Juan José Alava

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Juan José Alava is a scholar working on Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Juan José Alava has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Ecology, 24 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 16 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Juan José Alava's work include Marine animal studies overview (29 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (15 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (14 papers). Juan José Alava is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (29 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (15 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (14 papers). Juan José Alava collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Ecuador and United States. Juan José Alava's co-authors include U. Rashid Sumaila, Peter S. Ross, Frank A. P. C. Gobas, William W. L. Cheung, Santiago Salazar, David Aurioles‐Gamboa, Jeanette Wyneken, William W. L. Cheung, Diego Páez‐Rosas and Judith S. Weis and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Juan José Alava

69 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Environmental (in)justice in the Anthropocene ocean

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Juan José Alava Canada	23	582	473	358	270	206	72	1.4k
Ayaka Amaha Öztürk Türkiye	17	558 1.0×	190 0.4×	375 1.0×	227 0.8×	117 0.6×	50	1.2k
Aaron M. Davis Australia	24	928 1.6×	327 0.7×	403 1.1×	463 1.7×	596 2.9×	62	2.0k
Gustavo Chiang Chile	20	348 0.6×	452 1.0×	256 0.7×	118 0.4×	113 0.5×	61	1.0k
Gail Krantzberg Canada	20	448 0.8×	391 0.8×	301 0.8×	310 1.1×	139 0.7×	101	1.6k
Luc Janssens de Bisthoven Belgium	19	409 0.7×	357 0.8×	196 0.5×	94 0.3×	169 0.8×	42	924
HJ Auman United States	16	338 0.6×	449 0.9×	455 1.3×	74 0.3×	115 0.6×	27	1.0k
Claude Bouchon Guadeloupe	20	753 1.3×	160 0.3×	131 0.4×	508 1.9×	269 1.3×	55	1.2k
Silvestro Greco Italy	18	997 1.7×	74 0.2×	230 0.6×	741 2.7×	202 1.0×	78	1.6k
Marcelo de Oliveira Soares Brazil	25	953 1.6×	105 0.2×	411 1.1×	663 2.5×	128 0.6×	126	1.8k
Graeme F. Clark Australia	24	873 1.5×	109 0.2×	155 0.4×	692 2.6×	221 1.1×	64	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Juan José Alava

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Ávila, Isabel Cristina, Sarah L. Mesnick, Maurício Cantor, et al.. (2025). Integrating cultural dimensions in sperm whale ( Physeter macrocephalus ) conservation: threats, challenges and solutions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 380(1925). 20240142–20240142. 6 indexed citations

Alava, Juan José, María José Barragán‐Paladines, Marcia Moreno‐Báez, et al.. (2025). Plastics’ circular economy for the Galapagos Islands? Exploring plastics governance with implications for social and ocean equity in a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Frontiers in Marine Science. 11. 1 indexed citations

Kowal, Matthew, Eduardo Espinoza, Gustavo A. Domínguez, et al.. (2024). Ecotoxicological Assessment of Microplastics and Cellulose Particles in the Galápagos Islands and Galápagos Penguin Food Web. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 43(6). 1442–1457. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Liqiang, et al.. (2024). Maternal Daphnia magna exposure to the antidepressant sertraline causes molting disorder, multi-generational reproductive and serotonergic dysfunction. Aquatic Toxicology. 278. 107161–107161. 2 indexed citations

Alava, Juan José, et al.. (2024). Microplastic distribution and composition in mudflat sediments and varnish clams (Nuttallia obscurata) at two estuaries of British Columbia, Canada: An assessment of potential anthropogenic sources. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 211. 117367–117367.

Tirapé, Ana, et al.. (2023). Marine litter and social inequities entangle Ecuadorian mangrove communities: Perceptions of plastic pollution and well-being concerns in Puerto Hondo and Isla Santay, Ecuador. Marine Policy. 157. 105857–105857. 4 indexed citations

Szteren, Diana, David Aurioles‐Gamboa, Lorena Elizabeth Campos Villegas, & Juan José Alava. (2023). Metal-specific biomagnification and trophic dilution in the coastal foodweb of the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) off Bahía Magdalena, Mexico: The role of the benthic-pelagic foodweb in the trophic transfer of trace and toxic metals. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 194(Pt A). 115263–115263. 5 indexed citations

Alava, Juan José, Gabriel Reygondeau, Isabel Cristina Ávila, et al.. (2022). Southern Elephant Seals (Mirounga leonina) in the Galapagos Islands and the Eastern Tropical Pacific Amid Ocean Environmental Changes: Towards a Habitat Suitability Index. Aquatic Mammals. 48(5). 418–431. 2 indexed citations

Valle, Carlos A., et al.. (2022). Elevated Mercury Concentrations and Isotope Signatures (N, C, Hg) in Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) from the Galápagos Marine Reserve and Waters off Ecuador. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 41(11). 2732–2744. 6 indexed citations

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Alava, Juan José & Ángel Guevara. (2021). A critical narrative of Ecuador’s preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Health in Practice. 2. 100127–100127. 23 indexed citations

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Alava, Juan José, et al.. (2021). Occurrence and size distribution of microplastics in mudflat sediments of the Cowichan-Koksilah Estuary, Canada: A baseline for plastic particles contamination in an anthropogenic-influenced estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 173(Pt A). 113033–113033. 16 indexed citations

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Teh, Louise, Tim Cashion, Juan José Alava, William W. L. Cheung, & U. Rashid Sumaila. (2019). Status, Trends, and the Future of Fisheries in the East and South China Seas. Open Collections. 19 indexed citations

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Alava, Juan José & Frank A. P. C. Gobas. (2015). Modeling 137Cs bioaccumulation in the salmon–resident killer whale food web of the Northeastern Pacific following the Fukushima Nuclear Accident. The Science of The Total Environment. 544. 56–67. 24 indexed citations

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Ávila, Isabel Cristina, et al.. (2014). ON THE PRESENCE OF A VAGRANT JUAN FERNÁNDEZ FUR SEAL ( Arctocephalus philippii ) IN THE PACIFIC COAST OF COLOMBIA: A NEW EXTRALIMITAL RECORD. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 2 indexed citations

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Cevallos‐Cevallos, Juan Manuel, et al.. (2014). Mercury accumulation in sediments and seabird feathers from the Antarctic Peninsula. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 91(2). 410–417. 36 indexed citations

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Alava, Juan José, Dyanna M. Lambourn, Peter F. Olesiuk, et al.. (2012). PBDE flame retardants and PCBs in migrating Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada. Chemosphere. 88(7). 855–864. 25 indexed citations

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Alava, Juan José, Peter S. Ross, Michael G. Ikonomou, et al.. (2011). DDT in endangered Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki). Marine Pollution Bulletin. 62(4). 660–671. 24 indexed citations

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Jacquet, Jennifer, et al.. (2008). In hot soup: sharks captured in Ecuador's waters. Environmental Earth Sciences. 5(4). 269–283. 3 indexed citations

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Lynch, Jennifer M., John R. Kucklick, Juan José Alava, et al.. (2006). Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and Organochlorine Pesticide Concentrations Increase in Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Egg Yolk Samples During Embryonic Development. The Science of The Total Environment. 367. 1 indexed citations

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Alava, Juan José, Jennifer M. Keller, John R. Kucklick, et al.. (2006). Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) egg yolk concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and lipid increase during the last stage of embryonic development. The Science of The Total Environment. 367(1). 170–181. 48 indexed citations

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