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Ecology and Evolution 84 660 628 53 52 733 30908

Miguel Vences publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Miguel Vences between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Miguel Vences published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 22.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2019. 41 of the 795 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2019. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 25 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 27 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 37 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 35 publications 2010: 34 publications 2011: 38 publications 2012: 41 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 33 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 42 publications 2018: 34 publications 2019: 46 publications 2020: 39 publications 2021: 43 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 44 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 16 publications
1991 2025

795 publications in total across all disciplines

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Miguel Vences: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 1
1994 2
1995 0
1996 4
1997 5
1998 4
1999 10
2000 8
2001 10
2002 19
2003 25
2004 24
2005 27
2006 26
2007 37
2008 26
2009 35
2010 34
2011 38
2012 41
2013 24
2014 20
2015 33
2016 20
2017 42
2018 34
2019 46
2020 39
2021 43
2022 31
2023 44
2024 25
2025 16
Total 795
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Miguel Vences publications per year - data summary

  • Miguel Vences, a Ecology and Evolution scholar from Technische Universität Braunschweig, has 795 publications recorded across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1991 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2019, with 46 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1991, 1992 and 1993, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 35 years in the span carries no publications at all (1995).
  • The rate of publication averages 22.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 23.4 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 159 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1991-2002: 65 publications (5.4 per year); 2003-2014: 357 publications (29.8 per year); 2015-2025: 373 publications (33.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Miguel Vences 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 Miguel Vences 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, 531+ 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: 733 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 100 733
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Miguel Vences publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 8,381 Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 100 ranges running from 37–41 to 531+ publications.
  • Miguel Vences, a Ecology and Evolution scholar from Technische Universität Braunschweig, records 733 publications - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Ecology and Evolution scientists score the same or lower than Miguel Vences, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 147–151 publications range, and Miguel Vences ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 97–101 publications, holding 333 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 157–161 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 531 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Miguel Vences 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 Miguel Vences 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, 84 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: 84 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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 84
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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Miguel Vences D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 8,381 Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 92 ranges running from 30 to 121+ D-Index.
  • Miguel Vences, a Ecology and Evolution scholar from Technische Universität Braunschweig, records 84 D-Index - the 92nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 92% of ranked Ecology and Evolution scientists score the same or lower than Miguel Vences, and about 8% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48 D-Index range, and Miguel Vences ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 40 D-Index, holding 280 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 52 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Overview

Miguel Vences is affiliated with Technische Universität Braunschweig in Germany. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science and molecular biology, focusing significantly on amphibian and reptile biology, species distribution, and genetic diversity.

Their work covers a range of main fields of study including Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields prominently featured in their publications include Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change, Genetics, Ecological Modeling, and Ecology.

Frequent topics in Miguel Vences's research include:

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies

Miguel Vences has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Species list of the European herpetofauna - 2020 update by the Taxonomic Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 2020, published in Amphibia-Reptilia
  • iTaxoTools 0.1: Kickstarting a specimen-based software toolkit for taxonomists, 2021, published in Megataxa
  • Host-associated microbiomes are predicted by immune system complexity and climate, 2020, published in Genome Biology
  • Are glacial refugia hotspots of speciation and cytonuclear discordances? Answers from the genomic phylogeography of Spanish common frogs, 2020, published in Molecular Ecology
  • Mass of genes rather than master genes underlie the genomic architecture of amphibian speciation, 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Common publication venues for their work include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Zootaxa
  • Scientific Reports
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Collaborations form an important part of Vences's research output. Frequent co-authors include Frank Glaw, Mark D. Scherz, Andolalao Rakotoarison, Jörn Köhler, and Aurélien Miralles.

In recognition of their contributions, Miguel Vences was awarded membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2018 in the category of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology.

Best Publications

  • The integrative future of taxonomy.

