World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
7210
World Ranking
6053
National Ranking
116

Franco Andaloro 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 Franco Andaloro sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 531+

This scientist: 203 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.

Franco Andaloro 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 Franco Andaloro sits on this spectrum.

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: 40 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Franco Andaloro is affiliated with the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Italy. Their research primarily centers around Environmental Science, with a particular focus on subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Oceanography, Pollution, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work covers various key topics related to marine environments. These include Marine and Fisheries Research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, and Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry.

Franco Andaloro has contributed to multiple academic publications. Some notable recent papers include:

  • A new digestion approach for the extraction of microplastics from gastrointestinal tracts (GITs) of the common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) from the western Mediterranean Sea, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • The impact of marine litter from fish aggregation devices on vulnerable marine benthic habitats of the central Mediterranean Sea, 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Common patterns of functional and biotic indices in response to multiple stressors in marine harbours ecosystems, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Coupling Gastro-Intestinal Tract Analysis With an Airborne Contamination Control Method to Estimate Litter Ingestion in Demersal Elasmobranchs, 2020, Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • The lesser amberjack Seriola fasciata (Perciformes: Carangidae) in the Mediterranean: a recent colonist?, 2021, Société Française d'Ichtyologie

Their most frequent co-authors include:

  • Teresa Romeo (34 co-authored works)
  • Pietro Battaglia (19 co-authored works)
  • Pierpaolo Consoli (18 co-authored works)
  • Valentina Esposito (12 co-authored works)
  • Silvestro Greco (12 co-authored works)

Franco Andaloro's research has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • Société Française d'Ichtyologie (7 publications)
  • Microorganisms (3 publications)
  • The European Zoological Journal (3 publications)
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials (2 publications)
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • First evidence of presence of plastic debris in stomach of large pelagic fish in the Mediterranean Sea

    Teresa Romeo;Battaglia Pietro;Cristina Pedà;Pierpaolo Consoli

  • Intestinal alterations in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) exposed to microplastics: Preliminary results

    Cristina Pedà;Letteria Caccamo;Maria Cristina Fossi;Francesco Gai

  • Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species

    A. Zenetos;M.E. Cinar;M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou;J.G. Harmelin

  • Bioindicators for monitoring marine litter ingestion and its impacts on Mediterranean biodiversity.

    Maria Cristina Fossi;Cristina Pedà;Montserrat Compa;Catherine Tsangaris

  • Relationships between otolith size and fish size in some mesopelagic and bathypelagic species from the Mediterranean Sea (Strait of Messina, Italy)

    Pietro Battaglia;Danilo Malara;Teresa Romeo;Franco Andaloro

  • Genetic bottlenecks and successful biological invasions: the case of a recent Lessepsian migrant.

    Daniel Golani;Ernesto Azzurro;Maria Corsini-Foka;Manuela Falautano

  • Characterization of the artisanal fishery and its socio-economic aspects in the central Mediterranean Sea (Aeolian Islands, Italy)

    Pietro Battaglia;Teresa Romeo;Pierpaolo Consoli;Gianfranco Scotti

  • Feeding habits of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (L. 1758), in the central Mediterranean Sea (Strait of Messina)

    Pietro Battaglia;Franco Andaloro;Pierpaolo Consoli;Valentina Esposito

  • A new digestion approach for the extraction of microplastics from gastrointestinal tracts (GITs) of the common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) from the western Mediterranean Sea.

    Gabriella F. Schirinzi;Cristina Pedà;Pietro Battaglia;Federica Laface

  • Marine alien species in Italy: A contribution to the implementation of descriptor D2 of the marine strategy framework directive

    Gianna Servello;Franco Andaloro;Ernesto Azzurro;Luca Castriota

  • Evaluating day-night changes in shallow Mediterranean rocky reef fish assemblages by visual census

    Ernesto Azzurro;Antonio Pais;Pierpaolo Consoli;Franco Andaloro

  • Marine litter from fishery activities in the Western Mediterranean sea: The impact of entanglement on marine animal forests.

