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73
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21956
World Ranking
1177
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29

Enric Ballesteros 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 Enric Ballesteros sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 297 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Enric Ballesteros 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 Enric Ballesteros sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Enric Ballesteros is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans broadly across Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Oceanography and Ecology. Subfields of interest include Global and Planetary Change, Molecular Biology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics of Ballesteros's work are centered on marine and coastal ecosystems. Key research themes include:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Identification and Quantification in Food

They have frequently published in several scientific venues, indicating a consistent scholarly output. The most common publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • PLoS ONE
  • Mediterranean Marine Science
  • Informe Mar Balear
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin

Ballesteros has collaborated extensively with a variety of coauthors. The most frequent collaborators are:

  • Emma Cebrián (11 joint publications)
  • Alan M. Friedlander (10 joint publications)
  • Enric Sala (8 joint publications)
  • Jana Verdura (7 joint publications)
  • Manuela I. Parente (7 joint publications)

Their recent papers demonstrate ongoing contributions to marine ecology and conservation science. Notable works include:

  • Local-scale climatic refugia offer sanctuary for a habitat-forming species during a marine heatwave, 2021, Journal of Ecology
  • Modeling Macroalgal Forest Distribution at Mediterranean Scale: Present Status, Drivers of Changes and Insights for Conservation and Management, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Kelp forests at the end of the earth: 45 years later, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Mediterranean rocky reefs in the Anthropocene: Present status and future concerns, 2021, Advances in marine biology
  • Differential effects of pollution on adult and recruits of a canopy-forming alga: implications for population viability under low pollutant levels, 2020, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • The Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: Estimates, Patterns, and Threats

    Marta Coll;Marta Coll;Chiara Piroddi;Jeroen Steenbeek;Kristin Kaschner

  • Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution

    A. Zenetos;S. Gofas;M. Verlaque;M.E. Cinar

  • The tropicalization of temperate marine ecosystems: climate-mediated changes in herbivory and community phase shifts

    Adriana Vergés;Peter D. Steinberg;Mark E. Hay;Alistair G. B. Poore

  • Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages: A synthesis of present knowledge

    Enric Ballesteros

  • Global regime shift dynamics of catastrophic sea urchin overgrazing

    S. D. Ling;R. E. Scheibling;A. Rassweiler;C. R. Johnson

  • Long-term empirical evidence of ocean warming leading to tropicalization of fish communities, increased herbivory, and loss of kelp

    Adriana Vergés;Christopher Doropoulos;Hamish A. Malcolm;Mathew Skye

  • Long-term decline of the populations of Fucales (Cystoseira spp. and Sargassum spp.) in the Albères coast (France, North-western Mediterranean).

    Thierry Thibaut;Susana Pinedo;Xavier Torras;Enric Ballesteros

  • Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2012. A contribution to the application of European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part 2. Introduction trends and pathways

    Α. Zenetos;S. Gofas;C. Morri;A. Rosso

  • A new methodology based on littoral community cartography dominated by macroalgae for the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive

    Enric Ballesteros;Xavier Torras;Susana Pinedo;María García

  • Status and management of world sea urchin fisheries

    N. L. Andrew;Y. Agatsuma;E. Ballesteros;A. G. Bazhin

  • The Structure of Mediterranean Rocky Reef Ecosystems across Environmental and Human Gradients, and Conservation Implications

    Enric Sala;Enric Ballesteros;Panagiotis Dendrinos;Antonio Di Franco

  • Rapid Decline of Nassau Grouper Spawning Aggregations in Belize: Fishery Management and Conservation Needs

    Enric Sala;Enric Ballesteros;Richard M. Starr

  • Changes in the composition and structure of Mediterranean rocky-shore communities following a gradient of nutrient enrichment: descriptive study and test of proposed methods to assess water quality regarding macroalgae.

    Raquel Arévalo;Susana Pinedo;Enric Ballesteros

  • Partitioning of space and food resources by three fish of the genus Diplodus (Sparidae) in a Mediterranean rocky infralittoral ecosystem

    E. Sala;E. Ballesteros

  • Alien Marine Fishes Deplete Algal Biomass in the Eastern Mediterranean

    Enric Sala;Zafer Kizilkaya;Derya Yildirim;Enric Ballesteros

  • Effects of fish farming on seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) in a Mediterranean bay: seagrass decline after organic loading cessation

    Olga Delgado;Juanma Ruiz;Marta Pérez;Javier Romero

  • Els vegetals i la zonació litoral: espècies, comunitats i factors que influeixen en la seva distribució

    Enric Ballesteros

  • Rocky-shore communities as indicators of water quality: a case study in the Northwestern Mediterranean.

    Susana Pinedo;María García;Maria Paola Satta;Mariona de Torres

  • Tropical rabbitfish and the deforestation of a warming temperate sea

    Adriana Vergés;Fiona Tomas;Fiona Tomas;Emma Cebrian;Enric Ballesteros

  • Production of carbonate particles by phytobenthic communities on the Mallorca-Menorca shelf, northwestern Mediterranean Sea

    Miquel Canals;Enric Ballesteros

  • Sponge Mass Mortalities in a Warming Mediterranean Sea: Are Cyanobacteria-Harboring Species Worse Off?

    Emma Cebrian;Maria Jesus Uriz;Joaquim Garrabou;Enric Ballesteros

Frequent Co-Authors

Emma Cebrian
Emma Cebrian Spanish National Research Council
Joaquim Garrabou
Joaquim Garrabou Spanish National Research Council
Enric Sala
Enric Sala National Geographic Society
Cristina Linares
Cristina Linares University of Barcelona
Esperança Gacia
Esperança Gacia Spanish National Research Council
Alan M. Friedlander
Alan M. Friedlander University of Hawaii at Manoa
Marc Verlaque
Marc Verlaque Aix-Marseille University
Luisa Mangialajo
Luisa Mangialajo Université Paris Cité
María Jesús Uriz
María Jesús Uriz Spanish National Research Council
Carlo Nike Bianchi
Carlo Nike Bianchi Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn

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