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42
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7265
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5553
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179

José A. Godoy 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 José A. Godoy sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 98 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

José A. Godoy 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 José A. Godoy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

José A. Godoy is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science, focusing particularly on genetics and ecology.

The main fields of study in their publications include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Godoy's work covers several subfields, notably:

  • Genetics
  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Plant Science

Key research topics addressed by Godoy include:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

The scientist has published in several frequent venues, including:

  • Molecular Ecology
  • Evolutionary Applications
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Journal of Mammalian Evolution
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent papers by José A. Godoy include:

  • The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics, 2022, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • How genomics can help biodiversity conservation, 2023, Trends in Genetics
  • Genetic diversity is considered important but interpreted narrowly in country reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Current actions and indicators are insufficient, 2021, Biological Conservation
  • Purging of deleterious burden in the endangered Iberian lynx, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • New developments in the field of genomic technologies and their relevance to conservation management, 2021, Conservation Genetics

José A. Godoy often collaborates with a consistent group of co-authors, including:

  • María Lucena-Pérez
  • Elena Bužan
  • Daniel Kleinman-Ruiz
  • Joachim Mergeay
  • Gernot Segelbacher

Best Publications

  • Differential contribution of frugivores to complex seed dispersal patterns

    Pedro Jordano;Cristina García;José A. Godoy;Juan L. García-Castaño

  • Seed dispersal by animals: exact identification of source trees with endocarp DNA microsatellites

    José A. Godoy;Pedro Jordano

  • Faecal genetic analysis to determine the presence and distribution of elusive carnivores: design and feasibility for the Iberian lynx.

    F. Palomares;J. A. Godoy;A. Piriz;S. J. O'Brien

  • A probable lipid transfer protein gene is induced by NaCl in stems of tomato plants.

    S. Torres-Schumann;José A. Godoy;José Antonio Pintor-Toro

  • An overlooked DNA source for non-invasive genetic analysis in birds

    Márton B. Horváth;Begoña Martínez-Cruz;Juan J. Negro;Lajos Kalmár

  • Expression, tissue distribution and subcellular localization of dehydrin TAS14 in salt-stressed tomato plants.

    José A. Godoy;Rosa Lunar;Sonia Torres-Schumann;Javier Moreno

  • Extreme genomic erosion after recurrent demographic bottlenecks in the highly endangered Iberian lynx.

    Federico Abascal;André Corvelo;Fernando Cruz;Fernando Cruz;José L. Villanueva-Cañas

  • Frugivore-generated seed shadows: a landscape view of demographic and genetic effects.

    Pedro Jordano;José A. Godoy

  • Bringing genetic diversity to the forefront of conservation policy and management

    Sean M. Hoban;Heidi C. Hauffe;SIlvia Perez-Espona;Jan W. Arntzen

  • Phylogeography, genetic structure and diversity in the endangered bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus, L) as revealed by mitochondrial DNA.

    José A. Godoy;Juan J. Negro;Fernando Hiraldo;José A. Donázar

  • Contemporary pollen and seed dispersal in a Prunus mahaleb population: patterns in distance and direction.

    Cristina García;Pedro Jordano;José A. Godoy

  • Comparative evaluation of potential indicators and temporal sampling protocols for monitoring genetic erosion

    Sean Hoban;Sean Hoban;Jan A. Arntzen;Michael William Bruford;José A. Godoy

  • A tomato cDNA inducible by salt stress and abscisic acid: nucleotide sequence and expression pattern.

    José A. Godoy;José M. Pardo;José Antonio Pintor-Toro

  • RAPD variation and population genetic structure in Prunus mahaleb (Rosaceae), an animal-dispersed tree.

    Pedro Jordano;José A. Godoy

  • Population genetics after fragmentation: the case of the endangered Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti)

    Begoña Martínez-Cruz;José A. Godoy;Juan J. Negro

  • Genetic diversity is considered important but interpreted narrowly in country reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Current actions and indicators are insufficient

    Sean Hoban;Sean Hoban;Catriona D. Campbell;Jessica M. da Silva;Robert Ekblom;Robert Ekblom

  • Phylogenetic and Phylogeographic Analysis of Iberian Lynx Populations

    Warren E. Johnson;José A. Godoy;Francisco Palomares;M. Delibes

  • Mating patterns, pollen dispersal, and the ecological maternal neighbourhood in a Prunus mahaleb L. population

    C. Garcia;J. M. Arroy;J. A. Godoy;P. Jordano

  • Population fragmentation leads to spatial and temporal genetic structure in the endangered Spanish imperial eagle

    Begoña Martínez-Cruz;José A. Godoy;Juan J. Negro

  • Genetic diversity and landscape genetic structure of otter ( Lutra lutra ) populations in Europe

    Nadia Mucci;Johanna Arrendal;Hermann Ansorge;Michael Bailey

  • Determining Sex of Magellanic Penguins Using Molecular Procedures and Discriminant Functions

    Marcelo Bertellotti;José Luis Tella;José A. Godoy;Guillermo Blanco

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel Delibes
Miguel Delibes Spanish National Research Council
Juan J. Negro
Juan J. Negro Spanish National Research Council
Francisco Palomares
Francisco Palomares Spanish National Research Council
Pedro Jordano
Pedro Jordano Spanish National Research Council
Sean Hoban
Sean Hoban Morton Arboretum
Eloy Revilla
Eloy Revilla Spanish National Research Council
Gernot Segelbacher
Gernot Segelbacher University of Freiburg
Krzysztof Schmidt
Krzysztof Schmidt Polish Academy of Sciences
José Vicente López-Bao
José Vicente López-Bao Spanish National Research Council
José A. Donázar
José A. Donázar Spanish National Research Council

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