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Jesús García-Lafuente

Jesús García-Lafuente

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
34
Citations
3662
World Ranking
8096
National Ranking
183

Jesús García-Lafuente publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jesús García-Lafuente sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 98 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Jesús García-Lafuente D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jesús García-Lafuente sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 15 scientists 31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32 D-Index: 60 scientists 33 D-Index: 90 scientists 34 D-Index: 103 scientists 35 D-Index: 108 scientists 36 D-Index: 142 scientists 37 D-Index: 147 scientists 38 D-Index: 147 scientists 39 D-Index: 152 scientists 40 D-Index: 143 scientists 41 D-Index: 157 scientists 42 D-Index: 141 scientists 43 D-Index: 151 scientists 44 D-Index: 140 scientists 45 D-Index: 135 scientists 46 D-Index: 121 scientists 47 D-Index: 108 scientists 48 D-Index: 128 scientists 49 D-Index: 111 scientists 50 D-Index: 106 scientists 51 D-Index: 112 scientists 52 D-Index: 102 scientists 53 D-Index: 103 scientists 54 D-Index: 94 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 101 scientists 57 D-Index: 71 scientists 58 D-Index: 65 scientists 59 D-Index: 78 scientists 60 D-Index: 93 scientists 61 D-Index: 56 scientists 62 D-Index: 58 scientists 63 D-Index: 52 scientists 64 D-Index: 63 scientists 65 D-Index: 49 scientists 66 D-Index: 53 scientists 67 D-Index: 57 scientists 68 D-Index: 50 scientists 69 D-Index: 44 scientists 70 D-Index: 44 scientists 71 D-Index: 31 scientists 72 D-Index: 33 scientists 73 D-Index: 33 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 32 scientists 76 D-Index: 24 scientists 77 D-Index: 17 scientists 78 D-Index: 19 scientists 79 D-Index: 9 scientists 80 D-Index: 21 scientists 81 D-Index: 20 scientists 82 D-Index: 17 scientists 83 D-Index: 19 scientists 84 D-Index: 19 scientists 85 D-Index: 14 scientists 86 D-Index: 6 scientists 87 D-Index: 14 scientists 88 D-Index: 17 scientists 89 D-Index: 10 scientists 90 D-Index: 8 scientists 91 D-Index: 8 scientists 92 D-Index: 9 scientists 93 D-Index: 6 scientists 94+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jesús García-Lafuente is affiliated with the University of Malaga in Spain. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Environmental Sciences, with a particular emphasis on oceanography and marine ecosystems.

The main fields of study explored include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these broader fields, their work focuses on several subfields of study:

  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Earth-Surface Processes

Key research topics covered in their publications are:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Climate variability and models
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Jesús García-Lafuente has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • "Hotter and Weaker Mediterranean Outflow as a Response to Basin-Wide Alterations," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Could secondary flows have made possible the cross-strait transport and explosive invasion of Rugulopteryx okamurae algae in the Strait of Gibraltar?", 2023, PLoS ONE
  • "On the seasonality of waters below the seasonal thermocline in the Gulf of Cádiz," 2020, Continental Shelf Research
  • "Hydrodynamic connectivity and dispersal patterns of a transboundary species (Pagellus bogaraveo) in the Strait of Gibraltar and adjacent basins," 2022, Fisheries Oceanography
  • "The hyperturbid mesotidal Guadalquivir estuary during an extreme turbidity event: Identifying potential management strategies," 2023, Ocean & Coastal Management

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Irene Nadal
  • Simone Sammartino
  • R.F. Sánchez-Leal
  • I. Emma Huertas
  • Susana Flecha

Jesús García-Lafuente's publications are often featured in journals such as:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS ONE
  • Ocean & Coastal Management
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

Best Publications

  • Water mass circulation on the continental shelf of the Gulf of Cadiz

    Jesús García-Lafuente;Javier Delgado;Francisco Criado-Aldeanueva;Miguel Bruno

  • Physical forcing and physical/biochemical variability of the Mediterranean Sea: a review of unresolved issues and directions for future research

    P. Malanotte-Rizzoli;V. Artale;G. L. Borzelli-Eusebi;S. Brenner

  • About the seasonal variability of the Alboran Sea circulation

    M Vargas-Yáñez;F Plaza;J Garcı́a-Lafuente;T Sarhan

  • Distribution and circulation of water masses in the Gulf of Cadiz from in situ observations

