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Francisco Arenas

Francisco Arenas

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
37
Citations
4563
World Ranking
6941
National Ranking
59

Francisco Arenas 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 Francisco Arenas sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 130 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francisco Arenas 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 Francisco Arenas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Francisco Arenas is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a notable focus on Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science, and aspects of Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law within these domains.

The main topics of Arenas's research encompass marine and coastal plant biology, marine biology and ecology research, coral and marine ecosystem studies, ocean acidification effects and responses, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, coastal and marine management, and marine bivalve and aquaculture studies.

Frequent publication venues for their work include Scientific Reports, Marine Environmental Research, SSRN Electronic Journal, PubMed, and the Journal of Experimental Botany.

Among Arenas's recent scientific publications are:

  • Immunological and oxidative stress responses of the bivalve Scrobicularia plana to distinct patterns of heatwaves, 2020, Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • Ocean literacy gamified: A systematic evaluation of the effect of game elements on students' learning experience, 2021, Environmental Education Research
  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 1383-1435., 2022, PubMed
  • Short-term effects of increased CO2, nitrate and temperature on photosynthetic activity in Ulva rigida (Chlorophyta) estimated by different pulse amplitude modulated fluorometers and oxygen evolution, 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Effects of Water Acidification on Senegalese Sole Solea senegalensis Health Status and Metabolic Rate: Implications for Immune Responses and Energy Use, 2020, Frontiers in Physiology

Frequent collaborators in Arenas's research include Marina Dolbeth, João N. Franco, Isabel Sousa-Pinto, Cândida Gomes Vale, and Oscar Babé Gómez. These coauthors have contributed to multiple publications alongside Arenas.

Best Publications

  • A continental scale evaluation of the role of limpet grazing on rocky shores

    Ross A. Coleman;Ross A. Coleman;Ross A. Coleman;Antony J. Underwood;Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi;Per Åberg

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

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

  • THE INVASIBILITY OF MARINE ALGAL ASSEMBLAGES: ROLE OF FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY AND IDENTITY

    Francisco Arenas;Francisco Arenas;Iñigo Sánchez;Stephen J. Hawkins;Stephen J. Hawkins;Stuart R. Jenkins

  • Alien species and other notable records from a rapid assessment survey of marinas on the south coast of England

    F. Arenas;J. D. D. Bishop;J. T. Carlton;P. J. Dyrynda

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 1042-1111

    P. W. Crous;M. J. Wingfield;Y. H. Chooi;C. L. M. Gilchrist

  • European-scale analysis of seasonal variability in limpet grazing activity and microalgal abundance.

    S.R. Jenkins;F. Arenas;J. Arrontes;J. Bussell

  • Combining physiological threshold knowledge to species distribution models is key to improving forecasts of the future niche for macroalgae

    Brezo Martínez;Francisco Arenas;Alba Trilla;Rosa M. Viejo

  • A Meta-Analysis of Seaweed Impacts on Seagrasses: Generalities and Knowledge Gaps

    Mads S. Thomsen;Mads S. Thomsen;Thomas Wernberg;Thomas Wernberg;Thomas Wernberg;Aschwin H. Engelen;Fernando Tuya;Fernando Tuya

  • Harnessing positive species interactions as a tool against climate-driven loss of coastal biodiversity

    Fabio Bulleri;Britas Klemens Eriksson;Ana Queirós;Laura Airoldi

  • The ‘golden kelp’ Laminaria ochroleuca under global change: Integrating multiple eco‐physiological responses with species distribution models

    João N. Franco;Fernando Tuya;Iacopo Bertocci;Iacopo Bertocci;Laura Rodríguez

  • Physical factors driving intertidal macroalgae distribution: physiological stress of a dominant fucoid at its southern limit

    Brezo Martínez;F. Arenas;M. Rubal;S. Burgués

  • Patterns of landscape and assemblage structure along a latitudinal gradient in ocean climate

    Fernando Tuya;Eva Cacabelos;Pedro Duarte;David Jacinto

  • Variation in relative growth rate of 20 Aegilops species (Poaceae) in the field: The importance of net assimilation rate or specific leaf area depends on the time scale

    Rafael Villar;Teodoro Marañón;José Luis Quero;Pilar Panadero

  • SIZE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS IN A POPULATION OF SARGASSUM MUTICUM (PHAEOPHYCEAE)

    Francisco Arenas;Consolación Fernández

  • Density-dependent regulation in an invasive seaweed: responses at plant and modular levels

    Francisco Arenas;Rosa M. Viejo;Consolación Fernández

  • Response of macroalgal assemblages from rockpools to climate change: effects of persistent increase in temperature and CO 2

    Celia Olabarria;Francisco Arenas;Rosa M. Viejo;Ignacio Gestoso

  • Spatial variation in the recruitment of the intertidal barnacles Chthamalus montagui Southward and Chthamalus stellatus (Poli) (Crustacea: Cirripedia) over an European scale

    R.M. O'Riordan;R.M. O'Riordan;F. Arenas;J. Arrontes;J.J. Castro

  • Temporal stability of European rocky shore assemblages : variation across a latitudinal gradient and the role of habitat-formers

    F. Bulleri;L. Benedetti-Cecchi;M. Cusson;E. Maggi

  • Canopy-forming species mediate the effects of disturbance on macroalgal assemblages on Portuguese rocky shores

    Iacopo Bertocci;Francisco Arenas;Miguel Matias;Stefano Vaselli

  • Ecology of Sargassum muticum (Phaeophyta) on the north coast of Spain: III. Reproductive ecology

    F. Arenas;C. Fernández

  • The effect of sex, season and gametogenic cycle on gonad yield, biochemical composition and quality traits of Paracentrotus lividus along the North Atlantic coast of Portugal

    Filipa Rocha;Luís F. Baião;Sara Moutinho;Bruno Reis

  • Seaweed assemblages under a climate change scenario: Functional responses to temperature of eight intertidal seaweeds match recent abundance shifts.

    Cristina Piñeiro-Corbeira;Rodolfo Barreiro;Javier Cremades;Francisco Arenas

  • Short-term effects of increasing CO2, nitrate and temperature on three Mediterranean macroalgae: biochemical composition

    F. L. Figueroa;J. Bonomi Barufi;E. J. Malta;R. Conde-Álvarez

Frequent Co-Authors

Celia Olabarria
Celia Olabarria Universidade de Vigo
Iacopo Bertocci
Iacopo Bertocci University of Pisa
Stuart R. Jenkins
Stuart R. Jenkins Bangor University
Fernando Tuya
Fernando Tuya University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Stephen J. Hawkins
Stephen J. Hawkins University of Southampton
Thomas Wernberg
Thomas Wernberg University of Western Australia
Aschwin H. Engelen
Aschwin H. Engelen University of Algarve
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi University of Pisa
Dominique Davoult
Dominique Davoult Sorbonne University
Félix L. Figueroa
Félix L. Figueroa University of Malaga

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