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D-Index
33
Citations
5231
World Ranking
7804
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2610

Bradley M. Wetherbee 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 Bradley M. Wetherbee sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 90 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Bradley M. Wetherbee 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 Bradley M. Wetherbee sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 33 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Bradley M. Wetherbee is affiliated with the University of Rhode Island in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change. Additional subfields include Aquatic Science and Sociology and Political Science.

Their work extensively covers topics related to marine biology and fisheries. Key areas of study include Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Marine and Fisheries Research, Marine Animal Studies Overview, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Coral and Marine Ecosystem Studies, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, as well as Fish Biology, Ecology, and Behavior.

Wetherbee has contributed to several recent publications that reflect these areas of expertise:

  • Global collision-risk hotspots of marine traffic and the world's largest fish, the whale shark (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Trends in Chondrichthyan Research: An Analysis of Three Decades of Conference Abstracts (2020), Copeia
  • Seasonal Movements and Habitat Use of Juvenile Smooth Hammerhead Sharks in the Western North Atlantic Ocean and Significance for Management (2020), Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Patrolling the border: Billfish exploit the hypoxic boundary created by the world's largest oxygen minimum zone (2023), Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Acoustic telemetry provides insights for improving conservation and management at a spawning aggregation site of the endangered Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) (2023), Frontiers in Marine Science

Wetherbee frequently publishes in journals such as Marine and Freshwater Research, Frontiers in Marine Science, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Scientific Reports, and Marine Biology.

The scientist collaborates most often with Jeremy J. Vaudo, Mahmood S. Shivji, Ryan K. Logan, and Jessica C. Harvey, among others.

Best Publications

  • Repeated, Long-Distance Migrations by a Philopatric Predator Targeting Highly Contrasting Ecosystems

    James S.E. Lea;Bradley M. Wetherbee;Nuno Queiroz;Neil Burnie

  • Ontogenetic dietary shifts and feeding behavior of the tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier , in Hawaiian waters

    Christopher G. Lowe;Bradley M. Wetherbee;Gerald L. Crow;Albert L. Tester

  • Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries

    Nuno Queiroz;Nuno Queiroz;Nicolas E. Humphries;Ana Couto;Marisa Vedor

  • Movements of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) in coastal Hawaiian waters

    K. N. Holland;B. M. Wetherbee;C. G. Lowe;C. G. Meyer

  • Distribution and diet of four species of carcharhinid shark in the Hawaiian Islands: evidence for resource partitioning and competitive exclusion

    Yannis P. Papastamatiou;Bradley M. Wetherbee;Christopher G. Lowe;Gerald L. Crow

  • Movements and Distribution of Hammerhead Shark Pups on Their Natal Grounds

    Kim N. Holland;Bradley M. Wetherbee;John D. Peterson;Christopher G. Lowe

  • Movements and dispersal patterns of blue trevally (Caranx melampygus) in a fisheries conservation zone

    Kim N. Holland;Christopher G. Lowe;Bradley M. Wetherbee

  • Movement patterns, habitat utilization, home range size and site fidelity of whitesaddle goatfish, Parupeneus porphyreus, in a marine reserve

    Carl G. Meyer;Kim N. Holland;Bradley M. Wetherbee;Christopher G. Lowe

  • Movement patterns of young Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil: the potential of marine protected areas for conservation of a nursery ground

    Ricardo C. Garla;Demian D. Chapman;Bradley M. Wetherbee;Mahmood S. Shivji

  • Movements, distribution and growth rates of the white goatfish Mulloides flavolineatus in a fisheries conservation zone

    K. N. Holland;J. D. Peterson;C. G. Lowe;B. M. Wetherbee

  • Diel movement patterns of the Hawaiian stingray, Dasyatis lata : implications for ecological interactions between sympatric elasmobranch species

    Daniel P. Cartamil;Jeremy Vaudo;Christopher G. Lowe;Bradley M. Wetherbee

  • Movement patterns of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris within Atol das Rocas, Brazil: a nursery characterized by tidal extremes

    Bradley M. Wetherbee;Samuel H. Gruber;Ricardo S. Rosa

  • Supplemental feeding for ecotourism reverses diel activity and alters movement patterns and spatial distribution of the southern stingray, Dasyatis americana.

    Mark J. Corcoran;Bradley M. Wetherbee;Bradley M. Wetherbee;Mahmood S. Shivji;Matthew D. Potenski

  • Food habits and ontogenetic changes in the diet of the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, in Hawaii

    W. David McElroy;Bradley M. Wetherbee;Carolyn S. Mostello;Christopher G. Lowe

  • Convergence of marine megafauna movement patterns in coastal and open oceans

    A. M. M. Sequeira;J. P. Rodríguez;V. M. Eguíluz;R. Harcourt

  • Distribution, reproduction and diet of the gray reef shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos in Hawaii

    B.M. Wetherbee;G.L. Crow;C.G. Lowe

  • Scales of orientation, directed walks and movement path structure in sharks

    Yannis P. Papastamatiou;Daniel P. Cartamil;Christopher G. Lowe;Carl G. Meyer

  • A Review of Shark Control in Hawaii with Recommendations for Future Research

    Bradley M. Wetherbee;Christopher G. Lowe;Gerald L. Crow

  • Biology of the Galapagos shark,Carcharhinus galapagensis, in Hawai'i

    Bradley M. Wetherbee;Gerald L. Crow;Christopher G. Lowe

  • Lipid composition of the liver oil of deep-sea sharks from the Chatham Rise, New Zealand.

    Bradley M Wetherbee;Peter D Nichols

  • Global collision-risk hotspots of marine traffic and the world’s largest fish, the whale shark

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  • Using acoustic telemetry monitoring techniques to quantify movement patterns and site fidelity of sharks and giant trevally around French frigate shoals and Midway Atoll

    Christopher G. Lowe;Bradley M. Wetherbee;Carl G. Meyer

  • Short-term Movements of Juvenile and Neonate Sandbar Sharks, Carcharhinus plumbeus, on their Nursery Grounds in Delaware Bay

    Erin L. Rechisky;Bradley M. Wetherbee

  • Use of a marine reserve in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii by the giant trevally, Caranx ignobilis

    Bradley M Wetherbee;Kim N Holland;Carl G Meyer;Christopher G Lowe

  • Global population genetic dynamics of a highly migratory, apex predator shark

    Andrea M. Bernard;Kevin A. Feldheim;Michael R. Heithaus;Sabine P. Wintner

  • Distribution and reproduction of the southern lantern shark from New Zealand

    B. M. Wetherbee

Frequent Co-Authors

Mahmood S. Shivji
Mahmood S. Shivji Nova Southeastern University
Christopher G. Lowe
Christopher G. Lowe California State University, Long Beach
Kim N. Holland
Kim N. Holland University of Hawaii at Manoa
David W. Sims
David W. Sims University of Southampton
Nuno Queiroz
Nuno Queiroz University of Porto
Yuuki Y. Watanabe
Yuuki Y. Watanabe The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Samuel H. Gruber
Samuel H. Gruber University of Miami
Pedro Afonso
Pedro Afonso University of the Azores
Yannis P. Papastamatiou
Yannis P. Papastamatiou Florida International University
Demian D. Chapman
Demian D. Chapman Florida International University

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