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D-Index
35
Citations
3649
World Ranking
7463
National Ranking
71

Susana França 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 Susana França sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 63 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susana França 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 Susana França sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Susana França is affiliated with the University of Lisbon in Portugal and specializes in Environmental Science with a focus on several subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Water Science and Technology, and Oceanography.

Their research covers a range of topics with a strong emphasis on marine and fisheries research, coral and marine ecosystems studies, isotope analysis in ecology, coastal and marine management, marine and coastal plant biology, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, and ichthyology and marine biology.

  • Henrique N. Cabral
  • Paula Chaínho
  • Bernardo R. Quintella
  • Luís Da Costa
  • Rita P. Vasconcelos

The frequent publication venues for França's work include Frontiers in Marine Science, Applied Environmental Education & Communication, Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, and Fishes.

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Applied Environmental Education & Communication
  • Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Fishes

Selected recent papers by Susana França represent a variety of subjects within marine science and education. These include:

  • "Tell a Story to Save a River: Assessing the Impact of Using a Children's Book in the Classroom as a Tool to Promote Environmental Awareness," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Portuguese Artisanal Fishers' Knowledge About Elasmobranchs-A Case Study," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "CoastNet Dataset From Mondego, Tejo and Mira Estuaries: Multiparametric Measurements During 2020," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Bridging the gap between formal and non-formal science education: traditional fish markets as a tool to promote ocean literacy," 2022, Applied Environmental Education & Communication
  • "Changes in the Functional Role of the Tejo Estuary (Portugal, Europe) According to Fish Ecological Guilds," 2023, Fishes

The academic output includes research that intersects environmental education, community knowledge on marine species, ecosystem function, and the application of multiparametric datasets to estuarine environments. The work also addresses the promotion of environmental awareness tools and ties between formal and informal education settings.

Best Publications

  • Assessing anthropogenic pressures on estuarine fish nurseries along the Portuguese coast: a multi-metric index and conceptual approach.

    R.P. Vasconcelos;P. Reis-Santos;V. Fonseca;A. Maia

  • Heavy metal concentrations in sediment, benthic invertebrates and fish in three salt marsh areas subjected to different pollution loads in the Tagus Estuary (Portugal).

    Susana França;Catarina Vinagre;Isabel Caçador;Henrique N. Cabral

  • Relative importance of estuarine flatfish nurseries along the Portuguese coast

    Henrique N. Cabral;Rita Vasconcelos;Catarina Vinagre;Susana França

  • Nursery use patterns of commercially important marine fish species in estuarine systems along the Portuguese coast

    R.P. Vasconcelos;P. Reis-Santos;A. Maia;V. Fonseca

  • Global patterns and predictors of fish species richness in estuaries

    Rita P. Vasconcelos;Sofia Henriques;Susana França;Stéphanie Pasquaud

  • Assessing habitat specific fish assemblages in estuaries along the Portuguese coast

    Susana França;Maria José Costa;Henrique N. Cabral

  • Application of an integrated biomarker response index (IBR) to assess temporal variation of environmental quality in two Portuguese aquatic systems

    A. Serafim;B. Lopes;V.F. Fonseca

  • Bacterial interactions with harmful algal bloom species : Bloom ecology, toxigenesis, and cytology

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  • Inter- and intra-estuarine fish assemblage variability patterns along the Portuguese coast

    Susana França;Maria José Costa;Henrique N. Cabral

  • Organization of the genome and gene expression in a nuclear environment lacking histones and nucleosomes: the amazing dinoflagellates.

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  • Multi-biomarker responses to estuarine habitat contamination in three fish species: Dicentrarchus labrax, Solea senegalensis and Pomatoschistus microps.

    V.F. Fonseca;S. França;A. Serafim

  • Biogeographical region and environmental conditions drive functional traits of estuarine fish assemblages worldwide

    Sofia Henriques;François Guilhaumon;Sébastien Villéger;Sandra Amoroso

  • Taxonomy and production of paralytic shellfish toxins by the freshwater cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon gracile LMECYA40

    Paulo Pereira;Renhui Li;Wayne Carmichael;Elsa Dias

  • Accumulation and depuration of cyanobacterial paralytic shellfish toxins by the freshwater mussel Anodonta cygnea.

    Paulo Pereira;Elsa Dias;Susana Franca;Elisa Pereira

  • Toxic cyanobacteria strains isolated from blooms in the Guadiana river (southwestern Spain).

    Isabel M Moreno;Paulo Pereira;Susana Franca;Ana Cameán

  • Diel and semi-lunar patterns in the use of an intertidal mudflat by juveniles of Senegal sole, Solea senegalensis

    C. Vinagre;S. França;H.N. Cabral

  • Assessing food web dynamics and relative importance of organic matter sources for fish species in two Portuguese estuaries: a stable isotope approach.

    Susana França;Rita P. Vasconcelos;Susanne Tanner;Cristina Máguas

  • Worldwide patterns of fish biodiversity in estuaries: Effect of global vs. local factors

    Stéphanie Pasquaud;Rita P. Vasconcelos;Susana França;Sofia Henriques

  • Niche overlap between juvenile flatfishes, Platichthys flesus and Solea solea, in a southern European estuary and adjacent coastal waters

    C. Vinagre;S. França;M. J. Costa;H. N. Cabral

  • Predicting fish community properties within estuaries: Influence of habitat type and other environmental features

    Susana França;Rita P. Vasconcelos;Vanessa F. Fonseca;Susanne E. Tanner

  • Predicting fish species richness in estuaries

    Susana França;Henrique N. Cabral

  • Biomarker responses to environmental contamination in estuaries: A comparative multi-taxa approach.

    Irina A. Duarte;Patrick Reis-Santos;Susana França;Henrique Cabral

  • Connectivity within estuaries: An otolith chemistry and muscle stable isotope approach

    Patrick Reis-Santos;Patrick Reis-Santos;Susanne E. Tanner;Susana França;Rita P. Vasconcelos

  • Evaluation of sediment toxicity in different Portuguese estuaries: Ecological impact of metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    A. Serafim;B. Lopes;C. Pereira

  • Otolith geochemistry discriminates among estuarine nursery areas of Solea solea and S. senegalensis over time

    Susanne E. Tanner;Patrick Reis-Santos;Rita P. Vasconcelos;Susana Franca

Frequent Co-Authors

Henrique N. Cabral
Henrique N. Cabral INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Vanessa F. Fonseca
Vanessa F. Fonseca University of Lisbon
Patrick Reis-Santos
Patrick Reis-Santos University of Adelaide
Catarina Vinagre
Catarina Vinagre University of Lisbon
Maria João Bebianno
Maria João Bebianno University of Algarve
Simon R. Thorrold
Simon R. Thorrold Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Mireille Harmelin-Vivien
Mireille Harmelin-Vivien Aix-Marseille University
Isabel Caçador
Isabel Caçador University of Lisbon
Nicolas Savoye
Nicolas Savoye University of Bordeaux
José Lino Costa
José Lino Costa University of Lisbon

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