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 Joaquín Hortal sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 214 publications — 78th percentile
78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 Joaquín Hortal sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 59 D-Index — 72nd percentile
72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Joaquín Hortal is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences with extensive work in several subfields such as nature and landscape conservation, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, ecological modeling, and genetics.
Their research topics cover a broad range including ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, species distribution and climate change, plant and animal studies, wildlife ecology and conservation, lichen and fungal ecology, bryophyte studies and records, and botany and plant ecology studies.
Several recent papers authored or coauthored by Joaquín Hortal illustrate their research interests and publication record. These include:
Joaquín Hortal frequently collaborates with several researchers. Their most frequent coauthors include Cristina Ronquillo (13 collaborations), Juliana Stropp (12 collaborations), Richard J. Ladle (11 collaborations), Ana M. C. Santos (10 collaborations), and José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho (10 collaborations).
They frequently publish in several venues such as the Journal of Biogeography, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council), Peer Community In Ecology, and npj Biodiversity.
Joaquín Hortal;Francesco de Bello;José Alexandre F. Diniz-Filho;Thomas M. Lewinsohn
Alberto Jiménez-Valverde;Jorge M. Lobo;Joaquín Hortal
Jorge M. Lobo;Alberto Jiménez-Valverde;Joaquín Hortal
Joaquín Hortal;Joaquín Hortal;Paulo A. V. Borges;Clara Gaspar;Clara Gaspar
Duccio Rocchini;Joaquín Hortal;Szabolcs Lengyel;Jorge M. Lobo
Marco Moretti;André T. C. Dias;Francesco de Bello;Francesco de Bello;Florian Altermatt;Florian Altermatt
Joaquín Hortal;Alberto Jiménez‐Valverde;José F. Gómez;Jorge M. Lobo
Alberto Jiménez-Valverde;Joaquín Hortal
Jorge Ari Noriega;Joaquín Hortal;Joaquín Hortal;Francisco M. Azcárate;Matty P. Berg
David Nogués-Bravo;Jesús Rodríguez;Joaquín Hortal;Persaram Batra
Joaquín Hortal;Joaquín Hortal;Joaquín Hortal;Jorge M. Lobo;Alberto Jiménez‐Valverde
Joaquín Hortal;Kostas A. Triantis;Shai Meiri;Elisa Thébault
L. Mauricio Bini;J. Alexandre F. Diniz-Filho;Thiago F.L.V.B. Rangel;Thomas S.B. Akre
Kostas A. Triantis;Paulo A. V. Borges;Richard J. Ladle;Joaquín Hortal
Joaquin Hortal;Joaquin Hortal;Joaquin Hortal;F. Diniz-Filho;Luis Mauricio Bini;Thiago Fernando Rangel
Rosa M. Chefaoui;Joaquín Hortal;Jorge M. Lobo
Jairo Patiño;Jairo Patiño;Robert J. Whittaker;Robert J. Whittaker;Paulo A.V. Borges;José María Fernández-Palacios
Joaquín Hortal;Núria Roura-Pascual;Nathan J. Sanders;Carsten Rahbek
Jorge M. Lobo
Joaquín Hortal;Paulo Av Borges;Francisco Dinis;Alberto Jiménez-Valverde
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