José Maria Santos

3.7k total citations
89 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

José Maria Santos is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, José Maria Santos has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 58 papers in Ecology and 34 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in José Maria Santos's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (83 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (40 papers) and Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (36 papers). José Maria Santos is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (83 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (40 papers) and Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (36 papers). José Maria Santos collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and Austria. José Maria Santos's co-authors include María Teresa Ferreira, António N. Pinheiro, Paulo Branco, Christos Katopodis, Ana Silva, Isabel Boavida, Francisco Godinho, J. Bochechas, Pedro Segurado and Susana D. Amaral and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

José Maria Santos

83 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
José Maria Santos Portugal	32	2.0k	1.6k	654	400	261	89	2.4k
Paulo Branco Portugal	27	1.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	349 0.5×	270 0.7×	225 0.9×	64	1.6k
Lee J. Baumgartner Australia	27	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	929 1.4×	425 1.1×	586 2.2×	170	2.8k
Joachim Pander Germany	29	1.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	447 0.7×	382 1.0×	283 1.1×	77	2.1k
Melanie Mueller Germany	26	1.1k 0.6×	991 0.6×	362 0.6×	238 0.6×	206 0.8×	47	1.6k
John M. Nestler United States	20	1.0k 0.5×	881 0.6×	131 0.2×	409 1.0×	264 1.0×	68	1.3k
Ian G. Jowett New Zealand	32	2.4k 1.2×	2.4k 1.5×	278 0.4×	1.2k 2.9×	372 1.4×	56	3.1k
Mark S. Bevelhimer United States	23	851 0.4×	657 0.4×	224 0.3×	371 0.9×	363 1.4×	44	1.4k
D. A. Scruton Canada	24	1.2k 0.6×	936 0.6×	319 0.5×	270 0.7×	367 1.4×	47	1.5k
Hervé Capra France	21	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	246 0.4×	523 1.3×	227 0.9×	48	1.6k
Martin Mallen‐Cooper Australia	18	1.0k 0.5×	644 0.4×	480 0.7×	291 0.7×	263 1.0×	38	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by José Maria Santos

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of José Maria Santos

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tomczyk, Paweł, et al.. (2025). Small hydropower impacts on water quality: A comparative analysis of different assessment methods. Water Resources and Industry. 33. 100282–100282.

Romão, Filipe, Ana L. Quaresma, Susana D. Amaral, et al.. (2025). Stopping invaders: Moving towards a selective vertical slot fishway to prevent the passage of non-native cyprinids. Journal of Environmental Management. 380. 125004–125004. 1 indexed citations

Santos, José Maria, Ana L. Quaresma, Filipe Romão, et al.. (2025). Fishways in Portugal: Status, Main Findings and Research Needs. Water. 17(19). 2898–2898.

Boavida, Isabel, Maria João Costa, & José Maria Santos. (2025). Community perceptions and ecosystem services provided by small hydropower plants. Environmental Development. 55. 101247–101247. 1 indexed citations

Romão, Filipe, Ana L. Quaresma, Francisco Javier Bravo‐Córdoba, et al.. (2024). Debating the Rules: An Experimental Approach to Assess Cyprinid Passage Performance Thresholds in Vertical Slot Fishways. Water. 16(3). 439–439. 7 indexed citations

Santos, José Maria, Maria João Costa, Francisco Godinho, et al.. (2023). Seasonal and Size-Related Fish Microhabitat Use Upstream and Downstream from Small Hydropower Plants. Water. 16(1). 37–37. 5 indexed citations

Branco, Paulo, Filipe Romão, Ana L. Quaresma, et al.. (2023). Vertical Slot Fishways: Incremental Knowledge to Define the Best Solution. Biology. 12(11). 1431–1431. 2 indexed citations

Branco, Paulo, et al.. (2023). Swimming under Pressure: The Sub-Lethal Effects of a Pesticide on the Behaviour of Native and Non-Native Cypriniformes Fish. Fishes. 8(9). 462–462. 4 indexed citations

Branco, Paulo, Pedro Segurado, José Maria Santos, et al.. (2022). River Network Connectivity—An Holistic Approach to Improve the Sustainability of Fish Populations. 105–105. 1 indexed citations

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Boavida, Isabel, José Maria Santos, María Manuela Portela, et al.. (2022). The EcoPeak4Fish project: an integrated approach to support self-sustaining fish populations downstream hydropower plants. Proceedings of the 39th IAHR World Congress. 1434–1438. 1 indexed citations

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Amaral, Susana D., Paulo Branco, Filipe Romão, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of Low-Head Ramped Weirs for a Potamodromous Cyprinid: Effects of Substrate Addition and Discharge on Fish Passage Performance, Stress and Fatigue. Water. 13(6). 765–765. 5 indexed citations

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Romão, Filipe, Ana L. Quaresma, José Maria Santos, et al.. (2021). Multislot Fishway Improves Entrance Performance and Fish Transit Time over Vertical Slots. Water. 13(3). 275–275. 14 indexed citations

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Santos, José Maria, et al.. (2021). Can fish lifts aid upstream dispersal of the invasive red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) past high‐head hydropower plants?. River Research and Applications. 38(8). 1519–1523. 3 indexed citations

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Amaral, Susana D., Ana L. Quaresma, Paulo Branco, et al.. (2019). Assessment of Retrofitted Ramped Weirs to Improve Passage of Potamodromous Fish. Water. 11(12). 2441–2441. 20 indexed citations

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Romão, Filipe, Ana L. Quaresma, José Maria Santos, Paulo Branco, & António N. Pinheiro. (2019). Cyprinid passage performance in an experimental multislot fishway across distinct seasons. Marine and Freshwater Research. 70(6). 881–890. 22 indexed citations

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Amaral, Susana D., Paulo Branco, Filipe Romão, et al.. (2018). The effect of weir crest width and discharge on passage performance of a potamodromous cyprinid. Marine and Freshwater Research. 69(12). 1795–1804. 8 indexed citations

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Romão, Filipe, José Maria Santos, Christos Katopodis, António N. Pinheiro, & Paulo Branco. (2018). How Does Season Affect Passage Performance and Fatigue of Potamodromous Cyprinids? An Experimental Approach in a Vertical Slot Fishway. Water. 10(4). 395–395. 24 indexed citations

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Rivaes, Rui, Isabel Boavida, José Maria Santos, António N. Pinheiro, & María Teresa Ferreira. (2017). Importance of considering riparian vegetation requirements for the long-term efficiency of environmental flows in aquatic microhabitats. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 21(11). 5763–5780. 21 indexed citations

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Rivaes, Rui, Isabel Boavida, José Maria Santos, António N. Pinheiro, & María Teresa Ferreira. (2017). Importance of considering riparian vegetationrequirements for the long-term efficiency of environmentalflows. 4 indexed citations

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Segurado, Pedro, Carina Almeida, José Maria Santos, Ramiro Neves, & María Teresa Ferreira. (2015). Biological and environmental database of Sorraia catchment (Portugal). 1–10. 1 indexed citations

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