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Valentín Pérez-Mellado

Valentín Pérez-Mellado

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
31
Citations
3419
World Ranking
8262
National Ranking
306

Valentín Pérez-Mellado 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 Valentín Pérez-Mellado sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 155 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Valentín Pérez-Mellado 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 Valentín Pérez-Mellado sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Valentín Pérez-Mellado is affiliated with the University of Salamanca in Spain. Their research focuses predominantly on the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, their work is specialized in several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Genetics.

The scientist has contributed to multiple topics with a strong emphasis on Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Genetic diversity and population structure, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, and Plant and animal studies.

Frequent publication venues for Valentín Pérez-Mellado include Animals, Current Zoology, Diversity and Distributions, Microbial Ecology, and Global Ecology and Biogeography. Their recent papers illustrate the range of their research interests:

  • Morphological and genetic diversity of the Balearic lizard, Podarcis lilfordi (Günther, 1874): Is it relevant to its conservation? (2020, Diversity and Distributions)
  • Faecal Microbiota Divergence in Allopatric Populations of Podarcis lilfordi and P. pityusensis, Two Lizard Species Endemic to the Balearic Islands (2022, Microbial Ecology)
  • Coping with drought? Effects of extended drought conditions on soil invertebrate prey and diet selection by a fossorial amphisbaenian reptile (2022, Current Zoology)
  • DNA metabarcoding the diet of Podarcis lizards endemic to the Balearic Islands (2022, Current Zoology)
  • A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour (2024, Global Ecology and Biogeography)

Their frequently collaborating co-authors include Ana Pérez-Cembranos, Cori Ramón, A. Picornell, Castro Ja, and Iris Alemany. These collaborations reflect sustained partnerships within the scientist's research network.

Best Publications

  • The conservation status of the world's reptiles

    Monika Böhm;Ben Collen;Jonathan E.M. Baillie;Philip Bowles

  • Effects of risk, cost, and their interaction on optimal escape by nonrefuging Bonaire whiptail lizards, Cnemidophorus murinus

    William E. Cooper;Valentín Pérez-Mellado;Teresa Baird;Troy A. Baird

  • Ease and effectiveness of costly autotomy vary with predation intensity among lizard populations

    William E. Cooper;Valentín Pérez‐Mellado;Laurie J. Vitt

  • Pheromonal Discriminations of Sex, Reproductive Condition, and Species by the Lacertid Lizard Podarcis hispanica

    William E. Cooper;Valentín Pèrez-Mellado

  • Bayesian estimation of post-Messinian divergence times in Balearic Island lizards.

    R.P. Brown;B. Terrasa;V. Pérez-Mellado;J.A. Castro

  • Population density in Podarcis lilfordi (Squamata, Lacertidae), a lizard species endemic to small islets in the Balearic Islands (Spain)

    Valentín Pérez-Mellado;José Ángel Hernández-Estévez;Teresa García-Díez;Bárbara Terrassa

  • TRADEOFFS BETWEEN ESCAPE BEHAVIOR AND FORAGING OPPORTUNITY BY THE BALEARIC LIZARD (PODARCIS LILFORDI)

    William E. Cooper;Valentín Peréz-Mellado

  • Tail autotomy and extinction in Mediterranean lizards. A preliminary study of continental and insular populations

    V. Pérez‐Mellado;C. Corti;P. Lo Cascioa

  • Change your diet or die: predator-induced shifts in insectivorous lizard feeding ecology

    Dror Hawlena;Dror Hawlena;Valentín Pérez-Mellado

  • Green tails in lizards of the genus Podarcis: Do they influence the intensity of predation?

    Aurora M. Castilla;Alberto Gosá;Pedro Galán;Valentín Pérez-Mellado

  • Sexual Size Dimorphism and Ecology: The Case of a Tropical Lizard, Tropidurus melanopleurus (Sauria: Tropiduridae)

    Valentin Perez-Mellado;Ignacio De La Riva

  • Magnitude of food reward affects escape behavior and acceptable risk in Balearic lizards, Podarcis lilfordi

    William E. Cooper;Valentín Pérez-Mellado;Dror Hawlena

  • Interactive effect of starting distance and approach speed on escape behavior challenges theory

    William E. Cooper;Dror Hawlena;Valentín Pérez-Mellado

  • Arsenic uptake by reptile flexible-shelled eggs from contaminated nest substrates and toxic effect on embryos.

    Adolfo Marco;M. López-Vicente;V. Pérez-Mellado

  • Ecology of lacertid lizards in a desert area of eastern Morocco

    Valentin Pérez-Mellado

  • HABITAT SELECTION AND THERMAL ECOLOGY OF THE SYMPATRIC LIZARDS PODARCIS MURALIS AND PODARCIS HISPANICA IN A MOUNTAIN REGION OF CENTRAL SPAIN

    J. Martin-Vallejo;J. Garcia-Fernandez;V. Perez-Mellado;J. L. Vicente-Villardon

  • Using faecal samples in lizard dietary studies

    Valentín Pérez-Mellado;Ana Pérez-Cembranos;Mario Garrido;Luca Luiselli

  • Wind constraints on the thermoregulation of high mountain lizards.

    Zaida Ortega;Abraham Mencía;Valentín Pérez-Mellado

  • Seasonal patterns of body temperature and microhabitat selection in a lacertid lizard

    Zaida Ortega;Valentín Pérez-Mellado

  • Ecological energetics and food acquisition in dense Menorcan islet populations of the lizard Podarcis lilfordi

    R. P. Brown;V. Perez-Mellado

  • The peak of thermoregulation effectiveness: Thermal biology of the Pyrenean rock lizard, Iberolacerta bonnali (Squamata, Lacertidae).

    Zaida Ortega;Abraham Mencía;Valentín Pérez-Mellado

  • Behavioral buffering of global warming in a cold-adapted lizard.

    Zaida Ortega;Abraham Mencía;Valentín Pérez-Mellado

  • Historical influence of predation pressure on escape by Podarcis lizards in the Balearic Islands

    William E. Cooper;Valentín Pérez-Mellado

  • RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PLANTS AND MEDITERRANEAN LIZARDS

    Valentín Pérez-Mellado;A Nna Traveset

Frequent Co-Authors

William E. Cooper
William E. Cooper Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne
Laurie J. Vitt
Laurie J. Vitt University of Oklahoma
José Martín
José Martín Spanish National Research Council
Janalee P. Caldwell
Janalee P. Caldwell University of Oklahoma
Adolfo Marco
Adolfo Marco Spanish National Research Council
Pilar López
Pilar López Spanish National Research Council
Giacomo Tavecchia
Giacomo Tavecchia University of the Balearic Islands
Wolfgang Böhme
Wolfgang Böhme Leibniz Association
Gabriel C. Costa
Gabriel C. Costa Auburn University at Montgomery
Stephen R. Goldberg
Stephen R. Goldberg Whittier College

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