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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 37 1563 1443 72 69 79 3963
Ecology and Evolution 37 6974 6739 246 242 81 3944

Gustavo Tomás publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gustavo Tomás between 2000 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gustavo Tomás published across 25 years, from 2000 to 2024, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2006. 6 of the 93 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2006. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 6 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 2 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 9 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 3 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications
2000 2024

93 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gustavo Tomás: publications per year, 2000 to 2024
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 2
2004 7
2005 3
2006 11
2007 5
2008 7
2009 3
2010 6
2011 1
2012 6
2013 1
2014 2
2015 4
2016 6
2017 4
2018 4
2019 1
2020 9
2021 1
2022 3
2023 3
2024 3
Total 93
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Gustavo Tomás 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 Gustavo Tomás 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, 79–83 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: 79 publications — 14th percentile

14% 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 79
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
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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Gustavo Tomás 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 Gustavo Tomás 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% 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 37
38 105
39 111
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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Overview

Gustavo Tomás is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and focuses on research within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans various subfields, including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Parasitology, Insect Science, and Social Psychology.

Their research primarily addresses topics related to Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Avian ecology and behavior, Bird parasitology and diseases, Plant and animal studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Vector-borne infectious diseases, and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences.

Gustavo Tomás has contributed to multiple publication venues with recurring appearances in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution and the Journal of Avian Biology. Other publication venues include Biology, PLoS ONE, and GeoHealth.

  1. Effects of Chemical and Auditory Cues of Hoopoes (Upupa epops) in Repellence and Attraction of Blood-Feeding Flies, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  2. Smaller distance between nest contents and cavity entrance increases risk of ectoparasitism in cavity-nesting birds, 2020, Journal of Avian Biology

Other recent research papers involving Gustavo Tomás as a co-author include:

  1. Microbially Mediated Chemical Ecology of Animals: A Review of Its Role in Conspecific Communication, Parasitism and Predation, 2021, Biology
  2. Assessing behavioral sex differences to chemical cues of predation risk while provisioning nestlings in a hole-nesting bird, 2022, PLoS ONE
  3. Chronic Degradation of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests Increases the Incidence of Genotoxicity in Birds, 2023, GeoHealth

Frequent collaborators in Gustavo Tomás's research include Juan José Soler, Cristina Ruiz-Castellano, Manuel Azcárate-García, Silvia Díaz-Lora, and Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez, with collaboration counts ranging from four to eleven joint publications.

Best Publications

  • The blood parasite Haemoproteus reduces survival in a wild bird: a medication experiment

    Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Santiago Merino;Gustavo Tomás;Juan Moreno

  • Predator odour recognition and avoidance in a songbird

    Luisa Amo;Ismael Galván;Gustavo Tomás;Juan José Sanz

  • Experimental evidence that egg color indicates female condition at laying in a songbird

    Juan Moreno;Elisa Lobato;Judith Morales;Santiago Merino

  • Consequences of nest reuse for parasite burden and female health and condition in blue tits, Cyanistes caeruleus

    Gustavo Tomás;Santiago Merino;Juan Moreno;Judith Morales

  • Sex recognition by odour and variation in the uropygial gland secretion in starlings.

    Luisa Amo;Jesús M. Avilés;Deseada Parejo;Aránzazu Peña

  • Evidence for the signaling function of egg color in the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

    Juan Moreno;Judith Morales;Elisa Lobato;Santiago Merino

  • Detection of serum immunoglobulins in wild birds by direct ELISA: a methodological study to validate the technique in different species using antichicken antibodies

    J. Martínez;J. Martínez;G. Tomás;S. Merino;E. Arriero

  • Nestling cell-mediated immune response, body mass and hatching date as predictors of local recruitment in the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

    Juan Moreno;Santiago Merino;Juan J. Sanz;Elena Arriero

  • Impact of blood parasites on immunoglobulin level and parental effort: a medication field experiment on a wild passerine

    G. Tomás;S. Merino;J. Moreno;J. Morales

  • Are eggshell spottiness and colour indicators of health and condition in blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus

    Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Santiago Merino;Juan Moreno;Gustavo Tomás

  • A trade-off between two resource-demanding functions: post-nuptial moult and immunity during reproduction in male pied flycatchers

    Juan José Sanz;Juan Moreno;Santiago Merino;Gustavo Tomás

  • NEST WEIGHT AND FEMALE HEALTH IN THE BLUE TIT (CYANISTES CAERULEUS)

    Gustavo Tomás;Santiago Merino;Juan Moreno;Juan J. Sanz

  • Corticosterone metabolites in blue tit and pied flycatcher droppings: effects of brood size, ectoparasites and temperature.

    Elisa Lobato;Santiago Merino;Juan Moreno;Judith Morales;Judith Morales

  • Egg colouration and male parental effort in the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

    Juan Moreno;José L. Osorno;Judith Morales;Santiago Merino

  • Carotenoid-based plumage colouration is associated with blood parasite richness and stress protein levels in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus).

    Sara del Cerro;Santiago Merino;Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Elisa Lobato

  • Predator proximity as a stressor in breeding flycatchers: mass loss, stress protein induction, and elevated provisioning

    Robert L. Thomson;Robert L. Thomson;Gustavo Tomás;Jukka T. Forsman;Juli Broggi

  • Determinants of abundance and effects of blood-sucking flying insects in the nest of a hole-nesting bird.

    Gustavo Tomás;Santiago Merino;Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Juan Moreno

  • Factors affecting Culicoides species composition and abundance in avian nests

    J. MARTÍNEZ-de la Puente;S. Merino;G. Tomás;J. Moreno

  • A simple trapping method to estimate abundances of blood-sucking flying insects in avian nests

    Gustavo Tomás;Santiago Merino;Josué Martínez-De La Puente;Juan Moreno

  • Associations between immune parameters, parasitism, and stress in breeding pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) females

    Judith Morales;Juan Moreno;Santiago Merino;Gustavo Tomás

  • Nest size and aromatic plants in the nest as sexually selected female traits in blue tits

    Gustavo Tomás;Santiago Merino;Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Juan Moreno

  • Interacting effects of aromatic plants and female age on nest-dwelling ectoparasites and blood-sucking flies in avian nests.

    G. Tomás;S. Merino;J. Martínez-de la Puente;J. Moreno

Frequent Co-Authors

Santiago Merino
Santiago Merino Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
Judith Morales
Judith Morales Spanish National Research Council
Juan José Soler
Juan José Soler Spanish National Research Council
Josué Martínez de la Puente
Josué Martínez de la Puente University of Granada
Elisa Lobato
Elisa Lobato University of Porto
Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez
Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez University of Granada
Javier Martínez
Javier Martínez University of Alcalá
Juan José Sanz
Juan José Sanz Spanish National Research Council
Manuel Martín-Vivaldi
Manuel Martín-Vivaldi University of Granada
Jordi Figuerola
Jordi Figuerola Spanish National Research Council

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