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José Carlos Brito

José Carlos Brito

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Ecology and Evolution 45 4804 4635 34 34 199 9135

José Carlos Brito publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by José Carlos Brito between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. José Carlos Brito published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2018. 14 of the 235 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2018. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 10 publications
1996 2025

235 publications in total across all disciplines

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José Carlos Brito: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 4
2004 2
2005 2
2006 5
2007 9
2008 13
2009 11
2010 9
2011 8
2012 12
2013 7
2014 16
2015 16
2016 11
2017 7
2018 18
2019 14
2020 14
2021 15
2022 14
2023 12
2024 4
2025 10
Total 235
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José Carlos Brito publications per year - data summary

  • José Carlos Brito, a Ecology and Evolution scholar from University of Porto, has 235 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2018, with 18 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1996 and 1999, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 30 years in the span carry no publications at all (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.4 per year counting only the 25 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 55 publications, 23% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 10 publications (1.0 per year); 2006-2015: 106 publications (10.6 per year); 2016-2025: 119 publications (11.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

José Carlos Brito 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 Carlos Brito sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 531+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 333. Most scientists, 333, have 97–101 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 197–201 publications, is where this scientist sits. 37–41 publications: 2 scientists 42–46 publications: 9 scientists 47–51 publications: 10 scientists 52–56 publications: 31 scientists 57–61 publications: 56 scientists 62–66 publications: 91 scientists 67–71 publications: 92 scientists 72–76 publications: 127 scientists 77–81 publications: 173 scientists 82–86 publications: 236 scientists 87–91 publications: 227 scientists 92–96 publications: 240 scientists 97–101 publications: 333 scientists 102–106 publications: 280 scientists 107–111 publications: 300 scientists 112–116 publications: 285 scientists 117–121 publications: 305 scientists 122–126 publications: 287 scientists 127–131 publications: 278 scientists 132–136 publications: 289 scientists 137–141 publications: 273 scientists 142–146 publications: 262 scientists 147–151 publications: 246 scientists 152–156 publications: 235 scientists 157–161 publications: 205 scientists 162–166 publications: 199 scientists 167–171 publications: 174 scientists 172–176 publications: 164 scientists 177–181 publications: 173 scientists 182–186 publications: 189 scientists 187–191 publications: 170 scientists 192–196 publications: 139 scientists 197–201 publications: 128 scientists 202–206 publications: 117 scientists 207–211 publications: 115 scientists 212–216 publications: 107 scientists 217–221 publications: 124 scientists 222–226 publications: 81 scientists 227–231 publications: 82 scientists 232–236 publications: 85 scientists 237–241 publications: 75 scientists 242–246 publications: 66 scientists 247–251 publications: 81 scientists 252–256 publications: 69 scientists 257–261 publications: 70 scientists 262–266 publications: 55 scientists 267–271 publications: 64 scientists 272–276 publications: 49 scientists 277–281 publications: 48 scientists 282–286 publications: 44 scientists 287–291 publications: 45 scientists 292–296 publications: 36 scientists 297–301 publications: 39 scientists 302–306 publications: 38 scientists 307–311 publications: 30 scientists 312–316 publications: 34 scientists 317–321 publications: 25 scientists 322–326 publications: 22 scientists 327–331 publications: 28 scientists 332–336 publications: 30 scientists 337–341 publications: 22 scientists 342–346 publications: 30 scientists 347–351 publications: 26 scientists 352–356 publications: 22 scientists 357–361 publications: 29 scientists 362–366 publications: 21 scientists 367–371 publications: 12 scientists 372–376 publications: 18 scientists 377–381 publications: 17 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 21 scientists 392–396 publications: 13 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 15 scientists 407–411 publications: 8 scientists 412–416 publications: 9 scientists 417–421 publications: 8 scientists 422–426 publications: 4 scientists 427–431 publications: 10 scientists 432–436 publications: 10 scientists 437–441 publications: 5 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 10 scientists 452–456 publications: 2 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 7 scientists 472–476 publications: 6 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 3 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 4 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 8 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 5 scientists 522–526 publications: 4 scientists 527–530 publications: 5 scientists 531+ publications: 100 scientists
37–41 publications 531+

