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D-Index
36
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4618
World Ranking
7172
National Ranking
65

Simone Varandas 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 Simone Varandas sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 105 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Simone Varandas 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 Simone Varandas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Simone Varandas is affiliated with the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro in Portugal. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. The scientist's work spans related subfields including Pollution, Environmental Chemistry, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their research topics cover a range of ecological and environmental concerns, particularly involving aquatic systems and invertebrate organisms. Key topics include:

  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Simone Varandas has contributed to multiple research articles published in notable venues with repeated contributions to:

  • Water
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • Conservation Biology
  • Mitochondrial DNA Part B

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Simone Varandas include:

  • "Multi-Biomarker Responses of Asian Clam Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia, Corbiculidea) to Cadmium and Microplastics Pollutants," 2021, Water
  • "The role of anthropogenic habitats in freshwater mussel conservation," 2021, Global Change Biology
  • "Small hydropower plants as a threat to the endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "A roadmap for the conservation of freshwater mussels in Europe," 2022, Conservation Biology
  • "Integrating ecosystem services into sustainable landscape management: A collaborative approach," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Collaboration is a distinct feature of Varandas's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Amílcar Teixeira
  • Ronaldo Sousa
  • Manuel Lopes-Lima
  • Edna Cabecinha
  • Elsa Froufe

Best Publications

  • Conservation status of freshwater mussels in Europe: state of the art and future challenges.

    Manuel Lopes-Lima;Manuel Lopes-Lima;Ronaldo Sousa;Ronaldo Sousa;Juergen Geist;David C. Aldridge

  • Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment

    Noé Ferreira-Rodríguez;Yoshihiro B. Akiyama;Olga V. Aksenova;Rafael Araujo

  • Soil losses in rural watersheds with environmental land use conflicts

    F.A.L. Pacheco;S.G.P. Varandas;L.F. Sanches Fernandes;R.F. Valle Junior

  • Phylogeny of the most species-rich freshwater bivalve family (Bivalvia: Unionida: Unionidae): Defining modern subfamilies and tribes.

    Manuel Lopes-Lima;Elsa Froufe;Van Tu Do;Mohamed Ghamizi

  • Biology and conservation of freshwater bivalves: past, present and future perspectives

    Manuel Lopes-Lima;Amílcar Teixeira;Elsa Froufe;Anabela Lopes

  • Environmental land use conflicts: A threat to soil conservation

    R.F. Valle Junior;S.G.P. Varandas;L.F. Sanches Fernandes;F.A.L. Pacheco

  • Impacts of land use conflicts on riverine ecosystems

    Renato F. Valle Junior;Simone G.P. Varandas;Fernando A.L. Pacheco;Vítor R. Pereira

  • Anthropogenic nutrients and eutrophication in multiple land use watersheds: best management practices and policies for the protection of water resources.

    X. Álvarez;E. Valero;R.M.B. Santos;S.G.P. Varandas

  • Massive die-offs of freshwater bivalves as resource pulses.

    Ronaldo Sousa;Ronaldo Sousa;Simone Varandas;Rui Cortes;Amílcar Teixeira

  • The role of environmental land use conflicts in soil fertility: A study on the Uberaba River basin, Brazil.

    C.A. Valera;R.F. Valle Junior;S.G.P. Varandas;L.F. Sanches Fernandes

  • Impacts of climate change and land-use scenarios on Margaritifera margaritifera, an environmental indicator and endangered species.

    R.M.B. Santos;L.F. Sanches Fernandes;S.G.P. Varandas;M.G. Pereira;M.G. Pereira

  • Integrative assessment of river damming impacts on aquatic fauna in a Portuguese reservoir.

    R.M.B. Santos;L.F. Sanches Fernandes;R.M.V. Cortes;S.G.P. Varandas

  • Biotic homogenization as a threat to native affiliate species: fish introductions dilute freshwater mussel's host resources

    Karel Douda;Manuel Lopes-Lima;Mariana Hinzmann;Jorge Machado

  • Who lives where? Molecular and morphometric analyses clarify which Unio species (Unionida, Mollusca) inhabit the southwestern Palearctic

    Elsa Froufe;Duarte V. Gonçalves;Duarte V. Gonçalves;Amílcar Teixeira;Ronaldo Sousa;Ronaldo Sousa

  • Multi Criteria Analysis for the monitoring of aquifer vulnerability: A scientific tool in environmental policy

    R.F. Valle Junior;S.G.P. Varandas;L.F. Sanches Fernandes;F.A.L. Pacheco

  • Expansion and systematics redefinition of the most threatened freshwater mussel family, the Margaritiferidae.

    Manuel Lopes-Lima;Manuel Lopes-Lima;Ivan N. Bolotov;Ivan N. Bolotov;Van Tu Do Do;David C. Aldridge

  • A roadmap for the conservation of freshwater mussels in Europe

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  • Genetic diversity of the pan‐European freshwater mussel Anodonta anatina (Bivalvia: Unionoida) based on CO1: new phylogenetic insights and implications for conservation

    Elsa Froufe;Carina Sobral;Amílcar Teixeira;Ronaldo Sousa;Ronaldo Sousa

  • Multi-Biomarker Responses of Asian Clam Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia, Corbiculidea) to Cadmium and Microplastics Pollutants

    Susana Parra;Simone Varandas;Dércia Santos;Luís Félix

  • The role of anthropogenic habitats in freshwater mussel conservation

    Ronaldo Sousa;Dariusz Halabowski;Anna M Labecka;Karel Douda

  • Reproductive cycle and strategy of Anodonta anatina (L., 1758): notes on hermaphroditism.

    Mariana Hinzmann;Manuel Lopes-Lima;Amilcar Teixeira;Simone Varandas

  • Conservation status of the freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera in Portugal

    Ronaldo Sousa;Ronaldo Sousa;Ângela Amorim;Elsa Froufe;Simone Varandas

  • Die‐offs of the endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera during an extreme drought

    Ronaldo Sousa;André Ferreira;Francisco Carvalho;Manuel Lopes‐Lima

  • Phylogeny, phylogeography, and evolution in the Mediterranean region: News from a freshwater mussel (Potomida, Unionida).

    Elsa Froufe;Vincent Prié;João Faria;Mohamed Ghamizi

  • Tools for bioindicator assessment in rivers: The importance of spatial scale, land use patterns and biotic integration

    Rui Manuel Vitor Cortes;Samantha Jane Hughes;Vitor Rodrigues Pereira;Simone da Graça Pinto Varandas

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronaldo Sousa
Ronaldo Sousa University of Minho
Manuel Lopes-Lima
Manuel Lopes-Lima University of Porto
Elsa Froufe
Elsa Froufe University of Porto
Rui Cortes
Rui Cortes University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Fernando António Leal Pacheco
Fernando António Leal Pacheco University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Arthur E. Bogan
Arthur E. Bogan North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Ivan N. Bolotov
Ivan N. Bolotov Russian Academy of Sciences
David C. Aldridge
David C. Aldridge University of Cambridge
Pedro Beja
Pedro Beja University of Porto
Roberto Ventura Santos
Roberto Ventura Santos University of Brasília

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