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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
36
Citations
3525
World Ranking
1678
National Ranking
83

Ecology and Evolution

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36
Citations
3525
World Ranking
7230
National Ranking
256

Judith Morales publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Judith Morales sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 72 publications — 10th percentile

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

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Judith Morales D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Judith Morales sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Judith Morales is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these broad domains, their subfields include Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Social Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Parasitology.

The scientist's body of work covers topics such as Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Avian ecology and behavior, Plant and animal studies, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Birth, Development, and Health, Selenium in Biological Systems, and Mercury impact and mitigation studies.

Recent scholarly contributions include papers published between 2020 and 2022, with notable works such as:

  • Eggshell Biliverdin as an Antioxidant Maternal Effect (2020, BioEssays)
  • Dietary carotenoid supplementation facilitates egg laying in a wild passerine (2020, Ecology and Evolution)
  • The early maternal environment shapes the parental response to offspring UV ornamentation (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • Relocation to avoid costs: A hypothesis on red carotenoid-based signals based on recent CYP2J19 gene expression data (2022, BioEssays)
  • Experimental evidence that adult UV/yellow colouration functions as a signal in blue tit families - but only for parents (2022, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology)

The publication venues where Morales has frequently contributed include:

  • Ecology and Evolution
  • BioEssays
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Avian Biology
  • Scientific Reports

Collaborations have been an important component of Morales' work, with frequent co-authors such as Jorge García-Campa, Wendt Müller, Alejandro García-Antón, José Javier Cuervo, and Sonia González-Braojos, indicating an active engagement in multidisciplinary and collaborative research teams.

Best Publications

  • The blood parasite Haemoproteus reduces survival in a wild bird: a medication experiment

    Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Santiago Merino;Gustavo Tomás;Juan Moreno

  • Experimental evidence that egg color indicates female condition at laying in a songbird

    Juan Moreno;Elisa Lobato;Judith Morales;Santiago Merino

  • Consequences of nest reuse for parasite burden and female health and condition in blue tits, Cyanistes caeruleus

    Gustavo Tomás;Santiago Merino;Juan Moreno;Judith Morales

  • Evidence for the signaling function of egg color in the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

    Juan Moreno;Judith Morales;Elisa Lobato;Santiago Merino

  • Nestling cell-mediated immune response, body mass and hatching date as predictors of local recruitment in the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

    Juan Moreno;Santiago Merino;Juan J. Sanz;Elena Arriero

  • Impact of blood parasites on immunoglobulin level and parental effort: a medication field experiment on a wild passerine

    G. Tomás;S. Merino;J. Moreno;J. Morales

  • Are eggshell spottiness and colour indicators of health and condition in blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus

    Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Santiago Merino;Juan Moreno;Gustavo Tomás

  • Egg colour reflects the amount of yolk maternal antibodies and fledging success in a songbird.

    Judith Morales;Juan J Sanz;Juan Moreno

  • NEST WEIGHT AND FEMALE HEALTH IN THE BLUE TIT (CYANISTES CAERULEUS)

    Gustavo Tomás;Santiago Merino;Juan Moreno;Juan J. Sanz

  • Corticosterone metabolites in blue tit and pied flycatcher droppings: effects of brood size, ectoparasites and temperature.

    Elisa Lobato;Santiago Merino;Juan Moreno;Judith Morales;Judith Morales

  • Egg colouration and male parental effort in the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

    Juan Moreno;José L. Osorno;Judith Morales;Santiago Merino

  • Carotenoid-based plumage colouration is associated with blood parasite richness and stress protein levels in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus).

    Sara del Cerro;Santiago Merino;Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Elisa Lobato

  • On the oxidative cost of begging: antioxidants enhance vocalizations in gull chicks

    José C. Noguera;Judith Morales;Cristobal Pérez;Alberto Velando

  • Pigment allocation to eggs decreases plasma antioxidants in a songbird

    Judith Morales;Judith Morales;Alberto Velando;Juan Moreno

  • Determinants of abundance and effects of blood-sucking flying insects in the nest of a hole-nesting bird.

    Gustavo Tomás;Santiago Merino;Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Juan Moreno

  • Factors affecting Culicoides species composition and abundance in avian nests

    J. MARTÍNEZ-de la Puente;S. Merino;G. Tomás;J. Moreno

  • A simple trapping method to estimate abundances of blood-sucking flying insects in avian nests

    Gustavo Tomás;Santiago Merino;Josué Martínez-De La Puente;Juan Moreno

  • Associations between immune parameters, parasitism, and stress in breeding pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) females

    Judith Morales;Juan Moreno;Santiago Merino;Gustavo Tomás

  • Nest Construction Rate and Stress in Female Pied FlycatchersFicedula hypoleuca

    Juan Moreno;Javier Martínez;Consuelo Corral;Elisa Lobato

  • Biliverdin-based egg coloration is enhanced by carotenoid supplementation

    Judith Morales;Judith Morales;Alberto Velando;Roxana Torres

  • Nest size and aromatic plants in the nest as sexually selected female traits in blue tits

    Gustavo Tomás;Santiago Merino;Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Juan Moreno

  • Interacting effects of aromatic plants and female age on nest-dwelling ectoparasites and blood-sucking flies in avian nests.

    G. Tomás;S. Merino;J. Martínez-de la Puente;J. Moreno

Frequent Co-Authors

Gustavo Tomás
Gustavo Tomás Spanish National Research Council
Santiago Merino
Santiago Merino Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
Elisa Lobato
Elisa Lobato University of Porto
Josué Martínez de la Puente
Josué Martínez de la Puente University of Granada
Alberto Velando
Alberto Velando Universidade de Vigo
Juan José Sanz
Juan José Sanz Spanish National Research Council
Javier Martínez
Javier Martínez University of Alcalá
Roxana Torres
Roxana Torres National Autonomous University of Mexico
Juan José Soler
Juan José Soler Spanish National Research Council
Erich Möstl
Erich Möstl University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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