This scientist: 199 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 2
42–46 9
47–51 10
52–56 31
57–61 56
62–66 91
67–71 92
72–76 127
77–81 173
82–86 236
87–91 227
92–96 240
97–101 333
102–106 280
107–111 300
112–116 285
117–121 305
122–126 287
127–131 278
132–136 289
137–141 273
142–146 262
147–151 246
152–156 235
157–161 205
162–166 199
167–171 174
172–176 164
177–181 173
182–186 189
187–191 170
192–196 139
197–201 128 199
202–206 117
207–211 115
212–216 107
217–221 124
222–226 81
227–231 82
232–236 85
237–241 75
242–246 66
247–251 81
252–256 69
257–261 70
262–266 55
267–271 64
272–276 49
277–281 48
282–286 44
287–291 45
292–296 36
297–301 39
302–306 38
307–311 30
312–316 34
317–321 25
322–326 22
327–331 28
332–336 30
337–341 22
342–346 30
347–351 26
352–356 22
357–361 29
362–366 21
367–371 12
372–376 18
377–381 17
382–386 13
387–391 21
392–396 13
397–401 10
402–406 15
407–411 8
412–416 9
417–421 8
422–426 4
427–431 10
432–436 10
437–441 5
442–446 4
447–451 10
452–456 2
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 7
472–476 6
477–481 6
482–486 3
487–491 3
492–496 4
497–501 4
502–506 8
507–511 5
512–516 4
517–521 5
522–526 4
527–530 5
531+ 100
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José Carlos Brito publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 8,381 Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 100 ranges running from 37–41 to 531+ publications.
  • José Carlos Brito, a Ecology and Evolution scholar from University of Porto, records 199 publications - the 73rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 73% of ranked Ecology and Evolution scientists score the same or lower than José Carlos Brito, and about 27% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 147–151 publications range, and José Carlos Brito ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 97–101 publications, holding 333 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 157–161 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 531 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

José Carlos Brito 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 Carlos Brito sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 92 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 121+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 280. Most scientists, 280, have 40 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 95
31 123
32 191
33 245
34 252
35 244
36 249
37 244
38 254
39 254
40 280
41 274
42 266
43 233
44 248
45 208 45
46 201
47 213
48 207
49 172
50 209
51 199
52 153
53 169
54 163
55 148
56 120
57 146
58 137
59 140
60 104
61 119
62 118
63 99
64 77
65 100
66 86
67 83
68 75
69 94
70 57
71 68
72 59
73 63
74 66
75 60
76 42
77 49
78 39
79 37
80 43
81 41
82 45
83 34
84 40
85 35
86 55
87 24
88 24
89 30
90 23
91 25
92 27
93 27
94 13
95 23
96 12
97 14
98 19
99 16
100 14
101 5
102 21
103 16
104 10
105 7
106 7
107 7
108 6
109 9
110 11
111 12
112 9
113 7
114 3
115 8
116 5
117 11
118 4
119 2
120 5
121+ 100
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José Carlos Brito D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 8,381 Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 92 ranges running from 30 to 121+ D-Index.
  • José Carlos Brito, a Ecology and Evolution scholar from University of Porto, records 45 D-Index - the 44th percentile of the discipline.
  • 44% of ranked Ecology and Evolution scientists score the same or lower than José Carlos Brito, and about 56% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48 D-Index range, and José Carlos Brito ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 40 D-Index, holding 280 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 52 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

José Carlos Brito is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on various subfields such as Genetics, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's work addresses key topics including Species Distribution and Climate Change, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Recent publications include:

  • Evaluating taxonomic inflation: towards evidence-based species delimitation in Eurasian vipers (Serpentes: Viperinae), 2020, Amphibia-Reptilia
  • Life in Deserts: The Genetic Basis of Mammalian Desert Adaptation, 2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • North African fox genomes show signatures of repeated introgression and adaptation to life in deserts, 2023, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • The impacts of extreme climate change on mammals differ among functional groups at regional scale: The case of Iranian terrestrial mammals, 2021, Diversity and Distributions
  • Camouflage accuracy in Sahara-Sahel desert rodents, 2020, Journal of Animal Ecology

Frequent coauthors connected with José Carlos Brito include:

  • Pierre-André Crochet
  • Guillermo Velo-Antón
  • Fernando Martínez-Freiría
  • Zbyszek Boratyński
  • Raquel Godinho

Common publication venues for their work feature:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Scientific Reports
  • Conservation Genetics
  • Diversity and Distributions

Best Publications

  • An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm

    Eric Dinerstein;David Olson;Anup Joshi;Carly Vynne

  • Genome-wide Evidence Reveals that African and Eurasian Golden Jackals Are Distinct Species

    Klaus Peter Koepfli;Klaus Peter Koepfli;John Pollinger;Raquel Godinho;Raquel Godinho;Jacqueline Robinson

  • Unravelling biodiversity, evolution and threats to conservation in the Sahara‐Sahel

