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Javier Viñuela

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
48
Citations
6549
World Ranking
4303
National Ranking
132

Javier Viñuela publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Javier Viñuela sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 158 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Javier Viñuela D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Javier Viñuela sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Javier Viñuela is affiliated with the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain, focusing primarily on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on ecology and related subfields. Their research contributions span several interconnected areas, including ecology, parasitology, genetics, nature and landscape conservation, and ecological modeling.

Their main fields of study reflect a broad engagement with ecological processes and wildlife dynamics, featuring prominently:

  • Environmental Science

The subfields within their work provide a more detailed account of their research areas:

  • Ecology
  • Parasitology
  • Genetics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecological Modeling

Javier Viñuela's topical focus includes key subjects related to wildlife and their environments:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Bird parasitology and diseases
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction

The scientist has published in a variety of journals, with repeated contributions to specific venues:

  • Diversity
  • Biological Conservation
  • Scientific Reports
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Biological Control

Frequent co-authors of Javier Viñuela include Jesús T. García, Pedro P. Olea, María Calero-Riestra, Julio C. Domínguez, and Patricia Mateo-Tomás.

Recent papers authored by or involving Javier Viñuela illustrate the scope and themes of their work:

  • Direct evidence of poison-driven widespread population decline in a wild vertebrate (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Nest-boxes for raptors as a biological control system of vole pests: High local success with moderate negative consequences for non-target species (2020, Biological Control)
  • Expansion of native wild boar populations is a new threat for semi-arid wetland areas (2021, Ecological Indicators)
  • Living in seasonally dynamic farmland: The role of natural and semi-natural habitats in the movements and habitat selection of a declining bird (2020, Biological Conservation)
  • Wild micromammal host spectrum of zoonotic eukaryotic parasites in Spain. Occurrence and genetic characterisation (2022, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases)

Best Publications

  • Testosterone increases bioavailability of carotenoids: Insights into the honesty of sexual signaling

    Julio Blas;Lorenzo Pérez-Rodríguez;Gary R. Bortolotti;Javier Viñuela

  • Birds of prey as limiting factors of gamebird populations in Europe: a review

    Jari Valkama;Erkki Korpimäki;Beatriz E. Arroyo;Pedro Beja

  • Effect of Weekend Road Traffic on the Use of Space by Raptors

    Luis M. Bautista;Jesús T. García;Ricardo G. Calmaestra;Carlos Palacín

  • Extensive predator persecution caused by population crash in a game species: The case of red kites and rabbits in Spain

    Rafael Villafuerte;Javier Viñuela;Juan Carlos Blanco

  • The oxidation handicap hypothesis and the carotenoid allocation trade-off.

    C. Alonso-Alvarez;L. Pérez-Rodríguez;L. Pérez-Rodríguez;R. Mateo;O. Chastel

  • From regional to global patterns in vertebrate scavenger communities subsidized by big game hunting

    Patricia Mateo‐Tomás;Pedro P. Olea;Pedro P. Olea;Marcos Moleón;Joaquín Vicente

  • Seasonal variation in sex ratio and sexual egg dimorphism favouring daughters in first clutches of the spotless starling

    P. J. Cordero;J. Viñuela;J. M. Aparicio;J. P. Veiga

  • Experimentally increased testosterone affects social rank and primary sex ratio in the spotless starling.

    José P Veiga;Javier Viñuela;Pedro J Cordero;José M Aparicio

  • Cattle grazing, raptor abundance and small mammal communities in Mediterranean grasslands

    Ignacio Torre;Mario Díaz;Jesús Martínez-Padilla;Raúl Bonal;Raúl Bonal

  • Nestbox provisioning in a rural population of Eurasian Kestrels: breeding performance, nest predation and parasitism

    Juan A. Fargallo;Guillermo Blanco;Jaime Potti;Javier Viñuela

  • The effects of land use and climate on red kite distribution in the Iberian peninsula

    Javier Seoane;Javier Viñuela;Ricardo Díaz-Delgado;Javier Bustamante

  • Avian predators as a biological control system of common vole (Microtus arvalis) populations in north-western Spain: experimental set-up and preliminary results.

