Rafael E. Cárdenas

451 total citations
21 papers, 351 citations indexed

About

Rafael E. Cárdenas is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael E. Cárdenas has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 351 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Rafael E. Cárdenas's work include Plant and animal studies (10 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (6 papers). Rafael E. Cárdenas is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (10 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (6 papers). Rafael E. Cárdenas collaborates with scholars based in Ecuador, France and United States. Rafael E. Cárdenas's co-authors include Olivier Dangles, Renato Valencia, Nathan J. B. Kraft, Elena Kazakou, David W. Roubik, Álvaro Barragán, Verónica Crespo‐Pérez, David A. Donoso, Krzysztof M. Kozak and Brian Four and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Rafael E. Cárdenas

20 papers receiving 349 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rafael E. Cárdenas Ecuador 13 175 134 107 80 72 21 351
Pierrick Buri Switzerland 7 230 1.3× 187 1.4× 157 1.5× 77 1.0× 128 1.8× 8 399
Keiko Kishimoto‐Yamada Japan 11 209 1.2× 122 0.9× 88 0.8× 117 1.5× 85 1.2× 30 355
Jackson A. Helms United States 11 166 0.9× 66 0.5× 62 0.6× 69 0.9× 136 1.9× 24 300
Kenji Fukuyama Japan 10 148 0.8× 163 1.2× 88 0.8× 138 1.7× 34 0.5× 29 310
Scott Black United States 10 303 1.7× 144 1.1× 156 1.5× 119 1.5× 123 1.7× 20 494
Lucy M. Rogers United Kingdom 4 127 0.7× 133 1.0× 37 0.3× 137 1.7× 53 0.7× 6 310
Elizabeth Braker United States 10 185 1.1× 183 1.4× 79 0.7× 145 1.8× 59 0.8× 21 392
Silvia Pacheco Argentina 9 122 0.7× 90 0.7× 65 0.6× 107 1.3× 23 0.3× 18 332
José Domingos Ribeiro‐Neto Brazil 10 272 1.6× 178 1.3× 56 0.5× 61 0.8× 206 2.9× 18 390
Paul Manning Canada 11 92 0.5× 113 0.8× 118 1.1× 117 1.5× 25 0.3× 24 305

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rafael E. Cárdenas

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All Works

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Cárdenas, Rafael E., Dale L. Forrister, María‐José Endara, et al.. (2024). Long-term strict ant-plant mutualism identity characterises growth rate and leaf shearing resistance of an Amazonian myrmecophyte. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 17813–17813. 1 indexed citations
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Coq, Sylvain, Rafael E. Cárdenas, Daniel Mousain, et al.. (2022). Acquisition of nitrogen from tannin protein complexes in ectomycorrhizal pine seedlings. Pedobiologia. 93-94. 150817–150817. 2 indexed citations
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Guayasamin, Juan M., Roo Vandegrift, Andrea C. Encalada, et al.. (2021). Biodiversity conservation: local and global consequences of the application of “rights of nature” by Ecuador. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 541–545. 15 indexed citations
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Crespo‐Pérez, Verónica, Elena Kazakou, David W. Roubik, & Rafael E. Cárdenas. (2020). The importance of insects on land and in water: a tropical view. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 40. 31–38. 46 indexed citations
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Kozak, Krzysztof M., et al.. (2020). Forest stratification shapes allometry and flight morphology of tropical butterflies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 287(1937). 20201071–20201071. 29 indexed citations
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Four, Brian, Rafael E. Cárdenas, & Olivier Dangles. (2019). Traits or habitat? Disentangling predictors of leaf‐litter decomposition in Amazonian soils and streams. Ecosphere. 10(4). 14 indexed citations
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Endara, María‐José, et al.. (2019). Physical, but not chemical, antiherbivore defense expression is related to the clustered spatial distribution of tropical trees in an Amazonian forest. Ecology and Evolution. 9(4). 1750–1763. 8 indexed citations
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Cárdenas, Rafael E.. (2019). Casual encounter?. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 17(7). 390–390. 1 indexed citations
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Cárdenas, Rafael E., et al.. (2017). Functional consequences of realistic extinction scenarios in A mazonian soil food webs. Ecosphere. 8(2). 16 indexed citations
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Cárdenas, Rafael E.. (2015). Fine‐scale climatic variation drives altitudinal niche partitioning of tabanid flies in a tropical montane cloud forest, Ecuadorian Chocó. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 9(2). 87–96. 9 indexed citations
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Cárdenas, Rafael E., et al.. (2014). Plant traits predict inter‐ and intraspecific variation in susceptibility to herbivory in a hyperdiverse Neotropical rain forest tree community. Journal of Ecology. 102(4). 939–952. 69 indexed citations
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Cárdenas, Rafael E. & Olivier Dangles. (2012). Do canopy herbivores mechanically facilitate subsequent litter decomposition in soil? A pilot study from a Neotropical cloud forest. Ecological Research. 27(5). 975–981. 13 indexed citations
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Donoso, David A., et al.. (2009). Diversity and distribution of type specimens deposited in the Invertebrate section of the Museum of Zoology QCAZ, Quito, Ecuador. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N S ). 45(4). 437–454. 22 indexed citations
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Cárdenas, Rafael E., et al.. (2009). Diversity and distribution models of horse fl ies (Diptera: Tabanidae) from Ecuador. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N S ). 45(4). 511–528. 24 indexed citations
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Barragán, Álvaro, et al.. (2009). The History of Entomology in Ecuador. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N S ). 45(4). 410–423. 23 indexed citations
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Dangles, Olivier, et al.. (2009). Entomology in Ecuador: Recent developments and future challenges. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N S ). 45(4). 424–436. 16 indexed citations
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Cárdenas, Rafael E. & J. M. Pereira Vieira. (2005). Nuevas citas de tabánidos (Diptera: Tabanidae) para Ecuador. Boletín de la SEA. 153–156. 4 indexed citations

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