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Ester A. Serrão

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Ecology and Evolution
Portugal
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
74
Citations
17546
World Ranking
1134
National Ranking
4

Ester A. Serrão 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 Ester A. Serrão sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 424 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ester A. Serrão 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 Ester A. Serrão sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Ester A. Serrão is affiliated with the University of Algarve in Portugal. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics addressed in Serrão's work consist of marine and coastal plant biology, coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine biology and ecology research, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, marine and fisheries research, marine ecology and invasive species, and marine bivalve and aquaculture studies.

Serrão's recent publications highlight a range of subjects within marine ecology and environmental research. Notable papers include:

  • "Global estimates of the extent and production of macroalgal forests," 2022, published in Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Phylogeny and Evolution of the Brown Algae," 2020, published in Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences
  • "Bio-ORACLE v3.0. Pushing marine data layers to the CMIP6 Earth System Models of climate change research," 2024, published in Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Golden carbon of Sargassum forests revealed as an opportunity for climate change mitigation," 2020, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Global biodiversity patterns of marine forests of brown macroalgae," 2022, published in Global Ecology and Biogeography

Frequent coauthors of Ester A. Serrão include Jorge Assis, Gareth A. Pearson, Eliza Fragkopoulou, Aschwin H. Engelen, and João Neiva.

Serrão has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication platforms are:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • European Journal of Phycology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Bio-ORACLE v2.0: Extending marine data layers for bioclimatic modelling

    Jorge Assis;Lennert Tyberghein;Samuel Bosch;Heroen Verbruggen

  • Standardizing methods to address clonality in population studies.

    Sophie Arnaud-Haond;Carlos M. Duarte;Filipe Alberto;Ester Álvares Serrao

  • North Atlantic phylogeography and large‐scale population differentiation of the seagrass Zostera marina L.

    Jeanine L. Olsen;Wytze T. Stam;James A. Coyer;Thorsten B. H. Reusch

  • Global estimates of the extent and production of macroalgal forests

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  • Implications of Extreme Life Span in Clonal Organisms: Millenary Clones in Meadows of the Threatened Seagrass Posidonia oceanica

    Sophie Arnaud-Haond;Sophie Arnaud-Haond;Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte;Elena Díaz-Almela;Núria Marbà

  • European seaweeds under pressure: Consequences for communities and ecosystem functioning

    Frédéric Mineur;Frédéric Mineur;Francisco Arenas;Jorge Assis;Andrew J. Davies

  • Genetic structure at range edge: Low diversity and high inbreeding in Southeast Asian mangrove (Avicennia marina) populations

    Sophie Arnaud-Haond;Sara Teixeira;Sónia Isabel Massa;Claire Billot

  • Assessing Genetic Diversity in Clonal Organisms: Low Diversity or Low Resolution? Combining Power and Cost Efficiency in Selecting Markers

    Sophie Arnaud-Haond;Filipe Alberto;Sara Teixeira;Gabriele Procaccini

  • Successful external fertilization in turbulent environments

    Ester A. Serrao;Gareth Pearson;Lena Kautsky;Susan H. Brawley

  • Dramatic loss of seagrass habitat under projected climate change in the Mediterranean Sea

    Rosa M. Chefaoui;Carlos M. Duarte;Ester A. Serrão

  • Climate Change Impacts on Seagrass Meadows and Macroalgal Forests: An Integrative Perspective on Acclimation and Adaptation Potential

    Bernardo Duarte;Irene Martins;Rui Rosa;Ana R. Matos

  • Network analysis identifies weak and strong links in a metapopulation system

    Alejandro F. Rozenfeld;Sophie Arnaud-Haond;Emilio Hernández-García;Víctor M. Eguíluz

  • EVOLUTION OF THE FUCACEAE (PHAEOPHYCEAE) INFERRED FROM nrDNA‐ITS

    Ester A. Serrão;Lawrence A. Alice;Susan H. Brawley

  • Toward a Coordinated Global Observing System for Seagrasses and Marine Macroalgae

    J. Emmett Duffy;Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi;Joaquin Trinanes;Joaquin Trinanes;Joaquin Trinanes;Frank E. Muller-Karger

  • Vicariance patterns in the Mediterranean Sea: East-west cleavage and low dispersal in the endemic seagrass Posidonia oceanica

    Sophie Arnaud‐Haond;Marianna Migliaccio;Elena Diaz‐Almela;Sara Teixeira

  • Permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 May 2009-31 July 2009

    Glenn R. Almany;Maurício P. De Arruda;Wolfgang Arthofer

  • Within-population spatial genetic structure, neighbourhood size and clonal subrange in the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa.

    Filipe Alberto;Licinia Gouveia;Sophie Arnaud-Haond;Jose L. Perez-Llorens

  • Phylogeny and evolution of the brown algae

    Trevor T. Bringloe;Samuel Starko;Rachael M. Wade;Christophe Vieira

  • Shift happens: trailing edge contraction associated with recent warming trends threatens a distinct genetic lineage in the marine macroalga Fucus vesiculosus.

    Katy R Nicastro;Gerardo I Zardi;Sara Teixeira;João Neiva

  • Projected climate changes threaten ancient refugia of kelp forests in the North Atlantic

    Jorge Assis;Miguel B. Araújo;Ester A. Serrão

  • Intriguing asexual life in marginal populations of the brown seaweed Fucus vesiculosus.

    A. Tatarenkov;Lena Bergström;Rita B. Jönsson;Ester A. Serrão

  • ECOLOGICAL GENETICS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC: ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS AND ADAPTATION AT SPECIFIC LOCI

    Paul S. Schmidt;Ester A. SerrÃo;Gareth A. Pearson;Cynthia Riginos

Frequent Co-Authors

Gareth A. Pearson
Gareth A. Pearson University of Algarve
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Jorge Assis
Jorge Assis University of Algarve
Sophie Arnaud-Haond
Sophie Arnaud-Haond French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Aschwin H. Engelen
Aschwin H. Engelen University of Algarve
Myriam Valero
Myriam Valero Sorbonne University
Gerardo I. Zardi
Gerardo I. Zardi Rhodes University
Núria Marbà
Núria Marbà Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies
Jeanine L. Olsen
Jeanine L. Olsen University of Groningen
Christopher D. McQuaid
Christopher D. McQuaid Rhodes University

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