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D-Index
30
Citations
14361
World Ranking
8288
National Ranking
2737

Beth A. Polidoro 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 Beth A. Polidoro sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 67 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Beth A. Polidoro 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 Beth A. Polidoro sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 30 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Beth A. Polidoro is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant output in subfields such as ecology, global and planetary change, pollution, nature and landscape conservation, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The scientist's work centers around key topics including microplastics and plastic pollution, coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine and fisheries research, recycling and waste management techniques, species distribution and climate change, fish ecology and management studies, and broader marine animal studies.

Recent publications by Beth A. Polidoro include:

  • "Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution" (2020, Science)
  • "A function-based typology for Earth's ecosystems" (2022, Nature)
  • "A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets" (2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • "The positive impact of conservation action" (2024, Science)
  • "Microbial colonization of microplastics in the Caribbean Sea" (2020, Limnology and Oceanography Letters)

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Leah R. Gerber, Kent E. Carpenter, David A. Keith, José R. Ferrer-Paris, and Emily Nicholson.

Beth A. Polidoro often publishes in venues such as Marine Policy, SSRN Electronic Journal, The Science of The Total Environment, UEF eRepo (University of Eastern Finland), and Science.

Best Publications

  • Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution.

    Stephanie B. Borrelle;Stephanie B. Borrelle;Stephanie B. Borrelle;Jeremy Ringma;Jeremy Ringma;Kara Lavender Law;Cole C. Monnahan

  • The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge

    Jan Schipper;Jan Schipper;Janice S. Chanson;Janice S. Chanson;Federica Chiozza;Neil A. Cox;Neil A. Cox

  • The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates

    Michael Hoffmann;Craig Hilton-Taylor;Ariadne Angulo;Monika Böhm

  • One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts

    Kent E. Carpenter;Muhammad Abrar;Greta Aeby;Richard B. Aronson

  • The Loss of Species: Mangrove Extinction Risk and Geographic Areas of Global Concern

    Beth A. Polidoro;Kent E. Carpenter;Lorna Collins;Lorna Collins;Norman C. Duke

  • Extinction risk assessment of the world’s seagrass species

    Frederick T. Short;Beth Polidoro;Suzanne R. Livingstone;Kent E. Carpenter

  • Shortfalls and Solutions for Meeting National and Global Conservation Area Targets

    Stuart H.M. Butchart;Martin Clarke;Robert J. Smith;Rachel E. Sykes

  • High value and long life - Double jeopardy for tunas and billfishes

    B. B. Collette;K. E. Carpenter;K. E. Carpenter;B. A. Polidoro;B. A. Polidoro;M. J. Juan-Jordá

  • Overview of the conservation status of the marine fishes of the Mediterranean Sea

    Michel Bariche;Murat Bilecenoglu;Kent E. Carpenter;Bruce B. Collette

  • The cost of being valuable: predictors of extinction risk in marine invertebrates exploited as luxury seafood

    Steven W. Purcell;Beth A. Polidoro;Beth A. Polidoro;Jean-François Hamel;Ruth U. Gamboa

  • The positive impact of conservation action

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  • A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets.

    Louise Mair;Leon A. Bennun;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks;Stuart H. M. Butchart;Stuart H. M. Butchart

  • Microbial colonization of microplastics in the Caribbean Sea

    Kassandra L. Dudek;Bianca N. Cruz;Beth Polidoro;Susanne Neuer

  • Coherent assessments of Europe’s marine fishes show regional divergence and megafauna loss

    Paul G Fernandes;Gina M Ralph;Ana Nieto;Mariana García Criado

  • The likelihood of extinction of iconic and dominant herbivores and detritivores of coral reefs: the parrotfishes and surgeonfishes

    Mia T. Comeros-Raynal;John Howard Choat;Beth A. Polidoro;Kendall D. Clements

  • Pesticide application practices, pest knowledge, and cost-benefits of plantain production in the Bribri-Cabécar Indigenous Territories, Costa Rica

    Beth A. Polidoro;Ruth M. Dahlquist;Ruth M. Dahlquist;Luisa E. Castillo;Matthew J. Morra

  • Incorporating livelihoods in biodiversity conservation: a case study of cacao agroforestry systems in Talamanca, Costa Rica

    R. M. Dahlquist;M. P. Whelan;L. Winowiecki;B. Polidoro

  • European Red List of Marine Fishes

    A. Nieto;G.M. Ralph;M.T. Comeros-Raynal;J. Kemp

  • The IUCN red list assessment of aspidochirotid sea cucumbers and its implications

    Chantal Conand;Beth Polidoro;Annie Mercier;Ruth Gamboa

  • Gulf of Mexico Oil Blowout Increases Risks to Globally Threatened Species

    Claudio Campagna;Claudio Campagna;Frederick T. Short;Frederick T. Short;Beth A. Polidoro;Beth A. Polidoro;Roger McManus;Roger McManus

  • Corrigendum: Coherent assessments of Europe's marine fishes show regional divergence and megafauna loss

    Paul G. Fernandes;Gina M. Ralph;Ana Nieto;Mariana García Criado

Frequent Co-Authors

Kent Carpenter
Kent Carpenter Old Dominion University
Thomas M. Brooks
Thomas M. Brooks International Union for Conservation of Nature
Bruce Collette
Bruce Collette National Museum of Natural History
Michael R. Hoffmann
Michael R. Hoffmann California Institute of Technology
Simon N. Stuart
Simon N. Stuart Synchronicity Earth
Craig Hilton-Taylor
Craig Hilton-Taylor IUCN Red List
Thomas E. Lacher
Thomas E. Lacher Texas A&M University
Nicholas K. Dulvy
Nicholas K. Dulvy Simon Fraser University
Graham J. Edgar
Graham J. Edgar University of Tasmania
Stuart H. M. Butchart
Stuart H. M. Butchart BirdLife international, UK

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