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D-Index
59
Citations
12690
World Ranking
2431
National Ranking
289

Alan J. Southward 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 Alan J. Southward sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 190 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alan J. Southward 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 Alan J. Southward sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Alan J. Southward was affiliated with the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom in the United Kingdom. Their research activity was connected with marine biology as reflected by this institutional association.

During their career, Alan J. Southward contributed to scientific literature, although no specific papers are listed. Due to the absence of detailed publication data, it is not possible to identify particular research outputs or their impacts.

No records of frequent co-authors were associated with Alan J. Southward, which may indicate work conducted individually or with varied collaborators. Likewise, specific frequent publication venues have not been documented.

Information on primary and subfields of study is lacking, so it is unclear which precise aspects of marine biology or related disciplines were the focus of their efforts. Additionally, no main topics of work have been identified.

No book publications or awards are recorded in the available data, preventing further insights into their scholarly contributions or recognition.

The scientist is confirmed deceased, and this biography reflects a retrospective summary of their professional affiliation and general research context.

Best Publications

  • Seventy years' observations of changes in distribution and abundance of zooplankton and intertidal organisms in the western English Channel in relation to rising sea temperature

    AJ Southward;S J Hawkins;Michael Burrows

  • Long-term oceanographic and ecological research in the western English Channel

    Alan J. Southward;Olivia Langmead;Nicholas J. Hardman-Mountford;James Aiken

  • Note on the Temperature Tolerances of some Intertidal animals in Relation to Environmental Temperatures and Geographical Distribution

    A. J. Southward

  • Effects of changing temperature on benthic marine life in Britain and Ireland

    Keith Hiscock;Alan Southward;I. A. N. Tittley;Stephen Hawkins;Stephen Hawkins

  • Recolonization of Rocky Shores in Cornwall After Use of Toxic Dispersants to Clean Up the Torrey Canyon Spill

    A. J. Southward;Eve C. Southward

  • The Distribution of Intertidal Organisms Along the Coasts of the English Channel

    D. J. Crisp;A. J. Southward

  • Changes in the range of some common rocky shore species In Britain — A Response To Climate Change?

    N Mieszkowska;MA Kendall;SJ Hawkins;R Leaper

  • Consequences of climate-driven biodiversity changes for ecosystem functioning of North European rocky shores

    Stephen Hawkins;Heather Sugden;Nova Mieszkowska;Philippa Moore

  • Regional climatic warming drives long–term community changes of British marine fish

    Martin J. Genner;David W. Sims;Victoria J. Wearmouth;Emily J. Southall

  • Complex interactions in a rapidly changing world: responses of rocky shore communities to recent climate change

    S J Hawkins;Phillipa Moore;Michael Burrows;E Poloczanska

  • Ecology of a North Sea pockmark with an active methane seep

    PR Dando;MC Austen;RA Burke;MA Kendall

  • Low-temperature-driven early spawning migration of a temperate marine fish

    David W. Sims;Victoria J. Wearmouth;Martin J. Genner;Alan J. Southward

  • MODELING THE RESPONSE OF POPULATIONS OF COMPETING SPECIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE

    Elvira S. Poloczanska;Stephen J. Hawkins;Stephen J. Hawkins;Alan J. Southward;Michael T. Burrows

  • Body size‐dependent responses of a marine fish assemblage to climate change and fishing over a century‐long scale

    Martin J. Genner;Martin J. Genner;David W. Sims;David W. Sims;Alan J. Southward;Georgina C. Budd

  • Detection of environmental change in a marine ecosystem--evidence from the western English Channel.

    Stephen J. Hawkins;Alan J. Southward;Martin J. Genner

  • Different Types of Cirral Activity of Barnacles

    D. J. Crisp;A. J. Southward

  • Timing of squid migration reflects North Atlantic climate variability.

    David W. Sims;Martin J. Genner;Alan J. Southward;Stephen J. Hawkins

  • The Western English Channel—an inconstant ecosystem?

    A. J. Southward

  • Forty Years of Changes in Species Composition and Population Density of Barnacles on a Rocky Shore Near Plymouth

    A. J. Southward

  • Fluctuations in the herring and pilchard fisheries of devon and cornwall linked to change in climate since the 16th century

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  • Bacterial symbionts and low 13C/12C ratios in tissues of Pogonophora indicate unusual nutrition and metabolism

    A. J. Southward;Eve C. Southward;P. R. Dando;G. H. Rau;G. H. Rau

  • THE ZONATION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS ON ROCKY SEA SHORES

    A.J. Southward

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. Hawkins
Stephen J. Hawkins University of Southampton
Paul A. Tyler
Paul A. Tyler University of Southampton
P.R. Dando
P.R. Dando Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
David W. Sims
David W. Sims University of Southampton
Martin J. Genner
Martin J. Genner University of Bristol
Nova Mieszkowska
Nova Mieszkowska University of Liverpool
Michael T. Burrows
Michael T. Burrows Scottish Association For Marine Science
Craig M. Young
Craig M. Young University of Oregon
Richard C. Thompson
Richard C. Thompson Plymouth University
Elvira S. Poloczanska
Elvira S. Poloczanska Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

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