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Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León

Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Mexico
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 39 1257 1163 5 5 263 6421
Ecology and Evolution 39 6358 6137 25 24 262 6370

Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2011. 32 of the 310 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2011. 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 13 publications
1986 2025

310 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 2
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 3
1996 6
1997 3
1998 3
1999 4
2000 7
2001 5
2002 5
2003 5
2004 2
2005 6
2006 5
2007 9
2008 18
2009 10
2010 8
2011 22
2012 6
2013 13
2014 13
2015 18
2016 15
2017 17
2018 10
2019 13
2020 11
2021 12
2022 10
2023 17
2024 19
2025 13
Total 310
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Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 259–263 publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 publications 442+

This scientist: 263 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21 263
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 39 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111 39
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. Their research predominantly focuses on Environmental Science with an emphasis on Ecology, Parasitology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Small Animals, and Aquatic Science.

The scientist's work explores several major topics, including:

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Bird parasitology and diseases
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology

Pérez-Ponce de León has authored multiple recent papers covering parasite diversity, host-parasite relationships, and ecological niche studies in aquatic systems. Selected recent publications include:

  • "A global review of problematic and pathogenic parasites of farmed tilapia," 2023, published in Reviews in Aquaculture
  • "Phylogenetic relationships and ecological niche conservatism in killifish (Profundulidae) in Mesoamerica," 2021, published in Journal of Fish Biology
  • "The macroparasite fauna of cichlid fish from Nicaraguan lakes, a model system for understanding host-parasite diversification and speciation," 2022, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Acusicola margulisae n. sp. (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) from freshwater fishes in a Nicaraguan crater lake based on morphological and molecular evidence," 2020, published in Systematic Parasitology
  • "Equal rights for parasites: Windsor 1995, revisited after ecological parasitology has come of age," 2023, published in Biological Conservation

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Brenda Solórzano-García, Martìn García-Varela, Leopoldo Andrade-Gómez, Miguel Rubio, and Ana Santacruz.

Pérez-Ponce de León's work is commonly published in journals such as:

  • Journal of Helminthology
  • Systematic Parasitology
  • Parasitology Research
  • Parasitology
  • Parasitology International

Best Publications

  • Integrating molecular and morphological approaches for characterizing parasite cryptic species: implications for parasitology.

    Steven A. Nadler;Gerardo Pérez-Ponce De León

  • Testing the higher-level phylogenetic classification of Digenea (Platyhelminthes, Trematoda) based on nuclear rDNA sequences before entering the age of the 'next-generation' Tree of Life

    G. Pérez-Ponce de León;D.I. Hernández-Mena

  • What We Don't Recognize Can Hurt Us: A Plea for Awareness About Cryptic Species

    Gerardo Perez-Ponce de Leon;Steven A. Nadler

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Acanthocephala based on analysis of 18S ribosomal RNA gene sequences.

    M. García-Varela;G. Pérez-Ponce de León;P. de la Torre;M. P. Cummings

  • Biogeography of helminth parasites of freshwater fishes in Mexico: the search for patterns and processes

    Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León;Anindo Choudhury

  • Trematode parasites (Platyhelminthes) of wildlife vertebrates in Mexico

    Gerardo Pérez-Ponce De León;Luis García-Prieto;Berenit Mendoza-Garfias

  • Using Ecological‐Niche Modeling as a Conservation Tool for Freshwater Species: Live‐Bearing Fishes in Central Mexico

    Omar Domínguez-Domínguez;Omar Domínguez-Domínguez;Enrique Martínez-Meyer;Luis Zambrano;Gerardo Pérez-Ponce De León

  • Filling the gaps in the classification of the Digenea Carus, 1863: systematic position of the Proterodiplostomidae Dubois, 1936 within the superfamily Diplostomoidea Poirier, 1886, inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences

    David Iván Hernández-Mena;Martín García-Varela;Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León

  • Taxonomic distribution of cryptic diversity among metazoans: not so homogeneous after all

    Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León;Robert Poulin

  • Phylogenetic relationship among genera of Polymorphidae (Acanthocephala), inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences.

    Martín García-Varela;Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León;Francisco J. Aznar;Steven A. Nadler

  • Forecasting Climate Change Effects on Salamander Distribution in the Highlands of Central Mexico1

    Gabriela Parra‐Olea;Enrique Martínez‐Meyer;Gerardo Pérez‐Ponce De León

  • Phylogenetic analysis based on 18S ribosomal RNA gene sequences supports the existence of class polyacanthocephala (acanthocephala)

    Martin Garcia-Varela;Michael P. Cummings;Gerardo Perez-Ponce de Leon;Scott Lyell Gardner

  • Historical biogeography of some river basins in central Mexico evidenced by their goodeine freshwater fishes: a preliminary hypothesis using secondary Brooks parsimony analysis

    Omar Domínguez‐Domínguez;Omar Domínguez‐Domínguez;Ignacio Doadrio;Gerardo Pérez‐Ponce de León

  • STATUS OF CORYNOSOMA (ACANTHOCEPHALA: POLYMORPHIDAE) BASED ON ANATOMICAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND PHYLOGENETIC EVIDENCE, WITH THE ERECTION OF PSEUDOCORYNOSOMA N. GEN

    F. Javier Aznar;Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León;Juan A. Raga

  • Using mitochondrial and ribosomal DNA sequences to test the taxonomic validity of Clinostomum complanatum Rudolphi, 1814 in fish-eating birds and freshwater fishes in Mexico, with the description of a new species.

