1) AGUIAR, F.C., SEGURADO, P., URBANIC, G., CAMBRA, J., CHAUVIN, C., CIADAMIDARO, S., DÖRFLINGER, G., FERREIRA, J., GERM, M., MANOLAKI, P., MINCIARDI, M.R., MUNNÉ, A., PAPASTERGIADOU, E., FERREIRA, M.T. 2014. Comparability of river quality assessment using macrophytes: a multi-step procedure to overcome biogeographical differences. Science of the Total Environment 476–477: 757-767. (IF 4.414)

2) FEIO, M.J., AGUIAR, F.C., ALMEIDA, S., FERREIRA, J., FERREIRA, M.T. et al. 2014. Least disturbed conditions for European Mediterranean rivers. Science of the Total Environment. 476–477: 745-756. (IF 4.414)

3) AGUIAR, F.C.F., FERREIRA, M.T. 2013. Plant invasions in the rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, South-Western Europe – a review. Plant Biosystems- An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology: Official Journal of the Societa Botanica Italiana 147(4): 1107-1119.  (IF 1.912)

4) AGUIAR, F.C., CERDEIRA, J.O., MARTINS, M.J., FERREIRA, M.T. 2013. Riparian forests of Southwest Europe: are functional trait and species composition assemblages constrained by environment? Journal of Vegetation Science 24: 628–638. (IF 3.752)

5) FERNANDES, M.R., AGUIAR, F.C., SILVA, J.M.N., FERREIRA, M.T., PEREIRA, J.M.C. 2013. Spectral discrimination of giant reed (Arundo donax L.): a seasonal study in riparian areas. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 80:80-90. (IF 4.652)

6) FERNANDES, M.R., AGUIAR, F.C., FERREIRA, M.T. 2011. Assessing riparian vegetation structure and the influence of land use using landscape metrics and geostatistical tools. Landscape and Urban Planning 99(2): 166-177.(IF 3.659)

7) AGUIAR, F.C., FEIO, MJ, FERREIRA, MT. 2011. Choosing the best method for stream bioassessment using macrophyte communities: indices and predictive models. Ecological Indicators 11(2): 379-388. (IF 3.494)

8) AGUIAR, F.C., FERREIRA, M.T., ALBUQUERQUE, A. 2006. Patterns of exotic and native plant species richness and cover along a semi-arid Iberian river and across its floodplain. Plant Ecology 184:189-202.(IF 1.900)

9) AGUIAR, F.C., FERREIRA, M.T. 2005. Human-disturbed landscapes: effects on composition and integrity of riparian woody vegetation in Tagus river basin, Portugal. Environmental Conservation, 32(1): 30-41. (IF 3.084)

10) AGUIAR, F.C., MOREIRA, I., FERREIRA, M.T. 2001. Exotic and native vegetation establishment following channelization of a western Iberian river. Regulated Rivers: Research and Management 17: 509-526. (IF 1.766)