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José Carlos Brito

José Carlos Brito

University of Porto
Portugal

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
45
Citations
9135
World Ranking
4804
National Ranking
34

José Carlos Brito publications per year

1996: 1 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publications 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

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.

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37 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.

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.

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.

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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