José Brilha

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
82 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

José Brilha is a scholar working on Geology, Geophysics and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, José Brilha has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Geology, 21 papers in Geophysics and 14 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in José Brilha's work include Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation (67 papers), Geography and Environmental Studies (14 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide (14 papers). José Brilha is often cited by papers focused on Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation (67 papers), Geography and Environmental Studies (14 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide (14 papers). José Brilha collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Brazil and Spain. José Brilha's co-authors include Maria Helena Henriques, D. I. Pereira, Paulo Pereira, Murray Gray, Teresa Salomé Mota, Rui Pena dos Reis, Eduardo Salamuni, Leonardo José Cordeiro Santos, Maria da Glória Motta Garcia and John E. Gordon and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Environmental Management, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences and Geological Society London Special Publications.

In The Last Decade

José Brilha

73 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Inventory and Quantitative Assessment of Geosites and Geo... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2018 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Inventory and Quantitative Assessment of Geosites and Geodiversity Sites: a Review
    2015 916 citations José Brilha Geoheritage profile →
  2. Geodiversity: An integrative review as a contribution to the sustainable management of the whole of nature
    2018 277 citations José Brilha, Murray Gray et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
José Brilha Portugal 19 2.6k 730 463 412 395 82 3.0k
Emmanuel Reynard Switzerland 31 1.9k 0.7× 670 0.9× 132 0.3× 374 0.9× 329 0.8× 163 3.2k
Murray Gray United Kingdom 17 1.4k 0.5× 289 0.4× 359 0.8× 296 0.7× 192 0.5× 42 2.0k
D. I. Pereira Portugal 16 1.2k 0.5× 422 0.6× 304 0.7× 223 0.5× 199 0.5× 58 1.5k
Dmitry A. Ruban Russia 27 1.9k 0.7× 996 1.4× 418 0.9× 220 0.5× 77 0.2× 287 3.2k
Piotr Migoń Poland 29 953 0.4× 882 1.2× 180 0.4× 165 0.4× 135 0.3× 198 3.2k
John E. Gordon United Kingdom 19 1.2k 0.4× 214 0.3× 242 0.5× 242 0.6× 118 0.3× 39 1.7k
Maria Helena Henriques Portugal 19 1.1k 0.4× 416 0.6× 171 0.4× 169 0.4× 104 0.3× 92 1.6k
Paulo Pereira Portugal 10 953 0.4× 289 0.4× 195 0.4× 172 0.4× 109 0.3× 33 1.3k
Paola Coratza Italy 23 1.1k 0.4× 324 0.4× 102 0.2× 195 0.5× 58 0.1× 84 1.4k
Enrique Serrano Spain 28 502 0.2× 309 0.4× 139 0.3× 75 0.2× 115 0.3× 169 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by José Brilha

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Fields of papers citing papers by José Brilha

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of José Brilha

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of José Brilha. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of José Brilha 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 José Brilha. José Brilha 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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Silva, Rafael Costa da, et al.. (2025). Assessing ex situ Palaeontological Heritage: A Methodology for Safeguarding Museum Collections. Geoheritage. 17(1). 1 indexed citations
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Brilha, José, et al.. (2024). Inventory and assessment of geological sites at Alto Ribeira Touristic State Park (São Paulo, Brazil): A contribution to its management. International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks. 12(3). 485–500.
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Maliniemi, Tuija, Helena Tukiainen, Jan Hjort, et al.. (2024). Too much diversity—Multiple definitions of geodiversity hinder its potential in biodiversity research. Diversity and Distributions. 30(6). 8 indexed citations
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Monge-Ganuzas, Manu, et al.. (2024). Geoconservation at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 382(2269). 20230053–20230053. 9 indexed citations
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Tukiainen, Helena, Tuija Maliniemi, José Brilha, Janne Alahuhta, & Jan Hjort. (2024). A framework for quantifying geodiversity at the local scale: a case study from the Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 382(2269). 20230059–20230059. 8 indexed citations
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Gray, Murray, Nathan Fox, John E. Gordon, et al.. (2023). Boundary of ecosystem services: A response to. Journal of Environmental Management. 351. 119666–119666. 14 indexed citations
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Fernandes, Luiz Alberto, et al.. (2023). Inventory and Quantitative Assessment of the Geological Heritage of Paraná State, Southern Brazil. Geoheritage. 15(3). 2 indexed citations
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Crofts, Roger, John E. Gordon, José Brilha, et al.. (2022). Diretrizes para a geoconservação em áreas protegidas. 1 indexed citations
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Pereira, Paulo, José Brilha, Murray Gray, & D. I. Pereira. (2019). Rephrasing the geodiversity concept under the Ecosystem Services approach and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho). 10637. 3 indexed citations
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Brilha, José, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of Geological Sites for Priority Management: Proposals for Geoconservation in the Ceará Central Domain, North-eastern Brazil. Anuário do Instituto de Geociências. 41(2). 252–267. 4 indexed citations
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Brilha, José. (2017). Trends and challenges for geoconservation. RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho). 8626. 4 indexed citations
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Brilha, José, et al.. (2013). Integration of the geoheritage management in environmental and land-use policies. Rendiconti online della Società Geologica Italiana. 4 indexed citations
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Brilha, José, et al.. (2012). Geoconservation education: the leading role of the University of Minho (Portugal). RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho). 11881. 2 indexed citations
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Brilha, José, et al.. (2012). Quantitative evaluation of geodiversity: development of methodological procedures with application to territorial management. RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho). 8739. 6 indexed citations
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Henriques, Maria Helena, et al.. (2010). The International Year of Planet Earth in Portugal: past activities and further developments. Episodes. 33(1). 33–37. 9 indexed citations
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Brilha, José. (2005). Património geológico e geoconservação : a conservação da natureza na sua vertente geológica. RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho). 80 indexed citations
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Brilha, José, et al.. (2004). Raising public awareness of geological heritage: a set of initiatives. RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho). 9(11). 2180–92. 5 indexed citations
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Pereira, D. I. & José Brilha. (2000). Mineralogia da fracção argilosa da Formação de Vale Álvaro (Bragança, NE Portugal). Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 14. 1 indexed citations
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Legoinha, Paulo, José Brilha, & L. J. P. F. Neves. (2000). Geologia e Internet em Portugal. Revista de Estudos Anglo-Portugueses/Journal of Anglo-Portuguese Studies. 9–16.

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