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Ecology and Evolution
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2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
117
Citations
81377
World Ranking
115
National Ranking
47

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award

Overview

Benjamin S. Halpern is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Oceanography, and Food Science.

Their recent published papers cover a range of topics related to marine and environmental sciences. Notable papers include:

  • The soundscape of the Anthropocene ocean, 2021, Science
  • Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate, 2021, Nature
  • Environmental performance of blue foods, 2021, Nature
  • Global adoption of novel aquaculture feeds could substantially reduce forage fish demand by 2030, 2020, Nature Food
  • Ecological impacts of human-induced animal behaviour change, 2020, Ecology Letters

Halpern's research topics encompass a variety of themes integral to marine and environmental sciences:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability

They frequently collaborate with several co-authors, including:

  • Halley E. Froehlich
  • Melanie Frazier
  • Jessica A. Gephart
  • Richard S. Cottrell
  • Caitlin D. Kuempel

Benjamin S. Halpern's work has appeared extensively in specific scientific journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature
  • Nature Food
  • Aquaculture
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • A Global Map of Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems

    Benjamin S. Halpern;Shaun Walbridge;Kimberly A. Selkoe;Kimberly A. Selkoe;Carrie V. Kappel

  • Impacts of biodiversity loss on ocean ecosystem services.

    Boris Worm;Edward B. Barbier;Nicola Beaumont;J. Emmett Duffy

  • Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas

    Mark D. Spalding;Helen E. Fox;Gerald R. Allen;Nick Davidson

  • The Identification, Conservation, and Management of Estuarine and Marine Nurseries for Fish and Invertebrates

    Michael W. Beck;Kenneth L. Heck;Kenneth W. Able;Daniel L. Childers

  • Global imprint of climate change on marine life

    Elvira S. Poloczanska;Christopher J. Brown;Christopher J. Brown;William J. Sydeman;Wolfgang Kiessling;Wolfgang Kiessling

  • Interactive and cumulative effects of multiple human stressors in marine systems

    Caitlin Mullan Crain;Kristy Kroeker;Benjamin S. Halpern

  • THE IMPACT OF MARINE RESERVES: DO RESERVES WORK AND DOES RESERVE SIZE MATTER?

    Benjamin S. Halpern

  • Biological Effects Within No-Take Marine Reserves: A global Synthesis

    Sarah E. Lester;Benjamin S. Halpern;Kirsten Grorud-Colvert;Jane Lubchenco

  • Spatial and temporal changes in cumulative human impacts on the world's ocean

    Benjamin S. Halpern;Benjamin S. Halpern;Melanie Frazier;John Potapenko;Kenneth S. Casey

  • Policy: Classify plastic waste as hazardous

    Chelsea M. Rochman;Mark Anthony Browne;Benjamin S. Halpern;Brian T. Hentschel

  • The pace of shifting climate in marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

    Michael T. Burrows;David S. Schoeman;David S. Schoeman;Lauren B. Buckley;Pippa Moore;Pippa Moore

  • Where are Cultural and Social in Ecosystem Services? A Framework for Constructive Engagement

    Kai M. A. Chan;Anne D. Guerry;Patricia Balvanera;Sarah Klain

  • A cross-ecosystem comparison of the strength of trophic cascades

    Jonathan B. Shurin;Elizabeth T. Borer;Eric W. Seabloom;Kurt Anderson

  • An index to assess the health and benefits of the global ocean

    Benjamin S. Halpern;Catherine Longo;Darren Hardy;Karen L. McLeod

  • Evaluating and Ranking the Vulnerability of Global Marine Ecosystems to Anthropogenic Threats

    Benjamin S. Halpern;Kimberly A. Selkoe;Fiorenza Micheli;Carrie V. Kappel;Carrie V. Kappel

  • Temperature control of larval dispersal and the implications for marine ecology, evolution, and conservation

    Mary I. O'Connor;John F. Bruno;Steven D. Gaines;Benjamin S. Halpern

  • Marine reserves have rapid and lasting effects

    Benjamin S. Halpern;Robert R. Warner

  • Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change across Oceans

    Elvira S. Poloczanska;Elvira S. Poloczanska;Michael T. Burrows;Christopher J. Brown;Jorge García Molinos;Jorge García Molinos;Jorge García Molinos

  • Non‐linearity in ecosystem services: temporal and spatial variability in coastal protection

    Evamaria W. Koch;Edward B. Barbier;Brian R. Silliman;Denise J. Reed

  • Recent pace of change in human impact on the world's ocean.

    Benjamin S. Halpern;Melanie Frazier;Jamie Afflerbach;Julia S. Lowndes

  • Guiding ecological principles for marine spatial planning

    Melissa M. Foley;Benjamin S. Halpern;Fiorenza Micheli;Matthew H. Armsby

Frequent Co-Authors

Carrie V. Kappel
Carrie V. Kappel University of California, Santa Barbara
Kimberly A. Selkoe
Kimberly A. Selkoe University of California, Santa Barbara
Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Anthony J. Richardson
Anthony J. Richardson University of Queensland
Christopher J. Brown
Christopher J. Brown University of Tasmania
David S. Schoeman
David S. Schoeman University of the Sunshine Coast
Pippa J. Moore
Pippa J. Moore Newcastle University
Elvira S. Poloczanska
Elvira S. Poloczanska Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Steven D. Gaines
Steven D. Gaines University of California, Santa Barbara

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