Ismael Galván

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
121 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Ismael Galván is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cell Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ismael Galván has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 55 papers in Cell Biology and 41 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Ismael Galván's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (65 papers), melanin and skin pigmentation (55 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (29 papers). Ismael Galván is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (65 papers), melanin and skin pigmentation (55 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (29 papers). Ismael Galván collaborates with scholars based in Spain, France and Japan. Ismael Galván's co-authors include Luis M. Carrascal, Òscar Gordo, Carlos Alonso‐Álvarez, Anders Pape Møller, Juan José Sanz, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Francisco Solano, Juan J. Negro, Ghanem Ghanem and Luisa Amo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Ismael Galván

118 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Partial least squares regression as an alternative to current regression methods used in ecology

2009 614 citations Luis M. Carrascal, Ismael Galván et al. profile →
Melanins and melanogenesis: from pigment cells to human health and technological applications

2015 364 citations Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Ismael Galván et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ismael Galván Spain	31	1.6k	1.2k	942	418	298	121	3.5k
Völker Storch Germany	35	536 0.3×	1.5k 1.3×	147 0.2×	492 1.2×	103 0.3×	204	4.3k
Hiromichi Nagasawa Japan	53	771 0.5×	1.9k 1.6×	331 0.4×	896 2.1×	143 0.5×	284	9.8k
Katherine A. Sloman United Kingdom	42	750 0.5×	2.0k 1.7×	312 0.3×	758 1.8×	76 0.3×	116	5.1k
Heinz‐R. Köhler Germany	42	667 0.4×	1.3k 1.1×	275 0.3×	243 0.6×	161 0.5×	176	7.0k
Agostinho Antunes Portugal	40	716 0.4×	1.6k 1.3×	96 0.1×	439 1.1×	90 0.3×	206	5.8k
Atsushi Toyoda Japan	60	965 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	715 0.8×	245 0.6×	249 0.8×	350	14.0k
Erik Ropstad Norway	44	358 0.2×	1.3k 1.1×	180 0.2×	106 0.3×	164 0.6×	262	6.9k
Peter De Rijk Belgium	32	341 0.2×	1.4k 1.2×	287 0.3×	151 0.4×	46 0.2×	64	5.2k
Carl Smith United Kingdom	47	2.0k 1.2×	2.7k 2.3×	976 1.0×	1.2k 2.8×	54 0.2×	185	7.8k
Thales Renato Ochotorena de Freitas Brazil	30	672 0.4×	1.5k 1.3×	76 0.1×	232 0.6×	61 0.2×	173	3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Ismael Galván

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ismael Galván

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Marques, Cristiana I., Pedro M. Araújo, Sandra Afonso, et al.. (2025). Physiological plasticity in zebra finch color varieties mitigates DNA damage under oxidative stress. iScience. 28(7). 112937–112937.

Latrous, Latifa, et al.. (2023). Rapid determination of malondialdehyde in serum samples using a porphyrin-functionalized magnetic graphene oxide electrochemical sensor. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 415(11). 2071–2080. 8 indexed citations

Liedtke, H. Christoph, et al.. (2023). Background matching through fast and reversible melanin-based pigmentation plasticity in tadpoles comes with morphological and antioxidant changes. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 12064–12064. 5 indexed citations

Galván, Ismael, et al.. (2022). Detection of Porphyrins in Hair Using Capillary Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(11). 6230–6230. 2 indexed citations

Galván, Ismael, et al.. (2019). High SLC7A11 expression in normal skin of melanoma patients. Cancer Epidemiology. 62. 101582–101582. 15 indexed citations

Galván, Ismael, Alberto Jorge, Jan Tøttrup Nielsen, & Anders Pape Møller. (2019). Pheomelanin synthesis varies with protein food abundance in developing goshawks. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 189(3-4). 441–450. 13 indexed citations

Galván, Ismael, et al.. (2018). Dark pigmentation limits thermal niche position in birds. Functional Ecology. 32(6). 1531–1540. 54 indexed citations

Galván, Ismael, Francisco Solano, Mohammed Zougagh, et al.. (2018). Unprecedented high catecholamine production causing hair pigmentation after urinary excretion in red deer. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 76(2). 397–404. 10 indexed citations

Galván, Ismael, Alberto Jorge, Carlos Pacheco, et al.. (2018). Solar and terrestrial radiations explain continental-scale variation in bird pigmentation. Oecologia. 188(3). 683–693. 10 indexed citations

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Galván, Ismael. (2017). Condition-dependence of pheomelanin-based coloration in nuthatches Sitta europaea suggests a detoxifying function: implications for the evolution of juvenile plumage patterns. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9138–9138. 17 indexed citations

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Galván, Ismael, Daniel M. Palacios, & Juan J. Negro. (2017). The bare head of the Northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) fulfills a thermoregulatory function. Frontiers in Zoology. 14(1). 15–15. 10 indexed citations

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Galván, Ismael & Francisco Solano. (2016). Bird Integumentary Melanins: Biosynthesis, Forms, Function and Evolution. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 17(4). 520–520. 104 indexed citations

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Galván, Ismael & Francisco Solano. (2015). Melanin Chemistry and the Ecology of Stress. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 88(3). 352–355. 33 indexed citations

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Galván, Ismael, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Carlos Alonso‐Álvarez, & Francisco Solano. (2014). Buthionine sulfoximine diverts the melanogenesis pathway toward the production of more soluble and degradable pigments. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 24(9). 2150–2154. 7 indexed citations

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Galván, Ismael, Alberto Jorge, Francisco Solano, & Kazumasa Wakamatsu. (2013). Vibrational characterization of pheomelanin and trichochrome F by Raman spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 110. 55–59. 31 indexed citations

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Galván, Ismael, Johannes Erritzøe, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, & Anders Pape Møller. (2012). High prevalence of cataracts in birds with pheomelanin-based colouration. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 162(3). 259–264. 16 indexed citations

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Mougeot, François, Ismael Galván, & Carlos Alonso‐Álvarez. (2011). Contrasted effects of an oxidative challenge and α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone on cellular immune responsiveness: an experiment with red-legged partridges Alectoris rufa. Oecologia. 169(2). 385–394. 7 indexed citations

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Galván, Ismael & Anders Pape Møller. (2011). Brain size and the expression of pheomelanin‐based colour in birds. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24(5). 999–1006. 34 indexed citations

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Beñayas, José María Rey, Lorenzo Pérez‐Camacho, Marcelino de la Cruz, et al.. (2010). Short-term dynamics and spatial pattern of nocturnal birds inhabiting a mediterranean agricultural mosaic. Ardeola. 57(2). 303–320. 6 indexed citations

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Galván, Ismael. (2000). Influencia de las temperaturas mínimas en un grupo invernante de Gaviota Sombría (Larus fuscus) y Gaviota Reidora (Larus ridibundus) en el río Guadiana (sudoeste de España). 17(17). 31–37. 3 indexed citations

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