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José María Fernández-Palacios

José María Fernández-Palacios

University of La Laguna
Spain

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
53
Citations
11003
World Ranking
3283
National Ranking
96

José María Fernández-Palacios 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 María Fernández-Palacios sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 208 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

José María Fernández-Palacios 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 María Fernández-Palacios sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

José María Fernández-Palacios is affiliated with the University of La Laguna in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with substantial contributions in agricultural and biological sciences as well as earth and planetary sciences. Within these fields, their specialized subfields include ecology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, nature and landscape conservation, atmospheric science, and ecological modeling.

The scientist's work frequently addresses main topics such as:

  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian studies
  • Isotope analysis in ecology
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Fernández-Palacios has published extensively in various scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Biogeography
  • Journal of Vegetation Science
  • Science
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Nature

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Fernández-Palacios include:

  • Scientists' warning - The outstanding biodiversity of islands is in peril, 2021, Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Evolutionary winners are ecological losers among oceanic island plants, 2021, Journal of Biogeography
  • Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability, 2020, Science
  • The human dimension of biodiversity changes on islands, 2021, Science
  • Macaronesia as a Fruitful Arena for Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Lea de Nascimento, Sandra Nogué, Rüdiger Otto, Álvaro Castilla-Beltrán, and Severin D. H. Irl.

Best Publications

  • Island biogeography: Taking the long view of nature’s laboratories

    Robert J. Whittaker;Robert J. Whittaker;José María Fernández-Palacios;Thomas J. Matthews;Thomas J. Matthews;Michael K. Borregaard

  • Islands as model systems in ecology and evolution: prospects fifty years after MacArthur‐Wilson

    Ben H. Warren;Ben H. Warren;Ben H. Warren;Daniel Simberloff;Robert E. Ricklefs;Robin Aguilée

  • A reconstruction of Palaeo-Macaronesia, with particular reference to the long-term biogeography of the Atlantic island laurel forests

    José María Fernández-Palacios;José María Fernández-Palacios;Lea de Nascimento;Lea de Nascimento;Rüdiger Otto;Juan D. Delgado

  • Topography-driven isolation, speciation and a global increase of endemism with elevation

    Manuel J. Steinbauer;Richard Field;John-Arvid Grytnes;Panayiotis Trigas

  • Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability

    Sandra Díaz;Noelia Zafra-Calvo;Andy Purvis;Peter H. Verburg

  • Scientists' warning - The outstanding biodiversity of islands is in peril.

    José María Fernández-Palacios;Holger Kreft;Severin D.H. Irl;Sietze Norder

  • Edge effects of roads on temperature, light, canopy cover, and canopy height in laurel and pine forests (Tenerife, Canary Islands)

    Juan Domingo Delgado;Natalia L. Arroyo;José Ramón Arévalo;José María Fernández-Palacios

  • Distribution of alien vs. native plant species in roadside communities along an altitudinal gradient in Tenerife and Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)

    José Ramón Arévalo;Juan Domingo Delgado;Rüdiger Otto;Agustín Naranjo

  • The concept of potential natural vegetation: an epitaph?

    Alessandro Chiarucci;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Guillaume Decocq;Carl Beierkuhnlein

  • A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of The Theory of Island Biogeography

    Jairo Patiño;Jairo Patiño;Robert J. Whittaker;Robert J. Whittaker;Paulo A.V. Borges;José María Fernández-Palacios

  • Climate vs. topography – spatial patterns of plant species diversity and endemism on a high‐elevation island

    Severin D. H. Irl;David E. V. Harter;Manuel J. Steinbauer;Manuel J. Steinbauer;David Gallego Puyol

  • Impacts of global climate change on the floras of oceanic islands – Projections, implications and current knowledge

    David E.V. Harter;Severin D.H. Irl;Bumsuk Seo;Manuel J. Steinbauer

  • Long-Term Dynamic in Nutrients, Chlorophyll a, and Water Quality Parameters in a Coastal Lagoon During a Process of Eutrophication for Decades, a Sudden Break and a Relatively Rapid Recovery

    Ángel Pérez-Ruzafa;Sara Campillo;José María Fernández-Palacios;Antonio García-Lacunza

  • The human dimension of biodiversity changes on islands

    Sandra Nogué;Ana M. C. Santos;H. John B. Birks;H. John B. Birks;Svante Björck

  • Altitudinal pattern of vegetation variation on Tenerife

    José María Fernández‐Palacios;Juan Pedro de Nicolás

  • The long-term ecology of the lost forests of La Laguna, Tenerife (Canary Islands)

    Lea De Nascimento;Lea De Nascimento;Katherine J. Willis;Katherine J. Willis;José María Fernández‐Palacios;José María Fernández‐Palacios;Constantino Criado

  • Towards a glacial-sensitive model of island biogeography

    José María Fernández-Palacios;José María Fernández-Palacios;Kenneth F. Rijsdijk;Sietze J. Norder;Rüdiger Otto

  • Oceanic island biogeography through the lens of the general dynamic model: assessment and prospect.

    Michael K. Borregaard;Michael K. Borregaard;Isabel R. Amorim;Paulo A. V. Borges;Juliano S. Cabral

  • The island immaturity – speciation pulse model of island evolution: an alternative to the “diversity begets diversity” model

    Robert J. Whittaker;Richard J. Ladle;Miguel B. Araújo;José María Fernández-Palacios

  • Increase of island endemism with altitude – speciation processes on oceanic islands

    Manuel Jonas Steinbauer;Rüdiger Otto;Agustín Naranjo-Cigala;Carl Beierkuhnlein

  • Island biodiversity conservation needs palaeoecology.

    Sandra Nogué;Sandra Nogué;Lea de Nascimento;Lea de Nascimento;Cynthia A. Froyd;Janet M. Wilmshurst;Janet M. Wilmshurst

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Whittaker
Robert J. Whittaker University of Oxford
Katherine J. Willis
Katherine J. Willis University of Oxford
Manuel J. Steinbauer
Manuel J. Steinbauer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Antonio Gallardo
Antonio Gallardo Pablo de Olavide University
Brent C. Emerson
Brent C. Emerson Spanish National Research Council
Kostas A. Triantis
Kostas A. Triantis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Paulo A. V. Borges
Paulo A. V. Borges University of the Azores
Thomas J. Matthews
Thomas J. Matthews University of Birmingham
Pedro Cardoso
Pedro Cardoso University of Lisbon
Carl Beierkuhnlein
Carl Beierkuhnlein University of Bayreuth

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Pedro Cardoso

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Carl Beierkuhnlein

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Holger Kreft

Holger Kreft

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Publications: 32

Kostas A. Triantis

Kostas A. Triantis

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Publications: 27

Alain Vanderpoorten

Alain Vanderpoorten

University of Liège

Publications: 25

Patrick Weigelt

Patrick Weigelt

University of Göttingen

Publications: 25

Petr Pyšek

Petr Pyšek

Czech Academy of Sciences

Publications: 24

Duccio Rocchini

Duccio Rocchini

University of Bologna

Publications: 23

Brent C. Emerson

Brent C. Emerson

Spanish National Research Council

Publications: 23

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Manuel J. Steinbauer

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Publications: 23

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Robert J. Whittaker

University of Oxford

Publications: 19

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Manuel Nogales

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