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Fernando Hiraldo

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
71
Citations
14406
World Ranking
1329
National Ranking
36

Fernando Hiraldo 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 Fernando Hiraldo sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 245 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fernando Hiraldo 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 Fernando Hiraldo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Fernando Hiraldo is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental and biological sciences, with a core emphasis on ecology and conservation.

Their notable recent publications include:

  • "Renewables in Spain threaten biodiversity" (2020, Science)
  • "Presumed killers? Vultures, stakeholders, misperceptions, and fake news" (2021, Conservation Science and Practice)
  • "Network structure of vertebrate scavenger assemblages at the global scale: drivers and ecosystem functioning implications" (2020, Ecography)
  • "Opportunistic or Non-Random Wildlife Crime? Attractiveness Rather Than Abundance in the Wild Leads to Selective Parrot Poaching" (2020, Diversity)
  • "Compensation for wind drift during raptor migration improves with age through mortality selection" (2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution)

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Guillermo Blanco
  • José L. Tella
  • Martina Carrete
  • Pedro Romero-Vidal
  • José A. Donázar

They have published repeatedly in several key scientific venues, including:

  • Diversity
  • Science
  • Conservation Science and Practice
  • Diversity and Distributions
  • Biological Conservation

Their main fields of study are Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The subfields most represented in their publications are:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Pollution

Core topics of their research include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Best Publications

  • Top Predators as Conservation Tools: Ecological Rationale, Assumptions, and Efficacy

    Fabrizio Sergio;Tim Caro;Danielle Brown;Barbara Clucas

  • Individual improvements and selective mortality shape lifelong migratory performance

    Fabrizio Sergio;Alessandro Tanferna;Renaud De Stephanis;Lidia López Jiménez

  • Causes and consequences of territory change and breeding dispersal distance in the black kite

    Manuela G. Forero;José A. Donázar;Julio Blas;Fernando Hiraldo

  • Long-term effects of lead poisoning on bone mineralization in vultures exposed to ammunition sources.

    Laura Gangoso;Pedro Álvarez-Lloret;Alejandro. A.B. Rodríguez-Navarro;Rafael Mateo

  • Network structure embracing mutualism–antagonism continuums increases community robustness

    Alicia Montesinos-Navarro;Fernando Hiraldo;José L Tella;Guillermo Blanco

  • Factors Influencing Nest Site Selection, Breeding Density and Breeding Success in the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)

    José A. Donázar;F. Hiraldo;Javier Bustamante

  • Intraguild predation in raptor assemblages: A review

    Fabrizio Sergio;Fernando Hiraldo

  • Conflicts between Lesser Kestrel Conservation and European Agricultural Policies as Identified by Habitat Use Analyses

    José L. Tella;Manuela G. Forero;Fernando Hiraldo;José A. Donázar

  • Phylogeography, genetic structure and diversity in the endangered bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus, L) as revealed by mitochondrial DNA.

    José A. Godoy;Juan J. Negro;Fernando Hiraldo;José A. Donázar

  • Conservation status and limiting factors in the endangered population of Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in the Canary Islands

    José A Donázar;César J Palacios;Laura Gangoso;Olga Ceballos

  • CAUSES AND FITNESS CONSEQUENCES OF NATAL DISPERSAL IN A POPULATION OF BLACK KITES

    Manuela G. Forero;José Antonio Donázar;Fernando Hiraldo

  • The Paradox of the Long-Term Positive Effects of a North American Crayfish on a European Community of Predators

    Zulima Tablado;José L. Tella;José A. Sánchez-Zapata;Fernando Hiraldo

  • Raptor Nest Decorations Are a Reliable Threat Against Conspecifics

    F. Sergio;J. Blas;G. Blanco;A. Tanferna

  • Foraging habitat selection, land-use changes and population decline in the lesser kestrel Falco naumanni

    J. A. Donazar;J. J. Negro;F. Hiraldo;Fernando Hiraldo

  • Current threats faced by Neotropical parrot populations

    I. Berkunsky;Petra Quillfeldt;D. J. Brightsmith;M. C. Abbud

  • Food-niche and trophic relationships among European owls

    Carlos M. Herrera;Fernando Hiraldo

  • Accumulation of heavy metals and As in wetland birds in the area around Doñana National Park affected by the Aznalcollar toxic spill.

    L.M. Hernández;B. Gómara;M. Fernández;B. Jiménez

  • Raptors as Indicators of Environmental Change in the Scrub Habitat of Baja California Sur, Mexico

    Ricardo Rodríguez-Estrella;José Antonio Donázar;Fernando Hiraldo

  • Illegal and Legal Parrot Trade Shows a Long-Term, Cross-Cultural Preference for the Most Attractive Species Increasing Their Risk of Extinction

    José L. Tella;Fernando Hiraldo

  • A demographic model for a population of the endangered lesser kestrel in southern Spain

    Fernando Hiraldo;Juan J. Negro;Jose A. Donazar;Pilar Gaona

Frequent Co-Authors

José A. Donázar
José A. Donázar Spanish National Research Council
José Luis Tella
José Luis Tella Spanish National Research Council
Guillermo Blanco
Guillermo Blanco Spanish National Research Council
Fabrizio Sergio
Fabrizio Sergio Spanish National Research Council
Sergio A. Lambertucci
Sergio A. Lambertucci National University of Comahue
José A. Sánchez-Zapata
José A. Sánchez-Zapata Miguel Hernandez University
Miguel Delibes
Miguel Delibes Spanish National Research Council
Juan J. Negro
Juan J. Negro Spanish National Research Council
Martina Carrete
Martina Carrete Pablo de Olavide University
Manuela G. Forero
Manuela G. Forero Spanish National Research Council

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