    Ana L. Sereno-Uribe;Carlos D. Pinacho-Pinacho;Martín García-Varela;Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León

  • Phylogenetic analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA reveals a complex of cryptic species in Crassicutis cichlasomae (Digenea: Apocreadiidae), a parasite of Middle-American cichlids

    Ulises Razo-Mendivil;Ella Vázquez-Domínguez;Rogelio Rosas-Valdez;Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León

  • Catalogo de la Coleccion Nacional de Helmintos

    Daniel R. Brooks;Rafael Lamothe-Argumedo;Luis Garcia-Prieto;David Osorio-Sarabia

  • A global review of problematic and pathogenic parasites of farmed tilapia

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  • Checklist of the helminth parasites of vertebrates in Costa Rica.

    Beatriz Rodríguez-Ortíz;Luis García-Prieto;Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León

  • Detecting a complex of cryptic species within Neoechinorhynchus golvani (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) inferred from ITSs and LSU rDNA gene sequences.

    Andrés Martínez-Aquino;Miriam E. Reyna-Fabián;Rogelio Rosas-Valdez;Ulises Razo-Mendivil

  • Validating the systematic position of Profilicollis Meyer, 1931 and Hexaglandula Petrochenko, 1950 (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) using cytochrome c oxidase (Cox 1).

    Martín García-Varela;Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León

  • Differentiation of Mexican species of Haematoloechus looss, 1899 (Digenea: Plagiorchiformes): molecular and morphological evidence.

    Virginia León-Règagnon;Daniel R. Brooks;Gerardo Perez-Ponce de Leon

  • Adult Endohelminth Parasites of Ictalurid Fishes (Osteichthyes: Ictaluridae) in Mexico: Empirical Evidence for Biogeographical Patterns

    Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León;Anindo Choudhury

  • Species delimitation in trematodes using DNA sequences: Middle-American Clinostomum as a case study

    Gerardo Pérez-Ponce De León;Martín García-Varela;Carlos D. Pinacho-Pinacho;Ana L. Sereno-Uribe

  • A hyper-diverse genus of acanthocephalans revealed by tree-based and non-tree-based species delimitation methods: Ten cryptic species of Neoechinorhynchus in Middle American freshwater fishes

    Carlos Daniel Pinacho-Pinacho;Martín García-Varela;Ana L. Sereno-Uribe;Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León

  • Parasites of Neotropical Primates: A Review

    Brenda Solórzano-García;Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León

  • Systematic position of Pseudocorynosoma and Andracantha (Acanthocephala, Polymorphidae) based on nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences.

    Martín García-Varela;Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León;Francisco J. Aznar;Steven A. Nadler

  • Trematode diversity in freshwater fishes of the Globe II: 'New World'

    Anindo Choudhury;M. Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo;Stephen S. Curran;Margarita Ostrowski de Núñez

  • A new cryptogonimid (Digenea) from the Mayan cichlid, Cichlasoma urophthalmus (Osteichthyes: Cichlidae), in several localities of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico.

    Ulises Razo-Mendivil;Rogelio Rosas-Valdez;Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León

  • Global analysis reveals that cryptic diversity is linked with habitat but not mode of life.

    R. Poulin;G. Pérez-Ponce de León

  • Human Impacts on Drainages of the Mesa Central, Mexico, and Its Genetic Effects on an Endangered Fish, Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis

    Omar Domínguez-Domínguez;Omar Domínguez-Domínguez;Luis Boto;Fernando Alda;Gerardo Pérez-Ponce De León

  • Critical Comment: What We Don’t Recognize Can Hurt Us: A Plea for Awareness About Cryptic Species

    Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León;Steven A Nadler

Frequent Co-Authors

Martín García-Varela
Martín García-Varela National Autonomous University of Mexico
Luis García-Prieto
Luis García-Prieto National Autonomous University of Mexico
Steven A. Nadler
Steven A. Nadler University of California, Davis
Daniel R. Brooks
Daniel R. Brooks University of Toronto
Ignacio Doadrio
Ignacio Doadrio Spanish National Research Council
Francisco Javier Aznar
Francisco Javier Aznar University of Valencia
Scott Lyell Gardner
Scott Lyell Gardner University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Robert Poulin
Robert Poulin University of Otago
Tomáš Scholz
Tomáš Scholz Czech Academy of Sciences
Reinaldo José da Silva
Reinaldo José da Silva Sao Paulo State University

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