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Malva Isabel Medina Hernández

Malva Isabel Medina Hernández

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
33
Citations
5527
World Ranking
7792
National Ranking
154

Malva Isabel Medina Hernández 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 Malva Isabel Medina Hernández sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 84 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Malva Isabel Medina Hernández 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 Malva Isabel Medina Hernández sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Malva Isabel Medina Hernández is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in Brazil. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with additional specialization in subfields such as Nature and Landscape Conservation, Paleontology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics focused on ecological and biological systems. Their main themes include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Genetically Modified Organisms Research
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics

Malva Isabel Medina Hernández has published research in a number of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • PLoS ONE
  • Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
  • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
  • The Coleopterists Bulletin

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • Toward a standardized methodology for sampling dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in the Neotropics: A critical review, 2023, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • A decrease in taxonomic and functional diversity of dung beetles impacts the ecosystem function of manure removal in altered subtropical habitats, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Feeding and reproductive behavior of the dung beetle Canthon rutilans cyanescens (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae), 2020, Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
  • Environmental drivers and composition of assemblages of immature odonates (Insecta) in a subtropical island in southern Brazil, 2020, Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
  • Disentangling the effects of sampling scale and size on the shape of species abundance distributions, 2020, PLoS ONE

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Mariana Mrotskoski Niero
  • Mariah Wuerges
  • Pedro Giovâni da Silva
  • Renato A. Ferreira de Lima
  • Paula Alves Condé

Best Publications

  • Quantifying the biodiversity value of tropical primary, secondary, and plantation forests.

    J. Barlow;T. A. Gardner;I. S. Araujo;T. C. Ávila-Pires

  • The cost-effectiveness of biodiversity surveys in tropical forests

    Toby A. Gardner;Jos Barlow;Jos Barlow;Jos Barlow;Ivanei S. Araujo;Teresa Cristina Ávila-Pires

  • Understanding the biodiversity consequences of habitat change: the value of secondary and plantation forests for neotropical dung beetles

    Toby A. Gardner;Malva I.M. Hernández;Jos Barlow;Jos Barlow;Carlos A. Peres

  • Spatial Patterns of Movement of Dung Beetle Species in a Tropical Forest Suggest a New Trap Spacing for Dung Beetle Biodiversity Studies

    Pedro Giovâni da Silva;Malva Isabel Medina Hernández

  • Indirect effects of habitat loss via habitat fragmentation: A cross-taxa analysis of forest-dependent species

    Thomas Püttker;Renato Crouzeilles;Mauricio Almeida-Gomes;Marina Schmoeller

  • Seasonal and spatial species richness variation of dung beetle (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae s. str.) in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil

    Malva Isabel Medina Hernández;Malva Isabel Medina Hernández;Fernando Z. Vaz-de-Mello

  • Improving the design and management of forest strips in human-dominated tropical landscapes: a field test on Amazonian dung beetles

    Jos Barlow;Julio Louzada;Luke Parry;Malva I.M. Hernández

  • Environmental perception of gatherers of the crab 'caranguejo-uçá' (Ucides cordatus, Decapoda, Brachyura) affecting their collection attitudes.

    Rômulo R N Alves;Alberto K Nishida;Malva I M Hernández

  • Attractivity of omnivore, carnivore and herbivore mammalian dung to Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in a tropical Atlantic rainforest remnant

    Bruno K. C. Filgueiras;Carolina N. Liberal;Cristina D. M. Aguiar;Malva I. Medina Hernández

  • Local and regional effects on community structure of dung beetles in a mainland-island scenario.

    Pedro Giovâni da Silva;Malva Isabel Medina Hernández

  • Disentangling the correlates of species and site contributions to beta diversity in dung beetle assemblages

    Pedro Giovâni da Silva;Malva Isabel Medina Hernández;Jani Heino

  • Small-male advantage in the territorial tropical butterflyHeliconius sara(Nymphalidae): a paradoxical strategy?

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  • Collembola as bioindicators of restoration in mined sand dunes of Northeastern Brazil

    Douglas Zeppelini;Bruno Cavalcante Bellini;Antônio José Creão-Duarte;Malva Isabel Medina Hernández

  • Toward a standardized methodology for sampling dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in the Neotropics: A critical review

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  • The night and day of dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in the Serra do Japi, Brazil: elytra colour related to daily activity

    Malva Isabel Medina Hernández;Malva Isabel Medina Hernández

  • BESOUROS ESCARABEÍNEOS (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE) DA CAATINGA PARAIBANA, BRASIL

    Malva Isabel Medina Hernández

  • Turnover and nestedness in subtropical dung beetle assemblages along an elevational gradient

    Pedro G. da Silva;Jorge M. Lobo;Maristela C. Hensen;Fernando Z. Vaz‐de‐Mello

  • Attractiveness of native mammal's feces of different trophic guilds to dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae).

    Juliano A. Bogoni;Malva I. M. Hernández

  • Riqueza, abundância e diversidade de Euglossina (Hymenoptera, Apidae) em três áreas da Reserva Biológica Guaribas, Paraíba, Brasil

    Alysson K. P. de Souza;Malva I. M. Hernández;Celso F. Martins

  • Diversidade de Scarabaeidae s. str. (Coleoptera) da Reserva Biológica Guaribas, Mamanguape, Paraíba, Brasil: uma comparação entre Mata Atlântica e Tabuleiro Nordestino

    Ana Aline Endres;Antonio José Creão-Duarte;Malva Isabel Medina Hernández

  • The Role of Body Size and Shape in Understanding Competitive Interactions within a Community of Neotropical Dung Beetles

    Malva Isabel Medina Hernández;Leandro R Monteiro;Mario E Favila

  • Changes in the dynamics of functional groups in communities of dung beetles in Atlantic forest fragments adjacent to transgenic maize crops

    Renata C. Campos;Malva I.M. Hernández

  • Comunidade de escarabeíneos (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) copro-necrófagos da regiào de Brejo Novo, Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brasil

    Fernando Augusto Barbosa Silva;Malva Isabel Medina Hernández;Sergio Ide;Rita de Cássia de Moura

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorge M. Lobo
Jorge M. Lobo Spanish National Research Council
Jos Barlow
Jos Barlow Lancaster University
Carlos A. Peres
Carlos A. Peres University of East Anglia
Toby A. Gardner
Toby A. Gardner Stockholm Environment Institute
Luke Parry
Luke Parry Lancaster University
Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues
Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues Universidade de São Paulo
Paulo Inácio Prado
Paulo Inácio Prado Universidade de São Paulo
Julio Louzada
Julio Louzada Federal University of Lavras
Leandro V. Ferreira
Leandro V. Ferreira Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Jay R. Malcolm
Jay R. Malcolm University of Toronto

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