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Xoaquín Moreira 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 Xoaquín Moreira sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 175 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xoaquín Moreira 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 Xoaquín Moreira sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Xoaquín Moreira is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of agricultural and biological sciences and environmental science, producing a substantial body of work in these fields.

The scientist's main research areas include ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, plant science, nature and landscape conservation, and insect science. These subfields are reflected in the diversity of topics they address, such as plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics, forest insect ecology and management, insect-plant interactions and control, plant parasitism and resistance, insect and pesticide research, and insect and arachnid ecology and behavior.

Their publication record includes multiple articles across a range of peer-reviewed venues, demonstrating active engagement with ecological and biological research communities. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Planta
  • Journal of Ecology
  • Journal of Biogeography
  • Oikos
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Notable recent papers by Moreira include:

  • "A meta-analysis of insularity effects on herbivory and plant defences," 2020, Journal of Biogeography
  • "A roadmap for future research on insularity effects on plant-herbivore interactions," 2021, Global Ecology and Biogeography

Other significant research papers with high citations but led by collaborators, reflecting close interdisciplinary collaborations, include:

  • "Tree Diversity and Forest Resistance to Insect Pests: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Prospects," 2020, Annual Review of Entomology
  • "Climate seasonality drives ant-plant-herbivore interactions via plant phenology in an extrafloral nectary-bearing plant community," 2020, Journal of Ecology
  • "Interactive effects between salinity and nutrient deficiency on biomass production and bio-active compounds accumulation in the halophyte Crithmum maritimum," 2022, Scientia Horticulturae

Moreira collaborates frequently with several researchers, indicating a strong network in their field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Luis Abdala-Roberts
  • Carla Vázquez-González
  • Bastien Castagneyrol
  • Beatriz Lago-Núñez
  • Ayco J. M. Tack

Best Publications

  • Trade-offs between constitutive and induced defences drive geographical and climatic clines in pine chemical defences

    Xoaquín Moreira;Xoaquín Moreira;Kailen A. Mooney;Sergio Rasmann;William K. Petry

  • Costs of constitutive and herbivore-induced chemical defences in pine trees emerge only under low nutrient availability

    Luis Sampedro;Xoaquín Moreira;Rafael Zas

  • Tree Diversity and Forest Resistance to Insect Pests: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Prospects.

    Hervé Jactel;Xoaquín Moreira;Bastien Castagneyrol

  • Plant diversity effects on insect herbivores and their natural enemies: current thinking, recent findings, and future directions

    Xoaquín Moreira;Luis Abdala-Roberts;Sergio Rasmann;Bastien Castagneyrol

  • Elevational gradients in plant defences and insect herbivory: recent advances in the field and prospects for future research

    Xoaquín Moreira;William K. Petry;Kailen A. Mooney;Sergio Rasmann

  • Defensive responses of Pinus pinaster seedlings to exogenous application of methyl jasmonate: concentration effect and systemic response.

    Xoaquín Moreira;Luis Sampedro;Rafael Zas

  • Latitudinal variation in plant chemical defences drives latitudinal patterns of leaf herbivory

    Xoaquín Moreira;Bastien Castagneyrol;Luis Abdala‐Roberts;Jorge C. Berny‐Mier y Teran

  • Latitudinal variation in herbivory: influences of climatic drivers, herbivore identity and natural enemies

    Xoaquín Moreira;Luis Abdala‐Roberts;Víctor Parra‐Tabla;Kailen A. Mooney

  • Differentiation of persistent anatomical defensive structures is costly and determined by nutrient availability and genetic growth-defence constraints.

