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José Antonio García-Charton

José Antonio García-Charton

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
6345
World Ranking
7527
National Ranking
271

José Antonio García-Charton 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 Antonio García-Charton sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 86 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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José Antonio García-Charton 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 Antonio García-Charton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

José Antonio García-Charton is affiliated with the University of Murcia in Spain. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Environmental Science, with a significant body of work in several related subfields. These subfields include Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Oceanography, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's research covers a range of marine and environmental topics. Key areas of study include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and Fisheries Research, Coastal and Marine Management, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Marine Animal Studies Overview, Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

José Antonio García-Charton has published extensively in several academic journals. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Mediterranean Marine Science
  • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Reviewing the Ecosystem Services, Societal Goods, and Benefits of Marine Protected Areas" (2021), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Social equity and marine protected areas: Perceptions of small-scale fishermen in the Mediterranean Sea" (2020), published in Biological Conservation
  • "First Assessment of the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Marine Recreational Fisheries" (2021), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Applying an integrated approach to coastal marine habitat mapping in the north-western United Arab Emirates" (2020), published in Marine Environmental Research
  • "Marine protected areas promote stability of reef fish communities under climate warming" (2024), published in Nature Communications

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research profile. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Antonio Calò
  • Víctor Orenes-Salazar
  • Josep Alós
  • Daniel Mateos-Molina
  • Irene Rojo

Best Publications

  • Marine reserves: size and age do matter

    Joachim Claudet;Craig W. Osenberg;Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi;Paolo Domenici

  • Multi-scale spatial heterogeneity, habitat structure, and the effect of marine reserves on Western Mediterranean rocky reef fish assemblages

    J. A. García-Charton;J. A. García-Charton;Á. Pérez-Ruzafa;P. Sánchez-Jerez;J. T. Bayle-Sempere

  • Marine reserves: fish life history and ecological traits matter.

    J Claudet;J Claudet;C W Osenberg;P Domenici;F Badalamenti

  • Gradients of abundance and biomass across reserve boundaries in six Mediterranean marine protected areas : Evidence of fish spillover?

    Mireille Harmelin-Vivien;Laurence Le Diréach;Just Bayle-Sempere;Eric Charbonnel

  • Spillover from six western Mediterranean marine protected areas: evidence from artisanal fisheries

    R. Goñi;S. Adlerstein;D. Alvarez-Berastegui;A. Forcada

  • Spatial pattern and the habitat structure of a Mediterranean rocky reef fish local assemblage

    J. A. García-Charton;Á. Pérez-Ruzafa

  • Effectiveness of European Atlanto-Mediterranean MPAs: Do they accomplish the expected effects on populations, communities and ecosystems?

    Jose Antonio Garcia-Charton;Angel Perez Perez-Ruzafa;Concepcion Marcos;Joachim Claudet

  • Spatial and temporal variations of hydrological conditions, nutrients and chlorophyll a in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (Mar Menor, Spain)

    Angel Pérez-Ruzafa;Ana Isabel Fernández;Concepción Marcos;Javier Gilabert

  • Ecological effects of full and partial protection in the crowded Mediterranean Sea: a regional meta-analysis

    Sylvaine Giakoumi;Sylvaine Giakoumi;Claudia Scianna;Jeremiah Grahm Plass-Johnson;Jeremiah Grahm Plass-Johnson;Fiorenza Micheli

  • The science of European marine reserves: Status, efficacy, and future needs

    Phillip B Fenberg;Jennifer E Caselle;Joachim Claudet;Michaela Clemence

  • A baited underwater video technique to assess shallow water Mediterranean fish assemblages: methodological evaluation

    Ben Stobart;José A. García-Charton;Carolina Espejo;Elisabeth Rochel

  • Effects of fishing protection on the genetic structure of fish populations

    Ángel Pérez-Ruzafa;Mercedes González-Wangüemert;Philippe Lenfant;Concepción Marcos

  • Changes in benthic fish assemblages as a consequence of coastal works in a coastal lagoon: The Mar Menor (Spain, Western Mediterranean).

    A. Pérez-Ruzafa;J.A. Garcı́a-Charton;E. Barcala;C. Marcos

  • Designing indicators for assessing the effects of marine protected areas on coral reef ecosystems: A multidisciplinary standpoint

    Dominique Pelletier;Jose A. García-Charton;Jocelyne Ferraris;Gilbert David

  • Influence of habitat structure on fish assemblage of an artificial reef in southern Brazil

    Carlos Werner Hackradt;Fabiana Cézar Félix-Hackradt;José Antonio García-Charton

  • Composition, structure and distribution of the ichthyoplankton in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon

    A. Pérez‐Ruzafa;J. I. Quispe‐Becerra;J. A. García‐Charton;C. Marcos

  • Human-induced physical disturbances and their indicators on coral reef habitats: A multi-scale approach

    Pascale Chabanet;Mehdi Adjeroud;Serge Andréfouët;Yves-Marie Bozec

  • Models and indicators for assessing conservation and fisheries-related effects of marine protected areas

    Dominique Pelletier;Joachim Claudet;Jocelyne Ferraris;Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi

  • Large‐scale spatio‐temporal shifts in the diet of a predator mediated by an emerging infectious disease of its main prey

    Marcos Moleón;José Antonio Sánchez‐Zapata;Joan Real;José Antonio García‐Charton

  • Response of Rocky Reef Top Predators (Serranidae: Epinephelinae) in and Around Marine Protected Areas in the Western Mediterranean Sea

    Carlos Werner Hackradt;José Antonio García-Charton;Mireille Harmelin-Vivien;Ángel Pérez-Ruzafa

Frequent Co-Authors

Angel Pérez-Ruzafa
Angel Pérez-Ruzafa University of Murcia
Joachim Claudet
Joachim Claudet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Concepción Marcos
Concepción Marcos University of Murcia
Sylvaine Giakoumi
Sylvaine Giakoumi University of Queensland
Serge Planes
Serge Planes PSL University
Paolo Guidetti
Paolo Guidetti Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Marco Milazzo
Marco Milazzo University of Palermo
Fabio Badalamenti
Fabio Badalamenti National Research Council (CNR)
Fiorenza Micheli
Fiorenza Micheli Stanford University
Pablo Sanchez-Jerez
Pablo Sanchez-Jerez University of Alicante

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