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Ecology and Evolution
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2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
77
Citations
16974
World Ranking
978
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Baruch Rinkevich is affiliated with the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research in Israel. Their research largely focuses on environmental science, with particular attention to fields such as ecology, global and planetary change, oceanography, molecular biology, and ocean engineering.

Their work covers a range of main topics in marine biology and environmental science, including:

  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and Coastal Plant Biology
  • Marine and Fisheries Research
  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

Rinkevich has contributed to several recent publications in notable journals. Examples include:

  • Overview and Challenges of Large-Scale Cultivation of Photosynthetic Microalgae and Cyanobacteria, 2023, Marine Drugs
  • The Essentials of Marine Biotechnology, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Designing a blueprint for coral reef survival, 2021, Biological Conservation
  • Six priorities to advance the science and practice of coral reef restoration worldwide, 2021, Restoration Ecology
  • A New Network for the Advancement of Marine Biotechnology in Europe and Beyond, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative research include:

  • Jacob Douek
  • Guy Paz
  • Amalia Rosner
  • Dor Shefy
  • Nadav Shashar

Their publications often appear in well-known venues, particularly:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Changing Ocean, Marine Ecosystems, and Dependent Communities

    Nathaniel L. Bindoff;William W.L. Cheung;James G. Kairo;Javier Arístegui

  • Conservation of coral reefs through active restoration measures: recent approaches and last decade progress.

    Baruch Rinkevich

  • Restoration strategies for coral reefs damaged by recreational activities: the use of sexual and asexual recruits

    B. Rinkevich

  • Effects of Oil Pollution on Coral Reef Communities

    Y. Loya;B. Rinkevich

  • The Reproduction of the Red Sea Coral Stylophora pistillata. I. Gonads and Planulae

    B. Rinkevich;Y. Loya

  • Rebuilding coral reefs: does active reef restoration lead to sustainable reefs?

    Baruch Rinkevich

  • Overview and Challenges of Large-Scale Cultivation of Photosynthetic Microalgae and Cyanobacteria

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  • Steps in the construction of underwater coral nursery, an essential component in reef restoration acts

    Shai Shafir;Shai Shafir;Jaap Van Rijn;Baruch Rinkevich

  • Heritable germ and somatic cell lineage competitions in chimeric colonial protochordates

    Douglas S. Stoner;Baruch Rinkevich;Irving L. Weissman

  • Strategies for Gardening Denuded Coral Reef Areas: The Applicability of Using Different Types of Coral Material for Reef Restoration

    N. Epstein;N. Epstein;R. P. M. Bak;B. Rinkevich

  • The reproduction of the Red Sea Coral Stylophora pistillata.II.Synchronization in breeding and seasonality of planulae shedding.

    B. Rinkevich;Y. Loya

  • Cell cultures from marine invertebrates: obstacles, new approaches and recent improvements

    Baruch Rinkevich

  • DNAqua-Net: Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment and monitoring of aquatic ecosystems in Europe

    Florian Leese;Florian Altermatt;Agnès Bouchez;Torbjørn Ekrem

  • Management of coral reefs: we have gone wrong when neglecting active reef restoration.

    Baruch Rinkevich

  • The essentials of marine biotechnology.

    Ana Rotter;Michèle Barbier;Francesco Bertoni;Atle Bones

  • Survival, growth and gonad development of two hermatypic corals subjected to in situ fish-farm nutrient enrichment

    Lucia Bongiorni;Shai Shafir;Dror Angel;Baruch Rinkevich

  • Applying forest restoration principles to coral reef rehabilitation

    N. Epstein;N. Epstein;R.P.M. Bak;B. Rinkevich

  • Marine invertebrate cell cultures: new millennium trends.

    Baruch Rinkevich

  • Fixed and suspended coral nurseries in the Philippines: Establishing the first step in the “gardening concept” of reef restoration

    Lee Shaish;Lee Shaish;Gideon Levy;Gideon Levy;Edgardo Gomez;Baruch Rinkevich

  • Designing a blueprint for coral reef survival

    Joan Kleypas;Denis Allemand;Ken Anthony;Andrew C. Baker

  • Do reproduction and regeneration in damaged corals compete for energy allocation

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  • Invertebrate immunity: another viewpoint.

    Edwin L. Cooper;Baruch Rinkevich;Gerhard Uhlenbruck;Pierre Valembois

  • Steps towards the evaluation of coral reef restoration by using small branch fragments

    B. Rinkevich

  • Whole-body protochordate regeneration from totipotent blood cells

    B Rinkevich;Z Shlemberg;L Fishelson

Frequent Co-Authors

Irving L. Weissman
Irving L. Weissman Stanford University
Yossi Loya
Yossi Loya Tel Aviv University
Bella S. Galil
Bella S. Galil Tel Aviv University
Werner E. G. Müller
Werner E. G. Müller Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Isabel M. Müller
Isabel M. Müller Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Barak Herut
Barak Herut Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research
Ehud Spanier
Ehud Spanier University of Haifa
Nadav Shashar
Nadav Shashar Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Heinz C. Schröder
Heinz C. Schröder Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Yair Achituv
Yair Achituv Bar-Ilan University

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