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Miquel Alcaraz 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 Miquel Alcaraz sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 100 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Miquel Alcaraz 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 Miquel Alcaraz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Miquel Alcaraz is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular emphasis on subfields such as Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Their recent papers reflect these subjects. These include:

  • Effects of Temperature on the Bioenergetics of the Marine Protozoans Gyrodinium dominans and Oxyrrhis marina, published in 2022 in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • The publications of Ramon Margalef in Investigación Pesquera and Scientia Marina: The beginnings of marine ecology in the CSIC, published in 2020 in Scientia Marina

Miquel Alcaraz has collaborated with several frequent co-authors in their research:

  • Albert Calbet
  • Rodrigo Andrés Martínez
  • Enric Saiz
  • Marta Estrada

Their work has appeared mainly in the journals Frontiers in Marine Science and Scientia Marina.

Best Publications

  • Annual zooplankton succession in coastal NW Mediterranean waters: the importance of the smaller size fractions

    Albert Calbet;Susana Garrido;Enric Saiz;Miquel Alcaraz

  • Suspension-feeding by herbivorous calanoid copepods: A cinematographic study

    G. A. Paffenhöfer;J. R. Strickler;M. Alcaraz

  • Estimating zooplankton biomass through image analysis

    Miquel Alcaraz;Enric Saiz;Albert Calbet;Isabel Trepat

  • Trophic impact and prey selection by crustacean zooplankton on the microbial communities of an oligotrophic coastal area (NW Mediterranean Sea)

    Elisabetta Broglio;Enric Saiz;Albert Calbet;Isabel Trepat

  • Relative grazing impact of microzooplankton and mesozooplankton on a bloom of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum

    Albert Calbet;Dolors Vaqué;Jordi Felipe;Magda Vila

  • Tipping Elements in the Arctic Marine Ecosystem

    Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte;Susana Agustí;Susana Agustí;Paul Wassmann;Jesús M. Arrieta

  • Free-swimming behaviour of Acartia clausi (Copepoda: Calanoida) under turbulent water movement

    Enric Saiz;Miquel Alcaraz

  • Life in a warming ocean: thermal thresholds and metabolic balance of arctic zooplankton

    Miquel Alcaraz;Jorge Felipe;Ulrike Grote;Elena Arashkevich

  • Feeding rates and gross growth efficiencies of larval developmental stages of Oithona davisae (Copepoda, Cyclopoida)

    Rodrigo Almeda;Christina B. Augustin;Miquel Alcaraz;Albert Calbet

  • Impact of micro- and nanograzers on phytoplankton assessed by standard and size-fractionated dilution grazing experiments

    Albert Calbet;Isabel Trepat;Rodrigo Almeda;Violeta Saló

  • Combined effects of nutrients and small-scale turbulence in a microcosm experiment. I. Dynamics and size distribution of osmotrophic plankton

    Laura Arin;Cèlia Marrasé;Marie Maar;Francesc Peters

  • Interactions between red tide microalgae and herbivorous zooplankton: the noxious effects of Gyrodinium corsicum (Dinophyceae) on Acartia grani (Copepoda: Calanoida)

    M. Delgado;M. Alcaraz

  • The role of arctic zooplankton in biogeochemical cycles: respiration and excretion of ammonia and phosphate during summer

    Miquel Alcaraz;Rodrigo Almeda;Albert Calbet;Enric Saiz

  • Physical control of zooplankton communities in the Catalan Sea

    Miquel Alcaraz;Albert Calbet;Marta Estrada;Cèlia Marrasé

  • Changes in the C, N, and P cycles by the predicted salps-krill shift in the southern ocean

    Miquel Alcaraz;Rodrigo Almeda;Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte;Burkhard Horstkotte

  • Effects of turbulence on the composition of phytoplankton assemblages in marine microcosms

    Marta Estrada;Miquel Alcaraz;Cèlia Marrasé

  • Excretion of ammonia by zooplankton and its potential contribution to nitrogen requirements for primary production in the Catalan Sea (NW Mediterranean)

    M. Alcaraz;E. Saiz;M. Estrada

  • Metabolic rates and carbon budget of early developmental stages of the marine cyclopoid copepod Oithona davisae

    Rodrigo Almeda;Miquel Alcaraz;Albert Calbet;Enric Saiz

  • Copepod egg production in the western Mediterranean: response to food availability in oligotrophic environments

    Enric Saiz;Albert Calbet;Xabier Irigoien;Miquel Alcaraz

  • Locomotion in copepods: pattern of movements and energetics of Cyclops

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  • Silicate and labile DOC interfere in structuring the microbial food web via algal—bacterial competition for mineral nutrients: Results of a mesocosm experiment

    Harry Havskum;T. Frede Thingstad;Renate Scharek;Francesc Peters

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert Calbet
Albert Calbet Spanish National Research Council
Enric Saiz
Enric Saiz Spanish National Research Council
Cèlia Marrasé
Cèlia Marrasé Spanish National Research Council
Marta Estrada
Marta Estrada Spanish National Research Council
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Susana Agustí
Susana Agustí King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Dolors Vaqué
Dolors Vaqué Spanish National Research Council
Elisa Berdalet
Elisa Berdalet Spanish National Research Council
Montserrat Solé
Montserrat Solé Spanish National Research Council

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