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D-Index
51
Citations
7762
World Ranking
3704
National Ranking
114

Manuel Maldonado 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 Manuel Maldonado sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 130 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Manuel Maldonado 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 Manuel Maldonado sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Manuel Maldonado is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their primary field of study is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on several subfields including Biotechnology, Ecology, Ocean Engineering, Pharmacology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research centers on topics related to Marine Sponges and Natural Products, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry, Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods, and Marine Ecology and Invasive Species.

Frequent coauthors in Manuel Maldonado's research include María López-Acosta, Ute Hentschel, Lucía Pita, Ana Riesgo, and Graeme Oatley.

Their research has been published across multiple venues, with a notable concentration of work appearing in Wellcome Open Research, Limnology and Oceanography, Frontiers in Marine Science, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Biogeosciences.

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Reviews and syntheses: The biogeochemical cycle of silicon in the modern ocean," 2021, Biogeosciences
  • "Microbes from Mum: symbiont transmission in the tropical reef sponge Ianthella basta," 2022, ISME Communications
  • "Symbiont transmission in marine sponges: reproduction, development, and metamorphosis," 2022, BMC Biology
  • "Cooperation between passive and active silicon transporters clarifies the ecophysiology and evolution of biosilicification in sponges," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Massive silicon utilization facilitated by a benthic-pelagic coupled feedback sustains deep-sea sponge aggregations," 2020, Limnology and Oceanography

Best Publications

  • Nutrient fluxes through sponges: biology, budgets, and ecological implications.

    Manuel Maldonado;Marta Ribes;Fleur C. van Duyl

  • The ecology of the sponge larva

    Manuel Maldonado

  • Deep metazoan phylogeny: When different genes tell different stories

    Tetyana Nosenko;Fabian Schreiber;Maja Adamska;Marcin Adamski

  • Decline in Mesozoic reef-building sponges explained by silicon limitation

    Manuel Maldonado;M. Carmen Carmona;María J. Uriz;Antonio Cruzado

  • Reviews and syntheses: The biogeochemical cycle of silicon in the modern ocean

    Paul J. Tréguer;Jill N. Sutton;Mark Brzezinski;Matthew A. Charette

  • First evidence of chitin as a component of the skeletal fibers of marine sponges. Part I. Verongidae (demospongia: Porifera).

    Hermann Ehrlich;Manuel Maldonado;Klaus-dieter Spindler;Carsten Eckert

  • Choanoflagellates, choanocytes, and animal multicellularity

    Manuel Maldonado

  • Deep Phylogeny and Evolution of Sponges (Phylum Porifera)

    Gert Wörheide;M. Dohrmann;Dirk Erpenbeck;C. Larroux

  • Siliceous sponges as a silicon sink: An overlooked aspect of benthopelagic coupling in the marine silicon cycle

    Manuel Maldonado;Ma Carmen Carmona;Zoila Velásquez;Angels Puig

  • How do reproductive output, larval behaviour, and recruitment contribute to adult spatial patterns in Mediterranean encrusting sponges?

    María Jesús Uriz;Manuel Maldonado;Xavier Turon;Ruth Martí

  • Effects of physical factors on larval behavior, settlement and recruitment of four tropical demosponges

    Manuel Maldonado;Craig M. Young

  • Three-dimensional chitin-based scaffolds from Verongida sponges (Demospongiae: Porifera). Part I. Isolation and identification of chitin.

    H. Ehrlich;M. Ilan;M. Maldonado;G. Muricy

  • Growth, nutrient uptake capacities and tissue constituents of the macroalgae Cladophora vagabunda and Gracilaria tikvahiae related to site-specific nitrogen loading rates

    P. Peckol;B. DeMeo-Anderson;J. Rivers;I. Valiela

  • Microrefuge exploitation by subtidal encrusting sponges:patterns of settlement and post-settlement survival

    Manuel Maldonado;María Jesús Uriz

  • Sponge Grounds as Key Marine Habitats: A Synthetic Review of Types, Structure, Functional Roles, and Conservation Concerns

    Manuel Maldonado;Ricardo Aguilar;Raymond J. Bannister;James J. Bell

  • Three-dimensional chitin-based scaffolds from Verongida sponges (Demospongiae: Porifera). Part II: Biomimetic potential and applications

    H. Ehrlich;E. Steck;M. Ilan;M. Maldonado

  • Gametogenesis, embryogenesis, and larval features of the oviparous sponge Petrosia ficiformis (Haplosclerida, Demospongiae)

    Manuel Maldonado;Ana Riesgo

  • Silicon uptake by sponges: a twist to understanding nutrient cycling on continental margins

    Manuel Maldonado;Laura Navarro;Ana Grasa;Alicia Gonzalez

  • Dynamics of gametogenesis, embryogenesis, and larval release in a Mediterranean homosclerophorid demosponge

    A. Riesgo;M. Maldonado;M. Durfort

  • Effects of the duration of larval life on postlarval stages of the demosponge Sigmadocia caerulea

    Manuel Maldonado;Craig M. Young

  • Endosymbiotic Yeast Maternally Transmitted in a Marine Sponge

    Manuel Maldonado;Nuria Cortadellas;Maria Isabel Trillas;Klaus Rützler

  • Sexual propagation by sponge fragments

    Manuel Maldonado;María Jesús Uriz

  • Recurrent disease outbreaks in corneous demosponges of the genus Ircinia: epidemic incidence and defense mechanisms

    Manuel Maldonado;Luis Sánchez-Tocino;Carlos Navarro

  • Selective feeding by sponges on pathogenic microbes: a reassessment of potential for abatement of microbial pollution

    Manuel Maldonado;Xichang Zhang;Xupeng Cao;Lingyun Xue

Frequent Co-Authors

María Jesús Uriz
María Jesús Uriz Spanish National Research Council
Craig M. Young
Craig M. Young University of Oregon
Ellen Kenchington
Ellen Kenchington Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Aude Leynaert
Aude Leynaert French National Centre for Scientific Research
Hermann Ehrlich
Hermann Ehrlich TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Gemma Ercilla
Gemma Ercilla Spanish National Research Council
Gert Wörheide
Gert Wörheide Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Xavier Turon
Xavier Turon Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blane
Paul Tréguer
Paul Tréguer French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Hartmut Worch
Hartmut Worch TU Dresden

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