2026 Héctor T. Arita: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	35	9331	8938	15	13	76	4546

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Overview

Héctor T. Arita is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. Their research spans multiple fields within the natural sciences, particularly focusing on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Medicine.

The main areas of study for Héctor T. Arita include:

Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Environmental Science
Medicine

Within these broader fields, the subfields of study include Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Genetics, and Ecology.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Global and Planetary Change
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Genetics
Ecology

Their research covers several specialized topics:

Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
Fire effects on ecosystems
Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
Human-Animal Interaction Studies
Marine animal studies overview

Héctor T. Arita has collaborated with several researchers including M. N. S. Santos and Fabricio Villalobos.

Best Publications

Patterns and causes of species richness: a general simulation model for macroecology

Nicholas J. Gotelli;Marti J. Anderson;Hector T. Arita;Anne Chao

337
Citations
Rarity in Neotropical Forest Mammals and Its Ecological Correlates

Héctor T. Arita;John G. Robinson;Kent H.Redford

277
Citations
Flight and echlocation in the ecology and evolution of bats.

Héctor T. Arita;M.Brock Fenton

205
Citations
Acoustic identification of insectivorous bats (order Chiroptera) of Yucatan, Mexico

J. Rydell;H. T. Arita;M. Santos;J. Granados

183
Citations
Conservation Biology of the Cave Bats of Mexico

Héctor T. Arita

182
Citations
Rarity in Neotropical Bats: Correlations with Phylogeny, Diet, and Body Mass.

Hector T. Arita

179
Citations
Geographic range, turnover rate and the scaling of species diversity

Héctor T. Arita;Pilar Rodríguez

161
Citations
Beta diversity and latitude in North American mammals: testing the hypothesis of covariation

Pilar Rodríguez;Héctor T. Arita

140
Citations
Patrones de diversidad espacial en grupos selectos de especies

P Koleff;J Soberón;HT Arita;P Dávila

133
Citations
The conservation of cave-roosting bats in Yucatan, Mexico

Héctor T. Arita

131
Citations
Male dominance, paternity, and relatedness in the Jamaican fruit-eating bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)

Jorge Ortega;Jesús E. Maldonado;Gerald S. Wilkinson;Héctor T. Arita

125
Citations
Pollination Biology and Adaptive Radiation of Agavaceae, with Special Emphasis on the Genus Agave

Martha Rocha;Sara V. Good-Avila;Francisco Molina-Freaner;Héctor T. Arita

121
Citations
Microbial macroecology: highly structured prokaryotic soil assemblages in a tropical deciduous forest

Ana M. Noguez;Héctor T. Arita;Ana E. Escalante;Larry J. Forney

118
Citations
Geographical range size and the conservation of Mexican mammals

Héctor T. Arita;Fernanda Figueroa;Astrid Frisch;Pilar Rodríguez

115
Citations
Species composition and morphological structure of the bat fauna of Yucatan, Mexico

Hector T. Arita

115
Citations
REVISION TAXONOMICA DE LOS MURCIELAGOS MAGUEYEROS DEL GENERO LEPTONYCTERIS (CHIROPTERA: PHYLLOSTOMIDAE)

Héctor T. Arita;Stephen R. Humphrey

112
Citations
Species Diversity and Distribution in Presence‐Absence Matrices: Mathematical Relationships and Biological Implications

Héctor T. Arita;J. Andrés Christen;Pilar Rodríguez;Jorge Soberón

109
Citations
EL COMPONENTE BETA DE LA DIVERSIDAD DE MAMÍFEROS DE MÉXICO

Pilar Rodríguez;Jorge Soberón;Héctor T. Arita

102
Citations
Corridors: Reconnecting fragmented landscapes

A. Dobson;K. Ralls;M.S. Foster;M.E. Soule

102
Citations
The Yucatan peninsula: biogeographical history 65 million years in the making

Ella Vázquez-Domínguez;Héctor T. Arita

101
Citations
Geographic range, turnover rate and the scaling of species

Hector T. Arita;Pilar Rodriguez

18
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorge Soberón University of Kansas

James A. Estes University of California, Santa Cruz

Andrew P. Dobson Princeton University

Michael E. Soulé University of California, Santa Cruz

Luis E. Eguiarte National Autonomous University of Mexico

Reed F. Noss University of Florida

Gerald S. Wilkinson University of Maryland, College Park

Rodolfo Dirzo Stanford University

Rodrigo A. Medellín National Autonomous University of Mexico

David J. Currie University of Ottawa

External Links

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