María Jaya-Montalvo

895 total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 603 citations indexed

About

María Jaya-Montalvo is a scholar working on Geology, Water Science and Technology and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, María Jaya-Montalvo has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 603 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Geology, 5 papers in Water Science and Technology and 4 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in María Jaya-Montalvo's work include Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation (13 papers), Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (3 papers) and Geography Education and Pedagogy (3 papers). María Jaya-Montalvo is often cited by papers focused on Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation (13 papers), Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (3 papers) and Geography Education and Pedagogy (3 papers). María Jaya-Montalvo collaborates with scholars based in Ecuador, Spain and Portugal. María Jaya-Montalvo's co-authors include Paúl Carrión-Mero, Gricelda Herrera-Franco, Néstor Montalván-Burbano, Fernando Morante-Carballo, Boris Apolo-Masache, Édgar Berrezueta, Esther Raya Díez, Berta Ordóñez‐Casado, Júlio Carneiro and Marcos Adami and has published in prestigious journals such as Sustainability, Geomorphology and Environmental Science & Policy.

In The Last Decade

María Jaya-Montalvo

24 papers receiving 577 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Research Trends in Geotourism: A Bibliometric Analysis Using the Scopus Database

2020 161 citations Gricelda Herrera-Franco, Néstor Montalván-Burbano et al. Geosciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
María Jaya-Montalvo Ecuador	11	248	88	62	62	60	31	603
Josué Briones-Bitar Ecuador	11	170 0.7×	42 0.5×	22 0.4×	36 0.6×	34 0.6×	40	432
Ibrahim Komoo Malaysia	15	205 0.8×	84 1.0×	75 1.2×	33 0.5×	11 0.2×	83	658
Natalia N. Yashalova Russia	12	356 1.4×	86 1.0×	61 1.0×	72 1.2×	10 0.2×	92	588
Alexandre Gonçalves Portugal	14	88 0.4×	49 0.6×	17 0.3×	11 0.2×	26 0.4×	36	735
Shamik Chakraborty Japan	14	29 0.1×	75 0.9×	12 0.2×	25 0.4×	201 3.4×	24	661
Mary J. Thornbush United Kingdom	15	64 0.3×	82 0.9×	22 0.4×	13 0.2×	12 0.2×	49	636
Michael Oates United Kingdom	10	36 0.1×	31 0.4×	14 0.2×	28 0.5×	3 0.1×	24	573
Alper Çabuk Türkiye	15	12 0.0×	52 0.6×	9 0.1×	38 0.6×	49 0.8×	48	763
Yevheniya Volchko Sweden	13	22 0.1×	124 1.4×	9 0.1×	19 0.3×	9 0.1×	29	535
Ahmed Mustafà Belgium	20	17 0.1×	90 1.0×	17 0.3×	30 0.5×	108 1.8×	66	1.2k

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Carrión-Mero, Paúl, et al.. (2025). Assessment of geosites and geotouristic routes proposal for geoheritage promotion on volcanic islands. Geomorphology. 472. 109606–109606. 1 indexed citations

Quadrado, José Carlos, et al.. (2025). FACULTY DEVELOPMENT IN STEM EDUCATION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN IN THE POST-PANDEMIC PERIOD. EDULEARN proceedings. 1. 7335–7344.

Jaya-Montalvo, María, et al.. (2025). Water availability in a university campus: the role of an artificial lake as a nature-based solution. Frontiers in Water. 7.

Saladié, Òscar, et al.. (2024). SWOT ANALYSIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES TO DESIGN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM INDICATORS IN GALAPAGOS, ECUADOR. WIT transactions on ecology and the environment. 1. 93–106.

Carrión-Mero, Paúl, et al.. (2024). Bibliometric Analysis of the Effects of Aquaculture on Mangrove Forests. International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics. 19(6). 2023–2039. 1 indexed citations

Jaya-Montalvo, María, et al.. (2024). REVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL CADASTRE APPROACHES USING GEOMATICS FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT. WIT transactions on ecology and the environment. 1. 465–478.

Berrezueta, Édgar, Gricelda Herrera-Franco, María Jaya-Montalvo, et al.. (2024). Laboratory Studies on Underground H2 Storage: Bibliometric Analysis and Review of Current Knowledge. Applied Sciences. 14(23). 11286–11286. 10 indexed citations

Carrión-Mero, Paúl, et al.. (2024). Water Quality from Natural Sources for Sustainable Agricultural Development Strategies: Galapagos, Ecuador. Water. 16(11). 1516–1516. 2 indexed citations

Jaya-Montalvo, María, et al.. (2024). Sustainable Design for Geotourism Interpretation Centres: Enhancing the Santa Elena Peninsula Geopark Project Experience. Heritage. 7(1). 499–516. 4 indexed citations

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Jaya-Montalvo, María, et al.. (2024). Sustainable development through service learning and community engagement in higher education: a systematic literature review. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 26(1). 158–201. 14 indexed citations

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Carrión-Mero, Paúl, et al.. (2024). Geosites assessment in a volcanic hotspot environment and its impact on geotourism, Santa Cruz-Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks. 12(1). 147–167. 8 indexed citations

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Carrión-Mero, Paúl, et al.. (2024). Assessment of UNESCO Global Geoparks websites for a public geocommunication. International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks. 12(2). 223–240. 4 indexed citations

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Jaya-Montalvo, María, et al.. (2023). Water Sowing and harvesting application for water management on the slopes of a volcano. Heliyon. 9(5). e16029–e16029. 5 indexed citations

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Morante-Carballo, Fernando, et al.. (2022). Assessment of Geosites within a Natural Protected Area: A Case Study of Cajas National Park. Sustainability. 14(5). 3120–3120. 18 indexed citations

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Morante-Carballo, Fernando, et al.. (2021). A Conceptual Socio-Hydrogeological Model Applied to Sustainable Water Management. Case Study of the Valdivia River Basin, Southwestern Ecuador. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning. 16(7). 1275–1285. 6 indexed citations

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Carrión-Mero, Paúl, et al.. (2021). Geosites and Geotourism in the Local Development of Communities of the Andes Mountains. A Case Study. Sustainability. 13(9). 4624–4624. 38 indexed citations

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Herrera-Franco, Gricelda, et al.. (2021). Worldwide Research on Geoparks through Bibliometric Analysis. Sustainability. 13(3). 1175–1175. 109 indexed citations

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Herrera-Franco, Gricelda, Néstor Montalván-Burbano, Paúl Carrión-Mero, Boris Apolo-Masache, & María Jaya-Montalvo. (2020). Research Trends in Geotourism: A Bibliometric Analysis Using the Scopus Database. Geosciences. 10(10). 379–379. 161 indexed citations breakdown →

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Carrión-Mero, Paúl, et al.. (2020). Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of the “El Sexmo” Tourist Gold Mine (Zaruma, Ecuador) as A Geosite and Mining Site. Resources. 9(3). 28–28. 35 indexed citations

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Herrera-Franco, Gricelda, et al.. (2020). Groundwater Resilience Assessment in a Communal Coastal Aquifer System. The Case of Manglaralto in Santa Elena, Ecuador. Sustainability. 12(19). 8290–8290. 32 indexed citations

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