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Xosé Anxelu G. Morán

Xosé Anxelu G. Morán

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
49
Citations
7432
World Ranking
4089
National Ranking
128

Xosé Anxelu G. Morán 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 Xosé Anxelu G. Morán sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 157 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xosé Anxelu G. Morán D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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This scientist: 49 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xosé Anxelu G. Morán is a researcher affiliated with the Spanish Institute of Oceanography in Spain. Their work spans multiple aspects of environmental science, with a primary focus on oceanography and ecology within marine and coastal ecosystems. They have contributed extensively to the understanding of microbial community ecology and physiology in marine environments.

Their recent published papers include:

  • The role of seagrass vegetation and local environmental conditions in shaping benthic bacterial and macroinvertebrate communities in a tropical coastal lagoon, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Past and Future Grand Challenges in Marine Ecosystem Ecology, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Major imprint of surface plankton on deep ocean prokaryotic structure and activity, 2020, Molecular Ecology
  • Seasonal variability and vertical distribution of autotrophic and heterotrophic picoplankton in the Central Red Sea, 2020, PeerJ
  • Responses of physiological groups of tropical heterotrophic bacteria to temperature and dissolved organic matter additions: food matters more than warming, 2020, Environmental Microbiology

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Xosé Anxelu G. Morán include:

  • María Ll. Calleja
  • Carlos M. Duarte
  • Tamara M. Huete-Stauffer
  • Susana Carvalho
  • Josep M. Gasol

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Main fields of study addressed by this researcher are:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

The subfields of study covered include:

  • Oceanography
  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Chemistry

Key topics of research focus are:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

Best Publications

  • Increasing importance of small phytoplankton in a warmer ocean

    Xosé Anxelu G. Morán;Ángel López-Urrutia;Alejandra Calvo-Díaz;William K. W. Li

  • Microbial growth in the polar oceans — role of temperature and potential impact of climate change

    David L. Kirchman;Xosé Anxelu G. Morán;Hugh Ducklow

  • Resource limitation of bacterial production distorts the temperature dependence of oceanic carbon cycling.

    Ángel López-Urrutia;Xosé Anxelu G. Morán

  • Seasonal dynamics of picoplankton in shelf waters of the southern Bay of Biscay

    Alejandra Calvo-Díaz;Xosé Anxelu G. Morán

  • Effect of a simulated oil spill on natural assemblages of marine phytoplankton enclosed in microcosms

    José González;F. G. Figueiras;María Aranguren-Gassis;B. G. Crespo;B. G. Crespo

  • Dissolved Primary Production and the Strength of Phytoplankton– Bacterioplankton Coupling in Contrasting Marine Regions

    Xosé Anxelu G. Morán;Marta Estrada;Josep M. Gasol;Carlos Pedrós-Alió

  • Unveiling the role and life strategies of viruses from the surface to the dark ocean.

    Elena Lara;Elena Lara;Dolors Vaqué;Elisabet Laia Sà;Julia A. Boras

  • EFFECTS OF FILTRATION ON BACTERIAL ACTIVITY AND PICOPLANKTON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AS ASSESSED BY FLOW CYTOMETRY

    Josep M. Gasol;Xosé Anxelu G. Morán

  • Degree of oligotrophy controls the response of microbial plankton to Saharan dust

    Emilio Marañén;Ana Fernández;Beatriz Mouriño-Carballido;Sandra MartÍnez-GarcÍa

  • Phytoplankton size distribution and growth rates in the Alboran Sea (SW Mediterranean): short term variability related to mesoscale hydrodynamics

    Laura Arin;Xosé Anxelu G. Morán;Marta Estrada

  • Flow Cytometric Determination of Microbial Abundances and Its Use to Obtain Indices of Community Structure and Relative Activity

    Josep M. Gasol;Xosé Anxelu G. Morán

  • Physical-biological coupling in the Algerian Basin (SW Mediterranean): Influence of mesoscale instabilities on the biomass and production of phytoplankton and bacterioplankton

    Xosé Anxelu G Morán;Isabelle Taupier-Letage;Evaristo Vázquez-Domı́nguez;Simón Ruiz

  • The hidden seasonality of the rare biosphere in coastal marine bacterioplankton

    Laura Alonso-Sáez;Laura Díaz-Pérez;Xosé Anxelu G. Morán

  • Vertical distribution of phytoplankton biomass, production and growth in the Atlantic subtropical gyres

    Valesca Pérez;Emilio Fernández;Emilio Marañón;Xosé Anxelu G. Morán

  • Towards a better understanding of microbial carbon flux in the sea

    Josep M. Gasol;Jarone Pinhassi;Laura Alonso-Saez;Hugh W. Ducklow

  • Short-term variability of photosynthetic parameters and particulate and dissolved primary production in the Alboran Sea (SW Mediterranean)

    Xosé Anxelu G. Morán;Marta Estrada

  • More, smaller bacteria in response to ocean's warming?

    Xosé Anxelu G. Morán;Laura Alonso-Sáez;Enrique Nogueira;Hugh W. Ducklow

  • A comparison between glass fiber and membrane filters for the estimation of phytoplankton POC and DOC production

    Xosé Anxelu G. Morán;Josep M. Gasol;Laura Arin;Marta Estrada

  • Distribution of phytoplankton groups within the deep chlorophyll maximum

    Mikel Latasa;Ana María Cabello;Xosé Anxelu G. Morán;Ramon Massana

  • Annual cycle of picophytoplankton photosynthesis and growth rates in a temperate coastal ecosystem : a major contribution to carbon fluxes

    Xosé Anxelu G. Morán

  • Dissolved and particulate primary production and bacterial production in offshore Antarctic waters during austral summer: coupled or uncoupled?

    Xosé Anxelu G. Morán;Josep M. Gasol;Carlos Pedrós-Alió;Marta Estrada

  • Seasonal patterns in phytoplankton photosynthetic parameters and primary production at a coastal NW Mediterranean site

    Josep M. Gasol;Clara Cardelús;Xosé Anxelu G. Morán;Vanessa Balagué

Frequent Co-Authors

Josep M. Gasol
Josep M. Gasol Spanish National Research Council
Marta Estrada
Marta Estrada Spanish National Research Council
Eva Teira
Eva Teira Universidade de Vigo
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Emilio Marañón
Emilio Marañón Universidade de Vigo
Antonio Bode
Antonio Bode Spanish Institute of Oceanography
Mikel Latasa
Mikel Latasa Spanish National Research Council
Xosé Antón Álvarez-Salgado
Xosé Antón Álvarez-Salgado Spanish National Research Council
Ramon Massana
Ramon Massana Spanish National Research Council

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