Jesús Muñoz

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
142 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Jesús Muñoz is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Jesús Muñoz has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 68 papers in Plant Science and 29 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Jesús Muñoz's work include Bryophyte Studies and Records (68 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (58 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (46 papers). Jesús Muñoz is often cited by papers focused on Bryophyte Studies and Records (68 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (58 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (46 papers). Jesús Muñoz collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Ecuador and United States. Jesús Muñoz's co-authors include Ángel M. Felicísimo, Rubén G. Mateo, Ana Rosa Burgaz, Francisco Cabezas, Isabel Martínez, Dietmar Quandt, Janeth Lessmann, Elisa Bonaccorso, Jacob González‐Solís and Javier Antonio Tamayo Fajardo and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Jesús Muñoz

138 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

An annotated checklist of the mosses of Europe and Macaronesia

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jesús Muñoz Spain	31	2.2k	1.5k	1.3k	1.0k	859	142	3.9k
Kevin J. Walker United Kingdom	28	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	719 0.7×	1.9k 2.3×	72	3.4k
Rachael V. Gallagher Australia	32	1.2k 0.6×	888 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	1.8k 2.0×	129	3.8k
José María Iriondo Spain	32	1.9k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	695 0.5×	690 0.7×	1.9k 2.2×	137	4.2k
J. A. Ratter Brazil	25	2.1k 1.0×	927 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	369 0.4×	2.2k 2.6×	54	4.5k
Dietmar Moser Austria	36	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	2.1k 2.4×	116	4.4k
Stefanos P. Sgardelis Greece	29	1.2k 0.6×	823 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	373 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	81	2.8k
Panayotis Dimopoulos Greece	34	890 0.4×	987 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	560 0.6×	1.4k 1.7×	142	3.5k
Min Cao China	37	1.5k 0.7×	976 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	722 0.7×	2.5k 2.9×	235	5.1k
Stephen H. Bullock Mexico	28	2.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	970 0.8×	261 0.3×	2.0k 2.3×	103	4.0k
K. Blake Suttle United States	20	894 0.4×	610 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	591 0.6×	1.4k 1.7×	28	3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jesús Muñoz

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Ritter, Camila Duarte, Jesús Muñoz, James S. Albert, et al.. (2025). Indigenous territories and protected areas are crucial for ecosystem connectivity in the Amazon basin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(31). e2418189122–e2418189122.

Muñoz, Jesús, et al.. (2023). Genetic and Ecological Approaches to Introduced Populations of Pumpkinseed Sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) in Southwestern Europe. Diversity. 15(10). 1059–1059. 3 indexed citations

Muñoz, Jesús, et al.. (2022). Lepomis gibbosus European Invasion Process: Niche Differentiation and Future Climate Scenarios. 6–6. 2 indexed citations

Valeria, Osvaldo, et al.. (2022). Small but visible: Predicting rare bryophyte distribution and richness patterns using remote sensing-based ensembles of small models. PLoS ONE. 17(1). e0260543–e0260543. 10 indexed citations

Vázquez, Borja Frutos, Carmen Alonso, Fernando Martín-Consuegra, et al.. (2021). Selection of nature-based solutions to improve comfort in schools during heat waves. International Journal of Energy Production and Management. 6(2). 157–169. 8 indexed citations

Stech, Michael, Paulo Eduardo Aguiar Saraiva Câmara, Rafael Medina, & Jesús Muñoz. (2021). Advances and challenges in bryophyte biology after 50 years of International Association of Bryologists. Bryophyte Diversity and Evolution. 43(1). 1 indexed citations

Collart, Flavien, Olivier Broennimann, Rubén G. Mateo, et al.. (2020). Bryophytes are predicted to lag behind future climate change despite their high dispersal capacities. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5601–5601. 63 indexed citations

Benítez, Ángel, et al.. (2019). Forest Diversity and Structure in the Amazonian Mountain Ranges of Southeastern Ecuador. Diversity. 11(10). 196–196. 2 indexed citations

Fajardo, Javier Antonio Tamayo, Rubén G. Mateo, Pablo Vargas, et al.. (2019). The role of abiotic mechanisms of long‐distance dispersal in the American origin of the Galápagos flora. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 28(11). 1610–1620. 15 indexed citations

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Lessmann, Janeth, Javier Antonio Tamayo Fajardo, Jesús Muñoz, & Elisa Bonaccorso. (2016). Large expansion of oil industry in the Ecuadorian Amazon: biodiversity vulnerability and conservation alternatives. Ecology and Evolution. 6(14). 4997–5012. 77 indexed citations

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Mateo, Rubén G., Olivier Broennimann, Blaise Petitpierre, et al.. (2014). From climatic niche conservatism to spatial predictions: what can invasive mosses tell us?. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 2 indexed citations

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Fajardo, Javier Antonio Tamayo, Janeth Lessmann, Elisa Bonaccorso, Christian Devenish, & Jesús Muñoz. (2014). Combined Use of Systematic Conservation Planning, Species Distribution Modelling, and Connectivity Analysis Reveals Severe Conservation Gaps in a Megadiverse Country (Peru). PLoS ONE. 9(12). e114367–e114367. 101 indexed citations

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Lessmann, Janeth, Jesús Muñoz, & Elisa Bonaccorso. (2014). Maximizing species conservation in continentalEcuador: a case of systematic conservation planning for biodiverse regions. Ecology and Evolution. 4(12). 2410–2422. 65 indexed citations

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González‐Mancebo, Juana María, Isabel Draper, Francisco Lara, et al.. (2009). Amendments to the bryophyte flora of the Cape Verde and Canary Islands. Cryptogamie Bryologie. 30(4). 433–441. 10 indexed citations

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Ros, Rosa M., et al.. (2008). New typifications and synonyms in Tortula sect. Pottia (Pottiaceae, Musci). Taxon. 57(1). 279–288. 5 indexed citations

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Albertos, Belén, Montserrat Brugués, G Calabrese, et al.. (2006). Aportaciones al conocimiento de la flora briológica española. Nótula XV: musgos, antocerotas y hepáticas de la Sierra de Gredos (Ávila). Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Briología. 25–32. 1 indexed citations

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Albertos, Belén, Montserrat Brugués, Giorgio Calabrese, et al.. (2006). Aportaciones al conocimiento de la flora briológica española. Nótula XIV: musgos, antocerotas y hepáticas de la Sierra de Aracena (Huelva). Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Briología. 25–31. 2 indexed citations

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Muñoz, Jesús, et al.. (2001). Sistemas de cultivo con cubiertas en olivar de Andalucía (y II). Hispana. 46–51. 2 indexed citations

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Muñoz, Jesús. (1991). Revisión de "Racomitrium" sect. "Laevifolia" ("Musci, Grimmiaceae") en la Península Ibérica. Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 49(1). 39–49. 1 indexed citations

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Talavera, Salvador & Jesús Muñoz. (1984). Taxonomic and chorological notes on the flora of western Andalucia. 99. A new species of Centaurea from southern Spain.. Lagascalia. 12(2). 250–251. 3 indexed citations

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