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Juan C. Braga publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Juan C. Braga sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 213 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Juan C. Braga D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Juan C. Braga sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Juan C. Braga is affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with 151 publications in this main field. They also have significant contributions to Environmental Science, accounting for 51 published works.

The scientist's subfields of study highlight a specialization in Oceanography (47 publications), Atmospheric Science (37), Environmental Chemistry (27), Geology (21), and Ecology (19). This range underlines a breadth of interest in both marine and terrestrial environmental processes.

The main topics covered in Braga's work include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Juan C. Braga has collaborated extensively with co-authors such as Jody M. Webster, Marc Humblet, Eberhard Gischler, Yūsuke Yokoyama, and Thomas Felis, reflecting interdisciplinary research and international collaboration.

Their recent papers include:

  • "Radiation of the coralline red algae (Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta) crown group as inferred from a multilocus time-calibrated phylogeny," 2020, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • "State of ex situ conservation of landrace groups of 25 major crops," 2022, Nature Plants
  • "Impact of Medium Cut-Off Dialyzers on Patient-Reported Outcomes: COREXH Registry," 2020, Blood Purification
  • "Boring bivalve traces in modern reef and deeper-water macroid and rhodolith beds," 2020, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
  • "Structure and Composition of Rhodolith Beds from the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin (NE Brazil, Southwestern Atlantic)," 2022, Diversity

The frequent venues in which Braga publishes include the Spanish Journal of Palaeontology, Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) from La Trobe University, and Marine Geology.

Braga has also contributed to academic books, notably with a publication titled "Experiencias de aprendizaje-servicio en la UPM: 2021 y 2022," published by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid eBooks in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Hopping hotspots: global shifts in marine biodiversity.

    Willem Renema;Willem Renema;D. R. Bellwood;Juan Carlos Braga;K. Bromfield

  • Patterns and average rates of late Neogene-Recent uplift of the Betic Cordillera, SE Spain

    Juan C. Braga;José M. Martı́n;Cecilio Quesada

  • Diversity of coralline red algae: origination and extinction patterns from the Early Cretaceous to the Pleistocene

    Julio Aguirre;Robert Riding;Juan C. Braga

  • Messinian events in the Sorbas Basin in southeastern Spain and their implications in the recent history of the Mediterranean

    JoséM. Martín;Juan C. Braga

  • Mediterranean Messinian Salinity Crisis: constraints from a coeval marginal basin, Sorbas, southeastern Spain

    Robert Riding;Juan C Braga;José M Martı́n;Isabel M Sánchez-Almazo

  • Controls on microbial dome fabric development along a carbonate-siliciclastic shelf-basin transect, Miocene, SE Spain

    Juan C. Braga;Jose M. Martin;Robert Riding

  • Rapid glaciation and a two-step sea level plunge into the Last Glacial Maximum

    Yusuke Yokoyama;Yusuke Yokoyama;Tezer M. Esat;William G. Thompson;Alexander L. Thomas

  • Coral−stromatolite reef framework, Upper Miocene, Almería, Spain

    Robert Riding;José M. Martin;Juan Carlos Braga

  • History and evolution of the North-Betic Strait (Prebetic Zone, Betic Cordillera): A narrow, early Tortonian, tidal-dominated, Atlantic–Mediterranean marine passage

    José M. Martín;Juan C. Braga;Julio Aguirre;Ángel Puga-Bernabéu

  • Coralline algal assemblages in upper Neogene reef and temperate carbonates in Southern Spain

    Juan C Braga;Julio Aguirre

  • The Messinian Guadalhorce corridor: the last northern, Atlantic-Mediterranean gateway

    José M. Martín;Juan C. Braga;Christian Betzler

  • Neogene coralline-algal growth-forms and their palaeoenvironments in the Almanzora river valley (Almeria, S.E. Spain)

    Juan C. Braga;JoséM. Martín

  • Western Mediterranean Reef Complexes

    Mateu Esteban;Juan Carlos Braga;José Martín;Carlos De Santisteban

  • Response of the Great Barrier Reef to sea-level and environmental changes over the past 30,000 years

    Jody M. Webster;Juan Carlos Braga;Marc Humblet;Donald C. Potts

  • Late Miocene Mediterranean desiccation: topography and significance of the 'Salinity Crisis' erosion surface on-land in southeast Spain: Reply

    Robert Riding;Juan C Braga;José M Martı́n

  • Sedimentary model and high‐frequency cyclicity in a Mediterranean, shallow‐shelf, temperate‐carbonate environment (uppermost Miocene, Agua Amarga Basin, Southern Spain)

    José M. Martín;Juan C. Braga;Christian Betzler;Thomas Brachert

  • Drowning of the −150 m reef off Hawaii: A casualty of global meltwater pulse 1A?

    Jody M. Webster;David A. Clague;Kristin Riker-Coleman;Christina D Gallup

  • Environmental significance of microbialites in reef environments during the last deglaciation

    G. Camoin;G. Cabioch;Anton Eisenhauer;J.-C. Braga

  • Coral reefs in coarse-terrigenous sedimentary environments (Upper Tortonian, Granada Basin, southern Spain)

    Juan C. Braga;Jose M. Martin;Berta Alcala

  • Coralline algae indicate Pleistocene evolution from deep, open platform to outer barrier reef environments in the northern Great Barrier Reef margin

    Juan C. Braga;Julio Aguirre

  • Coralline algal nodules off Fraser Island, eastern Australia

    Michelle Lund;Peter J. Davies;Juan C. Braga

Frequent Co-Authors

José M. Martín
José M. Martín University of Granada
Julio Aguirre
Julio Aguirre University of Granada
Jody M. Webster
Jody M. Webster University of Sydney
Christian Betzler
Christian Betzler Universität Hamburg
Willem Renema
Willem Renema Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Robert Riding
Robert Riding University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Yusuke Yokoyama
Yusuke Yokoyama University of Tokyo
Yasufumi Iryu
Yasufumi Iryu Tohoku University
David A. Clague
David A. Clague Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Gilbert Camoin
Gilbert Camoin Aix-Marseille University

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