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4493
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Xavier Ruiz 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 Xavier Ruiz sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 86 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xavier Ruiz 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 Xavier Ruiz sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xavier Ruiz is affiliated with Rovira i Virgili University in Spain. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields centered on environmental and economic aspects of ecology.

The primary fields of study for Ruiz include Environmental Science and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their work also extends into subfields such as Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Economics and Econometrics.

The main research topics covered by Ruiz are:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation

Ruiz has contributed to academic literature with publications in venues focused on ecological and environmental sciences. Their frequent publication venue includes the journal Waterbirds.

Their recent paper is titled "Breeding Biology and Brood Reduction of Herons and Ibis in a Northern Brazilian Mangrove Swamp: Eggs Do Not Starve", published in 2020 in the journal Waterbirds.

Collaborative efforts are evident through frequent co-authorship with researchers including:

  • Carlos Martínez
  • Ana Catarina Miranda

These collaborations have influenced the scope and depth of Ruiz's work, connecting ecological behavior studies with applied economics and environmental valuation methods.

Best Publications

  • Trans-equatorial migration and mixing in the wintering areas of a pelagic seabird

    Jacob González-Solís;Jacob González-Solís;John P. Croxall;John P. Croxall;Daniel Oro;Xavier Ruiz

  • The value of rice fields as substitutes for natural wetlands for waterbirds in the Mediterranean region.

    Mauro Fasola;Xavier Ruiz

  • Effects of a trawling moratorium on the breeding success of the Yellow‐legged Gull Larus cachinnans

    Daniel Oro;Marc Bosch;Xavier Ruiz

  • Diet of Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) chicks along the Spanish Western Mediterranean coast: the relevance of refuse dumps

    Raül Ramos;Francisco Ramírez;Carolina Sanpera;Lluís Jover

  • Influence of trawling activity on the breeding ecology of a threatened seabird, Audouin’s gull Larus audouinii.

    Oro D;Jover L;Ruiz X

  • Exploitation of trawler discards by breeding seabirds in the north-western Mediterranean: differences between the Ebro Delta and the Balearic Islands areas

    Daniel Oro;Xavier Ruiz

  • Feeding ecology of yellow-legged gulls Larus michahellis in the western Mediterranean: a comparative assessment using conventional and isotopic methods

    Raül Ramos;Francisco Ramírez;Carolina Sanpera;Lluís Jover

  • Egrets as Monitors of Trace-Metal Contamination in Wetlands of Pakistan

    E. Boncompagni;A. Muhammad;R. Jabeen;E. Orvini

  • Mercury levels in seabirds and their fish prey at the Ebro Delta (NW Mediterranean): the role of trawler discards as a source of contamination

    J. M. Arcos;X. Ruiz;S. Bearhop;R. W. Furness

  • Inter- and intraclutch variability in heavy metals and selenium levels in Audouin's gull eggs from the Ebro Delta, Spain

    M. Morera;C. Sanpera;S. Crespo;L. Jover

  • Trophic niche width and overlap of two sympatric gulls in the southwestern mediterranean.

    Jacob González-Solís;Daniel Oro;Lluis Jover;Xavier Ruiz

  • Bias associated with diet samples in Audouin's Gulls

    J. Gonzalez-Solis;D. Oro;V. Pedrocchi;L. Jover

  • Short-term effects of data-loggers on Cory’s shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)

    José Manuel Igual;Manuela G. Forero;Giacomo Tavecchia;Jacob González-Solís;Jacob González-Solís

  • Differences in diet, population size and reproductive performance between two colonies of Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii affected by a trawling moratorium

    Daniel Oro;Xell Genovart;Xavier Ruiz;Juan Jimenez

  • Diet and adult time budgets of Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii in response to changes in commercial fisheries

    D. Oro;X. Ruiz;L. Jover;V. Pedrocchi

  • Linking isotopic and migratory patterns in a pelagic seabird

    Raül Ramos;Jacob González-Solís;Xavier Ruiz

  • The influence of breeding colony and sex on mercury, selenium and lead levels and carbon and nitrogen stable isotope signatures in summer and winter feathers of Calonectris shearwaters

    Raül Ramos;Jacob González-Solís;Manuela G. Forero;Rocío Moreno

  • Influence of refuse sites on the prevalence of Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella serovars in seagulls.

    Raül Ramos;Marta Cerdà-Cuéllar;Francisco Ramírez;Lluís Jover

  • Predation on Common Tern Eggs in Relation to Sub-colony Size, Nest Aggregation and Breeding Synchrony

    Antonio Hernández-Matías;Lluís Jover;Xavier Ruiz

  • Variability of mercury and selenium levels in clutches of Audouin's gulls (Larus audouinii) breeding at the Chafarinas Islands, southwest Mediterranean

    C. Sanpera;M. Morera;X. Ruiz;L. Jover

  • Seasonal variation of waterbird prey in the Ebro delta rice fields

    Jacob Gonzalez-Solis;Xavier Bernadi;Xavier Ruiz

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacob González-Solís
Jacob González-Solís University of Barcelona
Daniel Oro
Daniel Oro Spanish National Research Council
Joan Albaigés
Joan Albaigés Spanish National Research Council
Mauro Fasola
Mauro Fasola University of Pavia
Manuela G. Forero
Manuela G. Forero Spanish National Research Council
Keith A. Hobson
Keith A. Hobson University of Western Ontario
Benjamin Piña
Benjamin Piña Spanish National Research Council
Rafael Mateo
Rafael Mateo University of Castilla-La Mancha
Joan O. Grimalt
Joan O. Grimalt Spanish National Research Council
Peter H. Becker
Peter H. Becker Max Planck Society

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