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D-Index
50
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6893
World Ranking
3923
National Ranking
120

Manuela G. Forero 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 Manuela G. Forero sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 106 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Manuela G. Forero 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 Manuela G. Forero sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Manuela G. Forero is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with a concentration on ecology and related subfields.

The main fields of study in their work include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broad domain, the subfields they have contributed to are:

  • Ecology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Pollution
  • Ecological Modeling

The core topics addressed throughout their publications cover:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

Forero frequently publishes in several scientific journals. The most common publication venues include:

  • Diversity and Distributions
  • Environmental Research
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Nature Communications
  • Science Advances

Their recent scientific papers highlight a range of ecological and environmental issues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds (2023, Nature Communications)
  • Global political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels (2021, Science Advances)
  • Ongoing anthropogenic eutrophication of the catchment area threatens the Doñana World Heritage Site (South-west Spain) (2021, Wetlands Ecology and Management)
  • Humans shape the year-round distribution and habitat use of an opportunistic scavenger (2020, Ecology and Evolution)
  • Behavioral rhythms of an opportunistic predator living in anthropogenic landscapes (2020, Movement Ecology)

Through these works, they address environmental challenges such as plastic pollution, conservation responsibilities for seabirds, eutrophication impacts on protected areas, and behavioral ecology of scavengers in anthropogenic landscapes.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Francisco Ramírez
  • Isabel Afán
  • Richard A. Phillips
  • Daniel Oró
  • Joan Navarro

Best Publications

  • Causes and consequences of territory change and breeding dispersal distance in the black kite

    Manuela G. Forero;José A. Donázar;Julio Blas;Fernando Hiraldo

  • Food resource utilisation by the Magellanic penguin evaluated through stable-isotope analysis: segregation by sex and age and influence on offspring quality

    Manuela G. Forero;Keith A. Hobson;Gary R. Bortolotti;José A. Donázar

  • Factors affecting breeding dispersal in the facultatively colonial lesser kestrel: individual experience vs. conspecific cues

    David Serrano;José Luis Tella;Manuela G. Forero;José A. Donázar

  • Conflicts between Lesser Kestrel Conservation and European Agricultural Policies as Identified by Habitat Use Analyses

    José L. Tella;Manuela G. Forero;Fernando Hiraldo;José A. Donázar

  • CAUSES AND FITNESS CONSEQUENCES OF NATAL DISPERSAL IN A POPULATION OF BLACK KITES

    Manuela G. Forero;José Antonio Donázar;Fernando Hiraldo

  • High trophic overlap within the seabird community of Argentinean Patagonia: a multiscale approach

    Manuela G. Forero;Gary R. Bortolotti;Keith A. Hobson;Keith A. Hobson;Jose A. Donazar

  • Stable isotopes reveal trophic segregation by sex and age in the southern giant petrel in two different food webs

    Manuela G. Forero;Jacob González-Solís;Keith A. Hobson;José A. Donázar

  • CONSPECIFIC FOOD COMPETITION EXPLAINS VARIABILITY IN COLONY SIZE: A TEST IN MAGELLANIC PENGUINS

    Manuela G. Forero;José Luis Tella;Keith A. Hobson;Marcelo Bertellotti

  • Ecological Segregation in Space, Time and Trophic Niche of Sympatric Planktivorous Petrels

    Joan Navarro;Stephen C. Votier;Jacopo Aguzzi;Juan José Chiesa

  • Habitat, world geographic range, and embryonic development of hosts explain the prevalence of avian hematozoa at small spatial and phylogenetic scales

    José L. Tella;Guillermo Blanco;Manuela G. Forero;Álvaro Gajón

  • From the pool to the sea: Applicable isotope turnover rates and diet to skin discrimination factors for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

    Joan Giménez;Francisco Ramírez;Javier Almunia;Manuela G. Forero

  • Sequential settlement and site dependence in a migratory raptor

    Fabrizio Sergio;Julio Blas;Manuela G. Forero;José Antonio Donázar

  • Offspring body condition and immunocompetence are negatively affected by high breeding densities in a colonial seabird: a multiscale approach

    José Luis Tella;Manuela G. Forero;Marcelo Bertellotti;José A. Donázar

  • DISPERSAL AND SOCIAL ATTRACTION AFFECT COLONY SELECTION AND DYNAMICS OF LESSER KESTRELS

    David Serrano;Manuela G. Forero;José A. Donázar;José Luis Tella

  • Seasonal changes in the diet of a critically endangered seabird and the importance of trawling discards

    Joan Navarro;Maite Louzao;José Manuel Igual;Daniel Oro

  • Age and sexual differences in the exploitation of two anthropogenic food resources for an opportunistic seabird

    Joan Navarro;Daniel Oro;Albert Bertolero;Meritxell Genovart

  • Genetics, local environment and health as factors influencing plasma carotenoids in wild American kestrels (Falco sparverius).

    Gary R. Bortolotti;José Luis Tella;Manuela G. Forero;R.D. Dawson;R.D. Dawson

  • Ecological, morphological and phylogenetic correlates of interspecific variation in plasma carotenoid concentration in birds

    J. L. Tella;J. Figuerola;J. J. Negro;G. Blanco

  • Environmental and genetic variation in T-cell-mediated immune response of fledgling American kestrels.

    José L. Tella;Gary R. Bortolotti;Manuela G. Forero;Russell D. Dawson

  • Using stable isotopes of nitrogen and carbon to study seabird ecology: applications in the Mediterranean seabird community*

    Manuela G. Forero;Keith A. Hobson

Frequent Co-Authors

Joan Navarro
Joan Navarro Spanish National Research Council
Keith A. Hobson
Keith A. Hobson University of Western Ontario
José Luis Tella
José Luis Tella Spanish National Research Council
José A. Donázar
José A. Donázar Spanish National Research Council
Daniel Oro
Daniel Oro Spanish National Research Council
Fernando Hiraldo
Fernando Hiraldo Spanish National Research Council
Guillermo Blanco
Guillermo Blanco Spanish National Research Council
Jacob González-Solís
Jacob González-Solís University of Barcelona
David Grémillet
David Grémillet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Maite Louzao
Maite Louzao Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

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