    Pierpaolo Consoli;Teresa Romeo;Michela Angiolillo;Simonepietro Canese

  • Marine litter in an EBSA (Ecologically or Biologically Significant Area) of the central Mediterranean Sea: Abundance, composition, impact on benthic species and basis for monitoring entanglement.

    Pierpaolo Consoli;Franco Andaloro;Chiara Altobelli;Pietro Battaglia

  • Plastic litter in sediments from a marine area likely to become protected (Aeolian Archipelago's islands, Tyrrhenian sea)

    Paolo Fastelli;Andrea Blašković;Giulia Bernardi;Teresa Romeo

  • Aspects of reproductive biology of the Mediterranean amberjack (Seriola dumerilii Risso) during the spawning period

    G. Marino;A. Mandich;A. Massari;F. Andaloro

  • Resource partitioning among early colonizing Siganus luridus and native herbivorous fish in the Mediterranean: an integrated study based on gut-content analysis and stable isotope signatures

    Ernesto Azzurro;Emanuela Fanelli;Edoardo Mostarda;Marcello Catra

  • A new settled population of the lessepsian migrant Siganus luridus (Pisces: Siganidae) in Linosa Island—Sicily Strait

    Ernesto Azzurro;Franco Andaloro

  • Diet and first documented data on plastic ingestion of Trachinotus ovatus L. 1758 (Pisces: Carangidae) from the Strait of Messina (central Mediterranean Sea)

    P. Battaglia;C. Pedà;S. Musolino;V. Esposito

  • Feeding habits of the albacore tuna Thunnus alalunga (Perciformes, Scombridae) from central Mediterranean Sea

    P. Consoli;T. Romeo;P. Battaglia;L. Castriota

  • Composition and abundance of benthic marine litter in a coastal area of the central Mediterranean Sea.

    Pierpaolo Consoli;Manuela Falautano;Mauro Sinopoli;Patrizia Perzia

  • Food and feeding habits of the amberjack, Seriola dumerili in the Central Mediterranean Sea during the spawning season.

    F. Andaloro;C. Pipitone

  • FIRST RECORD OF FISTULARIA COMMERSONII (FISTULARIDAE) FROM THE CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN

    Ernesto Azzurro;Paola Pizzicori;Franco Andaloro

Frequent Co-Authors

Teresa Romeo
Teresa Romeo Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Simonepietro Canese
Simonepietro Canese Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Ernesto Azzurro
Ernesto Azzurro Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR
Maria Cristina Fossi
Maria Cristina Fossi University of Siena
Gianluca Sarà
Gianluca Sarà University of Palermo
Marzia Bo
Marzia Bo University of Genoa
Fabio Badalamenti
Fabio Badalamenti National Research Council (CNR)
François Galgani
François Galgani French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Francesco Italiano
Francesco Italiano National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Silvano Focardi
Silvano Focardi University of Siena

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Ecology and Evolution opens doors to a wide range of related fields and interdisciplinary careers. With the increase in flexible learning, students can now pursue complementary or alternative degrees online, expanding both knowledge and career possibilities.

For those interested in environmental well-being and mental health, an accredited clinical psychology degree online provides the expertise needed to support individuals and communities. Another valuable option is an online degree in human services, ideal for those looking to work in areas such as social policy or advocacy alongside ecological initiatives.

Some graduates consider a career pivot. Teachers, for example, can leverage their skills to move from education to speech and language support roles by following clear steps on how to teacher to speech and language therapist. Additionally, if your passion lies at the intersection of sustainable design and environment, exploring online architecture programs can lead to meaningful work shaping green infrastructures.

These pathways, available through online study, allow you to customize your future in ecology, evolution, and beyond.

Best Scientists Citing Franco Andaloro

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles