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Felicita Scapini

Felicita Scapini

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
6493
World Ranking
7293
National Ranking
154

Felicita Scapini 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 Felicita Scapini sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 151 publications — 53rd percentile

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

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

Felicita Scapini 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 Felicita Scapini sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Felicita Scapini is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a notable emphasis on Oceanography.

Their published work spans several subfields, including:

  • Oceanography
  • Ecology
  • Pollution
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Media Technology

Scapini's main research topics include:

  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Environmental Chemistry and Analysis
  • Remote-Sensing Image Classification

Their recent papers include:

  • Arthropodofauna richness and abundance across beach-dune systems with contrasting morphodynamics, 2021, Regional Studies in Marine Science
  • Variables affecting the plankton network in Mediterranean ports, 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Evaluation of Landsat-8 OLI and Sentinel-2 MSI images for estimating the ecological quality of port waters, 2021, European Journal of Remote Sensing

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Scapini are:

  • Claudia Rossano
  • Caterina Nuccio
  • Emilia Innocenti Degli
  • Omar Defeo
  • Ana Milstein

Their work is published primarily in venues such as:

  • Regional Studies in Marine Science
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • European Journal of Remote Sensing

Best Publications

  • Threats to sandy beach ecosystems: A review

    Omar Defeo;Anton McLachlan;David S. Schoeman;Thomas A. Schlacher

  • Sandy beach ecosystems: key features, sampling issues, management challenges and climate change impacts

    Thomas A. Schlacher;Dave S. Schoeman;Jenifer Dugan;Mariano Lastra

  • Sandy beaches at the brink

    Thomas A. Schlacher;Jenifer Dugan;Dave S. Schoeman;Mariano Lastra

  • Surface activity, zonation and migrations of Talitrus saltator on a Mediterranean beach

    F. Scapini;L. Chelazzi;I. Colombini;M. Fallaci

  • Meiofauna as descriptor of tourism-induced changes at sandy beaches.

    Tom Gheskiere;Magda Vincx;Jan Marcin Weslawski;Felicita Scapini

  • Comparison of Talitrus saltator (Amphipoda, Talitridae) biology, dynamics, and secondary production in Atlantic (Portugal) and Mediterranean (Italy and Tunisia) populations

    J.C. Marques;S.C. Gonçalves;M.A. Pardal;L. Chelazzi

  • Give beach ecosystems their day in the sun.

    Jenifer E. Dugan;Omar Defeo;Eduardo Jaramillo;Alan R. Jones

  • Neglected ecosystems bear the brunt of change.

    T.A. Schlacher;D.S. Schoeman;M. Lastra;A. Jones

  • Metrics to assess ecological condition, change, and impacts in sandy beach ecosystems

    Thomas A. Schlacher;David S. Schoeman;Alan R. Jones;Jenifer E. Dugan

  • Differences in Behavioural Strategies between Two Sympatric Talitrids (Amphipoda) Inhabiting an Exposed Sandy Beach of the French Atlantic Coast

    M. Fallaci;A. Aloia;M. Audoglio;I. Colombini

  • Nematodes from wave-dominated sandy beaches: diversity, zonation patterns and testing of the isocommunities concept

    Tom Gheskiere;Magda Vincx;Barbara Urban-Malinga;Claudia Rossano

  • Seasonal variation in the free-running period in two Talitrus saltator populations from Italian beaches differing in morphodynamics and human disturbance

    M. Nardi;E. Morgan;F. Scapini

  • Keynote papers on sandhopper orientation and navigation

    Felicita Scapini

  • Relationships between the dynamics of two Talitrus saltator populations and the impacts of activities linked to tourism.

    L. Fanini;C. M. Cantarino;F. Scapini

  • Interaction between solar orientation and landscape visibility in Talitrus saltator (Crustacea: Amphipoda)

    A. Ugolini;F. Scapini;L. Pardi

  • Effects of beach nourishment and groynes building on population and community descriptors of mobile arthropodofauna

    Lucia Fanini;Giovanni Maria Marchetti;Felicita Scapini;Omar Defeo

  • Astronomical, landscape and climatic factors influencing oriented movements of Talitrus saltator in nature

    Felicita Scapini;M. Audoglio;L. Chelazzi;I. Colombini

  • Behaviour of mobile macrofauna is a key factor in beach ecology as response to rapid environmental changes

    Felicita Scapini

  • Orientation behaviour and heterozygosity of sandhopper populations in relation to stability of beach environments

    Felicita Scapini;Marcello Buiatti;Elvira De Matthaeis;Marco Mattoccia

  • Small-scale spatial and seasonal differences in the distribution of beach arthropods on the northwestern Tunisian coast. Are species evenly distributed along the shore?

    I. Colombini;A. Aloia;M. F. Bouslama;M. Elgtari

Frequent Co-Authors

Jenifer E. Dugan
Jenifer E. Dugan University of California, Santa Barbara
Thomas A. Schlacher
Thomas A. Schlacher University of the Sunshine Coast
Mariano Lastra
Mariano Lastra Universidade de Vigo
Omar Defeo
Omar Defeo University of the Republic
Anton McLachlan
Anton McLachlan Nelson Mandela University
David S. Schoeman
David S. Schoeman University of the Sunshine Coast
João Carlos Marques
João Carlos Marques University of Coimbra
Christos Arvanitidis
Christos Arvanitidis Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Charles H. Peterson
Charles H. Peterson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Elena Tricarico
Elena Tricarico University of Florence

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