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Ecology and Evolution 38 6712 6482 119 119 205 4748

Francisco Gerson Araújo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Francisco Gerson Araújo between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Francisco Gerson Araújo published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2015. 17 of the 239 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2015. 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 12 publications
1998 2025

239 publications in total across all disciplines

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Francisco Gerson Araújo: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 3
1999 4
2000 3
2001 8
2002 9
2003 10
2004 8
2005 6
2006 7
2007 8
2008 5
2009 5
2010 9
2011 7
2012 7
2013 13
2014 9
2015 17
2016 7
2017 8
2018 10
2019 15
2020 15
2021 9
2022 9
2023 11
2024 5
2025 12
Total 239
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Francisco Gerson Araújo 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 Gerson Araújo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 531+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 333. Most scientists, 333, have 97–101 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 202–206 publications, is where this scientist sits. 37–41 publications: 2 scientists 42–46 publications: 9 scientists 47–51 publications: 10 scientists 52–56 publications: 31 scientists 57–61 publications: 56 scientists 62–66 publications: 91 scientists 67–71 publications: 92 scientists 72–76 publications: 127 scientists 77–81 publications: 173 scientists 82–86 publications: 236 scientists 87–91 publications: 227 scientists 92–96 publications: 240 scientists 97–101 publications: 333 scientists 102–106 publications: 280 scientists 107–111 publications: 300 scientists 112–116 publications: 285 scientists 117–121 publications: 305 scientists 122–126 publications: 287 scientists 127–131 publications: 278 scientists 132–136 publications: 289 scientists 137–141 publications: 273 scientists 142–146 publications: 262 scientists 147–151 publications: 246 scientists 152–156 publications: 235 scientists 157–161 publications: 205 scientists 162–166 publications: 199 scientists 167–171 publications: 174 scientists 172–176 publications: 164 scientists 177–181 publications: 173 scientists 182–186 publications: 189 scientists 187–191 publications: 170 scientists 192–196 publications: 139 scientists 197–201 publications: 128 scientists 202–206 publications: 117 scientists 207–211 publications: 115 scientists 212–216 publications: 107 scientists 217–221 publications: 124 scientists 222–226 publications: 81 scientists 227–231 publications: 82 scientists 232–236 publications: 85 scientists 237–241 publications: 75 scientists 242–246 publications: 66 scientists 247–251 publications: 81 scientists 252–256 publications: 69 scientists 257–261 publications: 70 scientists 262–266 publications: 55 scientists 267–271 publications: 64 scientists 272–276 publications: 49 scientists 277–281 publications: 48 scientists 282–286 publications: 44 scientists 287–291 publications: 45 scientists 292–296 publications: 36 scientists 297–301 publications: 39 scientists 302–306 publications: 38 scientists 307–311 publications: 30 scientists 312–316 publications: 34 scientists 317–321 publications: 25 scientists 322–326 publications: 22 scientists 327–331 publications: 28 scientists 332–336 publications: 30 scientists 337–341 publications: 22 scientists 342–346 publications: 30 scientists 347–351 publications: 26 scientists 352–356 publications: 22 scientists 357–361 publications: 29 scientists 362–366 publications: 21 scientists 367–371 publications: 12 scientists 372–376 publications: 18 scientists 377–381 publications: 17 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 21 scientists 392–396 publications: 13 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 15 scientists 407–411 publications: 8 scientists 412–416 publications: 9 scientists 417–421 publications: 8 scientists 422–426 publications: 4 scientists 427–431 publications: 10 scientists 432–436 publications: 10 scientists 437–441 publications: 5 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 10 scientists 452–456 publications: 2 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 7 scientists 472–476 publications: 6 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 3 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 4 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 8 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 5 scientists 522–526 publications: 4 scientists 527–530 publications: 5 scientists 531+ publications: 100 scientists
37–41 publications 531+

