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Ecology and Evolution
Portugal
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
62
Citations
11920
World Ranking
2100
National Ranking
10

Ricardo S. Santos 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 Ricardo S. Santos sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 271 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ricardo S. Santos 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 Ricardo S. Santos 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.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Ricardo S. Santos is affiliated with the University of the Azores in Portugal. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with notable contributions across subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Building and Construction, and Computational Mechanics.

The scientist has engaged extensively in topics related to marine environments and ecological studies. Key topics in their work include:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Hygrothermal properties of building materials
  • Food Drying and Modeling
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Among their recent scholarly contributions are several papers published between 2020 and 2022. These include:

  • "Novel approach to enhance coastal habitat and biotope mapping with drone aerial imagery analysis," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Diversity and patterns of marine non-native species in the archipelagos of Macaronesia," 2022, Diversity and Distributions
  • "Food habits, schooling and predatory behaviour of the yellowmouth barracuda, Sphyraena viridensis (Perciformes: Sphyraenidae) in the Azores," 2021, Société Française d'Ichtyologie
  • "The Azores: A Mid-Atlantic Hotspot for Marine Megafauna Research and Conservation," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Baleen whale acoustic presence and behaviour at a Mid-Atlantic migratory habitat, the Azores Archipelago," 2020, Scientific Reports

Frequently appearing publication venues for Santos's work include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
  • Conecte-se!
  • Diversity and Distributions

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several peers, reflecting a network of co-authorship in their research endeavors. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Mónica A. Silva
  • Antônio Gilson Barbosa de Lima
  • Tiago A. Marques
  • Pedro Afonso
  • Telmo Morato

Best Publications

  • Length-weight relationships for 21 coastal fish species of the Azores, north-eastern Atlantic

    Telmo Morato;Pedro Afonso;Paula Lourinho;João P. Barreiros

  • Marine research, resources and conservation in the Azores

    Ricardo Serrão Santos;Stephen Hawkins;Luis Rocha Monteiro;Mário Alves

  • A Roadmap for Using the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development in Support of Science, Policy, and Action

    Joachim Claudet;Laurent Bopp;William W.L. Cheung;Rodolphe Devillers;Rodolphe Devillers

  • A Dark Hole in our Understanding of Marine Ecosystems and their Services: Perspectives from the mesopelagic community.

    Michael A. St. John;Angel Borja;Guillem Chust;Michael Heath

  • Seamounts: Ecology, Fisheries & Conservation

    Tony J. Pitcher;Telmo Morato;Paul J. B. Hart;Malcolm R. Clark

  • Evidence of a seamount effect on aggregating visitors

    Telmo Morato;Divya Alice Varkey;Carla Damaso;Miguel Machete

  • The Depths of Ignorance: An Ecosystem Evaluation Framework for Seamount Ecology, Fisheries and Conservation

    Tony J. Pitcher;Telmo Morato;Paul J. B. Hart;Malcolm R. Clark

  • Mercury concentrations in prey fish indicate enhanced bioaccumulation in mesopelagic environments

    L.R. Monteiro;V. Costa;R.W. Furness;R.S. Santos

  • Marine Fishes of the Azores : annotated checklist and bibliography : a catalogue of the Azorean marine ichthyodiversity

    Ricardo S. Santos;Filipe M. Porteiro;João P. Barreiros

  • Robotic ocean vehicles for marine science applications: the European ASIMOV project

    A. Pascoal;P. Oliveira;C. Silvestre;L. Sebastiao

  • Effects of no-take area size and age of marine protected areas on fisheries yields: a meta-analytical approach

    Frederic Vandeperre;Ruth M. Higgins;Julio Sanchez-Meca;Francesc Maynou

  • North Atlantic Blue and Fin Whales Suspend Their Spring Migration to Forage in Middle Latitudes: Building up Energy Reserves for the Journey?

    Mónica A. Silva;Mónica A. Silva;Rui Prieto;Ian Jonsen;Mark F. Baumgartner

  • Feeding ecology of the white seabream, Diplodus sargus, and the ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta, in the Azores

    Miguel Figueiredo;Telmo Morato;João P. Barreiros;Pedro Afonso

  • High-throughput sequencing and analysis of the gill tissue transcriptome from the deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus

    Raul Bettencourt;Miguel Pinheiro;Conceição Egas;Paula Fernanda Gomes

  • Movements of Blue Sharks (Prionace glauca) across Their Life History

    Frederic Vandeperre;Alexandre Aires-da-Silva;Jorge Fontes;Marco Santos

  • Social status determines behaviour and habitat usage in a temperate parrotfish: implications for marine reserve design

    Pedro Afonso;Jorge Fontes;Kim N. Holland;Ricardo S. Santos

  • Spatial and temporal distribution of cetaceans in the mid-Atlantic waters around the Azores

    Mónica A. Silva;Rui Prieto;Irma Cascão;Maria Inês Seabra

  • Intra- and inter-specific variability in total and methylmercury bioaccumulation by eight marine fish species from the Azores

    Maria C. Magalhães;Valentina Costa;Gui M. Menezes;Mário R. Pinho

  • Dual-foraging of Cory’s shearwaters in the Azores: feeding locations, behaviour at sea and implications for food provisioning of chicks

    M. C. Magalhães;R. S. Santos;K. C. Hamer

  • Experimentally induced endosymbiont loss and re-acquirement in the hydrothermal vent bivalve Bathymodiolus azoricus

    Enikö Kádár;Raul Bettencourt;Valentina Costa;Ricardo Serrão Santos

  • Economic valuation of species loss in the open sea

    Adriana Ressurreição;James Gibbons;Tomaz Ponce Dentinho;Michel Kaiser

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro Afonso
Pedro Afonso University of the Azores
Ana Colaço
Ana Colaço University of the Azores
Telmo Morato
Telmo Morato University of the Azores
Richard D.M. Nash
Richard D.M. Nash Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Vítor Carvalho Almada
Vítor Carvalho Almada International Sleep Products Association
Stephen J. Hawkins
Stephen J. Hawkins University of Southampton
Rui Filipe Oliveira
Rui Filipe Oliveira International Sleep Products Association
Alberto Brito
Alberto Brito University of La Laguna
P.R. Dando
P.R. Dando Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Tony J. Pitcher
Tony J. Pitcher University of British Columbia

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Jozée Sarrazin

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