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Santiago Hernández-León publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Santiago Hernández-León sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 165 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Santiago Hernández-León D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Santiago Hernández-León sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Santiago Hernández-León is a researcher affiliated with the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain. Their work primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specific focus on Oceanography, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change. Their research engages deeply with marine and coastal ecosystems and environmental chemical processes.

Their recent publications include:

  • Toward a better understanding of fish-based contribution to ocean carbon flux, 2021, Limnology and Oceanography
  • Large deep-sea zooplankton biomass mirrors primary production in the global ocean, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Trophic indices for micronektonic fishes reveal their dependence on the microbial system in the North Atlantic, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Deep ocean prokaryotes and fluorescent dissolved organic matter reflect the history of the water masses across the Atlantic Ocean, 2022, Progress In Oceanography
  • Carbon remineralization by small mesopelagic and bathypelagic Stomiiforms in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, 2022, Progress In Oceanography

Their research topics cover various aspects of marine science, including:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Hernández-León has contributed to publications in several scientific venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Progress In Oceanography
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • Animals

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authorship with several researchers such as José M. Landeira, M. Pilar Olivar, Airam N. Sarmiento-Lezcano, M.L. Fernández-de-Puelles, and María Couret, reflecting a strong network within their research community.

Best Publications

  • Mesopelagic fish biomass and trophic efficiency of the open ocean

    X.A. Irigoien;J. Klevjer;A. Rostad;U. Martinez

  • Plastic debris in the open ocean

    Andrés Cózar;Fidel Echevarría;J. Ignacio González-Gordillo;Xabier Irigoien

  • Large mesopelagic fishes biomass and trophic efficiency in the open ocean

    Xabier Irigoien;Thor Aleksander Klevjer;Anders Røstad;U Martinez

  • The transition zone of the Canary Current upwelling region

    E.D. Barton;J. Arı́stegui;P. Tett;M. Cantón

  • Sub-regional ecosystem variability in the Canary Current upwelling

    Javier Arístegui;Eric D. Barton;Xosé A. Álvarez-Salgado;A. Miguel P. Santos

  • The influence of island-generated eddies on chlorophyll distribution : a study of mesoscale variation around Gran Canaria

    J. Arístegui;P. Tett;A. Hernández-Guerra;G. Basterretxea

  • Mesopelagic zone ecology and biogeochemistry - a synthesis

    Carol Robinson;Deborah K. Steinberg;Thomas R. Anderson;Javier Arístegui

  • Microzooplankton grazing in the oceans: impacts, data variability, knowledge gaps and future directions

    Claire Schmoker;Santiago Hernández-León;Albert Calbet

  • Island-induced eddies in the Canary islands

    J. Arístegui;P. Sangrá;S. Hernández-León;M. Cantón

  • Coupling between the open ocean and the coastal upwelling region off northwest Africa: water recirculation and offshore pumping of organic matter

    J.L. Pelegrí;J. Arístegui;L. Cana;M. González-Dávila

  • Toward a better understanding of fish-based contribution to ocean carbon flux

    Grace K. Saba;Adrian B. Burd;John P. Dunne;Santiago Hernández-León

  • Oceanography and fisheries of the Canary current/iberian region of theeastern north atlantic(18a,E)

    Javier Arístegui;Xosé A. Álvarez-Salgado;Eric D. Barton;Francisco G. Figueiras

  • Mesoscale distribution of fish larvae in relation to an upwelling filament off Northwest Africa

    J.M. Rodrı́guez;S. Hernández-León;E.D. Barton

  • Annual cycle of zooplankton biomass, abundance and species composition in the neritic area of the Balearic Sea, western mediterranean

    Ma Luz Fernandez De Puelles;David Gras;Santiago Hernandez-Leon

  • A global assessment of mesozooplankton respiration in the ocean

    Santiago Hernández-León;Tsutomu Ikeda

  • Oceanography and fisheries of the Canary Current/Iberian region of the Eastern North Atlantic (18a, E)

    Javier Arístegui;Xose A Alvarez-Salgado;Eric D Barton;Francisco G Figueiras

  • Planktonic food web structure and trophic transfer efficiency along a productivity gradient in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean

    Laia Armengol;Albert Calbet;Gara Franchy;Adriana Rodríguez-Santos

  • Zooplankton biomass estimation from digitized images: a comparison between subtropical and Antarctic organisms

    Pascal Lehette;Santiago Hernández-León

  • Mesozooplankton in the Canary Current System: The coastal-ocean transition zone

    Santiago Hernández-León;May Gómez;Javier Arístegui

  • Accumulation of mesozooplankton in a wake area as a causative mechanism of the “island-mass effect”

    Santiago Hernández-León

  • Migrant biomass and respiratory carbon flux by zooplankton and micronekton in the subtropical northeast Atlantic Ocean (Canary Islands)

    A. Ariza;J.C. Garijo;J.M. Landeira;F. Bordes

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier Arístegui
Javier Arístegui University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Antonio Bode
Antonio Bode Spanish Institute of Oceanography
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Alonso Hernández-Guerra
Alonso Hernández-Guerra University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Eric D. Barton
Eric D. Barton Spanish National Research Council
Melchor González-Dávila
Melchor González-Dávila University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Stein Kaartvedt
Stein Kaartvedt University of Oslo
Susana Agustí
Susana Agustí King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Paul Tett
Paul Tett Scottish Association For Marine Science

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