    Xoaquín Moreira;Rafael Zas;Alejandro Solla;Luis Sampedro

  • The simultaneous inducibility of phytochemicals related to plant direct and indirect defences against herbivores is stronger at low elevation

    Loïc Pellissier;Xoaquín Moreira;Holger Danner;Martha Serrano

  • Positive Effects of Plant Genotypic and Species Diversity on Anti-Herbivore Defenses in a Tropical Tree Species

    Xoaquín Moreira;Luis Abdala-Roberts;Víctor Parra-Tabla;Kailen A. Mooney

  • Biotic and abiotic factors associated with altitudinal variation in plant traits and herbivory in a dominant oak species

    Luis Abdala-Roberts;Sergio Rasmann;Jorge C. Berny-Mier y Terán;Felisa Covelo

  • Differential Allocation of Constitutive and Induced Chemical Defenses in Pine Tree Juveniles: A Test of the Optimal Defense Theory

    Xoaquín Moreira;Rafael Zas;Luis Sampedro

  • A meta-analysis of herbivore effects on plant attractiveness to pollinators.

    Xoaquín Moreira;Bastien Castagneyrol;Luis Abdala-Roberts;Anna Traveset

  • Resistance and response of Pinus pinaster seedlings to Hylobius abietis after induction with methyl jasmonate

    Luis Sampedro;Xoaquín Moreira;Rafael Zas

  • Interactions between plant defence signalling pathways: Evidence from bioassays with insect herbivores and plant pathogens

    Xoaquín Moreira;Luis Abdala‐Roberts;Bastien Castagneyrol

  • Genetics, phosphorus availability, and herbivore-derived induction as sources of phenotypic variation of leaf volatile terpenes in a pine species.

    Luis Sampedro;Xoaquín Moreira;Joan Llusia;Josep Peñuelas

  • Test of biotic and abiotic correlates of latitudinal variation in defences in the perennial herb Ruellia nudiflora

    Luis Abdala‐Roberts;Luis Abdala‐Roberts;Xoaquín Moreira;Sergio Rasmann;Víctor Parra‐Tabla

  • Climate seasonality drives ant–plant–herbivore interactions via plant phenology in an extrafloral nectary-bearing plant community

    Eduardo Soares Calixto;Letícia Rodrigues Novaes;Danilo Ferreira Borges dos Santos;Denise Lange

  • A global analysis of elevational gradients in leaf herbivory and its underlying drivers: Effects of plant growth form, leaf habit and climatic correlates

    Andrea Galmán;Luis Abdala‐Roberts;Shuang Zhang;Jorge C. Berny‐Mier y Teran

  • Plant domestication decreases both constitutive and induced chemical defences by direct selection against defensive traits.

    Xoaquín Moreira;Luis Abdala-Roberts;Rieta Gols;Marta Francisco

  • Tolerance and induced resistance in a native and an exotic pine species: relevant traits for invasion ecology

    Rafael Zas;Xoaquín Moreira;Luis Sampedro

  • Bottom-up effects of host-plant species diversity and top-down effects of ants interactively increase plant performance

    Xoaquin Moreira;Kailen A. Mooney;Rafael Zas;Luis Sampedro

  • Influence of plant genetic diversity on interactions between higher trophic levels

    Xoaquín Moreira;Xoaquín Moreira;Kailen A. Mooney

  • Genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity of nutrient re‐allocation and increased fine root production as putative tolerance mechanisms inducible by methyl jasmonate in pine trees

    Xoaquín Moreira;Rafael Zas;Luis Sampedro

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis Abdala-Roberts
Luis Abdala-Roberts National Autonomous University of Mexico
Bastien Castagneyrol
Bastien Castagneyrol University of Bordeaux
Kailen A. Mooney
Kailen A. Mooney University of California, Irvine
Sergio Rasmann
Sergio Rasmann University of Neuchâtel
Víctor Parra-Tabla
Víctor Parra-Tabla Autonomous University of Yucatán
Gaétan Glauser
Gaétan Glauser University of Neuchâtel
Hervé Jactel
Hervé Jactel University of Bordeaux
Ayco J. M. Tack
Ayco J. M. Tack Stockholm University
Ted C. J. Turlings
Ted C. J. Turlings University of Neuchâtel
Ignacio Manuel Pérez-Ramos
Ignacio Manuel Pérez-Ramos Spanish National Research Council

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