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2025

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
61
Citations
15844
World Ranking
2159
National Ranking
11

Pedro Cardoso 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 Pedro Cardoso sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 247 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pedro Cardoso 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 Pedro Cardoso sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Pedro Cardoso is affiliated with the University of Lisbon in Portugal and has contributed extensively to research in Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Their work spans multiple interrelated subfields, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding ecological systems and biodiversity.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a strong commitment to studying insect populations and conservation challenges. Notable papers include "Scientists' warning to humanity on insect extinctions" (2020) published in Biological Conservation, "Scientists' warning on climate change and insects" (2022) in Ecological Monographs, "Solutions for humanity on how to conserve insects" (2020) also in Biological Conservation, "Concepts and applications in functional diversity" (2021) in Functional Ecology, and "International scientists formulate a roadmap for insect conservation and recovery" (2020) in Nature Ecology & Evolution.

Pedro Cardoso's research topics cover areas such as Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Plant and Animal Studies, Animal and Plant Science Education, and Subterranean Biodiversity and Taxonomy. These topics highlight a broad expertise focused on understanding biodiversity patterns, ecological interactions, and conservation strategies.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Stefano Mammola, Paulo A. V. Borges, François Rigal, Caroline Sayuri Fukushima, and Miquel A. Arnedo, indicating collaborations that span diverse areas within ecological and conservation sciences.

The scientist's work is often published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biological Conservation, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Biodiversity Data Journal, and arXiv (Cornell University). This range of publication platforms reflects a combination of preprint dissemination and peer-reviewed journals focused on ecology and conservation.

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

  • Scientists' warning to humanity on insect extinctions

    Pedro Cardoso;Philip S. Barton;Klaus Birkhofer;Filipe Chichorro

  • Global Patterns of Guild Composition and Functional Diversity of Spiders

    Pedro Cardoso;Stanislav Pekár;Rudy Jocqué;Jonathan A. Coddington

  • An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae).

    Vasco Veiga Branco;Eduardo Morano;Pedro Cardoso

  • Determining the relative roles of species replacement and species richness differences in generating beta‐diversity patterns

    Jose C. Carvalho;Pedro Cardoso;Pedro T. Gomes

  • BAT – Biodiversity Assessment Tools, an R package for the measurement and estimation of alpha and beta taxon, phylogenetic and functional diversity

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

  • Guiding Principles for Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Global Expert Consensus Document

    Emmanouil S. Brilakis;Kambis Mashayekhi;Etsuo Tsuchikane;Nidal Abi Rafeh

  • Development, characterization, and skin delivery studies of related ultradeformable vesicles: transfersomes, ethosomes, and transethosomes.

    Andreia Ascenso;Sara Raposo;Cátia Batista;Pedro Cardoso

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

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

  • A review of the relation between species traits and extinction risk

    Filipe Chichorro;Aino Juslén;Pedro Cardoso

  • Solutions for humanity on how to conserve insects

    Michael J Samways;Philip S. Barton;Klaus Birkhofer;Filipe Chichorro

  • 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

  • Concepts and applications in functional diversity

    Stefano Mammola;Stefano Mammola;Carlos P. Carmona;Thomas Guillerme;Pedro Cardoso

  • 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

  • Scientists' Warning on the Conservation of Subterranean Ecosystems

    Stefano Mammola;Pedro Cardoso;David C Culver;Louis Deharveng

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Paulo A. V. Borges
Paulo A. V. Borges University of the Azores
Joaquín Hortal
Joaquín Hortal Spanish National Research Council
Stefano Mammola
Stefano Mammola National Research Council (CNR)
Henrik Enghoff
Henrik Enghoff University of Copenhagen
Kostas A. Triantis
Kostas A. Triantis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Robert J. Whittaker
Robert J. Whittaker University of Oxford
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
Axel Hochkirch
Axel Hochkirch Trier University of Applied Sciences

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