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D-Index
49
Citations
8604
World Ranking
4050
National Ranking
125

Esther Garcés 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 Esther Garcés sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 161 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Esther Garcés 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 Esther Garcés sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Esther Garcés is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research focuses on several main fields including Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their primary subfields of study encompass Ecology, Molecular Biology, Parasitology, Oceanography, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. The main topics of their work include:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Toxins and Detection Methods

Esther Garcés has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Albert Reñé
  • Nagore Sampedro
  • Alan Denis Fernández-Valero
  • Natàlia Timoneda
  • Elisabet Alacid

Their work has been published in multiple venues, with notable frequency in:

  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))
  • Harmful Algae
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Molecular Ecology

Selected recent papers by Esther Garcés include:

  • Seasonal niche differentiation among closely related marine bacteria, 2021, The ISME Journal
  • Emerging Parasitic Protists: The Case of Perkinsea, 2022, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Long-term patterns of an interconnected core marine microbiota, 2022, Environmental Microbiome
  • Morphological and phylogenetic data do not support the split of Alexandrium into four genera, 2020, Harmful Algae
  • The Mediterranean Sea we want, 2021, Ocean and Coastal Research

Best Publications

  • Overview of eutrophication indicators to assess environmental status within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

    Joao G. Ferreira;Jesper H. Andersen;Angel Borja;Suzanne B. Bricker

  • Drifting plastic debris as a potential vector for dispersing harmful algal bloom (HAB) species

    Mercedes Maso;Esther Garces;Francesc Pages;Jordi Camp

  • Development of a real-time PCR assay for rapid detection and quantification of Alexandrium minutum (a Dinoflagellate).

    Luca Galluzzi;Antonella Penna;Elena Bertozzini;Magda Vila

  • Potentially toxic epiphytic dinoflagellate assemblages on macroalgae in the NW Mediterranean

    Magda Vila;Esther Garcés;Mercedes Masó

  • Harmful microalgae blooms (HAB); problematic and conditions that induce them.

    Mercedes Masó;Esther Garcés

  • Implementing and innovating marine monitoring approaches for assessing marine environmental status

    Roberto Danovaro;Laura Carugati;Marco Berzano;Abigail E. Cahill;Abigail E. Cahill

  • High Resolution Spatio-temporal Detection of Potentially Harmful Dinoflagellates in Confined Waters of the NW Mediterranean

    Magda Vila;Jordi Camp;Esther Garcés;Mercedes Masó

  • Morphology, physiology, molecular phylogeny and sexual compatibility of the cryptic Pseudo-nitzschia delicatissima complex (Bacillariophyta), including the description of P. arenysensis sp. nov

    Sonia Isabel Quijano-Scheggia;Esther Garcés;Nina Lundholm;Øjvind Moestrup

  • Marine biodiversity and ecosystem function relationships: The potential for practical monitoring applications

    James Asa Strong;Eider Andonegi;Kemal Can Bizsel;Roberto Danovaro

  • Analysis of rRNA gene content in the Mediterranean dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella and Alexandrium taylori: implications for the quantitative real-time PCR-based monitoring methods

    Luca Galluzzi;Elena Bertozzini;Antonella Penna;Federico Perini

  • Is the distribution of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella expanding along the NW Mediterranean coast

    Magda Vila;Esther Garcés;Mercedes Masó;Jordi Camp

  • Relationship between vegetative cells and cyst production during Alexandrium minutum bloom in Arenys de Mar harbour (NW Mediterranean)

    Esther Garcés;Isabel Bravo;Magda Vila;Rosa Isabel Figueroa

  • Comparative study of the life cycles ofAlexandrium tamutumandAlexandrium minutum(Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae) in culture1

    Rosa Isabel Figueroa;Esther Garcés;Isabel Bravo

  • CHARACTERIZATION OF NW MEDITERRANEAN KARLODINIUM SPP. (DINOPHYCEAE) STRAINS USING MORPHOLOGICAL, MOLECULAR, CHEMICAL, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL METHODOLOGIES

    Esther Garcés;Margarita Fernandez;Antonella Penna;Kees Van Lenning

  • Quantifying long-term recurrence in planktonic microbial eukaryotes.

    Caterina R. Giner;Vanessa Balagué;Anders K. Krabberød;Isabel Ferrera

  • Resting cysts of the toxigenic dinoflagellate genus Alexandrium in recent sediments from the Western Mediterranean coast, including the first description of cysts of A. kutnerae and A. peruvianum

    Isabel Bravo;Esther Garcés;Jorge Diogène;Santiago Fraga

  • The intricacies of dinoflagellate pellicle cysts: The example of Alexandrium minutum cysts from a bloom-recurrent area (Bay of Baiona, NW Spain)

    Isabel Bravo;Rosa Isabel Figueroa;Esther Garcés;Santiago Fraga

  • Use of the dinoflagellate Karlodinium veneficum as a sustainable source of biodiesel production.

    Claudio Fuentes-Grünewald;Claudio Fuentes-Grünewald;Esther Garcés;Sergio Rossi;Jordi Camp

  • Biomass and Lipid Production of Dinoflagellates and Raphidophytes in Indoor and Outdoor Photobioreactors

    Claudio Fuentes-Grünewald;Claudio Fuentes-Grünewald;Esther Garcés;Elisabet Alacid;Sergio Rossi

  • Monitoring of HAB species in the Mediterranean Sea through molecular methods

    Antonella Penna;Elena Bertozzini;Cecilia Battocchi;Luca Galluzzi

  • Phylogenetic relationships among the Mediterranean Alexandrium (Dinophyceae) species based on sequences of 5.8S gene and Internal Transcript Spacers of the rRNA operon

    Antonella Penna;Santiago Fraga;Mercedes Masó;Maria Grazia Giacobbe

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonella Penna
Antonella Penna University of Urbino
Josep M. Gasol
Josep M. Gasol Spanish National Research Council
Ramiro Logares
Ramiro Logares Spanish National Research Council
Ramon Massana
Ramon Massana Spanish National Research Council
Anke Kremp
Anke Kremp Finnish Environment Institute
Mauro Magnani
Mauro Magnani University of Urbino
Donald M. Anderson
Donald M. Anderson Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Yves Collos
Yves Collos University of Montpellier
Elisa Berdalet
Elisa Berdalet Spanish National Research Council
Dolors Vaqué
Dolors Vaqué Spanish National Research Council

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