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Paulo A. V. Borges

Paulo A. V. Borges

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Ecology and Evolution
Portugal
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
62
Citations
14022
World Ranking
2076
National Ranking
8

Paulo A. V. Borges publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 370 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Paulo A. V. Borges 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 Paulo A. V. Borges sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Paulo A. V. Borges is affiliated with the University of the Azores in Portugal and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their scholarly output includes extensive work in subfields such as Insect Science, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's recent notable papers include:

  • Scientists' warning - The outstanding biodiversity of islands is in peril, 2021, Global Ecology and Conservation
  • International scientists formulate a roadmap for insect conservation and recovery, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • A strategy for the next decade to address data deficiency in neglected biodiversity, 2020, Conservation Biology
  • Fundamental research questions in subterranean biology, 2020, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Worldwide importance of insect pollination in apple orchards: A review, 2020, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

Frequent collaborators in their research include Pedro Cardoso, François Rigal, Lucas Lamelas-López, Mário Boieiro, and Rosalina Gabriel.

Their publications are often found in venues such as:

  • Biodiversity Data Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • Diversity
  • Insects

Research topics covered in Paulo A. V. Borges's work encompass:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Insect behavior and control techniques

Regarding book publications, Paulo A. V. Borges has contributed to several volumes published by Worges Editoração eBooks, including:

  • Perspectivas em Pesquisa: Ciências exatas e engenharias - Volume 1 (2025)
  • Perspectivas em Pesquisa: Saúde e Ciências Biológicas - Volume 1 (2025)
  • Perspectivas em Pesquisa: Linguística, Letras e Artes - Volume 1 (2025)

Additionally, one book was published by King's College London:

  • Guia Prático da Fauna de Artrópodes Predadores dos Ecossistemas Agrícolas dos Açores (2022)

Best Publications

  • The seven impediments in invertebrate conservation and how to overcome them

    Pedro Cardoso;Pedro Cardoso;Terry L. Erwin;Paulo A.V. Borges;Tim R. New

  • Evaluating the performance of species richness estimators: sensitivity to sample grain size.

    Joaquín Hortal;Joaquín Hortal;Paulo A. V. Borges;Clara Gaspar;Clara Gaspar

  • Topography-driven isolation, speciation and a global increase of endemism with elevation

    Manuel J. Steinbauer;Richard Field;John-Arvid Grytnes;Panayiotis Trigas

  • Coefficient shifts in geographical ecology: an empirical evaluation of spatial and non-spatial regression

    L. Mauricio Bini;J. Alexandre F. Diniz-Filho;Thiago F.L.V.B. Rangel;Thomas S.B. Akre

  • Scientists' warning - The outstanding biodiversity of islands is in peril.

    José María Fernández-Palacios;Holger Kreft;Severin D.H. Irl;Sietze Norder

  • Adapting the IUCN Red List criteria for invertebrates

    Pedro Cardoso;Pedro Cardoso;Paulo A.V. Borges;Kostas A. Triantis;Kostas A. Triantis;Miguel A. Ferrández

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • International scientists formulate a roadmap for insect conservation and recovery

    Jeffrey A. Harvey;Robin Heinen;Inge Armbrecht;Yves Basset

  • Partitioning taxon, phylogenetic and functional beta diversity into replacement and richness difference components

    Pedro Cardoso;Pedro Cardoso;François Rigal;José C. Carvalho;José C. Carvalho;Mikael Fortelius;Mikael Fortelius

  • Extinction debt on oceanic islands

    Kostas A. Triantis;Paulo A. V. Borges;Richard J. Ladle;Joaquín Hortal

  • Detection and characterization of Wolbachia infections in natural populations of aphids: is the hidden diversity fully unraveled?

    Antonis A. Augustinos;Antonis A. Augustinos;Diego Santos-Garcia;Eva Dionyssopoulou;Eva Dionyssopoulou;Marta Moreira

  • A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of The Theory of Island Biogeography

    Jairo Patiño;Jairo Patiño;Robert J. Whittaker;Robert J. Whittaker;Paulo A.V. Borges;José María Fernández-Palacios

  • Measuring fractions of beta diversity and their relationships to nestedness: a theoretical and empirical comparison of novel approaches

    José C. Carvalho;Pedro Cardoso;Paulo A. V. Borges;Dénes Schmera

  • Drivers of diversity in Macaronesian spiders and the role of species extinctions

    Pedro Cardoso;Pedro Cardoso;Miquel A. Arnedo;Kostas A. Triantis;Kostas A. Triantis;Paulo A. V. Borges

  • Using ATLANTIS-Tierra 2.0 and GIS environmental information to predict the spatial distribution and habitat suitability of endemic species

    Joaquín Hortal;Paulo Av Borges;Francisco Dinis;Alberto Jiménez-Valverde

  • A strategy for the next decade to address data deficiency in neglected biodiversity

    Axel Hochkirch;Axel Hochkirch;Michael J. Samways;Michael J. Samways;Justin Gerlach;Justin Gerlach;Monika Böhm;Monika Böhm

  • Invasibility and species richness of island endemic arthropods: a general model of endemic vs. exotic species

    Paulo A. V. Borges;Jorge M. Lobo;Eduardo B. de Azevedo;Clara S. Gaspar;Clara S. Gaspar

  • Functional biogeography of oceanic islands and the scaling of functional diversity in the Azores

    Robert J. Whittaker;François Rigal;Paulo A. V. Borges;Pedro Cardoso

  • Oceanic island biogeography through the lens of the general dynamic model: assessment and prospect.

    Michael K. Borregaard;Michael K. Borregaard;Isabel R. Amorim;Paulo A. V. Borges;Juliano S. Cabral

  • Time, area and isolation: factors driving the diversification of Azorean arthropods

    Paulo A. V. Borges;Joaquín Hortal;Joaquín Hortal

  • Effect of island geological age on the arthropod species richness of Azorean pastures

    Paulo A. V. Borges;Valerie K. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro Cardoso
Pedro Cardoso University of Lisbon
Joaquín Hortal
Joaquín Hortal Spanish National Research Council
Kostas A. Triantis
Kostas A. Triantis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Robert J. Whittaker
Robert J. Whittaker University of Oxford
Maria Teresa Ferreira
Maria Teresa Ferreira University of Lisbon
Simone Fattorini
Simone Fattorini University of L'Aquila
Thomas J. Matthews
Thomas J. Matthews University of Birmingham
Brent C. Emerson
Brent C. Emerson Spanish National Research Council
Jorge M. Lobo
Jorge M. Lobo Spanish National Research Council
Pedro Oromí
Pedro Oromí University of La Laguna

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