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Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti

Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
49
Citations
8289
World Ranking
4064
National Ranking
72

Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti 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 Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 153 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti 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 Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti is affiliated with the University of Genoa in Italy and has produced a body of research focused primarily on marine and coastal ecosystems. The research spans several fields within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable subfields including Oceanography, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work extensively covers topics related to coral and marine ecosystems, marine biology and ecology research, as well as marine and coastal plant biology. Other research interests include marine ecology and invasive species, marine and fisheries research, ichthyology and marine biology, and marine sponges and natural products.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti include Giorgio Bavestrello, Marzia Bo, Federico Betti, Martina Canessa, and Marco Bertolino.

Below are selected recent papers reflecting their research:

  • Evidences of fishing impact on the coastal gorgonian forests inside the Portofino MPA (NW Mediterranean Sea), 2020, Ocean & Coastal Management
  • The high biodiversity and vulnerability of two Mediterranean bathyal seamounts support the need for creating offshore protected areas, 2020, Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • Coralligenous assemblages differ between limestone and granite: A case study at the Tavolara-Punta Coda Cavallo Marine Protected Area (NE Sardinia, Mediterranean Sea), 2020, Regional Studies in Marine Science
  • Effects of the 2018 exceptional storm on the Paramuricea clavata (Anthozoa, Octocorallia) population of the Portofino Promontory (Mediterranean Sea), 2020, Regional Studies in Marine Science
  • Diversity and abundance of heterobranchs (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the mesophotic and bathyal zone of the Mediterranean Sea, 2022, The European Zoological Journal

Their publications frequently appear in venues such as Regional Studies in Marine Science, Facies, Ocean & Coastal Management, Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, and The European Zoological Journal.

Best Publications

  • A catastrophic mass‐mortality episode of gorgonians and other organisms in the Ligurian Sea (North‐western Mediterranean), summer 1999

    C. Cerrano;G. Bavestrello;C.N. Bianchi;R. Cattaneo-vietti

  • Italian marine reserve effectiveness: Does enforcement matter?

    Paolo Guidetti;Marco Milazzo;Simona Bussotti;Andrea Molinari

  • Loss of fucoid algae along a gradient of urbanisation, and structure of benthic assemblages

    L. Mangialajo;M. Chiantore;R. Cattaneo-Vietti

  • Fishing impact on deep Mediterranean rocky habitats as revealed by ROV investigation

    Marzia Bo;Simone Bava;Simonepietro Canese;Michela Angiolillo

  • Trends in Ostreopsis proliferation along the Northern Mediterranean coasts.

    Luisa Mangialajo;Nicolas Ganzin;Stefano Accoroni;Valentina Asnaghi

  • Damage by fishing activities to the Gorgonian coralParamuricea clavata in the Ligurian Sea

    Giorgio Bavestrello;Carlo Cerrano;Daniele Zanzi;Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti

  • Trophic interactions within the Ross Sea continental shelf ecosystem

    Walker O Smith;David G Ainley;Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti

  • The toxic benthic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis ovata: quantification of proliferation along the coastline of Genoa, Italy.

    L. Mangialajo;R. Bertolotto;R. Cattaneo-Vietti;M. Chiantore

  • Mediterranean Bioconstructions Along the Italian Coast

    Gianmarco Ingrosso;Marco Abbiati;Fabio Badalamenti;Giorgio Bavestrello

  • Collaborative Database to Track Mass Mortality Events in the Mediterranean Sea

    Joaquim Garrabou;Daniel Gómez-Gras;Jean Baptiste Ledoux;Cristina Linares

  • The interplay of substrate nature and biofilm formation in regulating Balanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854 larval settlement

    Marco Faimali;Francesca Garaventa;Antonio Terlizzi;Mariachiara Chiantore

  • The effects of recreational Paracentrotus lividus fishing on distribution patterns of sea urchins at Ustica Island MPA (Western Mediterranean, Italy)

    Paola Gianguzza;Mariachiara Chiantore;Chiara Bonaviri;Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti

  • Optical fibres in an Antarctic sponge

    R. Cattaneo-Vietti;G. Bavestrello;C. Cerrano;M. Sarà

  • Toxic effects of harmful benthic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis ovata on invertebrate and vertebrate marine organisms.

    Marco Faimali;Valentina Giussani;Veronica Piazza;Francesca Garaventa

  • Bio-mineralogy as a structuring factor for marine epibenthic communities

    G. Bavestrello;C. N. Bianchi;B. Calcinai;R. Cattaneo-Vietti

  • Ecological status in the Ligurian Sea: The effect of coastline urbanisation and the importance of proper reference sites

    Luisa Mangialajo;Nicoletta Ruggieri;Valentina Asnaghi;Mariachiara Chiantore

  • Inter- and intra-specific competition between Paracentrotus lividus and Arbacia lixula in resource-limited barren areas

    Davide Privitera;Mariachiara Chiantore;Luisa Mangialajo;Niksa Glavic

  • Broad-scale factors influencing the biodiversity of coastal benthic communities of the Ross Sea

    Simon Thrush;Paul Dayton;Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti;Mariachiara Chiantore

  • Living on the rocks: substrate mineralogy and the structure of subtidal rocky substrate communities in the Mediterranean Sea

    Paolo Guidetti;Carlo Nike Bianchi;Mariachiara Chiantore;Stefano Schiaparelli

  • A benthic mucilage event in North‐Western Mediterranean Sea and its possible relationships with the summer 2003 European heatwave: short term effects on littoral rocky assemblages

    Stefano Schiaparelli;Michela Castellano;Paolo Povero;Gianfranco Sartoni

  • Measuring ecosystem response in a rapidly changing environment: the Latitudinal Gradient Project

    C. Howard-Williams;D. Peterson;W.B. Lyons;R. Cattaneo-Vietti

Frequent Co-Authors

Giorgio Bavestrello
Giorgio Bavestrello University of Genoa
Mariachiara Chiantore
Mariachiara Chiantore University of Genoa
Carlo Cerrano
Carlo Cerrano Marche Polytechnic University
Marzia Bo
Marzia Bo University of Genoa
Luisa Mangialajo
Luisa Mangialajo Université Paris Cité
Giancarlo Albertelli
Giancarlo Albertelli University of Genoa
Stefano Schiaparelli
Stefano Schiaparelli University of Genoa
Carla Morri
Carla Morri University of Genoa
Carlo Nike Bianchi
Carlo Nike Bianchi Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Simon F. Thrush
Simon F. Thrush University of Auckland

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