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 Rafael Villafuerte sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 141 publications — 47th percentile
47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 Rafael Villafuerte sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile
41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Rafael Villafuerte is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions in the subfields of ecology, animal science and zoology, and genetics.
Their work extensively covers topics related to wildlife ecology and conservation, rabbits' nutrition, reproduction, and health, animal ecology and behavior studies, and the ecological impacts on species distribution and climate change. Other noted subjects include animal behavior and welfare studies, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and ecology and biodiversity studies.
Villafuerte has published research in various academic venues, frequently contributing to the European Journal of Wildlife Research, Scientific Reports, Mammalian Biology, Journal for Nature Conservation, and Genome Biology and Evolution.
Among their recent papers are:
They have collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Miguel Delibes-Mateos, Francisca Castro, Carlos Rouco, Pablo Ferreras, and Miguel Carneiro.
Miguel Carneiro;Carl Johan Rubin;Federica Di Palma;Federica Di Palma;Frank W. Albert
Miguel Delibes-Mateos;Miguel Delibes-Mateos;Miguel Delibes;Pablo Ferreras;Rafael Villafuerte
Miguel Delibes-Mateos;Steve M. Redpath;Elena Angulo;Pablo Ferreras
R. Villafuerte;C. Calvete;J.C. Blanco;J. Lucientes
Sacramento Moreno;Rafael Villafuerte
C. Gortázar;J. Herrero;R. Villafuerte;J. Marco
Rafael Villafuerte;Javier Viñuela;Juan Carlos Blanco
Ludgarda Lombardi;Néstor Fernández;Sacramento Moreno;Rafael Villafuerte
Sacramento Moreno;Rafael Villafuerte;Miguel Delibes
Miguel Delibes-Mateos;Miguel Delibes-Mateos;Pablo Ferreras;Rafael Villafuerte
Rafael Villafuerte;C. Calvete;Christian Gortázar;Sacramento Moreno
Frank W. Albert;Mehmet Somel;Miguel Carneiro;Ayinuer Aximu-Petri
Sacramento Moreno;Rafael Villafuerte;Sonia Cabezas;Ludgarda Lombardi
José Antonio Blanco-Aguiar;Pablo González-Jara;María Ester Ferrero;Inés S. Sánchez-Barbudo
Vincenzo Penteriani;Vincenzo Penteriani;Anna Kuparinen;Maria del Mar Delgado;Maria del Mar Delgado;Francisco Palomares
Christian Gortázar;Rafael Villafuerte;Javier Lucientes;Daniel Fernández-de-Luco
Miguel Delibes-Mateos;Pablo Ferreras;Rafael Villafuerte
C. Calvete;R. Estrada;R. Villafuerte;J. J. Osácar
Miguel Carneiro;Frank W. Albert;Sandra Afonso;Ricardo J. Pereira
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Elena Angulo;Rafael Villafuerte
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