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D-Index
47
Citations
7737
World Ranking
4466
National Ranking
43

Renzo Perissinotto 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 Renzo Perissinotto sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 327 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Renzo Perissinotto 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 Renzo Perissinotto sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Renzo Perissinotto is affiliated with Nelson Mandela University in South Africa and has contributed to multiple research fields, including Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans diverse subfields such as Ecology, Paleontology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Oceanography, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist has addressed a range of main topics in their research, including Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies, Plant and soil sciences, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

Renzo Perissinotto has published in several distinguished scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • ZooKeys
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)
  • Oriental Insects
  • Earth-Science Reviews

Their recent published works are as follows:

  • Modern supratidal microbialites fed by groundwater: functional drivers, value and trajectories, 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Fatty acid analyses provide novel insights on hippo defecation and consequences for aquatic food webs, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Mesozooplankton community responses to a large-scale harmful algal bloom induced by the non-indigenous dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedra, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Metazoan activity facilitates passive sediment trapping in modern supratidal microbialites: Revealed using µ-CT-scanning and microscopy, 2021, Geobiology
  • Abiotic and biotic responses to the 2016/2017 restoration project at the St Lucia Estuary mouth, South Africa, 2020, African Journal of Aquatic Science

Renzo Perissinotto has collaborated frequently with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Gavin M. Rishworth
  • C. Kenneth Dodd
  • Shaun H.P. Deyzel
  • Matthew S. Bird
  • Thomas G. Bornman

Best Publications

  • Prey composition and daily rations of myctophid fishes in the Southern Ocean

    Pakhomov Ea;Perissinotto R;McQuaid Cd

  • Salp/krill interactions in the Southern Ocean:spatial segregation and implications for the carbon flux

    E.A. Pakhomov;P.W. Froneman;R. Perissinotto

  • Phytoplankton production and biomass at frontal zones in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean

    R. K. Laubscher;R. Perissinotto;C. D. McQuaid

  • The trophic role of the tunicate Salpa thompsoni in the Antarctic marine ecosystem

    Renzo Perissinotto;Renzo Perissinotto;Evgeny A. Pakhomov

  • Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Phytoplankton and Microphytobenthos in a South African Temporarily-open Estuary

    R. Perissinotto;C. Nozais;I. Kibirige

  • Comparative structure of the macrozooplankton/ micronekton communities of the Subtropical and Antarctic Polar Fronts

    EA Pakhomov;R. Perissinotto;CD McQuaid

  • Zooplankton structure and grazing in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean in late austral summer 1993 Part 2. Biochemical zonation

    E.A. Pakhomov;R. Perissinotto;C.D. McQuaid;P.W. Froneman

  • Mesozooplankton size-selectivity and grazing impact on the phytoplankton community of the Prince Edward Archipelago (Southern Ocean)

    Renzo Perissinotto

  • Contribution of salps to carbon flux of marginal ice zone of the Lazarev Sea, southern ocean

    R. Perissinotto;E. A. Pakhomov

  • Land-based predator impact on vertically migrating zooplankton and micronekton advected to a Southern Ocean archipelago

    R. Perissinotto;CD McQuaid

  • Trophodynamics of the hyperiid amphipod Themisto gaudichaudi in the South Georgia region during late austral summer

    Pakhomov Ea;Perissinotto R

  • The zooplankton community of the Mpenjati Estuary, a South African temporarily open/closed system

    I. Kibirige;R. Perissinotto

  • Annual cycle of microalgal biomass in a South African temporarily-open estuary: nutrient versus light limitation

    Christian Nozais;Renzo Perissinotto;Sarasvathi Mundree

  • Seasonal dynamics of meiofauna in a South African temporarily open/closed estuary (Mdloti Estuary, Indian Ocean)

    Christian Nozais;Christian Nozais;Renzo Perissinotto;Guglielmo Tita

  • Relationships between Zoo- and Phytoplankton in a Warm-temperate, Semi-permanently Closed Estuary, South Africa

    R. Perissinotto;D.R. Walker;P. Webb;T.H. Wooldridge

  • Occurrence of anticyclonic eddies on the Prince Edward Plateau (Southern Ocean): effects on phytoplankton biomass and production

    R. Perissinotto;R. Perissinotto;C.M. Duncombe Rae

  • Planktonic food webs and benthic-pelagic coupling in three South African temporarily-open estuaries

    Renzo Perissinotto;Christian Nozais;Christian Nozais;Israel Kibirige;Akash Anandraj

  • Energetics and feeding dynamics of Euphausia superba in the South Georgia region during the summer of 1994

    E.A. Pakhomov;R. Perissinotto;P.W. Froneman;D.G.M. Miller

  • Phytoplankton biomass and size structure in two South African eutrophic, temporarily open/closed estuaries

    C.M. Thomas;R. Perissinotto;I. Kibirige

  • In situ grazing rates and daily ration of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba feeding on phytoplankton at the Antarctic Polar Front and the Marginal Ice Zone

    R. Perissinotto;E. A. Pakhomov;C. D. McQuaid;P. W. Froneman

  • Gut evacuation rates and pigment destruction in the Antarctic krill Euphausia superba

    R. Perissinotto;E. A. Pakhomov

  • Microzooplankton grazing and protozooplankton community structure in the South Atlantic and in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean

    P.W. Froneman;R. Perissinotto

  • Physical-biological coupling in the waters surrounding the Prince Edward Islands (Southern Ocean)

    I. J. Ansorge;P. W. Froneman;E. A. Pakhomov;J. R. E. Lutjeharms

  • Role of microplankton in the diet and daily ration of Antarctic zooplankton species during austral summer

    Froneman Pw;Pakhomov Ea;Perissinotto R;McQuaid Cd

  • Predation impact of carnivorous macrozooplankton and micronekton in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean

    E.A Pakhomov;R Perissinotto;P.W Froneman

  • Carbon intake by zooplankton. Importance and role of zooplankton grazing in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean

    P. Mayzaud;V. Tirelli;A. Errhif;J.P. Labat

  • Marine productivity enhancement around Bouvet and the South Sandwich Islands (Southern Ocean)

    R. Perissinotto;RK Laubscher;CD McQuaid

  • Summer distribution of netphytoplankton in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean

    P. W. Froneman;R. Perissinotto;C. D. McQuaid;R. K. Laubscher

Frequent Co-Authors

Janine B. Adams
Janine B. Adams Nelson Mandela University
Tatenda Dalu
Tatenda Dalu University of Mpumalanga
Alan K. Whitfield
Alan K. Whitfield South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
David T. Bilton
David T. Bilton Plymouth University
Jonathan D. Tonkin
Jonathan D. Tonkin University of Canterbury
Maria Balsamo
Maria Balsamo University of Urbino
Amanda T. Lombard
Amanda T. Lombard Nelson Mandela University
Christopher D. McQuaid
Christopher D. McQuaid Rhodes University
Ryan J. Wasserman
Ryan J. Wasserman Rhodes University
D. Christopher Rogers
D. Christopher Rogers Northeastern State University

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