This scientist: 205 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 2
42–46 9
47–51 10
52–56 31
57–61 56
62–66 91
67–71 92
72–76 127
77–81 173
82–86 236
87–91 227
92–96 240
97–101 333
102–106 280
107–111 300
112–116 285
117–121 305
122–126 287
127–131 278
132–136 289
137–141 273
142–146 262
147–151 246
152–156 235
157–161 205
162–166 199
167–171 174
172–176 164
177–181 173
182–186 189
187–191 170
192–196 139
197–201 128
202–206 117 205
207–211 115
212–216 107
217–221 124
222–226 81
227–231 82
232–236 85
237–241 75
242–246 66
247–251 81
252–256 69
257–261 70
262–266 55
267–271 64
272–276 49
277–281 48
282–286 44
287–291 45
292–296 36
297–301 39
302–306 38
307–311 30
312–316 34
317–321 25
322–326 22
327–331 28
332–336 30
337–341 22
342–346 30
347–351 26
352–356 22
357–361 29
362–366 21
367–371 12
372–376 18
377–381 17
382–386 13
387–391 21
392–396 13
397–401 10
402–406 15
407–411 8
412–416 9
417–421 8
422–426 4
427–431 10
432–436 10
437–441 5
442–446 4
447–451 10
452–456 2
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 7
472–476 6
477–481 6
482–486 3
487–491 3
492–496 4
497–501 4
502–506 8
507–511 5
512–516 4
517–521 5
522–526 4
527–530 5
531+ 100
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Francisco Gerson Araújo 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 Gerson Araújo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 92 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 121+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 280. Most scientists, 280, have 40 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 38 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 95
31 123
32 191
33 245
34 252
35 244
36 249
37 244
38 254 38
39 254
40 280
41 274
42 266
43 233
44 248
45 208
46 201
47 213
48 207
49 172
50 209
51 199
52 153
53 169
54 163
55 148
56 120
57 146
58 137
59 140
60 104
61 119
62 118
63 99
64 77
65 100
66 86
67 83
68 75
69 94
70 57
71 68
72 59
73 63
74 66
75 60
76 42
77 49
78 39
79 37
80 43
81 41
82 45
83 34
84 40
85 35
86 55
87 24
88 24
89 30
90 23
91 25
92 27
93 27
94 13
95 23
96 12
97 14
98 19
99 16
100 14
101 5
102 21
103 16
104 10
105 7
106 7
107 7
108 6
109 9
110 11
111 12
112 9
113 7
114 3
115 8
116 5
117 11
118 4
119 2
120 5
121+ 100
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Overview

Francisco Gerson Araújo is affiliated with the Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a substantial emphasis on subfields such as Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Aquatic Science, and Oceanography.

The main topics in Araújo's work include:

  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth

They have contributed to several recent papers, reflecting diverse areas within aquatic and marine sciences. Some notable publications are:

  • "Artificial flow regime promotes abiotic and biotic gradients: Testing the concept of longitudinal zonation in an off-river reservoir" (2020), published in Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology
  • "Multilevel decomposition of spatial and environmental effects on nearshore fish assemblages in tropical semi-enclosed ecosystems" (2020), published in Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • "Temporal dimensions of taxonomic and functional fish beta diversity: scaling environmental drivers in tropical transitional ecosystems" (2023), published in Hydrobiologia
  • "Functional stability despite anthropogenic influences on the ichthyofauna of a tropical bay" (2020), published in Marine Environmental Research
  • "Underwater drones reveal different fish community structures on the steep slopes of a tropical reservoir" (2022), published in Hydrobiologia

Francisco Gerson Araújo frequently collaborates with several co-authors in their research projects, including:

  • Gustavo Henrique Soares Guedes
  • Magda Fernandes de Andrade-Tubino
  • Márcia Cristina Costa de Azevedo
  • Wagner Uehara
  • Rafaela de Sousa Gomes-Gonçalves

Their work has been published regularly across specific academic venues, notably:

  • Hydrobiologia
  • Environmental Biology of Fishes
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Marine Environmental Research
  • Journal of Fish Biology

Best Publications

  • Spatial, temporal and diel variations of fish assemblages at two sandy beaches in the Sepetiba Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  • Longitudinal patterns of fish assemblages in a large tropical river in southeastern Brazil: evaluating environmental influences and some concepts in river ecology

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  • Environmental influences on the demersal fish assemblages in the Sepetiba Bay, Brazil

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  • Effects of a nuclear power plant thermal discharge on habitat complexity and fish community structure in Ilha Grande Bay, Brazil

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  • Sex ratio and size structure of Micropogonias furnieri (Desmarest, 1823) (Perciformes, Sciaenidae) in Sepetiba Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  • A Preliminary Index of Biotic Integrity for Monitoring the Condition of the Rio Paraiba do Sul, Southeast Brazil

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  • Distribution of guppies Poecilia reticulata (Peters, 1860) and Phalloceros caudimaculatus (Hensel, 1868) along a polluted stretch of the Paraíba do Sul River, Brazil

    F. G. Araújo;M. G. Peixoto;B. C. T. Pinto;T. P. Teixeira

  • A preliminary fish assemblage index for a transitional river-reservoir system in southeastern Brazil