    Francisco Criado-Aldeanueva;Jesús García-Lafuente;Juan Miguel Vargas;Jorge Del Río

  • Seasonal and wind-induced variability of Sea Surface Temperature patterns in the Gulf of Cádiz

    J.M. Vargas;J. Garcı́a-Lafuente;J. Delgado;F. Criado

  • Steric and mass-induced Mediterranean sea level trends from 14 years of altimetry data

    Francisco Criado-Aldeanueva;Jorge Del Río Vera;Jesús García-Lafuente

  • Physical–biological coupling in the Strait of Gibraltar

    Fidel Echevarrı́a;Jesús Garcı́a Lafuente;Miguel Bruno;Gabriel Gorsky

  • Atlantic forcing of the Mediterranean oligotrophy

    I. E. Huertas;A. F. Ríos;J. García-Lafuente;G. Navarro

  • Variability in the spatio-temporal distribution and size-structure of phytoplankton across an upwelling area in the NW-Alboran Sea, (W-Mediterranean)

    A. Reul;V. Rodríguez;F. Jiménez-Gómez;J.M. Blanco

  • Estimation of the Atlantic inflow through the Strait of Gibraltar from climatological and in situ data

    Javier Soto-Navarro;Francisco Criado-Aldeanueva;Jesús García-Lafuente;Antonio Sánchez-Román

  • Circulation of the Mediterranean Sea and its Variability

    K. Schroeder;J. Garcia-Lafuente;S.A. Josey

  • Anthropogenic and natural CO 2 exchange through the Strait of Gibraltar

    I. E. Huertas;A. F. Ríos;J. García-Lafuente;A. Makaoui

  • Hydrodynamics and the spatial distribution of plankton and TEP in the Gulf of Cádiz (SW Iberian Peninsula).

    C. M. García;L. Prieto;M. Vargas;F. Echevarría

  • The Mediterranean Overflow in the Gulf of Cadiz: A rugged journey

    Ricardo F. Sánchez-Leal;María Jesús Bellanco;Luis Miguel Fernández-Salas;Jesús García-Lafuente

  • Transport estimates at the western section of the Strait of Gibraltar: A combined experimental and numerical modeling study

    A. Sánchez-Román;Gianmaria Sannino;J. Garcia-Lafuente;A. Carillo

  • Long-term monitoring programme of the hydrological variability in the Mediterranean Sea: a first overview of the HYDROCHANGES network

    K. Schroeder;C. Millot;L. Bengara;S. Ben Ismail

  • Mediterranean Sea level and barotropic flow through the Strait of Gibraltar for the period 1958-2001 and reconstructed since 1659

    D. Gomis;M. N. Tsimplis;B. Martín-Míguez;A. W. Ratsimandresy

  • Analysis of mixing and biogeochemical effects induced by tides on the Atlantic–Mediterranean flow in the Strait of Gibraltar through a physical–biological coupled model

    D. Macías;A.P. Martin;J. García-Lafuente;C.M. García

  • The Mediterranean Sea heat and mass budgets: Estimates, uncertainties and perspectives

    G. Jordà;K. Von Schuckmann;S.A. Josey;G. Caniaux

  • Oceanographic processes and morphosedimentary products along the Iberian margins: A new multidisciplinary approach

    F. Javier Hernández-Molina;Anna Wåhlin;Miguel Bruno;Gemma Ercilla

  • Consistency of long sea‐level time series in the northern coast of Spain

    Marta Marcos;Damià Gomis;Sebastià Monserrat;Enrique Álvarez-Fanjul

Frequent Co-Authors

Fiz F. Pérez
Fiz F. Pérez Spanish National Research Council
Javier Ruiz
Javier Ruiz Complutense University of Madrid
Damià Gomis
Damià Gomis Spanish National Research Council
Josep Lluís Pelegrí
Josep Lluís Pelegrí Spanish National Research Council
Diego Macías
Diego Macías Spanish National Research Council
Katrin Schroeder
Katrin Schroeder National Research Council (CNR)
Francisco Javier Hernandéz-Molina
Francisco Javier Hernandéz-Molina Royal Holloway University of London
Marta Marcos
Marta Marcos International Space Science Institute
Till J J Hanebuth
Till J J Hanebuth Coastal Carolina University
Jordi Font
Jordi Font Spanish National Research Council

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