Afonso D. Rocha

434 total citations
27 papers, 290 citations indexed

About

Afonso D. Rocha is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Afonso D. Rocha has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 290 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 6 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Afonso D. Rocha's work include Avian ecology and behavior (21 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (9 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (7 papers). Afonso D. Rocha is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (21 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (9 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (7 papers). Afonso D. Rocha collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and Iceland. Afonso D. Rocha's co-authors include José A. Masero, Jaime A. Ramos, José A. Alves, Pedro M. Araújo, Theunis Piersma, Auxiliadora Villegas, Nathan R. Senner, Mo A. Verhoeven, Rosemarie Kentie and Ruth A. Howison and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Molecular Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Afonso D. Rocha

22 papers receiving 284 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Afonso D. Rocha Portugal 10 218 71 52 47 47 27 290
Janos C. Hennicke Germany 10 196 0.9× 58 0.8× 96 1.8× 22 0.5× 48 1.0× 18 272
Wallace Rodrigues Telino Júnior Brazil 10 193 0.9× 103 1.5× 43 0.8× 93 2.0× 41 0.9× 41 294
Aristide Andrianarimisa Madagascar 9 97 0.4× 92 1.3× 42 0.8× 35 0.7× 43 0.9× 33 214
Norine W. Yeung United States 12 327 1.5× 80 1.1× 30 0.6× 39 0.8× 35 0.7× 31 476
Stavros Xirouchakis Greece 13 345 1.6× 117 1.6× 44 0.8× 73 1.6× 43 0.9× 41 434
Daan Dekeukeleire Belgium 10 105 0.5× 121 1.7× 44 0.8× 83 1.8× 56 1.2× 28 291
Ohad Hatzofe Israel 12 300 1.4× 129 1.8× 23 0.4× 77 1.6× 34 0.7× 27 415
Carlos Eduardo Agne Brazil 7 184 0.8× 81 1.1× 28 0.5× 131 2.8× 27 0.6× 11 301
Megan M. Friggens United States 8 137 0.6× 31 0.4× 48 0.9× 64 1.4× 92 2.0× 21 239
Leif Nilsson Sweden 11 267 1.2× 59 0.8× 37 0.7× 79 1.7× 70 1.5× 34 333

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Fields of papers citing papers by Afonso D. Rocha

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Afonso D. Rocha

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All Works

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Araújo, Pedro M., Jaime A. Ramos, Pedro Rodrigues, et al.. (2025). The Functional Role of Specific Habitats for the Daily Routine of Juvenile Spoonbills in Protected Coastal Wetlands. Estuaries and Coasts. 48(6).
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Piersma, Theunis, Jos C. E. W. Hooijmeijer, Clayton B. Marlow, et al.. (2024). Remote sensing and GPS tracking reveal temporal shifts in habitat use in nonbreeding Black‐tailed Godwits. Journal of Applied Ecology. 62(1). 119–131. 1 indexed citations
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Gill, Jennifer A., Tómas G. Gunnarsson, Afonso D. Rocha, et al.. (2023). Does early spring arrival lead to early nesting in a migratory shorebird? Insights from remote tracking. Ibis. 166(2). 424–439. 2 indexed citations
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Eberhart‐Phillips, Luke J., Guillaume Gélinaud, Klaus Günther, et al.. (2023). Dispersal in Kentish Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus): adult females perform furthest movements. Journal für Ornithologie. 165(2). 301–314.
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Bom, Roeland A., Jesse R. Conklin, Yvonne I. Verkuil, et al.. (2021). Central‐West Siberian‐breeding Bar‐tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica) segregate in two morphologically distinct flyway populations. Ibis. 164(2). 468–485. 4 indexed citations
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Costa, Joana S., Steffen Hahn, Pedro M. Araújo, et al.. (2021). Linking migratory performance to breeding phenology and productivity in an Afro-Palearctic long-distance migrant. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 23258–23258. 9 indexed citations
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Costa, Joana S., Steffen Hahn, Afonso D. Rocha, et al.. (2020). The discriminant power of biometrics for sex determination in European Bee-eaters Merops apiaster. Bird Study. 67(1). 19–28. 2 indexed citations
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Emmenegger, Tamara, José A. Alves, Afonso D. Rocha, et al.. (2020). Population- and age-specific patterns of haemosporidian assemblages and infection levels in European bee-eaters (Merops apiaster). International Journal for Parasitology. 50(14). 1125–1131. 10 indexed citations
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Araújo, Pedro M., Iván Viegas, Afonso D. Rocha, et al.. (2019). Understanding how birds rebuild fat stores during migration: insights from an experimental study. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 10065–10065. 20 indexed citations
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Viegas, Iván, Pedro M. Araújo, Afonso D. Rocha, et al.. (2017). Metabolic plasticity for subcutaneous fat accumulation in a long distance migratory bird traced by 2H2O. Journal of Experimental Biology. 220(Pt 6). 1072–1078. 10 indexed citations
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Rocha, Afonso D., et al.. (2016). Coastal saltpans are a good alternative breeding habitat for Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus when umbrella species are present. Journal of Avian Biology. 47(6). 824–833. 26 indexed citations
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Rocha, Afonso D., Rita da Silva, Auxiliadora Villegas, et al.. (2016). Physiological, Morphological and Behavioural Responses of Self-Feeding Precocial Chicks Copying with Contrasting Levels of Water Salinity during Development. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0165364–e0165364. 6 indexed citations
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Rocha, Afonso D., et al.. (2016). Coastal saltpans as foraging grounds for migrating shorebirds: an experimentally drained fish pond in Portugal. Hydrobiologia. 790(1). 141–155. 18 indexed citations
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Norte, Ana Cláudia, Luís P. da Silva, Pedro M. Araújo, et al.. (2015). Patterns of tick infestation and their Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. infection in wild birds in Portugal. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 6(6). 743–750. 17 indexed citations
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Alves, José A., Líbia Zé‐Zé, Hugo Costa Osório, et al.. (2013). Shorebird low spillover risk of mosquito-borne pathogens on Iberian wetlands. Journal für Ornithologie. 155(2). 549–554. 8 indexed citations
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Catry, Teresa, José A. Alves, Maria P. Dias, et al.. (2011). Long-term declines of wader populations at the Tagus estuary, Portugal: a response to global or local factors?. Bird Conservation International. 21(4). 438–453. 42 indexed citations

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