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Valeriano Parravicini

Valeriano Parravicini

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
45
Citations
6928
World Ranking
4894
National Ranking
219

Valeriano Parravicini 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 Valeriano Parravicini sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 136 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Valeriano Parravicini 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 Valeriano Parravicini sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Valeriano Parravicini is affiliated with the University of Perpignan in France and focuses predominantly on environmental science. Their research spans several subfields, including ecology, global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, oceanography, and aquatic science.

Their work covers a range of topics primarily related to marine and coastal ecosystems. Key areas of study include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Valeriano Parravicini has contributed to multiple recent papers, with a notable focus on marine ecology and reef fish studies. Some of the recent publications include:

  • Delineating reef fish trophic guilds with global gut content data synthesis and phylogeny, 2020, published in PLoS Biology
  • Mesophotic coral communities escape thermal coral bleaching in French Polynesia, 2021, published in Royal Society Open Science
  • Habitat suitability, niche unfilling and the potential spread of Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea, 2020, published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Life-history traits, geographical range, and conservation aspects of reef fishes from the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific, 2021, published in Ecology
  • Global tropical reef fish richness could decline by around half if corals are lost, 2021, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Their collaborations include frequent co-authorship with several researchers, among them:

  • Simon J. Brandl
  • Jordan M. Casey
  • Jérémy Carlot
  • Nina M. D. Schiettekatte
  • Michel Kulbicki

Valeriano Parravicini's research is regularly published in a variety of scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Communications
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Scientific Reports
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin

Best Publications

  • Functional over-redundancy and high functional vulnerability in global fish faunas on tropical reefs.

    David Mouillot;David Mouillot;Sébastien Villéger;Valeriano Parravicini;Michel Kulbicki

  • Mapping coral reefs using consumer-grade drones and structure from motion photogrammetry techniques

    Elisa Casella;Antoine Collin;Daniel Harris;Daniel Harris;Sebastian Ferse

  • Global Biogeography of Reef Fishes: A Hierarchical Quantitative Delineation of Regions

    Michel Kulbicki;Valeriano Parravicini;David R. Bellwood;Ernesto Arias-Gonzàlez

  • Coral reef structural complexity provides important coastal protection from waves under rising sea levels

    Daniel L. Harris;Daniel L. Harris;Alessio Rovere;Elisa Casella;Hannah Power

  • Demographic dynamics of the smallest marine vertebrates fuel coral reef ecosystem functioning

    Simon J. Brandl;Simon J. Brandl;Luke Tornabene;Christopher H. R. Goatley;Jordan M. Casey;Jordan M. Casey

  • Quaternary coral reef refugia preserved fish diversity

    Loïc Pellissier;Loïc Pellissier;Fabien Leprieur;Valeriano Parravicini;Peter F. Cowman

  • Global patterns and predictors of tropical reef fish species richness

    Valeriano Parravicini;Michel Kulbicki;D. R. Bellwood;A. M. Friedlander

  • Plate tectonics drive tropical reef biodiversity dynamics

    Fabien Leprieur;Patrice Descombes;Patrice Descombes;Théo Gaboriau;Peter F. Cowman

  • Niche shift can impair the ability to predict invasion risk in the marine realm: an illustration using Mediterranean fish invaders.

    Valeriano Parravicini;Ernesto Azzurro;Michel Kulbicki;Jonathan Belmaker

  • Extreme Inverted Trophic Pyramid of Reef Sharks Supported by Spawning Groupers

    Johann Mourier;Johann Mourier;Jeffrey Maynard;Jeffrey Maynard;Valeriano Parravicini;Laurent Ballesta

  • Human influence on seagrass habitat fragmentation in NW Mediterranean Sea

    Monica Montefalcone;Valeriano Parravicini;Matteo Vacchi;Giancarlo Albertelli

  • Understanding relationships between conflicting human uses and coastal ecosystems status: A geospatial modeling approach

    V. Parravicini;A. Rovere;P. Vassallo;F. Micheli

  • The biogeography of tropical reef fishes: endemism and provinciality through time

    Peter F. Cowman;Peter F. Cowman;Valeriano Parravicini;Michel Kulbicki;Sergio R. Floeter

  • Functional biodiversity loss along natural CO 2 gradients

    Nuria Teixidó;Nuria Teixidó;Nuria Teixidó;María Cristina Gambi;Valeriano Parravacini;Kristy J. Kroeker

  • Ecological Change, Sliding Baselines and the Importance of Historical Data: Lessons from Combing Observational and Quantitative Data on a Temperate Reef Over 70 Years

    Giulia Gatti;Carlo Nike Bianchi;Valeriano Parravicini;Alessio Rovere;Alessio Rovere

  • Global mismatch between species richness and vulnerability of reef fish assemblages.

    Valeriano Parravicini;Valeriano Parravicini;Sébastien Villéger;Tim R. McClanahan;Jesus Ernesto Arias-González

  • Ecological traits and environmental affinity explain Red Sea fish introduction into the Mediterranean.

    Jonathan Belmaker;Valeriano Parravicini;Michel Kulbicki

  • A tale of two invaders: divergent spreading kinetics of the alien green algae Caulerpa taxifolia and Caulerpa cylindracea

    Monica Montefalcone;Carla Morri;Valeriano Parravicini;Carlo Nike Bianchi

  • Reconstructing hyperdiverse food webs: Gut content metabarcoding as a tool to disentangle trophic interactions on coral reefs

    Jordan M. Casey;Jordan M. Casey;Christopher P. Meyer;Fabien Morat;Simon J. Brandl

  • Legal protection is not enough: Posidonia oceanica meadows in marine protected areas are not healthier than those in unprotected areas of the northwest Mediterranean Sea

    Monica Montefalcone;Giancarlo Albertelli;Carla Morri;Valeriano Parravicini

  • Global marine protected areas do not secure the evolutionary history of tropical corals and fishes.

    D Mouillot;D Mouillot;V Parravicini;David R. Bellwood;F Leprieur

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlo Nike Bianchi
Carlo Nike Bianchi Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Michel Kulbicki
Michel Kulbicki Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Carla Morri
Carla Morri University of Genoa
David Mouillot
David Mouillot University of Montpellier
Monica Montefalcone
Monica Montefalcone University of Genoa
Alessio Rovere
Alessio Rovere University of Bremen
David R. Bellwood
David R. Bellwood James Cook University
Sergio R. Floeter
Sergio R. Floeter Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Laurent Vigliola
Laurent Vigliola Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

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