEIR POSITION IN PELAGIC FOOD WEBS

    Cristian A. Vargas;Patricio H. ManrÍquez;Sergio A. Navarrete

  • Ocean warming and elevated carbon dioxide: multiple stressor impacts on juvenile mussels from southern Chile

    Jorge M. Navarro;Cristian Duarte;Cristian Duarte;Patricio H. Manríquez;Marco A. Lardies

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco A. Lardies
Marco A. Lardies Adolfo Ibáñez University
Cristian Duarte
Cristian Duarte Andrés Bello University
Humberto E. González
Humberto E. González Austral University of Chile
Patricio H. Manríquez
Patricio H. Manríquez Center for Advanced Studies in Arid Zones (CEAZA)
Jorge M. Navarro
Jorge M. Navarro Austral University of Chile
José Iriarte
José Iriarte University of Exeter
Ruben Escribano
Ruben Escribano University of Concepción
Bernardo R. Broitman
Bernardo R. Broitman Adolfo Ibáñez University
Sergio A. Navarrete
Sergio A. Navarrete Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Joe Salisbury
Joe Salisbury University of New Hampshire

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