Alberto Acosta

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 719 citations indexed

About

Alberto Acosta is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Alberto Acosta has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 719 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Ecology, 19 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 11 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Alberto Acosta's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (31 papers), Marine and fisheries research (17 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (8 papers). Alberto Acosta is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (31 papers), Marine and fisheries research (17 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (8 papers). Alberto Acosta collaborates with scholars based in Colombia, United States and Australia. Alberto Acosta's co-authors include Federico Demaria, Ashish Kothari, Eric A. Treml, David A. Paz‐García, Sven Zea, Paul W. Sammarco, Fernando A. Zapata, James W. Porter, Javier Montenegro and Jorge Ari Noriega and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alberto Acosta

51 papers receiving 679 citations

Hit Papers

Buen Vivir, Degrowth and Ecological Swaraj: Alternatives ... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 50 100 150 200
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Buen Vivir, Degrowth and Ecological Swaraj: Alternatives to sustainable development and the Green Economy
    2014 216 citations Alberto Acosta et al. profile →

Peers

Alberto Acosta
Michelle Dyer United Kingdom
Celia Lowe United States
Jennifer Elliott United States
Pedro Fidelman Australia
Jorge Higinio Maldonado Colombia
Lorne K. Kriwoken Australia
Rosemary E. Ommer Canada
Ryan Meyer United States
Ian Leiper Australia
Arielle Levine United States
Michelle Dyer United Kingdom
Alberto Acosta
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Countries citing papers authored by Alberto Acosta

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alberto Acosta

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alberto Acosta

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alberto Acosta. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alberto Acosta based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alberto Acosta. Alberto Acosta is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gómez, Carlos E., et al.. (2025). Endolithic algae influence the skeletal microstructure and porosity of reef-building corals. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 26893–26893.
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Acosta, Alberto, et al.. (2024). Conceptual representation of the life cycle of methane seep ecosystems. Marine Biology Research. 20(9-10). 380–400.
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Acosta, Alberto, et al.. (2023). Conservation at the edge: connectivity and opportunities from non-protected coral reefs close to a National Park in the Colombian Caribbean. Biodiversity and Conservation. 32(5). 1493–1522. 2 indexed citations
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Acosta, Alberto, et al.. (2020). Spatio-Temporal Variability of Chlorophyll-A and Environmental Variables in the Panama Bight. Remote Sensing. 12(13). 2150–2150. 17 indexed citations
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Treml, Eric A., et al.. (2018). The Eastern Tropical Pacific coral population connectivity and the role of the Eastern Pacific Barrier. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 9354–9354. 31 indexed citations
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Acosta, Alberto, et al.. (2017). Los Derechos de la Naturaleza como puerta de entrada a otro mundo posible / The Rights of Nature as a gateway to another possible world. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 8(4). 2927–2961.
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Acosta, Alberto, et al.. (2016). FERTILIDAD Y FECUNDIDAD DE MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS EN UN ARRECIFE DEGRADADO. Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. 38(2). 3 indexed citations
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Acosta, Alberto, et al.. (2013). Ranking de revistas científicas en Latinoamérica mediante el índice h: estudio de caso Colombia. Revista española de Documentación Científica. 36(1). e003–e003. 26 indexed citations
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Acosta, Alberto, et al.. (2012). The relationship between physical and biological habitat conditions and hermatypic coral recruits abundance within insular reefs (Colombian Caribbean). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Acosta, Alberto, Luisa F. Dueñas, & Valeria Pizarro. (2011). Review on hard coral recruitment (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) in Colombia. Universitas Scientiarum. 16(3). 200–200. 5 indexed citations
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Acosta, Alberto, et al.. (2010). Habitat preference of Zoantharia genera depends on host sponge morphology. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9 indexed citations
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Acosta, Alberto, et al.. (2009). Population Size-Structure of the Reef-Coral Montastraea Annularis in Two Contrasting Reefs of a Marine Protected Area in the Southern Caribbean Sea. Bulletin of Marine Science. 85(1). 61–76. 15 indexed citations
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Montenegro, Javier & Alberto Acosta. (2008). PROGRAMA INNOVADOR PARA EVALUAR USO Y PREFERENCIA DE HÁBITAT. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations
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Acosta, Alberto. (2007). CÓMO DEFINIR AUTORÍA Y ORDEN DE AUTORÍA EN ARTÍCULOS CIENTÍFICOS USANDO CRITERIOS CUANTITATIVOS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Acosta, Alberto, et al.. (2005). Checklist of Caribbean and Colombian Zoantharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10 indexed citations
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Acosta, Alberto, et al.. (2005). Temporal change in the coral community structure in the Santa Marta area - Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombian Caribbean). 34(1). 161–191. 1 indexed citations
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Acosta, Alberto, et al.. (2005). Composition and density of juvenile corals at two deep reefs in San Andres Island, Colombian Caribbean. 34(1). 211–225. 1 indexed citations
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Acosta, Alberto, et al.. (2001). Asexual reproduction in a zoanthid by fragmentation : The role of exogenous factors. Bulletin of Marine Science. 68(3). 363–381. 28 indexed citations

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