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Ecology and Evolution 50 3775 3639 65 63 200 12125

Maria Cristina Gambi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Maria Cristina Gambi between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Maria Cristina Gambi published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 4.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2011. 10 of the 208 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2011. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 2 publications
1981 2025

208 publications in total across all disciplines

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Maria Cristina Gambi: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 2
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 2
1995 2
1996 0
1997 5
1998 4
1999 4
2000 7
2001 4
2002 4
2003 5
2004 3
2005 6
2006 7
2007 3
2008 2
2009 8
2010 8
2011 18
2012 6
2013 7
2014 8
2015 11
2016 11
2017 8
2018 6
2019 3
2020 14
2021 7
2022 9
2023 6
2024 8
2025 2
Total 208
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 531+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 333. Most scientists, 333, have 97–101 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 197–201 publications, is where this scientist sits. 37–41 publications: 2 scientists 42–46 publications: 9 scientists 47–51 publications: 10 scientists 52–56 publications: 31 scientists 57–61 publications: 56 scientists 62–66 publications: 91 scientists 67–71 publications: 92 scientists 72–76 publications: 127 scientists 77–81 publications: 173 scientists 82–86 publications: 236 scientists 87–91 publications: 227 scientists 92–96 publications: 240 scientists 97–101 publications: 333 scientists 102–106 publications: 280 scientists 107–111 publications: 300 scientists 112–116 publications: 285 scientists 117–121 publications: 305 scientists 122–126 publications: 287 scientists 127–131 publications: 278 scientists 132–136 publications: 289 scientists 137–141 publications: 273 scientists 142–146 publications: 262 scientists 147–151 publications: 246 scientists 152–156 publications: 235 scientists 157–161 publications: 205 scientists 162–166 publications: 199 scientists 167–171 publications: 174 scientists 172–176 publications: 164 scientists 177–181 publications: 173 scientists 182–186 publications: 189 scientists 187–191 publications: 170 scientists 192–196 publications: 139 scientists 197–201 publications: 128 scientists 202–206 publications: 117 scientists 207–211 publications: 115 scientists 212–216 publications: 107 scientists 217–221 publications: 124 scientists 222–226 publications: 81 scientists 227–231 publications: 82 scientists 232–236 publications: 85 scientists 237–241 publications: 75 scientists 242–246 publications: 66 scientists 247–251 publications: 81 scientists 252–256 publications: 69 scientists 257–261 publications: 70 scientists 262–266 publications: 55 scientists 267–271 publications: 64 scientists 272–276 publications: 49 scientists 277–281 publications: 48 scientists 282–286 publications: 44 scientists 287–291 publications: 45 scientists 292–296 publications: 36 scientists 297–301 publications: 39 scientists 302–306 publications: 38 scientists 307–311 publications: 30 scientists 312–316 publications: 34 scientists 317–321 publications: 25 scientists 322–326 publications: 22 scientists 327–331 publications: 28 scientists 332–336 publications: 30 scientists 337–341 publications: 22 scientists 342–346 publications: 30 scientists 347–351 publications: 26 scientists 352–356 publications: 22 scientists 357–361 publications: 29 scientists 362–366 publications: 21 scientists 367–371 publications: 12 scientists 372–376 publications: 18 scientists 377–381 publications: 17 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 21 scientists 392–396 publications: 13 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 15 scientists 407–411 publications: 8 scientists 412–416 publications: 9 scientists 417–421 publications: 8 scientists 422–426 publications: 4 scientists 427–431 publications: 10 scientists 432–436 publications: 10 scientists 437–441 publications: 5 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 10 scientists 452–456 publications: 2 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 7 scientists 472–476 publications: 6 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 3 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 4 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 8 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 5 scientists 522–526 publications: 4 scientists 527–530 publications: 5 scientists 531+ publications: 100 scientists
37–41 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.

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 2
42–46 9
47–51 10
52–56 31
57–61 56
62–66 91
67–71 92
72–76 127
77–81 173
82–86 236
87–91 227
92–96 240
97–101 333
102–106 280
107–111 300
112–116 285
117–121 305
122–126 287
127–131 278
132–136 289
137–141 273
142–146 262
147–151 246
152–156 235
157–161 205
162–166 199
167–171 174
172–176 164
177–181 173
182–186 189
187–191 170
192–196 139
197–201 128 200
202–206 117
207–211 115
212–216 107
217–221 124
222–226 81
227–231 82
232–236 85
237–241 75
242–246 66
247–251 81
252–256 69
257–261 70
262–266 55
267–271 64
272–276 49
277–281 48
282–286 44
287–291 45
292–296 36
297–301 39
302–306 38
307–311 30
312–316 34
317–321 25
322–326 22
327–331 28
332–336 30
337–341 22
342–346 30
347–351 26
352–356 22
357–361 29
362–366 21
367–371 12
372–376 18
377–381 17
382–386 13
387–391 21
392–396 13
397–401 10
402–406 15
407–411 8
412–416 9
417–421 8
422–426 4
427–431 10
432–436 10
437–441 5
442–446 4
447–451 10
452–456 2
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 7
472–476 6
477–481 6
482–486 3
487–491 3
492–496 4
497–501 4
502–506 8
507–511 5
512–516 4
517–521 5
522–526 4
527–530 5
531+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 92 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 121+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 280. Most scientists, 280, have 40 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 50 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
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.

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 95
31 123
32 191
33 245
34 252
35 244
36 249
37 244
38 254
39 254
40 280
41 274
42 266
43 233
44 248
45 208
46 201
47 213
48 207
49 172
50 209 50
51 199
52 153
53 169
54 163
55 148
56 120
57 146
58 137
59 140
60 104
61 119
62 118
63 99
64 77
65 100
66 86
67 83
68 75
69 94
70 57
71 68
72 59
73 63
74 66
75 60
76 42
77 49
78 39
79 37
80 43
81 41
82 45
83 34
84 40
85 35
86 55
87 24
88 24
89 30
90 23
91 25
92 27
93 27
94 13
95 23
96 12
97 14
98 19
99 16
100 14
101 5
102 21
103 16
104 10
105 7
106 7
107 7
108 6
109 9
110 11
111 12
112 9
113 7
114 3
115 8
116 5
117 11
118 4
119 2
120 5
121+ 100
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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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