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João Alveirinho Dias

João Alveirinho Dias

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Earth Science
Portugal
2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
39
Citations
4971
World Ranking
6248
National Ranking
9

João Alveirinho Dias 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 João Alveirinho Dias sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 138 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

João Alveirinho Dias 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 João Alveirinho Dias sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

João Alveirinho Dias is affiliated with the University of Algarve in Portugal and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Earth-Surface Processes. Their research extensively addresses topics in Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Maritime and Coastal Archaeology, and Coastal and Marine Management. Additional areas of interest include Sociology and Political Science, Archeology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Pollution.

The scientist's body of work includes multiple publications across well-regarded venues such as Water, Revista de Gestão Costeira Integrada, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Land Use Policy, and Ambiente & Educação. Frequent co-authors include Olegário Nelson Azevedo Pereira, Maria Rosário Bastos, Joana Gaspar de Freitas, Monique Palma, and Maria Virgínia Alves Martins.

Recent papers by João Alveirinho Dias cover a variety of coastal and environmental subjects. These include:

  • "It's not only the sea: a history of human intervention in the beach-dune ecosystem of Costa da Caparica (Portugal)" (2021), published in Revista de Gestão Costeira Integrada
  • "Factors driving sediment compositional change in the distal area of the Ria de Vigo (NW Spain): oceanographic processes vs. paleopollution" (2022), published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • "E o clima deu à costa! Impacto do 'Pequeno Ótimo Climático' e da 'Pequena Idade do Gelo' na formação e evolução da laguna de Aveiro (Portugal)" (2021), published in Ambiente & Educação
  • "An analysis of coastal sand dune management in Oregon (United States) from the 19th to the 21st century" (2024), published in Land Use Policy
  • "Is the Sea the Enemy? Occupation and Anthropogenic Impacts at Costa da Caparica (Portugal)" (2022), published in Water

Their research has contributed to understanding coastal ecosystems, human interventions, sediment dynamics, climate impacts on coastal formations, and anthropogenic effects. The integration of historical, environmental, and policy perspectives is evident across their interdisciplinary work.

João Alveirinho Dias collaborates regularly with peers engaged in related fields. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Olegário Nelson Azevedo Pereira
  • Maria Rosário Bastos
  • Joana Gaspar de Freitas
  • Monique Palma
  • Maria Virgínia Alves Martins

Main publication venues include:

  • Water
  • Revista de Gestão Costeira Integrada
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Land Use Policy
  • Ambiente & Educação

The predominant research fields and topics covered in their work are:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Archeology
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Pollution
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • French Urban and Social Studies
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Best Publications

  • Coast line evolution in Portugal since the Last Glacial Maximum until present — a synthesis

    J.M.A. Dias;T. Boski;A. Rodrigues;F. Magalhães

  • Factors influencing recent benthic foraminifera distribution on the Guadiana shelf (Southwestern Iberia)

    I. Mendes;R. Gonzalez;J.M.A. Dias;F. Lobo

  • Looking for clues to paleoceanographic imprints: A diagnosis of the Gulf of Cadiz contourite depositional systems

    Javier Hernandez-Molina;Estefania Llave;Luis Somoza;M. Carmen Fernandez-Puga

  • Algarve Barrier Islands: A Noncoastal-Plain System in Portugal

    O. H. Pilkey;W. J. Neal;J. H. Monteiro;J. M. A. Dias

  • Sediment distribution patterns on the Galicia-Minho continental shelf

    J.M.A Dias;R Gonzalez;C Garcia;V Diaz-del-Rio

  • Dispersal and deposition of suspended sediment on the shelf off the Tagus and Sado estuaries, S.W. Portugal

    J.M. Jouanneau;C. Garcia;A. Oliveira;A. Rodrigues

  • Classification of washover dynamics in barrier islands

    Ana Matias;Óscar Ferreira;Ana Vila-Concejo;Tiago Garcia

  • Coastal Upwelling and Radiocarbon—Evidence for Temporal Fluctuations in Ocean Reservoir Effect off Portugal During the Holocene

    António M Monge Soares;João M Alveirinho Dias

  • Present day sedimentary processes on the northern Iberian shelf

    J.M.A Dias;J.M Jouanneau;R Gonzalez;M.F Araújo

  • Assessment of the health quality of Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): heavy metals and benthic foraminifera.

    Virgínia A. Martins;Fabrizio Frontalini;Keila M. Tramonte;Rubens C.L. Figueira

  • Response of benthic foraminifera to organic matter quantity and quality and bioavailable concentrations of metals in Aveiro Lagoon (Portugal).

    Maria Virgínia Alves Martins;Frederico Silva;Lazaro L. M. Laut;Fabrizio Frontalini

  • Hydrodynamics and equilibrium of a multiple-inlet system

    A. Pacheco;Ó. Ferreira;J.J. Williams;E. Garel

  • Field measurements of longshore sand transport and control processes on a steep meso-tidal beach in Portugal

    Paolo Ciavola;Rui Taborda;Oscar Ferreira;Joao Alveirinho Dias

  • Recent sedimentation and sedimentary budgets on the western Iberian shelf

    J.M. Jouanneau;O. Weber;T. Drago;A. Rodrigues

  • Geochemical tracers of northern Portuguese estuarine sediments on the shelf

    M.F Araújo;J.-M Jouanneau;P Valério;T Barbosa

  • Morphodynamics of structurally controlled headland-bay beaches in southeastern Brazil: A review

    Antonio H.F. Klein;Óscar Ferreira;Joao M.A. Dias;Moyses G. Tessler

  • Nepheloid layer dynamics in the northern Portuguese shelf

    A Oliveira;J Vitorino;A Rodrigues;J.M Jouanneau

  • Implications of Sea-Level Rise for Continental Portugal

    Óscar Ferreira;João A. Dias;Rui Taborda

  • Continental shelf sediments of northern Portugal

    Joa˜o M. Alveirinho Dias;Charles A. Nittrouer

  • Contrasting styles of the Holocene highstand sedimentation and sediment dispersal systems in the northern shelf of the Gulf of Cadiz

    F.J Lobo;R Sánchez;R González;J.M.A Dias

  • Factors governing abundance of hydrolyzable amino acids in the sediments from the N.W. European Continental Margin (47 50°N)

    T. Boski;J. Pessoa;P. Pedro;J. Thorez

Frequent Co-Authors

Óscar Ferreira
Óscar Ferreira University of Algarve
Fernando Rocha
Fernando Rocha University of Aveiro
Michel Michaelovitch de Mahiques
Michel Michaelovitch de Mahiques Universidade de São Paulo
Rubens Cesar Lopes Figueira
Rubens Cesar Lopes Figueira Universidade de São Paulo
Fabrizio Frontalini
Fabrizio Frontalini University of Urbino
Ulisses Miranda Azeiteiro
Ulisses Miranda Azeiteiro University of Aveiro
Francisco Javier Hernandéz-Molina
Francisco Javier Hernandéz-Molina Royal Holloway University of London
Luis Somoza
Luis Somoza Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
Paolo Ciavola
Paolo Ciavola University of Ferrara
Monica F. Costa
Monica F. Costa Federal University of Pernambuco

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