Helena Castro

2.7k total citations
20 papers, 404 citations indexed

About

Helena Castro is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Helena Castro has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 404 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 7 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 7 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Helena Castro's work include Plant and animal studies (8 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (5 papers). Helena Castro is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (8 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (5 papers). Helena Castro collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, France and United States. Helena Castro's co-authors include Helena Freitas, Sílvia Castro, Marie‐Laure Navas, Cyrille Violle, João Loureiro, Jean Richarte, Sandra Lavorel, Veiko Lehsten, Claire Fortunel and Lurdes Barrico and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Ecology, Plant and Soil and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Helena Castro

20 papers receiving 395 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helena Castro Portugal 11 182 176 142 98 90 20 404
Wande Liu China 13 278 1.5× 159 0.9× 105 0.7× 172 1.8× 98 1.1× 45 505
Jake J. Grossman United States 11 173 1.0× 103 0.6× 91 0.6× 133 1.4× 111 1.2× 23 389
Gemma Rutten Switzerland 11 310 1.7× 133 0.8× 134 0.9× 142 1.4× 126 1.4× 15 461
Lucie Mahaut France 12 171 0.9× 185 1.1× 167 1.2× 50 0.5× 78 0.9× 20 402
Kristen K. Becklund United States 8 300 1.6× 130 0.7× 157 1.1× 136 1.4× 94 1.0× 9 481
Nianxi Zhao China 14 201 1.1× 168 1.0× 181 1.3× 60 0.6× 121 1.3× 46 489
Gerhard Boenisch Germany 8 96 0.5× 141 0.8× 79 0.6× 76 0.8× 103 1.1× 12 327
Tingfa Dong China 15 189 1.0× 365 2.1× 129 0.9× 184 1.9× 60 0.7× 35 583
Ligia Guadalupe Esparza Olguín Mexico 11 185 1.0× 154 0.9× 96 0.7× 122 1.2× 81 0.9× 26 414
Xuedong Lang China 15 276 1.5× 166 0.9× 108 0.8× 205 2.1× 127 1.4× 32 565

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Fields of papers citing papers by Helena Castro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helena Castro

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All Works

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Carvalheiro, Luísa G., et al.. (2024). Animal‐pollinated crops and cultivars—A quantitative assessment of pollinator dependence values and evaluation of methodological approaches. Journal of Applied Ecology. 61(6). 1279–1288. 20 indexed citations
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Osterman, Julia, et al.. (2024). The impact of pollination requirements, pollinators, landscape and management practices on pollination in sweet and sour cherry: A systematic review. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 374. 109163–109163. 9 indexed citations
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Lopes, Betina, et al.. (2023). Video abstract production guide. Frontiers in Communication. 8. 3 indexed citations
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Castro, Helena, Maria Celeste Dias, José Paulo Sousa, & Helena Freitas. (2023). Functional Groups Response to Water Deficit in Mediterranean Ecosystems. Plants. 12(7). 1471–1471. 4 indexed citations
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Castro, Helena, Maria Celeste Dias, Mariana Castro, João Loureiro, & Sílvia Castro. (2023). Impact of genome duplications in drought tolerance and distribution of the diploid-tetraploid Jasione maritima. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1144678–1144678. 7 indexed citations
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Castro, Helena, et al.. (2023). PolLimCrop, a global dataset of pollen limitation in crops. Scientific Data. 10(1). 905–905. 8 indexed citations
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Castro, Helena, et al.. (2021). Pollination as a key management tool in crop production: Kiwifruit orchards as a study case. Scientia Horticulturae. 290. 110533–110533. 27 indexed citations
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Castro, Helena, et al.. (2021). MigraR: An open-source, R-based application for analysis and quantification of cell migration parameters. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 213. 106529–106529. 2 indexed citations
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Castro, Helena, et al.. (2021). Spatiotemporal Variation in Pollination Deficits in an Insect-Pollinated Dioecious Crop. Plants. 10(7). 1273–1273. 14 indexed citations
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Loureiro, João, et al.. (2021). Impact of local practices and landscape on the diversity and abundance of pollinators in an insect-dependent crop. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 326. 107804–107804. 8 indexed citations
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Castro, Helena, Cristina Canhoto, Ana Lúcia Gonçalves, et al.. (2018). Land management impacts on the feeding preferences of the woodlouse Porcellio dilatatus (Isopoda: Oniscidea) via changes in plant litter quality. Applied Soil Ecology. 132. 45–52. 22 indexed citations
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Barrico, Lurdes, et al.. (2017). Plant and microbial biodiversity in urban forests and public gardens: Insights for cities’ sustainable development. Urban forestry & urban greening. 29. 19–27. 24 indexed citations
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Castro, Helena, Lurdes Barrico, Susana Rodríguez‐Echeverría, & Helena Freitas. (2015). Trends in plant and soil microbial diversity associated with Mediterranean extensive cereal–fallow rotation agro-ecosystems. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 217. 33–40. 16 indexed citations
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Lavorel, Sandra, Francesco de Bello, Karl Grigulis, et al.. (2011). Response of herbaceous vegetation functional diversity to land use change across five sites in Europe and Israel. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution. 57(1-2). 53–72. 20 indexed citations
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Castro, Helena, Veiko Lehsten, Sandra Lavorel, & Helena Freitas. (2010). Functional response traits in relation to land use change in the Montado. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 137(1-2). 183–191. 50 indexed citations
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Castro, Helena, Claire Fortunel, & Helena Freitas. (2010). Effects of land abandonment on plant litter decomposition in a Montado system: relation to litter chemistry and community functional parameters. Plant and Soil. 333(1-2). 181–190. 32 indexed citations
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Violle, Cyrille, Helena Castro, Jean Richarte, & Marie‐Laure Navas. (2009). Intraspecific seed trait variations and competition: passive or adaptive response?. Functional Ecology. 23(3). 612–620. 60 indexed citations
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Castro, Helena & Helena Freitas. (2009). Above-ground biomass and productivity in the Montado: From herbaceous to shrub dominated communities. Journal of Arid Environments. 73(4-5). 506–511. 70 indexed citations
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Castro, Helena, Cristina Nabais, Concepción L. Alados, & Helena Freitas. (2003). Effects of cessation of grazing on leaf-level photosynthesis of Periploca laevigata. Applied Vegetation Science. 6(2). 255–255. 1 indexed citations
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Castro, Helena, Cristina Nabais, Concepción L. Alados, & Helena Freitas. (2003). Effects of cessation of grazing on leaf‐level photosynthesis of Periploca laevigata. Applied Vegetation Science. 6(2). 255–260. 7 indexed citations

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