    José C. Brito;Raquel Godinho;Fernando Martínez-Freiría;Juan M. Pleguezuelos

  • Inferring habitat-suitability areas with ecological modelling techniques and GIS: A contribution to assess the conservation status of Vipera latastei

    Xavier Santos;Xavier Santos;José C. Brito;Neftalí Sillero;Juan M. Pleguezuelos

  • Conservation planning under climate change : Toward accounting for uncertainty in predicted species distributions to increase confidence in conservation investments in space and time

    Sílvia B. Carvalho;Sílvia B. Carvalho;Sílvia B. Carvalho;José C. Brito;Eduardo G. Crespo;Matthew E. Watts

  • From climate change predictions to actions – conserving vulnerable animal groups in hotspots at a regional scale

    Silvia Benoliel Carvalho;Silvia Benoliel Carvalho;Silvia Benoliel Carvalho;Jose Carlos Brito;Eduardo J. Crespo;Hugh Possingham

  • Normalized difference water indexes have dissimilar performances in detecting seasonal and permanent water in the Sahara–Sahel transition zone

    João C. Campos;Neftalí Sillero;José C. Brito

  • Spatial ecology of the European wildcat in a Mediterranean ecosystem: dealing with small radio-tracking datasets in species conservation

    P. Monterroso;P. Monterroso;J. C. Brito;P. Ferreras;P. C. Alves

  • Biogeography and conservation of taxa from remote regions: An application of ecological-niche based models and GIS to North-African canids

    José C. Brito;André L. Acosta;Francisco Álvares;Fabrice Cuzin

  • GIS-based niche models identify environmental correlates sustaining a contact zone between three species of European vipers

    F. Martínez-Freiría;N. Sillero;N. Sillero;M. Lizana;J. C. Brito

  • Predicting species distribution at range margins: testing the effects of study area extent, resolution and threshold selection in the Sahara–Sahel transition zone

    Cândida G. Vale;Cândida G. Vale;Pedro Tarroso;Pedro Tarroso;José C. Brito;José C. Brito

  • The species diversity, distribution, and conservation status of the terrestrial mammals of Iran

    Gholam Hosein Yusefi;Kaveh Faizolahi;Jamshid Darvish;Kamran Safi;Kamran Safi

  • Biogeographical patterns derived from remote sensing variables: the amphibians and reptiles of the Iberian Peninsula

    N. Sillero;J.C. Brito;A.K. Skidmore;A.G. Toxopeus

  • Seasonal Variation in Movements, Home Range, and Habitat Use by Male Vipera latastei in Northern Portugal

    José C. Brito

  • Simulating the effects of using different types of species distribution data in reserve selection

    Sílvia B. Carvalho;Sílvia B. Carvalho;Sílvia B. Carvalho;José C. Brito;Robert L. Pressey;Eduardo Crespo

  • Conquering the Sahara and Arabian deserts: systematics and biogeography of Stenodactylus geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)

    Margarita Metallinou;Edwin Nicholas Arnold;Pierre-André Crochet;Philippe Geniez

  • Desert-adapted species are vulnerable to climate change: Insights from the warmest region on Earth

    Cândida Gomes Vale;Cândida Gomes Vale;José Carlos Brito;José Carlos Brito

  • Schoolchildren and one of the most unpopular animals: are they ready to protect snakes?

    Jean-Marie Ballouard;Rastko Ajtic;José C. Brito;Jelka Crnobrnja-Isailovic

  • Species on the rocks: Systematics and biogeography of the rock-dwelling Ptyodactylus geckos (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in North Africa and Arabia

    Margarita Metallinou;Jan Červenka;Pierre-André Crochet;Lukáš Kratochvíl

  • Environmental correlates for species richness among amphibians and reptiles in a climate transition area

    Claudia Soares;José Carlos Brito

  • Biogeography and conservation of viperids from North-West Africa: An application of ecological niche-based models and GIS

    J. C. Brito;S. Fahd;P. Geniez;F. Martinez-Freiria

Frequent Co-Authors

Raquel Godinho
Raquel Godinho University of Porto
Juan M. Pleguezuelos
Juan M. Pleguezuelos University of Granada
Xavier Santos
Xavier Santos University of Porto
Pierre-André Crochet
Pierre-André Crochet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
D. James Harris
D. James Harris University of Porto
Paulo C. Alves
Paulo C. Alves University of Porto
Salvador Carranza
Salvador Carranza Pompeu Fabra University
Hugo Rebelo
Hugo Rebelo University of Lisbon
Miguel A. Carretero
Miguel A. Carretero University of Porto
Rasmus Nielsen
Rasmus Nielsen University of California, Berkeley

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