Alfredo Valido

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Alfredo Valido is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfredo Valido has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 17 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 13 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Alfredo Valido's work include Plant and animal studies (33 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (13 papers). Alfredo Valido is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (33 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (13 papers). Alfredo Valido collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Denmark and Germany. Alfredo Valido's co-authors include Pedro Jordano, Jens M. Olesen, María C. Rodríguez‐Rodríguez, Manuel Nogales, José M. Montoya, Jes Olesen, Guy Woodward, Mark Emmerson, Bo Ebenman and Paige S. Warren and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Alfredo Valido

55 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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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.

Body size in ecological networks

2005 882 citations Guy Woodward, Bo Ebenman et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Honeybees disrupt the structure and functionality of plant-pollinator networks

2019 190 citations Alfredo Valido, María C. Rodríguez‐Rodríguez et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alfredo Valido Spain	27	1.9k	1.3k	1.0k	836	521	56	3.1k
Şerban Procheş South Africa	29	1.8k 0.9×	1.9k 1.5×	1.0k 1.0×	807 1.0×	512 1.0×	94	3.6k
Gina M. Wimp United States	25	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	798 1.0×	391 0.8×	52	3.2k
Gustavo Q. Romero Brazil	32	1.7k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	598 0.7×	345 0.7×	136	3.0k
Gregory M. Crutsinger United States	23	1.6k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	852 0.8×	695 0.8×	304 0.6×	46	2.7k
Nora Underwood United States	25	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	959 1.1×	356 0.7×	64	3.3k
Karen Goodell United States	18	1.9k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	1.0k 1.2×	383 0.7×	40	3.3k
Peter Lesica United States	31	1.7k 0.9×	1.8k 1.4×	1.6k 1.5×	1.4k 1.7×	670 1.3×	119	3.9k
Frederik Hendrickx Belgium	27	1.3k 0.7×	889 0.7×	842 0.8×	501 0.6×	378 0.7×	100	3.0k
Alan J. A. Stewart United Kingdom	27	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	908 0.9×	768 0.9×	356 0.7×	68	2.8k
F. J. Frank van Veen United Kingdom	25	1.7k 0.9×	832 0.6×	894 0.9×	919 1.1×	436 0.8×	57	3.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alfredo Valido

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Morente‐López, Javier, J. Alfredo Reyes‐Betancort, Hanno Schaefer, et al.. (2025). Geographic and Biological Drivers Shape Anthropogenic Extinctions in the Macaronesian Vascular Flora. Global Change Biology. 31(2). e70072–e70072. 3 indexed citations

Valido, Alfredo & Jens M. Olesen. (2023). Oceanic Island Bats as Flower visitors and pollinators. Journal of Pollination Ecology. 35. 239–251. 1 indexed citations

Traveset, Anna, Gema Escribano‐Ávila, José M. Gómez, & Alfredo Valido. (2019). Conflicting selection onCneorum tricoccon(Rutaceae) seed size caused by native and alien seed dispersers. Evolution. 73(11). 2204–2215. 16 indexed citations

Federman, Sarah, et al.. (2018). Global geographic patterns in the colours and sizes of animal‐dispersed fruits. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 27(11). 1339–1351. 43 indexed citations

Pérez‐Méndez, Néstor, Pedro Jordano, & Alfredo Valido. (2017). Persisting in defaunated landscapes: Reduced plant population connectivity after seed dispersal collapse. Journal of Ecology. 106(3). 936–947. 43 indexed citations

Rodríguez‐Rodríguez, María C., Pedro Jordano, & Alfredo Valido. (2013). Quantity and quality components of effectiveness in insular pollinator assemblages. Oecologia. 173(1). 179–190. 44 indexed citations

Rodríguez‐Rodríguez, María C. & Alfredo Valido. (2011). Consequences of plant‐pollinator and floral‐herbivore interactions on the reproductive success of the Canary Islands endemic Canarina canariensis (Campanulaceae). American Journal of Botany. 98(9). 1465–1474. 26 indexed citations

Valido, Alfredo. (2010). VII Reunión del Grupo EcoFlor (AEET) en Tenerife. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

Valido, Alfredo & Jens M. Olesen. (2010). Pollination on Islands: Examples from the Macaronesian archipelagoes. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 10 indexed citations

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Arroyo, Juan, et al.. (2009). Isolation and characterization of 13 microsatellite loci for Neochamaelea pulverulenta (Cneoraceae). Molecular Ecology Resources. 9(6). 1497–1500. 5 indexed citations

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Rodríguez‐Rodríguez, María C. & Alfredo Valido. (2008). Opportunistic nectar‐feeding birds are effective pollinators of bird‐flowers from Canary Islands: experimental evidence from Isoplexis canariensis (Scrophulariaceae). American Journal of Botany. 95(11). 1408–1415. 44 indexed citations

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Valido, Alfredo. (2006). Anolis allisoni (Allison's Anole/Camaleón Azul). Nectar feeding.. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 3 indexed citations

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Woodward, Guy, Bo Ebenman, Mark Emmerson, et al.. (2005). Body size in ecological networks. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 20(7). 402–409. 882 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dupont, Yoko Luise, Dennis M. Hansen, Alfredo Valido, & Jens M. Olesen. (2003). Impact of introduced honey bees on native pollination interactions of the endemic Echium wildpretii (Boraginaceae) on Tenerife, Canary Islands. Biological Conservation. 118(3). 301–311. 122 indexed citations

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Hernández, Mariano, Nicole Maca‐Meyer, Juan Carlos Rando, Alfredo Valido, & Manuel Nogales. (2001). ADDITION OF A NEW LIVING GIANT LIZARD FROM LA GOMERA ISLAND TO THE PHYLOGENY OF THE ENDEMIC GENUS GALLOTIA (CANARIAN ARCHIPELAGO). Herpetological Journal. 11(4). 171–173. 7 indexed citations

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Nogales, Manuel, et al.. (2001). DISCOVERY OF A LIVING GIANT LIZARD, GENUS GALLOTIA (REPTILIA: LACERTIDAE), FROM LA GOMERA,. 4 indexed citations

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Valido, Alfredo, et al.. (2000). El lagarto gigante de La Gomera. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 7 indexed citations

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Valido, Alfredo, et al.. (1999). Preliminary data on the structural relationships in two lacertid species of the genus Gallotia (Reptilia:Lacertidae) based on the skeleton. Vieraea Folia scientiarum biologicarum canariensium. 217–222. 6 indexed citations

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Nogales, Manuel, Félix M. Medina, & Alfredo Valido. (1996). Indirect seed dispersal by the feral cats Felis catus in island ecosystems (Canary Islands). Ecography. 19(1). 3–6. 31 indexed citations

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Nogales, Manuel, Alfredo Valido, & Félix M. Medina. (1995). Frugivory of Plocama pendula (Rubiaceae) by tje Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in xerophytic zones of Tenerife (Canary Islands). Acta Oecologica. 16(5). 585–591. 25 indexed citations

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