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Inmaculada Riba

Inmaculada Riba

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
31
Citations
4113
World Ranking
9657
National Ranking
308

Inmaculada Riba publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Inmaculada Riba sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 132 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Inmaculada Riba D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Inmaculada Riba sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Inmaculada Riba is affiliated with the University of Cádiz in Spain and specializes in Environmental Science with a strong emphasis on Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research focuses primarily on the effects of ocean acidification and environmental toxicology, exploring the responses of marine organisms and ecosystems to changing environmental conditions.

The scientist's main areas of study include:

  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Environmental Chemistry and Analysis

Inmaculada Riba's research output has been published in several specialized venues, prominently in:

  • Applied Sciences
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Among the recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Inmaculada Riba are:

  • Experimental evidence of uncertain future of the keystone ragworm Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776) under climate change conditions, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Sub-lethal combined effects of illicit drug and decreased pH on marine mussels: A short-time exposure to crack cocaine in CO2 enrichment scenarios, 2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Integrative Assessment of Sediments Affected by CO2 Enrichment: A Case Study in the Bay of Santos-SP, Brazil, 2021, Applied Sciences
  • Sediment Contamination and Toxicity in the Guadalquivir River (Southwest, Spain), 2023, Applied Sciences
  • Integrated Assessment of CO2-Induced Acidification Lethal and Sub-Lethal Effects on Tropical Mussels Perna perna, 2023, Applied Sciences

Their collaborations include frequent co-authorship with other researchers such as:

  • Estefanía Bonnail
  • Mercedes Conradi
  • Augusto César
  • T. Ángel DelValls
  • Tomas Angel DelValls Casillas

Best Publications

  • Acid mine drainage pollution in the Tinto and Odiel rivers (Iberian Pyrite Belt, SW Spain) and bioavailability of the transported metals to the Huelva Estuary

    José Miguel Nieto;Aguasanta M. Sarmiento;Manuel Olías;Carlos R. Canovas

  • Bioavailability of heavy metals bound to estuarine sediments as a function of pH and salinity values

    I. Riba;E. García-Luque;J. Blasco;T. A. DelValls

  • Influence of the Aznalcóllar mining spill on the vertical distribution of heavy metals in sediments from the Guadalquivir estuary (SW Spain)

    I Riba;T.A DelValls;J.M Forja;A Gómez-Parra

  • The influence of pH and salinity on the toxicity of heavy metals in sediment to the estuarine clam Ruditapes philippinarum

    Inmaculada Riba;T. Ángel Delvalls;Jesús M. Forja;Abelardo Gómez-Parra

  • Development of site-specific sediment quality guidelines for North and South Atlantic littoral zones: comparison against national and international sediment quality benchmarks.

    R. B. Choueri;A. Cesar;Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa;R. J. Torres

  • Comparative sediment quality assessment in different littoral ecosystems from Spain (Gulf of Cadiz) and Brazil (Santos and São Vicente estuarine system).

    A. Cesar;R.B. Choueri;I. Riba;I. Riba;C. Morales-Caselles;C. Morales-Caselles

  • Chemical and ecotoxicological guidelines for managing disposal of dredged material

    T.A. DelValls;A. Andres;M.J. Belzunce;J.L. Buceta

  • Sediment quality in the Atlantic coast of Spain.

    Inmaculada Riba;Carmen Casado-Martínez;Jesús M. Forja;Ángel Del Valls

  • Early Contamination by Heavy Metals of the Guadalquivir Estuary After the Aznalcóllar Mining Spill (SW Spain)

    A Gómez-Parra;J.M Forja;T.A DelValls;I Sáenz

  • Integrated sediment quality assessment in Paranaguá Estuarine System, Southern Brazil.

    R. B. Choueri;A. Cesar;R. J. Torres;Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa

  • Assessment of metal contamination, bioavailability, toxicity and bioaccumulation in extreme metallic environments (Iberian Pyrite Belt) using Corbicula fluminea

    E. Bonnail;A.M. Sarmiento;T.A. DelValls;J.M. Nieto

  • Lethal effects on different marine organisms, associated with sediment-seawater acidification deriving from CO2 leakage.

    M. D. Basallote;A. Rodríguez-Romero;J. Blasco;A. DelValls

  • Comparing sediment quality in Spanish littoral areas affected by acute (Prestige, 2002) and chronic (Bay of Algeciras) oil spills.

    C. Morales-Caselles;J. Kalman;I. Riba;T.A. DelValls;T.A. DelValls

  • Sediment quality in littoral regions of the Gulf of Cádiz: a triad approach to address the influence of mining activities.

    I Riba;Jesús M Forja;Abelardo Gómez-Parra;T.Ángel DelValls

  • Effects on the mobility of metals from acidification caused by possible CO2 leakage from sub-seabed geological formations

    Manoela Romanó de Orte;Aguasanta M. Sarmiento;Maria Dolores Basallote;Araceli Rodríguez-Romero

  • Heavy metal bioavailability and effects: I. Bioaccumulation caused by mining activities in the Gulf of Cádiz (SW, Spain).

    I. Riba;J. Blasco;N. Jiménez-Tenorio;T.Ángel DelValls

  • Comparative toxicity of cadmium in the commercial fish species Sparus aurata and Solea senegalensis.

    Judit Kalman;Inmaculada Riba;T. Ángel DelValls;Julián Blasco

  • Predicting the impacts of CO2 leakage from subseabed storage: effects of metal accumulation and toxicity on the model benthic organism Ruditapes philippinarum.

    Araceli Rodríguez-Romero;Natalia Jiménez-Tenorio;M. Dolores Basallote;Manoela R. De Orte

  • Metal mobility and toxicity to microalgae associated with acidification of sediments: CO2 and acid comparison.

    M. R. De Orte;A. T. Lombardi;A. M. Sarmiento;A. M. Sarmiento;M. D. Basallote

  • Simulation of CO2 leakages during injection and storage in sub-seabed geological formations: Metal mobilization and biota effects

    Araceli Rodríguez-Romero;M. Dolores Basallote;Manoela R. De Orte;T. Ángel DelValls

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomas Angel DelValls
Tomas Angel DelValls University of Cádiz
Julián Blasco
Julián Blasco Spanish National Research Council
Abelardo Gómez-Parra
Abelardo Gómez-Parra University of Cádiz
Ricardo Beiras
Ricardo Beiras Universidade de Vigo
Carmen Sarasquete
Carmen Sarasquete Spanish National Research Council
Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa
Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa Sao Paulo State University
José Miguel Nieto
José Miguel Nieto University of Huelva
Trefor B. Reynoldson
Trefor B. Reynoldson Acadia University
Carlos Vale
Carlos Vale University of Porto
Claude Amiard-Triquet
Claude Amiard-Triquet University of Nantes

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