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D-Index
38
Citations
20536
World Ranking
6492
National Ranking
2195

A. Randall Hughes publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. Randall Hughes sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 104 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

A. Randall Hughes D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. Randall Hughes sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

A. Randall Hughes is affiliated with Northeastern University in the United States and is active in multiple fields related to environmental and Earth sciences. Their primary research areas span Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable subfields of Ecology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Plant Science.

Their research extensively covers topics including coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, marine and coastal plant biology, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, coral and marine ecosystems studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, marine and fisheries research, and marine biology and ecology research.

Frequent publication venues for their work include the journals Estuaries and Coasts, Ecosphere, the Open Access Server of the Woods Hole Scientific Community, Journal of Ecology, and UNC Libraries.

Among their recent published papers are:

  • The impacts of mangrove range expansion on wetland ecosystem services in the southeastern United States: Current understanding, knowledge gaps, and emerging research needs, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • Social Factors Key to Landscape-Scale Coastal Restoration: Lessons Learned from Three U.S. Case Studies, 2020, Sustainability
  • Climate drives the geography of marine consumption by changing predator communities, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A Pleistocene legacy structures variation in modern seagrass ecosystems, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Distribution and Structure of Mangroves (Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle) Near a Rapidly Changing Range Limit in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico, 2021, Estuaries and Coasts

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Torrance C. Hanley, Jonathan H. Grabowski, John J. Stachowicz, F. Joel Fodrie, and Erik E. Sotka.

Best Publications

  • Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystems

    Michelle Waycott;Carlos M. Duarte;Tim J. B. Carruthers;Robert J. Orth

  • A Global Crisis for Seagrass Ecosystems

    Robert J. Orth;Tim J. B. Carruthers;William C. Dennison;Carlos M. Duarte

  • The impacts of climate change in coastal marine systems.

    Christopher D. G. Harley;A. Randall Hughes;Kristin M. Hultgren;Benjamin G. Miner

  • Ecological consequences of genetic diversity.

    A. Randall Hughes;Brian D. Inouye;Marc T. J. Johnson;Nora Underwood

  • Genetic diversity enhances the resistance of a seagrass ecosystem to disturbance

    A Randall R Hughes;John J Stachowicz

  • Trophic Transfers from Seagrass Meadows Subsidize Diverse Marine and Terrestrial Consumers

    Kenneth L. Heck;Tim J. B. Carruthers;Carlos M. Duarte;A. Randall Hughes

  • Associations of concern: Declining seagrasses and threatened dependent species

    A Randall Hughes;A Randall Hughes;Susan L Williams;Carlos M Duarte;Kenneth L Heck

  • HOW HABITAT SETTING INFLUENCES RESTORED OYSTER REEF COMMUNITIES

    Jonathan H. Grabowski;A. Randall Hughes;David L. Kimbro;Margaret A. Dolan

  • Relative effects of grazers and nutrients on seagrasses: a meta-analysis approach

    A. Randall Hughes;K. Jun Bando;Laura F. Rodriguez;Susan L. Williams

  • Reciprocal relationships and potential feedbacks between biodiversity and disturbance

    A. Randall Hughes;Jarrett E. Byrnes;David L. Kimbro;John J. Stachowicz

  • Predator diversity strengthens trophic cascades in kelp forests by modifying herbivore behaviour

    Jarrett Byrnes;John J. Stachowicz;Kristin M. Hultgren;A. Randall Hughes

  • Blue Carbon Storage Capacity of Temperate Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Meadows

    Maria Emilia Röhr;Maria Emilia Röhr;Marianne Holmer;Julia K. Baum;Mats Björk

  • Effects of exotic species on evolutionary diversification.

    Mark Vellend;Luke J. Harmon;Julie L. Lockwood;Margaret M. Mayfield

  • Habitat complexity influences cascading effects of multiple predators.

    Jonathan H. Grabowski;A. Randall Hughes;David L. Kimbro

  • Loss of 'blue carbon' from coastal salt marshes following habitat disturbance.

    Peter I. Macreadie;A. Randall Hughes;David L. Kimbro

  • Investing in Natural and Nature-Based Infrastructure: Building Better Along Our Coasts

    Ariana E. Sutton-Grier;Rachel K. Gittman;Katie K. Arkema;Richard O. Bennett

  • Ecological impacts of genotypic diversity in the clonal seagrass Zostera marina

    A. Randall Hughes;John J. Stachowicz

  • Seagrass genotypic diversity increases disturbance response via complementarity and dominance

    A. Randall Hughes;John J. Stachowicz

  • Morphological and physiological variation among seagrass (Zostera marina) genotypes

    A. Randall Hughes;A. Randall Hughes;John J. Stachowicz;Susan L. Williams

  • The impacts of mangrove range expansion on wetland ecosystem services in the southeastern United States: Current understanding, knowledge gaps, and emerging research needs

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  • Erratum: The impacts of climate change in coastal marine systems (Ecology Letters (2006) 9 (228-241))

    C. D G Harley;A. R. Hughes;K. M. Hultgren;B. G. Miner

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan H. Grabowski
Jonathan H. Grabowski Northeastern University
John J. Stachowicz
John J. Stachowicz University of California, Davis
Michael F. Piehler
Michael F. Piehler University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
James E. Byers
James E. Byers University of Georgia
Susan L. Williams
Susan L. Williams University of California, Davis
Paul E. Gribben
Paul E. Gribben University of New South Wales
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Gary A. Kendrick
Gary A. Kendrick University of Western Australia
Peter I. Macreadie
Peter I. Macreadie Deakin University
Robert J. Orth
Robert J. Orth Virginia Institute of Marine Science

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