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 Gerardo I. Zardi sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 90 publications — 12th percentile
12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 Gerardo I. Zardi sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 33 D-Index — 8th percentile
8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Gerardo I. Zardi is affiliated with Rhodes University in South Africa and has a research focus primarily in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including Oceanography, Pollution, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Ocean Engineering.
The main topics addressed in their research include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior.
Several recent papers by Gerardo I. Zardi demonstrate this broad research scope:
Gerardo I. Zardi has frequently published in the following venues:
The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, showing repeated co-authorships with Katy R. Nicastro, Christopher D. McQuaid, Laurent Seuront, P. William Froneman, and Lorenzo Cozzolino.
Katy R Nicastro;Gerardo I Zardi;Sara Teixeira;João Neiva
Laurent Seuront;Katy R. Nicastro;Gerardo I. Zardi;Eric Goberville
Lorenzo Cozzolino;Katy R. Nicastro;Gerardo I. Zardi;Carmen B. de los Santos
G. I. Zardi;K. R. Nicastro;C. D. McQuaid;M. Rius
P. R. Teske;I. Papadopoulos;I. Papadopoulos;G. I. Zardi;C. D. McQuaid
G. I. Zardi;C. D. McQuaid;P. R. Teske;N. P. Barker
Carla R. Lourenço;Carla R. Lourenço;Gerardo I. Zardi;Christopher D. McQuaid;Ester A. Serrão
G. I. Zardi;C. D. McQuaid;K. R. Nicastro
Gerardo I. Zardi;Katy R. Nicastro;Fernando Canovas;Joana Ferreira Costa
Katy R Nicastro;Katy R Nicastro;Gerardo I Zardi;Gerardo I Zardi;Christopher D McQuaid;Linda Stephens
Brian Helmuth;Francis Choi;Allison Matzelle;Jessica L. Torossian
Katy R. Nicastro;Gerardo I. Zardi;Christopher D. McQuaid;Gareth A. Pearson
G.I. Zardi;K.R. Nicastro;C.D. McQuaid;Johan Erlandsson
Gerardo I Zardi;Gerardo I Zardi;Katy R Nicastro;Katy R Nicastro;C D McQuaid;L Hancke
Marta N. Basto;Katy R. Nicastro;Ana I. Tavares;Christopher D. McQuaid
K. R. Nicastro;G. I. Zardi;C. D. McQuaid;P. R. Teske
Jorge Assis;Mirta Zupan;Katy R. Nicastro;Gerardo I. Zardi
Gerardo Ivan Zardi;Katy Rebecca Nicastro;Christopher David McQuaid;Marcos Gektidis
Gabriel Saada;Katy R. Nicastro;Rita Jacinto;Christopher D. McQuaid
Katy R Nicastro;Katy R Nicastro;Gerardo I Zardi;Gerardo I Zardi;C. D. McQuaid
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