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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
36
Citations
4519
World Ranking
7183
National Ranking
250

Patrick S. Fitze 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 Patrick S. Fitze sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 91 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patrick S. Fitze 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 Patrick S. Fitze sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Patrick S. Fitze is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant emphasis on ecology, evolution, and behavior.

They have contributed to multiple topics, including:

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Retinal Development and Disorders

Patrick S. Fitze's work appears extensively in scientific venues such as:

  • Functional Ecology
  • Annals of Botany
  • Autophagy
  • International Journal for Parasitology
  • Ecology and Evolution

Their frequent coauthors include Martí March-Salas, Rodrigo Megía-Palma, Ignacio Ramírez-Pardo, Beatriz Villarejo-Zori, and Juan Ignacio Jiménez-Loygorri.

Selected recent publications by Patrick S. Fitze include:

  • Effects of intrinsic environmental predictability on intra-individual and intra-population variability of plant reproductive traits and eco-evolutionary consequences (2020), Annals of Botany
  • Ambra1 haploinsufficiency in CD1 mice results in metabolic alterations and exacerbates age-associated retinal degeneration (2022), Autophagy
  • Maternal effects and urbanization: Variation of yolk androgens and immunoglobulin in city and forest blackbirds (2020), Ecology and Evolution
  • Genetic diversity, phylogenetic position, and co-phylogenetic relationships of Karyolysus, a common blood parasite of lizards in the western Mediterranean (2023), International Journal for Parasitology
  • Effects of intrinsic precipitation-predictability on root traits, allocation strategies and the selective regimes acting on them (2021), Oikos

Best Publications

  • Sex ratio bias, male aggression, and population collapse in lizards

    Jean François Le Galliard;Patrick S. Fitze;Patrick S. Fitze;Régis Ferrière;Jean Clobert

  • Autophagy promotes survival of retinal ganglion cells after optic nerve axotomy in mice

    N. Rodríguez-Muela;Francisco Germain;G. Mariño;Patrick S. Fitze;Patrick S. Fitze

  • Sexual dimorphism in susceptibility to parasites and cell-mediated immunity in great tit nestlings

    Barbara Tschirren;Patrick S. Fitze;Patrick S. Fitze;Heinz Richner

  • Life history and fitness consequences of ectoparasites

    Patrick S. Fitze;Patrick S. Fitze;Barbara Tschirren;Heinz Richner

  • Differential effects of a parasite on ornamental structures based on melanins and carotenoids

    Patrick S. Fitze;Heinz Richner

  • The quantitative genetic basis of offspring solicitation and parental response in a passerine bird with biparental care.

    Mathias Kölliker;Martin W. G. Brinkhof;Philipp Heeb;Patrick S. Fitze

  • Experimental enhancement of corticosterone levels positively affects subsequent male survival

    J. Cote;J. Clobert;S. Meylan;P.S. Fitze;P.S. Fitze

  • Proximate mechanisms of variation in the carotenoid-based plumage coloration of nestling great tits (Parus major L.).

    B. Tschirren;P. S. Fitze;P. S. Fitze;H. Richner

  • Divergence with gene flow and fine-scale phylogeographical structure in the wedge-billed woodcreeper, Glyphorynchus spirurus, a Neotropical rainforest bird.

    B. Milá;R. K. Wayne;P. Fitze;T. B. Smith

  • Maternal modulation of natal dispersal in a passerine bird: an adaptive strategy to cope with parasitism?

    Barbara Tschirren;Patrick S. Fitze;Heinz Richner

  • Parasite-induced maternal response in a natural bird population

    K. Buechler;P.S. Fitze;B. Gottstein;A. Jacot

  • CONFLICT OVER MULTIPLE-PARTNER MATING BETWEEN MALES AND FEMALES OF THE POLYGYNANDROUS COMMON LIZARDS

    Patrick S Fitze;Patrick S Fitze;Jean-François Le Galliard;Jean-François Le Galliard;Pierre Federici;Murielle Richard

  • Maternal yolk testosterone does not modulate parasite susceptibility or immune function in great tit nestlings

    Barbara Tschirren;Verena Saladin;Patrick S. Fitze;Hubert Schwabl

  • Carotenoid‐Based Plumage Colors and Immune Function: Is There a Trade‐Off for Rare Carotenoids?

    Patrick S. Fitze;Barbara Tschirren;Julien Gasparini;Heinz Richner

  • Operational sex ratio, sexual conflict and the intensity of sexual selection

    Patrick S. Fitze;Jean-François Le Galliard

  • Carotenoid-Based Colours Reflect the Stress Response in the Common Lizard

    Patrick S. Fitze;Julien Cote;Julien Cote;Luis Martin San-Jose;Sandrine Meylan

  • Mother–offspring competition promotes colonization success

    J. Cote;J. Clobert;P. S. Fitze

  • LONG-TERM LIFE-HISTORY CONSEQUENCES OF ECTOPARASITE-MODULATED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

    Patrick S. Fitze;Patrick S. Fitze;Jean Clobert;Heinz Richner

  • Carotenoid-based colour expression is determined early in nestling life.

    Patrick S. Fitze;Patrick S. Fitze;Barbara Tschirren;Heinz Richner

  • Length of activity season drives geographic variation in body size of a widely distributed lizard

    Terézia Horváthová;Terézia Horváthová;Christopher R. Cooney;Patrick S. Fitze;Tuula A. Oksanen

Frequent Co-Authors

Heinz Richner
Heinz Richner University of Bern
Jean Clobert
Jean Clobert Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Julien Cote
Julien Cote Paul Sabatier University
Jean-François Le Galliard
Jean-François Le Galliard École Normale Supérieure
Sandrine Meylan
Sandrine Meylan Sorbonne University
Borja Milá
Borja Milá Spanish National Research Council
Alberto Jiménez-Valverde
Alberto Jiménez-Valverde University of Alcalá
Mark van Kleunen
Mark van Kleunen University of Konstanz
Barry Sinervo
Barry Sinervo University of California, Santa Cruz
Manuel Massot
Manuel Massot Sorbonne University

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