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David Balata

David Balata

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
31
Citations
3399
World Ranking
8265
National Ranking
177

David Balata 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 David Balata sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 45 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Balata 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 David Balata sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David Balata is affiliated with Tenuta San Beda in Italy. Their research contributions and academic activities are primarily connected to this institution.

No recent papers with titles, publication years, or venues are listed for David Balata. There is also no recorded information on frequent co-authors, limiting the understanding of collaborative networks.

Information on frequent publication venues is not available, so it is unclear which journals or conferences have predominantly featured their work.

Details regarding book publications, including publishers and number of books, are not provided.

There is no specific data on main fields of study, subfields, or topics of work associated with their research, which limits precise identification of scientific focus areas.

No awards or recognitions have been documented in the available data. The scientist is currently active and not marked as deceased.

Best Publications

  • The Gray Zone: relationships between habitat loss and marine diversity and their applications in conservation

    Laura Airoldi;David Balata;Michael W. Beck

  • The seaweed Caulerpa racemosa on Mediterranean rocky reefs: from passenger to driver of ecological change

    Fabio Bulleri;David Balata;Iacopo Bertocci;Iacopo Bertocci;Laura Tamburello

  • Sediment disturbance and loss of beta diversity on subtidal rocky reefs.

    David Balata;Luigi Piazzi;Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi

  • INVASION OF CAULERPA RACEMOSA VAR. CYLINDRACEA (CAULERPALES, CHLOROPHYTA) IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SPREAD

    Luigi Piazzi;Alexander Meinesz;Marc Verlaque;Baris Akçali

  • Spread of introduced Caulerpa species in macroalgal habitats

    Giulia Ceccherelli;Luigi Piazzi;David Balata

  • Variability of Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages subject to local variation in sediment deposition.

    David Balata;Luigi Piazzi;Enrico Cecchi;Francesco Cinelli

  • Invasion of alien macroalgae in different Mediterranean habitats

    Luigi Piazzi;David Balata;David Balata

  • The spread of Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea in the Mediterranean Sea: an example of how biological invasions can influence beta diversity.

    Luigi Piazzi;David Balata

  • Interactive effect of sedimentation and Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea invasion on macroalgal assemblages in the Mediterranean Sea

    Luigi Piazzi;David Balata;Giulia Ceccherelli;Francesco Cinelli

  • A Comparison Among Assemblages in Areas Invaded by Caulerpa taxifolia and C. racemosa on a Subtidal Mediterranean Rocky Bottom

    David Balata;Luigi Piazzi;Francesco Cinelli

  • Increase of sedimentation in a subtidal system: Effects on the structure and diversity of macroalgal assemblages

    David Balata;Luigi Piazzi;Francesco Cinelli

  • Threats to macroalgal coralligenous assemblages in the Mediterranean Sea.

    Luigi Piazzi;Paola Gennaro;David Balata

  • Testing a new classification of morphological functional groups of marine macroalgae for the detection of responses to stress

    David Balata;Luigi Piazzi;Fabio Rindi

  • Patterns of spatial variability in epiphytes of Posidonia oceanica: Differences between a disturbed and two reference locations

    Luigi Piazzi;David Balata;Francesco Cinelli;Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi

  • Patterns of spatial variability of seagrass epiphytes in the north-west Mediterranean Sea

    David Balata;Ugo Nesti;Luigi Piazzi;Francesco Cinelli

  • Light, sediment, temperature, and the early life-history of the habitat-forming alga Cystoseira barbata

    Andrew D. Irving;Andrew D. Irving;David Balata;David Balata;Francesco Colosio;Guillaume A. Ferrando;Guillaume A. Ferrando

  • The invasion of Caulerpa cylindracea in the Mediterranean: the known, the unknown and the knowable

    L. Piazzi;D. Balata;F. Bulleri;P. Gennaro

  • Spatial and temporal variability of Mediterranean macroalgal coralligenous assemblages in relation to habitat and substratum inclination

    Luigi Piazzi;David Balata;Marco Pertusati;Francesco Cinelli

  • Comparison between epiphyte assemblages of leaves and rhizomes of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica subjected to different levels of anthropogenic eutrophication

    David Balata;Iacopo Bertocci;Luigi Piazzi;Ugo Nesti

  • Effects of enhanced loads of nutrients on epiphytes on leaves and rhizomes of Posidonia oceanica

    David Balata;Luigi Piazzi;Ugo Nesti;Fabio Bulleri

  • Seasonal Dynamics of a Subtidal North-Western Mediterranean Macroalgal Community in Relation to Depth and Substrate Inclination

    L. Piazzi;G. Pardi;D. Balata;E. Cecchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Luigi Piazzi
Luigi Piazzi University of Sassari
Iacopo Bertocci
Iacopo Bertocci University of Pisa
Fabio Bulleri
Fabio Bulleri University of Pisa
Laura Airoldi
Laura Airoldi University of Padua
Michael W. Beck
Michael W. Beck University of California, Santa Cruz
Stefano Mariani
Stefano Mariani Liverpool John Moores University
Giulia Ceccherelli
Giulia Ceccherelli University of Sassari
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi University of Pisa

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