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D-Index
40
Citations
6979
World Ranking
6067
National Ranking
2064

Andrew H. Altieri 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 Andrew H. Altieri sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 136 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew H. Altieri 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 Andrew H. Altieri sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Andrew H. Altieri is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a substantial number of publications in these fields. Specifically, Altieri's work spans several subfields, including ecology, oceanography, global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, and management, monitoring, policy, and law.

Their research topics are centered on coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine and coastal plant biology, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, marine biology and ecology research, ocean acidification effects and responses, marine and fisheries research, and coastal and marine management.

Altieri's recent scholarly contributions include articles such as:

  • Environmental DNA survey captures patterns of fish and invertebrate diversity across a tropical seascape (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Herbivory limits success of vegetation restoration globally (2023, Science)
  • Rapid ecosystem-scale consequences of acute deoxygenation on a Caribbean coral reef (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Heterogeneity within and among co-occurring foundation species increases biodiversity (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Predator control of marine communities increases with temperature across 115 degrees of latitude (2022, Science)

Frequent co-authors in Altieri's publications include Brian R. Silliman, Lucia M. Rodriguez Bravo, Christine Angelini, Valerie J. Paul, and Qiang He. This reflects collaborative work in the marine and environmental sciences domain.

Altieri has contributed to several publication venues, with multiple works appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, Nature Communications, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and UNC Libraries. These platforms have published a significant portion of their research outputs.

Best Publications

  • Global shifts towards positive species interactions with increasing environmental stress

    Qiang He;Qiang He;Mark D. Bertness;Andrew H. Altieri

  • Climate change and dead zones

    Andrew H. Altieri;Keryn B. Gedan;Keryn B. Gedan

  • Interactions among Foundation Species and Their Consequences for Community Organization, Biodiversity, and Conservation

    Christine Angelini;Andrew H. Altieri;Brian R. Silliman;Mark D. Bertness

  • Tropical dead zones and mass mortalities on coral reefs

    Andrew H. Altieri;Seamus B. Harrison;Janina Seemann;Rachel Collin

  • Habitat Cascades: The Conceptual Context and Global Relevance of Facilitation Cascades via Habitat Formation and Modification

    Mads S. Thomsen;Thomas Wernberg;Andrew Altieri;Fernando Tuya

  • Economic development and coastal ecosystem change in China

    Qiang He;Mark D. Bertness;John F. Bruno;Bo Li

  • Hierarchical Organization via a Facilitation Cascade in Intertidal Cordgrass Bed Communities

    Andrew H. Altieri;Brian R. Silliman;Mark D. Bertness

  • A trophic cascade triggers collapse of a salt-marsh ecosystem with intensive recreational fishing

    Andrew H. Altieri;Mark D. Bertness;Tyler C. Coverdale;Nicholas C. Herrmann

  • Facilitation cascade drives positive relationship between native biodiversity and invasion success.

    Andrew H. Altieri;Bregje K. van Wesenbeeck;Mark D. Bertness;Brian R. Silliman

  • Role of crab herbivory in die-off of New England salt marshes.

    Christine Holdredge;Mark D. Bertness;Andrew H. Altieri

  • Oxygen: the universal currency on coral reefs

    Hannah R. Nelson;Hannah R. Nelson;Andrew H. Altieri;Andrew H. Altieri

  • Whole-community facilitation regulates biodiversity on Patagonian rocky shores.

    Brian R. Silliman;Mark D. Bertness;Andrew H. Altieri;John N. Griffin

  • Secondary foundation species enhance biodiversity.

    Mads S. Thomsen;Mads S. Thomsen;Andrew H. Altieri;Andrew H. Altieri;Christine Angelini;Melanie J. Bishop

  • Local extinction of a foundation species in a hypoxic estuary: integrating individuals to ecosystem.

    Andrew H. Altieri;Jon D. Witman

  • Uncertain future of New England salt marshes

    KB Gedan;AH Altieri;Bertness

  • Long-distance interactions regulate the structure and resilience of coastal ecosystems

    Johan van de Koppel;Tjisse van der Heide;Andrew H. Altieri;Britas Klemens Eriksson

  • Environmental DNA survey captures patterns of fish and invertebrate diversity across a tropical seascape.

    Bryan N. Nguyen;Bryan N. Nguyen;Elaine W. Shen;Elaine W. Shen;Janina Seemann;Adrienne M. S. Correa

  • Herbivory limits success of vegetation restoration globally

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  • Predator control of marine communities increases with temperature across 115 degrees of latitude

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  • Rapid ecosystem-scale consequences of acute deoxygenation on a Caribbean coral reef.

    Maggie D Johnson;Maggie D Johnson;Maggie D Johnson;Jarrod J Scott;Matthieu Leray;Noelle Lucey

  • DEAD ZONES ENHANCE KEY FISHERIES SPECIES BY PROVIDING PREDATION REFUGE

    Andrew H. Altieri

  • How habitat-modifying organisms structure the food web of two coastal ecosystems

    Els M van der Zee;Christine Angelini;Laura L Govers;Marjolijn J A Christianen

  • Scale-dependent interactions and community structure on cobble beaches

    Johan van de Koppel;Andrew H Altieri;Brian R Silliman;John F Bruno

  • Herbivory drives zonation of stress-tolerant marsh plants

    Qiang He;Andrew H. Altieri;Baoshan Cui

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark D. Bertness
Mark D. Bertness Brown University
Brian R. Silliman
Brian R. Silliman Duke University
Tjisse van der Heide
Tjisse van der Heide Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Johan van de Koppel
Johan van de Koppel Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Han Olff
Han Olff University of Groningen
Mads S. Thomsen
Mads S. Thomsen University of Canterbury
Qiang He
Qiang He Swinburne University of Technology
Jan A. van Gils
Jan A. van Gils Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Henk W. van der Veer
Henk W. van der Veer Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

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