Rui Freitas

735 total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 379 citations indexed

About

Rui Freitas is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Rui Freitas has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 379 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Ecology, 13 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Rui Freitas's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (14 papers), Marine and fisheries research (9 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (7 papers). Rui Freitas is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (14 papers), Marine and fisheries research (9 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (7 papers). Rui Freitas collaborates with scholars based in Cabo Verde, Portugal and Spain. Rui Freitas's co-authors include Margarida Castro, Elena Abella, Adolfo Marco, Robson G. Santos, Sheena Talma, Ronaldo B. Francini‐Filho, Juan P. Quimbayo, Paris V. Stefanoudis, T. E. Angela L. Quiros and Luiz A. Rocha and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Scientific Reports and Marine Ecology Progress Series.

In The Last Decade

Rui Freitas

26 papers receiving 371 citations

Hit Papers

Plastic pollution on the world’s coral reefs 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 40 80 120
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. Plastic pollution on the world’s coral reefs
    2023 122 citations Hudson T. Pinheiro, Chancey MacDonald et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rui Freitas Cabo Verde 12 161 121 90 71 52 30 379
Yanling Liang China 15 268 1.7× 29 0.2× 99 1.1× 22 0.3× 62 1.2× 65 892
Ping Ni China 14 260 1.6× 73 0.6× 100 1.1× 48 0.7× 57 1.1× 38 638
Melvin M. Bonilla United States 11 96 0.6× 36 0.3× 71 0.8× 182 2.6× 5 0.1× 17 572
İlhan Aydın Türkiye 14 56 0.3× 115 1.0× 141 1.6× 57 0.8× 34 0.7× 74 586
Bart Shepherd United States 11 460 2.9× 306 2.5× 223 2.5× 65 0.9× 183 3.5× 25 631
Yuyang Zhang China 14 260 1.6× 137 1.1× 8 0.1× 31 0.4× 205 3.9× 75 521
Nina Bloecher Norway 13 141 0.9× 334 2.8× 78 0.9× 141 2.0× 86 1.7× 29 680
Helen Ford United Kingdom 7 131 0.8× 66 0.5× 26 0.3× 169 2.4× 45 0.9× 9 373
Magdalena Jakubowska Poland 14 137 0.9× 89 0.7× 39 0.4× 154 2.2× 84 1.6× 25 397

Countries citing papers authored by Rui Freitas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rui Freitas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Rui Freitas. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Rui Freitas. The network helps show where Rui Freitas may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rui Freitas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rui Freitas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rui Freitas 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 Rui Freitas. Rui Freitas 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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Santos, Catarina Pereira, et al.. (2025). Sharks in Cabo Verde, Canarias, Madeira and Azores islands: species richness, conservation status and anthropogenic pressures. Frontiers in Marine Science. 12. 2 indexed citations
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Freitas, Rui, et al.. (2025). Checklist of coastal fishes from Cabo Verde Archipelago. Biodiversity Data Journal. 13. e148234–e148234.
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Yıldız, Burçin Kepez, et al.. (2024). Relationship of posterior peripheral corneal layers and the trabecular meshwork: an immunohistological and anatomical study. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 109(3). 316–323.
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Freitas, Rui, Maria João Nicolau, & António Costa. (2024). Detection and positioning of vulnerable road users in vehicular networks. 16. 842–848. 1 indexed citations
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Rosa, Rui, Catarina Pereira Santos, Miguel Baptista, et al.. (2023). Evidence for the first multi-species shark nursery area in Atlantic Africa (Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde). Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 11 indexed citations
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Quimbayo, Juan P., Rui Freitas, Luiz A. Rocha, & Hudson T. Pinheiro. (2023). Are cleaning interactions offered by large cleaners positive?. Journal of Natural History. 57(17-20). 1152–1156.
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Pinheiro, Hudson T., Chancey MacDonald, Robson G. Santos, et al.. (2023). Plastic pollution on the world’s coral reefs. Nature. 619(7969). 311–316. 122 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dua, Harminder S., et al.. (2023). An approach to reduce Descemet’s membrane scrolling: Relevance to Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 71(9). 3178–3185. 1 indexed citations
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Dua, Harminder S., Rui Freitas, Imran Mohammed, Darren Shu Jeng Ting, & Dalia G. Said. (2023). The pre-Descemet's layer (Dua's layer, also known as the Dua-Fine layer and the pre-posterior limiting lamina layer): Discovery, characterisation, clinical and surgical applications, and the controversy. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 97. 101161–101161. 24 indexed citations
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Bosch, Néstor E., Thomas Wernberg, Tim Langlois, et al.. (2021). Niche and neutral assembly mechanisms contribute to latitudinal diversity gradients in reef fishes. Journal of Biogeography. 48(11). 2683–2698. 20 indexed citations
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Hauss, Helena, et al.. (2021). Distribution, associations and role in the biological carbon pump of Pyrosoma atlanticum (Tunicata, Thaliacea) off Cabo Verde, NE Atlantic. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 9231–9231. 14 indexed citations
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Hoving, Henk‐Jan & Rui Freitas. (2021). Pelagic observations of the midwater scorpionfish Ectreposebastes imus (Setarchidae) suggests a role in trophic coupling between deep‐sea habitats. Journal of Fish Biology. 100(2). 586–589. 1 indexed citations
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Freitas, Rui, et al.. (2020). Genetic differentiation among Atlantic island populations of the brown spiny lobster Panulirus echinatus (Decapoda: Palinuridae). Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 30(5). 868–881. 6 indexed citations
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Freitas, Rui, et al.. (2019). Reef fish and benthic community structures of the Santa Luzia Marine Reserve in the Cabo Verde islands, eastern central Atlantic Ocean. African Journal of Marine Science. 41(2). 177–190. 13 indexed citations
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Freitas, Rui, et al.. (2019). Cabo Verde Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopteruson the brink: community perceptions, inferences and facts of an extreme population crash. Bird Conservation International. 30(2). 289–307. 2 indexed citations
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López, Cataixa, et al.. (2018). Report of a Zoanthus Zone from the Cabo Verde Islands (Central Eastern Atlantic). Thalassas An International Journal of Marine Sciences. 34(2). 409–413. 4 indexed citations
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Martins, Samir, Rui Freitas, Luís Palma, & Pedro Beja. (2011). Diet of Breeding Ospreys in the Cape Verde Archipelago, Northwestern Africa. Journal of Raptor Research. 45(3). 244–251. 5 indexed citations
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