    Bianca de Freitas Terra;Francisco Gerson Araújo

  • Diel and seasonal changes in the distribution of fish on a southeast Brazil sandy beach

    André Luiz Machado Pessanha;Francisco Gerson Araújo;Márcia Cristina Costa De Azevedo;Iracema Dias Gomes

  • Assessing of biotic integrity of the fish community in a heavily impacted segment of a tropical river in Brazil

    Benjamin Carvalho Teixeira Pinto;Francisco Gerson Araújo

  • Local and ecoregion effects on fish assemblage structure in tributaries of the Rio Paraíba do Sul, Brazil

    Benjamin Carvalho Teixeira Pinto;Francisco Gerson Araujo;Vitor Dantas Rodrigues;Robert M. Hughes

  • Fish Gills Alterations as Potential Biomarkers of Environmental Quality in a Eutrophized Tropical River in South-Eastern Brazil

    A. A. Nascimento;F. G. Araújo;I. D. Gomes;R. M. M. Mendes

  • Dieta do tucunaré-amarelo Cichla monoculus (Bloch & Schneider) (Osteichthyes, Cichlidae), no Reservatório de Lajes, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

    Luciano Neves dos Santos;Alejandra Filippo Gonzalez;Francisco Gerson Araújo

  • Artificial structures as tools for fish habitat rehabilitation in a neotropical reservoir

    Luciano N. Santos;Francisco G. Araújo;Daniel S. Brotto

  • Fish assemblage in a dammed tropical river: an analysis along the longitudinal and temporal gradients from river to reservoir

    Bianca de Freitas Terra;Alex Braz Iacone dos Santos;Francisco Gerson Araújo

  • Trophic connectivity and basal food sources sustaining tropical aquatic consumers along a mangrove to ocean gradient

    Marlucy Coelho Claudino;André Luiz Machado Pessanha;Francisco Gerson Araújo;Alexandre Miranda Garcia

  • Spatial and seasonal changes in the diet of Oligosarcus hepsetus (Characiformes, Characidae) in a Brazilian reservoir.

    F. G Araújo;C. C Andrade;R. N Santos;A. F. G. N Santos

  • Co-occurrence of demersal fishes in a tropical bay in southeastern Brazil: A null model analysis

    Márcia Cristina Costa de Azevedo;Francisco Gerson Araújo;André Luiz Machado Pessanha;Márcio de Araújo Silva

  • Assemblages of Southeast-South Brazilian Coastal Systems Based on the Distribution of Fishes

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  • Assessment of biotic condition of Atlantic Rain Forest streams: A fish-based multimetric approach

    Bianca de Freitas Terra;Robert M. Hughes;Marcio Rocha Francelino;Francisco Gerson Araújo

  • Demersal fishes in a tropical bay in southeastern Brazil: Partitioning the spatial, temporal and environmental components of ecological variation

    Márcia Cristina Costa de Azevedo;Francisco Gerson Araújo;Antônio Gomes da Cruz-Filho;André Luiz Machado Pessanha

  • Thermal impact of a nuclear power plant in a coastal area in Southeastern Brazil: effects of heating and physical structure on benthic cover and fish communities

    Tatiana Pires Teixeira;Leonardo Mitrano Neves;Francisco Gerson Araújo

  • Inter-decadal changes in fish communities of a tropical bay in southeastern Brazil

    Francisco Gerson Araújo;Márcia Cristina Costa de Azevedo;Ana Paula Penha Guedes

  • Fish assemblages in Atlantic Forest streams: the relative influence of local and catchment environments on taxonomic and functional species

    Bianca de F. Terra;Bianca de F. Terra;Robert M. Hughes;Francisco G. Araújo

  • Reproductive biology of two marine catfishes (Siluriformes, Ariidae) in the Sepetiba Bay, Brazil

    Iracema David Gomes;Francisco Gerson Araújo

  • Reproductive biology of the mullet Mugil liza (Teleostei: Mugilidae) in a tropical Brazilian bay

    Rafael J. Albieri;Francisco G. Araújo

  • Trophic resource partitioning among five flatfish species (Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes) in a tropical bay in south‐eastern Brazil

    A. P. P. Guedes;F. G. Araújo

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert M. Hughes
Robert M. Hughes Oregon State University
Jacques Robert Nicoli
Jacques Robert Nicoli Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
João Paulo Machado Torres
João Paulo Machado Torres Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Marley M. B. R. Vellasco
Marley M. B. R. Vellasco Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

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