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D-Index
58
Citations
10658
World Ranking
2595
National Ranking
15

Nuno Ferrand publications per year

1989: 1 publications 1990: 1 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publications 1997: 1 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publications 2025: 2 publications
1989 2025

183 publications in total across all disciplines

Nuno Ferrand 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 Nuno Ferrand sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 168 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nuno Ferrand 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 Nuno Ferrand sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nuno Ferrand is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal and conducts research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses a range of subfields including Genetics, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Plant Science.

Their main research topics include genetic diversity and population structure, wildlife ecology and conservation, and studies on rabbits covering nutrition, reproduction, and health. Additionally, their work extends to evolution and paleontology studies, genomics and phylogenetic studies, as well as horticultural and viticultural research linked to the wine industry and tourism.

Nuno Ferrand has published in several well-regarded scientific venues. Frequent journals include:

  • PeerJ
  • Genome Biology and Evolution
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Science Advances
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution

Notable recent publications include:

  • "The Global Museum: natural history collections and the future of evolutionary science and public education" (2020), published in PeerJ
  • "The Evolution of Comparative Phylogeography: Putting the Geography (and More) into Comparative Population Genomics" (2021), in Genome Biology and Evolution
  • "A single introduction of wild rabbits triggered the biological invasion of Australia" (2022), in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Pervasive hybridization with local wild relatives in Western European grapevine varieties" (2021), published in Science Advances
  • "A loss-of-function mutation in RORB disrupts saltatorial locomotion in rabbits" (2021), in PLoS Genetics

Frequent co-authors in their scientific collaborations include Miguel Carneiro, Sandra Afonso, Raquel Godinho, Pedro Andrade, and Hans R. Siegismund. These partnerships reflect ongoing efforts in genetic and ecological studies.

Best Publications

  • Gene-culture Coevolution Between Cattle Milk Protein Genes and Human Lactase Genes

    Albano Beja-Pereira;Albano Beja-Pereira;Gordon Luikart;Phillip R England;Daniel G Bradley

  • The origin of European cattle: evidence from modern and ancient DNA.

    Albano Beja-Pereira;David Caramelli;Carles Lalueza-Fox;Cristiano Vernesi

  • Rabbit genome analysis reveals a polygenic basis for phenotypic change during domestication.

    Miguel Carneiro;Carl Johan Rubin;Federica Di Palma;Federica Di Palma;Frank W. Albert

  • African Origins of the Domestic Donkey

    Albano Beja-Pereira;Albano Beja-Pereira;Phillip R. England;Nuno Ferrand;Steve Jordan

  • Phylogeography of Southern European Refugia

    Steven Weiss;Nuno Ferrand

  • The molecular basis of high-altitude adaptation in deer mice

    Jay F Storz;Stephen J Sabatino;Federico G Hoffmann;Eben J Gering

  • Invasion from the cold past: extensive introgression of mountain hare (Lepus timidus) mitochondrial DNA into three other hare species in northern Iberia

    J. Melo-Ferreira;P. Boursot;F. Suchentrunk;N. Ferrand

  • Evolutionary and functional insights into the mechanism underlying high-altitude adaptation of deer mouse hemoglobin.

    Jay F. Storz;Amy M. Runck;Stephen J. Sabatino;Stephen J. Sabatino;John K. Kelly

  • Genetic evidence for multiple events of hybridization between wolves and domestic dogs in the Iberian Peninsula

    Raquel Godinho;Luis Llaneza;Juan C. Blanco;Susana Lopes

  • Phylogeography of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in the Iberian Peninsula inferred from RFLP analysis of the cytochrome b gene

    M Branco;N Ferrand;M Monnerot

  • Ancient introgression of Lepus timidus mtDNA into L. granatensis and L. europaeus in the Iberian Peninsula.

    P.C. Alves;N. Ferrand;F. Suchentrunk;D.J. Harris

  • The Genetic Structure of Domestic Rabbits

    Miguel Carneiro;Miguel Carneiro;Sandra Afonso;Armando Geraldes;Hervé Garreau

  • The Global Museum: natural history collections and the future of evolutionary science and public education.

    Freek T. Bakker;Alexandre Antonelli;Julia A. Clarke;Joseph A. Cook

  • Parallel adaptation of rabbit populations to myxoma virus

    Joel M. Alves;Joel M. Alves;Joel M. Alves;Miguel Carneiro;Jade Y. Cheng;Jade Y. Cheng;Ana Lemos de Matos

  • A comparison of brain gene expression levels in domesticated and wild animals

    Frank W. Albert;Mehmet Somel;Miguel Carneiro;Ayinuer Aximu-Petri

  • Genetic subdivision, glacial refugia and postglacial recolonization in the golden‐striped salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica (Amphibia: Urodela)

    J. Alexandrino;E. Froufe;J. W. Arntzen;N. Ferrand

  • Genetic Characterization of Southwestern European Bovine Breeds: A Historical and Biogeographical Reassessment With a Set of 16 Microsatellites

    A. Beja-Pereira;P. Alexandrino;I. Bessa;Y. Carretero

  • Lagomorph biology : evolution,ecology,and conservation

    Joseph A. Chapman;John E. C. Flux;Paulo C. Alves;Nuno Ferrand

  • Molecular analysis of hybridisation between wild and domestic cats (Felis silvestris) in Portugal: implications for conservation

    Rita Oliveira;Raquel Godinho;Ettore Randi;Nuno Ferrand

  • POSTGLACIAL DISPERSAL OF THE EUROPEAN RABBIT (ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS) ON THE IBERIAN PENINSULA RECONSTRUCTED FROM NESTED CLADE AND MISMATCH ANALYSES OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA GENETIC VARIATION

    Madalena Branco;Monique Monnerot;Nuno Ferrand;Alan R. Templeton

  • The rise and fall of the mountain hare (Lepus timidus) during Pleistocene glaciations: expansion and retreat with hybridization in the Iberian Peninsula.

    J. Melo-Ferreira;J. Melo-Ferreira;P. Boursot;E. Randi;A. Kryukov

  • Phylogeography of southern European refugia : evolutionary perspectives on the origins and conservation of European biodiversity

    Steven Weiss;Nuno Ferrand

Frequent Co-Authors

Raquel Godinho
Raquel Godinho University of Porto
Paulo C. Alves
Paulo C. Alves University of Porto
Leif Andersson
Leif Andersson Texas A&M University
Íñigo Martínez-Solano
Íñigo Martínez-Solano Spanish National Research Council
Rafael Villafuerte
Rafael Villafuerte Spanish National Research Council
Albano Beja-Pereira
Albano Beja-Pereira University of Porto
Michael W. Nachman
Michael W. Nachman University of California, Berkeley
D. James Harris
D. James Harris University of Porto
Jan W. Arntzen
Jan W. Arntzen Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Pedro Beja
Pedro Beja University of Porto

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