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D-Index
40
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5779
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8113
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242

J.A. Fernández 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 J.A. Fernández sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 151 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

J.A. Fernández 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 J.A. Fernández sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

J.A. Fernández is affiliated with the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Pollution, Oceanography, and Plant Science.

Throughout their career, Fernández has focused on topics such as heavy metals in the environment, lichen and fungal ecology, mercury impact and mitigation studies, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, plant responses to elevated CO2, toxic organic pollutants impact, and bryophyte studies and records.

Their recent publications include the following works:

  • Large-scale phenotyping in dairy sector using milk MIR spectra: Key factors affecting the quality of predictions, 2020, Methods
  • Can proteomics contribute to biomonitoring of aquatic pollution? A critical review, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Mythbusters: Unravelling the pollutant uptake processes in mosses for air quality biomonitoring, 2023, Ecological Indicators
  • Plant-air partition coefficients for thirteen urban conifer tree species: Estimating the best gas and particulate matter associated PAH removers, 2022, Environmental Pollution
  • Finding Biomarkers in Antioxidant Molecular Mechanisms for Ensuring Food Safety of Bivalves Threatened by Marine Pollution, 2022, Antioxidants

Fernández has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including J.R. Aboal, Antón Vázquez-Arias, Zulema Varela, M. Teresa Boquete, and Pablo Giráldez.

Key publication venues where Fernández's work appears include The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Hazardous Materials, SSRN Electronic Journal, Environmental Pollution, and Environmental Research.

In addition to journal articles, Fernández has contributed to book publications, notably a title published by Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Servizo de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico eBooks, entitled "A poboación" in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Mosses as biomonitors of atmospheric heavy metal deposition: spatial patterns and temporal trends in Europe.

    H. Harmens;D.A. Norris;E. Steinnes;E. Kubin

  • Moss bag biomonitoring: a methodological review.

    A. Ares;J.R. Aboal;A. Carballeira;S. Giordano

  • Heavy metal and nitrogen concentrations in mosses are declining across Europe whilst some "hotspots" remain in 2010.

    H. Harmens;D.A. Norris;K. Sharps;G. Mills

  • Is it possible to estimate atmospheric deposition of heavy metals by analysis of terrestrial mosses

    J.R. Aboal;J.A. Fernández;T. Boquete;A. Carballeira

  • An extended study of heavy metal deposition in Galicia (NW Spain) based on moss analysis.

    J.A Fernández;A Rey;A Carballeira

  • Evaluation of Contamination, by Different Elements, in Terrestrial Mosses

    J. A. Fernández;A. Carballeira

  • A critical review of protocols for moss biomonitoring of atmospheric deposition: Sampling and sample preparation

    J.A. Fernández;M.T. Boquete;A. Carballeira;J.R. Aboal

  • Use of native and transplanted mosses as complementary techniques for biomonitoring mercury around an industrial facility.

    J.A Fernández;J.R Aboal;A Carballeira

  • A comparison of indigenous mosses and topsoils for use in monitoring atmospheric heavy metal deposition in Galicia (northwest Spain)

    J.A Fernández;A Carballeira

  • Biomonitoring of metal deposition in northern Spain by moss analysis

    J.A Fernández;A Ederra;E Núñez;J Martı́nez-Abaigar

  • Oak leaves and pine needles as biomonitors of airborne trace elements pollution

    J.R Aboal;J.A Fernández;A Carballeira

  • Country-specific correlations across Europe between modelled atmospheric cadmium and lead deposition and concentrations in mosses

    H. Harmens;I. Ilyin;G. Mills;J.R. Aboal

  • Best options for the exposure of traditional and innovative moss bags: A systematic evaluation in three European countries

    Fiore Capozzi;S Giordano;J. R. Aboal;P. Adamo

  • Use of macroalgae to biomonitor pollutants in coastal waters: Optimization of the methodology

    R. García-Seoane;J.A. Fernández;R. Villares;J.R. Aboal

  • A new moss biomonitoring method for detecting sources of small scale pollution

    J. Ángel Fernández;Jesús R. Aboal;Carlos Real;Alejo Carballeira

  • Active biomonitoring of element uptake with terrestrial mosses: a comparison of bulk and dry deposition.

    J.A Couto;J.A Fernández;J.R Aboal;A Carballeira

  • Biomonitoring metal deposition in Galicia (NW Spain) with mosses: factors affecting bioconcentration

    J.A. Fernández;A. Carballeira

  • Differences in the responses of native and transplanted mosses to atmospheric pollution: a possible role of selenium.

    J.A Fernández;A Carballeira

  • Modelling the extra and intracellular uptake and discharge of heavy metals in Fontinalis antipyretica transplanted along a heavy metal and pH contamination gradient

    J.A. Fernández;M.D. Vázquez;J. López;A. Carballeira

  • Clonal in vitro propagation of peat mosses (Sphagnum L.) as novel green resources for basic and applied research.

    Anna K. Beike;Valeria Spagnuolo;Volker Lüth;Feray Steinhart

  • Testing the use of juvenile Salmo trutta L. as biomonitors of heavy metal pollution in freshwater.

    S. Lamas;J.A. Fernández;J.R. Aboal;A. Carballeira

  • Effects of Water Acidity and Metal Concentration on Accumulation and Within-Plant Distribution of Metals in the Aquatic Bryophyte Fontinalis antipyretica

    M. D. Vázquez;J. A. Fernández;J. López;A. Carballeira

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesús R. Aboal
Jesús R. Aboal University of Santiago de Compostela
Alejo Carballeira
Alejo Carballeira University of Santiago de Compostela
Simonetta Giordano
Simonetta Giordano University of Naples Federico II
Harald G. Zechmeister
Harald G. Zechmeister University of Vienna
Eiliv Steinnes
Eiliv Steinnes Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Marina Frontasyeva
Marina Frontasyeva Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Harry Harmens
Harry Harmens Bangor University
Paola Adamo
Paola Adamo University of Naples Federico II
Gina Mills
Gina Mills University of Gothenburg
Roberto Bargagli
Roberto Bargagli University of Siena

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