    Alfonso Paz;Daniel Jareño;Leticia Arroyo;Leticia Arroyo;Javier Viñuela

  • Opposing selective pressures on hatching asynchrony: egg viability, brood reduction, and nestling growth

    Javier Vinuela

  • Recent large-scale range expansion and outbreaks of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) in NW Spain

    Juan José Luque-Larena;François Mougeot;Javier Viñuela;Daniel Jareño

  • Adaptation vs. constraint : intraclutch egg-mass variation in birds

    Javier Vinuela

  • Cell-mediated immune activation rapidly decreases plasma carotenoids but does not affect oxidative stress in red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa).

    Lorenzo Perez-Rodriguez;Lorenzo Perez-Rodriguez;François Mougeot;François Mougeot;Carlos Alonso-Alvarez;Julio Blas

  • Condition and androgen levels: are condition-dependent and testosterone-mediated traits two sides of the same coin?

    Lorenzo Pérez-Rodríguez;Julio Blas;Javier Viñuela;Tracy A. Marchant

  • Effects of hunting on the behaviour and spatial distribution of farmland birds: importance of hunting-free refuges in agricultural areas

    F. Casas;F. Mougeot;J. Viñuela;V. Bretagnolle

  • Age and Breeding Effort as Sources of Individual Variability in Oxidative Stress Markers in a Bird Species

    Carlos Alonso‐Álvarez;Lorenzo Pérez‐Rodríguez;Jesus T. García;Javier Viñuela

  • Carotenoid-based bill and eye ring coloration as honest signals of condition: an experimental test in the red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa).

    Lorenzo Pérez-Rodríguez;Lorenzo Pérez-Rodríguez;Javier Viñuela

  • Avoiding bias in parasite excretion estimates : the effect of sampling time and type of faeces

    Diego Villanúa;Lorenzo Pérez-Rodríguez;Christian Gortázar;Ursula Höfle

Frequent Co-Authors

Beatriz Arroyo
Beatriz Arroyo Spanish National Research Council
François Mougeot
François Mougeot Spanish National Research Council
Jesús Martínez-Padilla
Jesús Martínez-Padilla Spanish National Research Council
Rafael Mateo
Rafael Mateo University of Castilla-La Mancha
Miguel Ferrer
Miguel Ferrer University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Pablo Ferreras
Pablo Ferreras University of Castilla-La Mancha
Juan A. Fargallo
Juan A. Fargallo Spanish National Research Council
Christian Gortázar
Christian Gortázar University of Castilla-La Mancha
José P. Veiga
José P. Veiga University of Almería
Manuel B. Morales
Manuel B. Morales Autonomous University of Madrid

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Best Scientists Citing Javier Viñuela

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Rafael Villafuerte

Rafael Villafuerte

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Juan A. Fargallo

Juan A. Fargallo

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Beatriz Arroyo

Beatriz Arroyo

Spanish National Research Council

Publications: 40

Rafael Mateo

Rafael Mateo

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Publications: 40

Jesús Martínez-Padilla

Jesús Martínez-Padilla

Spanish National Research Council

Publications: 33

Marcos Moleón

Marcos Moleón

University of Granada

Publications: 32

José A. Sánchez-Zapata

José A. Sánchez-Zapata

Miguel Hernandez University

Publications: 31

Kevin J. McGraw

Kevin J. McGraw

Arizona State University

Publications: 29

José A. Donázar

José A. Donázar

Spanish National Research Council

Publications: 29

Pablo Ferreras

Pablo Ferreras

University of Castilla-La Mancha

Publications: 28

Antoni Margalida

Antoni Margalida

Spanish National Research Council

Publications: 27

Ton G. G. Groothuis

Ton G. G. Groothuis

University of Groningen

Publications: 25

Fernando Hiraldo

Fernando Hiraldo

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Fabrizio Sergio

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