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D-Index
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12125
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National Ranking
65

Maria Cristina Gambi 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 Maria Cristina Gambi sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 200 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maria Cristina Gambi 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 Maria Cristina Gambi 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

Maria Cristina Gambi is affiliated with the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with an emphasis on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology. The subfields of their work also include Molecular Biology and Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law.

Their scholarly work addresses several main topics such as Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior.

Maria Cristina Gambi has contributed to numerous publications, notably in journals like Global Change Biology, Marine Environmental Research, The Science of The Total Environment, Marine Pollution Bulletin, and BioInvasions Records. The frequent appearance of their work in these venues highlights a consistent engagement with marine and environmental sciences.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • Unpublished Mediterranean records of marine alien and cryptogenic species, 2020, BioInvasions Records
  • The Nereid on the rise: Platynereis as a model system, 2021, EvoDevo
  • Ocean acidification causes variable trait-shifts in a coral species, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • The Mediterranean in check: Biological invasions in a changing sea, 2020, Marine Ecology

Their work features collaborations with several frequent coauthors including Marco Munari, Núria Teixidó, Cinzia De Vittor, Carlo Cerrano, and Alice Mirasole, reflecting a collaborative approach within the marine science community.

Best Publications

  • Mass mortality in Northwestern Mediterranean rocky benthic communities: effects of the 2003 heat wave

    J. Garrabou;J. Garrabou;R. Coma;N. Bensoussan;Marc Bally

  • Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution

    A. Zenetos;S. Gofas;M. Verlaque;M.E. Cinar

  • High-Frequency Dynamics of Ocean pH: A Multi- Ecosystem Comparison

    Gretchen E. Hofmann;Jennifer E. Smith;Kenneth S. Johnson;Uwe Send

  • Flume observations on flow dynamics in Zostera marina (eelgrass) beds

    MC Gambi;Arm Nowell;PA Jumars

  • Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2012. A contribution to the application of European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part 2. Introduction trends and pathways

    Α. Zenetos;S. Gofas;C. Morri;A. Rosso

  • Divergent ecosystem responses within a benthic marine community to ocean acidification

    Kristy J. Kroeker;Fiorenza Micheli;Maria Cristina Gambi;Todd R. Martz

  • Ocean acidification causes ecosystem shifts via altered competitive interactions

    Kristy J. Kroeker;Fiorenza Micheli;Maria Cristina Gambi

  • Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview

    Anna Occhipinti-Ambrogi;Agnese Marchini;Grazia Cantone;Alberto Castelli

  • Effects of ocean acidification on invertebrate settlement at volcanic CO2 vents

    M. Cigliano;M. C. Gambi;R. Rodolfo-Metalpa;R. Rodolfo-Metalpa;F. P. Patti

  • Depth and Seasonal Distribution of Some Groups of the Vagile Fauna of the Posidonia oceanica Leaf Stratum: Structural and Trophic Analyses

    Maria Cristina Gambi;Maurizio Lorenti;Giovanni F. Russo;Maria Beatrice Scipione

  • Adaptation and acclimatization to ocean acidification in marine ectotherms: an in situ transplant experiment with polychaetes at a shallow CO2 vent system

    Piero Calosi;Samuel P. S. Rastrick;Chiara Lombardi;Heidi J. de Guzman

  • Community dynamics and ecosystem simplification in a high-CO2 ocean

    Kristy J. Kroeker;Maria Cristina Gambi;Fiorenza Micheli

  • Effects of ocean acidification and high temperatures on the bryozoan Myriapora truncata at natural CO2 vents

    Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa;Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa;Chiara Lombardi;Silvia Cocito;Jason M. Hall-Spencer

  • Functional biodiversity loss along natural CO 2 gradients

    Nuria Teixidó;Nuria Teixidó;Nuria Teixidó;María Cristina Gambi;Valeriano Parravacini;Kristy J. Kroeker

  • Towards a framework for assessment and management of cumulative human impacts on marine food webs

    Sylvaine Giakoumi;Benjamin S. Halpern;Benjamin S. Halpern;Loic N. Michel;Sylvie Gobert

  • Distribution of soft-bottom polychaetes in two coastal areas of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy): Structural analysis

    Maria Cristina Gambi;Adriana Giangrande

  • Polychaetes of commercial and applied interest in Italy: an overview

    M.C. Gambi;A. Castelli;A. Giangrande;P. Lanera

  • New record of the alien seagrass Halophila stipulacea (Hydrocharitaceae) in the western Mediterranean: a further clue to changing Mediterranean Sea biogeography

    Maria Cristina Gambi;Fabio Barbieri;Carlo Nike Bianchi

  • Benthic associations of the shallow hard bottoms off Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea: zonation, biomass and population structure

    Maria Cristina Gambi;Maurizio Lorenti;Giovanni F. Russo;Maria Beatrice Scipione

  • Gametogenesis and larval development in Sabella spallanzanii (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) from the Mediterranean Sea

    A. Giangrande;M. Licciano;P. Pagliara;M. C. Gambi

  • Unpublished Mediterranean records of marine alien and cryptogenic species

    Stelios Katsanevakis;Dimitris Poursanidis;Razy Hoffman;Jamila Rizgalla

  • Indirect effects may buffer negative responses of seagrass invertebrate communities to ocean acidification

    Samantha L. Garrard;Samantha L. Garrard;M. Cristina Gambi;M. Beatrice Scipione;Francesco P. Patti

Frequent Co-Authors

Adriana Giangrande
Adriana Giangrande University of Salento
Piero Calosi
Piero Calosi Université du Québec à Rimouski
Kristy J. Kroeker
Kristy J. Kroeker University of California, Santa Cruz
Fiorenza Micheli
Fiorenza Micheli Stanford University
Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa
Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Joaquim Garrabou
Joaquim Garrabou Spanish National Research Council
Alberto Castelli
Alberto Castelli University of Pisa
Salvatrice Vizzini
Salvatrice Vizzini University of Palermo
Francesco Regoli
Francesco Regoli Marche Polytechnic University
Paul D. Taylor
Paul D. Taylor American Museum of Natural History

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