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D-Index
48
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8851
World Ranking
4222
National Ranking
73

Martin Plath 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 Martin Plath sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 278 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Martin Plath 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 Martin Plath sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Martin Plath is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil, focusing their research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their scholarly work spans several interconnected subfields including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, Social Psychology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Plath's research covers a range of topics central to understanding wildlife and ecosystems, with particular emphasis on:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

The scientist's recent publication record includes papers published predominantly in environmental and ecological journals, reflecting a focus on applied and evolutionary studies in aquatic and insect species. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Bioaccumulation of residual omega-3 fatty acids from industrial Schizochytrium microalgal waste using black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae," 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Water pollution affects fish community structure and alters evolutionary trajectories of invasive guppies (Poecilia reticulata)," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "A century later: Adaptive plasticity and rapid evolution contribute to geographic variation in invasive mosquitofish," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Evaluating the impact of bird manure vs. mammal manure on Hermetia illucens larvae," 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Shifts in bacterial communities and antibiotic resistance genes in surface water and gut microbiota of guppies (Poecilia reticulata) in the upper Rio Uberabinha, Brazil," 2021, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Frequent publication venues for Plath include The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, among others such as Scientific Reports and Acta Oecologica. These outlets are consistent with the environmental and ecological focus of their research.

Plath collaborates regularly with a number of co-authors, reinforcing a network of scientific exchange within their research areas. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Rüdiger Riesch
  • Guilherme Gomes-Silva
  • Jonas Jourdan
  • Marco A. El-Dakar
  • Remondah R. Ramzy

Best Publications

  • Circular RNA profiling reveals an abundant circLMO7 that regulates myoblasts differentiation and survival by sponging miR-378a-3p.

    Xuefeng Wei;Hui Li;Jiameng Yang;Dan Hao

  • Enigmatic ear stones: what we know about the functional role and evolution of fish otoliths.

    Tanja Schulz-Mirbach;Friedrich Ladich;Martin Plath;Martin Heß

  • Toxic hydrogen sulfide and dark caves: phenotypic and genetic divergence across two abiotic environmental gradients in Poecilia mexicana.

    Michael Tobler;Michael Tobler;Thomas J. DeWitt;Ingo Schlupp;Francisco J. García de León

  • Long non-coding RNA ADNCR suppresses adipogenic differentiation by targeting miR-204

    Mingxun Li;Xiaomei Sun;Hanfang Cai;Yujia Sun

  • Life on the edge: hydrogen sulfide and the fish communities of a Mexican cave and surrounding waters

    Michael Tobler;Michael Tobler;Ingo Schlupp;Ingo Schlupp;Katja U. Heubel;Rüdiger Riesch

  • Evolution in extreme environments: replicated phenotypic differentiation in livebearing fish inhabiting sulfidic springs.

    Michael Tobler;Maura Palacios;Lauren J. Chapman;Igor Mitrofanov

  • circFGFR4 Promotes Differentiation of Myoblasts via Binding miR-107 to Relieve Its Inhibition of Wnt3a.

    Hui Li;Xuefeng Wei;Jiameng Yang;Dong Dong

  • Biotic interchange between the Indian subcontinent and mainland Asia through time

    Sebastian Klaus;Robert J. Morley;Martin Plath;Ya-Ping Zhang

  • CircFUT10 reduces proliferation and facilitates differentiation of myoblasts by sponging miR-133a.

    Hui Li;Jiameng Yang;Xuefeng Wei;Chengchuang Song

  • The role of sexual harassment in cave and surface dwelling populations of the Atlantic molly, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)

    Martin Plath;Jakob Parzefall;Ingo Schlupp

  • Sexual harassment in live-bearing fishes (Poeciliidae): comparing courting and noncourting species

    Martin Plath;Martin Plath;Amber M. Makowicz;Ingo Schlupp;Michael Tobler;Michael Tobler

  • Audience effect alters mating preferences in a livebearing fish, the Atlantic molly, Poecilia mexicana

    Martin Plath;Martin Plath;Dennis Blum;Ingo Schlupp;Ralph Tiedemann

  • Sexual selection in darkness? Female mating preferences in surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)

    Martin Plath;Jakob Parzefall;Kay E. Körner;Ingo Schlupp

  • Electrifying love: electric fish use species-specific discharge for mate recognition

    Philine G.D Feulner;Martin Plath;Jacob Engelmann;Frank Kirschbaum;Frank Kirschbaum

  • Toxic hydrogen sulfide and dark caves: life-history adaptations in a livebearing fish (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae)

    Rüdiger Riesch;Martin Plath;Ingo Schlupp

  • Parallel evolution of cox genes in H2S-tolerant fish as key adaptation to a toxic environment

    Markus Pfenninger;Hannes Lerp;Michael Tobler;Courtney Passow

  • Local adaptation and pronounced genetic differentiation in an extremophile fish, Poecilia mexicana, inhabiting a Mexican cave with toxic hydrogen sulphide.

    M. Plath;J. S. Hauswaldt;K. Moll;M. Tobler;M. Tobler

  • Survival in an extreme habitat: the roles of behaviour and energy limitation

    Martin Plath;Martin Plath;Martin Plath;Michael Tobler;Michael Tobler;Rüdiger Riesch;Rüdiger Riesch;Francisco J. García de León

  • Natural and sexual selection against immigrants maintains differentiation among micro-allopatric populations.

    M. Tobler;R. Riesch;C. M. Tobler;T. Schulz-Mirbach

  • Cave molly females (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei) like well-fed males

    Martin Plath;Martin Plath;Katja U. Heubel;Katja U. Heubel;Francisco J. García de León;Ingo Schlupp;Ingo Schlupp

Frequent Co-Authors

Ingo Schlupp
Ingo Schlupp University of Oklahoma
Michael Tobler
Michael Tobler Kansas State University
Rüdiger Riesch
Rüdiger Riesch Royal Holloway University of London
Ralph Tiedemann
Ralph Tiedemann University of Potsdam
Bruno Streit
Bruno Streit Goethe University Frankfurt
Markus Pfenninger
Markus Pfenninger Goethe University Frankfurt
Hong Chen
Hong Chen Northwest A&F University
Kirk O. Winemiller
Kirk O. Winemiller Texas A&M University
Christoph Bleidorn
Christoph Bleidorn University of Göttingen
Dustin J. Penn
Dustin J. Penn University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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