J. Rocha

507 total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 352 citations indexed

About

J. Rocha is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Rocha has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 352 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Plant Science, 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 7 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in J. Rocha's work include Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna (11 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (7 papers) and Plant and animal studies (6 papers). J. Rocha is often cited by papers focused on Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna (11 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (7 papers) and Plant and animal studies (6 papers). J. Rocha collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and Sweden. J. Rocha's co-authors include Manyou Yu, Irene Gouvinhas, Ana Barros, A. Crespí, Francisco Amich, Rubim Almeida, Rebeca Cruz, Mariana Fernandes, Eunice Bacelar and Susana Casal and has published in prestigious journals such as Langmuir, Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

J. Rocha

24 papers receiving 343 citations

Hit Papers

Phytochemical and antioxidant analysis of medicinal and f... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 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. Phytochemical and antioxidant analysis of medicinal and food plants towards bioactive food and pharmaceutical resources
    2021 227 citations Manyou Yu, Irene Gouvinhas et al. Scientific Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Rocha Portugal 8 163 91 80 63 38 29 352
Ahmet Serteser Türkiye 8 249 1.5× 180 2.0× 106 1.3× 89 1.4× 67 1.8× 19 446
Sher Wali Khan Pakistan 9 267 1.6× 108 1.2× 33 0.4× 66 1.0× 54 1.4× 39 407
Faizul Haq Pakistan 10 200 1.2× 48 0.5× 18 0.2× 51 0.8× 88 2.3× 24 333
Ekaterina Kozuharova Bulgaria 11 250 1.5× 105 1.2× 34 0.4× 130 2.1× 83 2.2× 60 395
S. John Britto India 11 201 1.2× 70 0.8× 19 0.2× 144 2.3× 86 2.3× 54 419
Giuseppe Bonsangue Italy 8 234 1.4× 125 1.4× 44 0.6× 44 0.7× 28 0.7× 9 339
Anjula Pandey India 14 439 2.7× 95 1.0× 28 0.3× 73 1.2× 73 1.9× 58 545
Valeria Leoni Italy 10 249 1.5× 66 0.7× 41 0.5× 60 1.0× 42 1.1× 26 428
Abdul J. Cheruth United Arab Emirates 13 268 1.6× 56 0.6× 23 0.3× 119 1.9× 14 0.4× 28 375
Harsh Singh India 11 265 1.6× 53 0.6× 11 0.1× 74 1.2× 48 1.3× 52 395

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. Rocha

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Rocha

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of J. Rocha. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of J. Rocha 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 J. Rocha. J. Rocha 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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Rocha, J., et al.. (2025). Modelling the present potential habitat distribution of the near-threatened endemic species Silene marizii : implications for conservation. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 159(1). 154–163.
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Fernandes, Mariana, Rebeca Cruz, Eunice Bacelar, et al.. (2025). Iris sibirica leaf surface: From plant adaptation to biomimetic replication. Surfaces and Interfaces. 75. 107805–107805.
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Mendes, Ricardo F., Dmitry Chernyshov, Filipe A. Almeida Paz, et al.. (2025). Pioneering Cu(II)-flavonoid coordination polymers with anticancer activity. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 182. 115628–115628.
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Nunes, S. C., Mariana Fernandes, Eunice Bacelar, et al.. (2024). Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora : leaf cuticle and bioclimatic variability. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 158(6). 1468–1481. 1 indexed citations
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Nunes, S. C., Rui F. P. Pereira, Rebeca Cruz, et al.. (2023). The leaf of Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffm.: A physical-chemical perspective of terrestrialization in the cuticle. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 208. 105240–105240. 7 indexed citations
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Nunes, S. C., Ana P. Gomes, Mariana Fernandes, et al.. (2022). Leaf surfaces and neolithization - the case of Arundo donax L. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 999252–999252. 6 indexed citations
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Pereira, Rui F. P., J. Rocha, Rebeca Cruz, et al.. (2022). Vicariance Between Cercis siliquastrum L. and Ceratonia siliqua L. Unveiled by the Physical–Chemical Properties of the Leaves’ Epicuticular Waxes. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 890647–890647. 13 indexed citations
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Yu, Manyou, Irene Gouvinhas, J. Rocha, & Ana Barros. (2021). Phytochemical and antioxidant analysis of medicinal and food plants towards bioactive food and pharmaceutical resources. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 10041–10041. 227 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rocha, J., Mariana Fernandes, Rebeca Cruz, et al.. (2021). The Surfaces of the Ceratonia siliqua L. (Carob) Leaflet: Insights from Physics and Chemistry. Langmuir. 37(6). 2011–2028. 10 indexed citations
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Castro, Isaura, J. Rocha, V. Carnide, et al.. (2020). The redundancy effect under morphogenetic and environmental fluctuations. The case of the Dianthus pungens group. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 156(1). 292–306. 7 indexed citations
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Castro, Isaura, J. Rocha, Cecília Costa, et al.. (2018). Speciation and periodic restricted environments. The case of genus Ononis L. (subsections Natrix and Viscosae ). Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 153(3). 417–426. 2 indexed citations
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Rocha, J., Mônica Cristina Barroso Martins, Francisco Amich, et al.. (2016). Morpho-environmental strategies in the genus Ononis L. (subsections Natrix and Viscosae ) in Western Mediterranean. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 152(1). 14–30. 4 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Márcia, J. Rocha, V. Carnide, et al.. (2015). Biogeographic divergences in the Iberian flora. A morpho-anatomic,ISSR-based, and environmental study of Iberian Buxus sempervirens L.. TURKISH JOURNAL OF BOTANY. 40. 1–16. 10 indexed citations
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Rocha, J., et al.. (2014). Biogeographic trends of endemic and subendemic flora in the western Iberian Peninsula under scenarios of future climate changes. Complutensian Scientific Journals (Complutense University of Madrid). 35(0). 7 indexed citations
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Rocha, J., A. Crespí, Rubim Almeida, & Francisco Amich. (2012). Status and conservation of Silene section Cordifolia in the Iberian Peninsula: a menaced group under global environmental change. Plant Ecology & Diversity. 5(1). 45–56. 3 indexed citations
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Rocha, J., A. Crespí, Mónica García‐Barriuso, et al.. (2011). Morpho-environmental characterization of the genus Baldellia Parl. (Alismataceae) in the Iberian Peninsula, Balearic islands and North Morocco. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 146(2). 334–344. 6 indexed citations
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García‐Barriuso, Mónica, et al.. (2011). Conservation study of endemic plants in serpentine landscapes: Antirrhinum rothmaleri (Plantaginaceae), a serpentinophyte with a restricted geographic distribution. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 146(2). 291–301. 8 indexed citations
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Rocha, J., et al.. (2010). La presencia de especies exóticas en el Norte de Portugal y los corredores florísticos: un enfoque biogeográfico. Gredos (University of Salamanca). 27(27). 163–182. 1 indexed citations
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Crespí, A., et al.. (2007). Contribución para la caracterización florístico-ambiental del norte de Portugal. Botanica Complutensis. 31(31). 99–111. 2 indexed citations

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