Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo

11.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
170 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo is a scholar working on Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Genetics, 89 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 61 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (95 papers), Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (61 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (54 papers). Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (95 papers), Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (61 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (54 papers). Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Finland. Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo's co-authors include Camila C. Ribas, Joël Cracraft, Robb T. Brumfield, Mauro Galetti, Cristina Yumi Miyaki, Jason T. Weir, Elizabeth P. Derryberry, Afonso César Rodrigues Nogueira, Alexandre Mendes Fernandes and Alexander Charles Lees and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo

162 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

The drivers of tropical speciation 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2021 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. The drivers of tropical speciation
    2014 441 citations Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo, Brant C. Faircloth et al. profile →
  2. Annotated checklist of the birds of Brazil by the Brazilian Ornithological Records Committee—second edition
    2021 190 citations José Fernando Pacheco, Luís Fábio Silveira et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo Brazil 36 2.3k 2.0k 1.7k 1.6k 1.2k 170 4.9k
Ana Carolina Carnaval United States 34 1.7k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 1.8k 1.1× 650 0.5× 75 4.9k
Patrick R. Stephens United States 28 1.5k 0.6× 860 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 863 0.7× 49 4.0k
Kenneth H. Kozak United States 25 2.4k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 1.7k 1.0× 2.3k 1.4× 1.4k 1.2× 41 5.9k
Albert B. Phillimore United Kingdom 34 1.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 923 0.8× 55 3.6k
Leo Joseph Australia 38 1.5k 0.6× 2.9k 1.5× 2.8k 1.6× 1.9k 1.2× 849 0.7× 195 6.3k
J. V. Remsen United States 33 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 2.4k 1.4× 1.9k 1.2× 665 0.6× 118 4.5k
Stephen C. Lougheed Canada 38 1.3k 0.5× 2.5k 1.2× 2.2k 1.3× 1.9k 1.2× 373 0.3× 157 5.4k
David C. Lees United Kingdom 27 1.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 1.9k 1.1× 2.2k 1.3× 321 0.3× 79 5.0k
Cristina Yumi Miyaki Brazil 31 1.2k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 881 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 790 0.7× 96 3.0k
Mark V. Lomolino United States 39 2.9k 1.3× 1.1k 0.5× 3.9k 2.3× 1.9k 1.2× 1.0k 0.9× 90 6.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Batista, Romina, et al.. (2025). Revealing hidden diversity: molecular insights into a monotypic Amazonian hummingbird species. Journal für Ornithologie. 166(4). 1057–1070.
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Charvet, Patrícia, Vicente Vieira Faria, Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo, et al.. (2025). Geographical variation in mitogenomes of the largetooth sawfish Pristis pristis: Challenges and perspectives for conservation efforts. Global Ecology and Conservation. 62. e03757–e03757. 1 indexed citations
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Weir, Jason T., et al.. (2024). Whole genomes show contrasting trends of population size changes and genomic diversity for an Amazonian endemic passerine over the late quaternary. Ecology and Evolution. 14(4). e11250–e11250. 5 indexed citations
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Pavan, Silvia, Edson F. Abreu, Romina Batista, et al.. (2024). A hint on the unknown diversity of eastern Andes: high endemicity and new species of mammals revealed through DNA barcoding. Systematics and Biodiversity. 22(1). 5 indexed citations
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Araripe, Juliana, Fernando Sequeira, Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo, et al.. (2023). West–east diversification model explains pattern phylogeography of the Band-tailed Manakin Pipra fasciicauda. Journal für Ornithologie. 164(2). 433–443. 1 indexed citations
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Thom, Gregory, et al.. (2022). Population dynamics of Amazonian floodplain forest species support spatial variation on genetic diversity but not range expansions through time. Journal of Biogeography. 49(10). 1891–1901. 2 indexed citations
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Bravo, Gustavo A., Bret M. Whitney, Marcos R. Bornschein, et al.. (2021). Phylogenomic analyses reveal non-monophyly of the antbird generaHerpsilochmusandSakesphorus(Thamnophilidae), with description of a new genus forHerpsilochmus sellowi. The Auk. 138(3). 4 indexed citations
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Aleixo, Alexandre Luis Padovan, et al.. (2020). Analyses of plumage coloration and genetic variation confirm the hybridization of Pipra fasciicauda and Pipra aureola in the Brazilian Amazon basin. Journal für Ornithologie. 161(2). 503–508. 4 indexed citations
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Araripe, Juliana, Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo, Marina Anciães, et al.. (2019). Multilocus data of a manakin species reveal cryptic diversification moulded by vicariance. Zoologica Scripta. 49(2). 129–144. 15 indexed citations
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Aleixo, Alexandre Luis Padovan & José Fernando Pacheco. (2013). A family name for the monotypic oscine passerine genus Donacobius.. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia. 14(25). 2. 1 indexed citations
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Aleixo, Alexandre Luis Padovan, Alexander Charles Lees, Nárgila Moura, et al.. (2013). One hundred and thirty-five years of avifaunal surveys around Santarem, central Brazilian Amazon. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia. 21(51). 42. 20 indexed citations
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Tobias, Joseph A., Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo, Michael J. Andersen, et al.. (2008). Distribution, Behavior, and Conservation Status of the Rufous Twistwing (Cnipodectes superrufus). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 120(1). 38–49. 13 indexed citations
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Aleixo, Alexandre Luis Padovan, et al.. (2005). Implicações biogeográficas de novos registros ornitológicos em um enclave de vegetação de campina no sudoeste da Amazônia brasileira. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 22(4). 1196–1200. 7 indexed citations
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Aleixo, Alexandre Luis Padovan & Bret M. Whitney. (2002). Dendroplex (=Xiphorhynchus) Necopinus Zimmer 1934 (Dendrocolaptidae) is a Junior Synonym of Dendrornis Kienerii (=Xiphorhynchus Picus Kienerii) Des Murs 1855. The Auk. 119(2). 520–523. 2 indexed citations
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Aleixo, Alexandre Luis Padovan & Bret M. Whitney. (2002). DENDROPLEX (=XIPHORHYNCHUS) NECOPINUS ZIMMER 1934 (DENDROCOLAPTIDAE) IS A JUNIOR SYNONYM OF DENDRORNIS KIENERII (=XIPHORHYNCHUS PICUS KIENERII) DES MURS 1855. The Auk. 119(2). 520–520. 15 indexed citations
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Aleixo, Alexandre Luis Padovan, Bret M. Whitney, & David C. Oren. (2000). RANGE EXTENSIONS OF BIRDS IN SOUTHEASTERN AMAZONIA. The Wilson Bulletin. 112(1). 137–142. 12 indexed citations

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