Ruben Heleno

Ruben Heleno

Universidade de Coimbra

H-index: 37

Europe-Portugal

About Ruben Heleno

Ruben Heleno, With an exceptional h-index of 37 and a recent h-index of 32 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Universidade de Coimbra, specializes in the field of Seed dispersal, Island Biogeography, Ecological Networks, Pollination, Biological invasions.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Dietary metabarcoding reveals the simplification of bird–pest interaction networks across a gradient of agricultural cover

A Review on the State of the Art in Frugivory and Seed Dispersal on Islands and the Implications of Global Change

What is the value of biotic seed dispersal in post‐fire forest regeneration?

Mixed effects of oak woodlands on biocontrol potential and pest pressure in olive orchards under management intensification

Tripartite networks show that keystone species can multitask

Red deer as a disperser of native, but not invasive plants’ seeds

Supporting Information for: Tripartite networks show that keystone species can multitask

Changing with the times: Seasonal environmental gradients unveil dynamic bat assemblages and vulnerability

Ruben Heleno Information

University

Position

Assistant Professor Centre for Functional Ecology

Citations(all)

3702

Citations(since 2020)

2441

Cited By

2192

hIndex(all)

37

hIndex(since 2020)

32

i10Index(all)

69

i10Index(since 2020)

61

Email

University Profile Page

Universidade de Coimbra

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Ruben Heleno Skills & Research Interests

Seed dispersal

Island Biogeography

Ecological Networks

Pollination

Biological invasions

Top articles of Ruben Heleno

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Dietary metabarcoding reveals the simplification of bird–pest interaction networks across a gradient of agricultural cover

Molecular Ecology

Luis P da Silva

Vanessa A Mata

Pedro B Lopes

Catarina J Pinho

Catia Chaves

...

2024

A Review on the State of the Art in Frugivory and Seed Dispersal on Islands and the Implications of Global Change

Manuel Nogales

Kim R McConkey

Tomás A Carlo

Debra M Wotton

Peter J Bellingham

...

2024/1/17

What is the value of biotic seed dispersal in post‐fire forest regeneration?

Conservation Letters

José Benedicto‐Royuela

José Miguel Costa

Ruben Heleno

Joaquim S Silva

Helena Freitas

...

2024/1

Mixed effects of oak woodlands on biocontrol potential and pest pressure in olive orchards under management intensification

Journal of Pest Science

Sasha Vasconcelos

Sílvia Pina

Mattias Jonsson

Ruben Heleno

Jose M Herrera

...

2024/1

Tripartite networks show that keystone species can multitask

Functional Ecology

Sérgio Timóteo

Jörg Albrecht

Beatriz Rumeu

Ana C Norte

Anna Traveset

...

2023/2

Red deer as a disperser of native, but not invasive plants’ seeds

Integrative Zoology

Fernanda Garcia

António ALVES DA SILVA

Ruben Heleno

Jose Paulo Sousa

Joana Alves

2023/9

Supporting Information for: Tripartite networks show that keystone species can multitask

Sérgio Timóteo

Jörg Albrecht

Beatriz Rumeu

Ana C Norte

Anna Traveset

...

2023

Changing with the times: Seasonal environmental gradients unveil dynamic bat assemblages and vulnerability

Ecology and Evolution

Helena Raposeira

Pedro Horta

Ruben Heleno

Hugo Rebelo

2023/7

EuDiS-A comprehensive database of the seed dispersal syndromes of the European flora

Biodiversity Data Journal

Pablo Vargas

Ruben Heleno

José M Costa

2023

Fruiting phenology matters

Plants, People, Planet

Sara Beatriz Mendes

Jens M Olesen

Sérgio Timóteo

Ruben Heleno

2023/5

The architecture of multifunctional ecological networks

bioRxiv

Sandra Hervias-Parejo

Mar Cuevas-Blanco

Lucas Lacasa

Anna Traveset

Isabel Donoso

...

2023

Impacts of invasive ants on pollination of native plants are similar in invaded and restored plant communities

Global Ecology and Conservation

Alba Costa

Ruben Heleno

Edward Font Freide

Yanick Dufrene

Eleanor Huckle

...

2023/4/1

Time-calibrated phylogenies reveal mediterranean and pre-mediterranean origin of the thermophilous vegetation of the Canary Islands

Annals of Botany

Sara Martín-Hernanz

Manuel Nogales

Luis Valente

Mario Fernández-Mazuecos

Fernando Pomeda-Gutiérrez

...

2023/1/3

Canopy arthropod declines along a gradient of olive farming intensification

Scientific Reports

Sasha Vasconcelos

Sílvia Pina

José M Herrera

Bruno Silva

Pedro Sousa

...

2022/10/14

Global and regional ecological boundaries explain abrupt spatial discontinuities in avian frugivory interactions

Nature Communications

Lucas P Martins

Daniel B Stouffer

Pedro G Blendinger

Katrin Böhning-Gaese

Galo Buitrón-Jurado

...

2022/11/14

A meta-analysis of biocontrol potential and herbivore pressure in olive crops: Does integrated pest management make a difference?

Sasha Vasconcelos

Mattias Jonsson

Ruben Heleno

Francisco Moreira

Pedro Beja

2022/9/1

Diaspore traits specialized to animal adhesion and sea current dispersal are positively associated with the naturalization of European plants across the world

Ecography

Jaime Moyano

Franz Essl

Ruben Heleno

Pablo Vargas

Martin A Nuñez

...

2022/11

PAICE: A new R package to estimate the number of inter‐island colonizations considering haplotype data and sample size

Journal of Biogeography

Alberto J Coello

Mario Fernández‐Mazuecos

Ruben H Heleno

Pablo Vargas

2022

Seasonal variation in impact of non‐native species on tropical seed dispersal networks

Functional Ecology

Alba Costa

Ruben Heleno

Yanick Dufrene

Eleanor Huckle

Ronny Gabriel

...

2022/11

The upsizing of the São Tomé seed dispersal network by introduced animals

Oikos

Ruben H Heleno

Filipa Mendes

Ana P Coelho

Jaime A Ramos

Jorge M Palmeirim

...

2022/2

See List of Professors in Ruben Heleno University(Universidade de Coimbra)

Co-Authors

H-index: 76
Helena Freitas

Helena Freitas

Universidade de Coimbra

H-index: 65
Jane Memmott

Jane Memmott

University of Bristol

H-index: 49
Jaime A. Ramos

Jaime A. Ramos

Universidade de Coimbra

H-index: 40
Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría

Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría

Universidade de Coimbra

H-index: 23
Kristian Trøjelsgaard

Kristian Trøjelsgaard

Aalborg Universitet

H-index: 16
Beatriz Rumeu

Beatriz Rumeu

Universidad de Cádiz

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