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Alexandra S. Grutter

Alexandra S. Grutter

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
55
Citations
9500
World Ranking
3013
National Ranking
235

Alexandra S. Grutter 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 Alexandra S. Grutter sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 171 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alexandra S. Grutter 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 Alexandra S. Grutter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Alexandra S. Grutter is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. The research focus centers largely on environmental science, with a specialization spanning ecology, nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and oceanography.

Their main research topics encompass parasite biology and host interactions, coral and marine ecosystems studies, animal behavior and reproduction, marine and fisheries research, fish ecology and management studies, ocean acidification effects and responses, and marine biology and ecology research.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Experimental Biology (3 publications)
  • Animal Behaviour (2 publications)
  • Coral Reefs (2 publications)
  • Oceans (2 publications)
  • Marine Biology (2 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Alexandra S. Grutter include:

  • Parasite infection directly impacts escape response and stress levels in fish, 2020, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • New perspectives on the role of cleaning symbiosis in the possible transmission of fish diseases, 2021, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
  • Patterns of taxonomic and functional diversity in the global cleaner reef fish fauna, 2021, Journal of Biogeography
  • The impact of long-term reduced access to cleaner fish on health indicators of resident client fish, 2020, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • The role of corals on the abundance of a fish ectoparasite in the Great Barrier Reef, 2021, Coral Reefs

Throughout their career, they have frequently collaborated with a number of researchers, including:

  • Pauline Narvaez (11 collaborations)
  • Paul C. Sikkel (6 collaborations)
  • Kate S. Hutson (5 collaborations)
  • José Ricardo Paula (4 collaborations)
  • Rui Rosa (4 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Image scoring and cooperation in a cleaner fish mutualism

    Redouan Bshary;Alexandra S. Grutter

  • Punishment and partner switching cause cooperative behaviour in a cleaning mutualism.

    Redouan Bshary;Alexandra S Grutter

  • Cleaner Fish really do clean

    Alexandra S. Grutter

  • Parasite removal rates by the cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus

    A. Grutter

  • Asymmetric cheating opportunities and partner control in a cleaner fish mutualism

    Redouan Bshary;Alexandra S Grutter

  • Relationship between cleaning rates and ectoparasite loads in coral reef fishes

    Alexandra S. Grutter

  • Cleaner wrasse prefer client mucus: support for partner control mechanisms in cleaning interactions.

    Alexandra S. Grutter;Redouan Bshary

  • The effects of capture, handling, confinement and ectoparasite load on plasma levels of cortisol, glucose and lactate in the coral reef fish Hemigymnus melapterus

    AS Grutter;NW Pankhurst

  • Spatial and temporal variations of the ectoparasites of seven reef fish species from Lizard Island and Heron Island, Australia

    Alexandra S. Grutter

  • Intraspecific and interspecific relationships between host size and the abundance of parasitic larval gnathiid isopods on coral reef fishes

    Alexandra S. Grutter;Robert Poulin

  • Spatiotemporal Variation and Feeding Selectivity in the Diet of the Cleaner Fish Labroides dimidiatus

    Alexandra S. Grutter

  • Tactile stimulation lowers stress in fish

    Marta C. Soares;Rui Filipe Oliveira;Rui Filipe Oliveira;Albert F. H. Ros;Alexandra S. Grutter

  • Punishers Benefit From Third-Party Punishment in Fish

    Nichola J. Raihani;Alexandra S. Grutter;Redouan Bshary

  • Cleaner Wrasses Labroides dimidiatus Are More Cooperative in the Presence of an Audience

    Ana Pinto;Jennifer Oates;Alexandra Grutter;Redouan Bshary

  • Cleaner fishes and shrimp diversity and a re-evaluation of cleaning symbioses

    David Brendan Vaughan;Alexandra Sara Grutter;Mark John Costello;Kate Suzanne Hutson

  • Experimental evidence that partner choice is a driving force in the payoff distribution among cooperators or mutualists: the cleaner fish case

    Redouan Bshary;Alexandra S. Grutter

  • Pairs of cooperating cleaner fish provide better service quality than singletons

    Redouan Bshary;Alexandra S. Grutter;Astrid S. T. Willener;Olof Leimar

  • Cleaner Fish Drives Local Fish Diversity on Coral Reefs

    Alexandra S Grutter;Jan Maree Murphy;J.Howard Choat

  • Cleaning symbioses: Proximate and adaptive explanations

    Robert Poulin;Alexandra S. Grutter

  • Long-Term Effects of the Cleaner Fish Labroides dimidiatus on Coral Reef Fish Communities

    Peter A. Waldie;Simon P. Blomberg;Karen L. Cheney;Anne W. Goldizen

  • Cleaner Fish Use Tactile Dancing Behavior as a Preconflict Management Strategy

    Alexandra S Grutter

Frequent Co-Authors

Redouan Bshary
Redouan Bshary University of Neuchâtel
Thomas H. Cribb
Thomas H. Cribb University of Queensland
Nico J. Smit
Nico J. Smit North-West University
Mark I. McCormick
Mark I. McCormick Southern Cross University
Simone P. Blomberg
Simone P. Blomberg University of Queensland
Armand M. Kuris
Armand M. Kuris University of California, Santa Barbara
Robert R. Warner
Robert R. Warner University of California, Santa Barbara
Rui Filipe Oliveira
Rui Filipe Oliveira International Sleep Products Association
José Realino de Paula
José Realino de Paula Universidade Federal de Goiás
Hamish McCallum
Hamish McCallum Griffith University

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