    José M Padial;Aurélien Miralles;Ignacio De la Riva;Miguel Vences

  • A field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar

    Frank Glaw;Miguel Vences

  • The conservation status of the world's reptiles

    Monika Böhm;Ben Collen;Jonathan E.M. Baillie;Philip Bowles

  • Vast underestimation of Madagascar's biodiversity evidenced by an integrative amphibian inventory

    David R. Vieites;Katharina C. Wollenberg;Franco Andreone;Jörn Köhler

  • Comparative performance of the 16S rRNA gene in DNA barcoding of amphibians

    Miguel Vences;Meike Thomas;Arie van der Meijden;Ylenia Chiari

  • The use of bioacoustics in anuran taxonomy: theory, terminology, methods and recommendations for best practice

    Jörn Köhler;Martin Jansen;Ariel Rodríguez;Philippe J. R. Kok

  • Deciphering amphibian diversity through DNA barcoding: chances and challenges

    Miguel Vences;Meike Thomas;Ronald M Bonett;David R Vieites

  • Underestimation of Species Richness in Neotropical Frogs Revealed by mtDNA Analyses

    Antoine Fouquet;Antoine Fouquet;André Gilles;Miguel Vences;Christian Marty

  • Aligning Conservation Priorities Across Taxa in Madagascar with High-Resolution Planning Tools

    C. Kremen;A. Cameron;A. Cameron;A. Moilanen;S. J. Phillips

  • Updated distribution and biogeography of amphibians and reptiles of Europe

    Neftali Sillero;João Campos;Anna Bonardi;Claudia Corti

  • Madagascar as a model region of species diversification.

    Miguel Vences;Katharina C. Wollenberg;David R. Vieites;David C. Lees;David C. Lees

  • Multiple overseas dispersal in amphibians

    Miguel Vences;David R. Vieites;David R. Vieites;Frank Glaw;Henner Brinkmann

  • Asynchronous colonization of Madagascar by the four endemic clades of primates, tenrecs, carnivores, and rodents as inferred from nuclear genes.

    Céline Poux;Ole Madsen;Elisabeth Marquard;Elisabeth Marquard;David R. Vieites

  • First large-scale DNA barcoding assessment of reptiles in the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar, based on newly designed COI primers.

    Zoltán T. Nagy;Gontran Sonet;Frank Glaw;Miguel Vences

  • Initial diversification of living amphibians predated the breakup of pangaea

    Diego San Mauro;Miguel Vences;Marina Alcobendas;Rafael Zardoya

  • Phylotranscriptomic consolidation of the jawed vertebrate timetree.

    Iker Irisarri;Denis Baurain;Henner Brinkmann;Frédéric Delsuc

  • High Levels of Diversity Uncovered in a Widespread Nominal Taxon: Continental Phylogeography of the Neotropical Tree Frog Dendropsophus minutus

    Marcelo Gehara;Marcelo Gehara;Andrew J. Crawford;Andrew J. Crawford;Victor G. D Orrico;Ariel Rodríguez

  • New Amphibians and Global Conservation: A Boost in Species Discoveries in a Highly Endangered Vertebrate Group

    Jörn Köhler;David R. Vieites;Ronald M. Bonett;Francisco Hita García

  • Revealing cryptic diversity using molecular phylogenetics and phylogeography in frogs of the Scinax ruber and Rhinella margaritifera species groups

    Antoine Fouquet;Miguel Vences;Marie-Dominique Salducci;Axel Meyer

  • New metrics for comparison of taxonomies reveal striking discrepancies among species delimitation methods in Madascincus lizards.

    Aurélien Miralles;Aurélien Miralles;Miguel Vences

  • Species Review of Amphibian Extinction Risks in Madagascar: Conclusions from the Global Amphibian Assessment

    Franco Andreone;John E. Cadle;Neil Cox;Frank Glaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Glaw
Frank Glaw University of Bonn
David R. Vieites
David R. Vieites Spanish National Research Council
Franco Andreone
Franco Andreone Regione Piemonte
Sebastian Steinfartz
Sebastian Steinfartz Leipzig University
Stefan Schulz
Stefan Schulz Technische Universität Braunschweig
Michael Veith
Michael Veith University of Trier
Célio F. B. Haddad
Célio F. B. Haddad Sao Paulo State University
Wolfgang Böhme
Wolfgang Böhme Leibniz Association
Mark-Oliver Rödel
Mark-Oliver Rödel Museum für Naturkunde
Christopher J. Raxworthy
Christopher J. Raxworthy American Museum of Natural History

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